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rebranding question
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 5:34 pm
by pollen8
hi
I've just finished re-branding mosForms (
http://mosforms.pollen-8.co.uk) to Fabrik (
http://www.fabrikar.com) , and was wondering what the most appropriate way to indicate this in the extensions site? Should I start a new project or rename the existing mosForms project?
many thanks rob
Re: rebranding question
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:31 am
by dknight
Hi Rob,
Either way will just be fine. But please know that we only allow one listing per extension in JED. If you end up creating another listing in JED, please:
1) remove mosForms listing in JED
2) OR update mosForms' description to direct visitors to the new component and remove the listing after 2-4weeks. This grace period will allow you to inform visitors of the update if they look for mosforms within the grace period.
Re: rebranding question
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:37 am
by pollen8
Thanks Lee
I've decided to make a new entry, and have noted the change on the mosfroms listing entry. I'll remove it in a week or sos time
Cheers
Rob!
Re: rebranding question
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:17 am
by madmoritz
Hi Pollen8,
A small question regarding your rebranding.
What does this mean to current users of mosForms when they update to the latetes version of Fabrik? Will there be a conversion tool to take the tables from the old component to put into the new one?
Re: rebranding question
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:40 am
by pollen8
Hi
You can't upgrade as such, as the components name has changed, however if you install Fabirk there is a migration script - details of how to use it are here:
http://fabrikar.com/index.php?option=co ... &Itemid=11Cheers
rob
Re: rebranding question
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:48 am
by madmoritz
Excellent thanks.
My reason for asking was due to the component name change so I didn't see how this would work without a migration tool. Changing tables is a pain

Thanks again for the link.
Possibly an idea to put this link on the extensions page for people wanting to move over to the new version

Re: rebranding question
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:55 am
by pollen8
good point!
I've now added the link to the component description
Re: rebranding question
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:59 am
by Guppy
I've installed Fabrik, but when I click Components->Fabrik, I have the six usual sub-menu choices and no migration shows. I discovered that it actually is the word "Fabrik" that needs to be clicked to get the page with the migration link.
I wonder if I can now safely uninstall Mosforms 0.4 ?
And finally....what's new a part from the new name?
Re: rebranding question
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:29 pm
by pollen8
Hi
Good point, perhaps its not that obvious there, and an "about" button would be more usable.
The release is primarily a bug fixing release, along with a move towards being compatible with Joomla 1.5.
There are extra options for various elements such as the ability to create thumbnails of uploaded images.
RSS feeds can now be generated from the tables as well.