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Release Notes

PHP Melody v1.9. Released February 21, 2013

PHP Melody v1.9

February 21, 2013

New Features

Mass image upload in the WYSIWYG editor for videos, articles, pages, etc.
Rich snippet support aimed at enriching search engine listings.
Rich HTML support for (article & video) categories and a few extras.
Logo upload integrated the backend (on the newly created 'Layout Settings' page).
Live theme editor and a 'Theme Store' incorporated in the backend.
Customizable size for uploaded thumbnails and avatars.
Pre-roll static ads with HTML support, time limit and more.
User login with email and/or username.
User registrations can be enabled/disabled.
User video suggestions can be enabled/disabled.
The site can now be put in 'maintenance mode', restricting access to all visitors.
Articles can be marked as 'Sticky'.
Articles can be marked as 'Private'. This forces visitors to register or login before reading 'private' articles.

Enhancements

Links for 'Pages' have been moved to the header menu.
Existing videos can be modified to use an embed code instead of the existing source.
Customizable number/limit of listings such as the articles widget, new & top videos page, etc.
Users last login IP address is now being logged in addition to the registration IP.
Perfected 'Related' videos listings.
Copy/paste of video tags (previously impossible).
Comments posted by admins or moderators bypass the moderation filter.
Updated several language files with the addition of the Hebrew translation.
Enriched video upload in the backend.
New filter for the comments list in the backend.
Added the option to ban users from the front-end(the comments list).
Improved the 'PHP Configuration' page from the backend.
Increased the quality of user-uploaded avatars.
Increased the limit of concurrent video checks (the 'check video status' function).
Metacafe video source fixed.
Improved database backup for non-latin content.
Improved the activity stream log (when the social module is enabled).

Bugs Fixed

The overlapping video name in 'Top Videos' & 'Related' lists/widgets.
'Compatibility View' fix for Internet Explorer.
Fixed social notifications about comments posted by non-registered visitors (guests).
Fixed missing translations and several language file issues.
CSS tweaks and fixes.
Fixed the occasionally failing login, particularly noticeable in the backend.
Fixed the drop-down menu for the Articles Module (in front-end).
Fixed HTML meta descriptions when the content is in Cyrillic or Turkish.
Fixed the live comment posting/preview which was wrongly positioned.
Fixed all of the reported issues with the Cinema, B52 and Ruby themes.
All in all a total of 44 important bugs were fixed since v1.8.1.