Version 2.x

Upgrade from 2.2.x to 2.2.2

Changelog

https://github.com/fnagel/t3extblog/compare/2.2.1…2.2.2

  • Important security fix!
  • Strengthen security
  • Improve default configuration
  • Document how SPAM protection works

Breaking changes

  • Comment website url scheme is now limited to http and https only
  • Attributes for allowed tags in comments are now removed by default

How to upgrade

  1. Run update wizard in Extension Manager to search for now invalid comment website links
  2. Fix or remove all invalid, existing comment website links (!)
  3. Please check your TypoScript configuration (SPAM protection, allowed tags, …)
  4. Clear all caches

Upgrade from 2.2.0 to 2.2.1

Changelog

https://github.com/fnagel/t3extblog/compare/2.2.0…2.2.1

  • Tested with EXT:realurl 2.x
  • Minor bugfixes for backend modules
  • Fix post preview for non-admin BE users in newer TYPO3 versions
  • Adjust TCA to match latest TYPO3 API

How to upgrade

  1. “Clear all cache” in Install Tool
  2. Uninstall and install extension if needed (TCA issues)

Upgrade from 2.1.x to 2.2.0

“Author improvements”

Changelog

https://github.com/fnagel/t3extblog/compare/2.1.0…2.2.0

  • Use HTML or text files as email templates
  • Author filter for post list action
  • Show backend user (post author) avatar image (available since TYPO3 7.5)
  • New backend modules: dashboard view, list view for post and blog subscriptions
  • Use built-in image cropping (since TYPO3 7.2) for preview image
  • Greatly improved cache handling when creating new comments or editing posts in backend (no more page TS config needed!)
  • Multiple minor fixes and improvements
  • PHP 7.0 compatibility

Breaking changes

  • New TypoScript configurations for BE modules
  • Some localization keys have changed
  • Some templates have changed (mostly backend module related)
  • RealUrl configuration has been extended

Tip

German localizations are now managed by the TYPO3 Pootle (translation.typo3.org) server (just like every other localization).

How to upgrade

  1. “Clear all cache” in Install Tool
  2. Adjust and update TypoScript configuration and template overwrites
  3. Download localizations (using the “Languages” BE module)

Upgrade from 2.0.x to 2.1.0

This release has been sponsored by Elementare Teilchen (http://www.elementare-teilchen.de).

Changelog

https://github.com/fnagel/t3extblog/compare/2.0.1…2.1.0

  • New major feature: Subscribe for new posts
  • Configure email template files with TypoScript
  • Some minor bugfixes and improvements
  • Documentation improvements

Subscribe for new posts

  • New plugin with simple subscription form (SPAM protected)
  • Opt-in email for new subscriber
  • Subscription management within the existing subscription manager plugin
  • Send notification emails for single posts form the BE module

See Users Manual and Administration manual for more information.

Breaking changes

  • Subscription manager TypoScript has changed:
    • subscriptionManager.admin and subscriptionManager.subscriber moved to subscriptionManager.comment.*
    • subscriptionManager.admin.enable changed to subscriptionManager.admin.enableNotifications
    • subscriptionManager.subscriber.enableNewCommentNotifications changed to subscriptionManager.subscriber.enableNotifications
  • Quite some localization keys have changed (mostly subscriber and flashMessage.subscriber related)
  • Some templates have changed (e.g. changed link parameter in email templates, SPAM check partial, …)
  • RealUrl configuration has been extended
  • Massive code refactoring (so in case you extended t3extblog, make sure to adjust your changes if needed)

How to upgrade

  1. “Clear all cache” in Install Tool
  2. Create new DB fields by using “Compare current database with specification” in Install Tool
  3. Adjust and update TypoScript configuration, templates and localization overwrites
  4. You probably want to run the upgrade wizard in EM to mark all old posts as “notification has been sent”

Upgrade from 2.0.0 to 2.0.1

Changelog

https://github.com/fnagel/t3extblog/compare/2.0.0…2.0.1

  • Bugfix for broken flash message caching in TYPO3 >= 7.3, see https://github.com/fnagel/t3extblog/issues/112
  • Bugfix for hidden or deleted BE users (author field)
  • Respect current post filter when using paginator
  • TYPO3 Link validator support

How to upgrade

Make sure to add addQueryStringMethod = GET to all paginate TypoScript config arrays and to adopt the changes in Resources/Private/Templates/ViewHelpers/Widget/Paginate/Index.html if needed. Your RealUrl configuration needs to be updated if you’re not using the auto configuration feature.

  1. “Clear all cache” in Install Tool (including Opcode caches!)
  2. Make sure to adopt TypoScript and Template changes!

Upgrade from 1.2.x to 2.0.0

Changelog

https://github.com/fnagel/t3extblog/compare/1.2.1…2.0.0

  • A bunch of bugfixes
  • TYPO3 CMS 7.x support (tested up to TYPO3 7.6)
  • Removed support for TYPO3 < 6.2
  • Twitter Bootstrap 3 theme
  • New backend icons for records and module
  • New flash message proposing pages with blog records helps to find correct storage folder in backend module
  • New settings validation check in frontend and backend help to ensure proper configuration
  • Added FormError ViewHelper for easy Twitter Bootstrap form errors
  • Introduce constants for easier setup
  • Preview image now makes use of TYPO3’s responsive image feature
  • Improved documentation
  • Cleaner code base and CGL improvements

Templating

Quite a few templates and partials have been changed to match Twitter Bootstrap 3. Please make sure to adapt these changes in your templates.

Responsive image rendering

T3extblog is now able to make use of TYPO3’s RWD image rendering. See Responsive image configuration

How to upgrade

  1. “Clear all cache” in Install Tool (including Opcode caches!)
  2. Reload the TYPO3 backend
  3. Adjust and update all templates!