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SilverStripe 2.2.3 released - recommend hot fix
We have a new release of SilverStripe available: 2.2.3
- Download here: silverstripe-v2.2.3.tar.gz
- Post bug reports here: http://open.silverstripe.com
- Change log here: http://open.silverstripe.com/wiki/ChangeLog/2.2.3
IMPORTANT NOTE
This release of SilverStripe fixes an issue that came to the attention of the SilverStripe development team earlier today. It could potentially let malicious users bypass the CMS security. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you upgrade all of your sites.
PostgreSQL support prototyped
While MySQL is an extremely versatile and hugely popular database, we have been wanting to give users of our software choice in using other databases—this is very helpful, for instance, where you might have existing applications or software running PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL Server and where you want tight integration.
Last year, as part of the support we received through Google Summer of Code, Philipp Krenn started work on this effort, which was then passed onto Geoff Munn, one of SilverStripe's core developers.
100,000 downloads!
Today we passed 100,000 downloads of the core SilverStripe software. Much more comes from 2008 so far than from all of 2007; just one of the metrics showing our growth.
In addition, there's tens of thousands of other copies which were included on the cover disks of technology magazines like PHP Magazin and PC World, and where our software has been circulated on other websites.
SilverStripe takes home NZ Open Source Award
Last night, Brian, Sig, and I attended the NZ Open Source Awards. We were finalists in two categories: Open Source Use in Business and Open Source Software Project. State Services Commission was also a finalist for the National Broadband Map, which we developed.
We were delighted to win the award for best Open Source Software Project!
Scaling SilverStripe with Caching
When you are dealing with the levels of traffic seen on sites like the Democratic National Convention, it's not enough to dynamically serve every page view. You need to change your approach.
To this end, there is a new feature in the trunk / daily build version of SilverStripe: "static publishing". What happens is that each time you publish a page in the CMS, it will generate static versions of appropriate URLs. You can then configure Apache to send these files directly to the visitors, without hitting Sapphire or the database. And because the cache generation is linked to the publish function, your cached site is kept up to date.
Up and coming features for developers
Here's a blog post for all you hard-core developers.
This week we are merging a number of exciting changes from a development branch - known as "branches/roa" to some - into the main subversion trunk release. Those of you who wish to access these features early will be able to do so by using the subversion trunk or the daily builds.
15,000 more copies of SilverStripe thanks to PC World.
The July issue of New Zealand PC World includes a full page interview about SilverStripe, and a multiple page tutorial on how to install SilverStripe and do basic website customisation.
The software is included on the cover DVD, so go out and buy a copy from a local retailer! (For those outside of New Zealand: the tutorial will be online at the PC World site in one month.)
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New automated testing tools
With demands of recent projects, we've done some internal work to improve the visibility and documentation of our testing infrastructure. Much of this functionality has been available in SilverStripe for some time, but we want to continue to raise the bar. Just landed in trunk are some recent changes aimed at improving the experience of testing and making it easier than ever for developers to write automated tests that run alongside application code and SilverStripe modules.
Our new Testing Guide explains what you need to know, and how to get started. As our user-base expands, and we continue to build larger and more sophisticated applications atop the SilverStripe core, we're upping the ante for module maintainers and contributors to commit unit tests along with their new code.
SilverStripe v2.2.2 released
We're proud to announce that SilverStripe v2.2.2 can now be downloaded. It fixes hundreds of bugs and adds a few new features, such as a paste from Microsoft Word button in the editor!
SilverStripe overview videos produced
We've made it easier to introduce people to what SilverStripe can do with two new videos showcasing our software. They're designed to be the starting point of people's knowledge with SilverStripe, and lead them to our demo and probe further.
Site editing / content management system overview:
Overview of building websites with SilverStripe:
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How do humans win?
Webstock is here! We've been in heads-down mode for a while, working on sites for councils, Air New Zealand, and American clients too. So now is the time to celebrate the local scene and be proud of Webstock!
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