Phorum-5.2.4-rc2 released!
Posted by Thomas Seifert
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December 21, 2007 08:32AM |
Before we go any further: if you want to discuss Phorum 5.2, please use the special Phorum 5.2 forum that we created for this purpose. If you have a bug, start a new thread in that forum. Thank you.
After some weeks collecting bugfixes we are proud to release our second and hopefully last Release Candidate of Phorum-5.2. If all goes well you might see the stable release as a new-years present ;).
Some small bugs were fixed, the templates got some documentation and also a "tidy"-option to get cleaned up output.
The announcements-module got another option as well.
Manual changes from 5.2.3 to 5.2.4 are listed in this thread:
[www.phorum.org]
This is the excerpt from the changelog:
You can download it here: [www.phorum.org]
For getting the previous news in 5.2, here is the original announcement for 5.2.0:
Thomas Seifert
Phorum Development Team / Phorum-Support.de
Custom Phorum Development
Personal Blog
After some weeks collecting bugfixes we are proud to release our second and hopefully last Release Candidate of Phorum-5.2. If all goes well you might see the stable release as a new-years present ;).
Some small bugs were fixed, the templates got some documentation and also a "tidy"-option to get cleaned up output.
The announcements-module got another option as well.
Manual changes from 5.2.3 to 5.2.4 are listed in this thread:
[www.phorum.org]
This is the excerpt from the changelog:
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2007-12-15 17:39 ts77
* breadcrumbs in template are now generated from the forum-path
stored and not hacked together
2007-12-15 16:24 ts77
* fixed classic-template search
2007-12-14 11:01 mmakaay
* Implemented a template define {DEFINE tidy_template <value>}. This
variable determines whether tidying has to be done on the compiled
template code. The <value> can be one of: 0 - Apply no compression
at all. 1 - Remove leading and trailing white space and fully
delete empty lines. 2 - Additionally, remove some extra unneeded
white space and HTML comments. # This option is implemented as a
template setting and not as a global # configuration setting, to
prevent broken templates if for some reason # the tidying process
cripples the template code. This way, the settings # can be
different per template.
2007-12-12 23:14 mmakaay
* Added an option "Disable automatic displaying of the
announcements?" to the announcement module. With that option
enabled, the admin can determine for himself at what exact spot in
the templates the announcements are visible by adding the
{MOD_ANNOUNCEMENTS} template code to them.
2007-12-11 19:08 ts77
* fixed attachments in read_threads.tpl (fixing #663, thx to
stevehealy)
2007-12-08 13:57 mmakaay
* MFT: # Some small fixes for correctly falling back to the default
template.
You can download it here: [www.phorum.org]
For getting the previous news in 5.2, here is the original announcement for 5.2.0:
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Yes! Its here! Phorum 5.2 has reached alpha status. Its been over a year since we branched the 5.1 code and started on 5.2. A lot has changed and Phorum is better for it. Much of the success of Phorum 5.2 goes to Maurice Makaay. He has done a lot of work to make the core code cleaner and easier for module developers. He has also been instrumental in the documentation project. As for new features and changes, below are a few. We are still updating a wiki page with all the changes and features at [www.phorum.org].
For your users:
* Brand new template. Emerald is a more modern, full featured template. It uses many interface design recommendation used by usability professionals.
* Rewritten search engine for faster search with more options.
* New hybrid read page that is threaded and shows all messages
* Better error messages when posting to help your users know what is wrong.
* All new code for forum feeds. Both RSS 2.0 and Atom are supported.
* New announcement module that gets announcements out of the message list and into a more prominent position.
For the admins:
* New APIs for making modules that work with the core. (Along with full docs)
* Template core changes so that similar vars in different templates have the same name.
* More modules included with Phorum and officially supported.
* Module run time ordering. You can now control in what order you modules run.
* Sanity checks updated to help admins know if their Phorum is running properly.
There is a lot more that I don't want to list here. Please have a look at [www.phorum.org] for the full list. We will be updating that list as we go along as well.
What is alpha status you ask? Well, while in alpha status, Phorum 5.2 may still get new minor features and code may be reworked extensively. Basically, it means that the major features we wanted for 5.2 are done. They need testing and that is where you come in. If you have the facility to test the code with your data, please do and report bugs.
Thomas Seifert
Phorum Development Team / Phorum-Support.de
Custom Phorum DevelopmentPersonal Blog
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