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Update: version 2 has been released that fixes some bugs and adds new features.

More than a year ago, I released an outgoing links filter (OLF) for Drupal. This module worked well and added a CSS class to outgoing links.

However, I didn’t touch the module for more than a year (it only worked in Drupal 4.7!) and it kind of faded away… until, today!

In keeping current with more widely used lingo, I decided to create an external links filter (ELF) that worked in Drupal 5, had nifty icons, and was all around more robust.

So why is this better than other modules that do this?

I’m pleased to announce that Simplemenu 5.0 has been released. This new release fixes issues with IE6/7, improves compatibility with different themes, and adds some new options for controlling the menu effects and timing.

From the changelog:

• #199224, fix display issues in IE6/7
• #200086, don’t load non-existent custom.css file
• #195972, better default CSS to avoid conflicts with themes
• #199715, remove absolute positioning to improve theme and CSS attaching compatibility
• #199882, new options for controlling menu effects and timing

Download and enjoy!

That’s right, SimpleFeed, the fastest and easiest to use feed parser for Drupal is finally stable and release worthy!

A few months back (well half a year, but who’s counting, it’s been a busy summer / fall ;-)), I mentioned a release would be soon but didn’t realize it would take so long.

Anyways, here is the run down of the changes since then…

So, ahem, my earlier post was slightly off. A beta release of SimpleFeed didn’t come for nearly 3 months, doh!

Out of frustration with aggregator module in core and the lack of any clean, easy to use, and easy to extend [e.g., feed api/hooks] contrib modules that parse feeds, I embarked upon a quest to build a Drupal module that did feed parsing correctly.

And with that, I’m pleased to announce SimpleFeed, which has now stabilized [e.g., no more planned major database changes, nor code shuffling] and is slated for a 1.0 release quite soon (a couple minor bugs to fix).