Blocks Beta

Blocks 3.0.7 beta 1

What Changed
We've corrected a number of smaller bugs, added one feature for a very determined customer, and support for some upcoming plugins, but mostly this fix is to try to solve a long standing bug.


The Bug
More than just a few people have noticed that when you import content into your Blocks layout via the Page Block feature things usually go well -- but occasionally links to other pages on your site in the imported content might not work. The workaround is simple enough -- place the imported page into the same folder (or folder hierarchy) as the Blocks page that's importing it, and voila! everything works. Since many websites fall into the workaround just because it's the most convienient -- it hasn't been a limitation for many folks. Mostly it's just confusing and a bit frustrating when you bump into it.


The Fix
I've corrected all but a small subset of the possible variations of this bug. Or at least I sure hope I have. You will still need to use the workaround when importing Blogs and Photo Albums -- their internal links are still elusive.
But the fix is less than ideal. It involves tricking the RapidWeaver export engine into generating the links appropriate for the Blocks page location instead of the imported page location. In some situations (like Assets) this can get pretty tricky. If you do import content from other pages AND that content is located elsewhere in your site then I'd really appreciate any feedback you have. I'd like to collect a bit of this feedback before blessing this one with final release status. And you never know, I might get Blog entry links to work before the beta-test is done.


The Beta
Download it here: Blocks v3.0.7 beta 1