# Armadillo v2.0 Official Launch **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\ **Created:** [August 12, 2015, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310 "2015-08-12T22:55:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![NickWB](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/nickwb/32/703_2.png) [@NickWB](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/NickWB)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/42 "2016-11-06T19:20:59Z")
I think this thread describes everything pretty well: [Gallery Stacks, Armadillo Blogs and more](http://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/gallery-stacks-armadillo-blogs-and-more/10878/14) Ideally I want to be able to add a gallery very quickly with the minimum of work as typically this will be a blog post as opposed to a key web page. As a photographer galleries are a crucial function of Blog / News section on a website. Web pages tend to show off the single best image from each completed project. The blog is the background story and galleries allow me to show off sets of images from recent projects / shoots. [Rockbeare Manor](http://www.nickwb.com/news/?post_id=49&title=bigger-projects---rockebeare-manor-devon) shows such a project Often magazines or commercial clients will only use one or two images for an ad campaign or an article. A gallery allows me to show the other images that have been shot; the whole story if you like. Galleries in a blog are also an opportunity to show off personal projects that would not otherwise be published. [Somerset Levels](http://www.nickwb.com/news/?post_id=45&title=stormy-skies-on-the-somerset-levels) shows this, not the finest images, but a record of a time and place. Galleries can comprise a set of individual images, added one by one to a blog post , as is possible in [Instacks Gallery 3](https://instacks.com/gallerystack/) now or, more ideally, it is the visual representation of a set of images contained in a linked folder - my understanding is that this is described as displaying ‘warehoused’ images. Hopefully we may see this soon? ---
**Author:** ![nimblehost](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/nimblehost/32/94_2.png) [@nimblehost](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/nimblehost)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/43 "2016-11-07T13:23:14Z")
Many thanks and congratulations to Jannis at @instacks for adding Armadillo support to his superb [Gallery](http://rapidweavercommunity.com/addons/stacks/gallery-stack) stack, and beating me to the punch! ---
**Author:** ![NickWB](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/nickwb/32/703_2.png) [@NickWB](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/NickWB)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/44 "2016-11-25T22:40:58Z")
Jannis @instacks has certainly done a brilliant job with this, and [Gallery 3 stack](http://rapidweavercommunity.com/addons/stacks/gallery-stack) has some superb functionality. To give credit where it is due though: Jonathan @nimblehost has worked very hard to develop a great CMS platform (and importantly, the first for RW). [Armadillo CMS](http://rapidweavercommunity.com/addons/stacks/armadillo) has solved many problems and made a lot of people very happy 😌 ---
**Author:** ![thebugnut](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/thebugnut/32/16550_2.png) [@thebugnut](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/thebugnut)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/45 "2019-10-15T04:11:28Z")
I love Armadillo, but there has been nothing new for years. Is there a 3.0 version going forward? I would love to see an updated media manager, some more options for embedding images, and some updated functionality for blog post feature images / blog post toppers. ---
**Author:** ![RapidBase](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/rapidbase/32/24626_2.png) [@RapidBase](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/RapidBase)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/46 "2019-10-15T07:22:15Z")
@nimblehost…? 🙂 Any news regarding what @thebugnut said…? ---
**Author:** ![NickWB](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/nickwb/32/703_2.png) [@NickWB](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/NickWB)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/47 "2019-10-15T07:55:36Z")
Armadillo worked well, but ultimately it was too limited, too complex - after trying @instacks Poster when it launched I made an immediate jump. Poster has far more functionality than I use for a simple blog but it is as simple to drag and drop, with zero config. ---
**Author:** ![instacks](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/instacks/32/23339_2.png) [@instacks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/instacks)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/48 "2019-10-15T08:24:57Z")
Thanks Nick for the praise. Let’s continue with the original thread topic Armadillo. Cheers 😉 ---
**Author:** ![bwdorsey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@bwdorsey](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bwdorsey)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/49 "2019-10-15T18:46:50Z")
I love Armadillo also and would gladly pay for a 3.0 upgrade. I 2nd @thebugnut feature requests and would like an “undo” capability added to the content editor. An updated file and media manager that supports folders to organize files and url’s to all files would also be a nice addition. Thoughts @nimblehost? ---
**Author:** ![nimblehost](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/nimblehost/32/94_2.png) [@nimblehost](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/nimblehost)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/50 "2019-10-15T22:20:11Z")
Yes, @thebugnut @RapidBase @bwdorsey, there is a 3.0 version under development. There’s a LOT of work involved as I’m bringing the entire codebase into the modern age as opposed to just bolting new features onto an aging infrastructure. Couple that with ongoing support, a separate full-time job, a new baby, and currently in the midst of moving house, and development of v3.0 is taking longer than I expected and hoped. I realize the wait can be frustrating for Armadillo customers, so many, many thanks for your patience - please do let me know what you all want to see in the new version. To address what’s already been brought up, yes, there will be a new content editor, and also an updated file/media manager, … and much more~ 😉 Some of that “much more” may end up getting released in v3.1 or later so that v3.0 can be released sooner rather than later. Thanks again to you all. I’m continually humbled and grateful that Armadillo remains a much-used tool in the RW community. ---
**Author:** ![peppermint](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/peppermint/32/218_2.png) [@peppermint](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/peppermint)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/51 "2019-10-15T22:38:44Z")
😀👏👏 ---
**Author:** ![thebugnut](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/thebugnut/32/16550_2.png) [@thebugnut](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/thebugnut)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/52 "2019-10-15T23:10:44Z")
Thanks @nimblehost. I have no problem being patient. I just wanted to make sure the Armadillo wasn’t abandoned. I look forward to 3.0 Keep up the good work. ---
**Author:** ![RicardoR](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ricardor/32/15979_2.png) [@RicardoR](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/RicardoR)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/53 "2019-10-16T02:42:43Z")
That’s great news! Armadillo is just the best CMS for Rapidweaver still !! 👏🏼👏🏼 I’d love to see an importer for WordPress. ---
**Author:** ![bwdorsey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@bwdorsey](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/bwdorsey)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/54 "2019-10-16T12:27:00Z")
Looking forward to the 3.0 release! Support for text and image macros that can be used in 3rd party stacks would be nice. ---
**Author:** ![pmjd](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/pmjd/32/18671_2.png) [@pmjd](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/pmjd)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/55 "2019-10-16T22:52:03Z")
Great to hear that a version 3 is in development! I’ll put in a request for additional filter options so you could use the blog as a product page, ideally 2 step ones (shameless request as I’d love a RW stack that could do this) so you could select a primary filter and from those selected by the primary have a secondary filter. I’d want to user that feature to setup a cars for sale section where you could filter listings (well blog entries) by Make then Model, and also other filter options like transmission, body type etc. The php script I have just now is ok but a pain to integrate and lacks a lot of modern features. Flexible/user definable blog summary and blog entry layouts. GDPR compliant share buttons. Also as @bwdorsey said support for text/image macros that could be used anywhere, rather than Armadillo stack. Just a few requests 😉 ---
**Author:** ![miguelximenez](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/miguelximenez/32/4885_2.png) [@miguelximenez](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/miguelximenez)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/56 "2019-10-18T11:39:54Z")
That’s good news! I vote for: - ability to choose different layouts for posts - pay attention to SEO, allowing to add meta tags for each post - for people with less technical skills, being able to limit the weight of the images/multimedia I look forward to the new version of Armadillo! ---
**Author:** ![Parker](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/parker/32/21249_2.png) [@Parker](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Parker)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/57 "2019-10-18T19:54:34Z")
Thank you for the continued development of Armadillo! I love using it ---
**Author:** ![SanityFox](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/sanityfox/32/4023_2.png) [@SanityFox](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/SanityFox)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2019, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/58 "2019-10-22T18:25:59Z")
A WordPress Importer would be the absolute best addition. I would pay very handsomely for that feature alone. (Assuming it was able to maintain article link structure.) ---
**Author:** ![nimblehost](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/nimblehost/32/94_2.png) [@nimblehost](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/nimblehost)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/59 "2019-10-22T18:58:59Z")
Great feedback @RicardoR @bwdorsey @pmjd @miguelximenez @Parker, many thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Bioguy](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/bioguy/32/109_2.png) [@Bioguy](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Bioguy)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/60 "2019-10-23T20:40:54Z")
Wow, this is fantastic. I was under the impression you had quit all RW projects to work on other things (known as ‘pulling a Loghound’ 😉 ). Best RW news I’ve seen in quite a while! ---
**Author:** ![pmjd](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/pmjd/32/18671_2.png) [@pmjd](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/pmjd)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310/61 "2019-10-23T20:53:53Z")
Would it be an idea for a mod to split the more recent posts into a separate thread? Something like _Armadillo v 3.0 wishlist/feature requests_ [Previous page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/armadillo-v2-0-official-launch/1310.md?page=4)