I guess your talking about file extensions like .htm and .jpg? Because of the way GAE serves static files using the file extension to determine the mime type it will be hard to remove the file extension. Using Apache web server one would use mod_rewrite to clean up URL’s. That is not an option here though.

You could look in the GAE Group for a solution.

If this is not the extension you were asking about let me know and please give an example.

Thank — Sam

Also please know that there were reports of security issues with the TimThumb script used in this theme. I’m not sure if it is fixed in the download version of this theme or not.

Now im trying to do the opposite.
I have 2 categories that i don’t want to show in the frontpage.
How can i do that?
I’ve tried the &exclude but didnt work.

Can you help me?

Thanks!

Django is the way to go if you want to develop with python in App Engine. Is it more framework than you need? if your just throwing together small sites, Django may be overkill. If you haven’t done it yet, set up a Django site on GAE and see how it goes.

I think java on app engine is interesting. Google Web Toolkit looks interesting as does Groovy. Java skills are in demand so if your looking to dive head first into new technology that may be the way to go.

Before I make too many people mad here I should say that these are very personal choices and your the one most likely to find the right fit for what you want to do. So, experiment, there are no wrong choices. Thanks for making me think about this!

I also found this tutorial which talks about configuring googleapp engine with django apps.
please let me know if you have any views on this

http://code.google.com/appengine/articles/django-nonrel.html

This is a great article for me. I am just starting with goolgeapps standard edition and was not impressed with limited template/functionality provided by googlesites.

I needed a solution which can help me in quickly learning, building my web app locally and then host it with my google apps account. I have started brushing up my python skills after reading this wonderful article. they say… you can find anything on the web as someone would have already explored it. Thanks sam for this article and research you did.

Please share your thoughts on using already available MVC web dev frameworks such as Django, which make life a bit more easier while developing web applications in python. Is it possible for me to build applications using such framework(s) and then host them with Google app engine?

It would be quite helpful if you could guide me in this respect.

Sorry it has taken a while to reply. I’ve been busy with a new project.

My guess is that Mr. Baker removed the php code that generates the category menu (looks like: wp_list_categories(‘title_li=’); ) in his header.php file, and also modified his page structure (html).

Why not use a category to organize all your important pages? Probably not the right way to do it, but it’s quick and uncomplicated. WordPress categories are handy. Try to bend them a little to do what you want.

Sometimes I wonder if people are exploring SaaS alternatives to the roll-your-own approach. WordPress.com and drupalgardens.com come to mind. Typepad has a following. Not that I recommend any of these. Just food for thought. If you want to learn more about WordPress and aspire to build your own self-hosted site, then Mimbo (or Mimbo Pro) is a good place to start. On the other hand, if your more interested in quick results, a SaaS solution is probably a good fit.

Good luck.

Sam

I was wondering how you switch place between the ‘categories’ and ‘pages’, as in Mr. Bakers website.
My pages are more important than my categories, and right now they’re almost invisible.
Furthermore – I have tried to erase my ‘featured categories’ – they’re gone now, but have left a blank how, even though I changed the code to:
#more-posts {
width:600px;
float:left;
}

- which I thought would solve the problem.

Any ideas?
Anything will be greatly appreciated!