I’ve just finished updating Helipad with some recent changes. I’ve also released the to-do list plugin, which I’m still working on but is now in a somewhat usable state. It’s also a great example of what you can do with plugins.

Helipad internal changes

Many of these changes came about through our bug reporting system, Bugtagger. So thanks for the bug reports!

• Fixed a little bug where the tag help link on the edit broke
• Improved printing: margins are bigger and links appear alongside the original URL
• Added CSS to plugins, so your plugins can include their own styles
• Made changelogs in plugins always appear in the same order
• Improved usability of the mobile area
• Made autosave more robust

To-do list plugin

To enable to plugin:

1. Navigate to ‘add-ons’ and find it
2. Click ‘install’
3. Tag a new document with ‘todo’
4. Viewing the document on the preview page
5. Say, “yes, I want to use this plugin”

Now you’ll have a great dynamic to-do l…

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Helipad’s just been updated with some new sort features and a load of bug fixes for IE 7 and Opera 9.

You can now choose how to sort your documents by clicking a table column title. You can also use a drop-down menu, illustrated here:

Sorting was a commonly requested feature, so thanks to everyone who got in touch in with their ideas and suggestions through our contact form.

Here’s the full list of recent changes:

• Stopped IE from warning about saving a new document
• Fixed Opera 9 tag search rendering issue
• Fixed tag colour editor rendering Opera 9
• Added Ajax sort options on the dashboard
• Added pop-up sort menu (intended for use when in “preview” mode
• Added striped tables

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