* Continued upgrades for WYSIWYG editing
* Default toolbars include a new button to easily select a file (after file upload, if needed), and it's name and link are added to the textarea of that wiki page, forum, blog, etc.
* A new admin panel for Clipperz online password management
* Improvements to CSS inclusion for newsletters
* Many translation updates (from Tiki's interactive translation feature)
* New and improved plugins for third-party media (such as Vimeo, Blip.tv, and YouTube) and generic buttons.
* Updated plugin interface
* New module: Tracker help
* Export or show a wiki page in text-only format (useful to be used with Pretty Trackers)
* Static text fields in Trackers can be sent with wiki-parsed text in notification emails.
* New language.js file added to language folders to assist in translation of text and UI elements used in JavaScript functions.
* and more!

XOOPS 2.5.0 is f is a major redesign of the System Module which has been AJAX-ed with jQuery. Some of the new features are truly amazing, like the visual placement of blocks, and we're sure that the users will love them

Other major improvements/additions include:

• Help System for Admin and modules
• MySQL Dump in Maintenance
• New Redirect messaging
• Column sorting in tables
• Smarty plugin for icon pack
• Smarty plugin for breadcrumb navigation
• jQuery plugins for display popup or manage drag & drop
• File Manager (Plugin)
• Maintenance with Cache Clean-up, and Tables Maintenance
• Visual module ordering with drag & drop
• Visual block placement with drag & drop
• Refactor all PHP code for use XOOPS API
• Use template in the same way that front user, admin side for module can call a main template define in xoops_version.php
• Allow override of template in admin theme like frontend if we set template in ADMIN_THEME
• Manage editor for blocks, comments and for all module if module developper want to use it activate or deactivate system section
• Choose number of line for admin section
• Display or hide tips

In addition to countless tweaks and updates, Tiki 6 includes several new, key features:

* Extensive re-work and improvements to the Tiki blog, comments, spreadsheets and tracker features
* Batch functions (via cron jobs)
* Introduction of re-Captcha
* Expanded support of ccLite community currencies
* Integration with social networks such as Facebook
* Improved WYSIWYG support
* and much, MUCH more.
For complete information on all of the new features and functionality in this release, see (http://doc.tiki.org/Tiki6).

Tiki 6 has been designated as the Long Term Support (LTS) version, replacing Tiki 3 LTS. Tiki 3 will reach end of life when Tiki 7.1 will be released (planned for April 2011). See the Project Roadmap for details.

To download Tiki, see http://tiki.org/download. Refer to the Tiki 6 release notes (http://tiki.org/releasenotes6.0) for additional information.

About Tiki

Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is a full-featured, web-based, multilingual (35+ languages), tightly integrated, all-in-one Wiki+CMS+Groupware, Free Source Software (GNU/LGPL), using PHP, MySQL, Zend Framework, jQuery and Smarty. Actively developed by a very large international community, Tiki can be used to create all kinds of Web applications, sites, portals, knowledge bases, intranets, and extranets. Tiki is managed by the Tiki Software Community Association. For more information, visit http://tiki.org.

In the interview, Laporte discusses the history and future of Tiki, including what makes Tiki different, who should (and shouldn't) use Tiki, as well as Tiki's relationship with the open source community.

Read the full article (in Brazilian Portuguese) in the latest edition of Revista Espírito Livre (Free Spirit Magazine) at http://www.revista.espiritolivre.org/?p=809 . An English version of the interview is available on Tiki.org at http://tiki.org/2010-06+Marc+Laporte+Interview+Espirito+Livre+Magazine .

About Tiki

Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is a full-featured, web-based, multilingual (35+ languages), tightly integrated, all-in-one Wiki+CMS+Groupware, Free Source Software (GNU/LGPL), using PHP, MySQL, Zend Framework, jQuery and Smarty. Actively developed by a very large international community, Tiki can be used to create all kinds of Web applications, sites, portals, knowledge bases, intranets, and extranets. Tiki is managed by the Tiki Software Community Association. For more information, visit http://tiki.org.

In term of demand, WordPress is a clear winner, cementing its hold on the market with more than 6 times the amount of projects in comparison to Drupal. Joomla finds its position exactly in the middle in terms of number of projects. While the top CMS projects budgets goes to Drupal.

"Growth in freelance projects for certain technologies can tell us where the market is trending even before the finished projects impact market share" said Liran Kotzer, CEO of DoNanza.

More interesting market information could be noticed for different project types, since Wordpress is very easy to setup, most people start out with WordPress on their own then request customization or other dev work. Indeed, only 18% of the total WordPress projects are site building, compared to 31% of Drupal projects.

Since the release of Tiki 6 Beta 1, there have been more than 200 code changes, bug fixes, and improvements. Tiki administrators are reminded that this is a beta version and is not intended to be used in a production environment.

See http://doc.tiki.org/Tiki6 for information on major enhancements and changes in this release. Tiki 6 is scheduled for release at the end of October.

XOOPS 2.5.0 is f is a major redesign of the System Module which has been AJAX-ed with jQuery Some of the new features are truly amazing, like the visual placement of blocks, and we're sure that the users will love them.

Other major improvements/additions include:

• Help System for Admin and modules (see PM module)
• MySQL Dump in Maintenance
• New Redirect messaging
• Column sorting in tables
• Smarty plugin for icon pack
• Smarty plugin for breadcrumb navigation
• jQuery plugins for display popup or manage drag & drop
• File Manager (Plugin)
• Maintenance with Cache Clean-up, and Tables Maintenance
• Visual module ordering with drag & drop
• Visual block placement with drag & drop
• Refactor all PHP code for use XOOPS API
• Use template in the same way that front user, admin side for module can call a main template define in xoops_version.php
• Allow override of template in admin theme like frontend if we set template in ADMIN_THEME
• New variable 'system_menu' in xoops_version.php of each module, this variable generate a tab menu for module admin side if set to 1, this feature is for give one unique tab menu for all menu (eg: module PM for).
• Change install for install admin template and admin setting
• Manage editor for blocks, comments and for all module if module developper want to use it activate or deactivate system section
• Choose number of line for admin section
• Display or hide tips

This latest release of Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware contains more than 1,500 code changes by nearly 50 Tiki Developers. Dozens of other Tiki Community members contributed to this release in other areas such as testing and documentation. See http://doc.tiki.org/Tiki6 for information on major enhancements and and changes in this release.

Tiki administrators are reminded that this is a beta version and is not intended to be used in a production environment. Tiki 6 is scheduled for release at the end of October.

About Tiki

Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is a full-featured, web-based, multilingual (35+ languages), tightly integrated, all-in-one Wiki+CMS+Groupware, Free Source Software (GNU/LGPL), using PHP, MySQL, Zend Framework, jQuery and Smarty. Actively developed by a very large international community, Tiki can be used to create all kinds of Web applications, sites, portals, knowledge bases, intranets, and extranets. Tiki is managed by the Tiki Software Community Association. For more information, visit http://tiki.org.

Generally, we face this problem when one of our potential client starts a new project. Which tool should we choose? CMS or Framework!!

If we choose a CMS then we can give a quick output, but there is a chance to be stuck if the client wants to move the site to a big portal later with new features where those are not supported by that CMS. Well! Lets forget CMS and start with a Framework, then we have to develop the site from very basic but we don’t have much time to spend because budget is low.

To download the new release or patch, please see http://tiki.org/download.

About Tiki

Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is a full-featured, web-based, multilingual (35+ languages), tightly integrated, all-in-one Wiki+CMS+Groupware, Free Source Software (GNU/LGPL), using PHP, MySQL, Zend Framework, jQuery and Smarty. Actively developed by a very large international community, Tiki can be used to create all kinds of Web applications, sites, portals, knowledge bases, intranets, and extranets. Tiki is managed by the Tiki Software Community Association. For more information, visit http://tiki

What's New in ImpressCMS 1.2.3 ?

* The most important change is official PHP5.3 compliance for the core modules and libraries. Note that modules might need adaptations to work in PHP 5.3. That is beyond the control of the core team.
* Fixed: search pagination and page title
* Improved: session security for the installation proces
* Improved: migration of images in the imagemanager during an upgrade from ImpressCMS 1.1
* Improved: use of smarty variables
* Fixed : search functionality issues
* Security : possible SQL injection vulnerability

You can download the latest release from our file release system on SourceForge. The download packages allows you to either do a fresh installation, or upgrade from an earlier version of ImpressCMS or XOOPS.

About ImpressCMS

The goal of the ImpressCMS Project is to stimulate and promote the open source nature of the CMS in both the core and its modules and establish itself as the premiere CMS by expanding the system to meet the needs of their users now and well into the future.

ImpressCMS is -

* Open Source
* Open Development
* Open Philosophy
* Open Community

The Annual SHPE National Conference (http://conference.shpe.org) is one of the largest gatherings of its kind, bringing together more than 5,000 Hispanic students and educators, as well as more than 300 corporate, industry and government recruiters and sponsors. This year's convention will be the 33rd Annual SHPE National Conference, and it will be held at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati Oct. 27-31, 2010.

"Our SHPE Conference Website receives thousands of visitors, and we wanted a CMS platform that would make it easy for us to create the content, but also to extend the functionality if needed. XOOPS has a very good reputation, receiving many awards and recognitions, and so far it has been the right choice for us. Their developers are very helpful, and we're very pleased with the performance and functionality" - said Frank Barragan, IT Manager for SHPE. "As a non-profit organization, we are interested in using Open Source software where we can, as it allows us to save money and keep our operating cost down, and XOOPS did it for us", added Mr. Barragan.

The Tiki Community should be aware that Tiki 6 (planned for October 2010) will replace Tiki 3 as the LTS version. This means that upon the release of Tiki 7.0 (planned for April 2011), Tiki 3 LTS will reach the end of active development. Please see http://dev.tiki.org/Version+lifecycle for more information. For details of what to expect in Tiki 6, please see http://doc.tiki.org/Tiki6.

Among a new module for surveys, the new version has received an extension manager. Therewith, extensions can be installed and un-installed quickly and easily with just 2 clicks. The download of the packages and the configuration of the database is done automatically. To get the packages, the world wide download mirror system of SourceForge.net is used.

In addition, usability was improved by enabling appointments to be created with relative date specifications like "next Friday 13:00". Using the "Quick add" function, appointments can be created with a one liner like "Meeting, 10:00 am, 11:00 am". Also the layout was adapted for the iPad and its touch control.

The TikiFest ended with a wine-and-cheese social at the Code Factory in Ottawa, hosted by Citadel Rock, Blindside Networks, Pondstone Communications, and AvanTech.net, all of whom are active participants in the Tiki and BigBlueButton communities.

The cornerstone of the TikiFest was to improve the integration between Tiki and BigBlueButton that was first introduced in Tiki 5. Additionally, a full day of the event was reserved for various internationalization (i18n) topics, including:

* Establishing a collaborative multilingual glossary
* Creating a translation server
* Making it easier for the Tiki Community to contribute translations