Today the second cycle of functionalities was published. A few extra features are visible now, but probably you’ve thought: at this speed it’s going to take ages to get the site working.

We’re aware of that….

Compare it to when you’re building a house. First you have to pick the right spot, the ground has to be evened. Then a hole is dug and the foundation is laid. Until that moment not much is visible, it’s only when they start constructing the real house that you can actually see progress. And the walls aren’t plastered before the whole house is finished.

The same is going on here: at this moment most of the work that’s being done is pretty much invisible (or at least doesn’t look really impressive). Still they form part of the foundation that the website will be built upon.

In the first cycle multi lingualism (multiple languages) was implemented. In the second cycle the menus were also translated into the various languages. This is one of the items that needed to be put in at a very early stage or would otherwise have been very difficult to get right.

The same goes for taxonomy: it doesn’t sound ‘fun’, but it allows us to attach categories to content. You can see how this works on the Countries page.

What else is ready?
- User profiles are accessible via My Account. Click ‘Edit’ to see the new features, and to upload a picture. All information you store on this site will NOT be saved, this is purely a demo. But take your chance to play with it.
- Notifications - You can subscribe to specific content types or specific authors. The system will notify you of changes and new comments then. This option can be found underneath all stories and messages.
- You can report any SPAM messages on the site.

The next development cycles should contain more visible functionalities, for example the ability to join groups, which will be used for hosting the villages on the new site. A proposed ‘development calendar’ will be available pretty soon.

Stay tuned for more...

Wondering what this site is about? You can read that here: http://demo.nabuurtest.com/en/content/take-a-peek