LnBlog 0.5.1 released

I've just uploaded version 0.5.1 of LnBlog. You can get it from the download page. This release is mostly bug fixes, bug includes quite a few user-visible changes as well. See the change log for the details. Please note that this release adds a wrapper script, so you will have to log in to the admin pages and upgrade your blogs to the current version.

The first thing you'll notice is a change to the sidebar. I changed the login link to not blend in and look like a heading quite so much. I also changed the administration section of the sidebar that shows up after you log in so that it's now on top.

The second, and biggest, feature of this release is the addition of a basic plugin configuration page (which is why blogs need to be upgraded). Like most preferences in LnBlog, you can configure plugins globally (from the LnBlog admin pages) or for a particular blog. The configuration interface is still in the early stages, i.e. not very pretty, but it will allow you to set options for various plugins. These options will be stored in a plugins.ini file in either the blog root or the LnBlog userdata folder. Please note that all loaded plugins are displayed, but not all of them have configurable options. For the ones that don't, you'll just see a name, version, and short description.

Third, I modified some of the plugins to actually give them configurable options. For instance, the loginlink plugin can switch between displaying a link to the login page and displaying an actual login form, while the metadata plugin now lets you set keywords for a meta tag. There are a few other plugins with configurable options, but you get the idea.

Lastly, I've simplified the initial setup. This obviously won't help current users, but new users should like it. The file writing setup page now tries to autodetect the FTP root, so all you have to enter is a username and password. I've also removed most of the text, which, after looking closer at it, was kind of confusing. Since the file writing setup now has sensible error messages, I figured it was no longer needed. I think LnBlog can now claim to beat the WordPress 5 minute setup.

That's pretty much it for this version. As usual, if you have any questions, comments, or problems, please feel free to e-mail me or leave a comment on this post.

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