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Chyrp in need of beta testers
Written By alexsuraci on Dec. 22, 2007.
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Chyrp (previously Lingua) is a project I've been working on for years. I began recoding it from scratch in August, and the deadline is set for Christmas. It's getting there, and right now it's in bug hunting status. I could really use some help with that.
In a sentence, Chyrp is a lightweight, modular blogging engine that lets you post whatever you want, however you want. It uses Feathers, which are a form of dynamic post-types, so your install can be anything from a full-fledged blog (a-lá WordPress) or a simple Tumblelog (the Feathers are modular, e.g. you could install a Photo Feather). But really, it's whatever you want it to be. A modules system is in place as well, and there are already some major ones like Comments, Tags, and various markup formats (Textile, MarkDown, etc.).
I'd really like to get a bug-free (or near it) release out for Christmas, but right now there aren't [m]any testers. I'd really appreciate any help I can get.
Mike
Written Dec. 23, 2007 / Report /
Cool! Checking it out...
alexsuraci
Written Dec. 23, 2007 / Report /
Thanks, let me know how it goes. Still not sure if everything's working ok. In particular, the importers and the installer need checking.
alexsuraci
Written Dec. 26, 2007 / Report /
It's been released now, if anyone's interested. Didn't get many testers in the end but a lot of things were fixed.
Merry Christmas!
jark
Written Dec. 26, 2007 / Report /
I'll take a look as time permits. I am definitely intrigued by the basic premise of chyrp. Whatever happens, good luck!
alexsuraci
Written Dec. 26, 2007 / Report /
Thanks jark.
I went and put a demo up. In case someone breaks the rule specified in the first post and deletes it, the account info is Demo / demo.