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Poseidon 0.6.1 has been released. This is a quick fix for a bug in the plugin API that resulted in MySQL errors when certain types of data were saved to or retrieved from the database. There are currently no known plugins that trigger this bug, and it is not a security risk, so you don't need to upgrade right away unless the bug affects you.

Version 0.6 is here! There have been huge strides forward with this release. The big shiny new feature, of course, is a fully-featured and incredibly easy to use plugin API. Two example plugins, SpellCheck and Related Links, are included in the release (take a wild guess at what each of them does). Expect to see a library of plugins on the website soon.

In the interests of simplicity, we've done away with the XML-based configuration system, since it turns out many web hosts don't compile PHP with DOMXML support by default. This release also marks vast improvements in stability and security; Poseidon now uses Konstantin Riabitsev's Htmlfilter engine to sanitize HTML in user comments. In addition, every last nook and cranny of the code was gone over with a fine-toothed comb and revised to insure against user input escaping issues which could potentially result in SQL injection vulnerabilities.... read more

After a lengthy wait, Poseidon 0.4 is finally upon us. The most major changes in this release relate to the configuration system. Poseidon now stores all its user-configurable settings in an XML file. Configuration changes can be made by the administrator via a web-based interface.

In addition, this release marks the first time Poseidon has been split into two distributions: a full install and an upgrade. The full install will create a new Poseidon database and a new configuration file, and should only be used if you're installing Poseidon for the first time. The upgrade will automatically upgrade your Poseidon 0.3 database and migrate your old settings into the new configuration format. If you've modified any of the stylesheets or includes, you'll still need to merge those changes by hand.... read more

Poseidon 0.3 has escaped from its cell. The most noticeable new feature is support for RSS 2.0 syndication. In addition, there has been one major bug fix and quite a few minor feature additions based on user requests, all of which you can read about in the changelog.

Poseidon 0.2 is now available for download. The major new features in this release are comment previewing and user-customizable time zones. For a complete list of changes, see the changelog.

Many thanks to those of you who sent feedback on the initial release. I wasn't expecting so many people to be interested in Poseidon. Those of you who would like to keep up with the latest development source code can always find the newest stuff in CVS here on SourceForge. I've also written a short Coding Style Guide at http://wonko.com/poseidon/styleguide.php for developers who would like to submit code for inclusion in future releases.