Maian Weblog Changelog (www.maianweblog.com) [+] Added [*] Updated/Removed [-] Bug Fix/Security Advisory Version 5.3 (09 Apr 2022): ----------------------------------- [+] Added official support for PHP8.0* & PHP8.1* [+] Added support for Facebook open graph app ID [+] Added draft preview option for journal, layout boxes and pages [+] Added optional view count for journals. Useful to see how many times a journal page has loaded. [+] Added optional draft auto save for journal posts, layout pages and boxes. Retains form data on browser close/crash. [+] Added http/https protocol option for base path and social links to prevent mod_security issues [+] Added basic captcha option for private logins to add protection from bots [+] The weblog API also now returns an error string if an error response is sent back [+] Added staff filter to journal Tools > Export screen in admin CP [+] Added option to set layout pages and boxes to auto delete. Useful for promotions. [+] Added option to specify whether post display name for staff is username or actual name [+] Added option to set default journal post name if no additional staff are added [+] Added optional "View Full Journal" text limiter for journal list screens journal entries. [+] Frontend update: Blog/journal staff poster is now clickable to show other posts by the same staff member [+] Added support for Facebook Comments (facebook.com) comments system. [+] Added support for Commento (commento.io) comments system. [+] Added support for Hyvor Talk (talk.hyvor.com) comments system. [+] Added support for IntenseDebate (intensedebate.com) comments system. [+] Added search by staff option to journals list screen in the admin CP [+] Added category list and name of person who posted journal to journals list screen in admin CP [+] Added search by category option to journals list screen in the admin CP [+] Added support for sub categories [+] Added official support for PHP7.4* [+] Added year switcher for admin dashboard graph to see stats for selected years [+] Removed BBCode, added WYSIWYG editor. Support for BB formatting for legacy versions. [+] In admin CP you can now re-order the main off canvas menu. Options you don"t need can also be hidden. [+] Added option to add custom admin pages. Useful for backend information in a secure area for yourself or clients [+] Added support for PHP mail function [+] Added journal, category and layout pages meta keywords and description. Requested. [*] Updated Mobile Detection Class (2.8.39) [*] Updated Codebird Twitter library (4.0) [*] Import and export routines now use the system temporary folder. This is auto cleared by the garbage collector and is used for better performance. [*] Security enhancement. Backup folder path must explicitly be set in admin CP now for security. [*] Update trumbowyg jquery plugin (2.25.1) [*] Improvements to addThis social plugin integration. Plugin code may need updating, see docs. [*] Updated Bootstrap library (3.4.1) [*] Updated off canvas archive to group by years instead of months. [*] Updated upgrade routines to auto switch system off during upgrade. [*] Updated jQuery javascript library (3.6.0) [*] Password storage updated to use PHP`s password bcrypt API. All passwords must be reset. [*] Added Nette Tracy PHP debugging system for better error reporting and exception handling (2.9.1) [*] Documentation updated. 404 links removed or updated and typos fixed. [*] Updated PHPMailer email sending library (6.6.0) [*] Removed Google+ meta tags due to closure of social network [-] Fixed issue with cache not working if enabled [-] Fixed issue where settings meta description & keywords were reversed and shown in the wrong meta values [-] Fixed BB code bug if tags were nested (legacy versions). Version 5.2 (14 Mar 2018): ----------------------------------- [*] Min PHP version to run software increased to 5.5. PHP5.5 or higher required. [*] Update chartist jQuery plugin (0.11.0) [*] jQuery library updated to 3.3.1 [*] Pagination HTML code moved to template folders [*] Updated off canvas menu for better performance on small devices [*] Updated PHPMailer email sending library (6.0.3) [*] Updated mobile detection PHP class (2.8.31) Version 5.1 (07 Jun 2017): ----------------------------------- [+] Added support for PHP7.1 [+] Added option to deactivate mysql fulltext search system (control/userdef.php) [*] Updated PHPMailer email sending library (5.2.23) [-] Fixed issue where current date wasn`t always highlighted in calendar for days spanning 1 to 9 Version 5.0 (13 Mar 2017): ----------------------------------- [+] Journals/blogs can be set to auto delete, useful for quick promo posts [+] Journals/blogs can have future publish dates set [+] Categories can be set to auto delete, useful for quick promos [+] Added option for staff to receive notification if other staff members post journal/blog entries [+] Added theme switch for date ranges. For example, show a different theme at Christmas etc [+] Added caching system to help prevent database load [+] Added options to export staff and journal/blog entries to CSV [+] Added support for PHP7 [+] Added option to allow staff to only view journals/blogs they have created [+] Added entry log for login time/date/ip [+] Added staff login system so other people can post journals / blogs [+] Brand new API. Create a journal/blog post from any application. [+] Added journal/blog categories. Categories can be password protected for private journals/blogs. [+] Added custom pages and menu boxes for layout control [+] Added support for Twitter, Google+ and Facebook structured meta tags [+] Added support for addThis API for social sharing [+] Added support for twitter API. Post journal entry and tweet at the same time. [+] Journal/blog entries can now be private and require user/pass [+] Brand new HTML5 responsive layout via Bootstrap [*] Updated SMTP mail settings to support TLS & SSL. Also added from/reply-to headers. [*] Internal comments system removed in favour of Disqus comments system [*] Removed profile image upload [*] Removed preset themes. [*] Removed Spaw WYSIWYG editor in favour of basic BB code buttons Version 4.0 (22 Apr 2007): ----------------------------------- [+] Added auto parsing of links option for comments [+] Added support for 16 bookmark sites including Digg & Del.icio.us [+] Added printer friendly version of blogs/comments [+] Added optional captcha code for forms [+] Added option to add favourite websites [+] Added RSS feeds [+] Added option to embed YouTube videos in blogs via WYSIWYG [+] Added option to upload and manage images & flash files via WYSIWYG [+] Added optional Spaw WYSIWYG HTML editor to admin area for adding blogs [+] Added option to add adsense/snap code [+] Added option for search engine friendly urls [+] Added archiving system [+] Added time offset feature [+] Added profile & profile image options [+] Added contact option [+] Added search engines [+] Added SMTP options [*] Free licence changed to the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Licence [*] Removed BB Code [*] Removed calendar [*] New XHTML/CSS theme based layout Version 3.1 (02 Jul 2006): ----------------------------------- [*] Updated documentation [*] New interface [-] Fixed some minor coding errors Version 3.0 (29 Mar 2005): ----------------------------------- [+] Added DOCTYPE to comply with W3C coding standards [+] Added E-Mail templates [+] Added savant template engine [+] Added visitor comments [*] Removed error suppression [*] Updated code to fix undefined variable errors [*] Removed News Ticker [*] Removed Mailing List [*] Removed Emoticons [*] Updated Calendar [*] Brand new system [-] Fixed security vulnerability on main page Version 2.0 (05 Sep 2004): ----------------------------------- [+] Added snapshot system and BB Codes for easy editing [+] Added ability to upload emoticons [*] Search engine updated to multi keyword [*] Removed CSS themes [*] New interface [*] New code Version 1.2 (11 Oct 2003): ----------------------------------- [+] Removed sleep function [+] News ticker and calendar added. [+] New interface with template based system. Version 1.1 (04 May 2003): ----------------------------------- [+] Added language file and sleep() function to mailing list Version 1.0 (28 Apr 2003): ----------------------------------- [+] Version 1.0 Released