Phorum-5.2.2-beta released
After two months now collecting bugfixes and some enhancements especially for module-writers we are proud to release our first beta of Phorum-5.2.
The most notable enhancements are the following ones:
Quote:changelog
2007-11-02 12:36 mmakaay
* Modules can now register for adding additional CSS code to the
base Phorum CSS code using the module system. This way, we can
prevent the need to either add additional <link>s for CSS to the
pages (more file downloads per page) or add additional CSS code to
the <head> section of the pages (more data to download per page).
The resulting CSS code is cached and the last modified
functionality is used to not let browsers download the CSS code if
nothing changed.
2007-10-28 22:30 mmakaay
* Implemented multiple RSS links in the page headers, to provide RSS
links for both feeds containing topics and feeds containing topics
+ replies.
2007-10-11 21:48 mmakaay
* Speed improvements for phorum_db_get_recent_messages().
2007-10-08 15:15 mmakaay
* Added a new forum option "Count views per thread for non-threaded
list views". This feature can be used to keep track of a global
view counter for each thread. If enabled, the flat message list
view will show that global thread view counter instead of the view
counter for the first message of the thread. Note that this
requires an extra database update for each view, so you might now
want to enable this on very busy forums.
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:
Quote: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.