XOOPS 2.0.14 review

XOOPS is a dynamic OO (Object Oriented) portal script written in PHP XOOPS supports mySQL, and is an ideal tool for developing small

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XOOPS is a dynamic OO (Object Oriented) portal script written in PHP XOOPS supports mySQL, and is an ideal tool for developing small to large dynamic community Web sites, intra-company portals, corporate portals, Web logs, and much more.

Here are some key features of "XOOPS":
Database-driven

XOOPS uses a relational database (currently MySQL) to store data required for running a web-based content management system.

Fully Modularized

Modules can be installed/uninstalled/ativated/deactivated with a click using the XOOPS module administration system.

Personalization

Registered users can edit their profiles, select site themes, upload custom avatars, and much more!

User Management

The ability to search for users by various criteria, send email and private messages to users through a template-based messaging system.

Supported World-wide

XOOPS was created and is maintained by a team of several hard-working volunteers working from all over the world. The XOOPS community has more than dozen official support sites around the world for support of non-English speaking users.

Multi-byte Language Support

Fully supports multi-byte languages, including Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, etc.

Versatile Group Permissions System

Powerful and user-friendly permissions system which enables administrators to set permissions by group.

Theme-based skinnable interface
XOOPS is driven by a powerful theme system. Both admins and users can change the look of the entire web site with just a click of a mouse. There are also over 60 themes available for download!!

What's New in This Release:
Added md5 checksumming script to allow the verification of system files upload (skalpa)
Re-implemented ignore list to Xoops directory list (ignore list from patch #1488216) (phppp/epaulin)
Rebuilt the upgrade script to make it extensible for future releases (skalpa)
Updated the upgrade script appearance (skalpa/snowinmyhands+leostotch)
Enabled manual launch of the Smarty console using ?SMARTY_DEBUG in all debug modes (skalpa)
Fixed theme dereferencing problem with old PHP versions (skalpa)
Fix against the potential loss of homepage blocks with some misconfigured servers (skalpa)
Fixed support for additional canvas templates in the theme class (skalpa)
Re-implemented the "criteria can't retrieve empty values" bug for BC purposes :-( (skalpa/gabybob)
Fixed Smarty debug mode that was segfaulting the webserver on 2.0.14-RC1 (skalpa)
Fixed xoAppUrl wrongly compiling URI when using the "current page" (.) parameter (skalpa)
Fixed bug #1510193: xoInboxCount assign does not work when using PHP4 (rowd)
Fixed bug #1496546: 2.0.14rc1 UTF-8 compatibility problems (skalpa/irmtfan)
Fixed bug #1494064: Troubleshooting blank page link is invalid (skalpa/alexdusty)
Fixed bug #1500892: System module version has not been updated (skalpa/herkocoomans)
Fixed bug #1496252: Invalid default footer date on fresh installs (skalpa/davidledbury)
Fixed bug #1498685: Some page metas are duplicated (skalpa/zoullou)
Fixed bug #1507645: Logger tabs do not work when using popup mode (skalpa/rowd)
Fixed bug #1500616: New logger incompatible with old PHP versions (skalpa)
Fixed bug #1496691: Bottom Blocks Group Permission Problem (skalpa/snowinmyhands)
Fixed bug #1496697: Some configurations cannot access authentication options (skalpa/chappy)
Fixed bug #1495178: Sanitizer treats internal links as external ones (skalpa/dugris)
Fixed bug #1503700: The auth error message is display only in debug mode. The authentication method is now assigned to the to class variable for Xoops Authentication Method (pemen/rowd)
Fixed bug #1494883: Admin module icons not visible after deleting user (rowd/zoullou)