What's New

21st May 2012The Asbru Web Content Management system v8.0.8 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • Added Revision History display of user names.
  • Improved Content Relations and Website Structure handling of deleted related content items.
  • Fixed index administration pages display of workflow actions for content classes/elements.
  • Fixed index administration pages update links for scheduled content items.
  • Fixed static filename handling (.NET).
  • Fixed jsp links (.NET).
  • Added support for special codes in HTML header of content published to static files.

  • Added support for workflow email notification @@@name@@@ special codes.
  • Added @@@version_package@@@, @@@version_bundle@@@, @@@version_group@@@, @@@version_type@@@ version email notification special codes (.NET).
  • Improved workflow email notification handling of assigned to content items.

  • Added web content editor handling of template style sheets.
  • Added alternative text attriute for Insert Image Button.
  • Fixed web content editor handling of hidden content group/type content items.
  • Improved default mode HTML code handling of extraneous IMG/IFRAME BACKGROUND/HREF="/" attributes (Microsoft Internet Explorer).
  • Improved Insert Media image replacement (Microsoft Internet Explorer).
  • Improved Insert Hyperlink for image (Microsoft Internet Explorer).
  • Improved Insert Horizontal Rule without "style" attributes (Mozilla Firefox).

  • Added permissions to allow "image" content items to be viewed/downloaded as files.
  • Added redirection URL restrictions (Configuration / System / Website / Security / Permitted redirection website addresses).
  • Improved handling af URL parameter special characters.
  • Improved @@@get:.....@@@ handling of special characters.
  • Fixed @@@list:.....:order=metainfo_XXX@@@ handling.
  • Fixed database export problem (PHP).
  • Fixed configuration file creation (.NET).
  • Added support for debug output to log file (.NET).
  • Improved handling of international characters (.NET) (Microsoft SQL Server).



2nd April 2012The Asbru Web Content Management system v8.0.7 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • Added support for HTTP HEAD image and file requests.
  • Improved download handling of blanks in media library image and file filenames.
  • Added restriction to only allow "image"/"file"/"link" content items to be viewed/downloaded as images/files/links.
  • Added support for HTML FORM ENCTYPE MULTIPART/FORM-DATA encoded content posts through "/post.jsp|jsp|php".
  • Added support for special codes in Advanced Scripting HTML HEAD and HTML BODY attributes.
  • Improved handling of HTML HEAD BASE for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and older.

  • Added configuration setting to hide hidden content group/type menu items' content items on index pages (Configuration / Features / Access Restrictions / Content Group/Type Menu Items).
  • Fixed checkin/checkout permissions problem for content items assigned to administrator roles/permissions.
  • Fixed automatic checkout of content items on update for administrators without workflow permissions.
  • Fixed Add New blank content item Assign To options.
  • Fixed Add New content item with both Workflow and Assign To.
  • Fixed available workflow options on personal workspace , index, and content item administration pages.
  • Added scheduled publish and expiry date/time validation on index administration pages.
  • Fixed scheduled publish and expiry date/time error message (PHP).
  • Added custom extension support for WebLogic application server (JSP).
  • Added web server access restrictions for "/ini.webadmin.aspx" and "/ini.webadmin.jsp" (.NET/JSP).

  • Added Asbru Web Content Editor v7.1.11:
    • Fixed web content editor Insert Media preview of images using static filenames.
    • Improved HTML 4/5 compliant output in "html" and "xhtml" output mode (Configuration / Features / Content Editor / Asbru Web Editor / HTML format).
    • Improved handling of HREF="/" for other tags than A and IFRAME in "html" and "xhtml" output mode (Configuration / Features / Content Editor / Asbru Web Editor / HTML format).
    • Fixed HTML output in "xhtml" output mode (Configuration / Features / Content Editor / Asbru Web Editor / HTML format).
    • Fixed handling of partially matching relative URLs.
    • Added default use of STYLE="margin-left: 40px" instead of BLOCKQUOTE for indentation (Microsoft Internet Explorer).
    • Added default use of STRONG instead of SPAN STYLE="font-weight: bold;" (Configuration / Features / Content Editor / Asbru Web Editor / Custom Javascript Functions / webeditor.boldAsStrong = true;) (Mozilla Firefox).
    • Added default use of EM instead of SPAN STYLE="font-style: italic;" (Configuration / Features / Content Editor / Asbru Web Editor / Custom Javascript Functions / webeditor.italicAsEm = true;) (Mozilla Firefox).
    • Added default use of STRIKE instead of SPAN STYLE="text-decoration: line-through;" (Configuration / Features / Content Editor / Asbru Web Editor / Custom Javascript Functions / webeditor.striketroughAsStrike = true;) (Mozilla Firefox).
    • Added configuration setting to use "hex" colour codes instead of "rgb(###,###,###)" colour codes (Configuration / Features / Content Editor / Asbru Web Editor / Custom Javascript Functions / webeditor.cssRGB = "hex";).
    • Added configuration setting to use colour names instead of "rgb(###,###,###)" colour codes (Configuration / Features / Content Editor / Asbru Web Editor / Custom Javascript Functions / webeditor.cssRGB = "name";).

  • Various other improvements.



13th February 2012The Asbru Web Content Management system v8.0.6 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • Improved handling of empty templates.
  • Fixed "@@@list:...@@@" ordering by meta information attributes.
  • Fixed application of product specific shipping and tax rates.

  • Improved handling of linebreaks in language files.
  • Improved file name selector handling of websites with large numbers of folders and files.
  • Improved date selector support for Apple Safari and Google Chrome.
  • Added website administration search support for apostrophes.

  • Fixed automatic check out on update for administrators without update access permissions.
  • Fixed website administration handling of plain text content (Website Content / ... / Primary Content / Content + Summary).
  • Improved website administration display of Advanced Scripting HTML HEAD code and HTML BODY attributes (Website Content / ... / Advanced Scripting / HTML HEAD code + HTML BODY attributes).
  • Improved redirection after deletion of content item.
  • Fixed workflow options display problem (.NET/PHP).
  • Fixed "business card website" handling of Flash media (.NET).

  • Added error messages for invalid (past) expiry dates.
  • Improved handling of invalid (past) expiry dates.
  • Fixed preservation of special codes in scheduled published content items.
  • Fixed scheduled publishing of content items with archived content items.
  • Fixed update of archived content items.

  • Fixed file upload problem (JSP).

  • Added database import handling of "referral" extension content item ids.
  • Added support for multi-line HTML DOCTYPE configuration for XML tag etc. (Configuration / System / Website / Website Settings / HTML DOCTYPE).
  • Fixed handling of website visitor address restrictions (Configuration / System / Website / Security / Require website visitors' Internet address to remain the same during a session).

  • Added Asbru Web Content Editor v7.1.10:
    • Improved handling of relative URLs (Microsoft Internet Explorer 8).
    • Improved content indentation using CSS STYLE attributes instead of BLOCKQUOTE tags (Microsoft Internet Explorer).
    • Improved "html" and "xhtml" output mode HTML code using CSS STYLE attributes instead of FONT, U, NOBR and ALIGN tags and attributes.
    • Improved handling of empty SPAN tags.



12th December 2011The Asbru Web Content Management system v8.0.5 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • Improved handling of relative URLs with URL Rewriting.
  • Fixed calendar extension previous/next year/month links.
  • Fixed user extension display of user types.
  • Fixed display of currency name.
  • Fixed @@@list:.....@@@ by date/time handling.
  • Fixed @@@webeditor:.....@@@ handling of international special characters (PHP).
  • Fixed double-loading of page style sheets (PHP).
  • Improved personal page preview of content items.

  • Fixed Browse & Edit mode display of unauthorized content items.
  • Fixed administration search handling of single and double quotes.
  • Fixed administration search and replace update links for scheduled content items.
  • Improved administration search and replace preservation of selected attributes (PHP).
  • Improved administration search page redirection (PHP).
  • Fixed personal workspace display of workflow section (PHP).

  • Fixed administration index pages handling of page/product/image/file/link group/type access restrictions.
  • Added hiding of content bundle left-hand menu items.
  • Fixed highlighting template left-hand menu item (PHP).
  • Fixed administration index page publishing of content items (PHP).
  • Fixed administration archive page display of content item titles (PHP).
  • Improved administration page redirection for deleted scheduled content item revisions.
  • Fixed scheduled publishing and expiration sending of email notifications (PHP).

  • Fixed administration page display of access restricted content items.
  • Fixed administration page loading/display with server configuration to output script warnings (PHP).
  • Fixed administration page display of content item title for access restricted content items (PHP).
  • Fixed scheduled publish/expire date selector preservation of other inputs (PHP).
  • Fixed renaming of static filename.
  • Improved handling of filename numbering for unique filenames.
  • Fixed created by handling for add new blank content items.
  • Improved administration page display/selection of tabs on save.
  • Fixed administration view page display of template content items (PHP).
  • Fixed detection of server filename content dependencies (PHP).
  • Improved administration page link checking of "link" content items (PHP).

  • Improved preview display of scheduled/archived content items.
  • Fixed @@@list:.....@@@ preview display of scheduled content items.
  • Fixed preview handling of access restricted template content items.

  • Fixed Insert Hyperlink handling of page/product/image/file/link content classes.
  • Improved web editor handling of URLs containing special characters.
  • Improved web editor handling of relative URLs.
  • Fixed web editor initialisation timing problem for slow web servers/connections (Mozilla Firefox).
  • Improved HTML code for Insert Hyperlink (Microsoft Internet Explorer).
  • Fixed Insert Media add new content item copying of attributes from other content item (PHP).

  • Fixed handling of some shipping and tax rates.
  • Fixed product delivery of user accounts without notification/expiration.
  • Fixed storage of order discount description and total (PHP).
  • Improved handling of numeric content attributes (JSP).
  • Fixed import of custom content database data (PHP).

  • Added automatic refresh of administrator user account settings without relogin.
  • Fixed handling of renamed user accounts and modified groups/types.
  • Fixed user database administration view/delete page display of content bundles administrator preferences (PHP).
  • Fixed user database search page redirection (.NET).
  • Fixed usage logging and reporting of Google Chrome and other web browsers.

  • Fixed Weblog Community Add-On import problem.

  • Improved handling of server configuration with "register globals" (PHP).
  • Fixed user database administration index for SSL/non-SSL web server/proxy setup.
  • Fixed custom content database administration index for SSL/non-SSL web server/proxy setup.
  • Fixed hosting clients administration index for SSL/non-SSL web server/proxy setup (Hosting Edition).



31th October 2011The Asbru Web Content Management system v8.0.4 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • NOTE: If you are upgrading from v8.0, v8.0.1 or v8.0.2 please first contact support@asbrusoft.com before upgrading for additional upgrade instructions. If you are upgrading from v7.x.x or v8.0.3 there are no special upgrade instructions, please see the general installation instructions in the included Installation Guide.

  • Added Scriptaculous v1.9.0 and Prototype v1.7 Javascript libraries (Gallery Add-On).
  • Fixed "@@@list:metainfo_XXXXX=XXXXX:.....@@@" problem (Oracle).
  • Added display of page versions to website structure administration section.
  • Fixed website structure "top" selection problem.
  • Fixed "publish" of website structure content items.
  • Improved HTTPS/SSL handling for load balancer/proxy server setups.
  • Fixed HTML TEXTAREA webeditor input fields problem.
  • Fixed administration display problem for content items checked out by another administrator.
  • Fixed "checkout" administration link problem for administrators with publish permissions for content item.
  • Fixed "update" administration link problem for administrators without update permissions for scheduled content item.
  • Fixed content access permissions problem for administration index pages (.NET/JSP).
  • Fixed workflow email notification problem (Oracle).
  • Fixed "paged" website content index administration pages (DB2).
  • Fixed web content editor absolute positioning problem (Microsoft Internet Explorer).
  • Fixed web content editor content selection and insertion problem (Microsoft Internet Explorer).
  • Fixed publishing of product content items to static filenames.
  • Fixed update problem for renamed user database accounts.
  • Fixed single left-hand menu item selection user database administration index pages problem.
  • Fixed usage statistics log problem (PostgreSQL).
  • Fixed workflows configuration left-hand menu handling of unnamed workflows.



30th September 2011The Asbru Web Content Management system v8.0.3 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • NOTE: If you are upgrading from v8.0, v8.0.1 or v8.0.2 please first contact support@asbrusoft.com before upgrading for additional upgrade instructions.

  • Improved special codes loop detection handling to output fewer log warnings.
  • Improved download filenames for archived images and files.
  • Fixed output of script content (.NET).
  • Fixed Browse & Edit mode handling of Add New and Publish content items.
  • Fixed saving of Website Structure.
  • Improved website structure handling of orphan content items under separate sub-menu.
  • Added "@@@fileaddress@@@" special code for output of "@@@filename@@@" if any or else "/page.xxx?id=@@@id@@@".
  • Fixed "@@@NAME.script@@@" and "###NAME.script###" and "@@@include:database=DATABASE:NAME=VALUE:NAME.script@@@" output encoding of linebreaks and apostrophes.
  • Fixed "@@@list:.....:order=metainfo_NAME@@@" special code output.
  • Added support for "?", "{" and "}" characters in custom extension parameters.
  • Fixed "rssChannel" custom extension handling of dates in non-English language time zones.
  • Improved "rssChannel" custom extension handling of content item's published to static filename.
  • Added support for "BLANK" index pages columns.
  • Added "same website administrator as previous workflow action" options to index administration pages.
  • Fixed Add New blank content item saving of some attributes.
  • Fixed add new blank content item handling of selected content categories.
  • Fixed content type access restrictions problem (JSP).
  • Fixed handling of administrator access permissions for scheduled content items.
  • Fixed unpublishing of content item published to static filename without filename extension.
  • Improved optimized handling of content items published and exported to static files.
  • Improved queued scheduling of content items to automatically replace/delete queued scheduled revisions at scheduled publishing date/time and within scheduled period.
  • Improved preview of content items scheduled and queued for publishing.
  • Fixed workflow email notification comments problem (.NET/JSP).
  • Improved move to content group/type options for search and advanced search administration pages.
  • Fixed restoring renamed archived media library images and files.
  • Fixed discount calculations.
  • Fixed user database administration left-hand menu selection (Oracle).
  • Fixed "Weeks" usage statistics report.
  • Fixed "Weekly" usage statistics report (JSP).
  • Fixed database import handling of custom meta information content attributes.
  • Fixed database import handling of reserved/future content attributes.
  • Fixed database import handling of linebreaks (PHP).
  • Added LDAP directory support for user activation and expiration attributes (Configuration / Features / User Database / Activation & Expiration).
  • Fixed user database LDAP directory server connection parameters configuration (Configuration / Features / User Database / Directory Server / Connection Parameters) (JSP).
  • Fixed website and e-commerce special pages configuration selector handling of international special characters (Configuration / System / Website / Special Pages) (Configuration / System / E-Commerce / Special Pages).
  • Added "csv2page" custom module (.NET).
  • Fixed "csv2page" custom module display.
  • Improved display of custom module left-hand menu items.
  • Fixed web content editor Insert Hyperlink and Insert Media handling of "parent" content groups/types.



5th September 2011The Asbru Web Content Management system v8.0.2 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • NOTE: If you are upgrading from v8.0 or v8.0.1 please first contact support@asbrusoft.com before upgrading for additional upgrade instructions.

  • Added support for "@@@set:NAME=VALUE@@@" and "@@@get:NAME@@@" special codes to store and display data as server-side session variables.
  • Added support for "@@@cookie:NAME=VALUE@@@" and "@@@cookie:NAME@@@" special codes to store and display data as client-side cookie variables.
  • Added special configuration setting for "@@@set:NAME=VALUE@@@" and "@@@get:NAME@@@" server-side session variable prefix (/config.static.aspx|jsp|php).
  • Added support for "@@@include:FILENAME.content@@@" special codes to display content by content item filename (as alternative to by content item id).
  • Added support for "@@@content.html@@@", "@@@content.script@@@" and "@@@content.text@@@" special codes to display encoded version of content item content data.
  • Added support for "@@@summary.html@@@", "@@@summary.script@@@" and "@@@summary.text@@@" special codes to display encoded version of content item summary data.
  • Added support for "@@@name@@@", "@@@email@@@", "@@@username@@@", "@@@password@@@", "@@@user_activation@@@", "@@@user_notification@@@", "@@@user_expiration@@@" special codes on the user registration confirmation page (/register.jsp|jsp|php).
  • Added support for use of custom extension special codes in content item titles and header attributes.
  • Added support for "NAME_folder" post / file upload form attributes to upload the "NAME" file to the given folder name on the website (/post.jsp|jsp|php).
  • Added support for "from", "cc" and "bcc" contact form, user registration form and retrieve password form attributes (/email.aspx|jsp|php) (/register.jsp|jsp|php) (/password/) (for permitted email addresses only - Configuration / System / Website / Email & Forms / Email Addresses).

  • Added integrated administration page preview button for link and script content items.
  • Added "permissionicon" and "permission" index pages columns configuration options to display content item permissions texts/icons on the website content and media library administration index pages (Configuration / Features / Content Editing / Index Pages / Index Pages Columns).
  • Added handling of access restrictions on template content items.
  • Added language files customisation/localisation of workflow "START" and "END" texts (Configuration / Workflows).
  • Added configuration of new workflow actions as copies of existing workflow actions (Configuration / Workflows).
  • Added support for SMTP mail server port number configuration (i.e. "localhost:25") (Configuration / System / Website / Email & Forms / Mail Server) (.NET/JSP).
  • Added use administrator preferences for user accounts created through automated product delivery (E-Commerce).
  • Added usage statistics for new search engines, operating systems and web browser (Usage Statistics).

  • Improved display of left-hand menus.
  • Improved display of content presentation template options.
  • Improved handling of server-side sessions to avoid session warnings (PHP).
  • Improved handling of posted forms and file uploads to avoid bottlenecks and race conditions (JSP).
  • Improved Hosting Clients administration generation of license keys (Hosting Edition).

  • Fixed workflow action unpublishing of content items published to static filenames.
  • Fixed session Internet address handling (Configuration / System / Website / Security / Require website visitors' Internet address to remain the same during a session).
  • Fixed calculation of discounts, shipping and tax applied to products.
  • Fixed column name for script content items administration pages.
  • Fixed highlighting and handling of left-hand menu items in single menu item selection mode.
  • Fixed database table column naming problem for micro-websites (Oracle).
  • Fixed check links handling of redirected links (PHP).
  • Fixed database initialization and import problem (PHP).
  • Fixed "@@@count:.....@@@", "@@@sum:.....@@@", "@@@min:.....@@@", "@@@max:.....@@@" and "@@@avg:.....@@@" special codes problem (PHP).
  • Fixed Insert Hyperlink and Insert Media multiple file upload error messages (JSP).
  • Fixed website content and media library administration index line-wrapping problem (MSIE).
  • Fixed order items export column order (E-Commerce).
  • Fixed sorting of usage statistics report data by column headings (Usage Statistics).
  • Fixed handling of custom content database created by and updated by attributes (Databases).
  • Fixed display of custom content database export/import access restrictions (Databases).
  • Fixed update of custom content database data (.NET/PHP) (Databases).

  • Added Asbru Web Content Editor v7.1.9:
    • Fixed handling of international characters for web editor toolbar button dialogue windows.



22th July 2011The Asbru Web Content Management system v8.0.1 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • Added customisation of the Search, Advanced Search and Search and Replace pages columns which now use the index pages columns configuration options (Configuration / Features / Content Editing / Index Pages / Index Pages Columns) (.NET/JSP/PHP).
  • Added "position", "search" and "replace" index pages columns configuration options to display the Search and Replace line/character position, search for text/context and replace with text/context - on the Search and Replace pages only - these options are ignored on other index pages (Configuration / Features / Content Editing / Index Pages / Index Pages Columns) (.NET/JSP/PHP).
  • Added "template", "stylesheet", "top", "up", "first", "previous", "next" and "last" index pages columns configuration options to display these content item ids on index pages (Configuration / Features / Content Editing / Index Pages / Index Pages Columns) (.NET/JSP/PHP).
  • Added advanced search for filenames starting with something using "^" or "//" (i.e. "^foldername" and "//foldername") and filenames ending with something using "$" or "//" (i.e. ".extension$" and ".extension//") (.NET/JSP/PHP).
  • Added access to checkout, checkin, archive, delete, publish and move etc. the content items directly after search and replace (.NET/JSP/PHP).

  • Added support for generic/partial micro-website sub-domain names starting with something (i.e. "mobile.") and base domain names ending with something (i.e. ".co.uk") (Configuration / Website / Micro-Websites) (.NET/JSP/PHP).
  • Added automatic support for sub-domain names for hosting client websites (i.e. "xxx.mywebsite.asbruweb.com" and "yyy.mywebsite.asbruweb.com" for the "mywebsite.asbruweb.com" hosting client website) (Hosting Clients) (Hosting Edition) (.NET/JSP/PHP).

  • Added use of the Custom Javascript Functions configuration settings for custom content databases rich text (HTML) attributes (Configuration / Features / Content Editing / Asbru Web Editor) (Content Databases) (.NET/JSP/PHP).
  • Added "decimals" and "grouping" special configuration settings for customisation of number formatting (/config.static.aspx|jsp|php) (.NET/JSP/PHP).
  • Improved handling of links to content published to static filenames (.NET/JSP/PHP).
  • Fixed left-hand menu handling of international special characters (JSP).
  • Fixed deletion of expired content items published as static HTML/CSS files (.NET/JSP/PHP).
  • Fixed display of selected website security SSL configuration settings (Configuration / System / Website / Security) (.NET/JSP).
  • Fixed display of selected workflow action content changes configuration settings (Configuration / Workflows / Content Changes) (.NET/JSP/PHP).

  • Added Asbru Web Content Editor v7.1.8:
    • Fixed web content editor insert hyperlink problems replacing an existing link (MSIE).



1st July 2011The Asbru Web Content Management system v8.0 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • General

    • All administration pages use resizable/closable panels for the header, footer and left-hand menus. Click and drag the light-gray handles/bars below the header, above the footer and next to the left-hand menus to open/close and resize the panels.

  • Login

    • The login page has been cleaned up with no display of the toolbar sections until after login.

    • All administration display the logged in username in the center of the header.

  • Personal Workspace

    • The Personal Workspace has default sections for "checked out", "updated unpublished", "new unpublished", "expired" and "workflow" content items.

    • The Personal Workspace sections to be displayed and their order is customisable for all administrators (Configuration / Features / Content Editing / Index Pages / Personal Workspace Sections) and for individual administrators (User Database / Administrators / Administrator Preferences / Personal Workspace Sections). Configuration options can be used to define which sections to display and in which order.

    • The Personal Workspace can also be customized to display usage statistics reports sections for all or individual administrators
      using the custom Usage Statistics reports codes as described below.

    • Additional configuration options can also be used to define which data columns to be displayed for each content item.
      The Personal Workspace sections display the same content item data columns as configured for your Website Content for all
      administrators (Configuration / Features / Content Editing / Index Pages Columns / Website Content)  and for individual administrators (User Database / Administrators / Administrator Preferences / Index Pages Columns / Website Content).

  • Search

    • The basic Search functionality has been improved to also search for content item ids and with additional administration options to publish and move etc. the searched content items.

    • Advanced Search functionality has been added with options to search for given content class, bundle, group, type, version, status and package content items.

    • The Search and Replace functionality has been improved with highlighting, line numbers and column positions as well as one-step handling of searches with overlapping contexts.

  • Browse & Edit

    • The Browse & Edit mode has been changed to use toolbar drop-down menus for the editable content items/attributes as default instead of the previous black-box outlines. The editable content items/attributes can be edited and published directly in Browse & Edit mode through the Edit and Publish toolbar drop-down menu items; and Admin and Add New toolbar drop-down menu items can be used to open the full administration pages for the content items.

    • The Outline toolbar drop-down menu items can be used to "black-box" and "white-box" the editable content items/attributes on the web page as used in previous versions of the web content management system.

  • Website Structure

    • The previous Website Structure administration pages have been completely replaced with a new Website Structure toolbar section and new dynamically unfolding page hierarchy functionality suitable for handling large websites - simply unfold the sections/pages to be reorganised and drag and drop the pages to update their page relations (when saved).

    • If the micro-websites functionality is used there will also be left-hand menu items for the different micro-websites and their default pages.

  • Website Content - Menus

    • Additional website structure left-hand menu items for the default website as well as eventual micro-websites has been added. These can be used to unfold the general website structure to navigate to the pages to be updated etc. as an alternative to using the old (and still existing) content group/type etc. left-hand menu items.

    • Content groups and types can be organised hierarchically (Configuration / Content/Image/Files/Links/Products / Groups / Parent Group Menu) (Configuration / Content/Image/Files/Links/Products / Types / Parent Type Menu) for multi-level content group/type left-hand menu items. Please note that the content group/type hierarchy is only used for the administration pages left-hand menu items - access restrictions etc. are NOT inherited between parent-child content groups/types.

    • Workflow status menu items as well as an Expiring menu item has been added to/under the Status left-hand menu items.

    • A new Content Bundle attribute (Configuration / Features / Content Categories / Enable Content Bundles) has been added for content items along with new Bundle left-hand menu items. The new Content Bundle can be used as an alternative and supplement to the content groups, types and packages. All administrators can add new Content Bundles simply by entering a new Content Bundle name for a content item. Content Bundles can be used to categorise content items across multiple content classes, groups, types, packages and workflows for easy access to related content items.

    • As default combinations of different left-hand menu items can be selected such as for example a group and a type and a status etc. to only list content items that are of both that group and type and status. The top-level Content, Pages and Elements left-hand menu items can be selected to clear all the lower-level menu item selections. Optionally, the web content management system can be configured to use selection of single left-hand menu items as default as used in previous versions (Configuration / Features / Content Editing / Index Pages / Index Pages Menus). Single-selection and multi-selection of left-hand menu items can also be configured for individual administrators (User Database / Administrators / Administrator Preferences / Index Pages Menus).

  • Website Content - Index Pages

    • Loading of the Add New select-box content item options is delayed for improved performance with large numbers of content items.

    • Optionally, administrators with Create access permissions of content groups/types may Add New blank content items under those content groups/types without having to copy existing content items (Configuration / Features / Access Restrictions / Disable~Enable Add New Blank Content Items In Content Groups/Types With Access Permissions).

    • The paged, listed content items can be sorted in ascending/descending order by clicking the different column headers.

    • As default a new single, integrated View/Update/Delete(/Add New) administration page/link is used for content items by clicking the content item titles instead of the separate View, Update and Delete links in previous versions of the web content management system.

    • As default new, more compact icons are used instead of the previous Preview and Archived links as well as for a new Scheduled link.

    • A new Scheduled icon has been added for access to multiple scheduled revisions of content items as described below (Configuration / Features / Publishing / Enable scheduled publishing queue). Multiple revisions of the content item can be scheduled to be published at different dates/times and the different scheduled revisions of a content item can be accessed and managed similar to how archived revisions of a content item are accessed and managed.

    • The Status column displays expanded status details including a new "unpublished" status for unpublished content items.

    • The columns and links used on the administration index pages are customisable for all (Configuration / Features / Content Editing / Index Pages / Index Pages Columns / Website Content) as well as for individual administrators (User Database / Administrators / Administrator Preferences / Index Pages Columns / Website Content) - columns can be added, removed, reordered and resized. For example, the new single, integrated View/Update/Delete(/Add New) administration page/link can be replaced with separate View, Update and Delete links as used in previous versions of the web content management system. Your own custom links can also be defined to integrate links to your own custom modules and external web services and systems.

    • Bundle attributes has been added at the bottom of the administration index pages to move individual and multiple content items to a given content bundle.

    • Scheduled Publish and Expire attributes has been added at the bottom of the administration index pages for publishing of individual and multiple content items.

    • Optionally, access to scheduled content items can be restricted to specific classes of administrators to keep scheduled content items confidential until they are published. Access to scheduled content items can be restricted to administrators with "Update", "Create", "Publish", "Developers", or "Administrators" access permissions for the content items (Configuration / Features / Access Restrictions / Scheduled Content Items / All/Editors/Developers/Creators/Publishers/Administrators).

  • Website Content - Admin/Create/View/Update/Delete Pages

    • As default a new single, integrated View/Update/Delete(/Add New) administration page is used for content items with access to view or update the content as well as with buttons to "Add New" (copy), "Unpublish" and "Delete" the content item all from the same administration page. Optionally, the separate View, Update and Delete administration pages as used in previous versions of the web content management system are also available as described above.

    • Optionally, "Add New" can clear the copied content item's workflow status (Configuration / Features / Access Restrictions / Add New Content Items With Copied~Blank Workflow Status).

    • Optionally, multiple revisions of the same content item can be scheduled for publishing at different dates/times (Configuration / Features / Publishing / Disable~Enable scheduled publishing queue). A "Schedule" checkbox has been added next to the "Publish" checkbox to publish the content item to the scheduled publishing queue. Scheduled revisions of a content item can be accessed and managed through the "Scheduled" icon/link on the administration index pages. This way multiple copies of the same content item can be scheduled to be published at different dates/times in the future - for example to gradually reveal more information or to count down to an event.

    • Unpublished attributes have been added to the Revision History tab with details of when and by whom a content item was unpublished.

    • Multiple-levels of Templates are supported through selection of another Template on the Content Presentation tab for Templates. For example, to use a single website-wide template wrapped around different templates for different sections of the website.

    • A new Content Bundle attribute (Configuration / Features / Content Categories / Enable Content Bundles) has been added to the Content Categories tab for non-superadmin, ad hoc categorisation of related content items within groups/types and across different groups/types and for workflow bundles etc. All administrators have access to define their own Content Bundles with easy access to the different content bundle content items through the Bundle left-hand menu items.

    • Support for custom tabs when viewing/updating a content item has been added to the custom module programming API. Using the simple custom module programming API and standard HTML and Javascript the content item being viewed/updated can be posted to your own custom modules and third-party applications and services. For example, custom tabs can be added for SEO analysis using Google AdSense/AdWords and other SEO services as well as for other types of services.

  • Media Library

    • The images, files and links administration has been changed as for the Website Content (Configuration / Features / Content Editing / Index Pages / Index Pages Columns / Media Library) (User Database / Administrators / Administrator Preferences / Index Pages Columns / Media Library) (Configuration / Images / Groups / Parent Group Menu) (Configuration / Images / Types / Parent Type Menu) (Configuration / Files / Groups / Parent Group Menu) (Configuration / Files / Types / Parent Type Menu) (Configuration / Links / Groups / Parent Group Menu) (Configuration / Links / Types / Parent Type Menu).

  • Products & Orders

    • The products administration has been changed as for the Website Content (Configuration / Features / Content Editing / Index Pages / Index Pages Columns / E-Commerce Products) (User Database / Administrators / Administrator Preferences / Index Pages Columns / E-Commerce Products) (Configuration / E-Commerce / Products / Groups / Parent Group Menu) (Configuration / E-Commerce / Products / Types / Parent Type Menu).

  • User Database

    • The user administration has been changed as for the Website Content (Configuration / Features / Content Editing / Index Pages / Index Pages Columns / User Database) (User Database / Administrators / Administrator Preferences / Index Pages Columns / User Database) (Configuration / Users / Groups / Parent Group Menu) (Configuration / Users / Types / Parent Type Menu). The configuration options for the user administration index pages are "checkbox  class  group  type  name  organisation email  username  id  view  update  create  delete" as well as column widths and custom links as for Website Content.

    • Additional Administrator Preferences attributes has been added for Hide Administration Sections And Menus - Personal Workspace / Checked Out / Updated Unpublished / New Unpublished / Expired / Workflow - Website Structure - Bundles; Personal Workspace Sections; Index Pages Columns - Website Content / Media Library / E-Commerce Products / User Database; Index Pages Menus; and Usage Statistics Reports as described above and below. The administration pages sections, menus and index pages columns can be customised to each individual administrator's requirements and preferences.

  • Usage Statistics

    • As default summary usage statistics reports for today, this week and this month has been added to the Usage Statistics main page (Configuration / System / Usage Statistics / Usage Statistics Index Report). Optionally, these usage statistics reports can be removed (enter blank spaces in the configuration setting) or changed to any combination of the different available usage statistics reports and periods.

    • Custom usage statistics reports can be defined to combine any number and type of individual reports and to be available through usage statistics left-hand menu items. Custom usage reports can be defined for all administrators (Configuration / System / Usage Statistics / Usage Statistics Reports) and for individual administrators (User Database / Administrators / Administrator Preferences / Usage Statistics Reports).

    • In addition to the different pre-defined periods a custom period start and end dates/times can be selected for all usage statistics reports.

  • Hosting Clients

    • The hosting clients administration has been changed as for the Website Content (Configuration / Features / Content Editing / Index Pages / Index Pages Columns / Hosting Clients) (User Database / Administrators / Administrator Preferences / Index Pages Columns / Hosting Clients).

  • Configuration - System - Micro-Websites

    • The micro-websites administration has been changed as for the Website Content (Configuration / Features / Content Editing / Index Pages / Index Pages Columns / Micro-Websites) (User Database / Administrators / Administrator Preferences / Index Pages Columns / Micro-Websites).

    • New attributes for default pages for non-existing pages, unpublished pages, expired pages, login, search results, user registration and retrieve password has been added for each micro-website.

  • Configuration

    • Access to download and delete existing database backup files has been added (Configuration / System / Database / Restore Backup).

    • Configuration options for the web content management system to return a HTTP protocol 404 Not Found error for non-existing, unpublished and expired pages instead of displaying default pages have been added.

    • Configuration settings for custom usage statistics reports have been added as described above (Configuration / System / Usage Statistics / Usage Statistics Index Report) (Configuration / System / Usage Statistics / Usage Statistics Reports).

    • Configuration settings for new access restrictions functionality have been added as described above (Configuration / Features / Access Restrictions / Disable~Enable Add New Blank Content Items In Content Groups/Types With Access Permissions) (Configuration / Features / Access Restrictions / Add New Content Items With Copied~Blank Workflow Status) (Configuration / Features / Access Restrictions / Scheduled Content Items).

    • Configuration settings for customised personal workspace, menus and administration index pages have been added as described above (Configuration / Features / Content Editing / Index Pages / Personal Workspace Sections) (Configuration / Features / Content Editing / Index Pages / Index Pages Menus) (Configuration / Features / Content Editing / Index Pages / Index Pages Columns).

    • Configuration setting for new scheduled publishing queue functionality has been added (Configuration / Features / Publishing / Enable scheduled publishing queue).

    • Configuration settings for new user database directory server mappings have been added (Configuration / Features / User Database / Directory Server attributes).

    • Configuration attributes for new parent groups/types have been added as describe above (Configuration / Content / Groups / Parent Group Menu) (Configuration / Content / Types / Parent Type Menu) (Configuration / Images / Groups / Parent Group Menu) (Configuration / Images / Types / Parent Type Menu) (Configuration / Files / Groups / Parent Group Menu) (Configuration / Files / Types / Parent Type Menu) (Configuration / Links / Groups / Parent Group Menu) (Configuration / Links / Types / Parent Type Menu) (Configuration / E-Commerce / Products / Groups / Parent Group Menu) (Configuration / E-Commerce / Products / Types / Parent Type Menu).

    • Configuration pages for new content bundles functionality have been added with access to view, rename and delete content bundle names.

  • Technical - System Requirements

    • The JSP/Java version requires Java 1.6 or newer - Java 1.4 and 1.5 is no longer supported.

  • Software Licenses

    • Use of the LDAP directory server user database functionality as well as use of the "/webadmin/api/" scripts functionality for integration with other backend systems is only available with "Enterprise Edition" and "Enterprise Suite" software licenses for the web content management. The LDAP directory  server and "/webadmin/api/" functionality is no longer be available with "Professional Edition" and "Professional Suite" software licenses for the web content management system. However, customers with v7.x or older software licenses will automatically be upgraded from "Professional Edition" and "Professional Suite" software licenses to "Enterprise Edition" and "Enterprise Suite" software licenses for free including continued software updates and technical support at no additional cost.




11th April 2011The Asbru Web Content Management system v7.3.5 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • Added micro-website support for multiple, prioritized language preferences.
  • Added export of content to static files handling of scripts.
  • Improved export of content to static files.
  • Improved handling of blocked filename extensions.
  • Improved handling of invalid and already used filenames.
  • Improved error handling when adding and updating content items.
  • Improved Insert Hyperlink handling of content groups/types and access restrictions.
  • Improved dynamic loading of page, image, file, link and product group/type menu items.
  • Fixed HTML FORM validation error handling.
  • Fixed Insert Media listing of all image content items.
  • Fixed email notification problems for website administrator groups/types.
  • Fixed workflow handling of deleted and renamed content classes, groups, types and versions.
  • Fixed workflow permissions for website administrator groups/types.
  • Fixed "###element.div###" output problem (PHP).
  • Fixed content item select options problem (PHP).
  • Fixed handling of special characters in usernames and filenames (PHP).
  • Fixed extension handling for multi-level content items and templates (PHP).
  • Fixed export of content to static files handling of multi-level templates (PHP).
  • Fixed export of content to static files handling of links (PHP).
  • Improved image, file and link "not found" error handling (JSP).
  • Added Asbru Web Content Editor v7.1.7:
    • Added support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.
    • Improved performance (MSIE).
  • Various other improvements.



7th February 2011The Asbru Web Content Management system v7.3.4 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • Added administration pages search and replace handling of access restricted link content items.
  • Added hiding of content groups/types without access permissions for Insert Hyperlink and Insert Media.
  • Improved Insert Hyperlink, E-Commerce and Usage Statistics handling of large numbers of content groups/types.
  • Improved handling of very large numbers of image content items for Insert Media.
  • Improved export to static files handling of page, script and style sheet filenames.
  • Fixed email notification problem for administrators without sub-groups/types.
  • Fixed links checking problem.
  • Various other improvements.



17th January 2011The Asbru Web Content Management system v7.3.3 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • Added hiding of content groups/types for administrators without access permissions.
  • Fixed folder/file problem for restored, moved and unpublished content with static filenames.
  • Improved dynamic checking of content dependencies.
  • Improved preview of scheduled content items.
  • Improved file upload error handling (JSP).
  • Added handling of special codes in summary, meta information and advanced scripting content attributes (PHP).
  • Improved handling of image URLs by filename (PHP).
  • Improved error reporting (PHP).
  • Fixed export of website content to static files time and memory limit problem (PHP).
  • Fixed renaming of image/file filename problem (PHP).
  • Fixed database import problem (PHP).
  • Fixed general PHP PEAR MDB2 PGSQL driver problem (PHP).
  • Added Asbru Web Content Editor v7.1.6:
    • Improved handling of copied and pasted URLs.
    • Fixed insert/paste problem (Microsoft Internet Explorer).
    • Fixed select all content problem (Safari).
    • Added find functionality (Safari).
  • Various other improvements.



15th November 2010The Asbru Web Content Management system v7.3.2 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • Added blank links before and after Browse & Edit mode boxes for links.
  • Added Content Presentation "default" template for other templates (for two-level templates).
  • Added support for custom meta information attributes starting with "http-equiv " (as well as "http-equiv-").
  • Added exclude from "Searchable" and "Breadcrumbs and Menus" options for Media Library content items.
  • Improved handling of simple text content linebreaks.
  • Improved handling of input fields for iPhone and iPad.
  • Improved download of old database/website backup files.
  • Improved handling of content modifications through /webadmin/api/ scripts.
  • Fixed database configuration problem (PHP).
  • Fixed product groups and types length database initialization problem (Microsoft SQL Server) (MySQL).
  • Various other improvements.



1st November 2010The Asbru Web Content Management system v7.3.1 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • Added check links and validate content API script support to Browse & Edit mode.
  • Added indirect access to images, files and links through the content item title or file name (i.e. "/file.jsp/myfilename.pdf" or "/link.jsp/MyLinkTitle").
  • Added handling of filename-based links (i.e. "/file/myfilename.pdf") for "Use database tables to check content dependencies" configuration option.
  • Added "http-equiv" custom meta information attributes.
  • Added @@@list:.....@@@ sorting by "metainfo_XXXXX" and "productinfo_XXXXX" content item custom meta information and product details attributes.
  • Added Do Not Check For Orphans option for Check Links report.
  • Added special configuration setting (/config.static.aspx|jsp|php) to limit links checking to specific domains.
  • Added Parent-Group Of / Parent-Type Of attributes to user groups and types configuration pages.
  • Added special configuration setting (/config.static.aspx|jsp|php) to digest encode user passwords stored in database.
  • Added "All Images/Files folder files" option for Database Backup & Export.
  • Added Database Backup & Export of files located outside of the "/image/" and "/file/" folders.
  • Added Database Restore Backup options to (re)download and delete previous backup & export database files.
  • Improved handling of international characters.
  • Various other improvements.



1st October 2010The Asbru Web Content Management system v7.3 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • New business website starter/example website.
  • Improved system installation, configuration, website editor, website administrator, website developer, special codes reference and programming API guides.
  • Improved internal technical platform for future additions and improvements.

  • Added support for "any", "different", "same" workflow action user restrictions.
  • Added content item attribute to record website administrator of last content item workflow action status change.
  • Added option to exclude individual content items from breadcrumb trails and navigation menus as well from website search results.
  • Added support for "http-equiv" custom meta information attributes.
  • Added support for "version" parameters for website search forms.

  • Improved Browse & Edit mode style sheet handling.
  • Improved Browse & Edit mode handling of special codes in HTML tag attribute values.
  • Added support for special and international characters in custom meta information attribute names.
  • Added support for "@@@image1@@@", "@@@image2@@@", "@@@image3@@@", "@@@file1@@@", "@@@file2@@@", "@@@file3@@@", "@@@link1@@@", "@@@link2@@@", "@@@link3@@@" special codes for order items.
  • Added automatic language preference detection and internationalization for calendar selector.
  • Added support for additional content element scripts.
  • Improved export of website content to static files.
  • Improved CAPTCHA handling.

  • Relocated "/webadmin/ini.xxx" configuration file to "/ini.webadmin.xxx".
  • Added support for "checklinks_domains" special configuration setting.
  • Added support for "BODYmargins" special configuration setting.
  • Added Cache API support for website configuration settings.
  • Added Cache API support for website content items.
  • Improved file and folder handling.

  • Added support for PHP 5.3 (PHP).
  • Replaced PHP PEAR DB with PHP PEAR MDB2 (PHP).

  • Improved Hosting Edition handling of client website alias addresses (Hosting Edition).
  • Added Hosting Edition support for "hosting:config:" product options (Hosting Edition).
  • Various other improvements.



16th August 2010The Asbru Web Content Management system v7.2.2 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • Added support for @@@display:if:license=XXXXX@@@ ..... @@@end:if:license=XXXXX@@@ and @@@display:if:license!=XXXXX@@@ ..... @@@end:if:license!=XXXXX@@@ special codes.
  • Added support for @@@list:orders:.....@@@ special codes.
  • Added support for @@@include:order=ID:orderitem=ID@@@ special codes.
  • Added support for @@@list:.....:createdby=XXXXX:.....@@@ and @@@list:.....:createdby!=XXXXX:.....@@@ special codes.
  • Added support for @@@list:.....:order=filename:.....@@@ special codes.
  • Improved @@@list:.....@@@ special codes handling of "&" and special characters.
  • Improved @@@previous:.....@@@ and @@@next:.....@@@ special codes handling.
  • Added XHTML formatting/output of BR tags from URL parameters.
  • Added HTML encoding of & characters from URL parameters.
  • Added HTML encoding of "version" URL parameters.

  • Added support for @@@extension:menu(...:top=ID,ID,ID:...)@@@ special codes.
  • Added support for @@@extension:menu(...:levels=:...)@@@ and @@@extension:menu(...:levels=###+:...)@@@ special codes.
  • Added @@@extension:menu(.....)@@@ handling of "/data.xxx" pages.
  • Improved @@@extension:menu(.....)@@@ exclusion of non-searchable content items.

  • Added support for website search form "version" parameters.
  • Added support for form input validation for "/post.xxx".
  • Added support for "created by"/"owner" view restrictions on custom content databases data.
  • Added website administration search and replace of HTML HEAD and BODY attributes.
  • Improved preview of scheduled content items.
  • Added Meta Data report button for non-superadmin website administrators on Website Content administration page.
  • Added check links checking of unpublished content item filenames.
  • Disabled currently unsupported Configuration / Features / Checkin/Checkout / Checkin / Automatic On Cancel configuration option.
  • Added display of "public" and "restricted" editors/publishers group/type custom content database access restrictions.
  • Added username select-options for "created by" custom content database attributes.
  • Added Usage Statistics / How / Visits support for display of Top XXX data.

  • Improved loading and display of Media Library menu items.
  • Improved selected menu item handling.
  • Improved output of HTML HEAD data with trimming of trailing blanks.
  • Improved "/personal/preview.xxx" page display.

  • Improved user login handling of last updated date/time (.NET/JSP).
  • Fixed problem with unidentified content and product type dependencies (.NET).
  • Fixed problem with renamed user types not being cascaded to content/file/image/link/product groups/types (.NET).
  • Fixed problem with mode, style sheet, template and version session parameters (.NET/JSP).
  • Improved handling of "add new" of checked out content items.
  • Improved handling user accounts without username.
  • Fixed problem with usage statistics report for product groups/types.
  • Fixed problem with user super/sub groups/types (.NET).
  • Improved handling of international characters in Email Editors/Publishers/Administrators links.
  • Fixed Assign To problem (Microsoft Internet Explorer).
  • Improved handling of linebreaks in language files (.NET).
  • Fixed Assign To problem for Add New content item.
  • Fixed usage statistics display for product groups and types.
  • Fixed check links problem.
  • Fixed add new and update content item Workflow Action Assign To options (Microsoft Internet Explorer).
  • Fixed view content item display of Workflow Action Assign To options.
  • Fixed order item update of delivery postalcode attribute.
  • Fixed multiple scripts page problem (PHP).

  • Added Asbru Web Content Editor v7.1.5:
    • Improved split merged table rows.
    • Improved image copy and paste handling.
      • Fixed "//" URL problem.
      • Fixed absolute/relative image URL problem for content items published to static filenames (Mozilla).
      • Fixed absolute/relative image URL problem for content items not published to static filenames (Mozilla).
      • Fixed copy and paste replacement of image problem (Microsoft Internet Explorer).
    • Improved link copy and paste handling.
      • Fixed problem with partially identical domain names such as "foo.com" and "foo.com.jp".
    • Improved handling of international characters in web content editor dialogue windows (Microsoft Internet Explorer).
    • Improved performance with large numbers of content group/type menu items.
    • Fixed problem with applying "Bulleted List", "Definition" and "Definition Term" formatting (Mozilla).xxx

  • Added audit log data for deletion of multiple content items (.NET/JSP).
  • Added support for "/webadmin/api/published" and "/webadmin/api/unpublished" scripts for content items published to other than ".html", ".css" and ".js" filename extensions.
  • Improved handling of when "/webadmin/api/published" and "/webadmin/api/unpublished" programming API scripts are executed.
  • Improved database connection handling (.NET).
  • Improved external program/script execution parameters handling (JSP).
  • Fixed remote HTTP response header status code (.NET).

  • Various other improvements.



30th April 2010The Asbru Web Content Management system v7.2 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • Website functionality
    • Added support for "/file.xxx?xxxxx.xxx" links with file name instead of content item id.
    • Improved handling of special character searches.
    • Improved CAPTCHA handling of junk posts.
    • Improved handling of unavailable shopping cart product items.
    • Improved breadcrumbs extension with exclusion of content items excluded from search results.
    • Improved menu extension with exclusion of content items excluded from search results and "selection" of whole menu hierarchy path.

  • Website administration functionality
    • Added "show all" tabs functionality for printable page with all content item attributes (Website Content + Media Library + Products & Orders / ..... / Show All)
    • Added revision comparison functionality for different revisions of content items (Website Content + Products & Orders / Add New + View + Update + Delete / Compare)
    • Added file selector pop-up window for publishing content items to static file names.
    • Added scheduled publishing and expiration of image, file and link content items.
    • Added dynamically updated "assign to" usernames list for workflow actions when adding and updating content items.
    • Added (unsaved, email only) comments input field for workflow actions.
    • Added support for internal use only custom meta information attributes (Website Content + Media Library + Products & Orders / ..... / Meta Information / Add New / Internal Use Only)
    • Improved preview of content with preview of related content items, too.
    • Added support for HTML and CSS code validation through http://validator.w3.org/ (Website Content + Products & Orders / Validate Markup) (Website Content + Products & Orders / Add New + Update / Validate)
    • Added link validation functionality for external and internal links automatically when saving content items and manually (Website Content / Check Links) (Website Content + Products & Orders / Check Links)
    • Added bulk movement of content items published to static file names to folders (Website Content + Products & Orders / Move To Folder) (Configuration / Content + Images + Files / Folders / Move From To)
    • Added display of content package attribute for content items on personal workspace and on other administration pages.

  • Special codes functionality
    • Added support for special codes in summary, author, keywords, description, meta information, html header, html body attributes.
    • Added @@@metainfo_xxxxx@@@ and @@@productinfo_xxxxx@@@ special codes.
    • Added @@@list:.....:order=metainfo_xxxxx@@@ and @@@list:.....:order=productinfo_xxxxx@@@ list ordering by custom meta information and product information attributes.
    • Added @@@list:.....:version in UK,JP:.....@@@ special codes.
    • Added blank list filter values for groups, types, versions and relations etc. (for example @@@list:....:contentgroup=:.....@@@).
    • Added @@@url@@@, @@@urlpathquery@@@, @@@urlpath@@@, @@@urlquery@@@, @@@url:.....@@@, @@@urlpathquery:.....@@@, @@@urlpath:.....@@@, @@@urlquery:.....@@@ special codes.
    • Added @@@comments@@@ special codes for workflow action comments in user registration and content created, updated, deleted, published, posted notification emails.
    • Added menu extension @@@extension:menu(.....:menulevels=2,2,3,2,5:.....)@@@ parameters for different sub-menu levels.
    • Added menu extension support for "menu_id=ID" URL parameter to select a given menu content item.

  • Configuration options
    • Added Website Configuration page title prefix/suffix (Configuration / System / Website / Website Settings / Default Page Title Prefix + Suffix)
    • Added Contentgroups/Contenttypes/Productgroups/Productypes page title prefix/suffix (Configuration / Content / Groups + Types / Content Presentation / Page Title Prefix + Suffix)
    • Added support for hiding access restricted content/image/file/link/product group/type menu items on administration pages (Configuration / Features / Access Restrictions).
    • Added blocking / password reset of user logins after a configurable number of failed logins (Configuration / System / Website / Security)
    • Added login failure notification emails and redirects (Configuration / System / Website / Security)
    • Added support for website administrator password expiration after configurable period of time (Configuration / System / Website / Security)
    • Added change expired website administrator password pages.
    • Added meta data report functionality (Configuration / Content / Meta Data).
    • Added export of static content file versions of website content for export to external production or backup website or other media. (Configuration / Features / Publishing / Export Folder Path + Export All Now).

  • Hosting Edition
    • Added integrated domain name registration functionality through enom.com ("hosting:subdomain" and "hosting:domain") (Configuration / System / Website / E-Commerce / Product Delivery / Domain Name Registration).

  • Programming APIs
    • Added support for "/webadmin/api/validatecontent.xxx" content validation custom scripts.
    • Added support for "/webadmin/api/validateuser.xxx" user registration validation custom scripts.
    • Improved "/webadmin/productavailability/" and "/webadmin/productdelivery/" programming API.

  • Technical
    • Improved handling of special characters in content and special codes.
    • Improved handling of numeric database columns.
    • Improved support for IBM DB2 database servers.
    • Improved support for Oracle database servers.
    • Improved support for PostgreSQL database servers.

  • Various other improvements.



26th April 2010The Asbru Web Content Management system v7.1.6 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • Improved handling of image URLs.
  • Improved handling of content deletion.
  • Improved content preview access restrictions.
  • Improved content and custom content database import.
  • Improved database connection handling (.NET).
  • Fixed database import problem (JSP).
  • Fixed database initialization problem (Oracle).
  • Fixed @@@include:database=.....@@@ special code loop problem (JSP).
  • Various other improvements.



15th March 2010The Asbru Web Content Management system v7.1.5 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • Added "script" content class for workflow actions.Added bulk administration functionality for "stylesheet" and "script" content items.
  • Improved Personal Workspace listing of content items for the superadmin website administrator.
  • Improved special codes loop detection.
  • Improved handling of special characters in special codes.
  • Improved handling of duplicate content classes and versions.
  • Improved handling of renamed content groups, types and versions.
  • Optimized handling of access restrictions and logins.
  • Fixed @@@include:database=.....:if:.....@@@ special code problem.
  • Fixed "unpublish" problem for content published to static filenames.
  • Fixed custom content databases import/export access restriction problem.
  • Fixed "product" content class problem for workflow actions.
  • Fixed user database "template" display problem.
  • Added error logging for failed external URL requests (JSP).
  • Added error logging for failed LDAP authentication (JSP).
  • Improved handling of failed database connections (JSP).
  • Improved handling of shared memory caching limitations/problems (PHP).
  • Fixed content type renaming problem (PHP).
  • Various other improvements.



15th February 2010The Asbru Web Content Management system v7.1.4 for .NET, PHP and JSP/Java has been released. This version adds:
  • Added support for special codes in author, keywords, description and meta information attributes.
  • Improved handling of non-existing pages.
  • Improved renaming of user groups and user types.
  • Improved handling of @@@list:...@@@ special codes.
  • Fixed @@@webeditor:...@@@ handling of special characters.
  • Fixed database import and handling of numerical custom content databases data (JSP).
  • Improved support for different PHP distributions/configurations (PHP).
  • Added Asbru Web Content Editor v7.1.4.
    • Improved base href and URL handling.
    • Improved <script>, <% %>, <? ?>, <?php ?> tag handling.
    • Improved onEnter custom output handling (Safari/Google).
  • Various other improvements.





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