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ExtraContent is an open source method for getting additional content into places that most content management systems CMS can't reach.It was developed by a small innovativer group of RapidWeaver theme developers looking to extend the abilities of RapidWeaver beyond the two content areas typically allowed.
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Many blog engines and CMS software are often limited to content being added to in either the main content area or the sidebar.
ExtraContent aims to change that.
Add ExtraContent to Stacks!
Have you added ExtraContent to your Stacks Library yet? Stacks is a very powerful, very extensible page layout plugin for RapidWeaver making professional web layout extremely easy and very fast.
With the ExtraContent Stacks component in your Stacks Library you can create incredible, Stacks powered layouts right into your ExtraContent areas!
Download the ExtraContent Stacks Plugin now!
With the ExtraContent Stacks component in your Stacks Library you can create incredible, Stacks powered layouts right into your ExtraContent areas!
Download the ExtraContent Stacks Plugin now!
Developers
Looking to add ExtraContent to your themes? Visit the ExtraContent Google Group to learn about the ExtraContent Standard and download the ExtraContent SDK.
Contributions
Do you have a really cool tip, snippet or tutorial movie? Share it with us at the ExtraContent Google Group and we may post it here on the ExtraContent Tutorial blog.
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Sleeker Ultimate joins the seyDoggy line-up
22-09-09 09:25 Filed in: News
Last last week seyDoggy unleashed another new RapidWeaver theme with ExtraContent, Sleeker Ultimate. Making use of two EC areas, pre and post content, Sleeker is definitely a great looking and very versatile theme. With rounded corners, great texture and lighting effects, Sleeker is a theme that can keep up with today’s web trends.
One other thing that sets Sleeker apart is the split-hybrid navigation system that allows nested pages to be displayed both in a tidy drop down and in a vertical sidebar format. For more information, check out Sleeker Ultimate.
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seyDoggy rebuilds TW009
22-09-09 09:10 Filed in: News
Back on July 24th, seyDoggy released the final 5 themes of the 10 that they had brought over from Theme Weaver. One of those themes, TW009, saw some significant upgrades… including the addition ExtraContent.
TW009 makes use of two EC areas, a pre-content and post content area that are visually separate from the main body of content but sharing the same design characteristics.
Another unique feature of TW009 is it’s header which can display up to 5 header images at once. Very cool. Check out the new and improved TW009.
med-designs Lights2 is revived with ExtraContent
02-07-09 07:27 Filed in: News
Continuing their tendency to refresh and revive classic themes that would otherwise fall by the way-side, seyDoggy has recently reconstituted med-designs Lights Pro theme under the name Lights2. More then a simple update, Lights2 is a completely rebuilt theme making it faster and more flexible then ever imagined in the past. And yes, of course, Lights2 is enabled with the very popular ExtraContent.
Check out Lights2 at the seyDesign RapidWeaver theme store.
[tags]seyDesign, med-designs, Lights2[/tags]
Get CR3ATiV3 with seyDesign
31-05-09 14:32 Filed in: News
seyDesign updates THEME WEAVER’s TW002
05-05-09 12:44 Filed in: News
Last month the seyDesign crew started the task of moving all THEME WEAVER themes over to seyDesign.com. To date the first four have made the transition, one of which has been heavily upgraded, TW002, which now includes two ExtraContent areas.
Some other notable enhancements are panel height adjustment, panel hiding options, full font control and complete color control. Go take a look at the new and improved TW002.
[tags]ExtraContent, seyDesign, THEME WEAVER, TW002[/tags]
Creamux, Partitions, Stacks and Pluskit oh my!
06-02-09 13:01 Filed in: Tutorials
With the release of the newest seyDoggy theme, Creamux, seyDoggy has launched this new tutorial movie. It not only shows how and where to use the ExtraContent areas available in Creamux, but also demonstrates some pretty cool tricks using Partitions, Stacks and Pluskit. This one is sure to come in really handy.
Creamux and @import from Adam Merrifield on Vimeo.
RapidWeaver Classroom plays more with PlayMore
15-01-09 08:57 Filed in: Tutorials
Ryan Smith, over at RapidWeaver Classroom has done another bang up tutorial showing the ins and outs of the seyDoggy PlayMore theme. Ryan covers the use of each ExtraContent area as it pertains tothe PlayMore theme and also demonstrates some more tricks with Loghound.com Pluskit, including adding a Contact form to the bottom of your page and adding a YourHead Carousel page above the content. Also covered in this tutorial is how to add a custom header image using RWmultitool Lite.
RapidWeaver Classroom HD Screencast: The PlayMore Theme and ExtraContent Feature from Ryan Smith on Vimeo.
RapidWeaver Classroom tackles seyDoggy’s Gotem theme
12-01-09 21:16 Filed in: Tutorials
Ryan Smith over at RapidWeaver Classroom was awesome enough to make a VERY detailed movie about many aspects of the seyDoggy Gotem theme and ExtraContent. Ryan does an incredibly thorough and level headed job of outlining each ExtraContent area, some nifty tricks with Pluskit from Loghound.com, attaching images with assets and much more.
You might also notice a little promotional deal at the movies intro. You would be wise to take advantage of that kind of offer. 
RapidWeaver Classroom HD Screencast: The Gotem Theme and ExtraContent Feature from Ryan Smith on Vimeo.
seyDoggy adds another ExtraContent area to Gotem
07-01-09 20:59 Filed in: Tutorials
Today seyDoggy released an update to their Gotem theme, adding one more ExtraContent to allow the insertion of text into the “traditional” sidebar area.
There was numerous requests for the ability for users to add content in their RapidWeaver sites to the “traditional” sidebar area in our Gotem theme.
By default, content added to the sidebar field in RapidWeaver gets added to the area just beside the header image. With the new third ExtraContent area you can now add sidebar content to it’s traditional location along side the main content area.
This tutorial covers how to utilize the new ExtraContent area to get text into the traditional sidebar location.
seyDoggy Gotem ExtraContent are #3 from Adam Merrifield on Vimeo.
seyDoggy releases PlayMore with 3 ExtraContent areas
seyDesign.com releases their latest theme, PlayMore which utilizes three ExtraContent areas.
Check out the tutorial video which outlines the basic addition of content into those ExtraContent areas.
seyDoggy PlayMore ExtraContent introduction from Adam Merrifield on Vimeo.
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