With the latest version of Alloy (v3.1.0) we're including a new feature aimed at helping speed things up for users with a lot of blog posts.

In this post we're going to talk about what Server Side Caching is, how it works and how to make use of it. Additionally we'll also take a look at some of the other changes we're shipping in ...

Since the initial release of Alloy v3.0 I've shipped several incremental updates with improvements, bug fixes, as well as some new features, too. I'd like to take a few minutes to touch on some of those improvements as well as to talk about a new feature that is in the works for Alloy v3.1. Let's start off with some of the new features we've added ...

In Alloy v3 we have a few different areas within our Editor backend on our site. Each area is focused on a different type of content. We have Blog Posts, Embeds and Droplets, each with their own list view within the Editor.

We can move from area to area using the Editor's Utility Menu in the bottom right corner of the page. It contains a link ...

In our last post before Alloy v3's release let's take some time to look at upgrading from Alloy v2 to v3.

Alloy v3 is a paid upgrade. In light of all of the new content management features we've added to Alloy, and the extensive upgrades to its blogging engine, we're adjusting its pricing slightly from $79 to $89.

If you're already ...

Today we'll be talking a bit more about blogging in Alloy v3. We're going to be touching on several topics -- our new Blog Layouts feature, the new Blog Search tool for your visitors, the Previous / Next Controls, built-in Commenting for your Posts and the ever popular Pretty URLs feature.

Since ...

Let's shift gears from Embeds and Droplets and look more at Alloy's mainstay -- blogging.

In Alloy v3 I've revamped the Editor's design to make things not only more pleasing to the eye, but also to add a lot of functionality and improve your workflow.

Let's begin with logging into your Editor directly on your site. In Alloy v2 we ...

Today we're going to be looking at another huge addition to Alloy in v3, and that is our new Droplets. Alloy v3's Droplets system allows you to customize aspects of your site directly from the Alloy Editor on your site without needing to republish the project from RapidWeaver. I hear you saying to yourself right now -- "Wait I thought ...

For our first day of previews let's dive right into things with Alloy's brand new Embeds tool! While Alloy's mainstay has long been blogging, we've now incorporated an easy-to-use set of tools to allow you to embed content within your RapidWeaver projects. That embedded content can then be edited directly from your website using the same Alloy Editor ...

Hey there everyone! Sorry that I've been a bit quiet lately. I have been working diligently on finishing up Alloy v3, its documentation, videos, blog posts, etc to get it all ready to ship. It has been a monumental task that also included shipping a lot of under-the-hood ...

I've been hard at work since the last Alloy update, at the end of January, working on some major improvements for Alloy's Editor. I'm super excited about these new additions as I think it will make everyone's life so much easier. So, no more dilly-dallying, let's just dive in to what's new...

The first thing that really stands out in the v2.2.0 ...

For quite some time now I've wanted an online blogging solution for RapidWeaver. With the initial release of Alloy I got really close to what I wanted for such a blogging tool -- something that is easy-to-use that and is a flat-file system based around Markdown and YAML.

With the release of the free Alloy v2 update blogging with RapidWeaver ...