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     <title><![CDATA[Version 5.3 Released]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2022 05:22:16 +0100</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[[+] Added   [*] Updated  [-]  Bug Fix<br>
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Version 5.3 (09/04/2022):<br>
  [+] Added basic captcha option for private logins to add protection from bots<br>
  [+] Added category list and name of person who posted journal to journals list screen in admin CP<br>
  [+] Added draft preview option for journal, layout boxes and pages<br>
  [+] Added http/https protocol option for base path and social links to prevent mod_security issues<br>
  [+] Added journal, category and layout pages meta keywords and description. Requested.<br>
  [+] Added official support for PHP7.4*<br>
  [+] Added official support for PHP8.0* & PHP8.1*<br>
  [+] Added option to add custom admin pages. Useful for backend information in a secure area for yourself or clients<br>
  [+] Added option to set default journal post name if no additional staff are added<br>
  [+] Added option to set layout pages and boxes to auto delete. Useful for promotions.<br>
  [+] Added option to specify whether post display name for staff is username or actual name<br>
  [+] Added optional "View Full Journal" text limiter for journal list screens journal entries.<br>
  [+] Added optional draft auto save for journal posts, layout pages and boxes. Retains form data on browser close/crash.<br>
  [+] Added optional view count for journals. Useful to see how many times a journal page has loaded.<br>
  [+] Added search by category option to journals list screen in the admin CP<br>
  [+] Added search by staff option to journals list screen in the admin CP<br>
  [+] Added staff filter to journal Tools > Export screen in admin CP<br>
  [+] Added support for Commento (commento.io) comments system.<br>
  [+] Added support for Facebook Comments (facebook.com) comments system.<br>
  [+] Added support for Facebook open graph app ID<br>
  [+] Added support for Hyvor Talk (talk.hyvor.com) comments system.<br>
  [+] Added support for IntenseDebate (intensedebate.com) comments system.<br>
  [+] Added support for PHP mail function<br>
  [+] Added support for sub categories<br>
  [+] Added year switcher for admin dashboard graph to see stats for selected years<br>
  [+] Frontend update: Blog/journal staff poster is now clickable to show other posts by the same staff member<br>
  [+] In admin CP you can now re-order the main off canvas menu. Options you don't need can also be hidden.<br>
  [+] Removed BBCode, added WYSIWYG editor. Support for BB formatting for legacy versions.<br>
  [+] The weblog API also now returns an error string if an error response is sent back<br>
  [*] Added Nette Tracy PHP debugging system for better error reporting and exception handling (2.9.1)<br>
  [*] Documentation updated. 404 links removed or updated and typos fixed.<br>
  [*] Import and export routines now use the system temporary folder. This is auto cleared by the garbage collector and is used for better performance.<br>
  [*] Improvements to addThis social plugin integration. Plugin code may need updating, see docs.<br>
  [*] Password storage updated to use PHP`s password bcrypt API. All passwords must be reset.<br>
  [*] Security enhancement. Backup folder path must explicitly be set in admin CP now for security.<br>
  [*] Update trumbowyg jquery plugin (2.25.1)<br>
  [*] Updated Bootstrap library (3.4.1)<br>
  [*] Updated Codebird Twitter library (4.0)<br>
  [*] Updated Mobile Detection Class (2.8.39)<br>
  [*] Updated PHPMailer to latest stable release (6.5.1)<br>
  [*] Updated jQuery javascript library (3.6.0)<br>
  [*] Updated off canvas archive to group by years instead of months.<br>
  [*] Updated upgrade routines to auto switch system off during upgrade.<br>
  [-] Fixed BB code bug if tags were nested (legacy versions).<br>
  [-] Fixed issue where settings meta description & keywords were reversed and shown in the wrong meta values<br>
  [-] Fixed issue with cache not working if enabled]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Version 5.2 Released]]></title>
     <link>https://www.maianjournal.com/</link>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 07:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Version 5.2 (14/03/2018):<br>
  [*] Min PHP version to run software increased to 5.5. PHP5.5 or higher required.<br>
  [*] Pagination HTML code moved to template folders<br>
  [*] Update chartist jQuery plugin (0.11.0)<br>
  [*] Updated PHPMailer mail transportation class (6.0.3)<br>
  [*] Updated mobile detection PHP class (2.8.31)<br>
  [*] Updated off canvas menu for better performance on small devices<br>
  [*] jQuery library updated to 3.3.1]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Version 5.1 Released]]></title>
     <link>https://www.maianjournal.com/</link>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2017 08:06:20 +0100</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[[+] Added option to deactivate mysql fulltext search system (control/userdef.php)<br>
[+] Added support for PHP7.1<br>
[*] PHPMailer class updated to latest stable release (5.2.23)<br>
[-] Fixed issue where current date wasn`t always highlighted in calendar for days spanning 1 to 9]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Version 5.0 Released]]></title>
     <link>https://www.maianjournal.com/</link>
     <pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2017 11:36:11 +0100</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[  [+] Added caching system to help prevent database load<br>
  [+] Added entry log for login time/date/ip<br>
  [+] Added journal/blog categories. Categories can be password protected for private journals/blogs.<br>
  [+] Added option for staff to receive notification if other staff members post journal/blog entries<br>
  [+] Added option to allow staff to only view journals/blogs they have created<br>
  [+] Added options to export staff and journal/blog entries to CSV<br>
  [+] Added staff login system so other people can post journals / blogs<br>
  [+] Added support for PHP7<br>
  [+] Added support for Twitter, Google+ and Facebook structured meta tags<br>
  [+] Added support for addThis API for social sharing<br>
  [+] Added support for twitter API. Post journal entry and tweet at the same time.<br>
  [+] Added theme switch for date ranges. For example, show a different theme at Christmas etc<br>
  [+] Brand new API. Create a journal/blog post from any application.<br>
  [+] Brand new HTML5 responsive layout via Bootstrap<br>
  [+] Categories can be set to auto delete, useful for quick promos<br>
  [+] Journal/blog entries can now be private and require user/pass<br>
  [+] Journals/blogs can be set to auto delete, useful for quick promo posts<br>
  [+] Journals/blogs can have future publish dates set<br>
  [*] Added custom pages and menu boxes for layout control<br>
  [*] Internal comments system removed in favour of Disqus comments system<br>
  [*] Updated SMTP mail settings to support TLS & SSL. Also added from/reply-to headers.<br>
  [*] Removed Spaw WYSIWYG editor in favour of basic BB code buttons<br>
  [*] Removed preset themes.<br>
  [*] Removed profile image upload]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Version 4.0 Updated]]></title>
     <link>https://www.maianjournal.com/</link>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:50:17 +0100</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[- Free licence changed to the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Licence]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Version 4.0 Released]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:47:40 +0100</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[- Added SMTP options<br>
- Added search engines<br>
- Added contact option<br>
- Added profile & profile image options<br>
- Added time offset feature<br>
- New XHTML/CSS theme based layout<br>
- Added archiving system<br>
- Added option for search engine friendly urls<br>
- Added option to add adsense/snap code<br>
- Added optional Spaw WYSIWYG HTML editor to admin area for adding blogs<br>
- Added option to upload and manage images & flash files via WYSIWYG<br>
- Added option to embed YouTube videos in blogs via WYSIWYG<br>
- Added RSS feeds<br>
- Added option to add favourite websites<br>
- Added optional captcha code for forms<br>
- Added printer friendly version of blogs/comments<br>
- Added support for 16 bookmark sites including Digg & Del.icio.us<br>
- Added auto parsing of links option for comments<br>
- Removed calendar<br>
- Removed BB Code]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Version 3.1 Released]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2006 20:10:23 +0100</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[- New interface<br>
- Updated documentation<br>
- Fixed some minor coding errors]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Version 3.0 Revision]]></title>
     <link>https://www.maianjournal.com/</link>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 Apr 2006 22:25:02 +0100</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[- Updated code to fix undefined variable errors<br>
- Fixed security vulnerability on main page<br>
- Removed error suppression]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Version 3.0 Released]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:29:31 +0100</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[- Brand new system<br>
- Added visitor comments<br>
- Updated Calendar<br>
- Removed Emoticons<br>
- Removed Mailing List<br>
- Removed News Ticker<br>
- Added savant template engine<br>
- E-Mail templates<br>
- Added DOCTYPE to comply with W3C coding standards]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Version 2.0 Released]]></title>
     <link>https://www.maianjournal.com/</link>
     <pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2004 18:03:21 +0100</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[- New code<br>
- New interface<br>
- Removed CSS themes<br>
- Added ability to upload emoticons<br>
- Search engine updated to multi keyword<br>
- Added snapshot system and BB Codes for easy editing]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Version 1.2 Released]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2003 20:06:57 +0100</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[- New interface with template based system. <br>
- News ticker and calendar added.<br>
- Removed sleep function]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Version 1.1 Released]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2003 23:16:49 +0100</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[- Added language file and sleep() function to mailing list]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[Version 1.0 Released]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2003 19:15:29 +0100</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Version 1.0 Released]]></description>
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