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Development Schedule

Pending changes and release schedule. This is a rough indication only and may change before the next version is scheduled for release.

OsFaq Dev

osFaq v1.0 ST is available for download:

  • Various patches, fixes and improvements:
    • Integrated the latest fixes and new installer from v1.0.RC6 - Patch 2 and above including:
      • Fixed "array_map" callback function errors on some servers.
      • Fixed FATAL ERROR 2 being displayed during install and application-running on some servers.
      • Fixed a path issue related to some Windows-IIS servers and also Plesk-CP with subdomains.
      • Changed column type in faq_settings table to avoid conflicts with some configurations of MySQL.
    • Fixes to main.faq.php dynamic path system.
    • Fixed external faq module not displaying Faq's with no category.
    • Fixed upload manager showing duplicate valid images and documents.
    • Fixed the language-list setting not updating when new languages are added; without logging out and back in to reset the session.
    • Fixed the feed generator not working as expected when feed-caching was turned off.
    • Fixed SSL not being used by default when the setting was enabled in admin.
    • Fixed sitemap_ui not reporting the correct filename after writting a new sitemap.
    • Fixes to client side search:
      • Fixed search URL so it uses a fully generated URL instead of an abbreviated one.
      • Fixed search results not automagically expanding when displayed.
      • Fixed Faqs in root category (ones that have no parent category) not being displayed as expected in search results.
      • Added onBlur function to search field (cosmetic improvement).
    • Fixed Faq preview page showing old data for edits (new data was still saved correctly).
    • Numerous other minor fixes and improvements.
  • Faq Admin:
    • IMAGES:
      • The image uploader has been replaced with an AJAX based uploader.
      • Added a browse area for browsing existing images. Uploaded images can be inserted into Faq's by dragging and dropping (when using the WYSIWYG editor).
      • The WYSIWYG editor has been updated to the latest version in preparation for the v1.0ST release. This version has improved image support.
    • Added a views field to faq admin showing the client views for each Faq and category.
    • Added column sort by headers to the Faq admin area.
    • Improved the admin Faq preview.
  • LANGUAGE SUPPORT:
    • Added support for UTF-8 filenames with image and attachment uploads.
    • Added multilanguage support to the installer/upgrader.
    • Various hardcoded language elements migrated into language files.
    • Dynamic database translations for faq settings and setting-descriptions.
      • Database Translations are installed on demand when changing languages and during installs/upgrades.
  • Admin Settings:
    • Added a colour chooser to the faq settings area for colour based settings.
    • Added an admin option to disable the Client side Faq areas.
    • Added an option to the SEO-URL settings for writting to the .htaccess file automatically. Eliminating the need to manually edit the file.
    • Added a curl SSL-check to verify SSL (of any type) is installed on the server. If its not, the SSL setting is disabled for safety.
    • Admin setting changes:
      • Removed admin option for fancy buttons.
      • Removed admin option for max image uploads.
      • Added option to disable client side FAQ areas.
      • Added Timezone option.
  • Updated installer for new version (tested with clean installs and upgrades from RC2/3/4/5/6 to ST).

v1.0-STABLE is now available for download.