Injader 2.4.4 Released
The latest version of Injader is now available to download.
Injader 2.4.4 includes a new Archives page. This can be added to your site quite easily - just link to it. A link has been added to the default theme to show you how to do it; meanwhile, you can see an example on the Injader.com Archives page.
Unless any urgent requests or issues come up, the next release will be Injader 2.5. This is a landmark release - the goal is to rewrite most if not all of the system. As a reminder, Injader 2.5 will not support PHP4, only PHP5 and above. Please contact your web host if you need to check whether Injader 2.5 will work on your current web hosting.
I may post updates along the way. So - more news soon!
Dropping support for PHP4
Later this year, I'm planning to release Injader 2.5. This is an important milestone as it will be the first version of Injader to drop support for PHP4. From that point on, Injader will only support PHP5.
Over the last couple of years, most web hosts have been upgrading their servers to use PHP5. If you're not sure whether your site uses PHP5, contact your web host. And if you need a new web host, I highly recommend Hostgator.
Things have been a bit slow around here, and I apologise for that. I'm hoping to get the next version of Injader released within the next 4 to 6 weeks. This will be Injader 2.4.4 rather than Injader 2.5.
More news soon.
Injader: What happened in 2009?
Only a few days of 2009 remain. It seems like a good opportunity to look at what's been achieved this year, and what's in store for 2010.
Release summary
Some key improvements from 2009 include:
- WordPress import script
- Optimised URLs
- Subscribe to comments by email
- Navigation types
- Spam rules
- Single control panel
- Theme settings
- Manage comments
- RSS 2.0
There have been 14 releases this year, down from 24 in 2008. This shows that things have settled down into a less frantic release schedule than before, but without resulting in the project stagnating.
The changes have not been as large this year as the previous year. 2008 started with 1.3.1 and ended with 2.1.2, while 2009 started with 2.1.3 and ended with 2.4.3. Of course, version numbers alone don't tell the full story, and some great upgrades have been released this year. But overall, it's been a year of consolidation, rather than sweeping changes.
Injader 3
The big plan is to release Injader 3 sometime in 2010. I've blogged about Injader 3 previously. Many of the releases in 2009 have focused on getting us closer to Injader 3. There are some more changes to do before work can start on Injader 3, but we're getting closer now. As a very rough estimate (meaning, don't hold me to this), you may see something sometime during summer 2010. I'll refine this timescale as I have a better idea of how much work is still to be done.
Your thoughts
Is there anything you'd particularly like to see from Injader in 2010?
Injader 2.4.3 Released
Just in time for Christmas, the latest version of Injader is now available to download.
A summary of the most useful features can be found in the Injader 2.4.3 beta testing announcement.
A full list of the changes in this version can be found on the Released Versions page.
Hope you like the latest changes. Also, I hope you have a great Christmas. Watch out for a post in the near future that looks at Injader's progress in 2009.
Injader 2.4.3 is in beta testing
We're currently running the latest version at Injader.com. Changes 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 - if you change to a different link style, all requests to the old link style will be automatically redirected.
- New link style - a date-based link style has been added.
- Custom excerpts - if you use excerpts in your theme, you can now override the automatically generated excerpts (limited to a set number of characters) and type in your own excerpt for each article. If a custom excerpt is not available, the auto excerpt will be used instead.
- Custom ordering - areas now contain a new "custom" ordering option. If you choose this, you'll be able to use a new "order" field on the Post Settings tab when editing an article. Simply enter the order for each article and that order will be used on the site.
- Plus the usual maintenance updates and fixes.
If all goes well, Injader 2.4.3 will be released within the next week.