Essential Subtext 1.9.2 Crib Notes

UPDATE: A bug was reported that blog posts could not be deleted. We have updated the release files with a fixed version.  There’s also a quick and dirty workaround.

Reading over my last blog post, I realized I can be a bit long winded when describing the latest release of Subtext. Can you blame me? I pour my blood, sweat, and tears (minus the blood) into this project.  Doesn’t that give me some leeway to be a total blowhard? Wink

This post is for those who just want the meat. Subtext 1.9.2 has the goal of making the world safe for trackbacks and comments.  It adds significant comment spam blocking support.  Here are the key take-aways for upgrading.

  • As always, backup your database and site first before upgrading.  We implemented a major schema change which requires that the upgrade process move some data to a new table.
  • If you are upgrading from Subtext 1.5 or earlier, read this.
  • Instructions for upgrading.
  • Instructions for a clean installation. This is easier than upgrading.
  • When upgrading, make sure to merge your customizations to web.config into the new web.config.
  • If you use Akismet, make sure not to use ReverseDOS until we resolve some issues.
  • After upgrading, login to the admin and select the correct timezone that you are located in.

Download it here.

What others have said

Requesting Gravatar... Dmitry Philippov Oct 26, 2006 12:33 AM
# re: Essential Subtext 1.9.2 Crib Notes
Hey guys, good job, I found ASP.NET alternative for WordPress finally. Would you accept my help for this project? I can help you with front-end(CSS, JavaScript, Ajax) and usability.
Requesting Gravatar... Steve Harman Oct 26, 2006 6:21 AM
# re: Essential Subtext 1.9.2 Crib Notes
@Dmitry: Absolutely... we love free help!
But seriously, we are always open to contributions from the community. And I'm sure that Phil will be happy to get some relief when it comes to some of the front-end type stuff that you mentioned.

A good way to start would be submitting patches for any bugs (reported or not) that you can fix. Maybe try this one on for size.

I know that we had planed a major overhaul of the skinning architecture for Subtext 2.0 or 2.1 - but I'm not sure how on-track that is right now. At any rate, any help you can offer is more than welcome.
Thanks.
Requesting Gravatar... StevenHarman.net Oct 26, 2006 6:33 AM
# Subtext 1.9.2
Requesting Gravatar... David Oct 26, 2006 8:02 AM
# re: Essential Subtext 1.9.2 Crib Notes
Hello,
I have a "little" probleme during the installation...
my (sqlserver 2000) database is case sensitive so it don't know [information_schema].[columns] but it know [INFORMATION_SCHEMA].[COLUMNS]...
I download the source version of subtext 1.9.2 but no source found only binary :/
So I can't install subtext
may be you have a solution (no i can't change my database sorry :/)

thanks
David
Requesting Gravatar... Steve Harman Oct 26, 2006 9:02 AM
# re: Essential Subtext 1.9.2 Crib Notes
@David: I just checked and it looks like the "Source" download on the SourceForge site is in fact the same as the "Install" download. That is - it doesn't actually contain the full source.

My guess is Phil was tired when packaging the release last night... but we'll get this fixed. For now, just grab the install files here.

NOTE: You'll still need to change the files to be Case Sensitive - and if you could submit a patch with the changes, that would be AWESOME!

Thanks!

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