Wigbi 1.1.0 is out!

1.1.0? Yes, I take a biig leap and upgrade the version to 1.1.0. In this release, I have added an MVC template that features a controller, one view and a master page. Hopefully, this setup will help you get started a bit quicker than the old index-wigbi.php page. You do not have to use the templates, but they are there if you want to.

So, instead of the index-wigbi.php page, Wigbi now comes with a brand new file called REMOVE_THE_FILENAME.htaccess. Just remove the file name (yes, just like the file name told you) to make it into an .htaccess file. This is the file that will be responsible for the MVC routing.

Also…the MasterPage class has changed quiite a bit compared to Wigbi 1.0.3. Since the View class can be used to push data to views, variable handling in the master page class is no more. Furthermore, the file path must now be set separately and not when calling build. Finally, all the content area related methods are now removed to openContentArea, closeContentArea and getContent.

So, now, it is a lot easier to start Wigbi in 1.1.0. No starting / stopping must be added to the master page, or any page at all. It is all happening in the controller start point. Good stuff!

I will update the start page video so that it shows the most current setup. Until then, you can download Wigbi 1.1.0 here.

MasterPage is static in Wigbi 0.99.1

I have completely rewritten the MasterPage class. Since there can exist only one master page, there is really no need to create multiple instances, so I made the class static instead.

The new MasterPage class will make it even easier to use master pages. The new class is available in Wigbi 0.99.1, which will be released as soon as I have written all demos.