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    Serendipity Styx 4.1.3 release

    15 Apr 2023

    N° 2023/05 - The Serendipity Styx 4.1.3 release php8.2

    4.1.3 - A Bugfix Release

    After the Serendipity Styx 4.1.2 bugfix release we found it related to PHP 8.2 version on certain servers too.

    Styx 4.1.3 fixed

    • A follow-up regression found for PHP 8.2 versions
    • Fix entries search result on bool (no result) for PHP 8.2
    • Improve [ b53 ] theme
    • Other minors

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

    Serendipity Styx 4.1.2 release

    12 Apr 2023

    N° 2023/04 - The Serendipity Styx 4.1.2 release php8.2

    4.1.2 - A quick Bugfix Release

    Quickly after Serendipity Styx 4.1.1 bugfix release we found it related to PHP 8.1 version too.

    Styx 4.1.2 fixed

    • A follow-up regression found for PHP 8.1.x versions

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

    Serendipity Styx 4.1.1 release

    10 Apr 2023

    N° 2023/03 - The Serendipity Styx 4.1.1 release php8.2

    4.1.1 - A quick Bugfix Release

    Quickly after Serendipity Styx 4.1.0 release yesterday an odd type issue was found, resulting in a blank page.

    Styx 4.1.1 fixed

    • An incorrect integer value: ‘’ MYSQLI_SQL_EXCEPTION for PHP versions 7.4 and 8.0 setting config vars (i.e. changing templates)

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

    Serendipity Styx 4.1.0 release

    09 Apr 2023

    N° 2023/02 - The Serendipity Styx 4.1.0 release php8.2

    4.1.0 - A Maintenance Spring Edition - For M.

    Serendipity Styx 4.1 revision will be the last update supporting the PHP 7.4 Series. Some more and really 😎 improvements were made again! Styx 4.1 has ironed out several bugs and other inconsistencies and is pretty much a good maintenance release, with an Easter-Egg.

    Styx 4.1.0 faces

    • Improves the handling with some NEW (edge-cased) configuration options
    • Added NEW MediaLibrary selection fields
    • Improves language descriptions of several options or buttons
    • Some resolved fixes and found oddities related to MYSQLi multi-byte search or unsupported OPENSSL_VERSION session-based authentication timer
    • Improves the [ pure ] theme for additional search result head titles by comments and staticpages
    • Removes the limitation of GIF image(s) to Variation(s) converts
    • Improves the MediaLibrary to follow given paging for per item Variation delete or re-/build actions
    • Improves the entryproperties plugin by added NEW configuration option, to automatize the cache-entries confirmation dialog for the next pages after the 1st confirm
    • Upgrade some template and core assets
    • Added the new [ b53 ] Work-In-Progress [ WIP ] theme for long awaited and promising bootstrap 5.3-alpha3 assets

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

    Happy Birthday Miss S

    29 Mar 2023

    N° 2023/1 - 20 years of Serendipity

    🎂 Still living… and better than ever ❗


    Its time to give an update of development and the future plans for Serendipity.

    Upcoming Serendipity Styx 4.1 revision will be the last update supporting the PHP 7.4 Series, while next 4.2 will require PHP 8. Needless to say, recommended to use is the latest PHP 8.2 revision which allows to use all features Serendipity Styx already supports. Styx 4.1 has ironed out some bugs and other inconsistencies and is pretty much a maintenance release, but also improves the handling with some new configuration options,  MediaLibrary selection fields and better language descriptions.

    Serendipity Styx will have to check for a new Rich Text Editor (WYSIWYG), since the current CKEditor 4 Series has an end-of-life scheduled for 2023. The excellent new CKE 5 Series is something totally different and would require a total rebuild and split for current textarea usage on Serendipity side, which seems to be a no go. Other "CMS" out there do face the same issue and probably the most are going to change to TinyMCE.

    Further plans for Serendipity Styx will see a refactoring of the current language system to UTF-8 only and maybe even move away from current constant only usage. Time will tell.

    Now, lets have a deep look in the miraculous mirror of futures…

    ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
    Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
    All mimsy were the borogoves,
    And the mome raths outgrabe …

    👉 Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll. 🧞

    Ian Styx (ophian)Maintainer

    John Ian Styx has more than 20 years of experience in the IT market as a developer and from 2003 as a Serendipity lover.

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