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TYPOlight 2.8.1 is available

by Leo Feyer – Announcements

TYPOlight version 2.8.1 is available. The maintenance release includes some important fixes for the new comments module (access control and BBCode parser), the improved calendar and event list navigation and the file manager (FancyUpload and thumbnail generation).

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Additional features

by Leo Feyer – Current issues

Not only TYPOlight itself got a lot of new features in the version 2.8 release. Also the additional services such as the TYPOlight system check, the development platform or the Live Update Service were improved.

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TYPOlight 2.8.0 is available

by Leo Feyer – Announcements

TYPOlight version 2.8.0 is available. The minor release includes over 150 new features such as improved tree navigation, quick publishing, extended "edit multiple" options, better interface for custom MooTools scripts, enhanced image options and improved user management.

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Summary of the first TYPOlight team meeting 2010

by Leo Feyer – Current issues

On January 29th and 30th, 2010, the TYPOlight team met in Munich to discuss the status quo and the future development of the project. Key issues were to define the target audience of the system and the direction in which TYPOlight will evolve.

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Wanted: TYPOlight Case Studies

– Current issues

TYPOlight case study

It seems to have been overlooked by many TYPOlight Partners, but submitting case studies of completed websites helps both you and the community! It's free (for partners) and quite a simple process.

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TYPOlight 2.8.RC2 is available

by Leo Feyer – Announcements

TYPOlight version 2.8.RC2 is available. Please do not use beta versions for productional websites! Download the release candidate to check whether your website or custom extension needs adaptation.

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Major security hole in the TYPOlight install tool

by Leo Feyer – Announcements

A major security hole in the TYPOlight install tool has been detected which allows anyone to bypass the password authentication and read the database login credentials and - if the Safe Mode Hack is used - the FTP login credentials. To fix the issue, upgrade to the latest version (2.7.6) or apply one of the patches below!

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Accessing the active record in the DCA

by Leo Feyer – From practice

Access to the active record in the DCA is another powerful development feature in TYPOlight 2.8. So far, the Data Container Object provides only the ID of the active record, which often required additional database queries when using callback functions.

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TYPOlight 2.8.RC1 is available

by Leo Feyer – Announcements

TYPOlight version 2.8.RC1 is available. Please do not use beta versions for productional websites! Download the release candidate to check whether your website or custom extension needs adaptation.

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Changes in the upcoming version 2.8

by Leo Feyer – Current issues

This article describes the changes and improvements of the upcoming TYPOlight version 2.8. It is meant as an information for administrators and developers and not as an introduction of the new version. A news article and a video introducing the new features will be published together with the first release candidate.

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