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. The new PHP 8.4 ready logo will find its way to this blog post when it is officially announced at php.net. 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
• 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.

Serendipity Styx 4.4.1 release

N° 2024/02 - The Serendipity Styx 4.4.1 release

4.4.1 - A Point Update Edition

A quick bugfix release, caused by PHP < 8.3 which could throw a fatal error “white page” on upgrade.

Styx 4.4.1 fixes

• Fixed a fatal error in 4.4.0 media nuke handler improvement for first “.v/” image variations subdir
• Other styling minors

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

Serendipity Styx 4.4.0 release

N° 2024/01 - The Serendipity Styx 4.4.0 release

4.4.0 - Spring Edition and maintenance release

Since Styx 4.3 releases some major issues and improvements were found to file a new revision. Next Serendipity Styx 5.0 was set on hold meanwhile to use the new 4.4 revision as its new base for jump off.

So again to say: This maintenance update is the last regular Serendipity Styx 4 series revision supporting the PHP 7.4+ Series. If nothing in the following development of next major Serendipity Styx version 5.0 is discovered, which needs an important backport refactoring, further only urgent bugfix or security point releases will be given.

As already pointed out: With the release of PHP 8.3 the EOL for PHP 8.0 has arrived. 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 a must have revision to positively checkout into the future of Serendipity Styx ! Read the changelog, please.

Styx 4.4.0 introduces

• Fixed remote_ticker issues for PostGreSQL databases queries and trying to fix a re-appearing of hidden remote messages on some host
• Generally improved markup, templates, styles, plugins and constants
• Improve output indentation markup mainly based to the [ pure ] standard theme in 2-sidebar structures indent mode. This helps to better understand the general inheritance tree, find issues more easily and always send clean code.
• Fix the history plugins specialage years option for leap year calculations
• Improved [ styx ] backend theme dark mode conditioning to match browser preferences OR previously added storage sets, backend user preferences and (non-) login states for asset loads, icon-schemes, virgin arrivals, Smarty vars and scope. NO JS, NO FUN ! ;-)
• Improved [ styx ] backend theme to implement expandable hooked plugins into the backend sidebar, to expand/collapse non-core plugins on demand
• Improved [ styx ] backend theme installation and upgrade pages
• Refactor several main functions for performance and others optimizations like media nuke handlers
• Added dark mode support to the [ styx ] backend theme for installer.inc and upgrader.inc template files, which also removes unneeded assets loading.
• Allow [ pure, boot, b5blog, b53 ] themes dark mode preference in backend preview_iframe views.
• Fixes to the [ pure, psg, dude, boot, b5blog, b46, b53 ] themes
• Upgrade some libraries and assets
• Bug fixes

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

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

Serendipity Styx 4.3.2 release

N° 2023/10 - The Serendipity Styx 4.3.2 release

4.3.2 - Another Point Update Edition

A next follow bugfix release.

Styx 4.3.2 addresses

• Fixed remote_ticker issues for SQLite and PostGreSQL databases queries
• Fixes for (imported) hotlink images and Variations
• Improved markup, templates, styles, plugins and constants

Please update !! And - See you on next 😎 Serendipity Styx 5.0 - hopefully - !😃

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