Dotclear

The new version has been available since this morning.

On the programme are a few minor fixes (including a security vulnerability, which isn't too bad, though), and a fair amount of tweaking to the look'n'feel of the administration, which I hope you'll find more polished and coherent than before.

And then 'one more thing', which I find hard to do without in my development and testing work, is the quick access to menu items .

How do you use it?

Type the : key (which may be changed) and if you're not in an input field, this will position the cursor in the search field, where you can then type the first few letters of the menu item you're looking for, and ... you'll soon understand the rest ;-)

A little tip: type : and the ⏎ key (enter) and you'll see the dashboard.

Finally, if you currently have version 2.29 installed, this is the first time you'll see the new update dashboard coded by JcDenis in action ;-)

Happy installing/updating!

Inevitably, we look everywhere, test a thousand times, and then a small typing error creeps into the well-oiled cogs and so this morning a small maintenance version with some light visible effect.

Yes, again :-)

PS: You should use safe-mode (as described in previous post) if you upgrade from 2.27.3 or lower version.

A new version that corrects a few problems encountered with installation, plugin and theme dependency management, the password recovery procedure, flat export and when certain widget settings were incorrect.

Inevitably, we look everywhere, test a thousand times, and then a small typing error creeps into the well-oiled cogs and so this morning a small maintenance version with no visible effect.

A new version which update should pass without major problem for most of you.

Nothing extraordinary this time, mostly small improvements here and there, and it is especially on the side of the code that the main thing has been done because for the first time since the first version of Dotclear 2, the Clearbricks library is no longer part of it, or rather has been integrated directly into the code of Dotclear.

It was also the occasion to reinforce the unit tests and the static analysis of the code (with PHPStan, PSalm and Rector) which will continue to be progressively modernized (there is quite a lot left).

A new theme is under development and it should, if possible, be part of the next major release — which will also mark Dotclear's 20th anniversary —, but as we've often said here: "It will be when it is ready!".

Moreover, the redesign of the administration architecture is under study, in particular to benefit from the latest HTML and CSS possibilities. There might be some breakage, but we'll try to limit the damage, as usual.

Have a good update!

An update that fixes some bugs encountered with the last 2.25.1.

A new version of Dotclear for which you should encounter fewer problems, if any, than at the time of the update to 2.24.

This version essentially incorporates a code modernization - a modernization that should continue for a few more quarters.

It is possible that in the near future the required PHP version will change, especially to allow us to focus on code modernization. For now it is still PHP 7.4, but the 2.25 administration interface will tell you, if you are still using this version, that it is time to consider switching to PHP 8.0 or PHP 8.1, or even PHP 8.2 for which we have worked hard to ensure compatibility.

A small note to plugin developers: It was optional until now to define the module type in the _define.php file; it is likely that the future 2.26 will require it, so add this line in the properties:

'type' => 'plugin',

Take example on one of the plugins distributed with Dotclear if necessary.

The changelog of the 2.25:

• 🐘 PHP 7.4+ is required, PHP 8.0/8.1 compliance (and as far as we know PHP 8.2)
• Core: New plugin/theme code structure (using a brand new autoloader), old plugins/themes remain compatibles
• Core: Clearbricks is now included in Dotclear code, not more as a git sub-module
• Core: Update last step will not redirect to the safe-mode login page
• Core: No more need to add namespace (blog-settings) / workspace (user-preferences) before using them
• Core: Add possible using of external db driver (Experimental)
• Core: Add support of .mjs ECMAScript module files
• Core: Remove unnecessary and weak protection code
• Core: Move some legacy and proxy code in dcProxyV2 plugin
• a11y: Some aria attributes have been set in backend
• Theme: Merge default smilies and blog's smilies (the blog's smilies have a higher priority)
• Theme: Merge plugin blowupConfig into theme Blowup
• Admin: Some jQuery javascript scripts have been rewritten in pure ECMAScript
• Admin: Add Atkinson Hyperlegible font (used by default in admin, may be disabled in user pref)
• Admin: Add some shortcuts (CTRL+letter) to dcLegacyEditor toolbar
• Admin: Add a specific warning message on update page if necessary (breaking changes)
• Admin: Cope with no user TZ defined (use UTC in this case)
• Admin: Fix admin permission management for blogroll and pages plugins
• Admin: Cope with float/double values in about:config and user:pref
• 🐛 → Various bugs, a11y concerns and typos fixed
• 🌼 → Some locales and cosmetic adjustments
• 📣 Warning: Next major release (2.26) may require PHP 8.0 (announced in backend) or PHP 8.1