Serendipity Styx 5.0-beta2 release

N° 2025/02 - The new Serendipity Styx 5.0-beta2 of new major release

Requirements: At least PHP 8.2 !!

Better PHP 8.4 !! And it looks like we are already prepared for upcoming PHP 8.5 😀 !!

5.0-beta2 - A Beta-Test release of new Serendipity Styx 5.0

THANK YOU for helping us to finish and finalize this new Serendipity Styx 5.0 major version ! Read the ChangeLog, please.

Styx 5.0-beta2

• Fix edge case types for some radio buttons, serendipity_track_url, serendipity_sendComment, traverse_plugin_dir, get_event_plugins and serendipity_setCookie
• Avoid placing empty category names in Frontend sidebar lists
• Fix Extended descriptions for XML (RSS) icons in some sidebar plugins
• Fix broken [ko] USE_CACHE_DESC constant, and silence serendipity_MB_LOADED define warnings
• Fix an old BUG with MYSQLi PORT settings
• Fix case sensitive directory name issue for case-sensitive filesystems in TinyMCE plugins
• Remove outdated feedburner and subToMe syndication references
• and more …

It is expected that we will get some exception errors with non-yet converted plugins that are not so much mainstream. If you run into these please file a core issue or plugin issue over at GitHub or mention them in the discussions. Just paste the error exception with the stack trace and explain what you did to get there, so it is easy to reproduce. Normally you can just resume with your work afterwards by going back in your browsers history or by returning to the start page of your Backend or Frontend.

Thanks again; See you on next 😎 Serendipity Styx 5.0 revisions !😃

Check out the ChangeLog for details, or even read the commit history for more. See download.

Serendipity Styx 5.0-beta1 release

N° 2025/01 - The new Serendipity Styx 5.0-beta1 major release

Requirements: At least PHP 8.2 !!

5.0-beta1 - A Beta-Test release of new Serendipity Styx 5.0

After a long run the development of upcoming Styx 5.0 came to a public state and is now waiting for your tests, my fellow bloggers !

THANK YOU for helping us to finish and finalize this new Serendipity Styx 5.0 major version ! Read the ChangeLog, please.

Styx 5.0

• Refactored the language system to UTF-8 only
• Refactored the RichText Editor from CKEditor to TinyMCE
• Use of strict types for the API
• Multiple fixes and improvements
• Modernize structures for modernized Browsers
• Cache improvements
• and so much more (…to be completed)

It is expected that we will get some exception errors with non-yet converted plugins that are not so much mainstream. If you run into these please file a core issue or plugin issue over at GitHub or mention them in the discussions. Just paste the error exception with the stack trace and explain what you did to get there, so it is easy to reproduce. Normally you can just resume with your work afterwards by going back in your browsers history or by returning to the start page of your Backend or Frontend.

Thanks again; See you on next 😎 Serendipity Styx 5.0 revisions !😃

Check out the ChangeLog for details, or even read the commit history for more. See download.

Serendipity Styx 4.5.1 release

N° 2024/05 - The Serendipity Styx 4.5.1 release

4.5.1 - A small bugfix release

It is supposed to be the latest must have revision to positively checkout into the future of Serendipity Styx ! Read the ChangeLog, please.

Styx 4.5.1 fixed

• The broken htmlcomment option for the public since 4.5.0 release
• Allowed CKEditor ref tags for the wikilinks plugin
• Changed the image media props default value in the copyright property to realname

Have fun with the update and read the ChangeLog!! See you again on next 😎 Serendipity Styx 5.0 !😃

Check out the ChangeLog for details, or even read the commit history for more. See download.

Serendipity Styx 4.5.0 release

N° 2024/04 - The Serendipity Styx 4.5.0 release

4.5.0 - Pre Winter Edition and maintenance release

Since Styx 4.4.2 release the development of Styx 5 started and on its way some relevant issues and improvements were found to now file a new Styx 4 revision.

In some weeks we will also see the release of the new PHP 8.4 version. Styx 4.5 is ready for it and you better update your system to current Styx 4.5 before getting on this train. Please update to the latest available PHP version for your system, to be able to work with all features Serendipity Styx supports.

It is supposed to be the latest must have revision to positively checkout into the future of Serendipity Styx ! Read the ChangeLog, please.

Styx 4.5.0 worked on

• Fixed varying type warning error with postgreSQL databases
• Fixed several bundled-libs/ library deprecation message errors for upcoming PHP 8.4
• Fixed some real Methusalem and other old bugs
• Improved triggered error reportings for PHP 8.4 deprecation sets
• Update highlightJS and Magnific Popup javascript assets
• Refactored the ATOM feed for dark mode and feed stylesheet
• Multi-changed [ default, default-php, b46, b53, b5blog, boot, bootstrap4, clean-blog, psg, pure, next, skeleton, sliver, 2k11, timeline ] themes for several issues or improvements
• Improved the image orphans tasker and the syndication feed
• Added backend comments code highlight ability
• General bug fixing and consistency changes
• Improved some styling issues and for some external plugin edge cases
• Multi-fixes for type cared precision
• Improved some description and explanation constants in language files
• Backported some Smarty security changes from upcoming Styx 5
• [Authenticated Users] Allow RichText Editor comments only as an extension of general usage
• Improved searchTerm filter preparations and the Serendipity sendMail standard compliance
• Fixed some media IPTC meta field data values and better catch networking connect return errors
• Improved installer messaging when using the tar installer file for owner:group mismatch

Have fun with the update and read the ChangeLog!! See you again on next 😎 Serendipity Styx 5.0 !😃

Check out the ChangeLog for details, or even read the commit history for more. See download.

Serendipity Styx 4.4.2 release

N° 2024/03 - The Serendipity Styx 4.4.2 release

4.4.2 - A Point Update Edition

Another bugfix release, caused by several issues and with PHP 8 versions.

Styx 4.4.2 fixes

• Fixed several type warning errors with postgreSQL databases
• Fixed several Smarty compilation errors
• Fixed several errors with non production version cases
• Fixed plugin configuration data POST checkups for type cared precision
• Improved new plugin tasker and comment messaging
• Other styling minors

Check out the ChangeLog for details, or even read the commit history for more. See download.