TrelloExport 1.9.43
Export HTML with templates!
Introducing Twig Templates
TrelloExport 1.9.43 is an huge update for HTML export, adopting Twig Templates - using the TwigJS library.
Using a template engine means, in few words, we can export personalized HTML files with data from our Trello boards.
We can customize the output (the resulting HTML file in this case) the way we want. We can decide what to include in every single exported file, by checking or unchecking the flags available in TrelloExport options dialog, and we can customize the output just by selecting a template.
And, if we want, we can modify an existing template, or create a completely new one. Put inline styles in it, or link some external CSS, and you can distribute your HTML. Send it via email, publish it on a blog, even - why not? - automatically publish it via some online service. More to come on this.
In an upcoming release, I’m adding Twig templates for other export formats too, such as Markdown and more. And of course if anybody wants to share new templates, I can include them in a next release and/or add them to some shared template-set.
Sponsored Feature
Twig templates are the first sponsored feature for TrelloExport: this means the development of this feature was accelerated and prioritized because of a specific business need, and because of a donation.
So please let me say a big THANK YOU (and you all should also do so) to whom made this all possible:
Dr Richard Kaplan of www.kaplanlifecareplan.com
Richard is using Trello and TrelloExport as part of an open-source project to develop software for writing in medicine and other academic fields.
He welcomes inquiries from those who may be interested in learning more.
Updated options dialog
The options dialog is now scrollable, so that it can hold more fields and - hopefully - be usable also on smaller screens.
For the HTML export mode we had the possibility to choose a custom CSS file: now we can also choose a template, and load our templates from a custom URL.
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The “template” dropdown allows us to choose a template, while the “template-set” textbox allows to specify from where we want to load our templates. If we leave it empty, it will use “local” templates, that is templates from the installation folder.
Update, version 1.9.45
Version 1.9.45 adds an array of labels (jsonLabels) to the exported data, and a new button in dialog to clear localStorage - this should help if some wrong setting has been incorrectly saved and preventing TrelloExport to work properly.
Templates
Default template
The default template looks very much like the HTML output produced by previous versions of TrelloExport, just a bit improved both in styling and in content: it is now possible to include any data in template, including custom fields from the Trello CustomFields PowerUp.
Bibliography template
This is a template thinked for research tasks: collect links into a Trello Board, and produce a nice bibliography HTML file you can put on a website, or you can share with anybody the way you want.
Newsletter template
The Newsletter template is another simple template that could be used for a newsletter, or something like that.
Feedback
Your feedback is always welcome. If you have any problem please open an issue on GitHub, I’ll do my best to fix it quickly.
Donate?
If you wish to support the development of this tool, like Richard did (thanks again!), you can make a donation.
Download
You can now get TrelloExport from the Chrome Web Store at this URL.
If you want the source version, get them on GitHub at https://github.com/trapias/trelloExport, and follow the installation instructions in the readme.