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We build websites and write custom applications for deployment on Content Management Systems. MirageLab uses Xaraya to create affordable intranet and extranet solutions for business sites and site designers that have clients ready for an advanced online infrastructure.

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Get a quote for your website idea; the government is giving away money to progressive entrepreneurs trying to establish useful sites. There has never been a better time to get online!

Experienced consultants are available to discuss your website or site idea. Get the advantage of a thorough review of your online business and receive help in navigating the web of decisions that must be made before your idea can become a reality.

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labForums

Targeted expert development communities for relevant areas of interest. Try MirageLab Forums for support of our custom development. Contains links to recommended web development forums.

labCatalog

Resources for CMS Web Developers and Web Designers. Learn how to manage a Xaraya website, from installation to deployment of 3rd party modules. Become an expert at matching client needs to available components.

labSupport

Report a bug or get help utilizing advanced functionality. A support page for those in need of help. Submit client trouble tickets and make support requests.

Latest News

Hacking pnTitle Into Xanthia Themes

Are you using a Xanthia theme? While the basic installation, insertion of pntitle.php (note little "t") in the directory of the modules, insertion of pnTitle.php (note capital "T") in the includes directory, and header modification are the same, calling the title hack function will be done differently.

labPanels 4.1 Released

The latest release of labPanels has been implemented on both Ivory Tower and MirageLab. The organizational GUI used to manipulate homepages is made full use of throughout both sites. The dynamic use of any available block can be seen on my homepage, the MirageLab Modules page, and the labPanels Homepage.

Featured capabilities:
* Set up unlimited "homepages" comprised of available blocks (active and inactive)
* Organizational GUI displays each block in context with available options.
* Move blocks left/right and up/down through standard sequencing arrows.
* Align blocks in the same row to enhance content width
* Align blocks in the same column to extend content
* Rows line up independent of each other to stack content
* Change individual block displays by switching to a different block position (l, r, c, etc.).
* Set a different theme for each homepage
* Edit block options via a direct link
* Set optional preview text to display in homepage menus
* Set optional boilerplate content to display above blocks
* Organize sets of homepages using labCategories

Manual: here
Download: here (free to premium subscribers, $39.95 to purchase)
Forum: here
FAQ: here

MirageLab Featured On WebProNews eBusiness

In a recent review of the progress that Content Management Systems (CMS) are making with regards to Search Engine Optimization (SEO), it seems that dynamic content is beginning to get proper attention. Most CMS platforms still neglect to address the growing concern for search engine (SE) friendly URLs and unique Meta Tags. A few, including PostNuke, now offer webmasters a way to move up in the all-important SE rankings.

In addition to pointing out the benefits of Mod_rewrite and htaccess, Kevin Kantola makes reference to MirageLab's own SEO article for those looking for assistance in making their own PostNuke sites SE friendly.

Read more: Content Management Systems Eyeball SEO's
by Kevin Kantola on WebProNews.com.

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St.Ego's - The Ivory Tower

After years of growing his online presence using a variety of other toolsets, MirageLab resources were brought together in a group effort to re-establish this internet icon's presence using the most sophisticated online system available. The Ivory Tower is St.Ego's blog and a place to visit for news about blog development and arbitrary weirdness. If you are not inspired by the creative mind behind St.Ego, then you will be by the depth of functionality that goes into making this one-man-show keep on running...

URL: http://www.ivory-tower.net

Poker Enlightenment

In conjunction with Mindsmack.com, this site was created using the Xaraya site framework to ensure that the broad range of required cross-functionalities could be met. This site employs an architecture that relies heavily on DynamicData module Objects for storage of serial object types, like the various flavors of the Roles module used to provide member profiles. Advanced use of template "page" files allows XML communication between the site framework and various Poker applications written in Flash, etc. Overall, this site is expected to quickly become a powerful hub in the online gambling community.

URL: http://www.pokerenlightenment.com

Ruminations.com

As a successful stand-up comedian and author, Aaron Karo was ready to take his entrepreneurial flair online when he brought the idea for Ruminations to Mindsmack.com. There, we were able to establish a powerful social sharing site that very rapidly proved the value of good hosting on a dedicated server. Ruminations are short, humorous or anecdotal posts about daily life. Other members are allowed to "Gourmet" these Ruminations in a fashion that readers may be familiar with from sites like Digg. Either way, the humor is ever-changing, based on member submission and reader opinion, with only the most recent additions being featured on the homepage. Many visitors already spend entirely too much time on Ruminations when they should be working...

URL: http://www.ruminations.com