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Interface Fall 2010 Update

Posted November 30, 2010 by Justin Lewis. Filed under Interface.

Here’s what we’re working on for future Interface releases:

  • WYSIWYG Editor – We have decided to move away from the simple textile editor in favor of a full WYSIWYG editor.
  • File Repository – We are going to expose the file structure within Interface to allow a better file browsing experience.
  • Page Models – Imagine that you can treat each page in your site like a model with custom content fields.
  • Content Folders – The ability to group content items into folders allowing you to simply visual clutter and increase organization.
  • UI Improvements – Many more to come including dashboard updates, search improvements, content ordering, etc.
  • Rails Style MVC System – Interface was built on the Rails MVC philosophy. This next year we are going to expose this architecture to allow developers to use harness Rails knowledge while building sites and applications in Interface.
  • Technology Stack Upgrade – We are in the process of moving Interface to Ruby v1.9.2 and to Rails v3.0.3.
  • Local Development Application – We are currently in beta of a desktop app that will support local Interface development.
  • Environments – Imagine that you can seamlessly move data, structure, and templates between local, dev, and production environments.
  • Commerce – Selling stuff is one of the reasons the Internet is great. Interface, meet Shopify.
  • Search – We’ve tried and failed at adding a true search index to Interface so we’ve decided to bypass the plugins and roll our own this next year.
  • Email – We’re revamping the current Mailers system in favor of more robust Email capabilities.

Also…

  • Expect a new account center and several updates to the getinterface.com website.

Thanks for using Interface!

Justin

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Interface Development Road Map

Posted September 12, 2009 by Justin Lewis. Filed under Interface.

Interface has seen numerous advancements with our recent upgrade to version 2.0, including a new UI design, functionality and usability improvements, and an account center with centralized user system. While we continue to refine and enhance these features, we are also looking ahead to upcoming features and upgrades.

Our philosophy with improvements and new features is straightforward: Improve the user experience and application functionality with deliberate and simple changes. We aim to avoid fancy or complex developments, providing uncomplicated yet effective enhancements. Here are some things we are looking towards…

Around the bend

  • Batch creation & editing for content
  • E-commerce capability enhancements
  • Ready-made model examples & bundles
  • Support ticketing system
  • Additional UI improvements

Down the road

  • Improved asset management
  • File CDN
  • Alternate content views (i.e., tables)
  • Syncing between Development and Production environments
  • Asset upload utility
  • Better search support

We don’t have a specific timeline for these and other features, but are fully committed to ongoing additions and improvements to Interface. We may find as we continue to refine Interface that some of these features get tackled sooner or later than laid out here, but our core goal of giving users the tools to build better websites will never change.

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