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Kentico CMS version 5.0 was released on December 23, 2009 and this is no small update. The developer team have worked hard to integrate enterprise level functionality into this release and according to the changes, they’ve left no stone unturned. This new release has been optimized to handle 1,000,000 users and 100,000 documents in the [...]
Feels like Christmas today with all of the releases happening and Injader is no exception. They have announced 2.4.3 is available for download. Key features of Injader CMS 2.4.3 include: URL mapping – the way Injader handles links has been given a major overhaul in this release. Pages should load slightly more quickly. Automatic redirects [...]
A new release candidate for TYPOlight is available for testing. For obvious reasons, this is not recommended to use on production sites but if you are willing to assist them with testing, it would be greatly appreciated. A full change log that itemizes what has been done since release candidate 1 can be found here: [...]
Looks like WordPress has another release close on the heels of 2.9 which was released a couple of days ago. Apparently this is due to a bug in certain versions of PHP’s curl extension. Right now this maintenance release is in beta until they determine for sure that it resolves the issues correctly without creating [...]
Described as the open source social engine which powers all kinds of social environments, Elgg, was first created back in 2004 and built to run on the popular php/mysql combination. Elgg is easily installed once a database and its proper credentials have been created. In my test install, I created a new website at my [...]
The open source content management system, Serendipity, the platform that runs this very site and our sister site, Linux Critic has been upgraded to 1.5. (note: after we wrote this article, there was a bug found so the newest version is actually 1.5.1) Additional details from the release announcement: This version mainly addresses login security [...]
Over the weekend, a major Typolight security hole was identified that allows hackers to bypass password authentication and gain access to Typolight sites. In an email sent to the Typolight community, the Typolight team has made it quite clear the impact of this security hole and why they want people to patch immediately. We would [...]
WordPress 2.9 has officially been released to the public today. With a number of awesome improvements, this makes for one of the best upgrades to date. Some of the key improvements from the user standpoint include: Global undo/”trash” feature, which means that if you accidentally delete a post or comment you can bring it back [...]
Two new releases of the extremely popular open source content management system, Drupal, are available for public consumption. These new versions cover both the 5.x series and the 6.x series. You can preview the Drupal 6.15 release notes as well as the Drupal 5.21 release notes to see the full list of changes. From the [...]
A release candidate for what will become WordPress 2.9 has become available on WordPress.org. WordPress 2.9 will feature a significant number of changes to the popular blog / cms platform. You can see a full list of features and enhancements on the WordPress 2.9 page. The development team is in need of people to test [...]
After a lengthy 14 months of development time, the final version of ImpressCMS 1.2 has been released. ImpressCMS started as a fork of XOOPS CMS and has had a pretty successful history so far. Having won an award in 2009 for Most Promising Open Source CMS, this system has done very well since its inception. [...]
Today we are going to take you through a review of the aptly named, CompactCMS. As Xander Groesbeek explains it, the system he created known as CompactCMS, was the result of the frustration he witnessed his end-users experience with the Joomla content management system. The goal of CompactCMS is to simplify content management duties, period. Made [...]
