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2012-07-27

Developer Corner

Blesta 3.0: Download Manager

Blesta 3.0 ships with a Download Manager plugin, adding a downloads section to the client area where other plugins can register their own links too.

Paul1 min read

2012-07-13

Developer Corner

Blesta 3.0: Dashboard Overview (video)

A video tour of the Blesta 3.0 dashboard: drag-and-drop widget plugins that minimize and customize per staff account, ACL integration, GeoIP, and themes.

Paul2 min read

2012-06-28

Developer Corner

Blesta 3.0: Merchant Gateways (video)

A Blesta 3.0 developer commentary walking through how to build a merchant gateway that processes credit card payments, using a demo gateway to speed it up.

Cody1 min read

2012-06-22

Developer Corner

Blesta 3.0: Client Area (video)

A video tour of the Blesta 3.0 client area: a clean, usable design with staff login-as-client, prominent payment reminders, tooltips, and helpful notices.

Paul1 min read

2012-06-14

Developer Corner

Blesta 3.0: Tangible Invoices

Blesta 3.0 automates paper invoices through Postal Methods, printing, stuffing, and mailing invoices for clients who prefer postal mail over email or fax.

Paul2 min read

2012-06-08

Developer Corner

Blesta 3.0: Developer Docs

Blesta 3.0 developer resources include a detailed manual and Doctorate, a minPHP plugin that auto-documents the source and API using PHP Reflection.

Cody2 min read

2012-06-01

Developer Corner

Blesta 3.0: Payment Handling

How Blesta handles payments the right way: pay one invoice with multiple payments or many invoices with one, and track exactly how each payment applies.

Paul2 min read

2012-05-18

Developer Corner

Blesta 3.0: Efficiency

How Blesta 3.0 uses unbuffered queries with PDO and the Record component to slash web server memory use, building on the switch to InnoDB for enterprise efficiency.

Cody2 min read