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A new version of OpenEats2 has been launched. Reaed about it at http://oe2.openeats.org/en/blog/2011/03/06/yet-another-demo-openeats-2-released/

The new OpenEats 2 project development site has launched. Visit http://oe2.openeats.org to keep up with the going on's of development

After a very long time off I have started development again of OpenEats2. This version is a complete re-write, and is being switched from PHP to Python, using the Django web frame work. More news coming soon!

No code has started yet for OpenEats version 2. However we have been busy coming up with a design plan on all the great stuff we are going to add to OpenEats 2. We are only about 25% done with the plan but thought I would share it http://oecode.openeats.org/oe2_design/ keep checking this link for it will be updated daily.

Head over to the OpenEats blog http://openeats.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/features-for-openeats-20/ to see the proposed features for OpenEats 2.0 and voice your opinion in the comments section.

OpenEats, the online recipe management site, that was created in the php framework Symfony, has released version 1.2. This version introduces the "Administration Interface"

With version 1.2 you can administer your users, recipes, courses, ingredients, ethnicity, and perform other maintenance functions with a few clicks. No longer do you have to go to the database and do all of this with SQL queries. In this version we also upgraded to the new version of the Symfony framework, 1.0.20 and fixed a few minor bugs.... read more

New Features in OpenEats 1.1

- Ingredients can be repeated on a recipe. Prior to 1.1 there was a limitation of only being able to add the same ingredient once to a recipe, you can now add it as many times as you would like.

- The user profile page has been expanded to include listing the most recent recipes a user has rated and commented on

- A new update script has been created that will upgrade you to the latest release of OpenEats... read more

OpenEats a recipe management site developed in PHP has finally reached 1.0 status. OpenEats allows users to submit recipes for others to enjoy. Some of the features of OpenEats are;
* Users can submit and share recipes
* Create grocery lists from recipes
* Store your favorite recipes in your recipes box
* Plan out meals with a meal planner
* Print/email your recipes
* Tag recipes for easier searching
* Rate and comment on recipes... read more

I have created a post on the OpenEats blog talking about upcoming features of future releases on OpenEats check it out http://openeats.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/future-releases-of-openeats/

The PHP OpenSource recipe management site is proud to announce the first release candidate.
We are one step closer to the first 1.0 release of OpenEats. This release hopes to fix a major issue that the project has had since day one. It is hard to install for your average user. The previous release introduced a new installer that was to help with this issue, sadly it didn't work in most cases. We have started all over again with a brand new installer that has been fully tested. This new installer should install OpenEats in almost all envioremnets that can run PHP. The install documentation has also been re-vamped making it easier to follow along. Besides the installer several bugs have been fixed that have been reported by the community. If you haven't been able to install older releases of OpenEats and still want to try, this is the release for you! You can download this at SourceForge.net Please give it a try and report any issues you have in the forums.

Finally after many months, the first beta of 1.0 for OpenEats is being released. OpenEats is a Opensource project for recipe management, powered by the symfony PHP Framework. This first release of our beta introduces several new features since the last release along with a lot of bug fixes, and a new installer. I have also made it a bit more compatible for running out of a subdirectory instead of a virtual host. A new blog has been started at http://openeats.wordpress.com so that I can keep everyone updated on the going ons of OpenEats. I will also use it to solicit info on what needs improved or added.... read more

OpenEats a recipe management website built on the PHP symfony framework has entered the "feature" freeze stage of development. This puts us one step closer to releasing 1.0. The only things left are creating a web-based installer, skinning it with a new professional theme, and bug testing. Work has already begun on the installer and we are searching to hire someone to give OpenEats a new look. Once a test version of an installer is ready, look for Release Candidates to help us fight of any remaining bugs.

I wanted to provide an update to everyone on the status of OpenEats. The summer months have caused a slow down in development for I have been spending time enjoying the weather. However never fear, most of the major features of OpenEats are complete. The two major things that remain, are the installation wizard, and the Admin interface. We should be ready to release the first release candidate this fall.

OpenEats, an OpenSource recipe management web site built on the symfony PHP framework has released a new version.

This version adds features and fixes small bugs with the menu module.
The last version of OpenEats till the 1.0 release has been released today.

The decsision has been made to make 0.6.9 the last release till the final release, in order to allow us to spend more time adding the finishing touches to OpenEats. With only one full time developer it takes a lot of time to develop, and put out quality releases. At this point most of the features are in OpenEats, they just need added to and polished up a bit. This version of OpenEats, introduces the Grocery Module, you can now create grocery lists. The grocery module is still in its infancy and will expand by thte time the 1.0 release comes around. This releases also fixes some issues with the Headline module and cleans up the form validators.

OpenEats, an OpenSource recipe management web site built on the symfony PHP framework has released a new version. This version adds features and fixes small bugs with the menu module.

- BUG: If a course was not selected when adding a recipe to a menu the page would fail. I have changed it so that if you do not add a course it will add the course that is assigned to the recipe that you are trying to add to the menu... read more

OpenEats, an OpenSource recipe management web site built on the symfony PHP framework has released a new version.

In this version several small bugs have been fixed that were pointed out to me in the forums.
Instructions and a .htaccess file have been added to allow a user to run OpenEats out of a common directory instead of having to setup a virtual host
The recipe edit page has been improved thanks to Chad Parry who provided the suggestion and the code
You can now add recipes to your own custom menu this menu can also be added to the recipe planner.

OpenEats has moved to a real host provider. Which should allow for more stable uptime of the main site.

For awhile now I had been running the OpenEats.org site on my Mac Pro. This caused a lot of down time, since any time I rebooted OpenEats would be down. In prepartaion for the 1.0 release ( in the next few months I hope) I decided to move OpenEats to a VPS host proivder Slicehost

I have just finished the migration of OpenEats to the new server. The development site dev.openeats.org which contains the development code prior to being released, will still run on my Mac Pro. This site is the current copy of the code that is in the SVN repository so you can see and play with what I am working on. This site will be very unstable so don't expect it to always be up and running.

OpenEats, an OpenSource recipe management web site built on the symfony PHP framework has released a new version.

In the past releases have been hit or miss when it comes to installing or upgrading. I suppose it is because one person is doing a lot of the work on this project and I didn't have time to pay close attention to bundling up the release. I am now going to test both a clean install and an upgrade install with every release prior to releasing it. This will add days to getting a new release out but hopefully it will catch all the issues users have been having. This release fixes a few bugs with the install of the last release such as not having the proper SQL file to create the database. I have also added small enhancements to the recipe planner.

OpenEats, an OpenSource recipe management web site built on the symfony PHP framework has released a new version.

This release adds the basic Meal Planner feature. You are able to schedule recipes on to your own meal planner. A few bugs that where discovered in the last release are also fixed in this release. Chad Parry's code to keep the sequence of ingredients in the same order as you entered them when you created the recipe has also been added to this release.

OpenEats, an OpenSource recipe management web site built on the symfony PHP framework has released a new version.

This is a bug fix, and enhancement release. Very little of this relase was actually done by me. This is the first release ever where I have not done 100% of the code. A user of OpenEats spent many hours/days working on patches to make OpenEats better and from his hard work spawned a new release.... read more

OpenEats, an OpenSource recipe management web site built on the symfony PHP framework has released a new version.

The new release is a small features release adding and improving on a few things;

*Editing submitted recipes now shows more details
about the ingredients for the recipe

*Pictures can now be removed/replaced on an existing recipe in the edit mode

*The FrontPage now shows six of picture of the newest recipes added... read more

I have notice in the last few days since our first release we have had OpenEats downloaded about 12 times. Come on guys give us some feed back let us know if you got it up and running and your thoughts. So head over to the forums and let us know. If you want to play with OpenEats prior to downloaded it visit http://dev.openeats.org

We are proud to announce the first Milestone release of OpenEats. This will be the first release that is packaged up and placed on SourceForge.

This release is a complete basic recipe site. Some of the features are

* Add, Modify recipes
* Robust search engine
* Add keywords (tags) to recipes
* Basic Admin backend
* Add comments to recipes
* Add suggestions to recipes
* Rate recipes
* Store your favorite recipes
* Markup syntax for recipe directions
* Add a picture to your recipe
* Email a recipe to a friend
For a demo see dev.openeats.org... read more

Several new things have been added since the 0.4.5 release that I would like to mention.

A new admistration back end to take care of Openeats. You can remove recipes, add users, add new ethnticities etc.
Users can report inappropriate recipes to the administrator, who then can remove them
A new comment system, users can now add comments to recipes.
Several bug fixes
Symfony released 1.0 of their framework and we are now running on it
The 0.5.x versions we will be working on adding a search engine and adding enhancments to the keyword feature.... read more

The OpenEats team is proud to announce the first public release of our software for everyone to try out. The software is far far from done, in fact it really is only 15% complete. However we felt now was the time to allow people to start playing with it so we can hear what you think along with telling us of any bugs you may find along the way. You can take it for a test drive at http://oecode.openeats.org To let us know what you think please register an account at http://www.openeats.org or send us a message through Sourceforge and post in the forums. Thank you.