# Under development: FlatPress 1.3.1 "Andante" ## Changed requirements - FlatPress 1.3.1 runs under PHP up to **8.3**; minimum required PHP version increases to **7.1**. - Also, the PHP extension [**intl**](https://www.php.net/manual/book.intl.php) becomes mandatory. ## General - Template engine Smarty updated to version 4.4.1 ([#376](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/pull/376)) - The Smarty API has changed significantly from v2 to v4 - [please make sure your themes and plugins continue to work with the new Smarty version](https://wiki.flatpress.org/doc:tips:smarty2to4)! - The fixed "Stats" panel has been converted into a plugin. ([#373](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/pull/373), [#374](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/pull/374)) # 2024-04-07: [FlatPress 1.3 "Andante"](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/releases/tag/1.3) ## Changed requirements - FlatPress 1.3 runs under PHP up to **8.3**; minimum required PHP version increases to **7.1**. - Also, the PHP extension [**intl**](https://www.php.net/manual/book.intl.php) becomes mandatory. ## General - Template engine Smarty updated to version 4.3.1 ([#94](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/94), [#227](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/227))
The Smarty API has changed significantly from v2 to v4 - [please make sure your themes and plugins continue to work with the new Smarty version](https://wiki.flatpress.org/doc:tips:smarty2to4)! - Added [SECURITY.md](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/blob/master/SECURITY.md) - [README](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/blob/master/README.md): added "help and support" section - Re-activated useful "Stats" panel in Admin Area / Entries - "Follow on Mastodon" added as an alternative to X (Twitter) in the welcome entry ## Plugins ### Additions - PhotoSwipe plugin added: Displays images and galleries with [PhotoSwipe](https://photoswipe.com/) ([#109](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/109), [#253](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/253), [#255](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/255)) - Gallery captions plugin added: Manages image captions for gallery images ([#108](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/108)) - SEO Meta Tag Info plugin added: Manages SEO meta tags ([#145](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/145)) - FlatPress Protect plugin added: Adds HTTP headers for hardening your blog ([#146](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/146)) - DateChanger plugin added: Allows you to change the publication date for (new) entries. - Feed plugin added: Displays the RSS and Atom feed via a widget ([#317](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/317)) - CookieBanner plugin added: Discreet reference to the use of cookies ([#325](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/325)) - Emoticons plugin added: Allows accessible emoticons via an editor toolbar. Suggested by [@DeltaLima](https://github.com/DeltaLima) - Support plugin added: Support data for the FlatPress admin and the community can be accessed via the admin maintenance menu. ### Changes - jQuery plugin: Updated jQuery (3.5.1 => 3.6.1) and jQueryUI (1.12.1 => 1.13.2) - Media Manager plugin shows 50 items per page, not 10 - BBCode plugin: Added "h4" icon to editor toolbar ([#201](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/201)) - BBCode plugin: Facebook-Video now uses the latest video player API and the lazy loading mechanism of the browser; also now has localized languages with language tag ([#252](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/252)) - see also https://developers.facebook.com/docs/javascript/internationalization - BBCode plugin: Added optional "target" attribute to the "url" element - ([PR270](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/pull/270) by [@sjustesen](https://github.com/sjustesen)) - Comment center plugin (Akismet) revised to enable a more understandable operation ([#273](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/273)) - Comment center plugin: The admin must authorize comments (set as default) ([#101](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/101)) - Removed Akismet plugin: Akismet spam check is already included in the comment center plugin.
Before updating FlatPress to 1.3, enter your Akismet key into the Comment Center plugin, and delete the Akismet plugin. ### Bugfixes - LastCommentsAdmin plugin will not even attempt to delete or rebuild LastComments caches if LastComments plugin is not available ([#43](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/43)) - Comment Center plugin: Fixed errors on the config page ([#90](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/90)) - Comment Center plugin: Fixed error on sending mails with umlaut subjects ([#211](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/211)) - Akismet plugin: Fixed PHP warnings ([#83](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/83)) - BBCode plugin: Allows local video files ("attachs/video.mp4") and outputs valid HTML ([#192](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/192)) - BBCode plugin: Initial settings after fresh install shown correctly ([#102](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/102)) - Calendar plugin: Fixed incorrect text output when Russian is set as language - Footnotes plugin: Compatibility with [Markdown plugin](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress-extras/tree/master/fp-plugins/markdown) established ([#322](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/322)) - PrettyURLs plugin: Works properly again with non-Latin characters in entry titles and category names ([#281](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/281)) ## Setup - Reworked Installer ([#266](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/266)) - Image files, which are not used by the installer, were removed. - In the setup CSS, unused IDs, classes and incorrect references to fonts have been removed. - The installer header now shines in a simple FlatPress style. - Added missing language files for Greek, Spanish and French ([#214](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/214)) - The installer tries to write permissions recursively for owners and groups, which had to be done manually before. - Setup determines local time zone and UTC offset automatically ([#99](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/99)). ## Themes - Reworked "Leggero v2" style, Admin Area now responsive ([#259](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/259)) - Adjusted the alignment of the calendar widget and the search widget - The theme now adapts better at screen widths between 720px and 768px - Media queries were created for individual device classes (smartphone, netbook, laptop and PC) in order to achieve a better display, especially for mobile devices - The overall appearance is now not so angular/edgy - A single PhotoSwipe image or a whole gallery is now centered in the responsive design ([#150](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/150)) - BBcode videos are no longer chopped off in responsive design, but adjusted to the width and center aligned - A left or right aligned BBcode video will now be centered if the screen < 960 px - The BBcode toolbar adapted for a better display at the screen width of 640px - The menu and submenu in the administration area now also has a "slightly" more modern design - Template and CSS from Uploader > Gallery: image texts; button and table adapted to Leggero V2 style - Text within the pre element is now printed completely by line break - Fixes a problem in the admin area when rendering font-sizes in Safari, Chrome and Firefox (iPhone/iPad) ([#256](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/256)) - Added "background-attachment: fix" -workaround for mobile devices. - Admin area now has Leggero-v2 style background instead of white background. - Further fixes in "Leggero" theme - All Leggero theme css files now comply with [CSS level 3](https://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/) - Fixed searchbox glitch in FlatMaas revisited style ([#97](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/97)) - Fixed missing bullets in preview ([#98](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/98)) - CSS of the Leggero style had some glitches on mobile devices - Invalid HTML output fixed ([#106](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/106), [#156](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/156)) - Removed unneccessary external font resource ([#112](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/112)) - "Add comment" link has its own line ([#135](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/135)) - Removed legacy/invalid CSS ([#133](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/133), [#134](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/134)) - Fixed description of Leggero and Leggero v2 styles ([#137](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/137)) - Obsolete bullet points removed ([#136](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/136)) - Updated preview image ([#139](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/139)) - Fixed comments date format ([#237](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/237)) - Fixed several layout/CSS glitches ([#140](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/140), [#144](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/144), [#201](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/201), [#247](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/247), [#249](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/249)) - Lucida Console [code] ... [/code] is now correct as a font in the CSS file - In the admin area, the configuration panel has been revised - Fixed vertical alignment of BBCode toolbar in write panel - Removes obsolete acronym element in the language files and replaces it with the abbr element - The menu bar in Leggero style is now centered if the screen width is less than 768px - URLs to the wiki or other external pages are now opened in a second tab in the administration area - External URLs in the administration area are now exclusively HTTPS - The number of views is now also displayed for the active PostViews plugin when comments are locked ([#346](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/346)) - Comments: "The Name and Comment fields are mandatory fields." should not be displayed if the admin is logged in. ([#367](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/367)) ## Internationalization - Added translation: Slovenian, Danish and Russian ([#278](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/278)) - Reworked translations: Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and Italian - Fixed wrong pt-br country code ([#100](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/100)) - German translation for Comment Center plugin added ([#148](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/148)) - Fixed not-yet-translated phrases in Blog view and Admin Area ([#171](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/171)), ([#276](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/276)) - Contact form: Admin notification mail is now localized ([#205](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/205)) - Setup tries to determine local language automatically ([#197](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/197), [#216](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/216), [#262](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/262)) - The HTML of the installer now has a lang attribute in the html start tag to specify the language. - BBCode plugin: Localized toolbar button tooltips - Footnotes plugin: Hard-coded output now localized ([#322](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/322)) - Admin comment edit panel: Error messages localized ([#304](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/304)) ## Bugfixes - Plugin management page: Removed empty warning messages box - Fixed error at prev link on first / next link on last entry ([#95](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/95)) - Logout redirects to home page again ([#119](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/119)) - Fixed disappearing non-Latin characters in page title ([#49](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/49) and [#91](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/91)) - Worked around strftime() marked as deprecated as of PHP 8.1 ([#92](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/92)) - thx @bohwaz - Comments and contact form: Fixed error on sending mails with umlaut subjects ([#207](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/207), [#209](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/209)) - Added missing properties in order to prevent "Dynamic properties are deprecated" error under PHP 8.2 ([#115](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/115)) - Admin maintenance panel: Check file access rights after reset - Admin comment edit panel: Validation added ([#304](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/304)) - Fixed broken links in the administration area - After clearing the theme and template cache, the list of recent comments is rebuilt ([#85](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/85)) ## Security - Possible XSS prevented: Session cookie missed the "secure" and "httponly" flags - Proper check of uploaded files ([#152](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/152), [#170](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/170), [#217](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/217)) - Possible XSS prevented: Admin Area URL ([#153](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/153)) - Possible XSS prevented: Upload of misc. XML file types ([#172](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/172), [#178](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/178), [#188](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/188)) - Directory browsing prevented ([#174](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/174)) - Possible XSS in setup prevented ([#176](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/176)) - Possible XSS in Media Manager plugin prevented ([#177](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/177)) - Possible path traversal in Media Manager plugin prevented ([#179](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/179)) - Possible XSSs in Admin Area prevented ([#180](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/180), [#183](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/183), [#187](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/187)) - Possible XSS in comments prevented ([#186](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/186)) - Possible CSRFs in Admin Area prevented ([#64](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/64)) - Possible XSS in FlatPress Installer prevented ([#220](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/220)) - Write permission for others removed by default ([#173](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/173)) # 2021-06-19: [FlatPress 1.2.1](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/releases/tag/1.2.1) ## Bugfixes - BOM in French language files lead to blank page in admin area (see [#82](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/82)) ## Translations - Added Dutch language pack by Macmee # 2021-03-20: [FlatPress 1.2 "Legato"](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/releases/tag/1.2) ## General - FlatPress now runs smoothly with PHP 7.4 and PHP 8 - Performance: Lazy loading for images - GDPR compatibility: Data of commenters are not stored in cookies any more - SEO: Added XML sitemap for search engines ([details](https://forum.flatpress.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=126)) - Leggero v2 is default theme (see [#57](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/57)) - Leggero v1 is now responsive - Updated Smarty to release 2.6.31 - Added [CONTRIBUTORS.md](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/blob/master/CONTRIBUTORS.md) ## Plugins - BBCode plugin: - Added image attribute "loading", default is "lazy" - Enhanced \[video\] element accepts video URLs for YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook - Added "mail" tag (replaces the Protected Mail Links plugin) - Selectboxes of attachments and images in the editor toolbar are sorted by name - jQuery plugin: Updated jQuery and jQuery UI to their current versions - CommentCenter plugin is part of the FP standard distribution - PrettyUrls and Comment Center are activated by default, LastComments and LastCommentsAdmin are not - Protected Mail Links plugin removed ## Security - Overhauled v0.812.2 fix for local file inclusion vulnerability ([more details](http://www.guanting.com/security/exploit/information/27269.html)) - Comments are sanitized properly (see [#62](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/62)) - Uploader checks for forbidden files more carefully - User password isn't hashed with MD5 any more (see [#59](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/59)) ## Bugfixes - Mail adresses are accepted in a broader range (see [#48](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/48)) - HTTPS URLs in the contact form are now handled correctly (see [#55](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/55)) - Fixed redirects after login - Fixed "syntax error, unexpected '\['" bug, reported [here](https://forum.flatpress.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=131) - Setup sets date and FP version for the freshly created static pages - Annoying translation error in German language pack fixed - ... and many more! ## Translations - Added French language pack by Marc Thibeault and Dimitri Soufflet, reworked by Gee - Added Japanese Language Pack by [NORTH HILL WORK STUDIO](https://nhws.localinfo.jp/) - Added Brazilian Portuguese language pack by randy - Added Italian language pack by Giacomo Margarito - Added Spanish language pack by karelv - Reworked German language pack by Detlef # 2019-02-22: [FlatPress 1.1 "Da capo"](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/releases/tag/1.1) ## General - Languages added: Greek, German, Czech (feel free to send in *your* language packs!) - Admin: Fancyfied editor toolbar with more BBCode elements - Changelog: Missing releases added ## Plugins - Plugin added: Protected Mail Links - jQuery plugin: jQuery files are loaded locally now - Readmore plugin: Now localized (feel free to send in *your* translation!) - Searchbox plugin: Full text search enabled by default - Footnotes plugin: Usage how-to added - Lightbox plugin: Slimbox version updated, broken overlay fixed ## Security - Security fix: Possible CSRF attack prevented (see [details](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39870 "exploit-db.com/exploits/39870")) ## Bugfixes - Correct handling of special characters in URLs (see [PR11](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/pull/11 "Pull request #11")) - HTTPS allowed in comment URLs - BBCode element "video" serves Youtube videos in iFrame instead of SWF object - Leggero theme: No more mixed content warning (see [#31](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/31)) - Update checker works with HTTPS URL (see [#36](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues/36)) # 2018-12-16: [FlatPress 1.0.3.php7](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/releases/tag/v1.0.3.php7) First release after Edoardo handed over the project ownership to Arvid. "Emergency release" to bring FlatPress back to the present. - Runs under PHP7 - HTTPS support - Plugins added: Last comments admin, Media manager # 2015-06-12: [FlatPress 1.0.3](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/releases/tag/v1.0.3) - This release fixes an XSS (CVE-2014-100036). - Bonus: a new style for Leggero theme by @MarcThibeault and other UI enhancements by @MarcThibeault and @liquibyte # 2013-12-11: [FlatPress 1.0.2](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/releases/tag/v1.0.2) Another bugfix release. - Fixes errors in the rushed patched vulnerability in v1.0.1. - Clears some issues with strict standards. - Timezone now defaults to UTC. You can set your own time offset in the configuration panel of the admin area # 2013-11-21: [FlatPress 1.0.1](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/releases/tag/v1.0.1) Bugfix release. - Addresses Issue #3 http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29515/ # 2012-01-11: FlatPress 1.0 "Solenne" - ...still to be documented... # 2010-11-07: 0.10xxx # 2009-10-10: 0.9xx Arioso # 2008-12-24: 0.8xx Fortissimo 2008-05-07: FlatPress 0.803 Vivace ====================== GENERAL ------- + Rewritten bootstrap, index centralized + New database backend (soon to be rewroked ;)) + New draft system + New secure hashing algorhytms for passwords + New widget system + Post view count moved to plugin PostViews + Rewritten main config file + Allowing custom appearance for date/time + New URLs (still compatible) + Allow static pages as home + mysite.com/flatpress/?random post goodie :) PLUGINS ------- + New PostViews plugin + New favicon plugin + New prettyurls plugin, supporting pathinfo! (check plugin for help) + Added GUI to BlockParser + Added GUI to Akismet F Fixed accessible antispam F BBCode now allows inline HTML (check plugin for help): this allows WYSIWYG lovers to install their favourite editor (e.g. TinyMCE, see the forum for more) F Modified and cleaned interactions of BBCode with thumbs and lightbox plugins F Lightbox shouldn't crash IE7 anymore F Akismet shouldn't timeout anymore U jsUtils is mootools 1.1 full (complete download) ADMIN PANEL ----------- + New GUI + Allowing plugins to add panels + Validating now without sessions + New Widget GUI + New Plugin GUI + New Theme/Styles GUI + New Options (formerly config) GUI 0.703.6.2 (2007-11-26) ====================== - FIXED: removed /test.php - FIXED: version number 0.703.6.1 (2007-10-23) ====================== FIXED: typo in admin.entry.delete.php 0.703.6 (2007-10-19) ==================== - FIXED: XSS vulnerabilities in comments.tpl and contact.tpl - FIXED: Backported from Crescendo+1 fix for XSS in $_GET fields - FIXED: bug in static handling (THEME_LEGACY_MODE not checked) - FIXED: Moved html escaping from default-filters to bbcode plugin - FIXED: Added option to bbcode plugin to allow inline html! (no more ugly [html] tags! :) 0.703.5 (2007-09-22) ==================== - FIXED: severe bug with - FIXED: smaller one with commslock 0.703.4 (2007-09-19) ==================== FIXED: several XSS vulnerabilities 0.703.3 (2007-09-18) ==================== FIXED: XSS in search.php 0.703.2 (2007-07-13) ==================== FIXED: input validation problems 0703.1 Crescendo (July 10, 2007) =============================== Small bug fixes - FIXED: bbcode: [u] tag missing - FIXED: bbcode/syntaxhighlighter: [code=MY_SYNTAX] works again - FIXED: fixed error handling with missing categories 0.703 Crescendo Final (June 27, 2007) ===================================== - UPDATED: jsUtils : Mootools 1.11 - FIXED: URL issues with BBCODE - FIXED: small issues with thumb plugin Crescendo RC2 (June 3, 2007) ============================ - FIXED: spaces in file names are escaped as dashes "-" when uploaded - FIXED: various bbcode issues - FIXED: scale/width bbcode/thumb issues - MDFD: now thumb creates a .thumb dir for each subdir of images/ - FIXED: leggero CSS - FIXED: double entity encoding - ADDED: (since RC1): when loggedin trying to open a non-existent static page will bring you to the "add new static" panel Crescendo RC1 (May 29, 2007) ============================ - FIXED: plugin/bbcode: broken non-local urls - FIXED: core/FPDB archive function: /?y=nn didn't work if a month wasn't specified - FIXED: core/entry/cache : buggy workarounded function (see previous) is now fixed - FIXED: core/users : session was not kept if user IP changed - FIXED: core/rss : template now works, fixed core accordingly - ADDED: core/rss : full content support - UPDATED: plugin/jsUtils, upgraded to mootools 1.1 - UPDATED: plugin/lightbox updated accordingly to slimbox 1.4 - RMVD: temporarily removed prettyurls plugin (todo: remove from default config); I'm working to a newer cooler version, but it will require probably some changes in core, so no-go for this release - ADDED: Lang/it-it: added some strings I forgot Crescendo beta1 (May 17, 2007) ============================ - added: some entry/cache hooks - added: many plugin translations thanx to cimangi (http://luielei.altervista.org/) - added: panel notifications for plugins - added: new theme, new icons (updated old admin css) - fixed: lightbox updated and fixed - fixed: removed quote escaping in entries (removed and added fix for old versions) - fixed: directory deletion under php5 (thx cimangi) - fixed: entry_delete did not remove visit counter (cimangi) - fixed: session retaining in control panel under certain conditions (smartyvalidate) - changed: some behaviours in cache; need some rework as introduced a little bug... d'oh! Crescendo alpha (Feb 10, 2007) =============== - fixed: utils_mail() - fixed: bbcode url trim - fixed: bbcode remote image timeouts - changed: WHOLE new POST behaviour (no longer "POSTDATA" messages) - changed: new theme tags (almost finished). support for old themes; soon deprecated - changed: graphics for the old theme (almost finished) - changed: a whole bunch of graphic thingies - changed: plugin organization - added: [video] tag support http://flatpress.nowhereland.it/index.php?entry=entry070210-211548 - added: update checker (experimental) - added: error/success notification system with fancy graphics :P NOTE: italian language is still there until the wiki is ready