Hi everyone!

Due to the success of this component among the Joomla community, I think it is worth the effort to keep this component updated and under constant development.

This post has been created for you to write here your ideas, suggestions, etc for the new version.

To write them here please, follow this:
1)One message for each idea. I don't mind if there are lots of messages under this post, however it's easier for me to organize it.
2)Be brief and concise.


By the first of July I'll start the work. I will need your help for testing but that's another thing we'll solve later

So this is my first item on this TODO list:

Improve the method that is used to import feeds. Sometimes the fopen does not work and we'll need the CURL.

Solve the issue related with the special characters like the apostrophes, french or danish characters, etc.

CRON: Need scheduled automated step through of retrieve feeds, run rules, import news.

Rules: Add rule ability to flag items for immediate import into Joomla content under a category.

For example, a rule section that specifies a Joomal content category like News Flash and immediately copies or moves that news into that content category

RSS Feeds: Add MetaData field that I can edit. For example, my feed name or my description. Sometimes I have mutiple feeds form the same site and unless i look at the full rss string, I can not determine what the feed name is. Also could add Feed categories to group them together or sort through when there is many feeds and I only want to retrieve certain feeds.

Import to Joomla Content Option: Have global config option to bypass Joogla categories and go straight to Joomla content. Could make the categories match and then make it import or something.

Add Parameter option in mod_mininoticias to display MOST RECENT items.

Add a function for hiding categories to public / registered users.

Add in rules, the choice of "Comments allowed" : yes or no.

Add in basic menu parameters, the possibility to choice a categorie.

Administration: When viewing imported News it shoudl default to Descending by Date (Latest News First) so you can see what you just imported.

Modules: All modules should conform to Joomla standards and allow Module Class Suffix option

I would like to set the mod_mininoticias to conform within my template. Right now I have to hack it a bit to do so, can you add this option to the module. Thanks.

Search Engine Friendly URLS: Can the VNM be SEF friendly? Example:

Right now even with Joomla SEF on the urls are: http://vmdigest.com/news/feeds?task=mostrarNoticiasCategoria&catid=21

the should be more like this:
http://vmdigest.com/news/8-newsflash

thanks

one thing i would like to see is when you click on a RSS NEWS STORY that it opens similar to the RSS ThickBox where it does not open a new window browser but rather on the top of it..

check out this new native j1.5 plugin for links and you understand what i mean.. click on an external link that would take you to a new page.
http://demo.dojoomla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=55 target="_blank">
http://demo.dojoomla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=55