Hotaru CMS Forums - News and Announcements http://forums.hotarucms.org/ en Tue, 21 May 2013 19:53:21 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.hotarucms.org/images/misc/rss.png Hotaru CMS Forums - News and Announcements http://forums.hotarucms.org/ Update for plugin Post Images http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthread.php?2051-Update-for-plugin-Post-Images&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 17:07:02 GMT The popular plugin, Post Images, has been updated to work with the latest versions of Jquery ... The popular plugin, Post Images, has been updated to work with the latest versions of Jquery

http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthre...ost-Images-1-3 ]]> News and Announcements shibuya246 http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthread.php?2051-Update-for-plugin-Post-Images Recent Code Updates http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthread.php?2040-Recent-Code-Updates&goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 05:30:27 GMT v.1.5.0 is almost ready to be released, but after a long period of no updates, a lot of last minute things are being included in the release which is... v.1.5.0 is almost ready to be released, but after a long period of no updates, a lot of last minute things are being included in the release which is holding it up a bit. The main things we are looking at right now are making sure that bootstrap will work with the default theme as well as not altering the other themes that have been created for Hotaru CMS. It is possible some minor edits to these themes may be required, but we are testing many of them to try and limit the problems.

Plugins are also being looked at to try and make sure they work smoothly

A few more days and v.1.5.0 should be available for everyone. Thanks to all those who have been beta testing. There may be one last beta release before we go live with the release version

Looking to the future development of Hotaru CMS, we will continue to improve things and also look to add some functions users require

Some of the hot topics which are important in development for Hotaru CMS are

  • Improve Spam fighting tools and make fighting spam fun rather than a hassle
  • Improve speed of sites by using better db query calls, more choice of caching tools, using some ajax calls to load widgets after initial page display


  • Encourage other users to make plugins with our help
  • Encourage members to talk on the forums and exchange ideas rather than just writing wish lists
  • Encourage use of Github so the Hotaru CMS community can work as a team


  • Simplify theme development and encourage members to make new unique themes


  • Add functionality for embedding media objects
  • Improve submit process so users can more easily add content
  • Improve user profile section so users get their own page they feel proud to promote to others
  • Improve UI experience for install


  • Create a website for Hotaru CMS Plugins
  • Create a website for Hotaru CMS Themes


  • Promote Hotaru CMS to host companies and auto software scripts like Softaculous, Fantastico Deluxe etc


  • Revisit discussion ideas on groups



See anything you can help us with here?

It is not all coding. The promotion particularly to auto software scripts is a key to growth of this community. Let us know who can help with what ]]> News and Announcements shibuya246 http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthread.php?2040-Recent-Code-Updates Hotaru CMS 1.5.0 beta http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthread.php?1981-Hotaru-CMS-1-5-0-beta&goto=newpost Tue, 07 May 2013 13:49:19 GMT Here is the Hotaru CMS 1.5.0 beta version We are sticking to core updates with this release and will be covering new features, requests more in... Here is the Hotaru CMS 1.5.0 beta version

We are sticking to core updates with this release and will be covering new features, requests more in future releases. We need to strengthen the core libraries and bring Hotaru CMS up-to-date with the latest versions of PHP

I would like for everyone to test this version with their themes and plugins and report back problems

Ideally I would like this be run on PHP 5.3 or greater, but at the moment it should run on less than that

Future version of Hotaru CMS are likely to require at least PHP 5.3 so now would be a good time to update

The autoupdate of files/plugins is not complete yet, and will appear later. For now you don't have to report that part as not working. It will function later but not yet.

Since a number of plugins had minor updates I did not increase the version number and reissue them yet. I would recommend you download and try the zip file which includes the plugin updates here instead of the one without them
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]]> News and Announcements shibuya246 http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthread.php?1981-Hotaru-CMS-1-5-0-beta Hotaru CMS 1.5.0 beta update http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthread.php?1974-Hotaru-CMS-1-5-0-beta-update&goto=newpost Mon, 06 May 2013 00:56:56 GMT I have provided some update information in this blog article http://forums.hotarucms.org/entry.php?101-Latest-updates-on-v-1-5-0 I have provided some update information in this blog article

http://forums.hotarucms.org/entry.ph...tes-on-v-1-5-0 ]]> News and Announcements shibuya246 http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthread.php?1974-Hotaru-CMS-1-5-0-beta-update PHP Version http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthread.php?1965-PHP-Version&goto=newpost Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:58:13 GMT As we look to improve the stability and speed of Hotaru CMS, we need to add features that are not available in older versions of PHP. In particular... As we look to improve the stability and speed of Hotaru CMS, we need to add features that are not available in older versions of PHP. In particular we are looking to add features that require at least PHP version 5.3

Can you tell us what version you currently have?

If you are not sure, go to your Admin Dashboard, turn on debug and then look at the bottom of one of your sites pages in the browser. The PHP Version and MySQL version should be listed there. You can turn debug off again afterwards. ]]> News and Announcements shibuya246 http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthread.php?1965-PHP-Version Update for Spam plugins http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthread.php?1960-Update-for-Spam-plugins&goto=newpost Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:38:07 GMT There seems to be a never ending supply of spam whether it is emails or forum posts. On Hotaru CMS we dont like spam at all, and I am sure as admins... There seems to be a never ending supply of spam whether it is emails or forum posts. On Hotaru CMS we dont like spam at all, and I am sure as admins of sites you are also tired of spam.

The main plugin we have been using for preventing spam has been

http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthre...-Stop-Spam-0-5
using the http://www.stopforumspam.com/ database

We have also just updated the Akismet plugin

http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthre...88-Akismet-0-5
using the Wordpress akismet database

These both work on new user registration. I still notice some spam registrations getting through and expect we will extend the akismet plugin to also cover posts and comments, so even if a user registers with an email address that is not known to be spam, their comment or post detail should get caught.

What is your biggest problem with spam? How have you tried to overcome it?

Take a look at the article here by sachingk
http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthre...ight=stop+spam
and see if it helps at all

Spam affects us all. Let us know if you have any tips or what unique problems you may be facing ]]> News and Announcements shibuya246 http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthread.php?1960-Update-for-Spam-plugins Tim Thumb Plugin Security Update http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthread.php?1956-Tim-Thumb-Plugin-Security-Update&goto=newpost Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:19:46 GMT The Tim Thumb plugin has been updated to patch a security issue. We advise all site owners using Tim Thumb plugin to download this zip file and... The Tim Thumb plugin has been updated to patch a security issue. We advise all site owners using Tim Thumb plugin to download this zip file and upload to your plugins file to replace the old version.

The new version of Tim Thumb plugin is v.0.2

http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthre...-Tim-Thumb-0-2 ]]> News and Announcements shibuya246 http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthread.php?1956-Tim-Thumb-Plugin-Security-Update Hotaru CMS 1.5.0 beta http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthread.php?1954-Hotaru-CMS-1-5-0-beta&goto=newpost Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:38:33 GMT I am currently working on a new version release of hotaru CMS, which will be 1.5.0 It is somewhere between alpha and beta at the moment. So far I... I am currently working on a new version release of hotaru CMS, which will be 1.5.0
It is somewhere between alpha and beta at the moment.

So far I have updated these core libraries:

  • update htmlawed
  • update ezsql
  • update simplepie
  • update jquery
  • update jqueryui



I have also updated the default themes to incorporate more modern css design

  • change default theme from 960 to twitterbootstrap (much better for mobile)
  • change default admin theme from yui to twitterbootstrap (better for mobile)



Also:

  • various small updates for deprecated functions in php as versions have increased over php 5.3
  • couple of small sql query changes



I plan to release something showing this shortly, but would like to do some work on replacing ezSQL with ActiveRecord first, since this is an area of coding that has improved greatly over the last few years and would benefit the hotaru project.

If you want to see things running on the new libs, you can test out my test site at http://ipadrank.com
This is my development site which I save code to live. sometimes you might find it working, othertimes I might turn on or off plugins for testing, and even switch themes to test as well. Please note : this site may be down at various times as I work on the code. This does not mean hotaru is broken. It means I am working :)

The theme i currently have is not fancy. It is a plain default black and white set piece and may not look much different to the current default theme, but if you check the url on your iphone or ipad you will see the theme is mobile ready straight out of the door with a nice top bar and menu.

I have made the admin default do the same thing with bootstrap as well and it works well on mobile.

Further work beyond 1.5.0
the 1.5.0 release will be about bringing things up to latest versions for all libraries and hopefully changing out ezSql in a smooth way. The default themes will get updated and I will probably provide 2 zip files, one with just the hotaru CMS core and the other including the basic plugins with it. Some of the other 100 or so plugins we have may need some further testing.

There have been some good comments about hopeful future changes to hotaru CMS and a lot talked about the ability to easily submit posts / photos / video

I would like to move slowly rather than promise too much and not deliver, so
  • first I would like to get these library updates out and tested
  • second I would like to put out the new themes which are mobile compatibile
  • third I would like to implement ActiveRecord instead of ezSql
  • fourth I would like to improve the submit process to at least encompass photos. video may have to wait slightly depending on what i see when i view the code
  • beyond that I am open to ideas and discussion



I know a lot of people like the bookmarking roots of hotaru CMS and we dont want to turn it into just a facebook clone, but I am willing to listen to the ideas of all those who use hotaru CMS and want to satisfy their target users by improving the sites.

There is a similar thread to this on BakerCMS, but I would like to bring my discussion back to the main hotaru CMS forums now as this is where I plan to release the hotaru CMS 1.5.0 version.

I am releasing an alpha version of the zip files for the latest updates so far. This is not beta stage yet and still needs to be tested with all plugins. There are 2 zip files here. One is just the core, the other is the core code for hotaru CMS and the core plugins, all as one package. You can choose whichever you want to try it on and install or upgrade as normal

The full details of the version 1.5.0 alpha are here

and now beta is available ]]> News and Announcements shibuya246 http://forums.hotarucms.org/showthread.php?1954-Hotaru-CMS-1-5-0-beta