The most common support items for Mimbo Pro are to do with the TimThumb script - and minor problems with it’s usage. Below are the three things that fix the problems with the image resize system.
- The scripts/cache folder needs to be given the permissions 777 in order to save the cache files. This speeds up the image serving which in turn makes your server happy.
- The custom field key is case sensitive. It must be “Image” not “image”
- The custom field value for the image path should be relative to the site root. This means you should not include the http://sitename.com bit, but include everything else.
- On some server setups the .htaccess file found in the scripts folder can break things. If this happens then renaming/ deleting the .htaccess file should fix things. Make sure you try all the other suggestions first.
With any luck the suggestions above will solve your Tim Thumb related problems. If not then you can still contact us through the help ticketing system.
Today we sent out the first update for Mimbo Pro. We were hoping to stick to only updating to fix bugs but we had some ideas for new features and couldn’t resist adding them.
An abbreviated version of the changes is…
- new control panel options for carousel count and page/ categories in top navigation
- full gif and png support for timthumb
- fixing timthumb bugs
- fixing wp-head plugin hook issues ad author image problem
- a couple of other small fixes
The new features are the ability to adjust the number of items visible in the carousel, and the ability to swap between displaying categories (the default) and pages in the top navigation. Both small changes but welcome too.
The other big fix is Timthumb. For those who don’t know Timthumb is the script that crops and resizes images on the site. As well as some bug fixes Timthumb now supports pngs and gifs properly. Also, as mentioned yesterday, Timthumb will soon be made open source and released for free on Google code. We’re just trying to decide what license to use and then it will be released.
The forum has also seen huge growth, with people both looking for help, and giving it.
Note: the updates and accompanying newsletter will be sent out Thursday, March 20th. Anybody hasn’t received a copy after that day should contact us through our brand new support ticketing system.