It's been a while since the last release, but now the wait is over. We present to you the 5th and best version of BlogEngine. Go download it.
New features in BlogEngine 1.4
New database provider
BlogEngine now works with most commercial and open source
databases such
as MySQL, SQL Server, VistaDB and many others. This allow you to use practically any database supported
by your
hosting provider. You can still use XML files if you don't want to use a database.
Drag 'n drop widgets
Widgets are the pieces of content most often located at the
sidebar. It
could be a list of recent posts, latest tweets from Twitter or anything else. You can drag and drop the
widgets
around in your sidebar and modify the content of them directly on the front-page. The widget works
independently of
the theme you are using as long as it is implemented in the theme. In BlogEngine it is implemented in
the
Standard and Indigo themes and many more themes with widgets will be available for
download very
soon at the BlogEngine website.
Extension settings
The new settings model for extensions have been upgraded to
give you a much
better experience using third-party extensions. For extension developers, it has never been easier to
store your
settings and let the user change them from the admin section. The same settings model is used by the
widgets as
well.
Web 3.0 improvements
BlogEngine 1.4 makes full use of many semantic formats and
technologies
such as FOAF, SIOC and APML. It means that the content stored in your BlogEngine installation will be
fully portable
and auto-discoverable. It is possible to filter the RSS feeds based on the visitor's interest defined in
her APML
file or do a site search with it as well. Read more the APML filtering in
BlogEngine.
Author profiles
By utilizing the ASP.NET profile provider it is now possible to
let all
authors maintain their own profile. This is used in the FOAF document and widget/extension developers
can take full
advantage of the profiles to provide new exciting visualizations and functionality.
Other new features
We've listened to what you - the user - wanted in
BlogEngine 1.4
and here is a list of some of those features that made it.
- Tag selector when adding new posts
- Subcategories
- Password encryption
- Improved live comment preview
- Hierarchical pages in the control panel
- Smarter comment spam protection
- Link collection widget
- Various performance improvements
- and much more...
Good luck and happy writing.
The BlogEngine team