Onpub 1.0 Released

After 15 alpha releases and 13 beta releases, Onpub version 1.0 has been released! We now consider Onpub to be ready for prime-time, and capable of wide spread usage as a powerful, flexible and customizable web content management solution.

The first version of Onpub (0.8.0) was released way back in April of 2007. After more than 4 years of development, Onpub has improved by leaps and bounds in recent months. This latest version brings a totally fresh new frontend and management interface design, and a brand new vibrant logo.

Here's a list of some other improvements in this latest release:

  • All new color scheme, menu design, and logo
  • If user is logged in, link Powered By Onpub link to management interface Dashboard
  • Made h2 and h3 margins consistent in CKEditor with what is used by the frontend
  • Added some transparency to drop-down menus
  • Re-factored frontend template to accomodate new layout style
  • Re-did YUI menu custom stylesheet
  • Re-did Onpub frontend stylesheet and layout to accommodate new logo style
  • Better WYSIYG CKEditor integration with new frontend design style
  • Tweaked form field styles
  • Added new orange rss icon
  • Upgraded bundled CKEditor to version 3.6
  • Re-organized section and website editing views.
  • Added more descriptive text to article and section listings in management interface.
  • Fixed some bugs in OnpubAritcle->getSummary method
  • Tweaked display of article summaries on the frontend home page and section indexes
  • Added new conf variable for controlling the number of updates displayed on the home page
  • Added clearer documentation to fields shown by the website editor view

Download Onpub 1.0 now or try the live Onpub Demo Site to see what's new for yourself.