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Announcing the release of CMSMS 2.2.21 - Sherbrooke
Posted Mon, Jun 17, 2024, 01:50PM
New Release Hello CMSMSers! Today we are announcing the release of CMS Made Simple 2.2.21 - Sherbrooke, an incremental bug fix release. This version addresses a few bugs that came up after the last release: Template inheritance was broken for content blocks; The page editor didn't show the text area field for content blocks on some configurations when template inheritance was used; The page editor timed out on some cases (Smarty infin... Read more
Announcing CMSMS 2.2.20 - Saguenay
Posted Thu, Feb 08, 2024, 05:20PM
Upcoming CMS Made Simple 2.2.20 release We are today announcing our next release of your favourite CMS software, and this time we are doing it a little differently! As you’ll know, traditionally we have worked to get the release out as its development schedule dictates rather than setting a date in advance. However, we have decided that we want to try a different working ethic. To that end, we are pleased to announce the next release ... Read more
Announcing CMSMS 2.2.19 - Selkirk
Posted Tue, Dec 12, 2023, 08:25PM
New Release Today we are delighted to announce the release of CMS Made Simple v2.2.19 - Selkirk. v2.2.19 - Selkirk is an incremental bug fix and stability release. For further detailed information, please see the changelog where there is a full list of fixes and improvements. As per the Dev Team's official support policy, the only versions of CMSMS currently supported are now v2.2.18 and v2.2.19. Please upgrade at your earliest conven... Read more
Important: LISE vulnerability and patch release
Posted Thu, Dec 29, 2022, 07:30PM
A note for CMSMS Users who use the third-party module LISE A vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to initiate the uninstaller routine for specific LISE instances was discovered yesterday. An update (version 1.4.3) to LISE has been released to patch this and should be applied immediately to all sites using the LISE module. The exploit results in the database tables for the instance to be deleted, but all files remain intact. Recovering the tables in question from a database backup is the r... Read more
Announcing Security Release CMS Made Simple v2.2.16 - Truro
Posted Mon, Jan 24, 2022, 09:25AM
v2.2.16 - Truro Release Announcement Today we are delighted to announce the release of CMS Made Simple v2.2.16 - Truro. Truro is an incremental bug fix and security release. This version fixes minor bugs that have been lingering over the past few years. Additionally, it implements a number of usability and performance improvements. The scope of the Admin Search module has been widened to encompass more content object attributes, as we... Read more
The first CMSMS 'State of the Project' address - March 2021
Posted Tue, Mar 02, 2021, 12:35PM
Hello! We're excited to introduce the first of our annual 'State of the Project' updates. Whilst of course we'll continue to update you regularly throughout the year on the day-to-day plans and considerations of CMS Made Simple, the annual State of the Project will inform you of the underlying commitments that drive all our decisions for the next twelve months. After that, you'll also be able to read a statement we wanted to put ou... Read more
Newsletter from CMS Made Simple - November 2020
Posted Wed, Nov 04, 2020, 11:20AM
Hello! It's been a little while since we updated you in all things CMSMS, so we wanted to send you a round-up of the latest news along with some exciting announcements! We hope you enjoy reading this. If you want to respond to us on anything, we'll be delighted to see you in the forums or in Slack. You'll find links to all channels here. Release of CMSMS 2.2.15 Earlier this month, we were delighted to release CMSMS 2.2.15, 'Bonav... Read more
CMS Made Simple 2.3 Status Announcement
Posted Fri, May 29, 2020, 07:00PM
CMS Made Simple 2.3 Status Announcement Hello everybody Firstly, I would like to thank everyone in the CMS Made Simple community for your continued support. Your testing, feedback, and enthusiasm keeps us motivated to continue making CMSMS better and better. It's been nearly a year since we released the beta version of CMSMS 2.3, and a lot has changed both in the world, and within the CMSMS Dev Team since then. I'd like to take this t... Read more
Announcing Security Release CMS Made Simple 2.2.14
Posted Wed, Apr 01, 2020, 09:25PM
Hello everybody, Today we are announcing the release of CMSMS v2.2.14 - T'Sou-ke. This is a maintenance release mainly addressing a few minor issues that have arisen since last release. Specifically, we have made some tweaks for better PHP 7.4 support*, fixed bugs related to Search, News, FileManager, DesignManager, CMSContentManager and AdminSearch, and made a few minor fixes to the core. As per usual, only the two most recent versio... Read more
Corona Virus update from the CMS Made Simple Dev Team
Posted Sat, Mar 21, 2020, 12:47AM
Hello. As you all know the world is currently working out how to operate over the next few months as our scientists and governments make moves to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. At CMS Made Simple we understand that for many of our users this may involve some considerable disruption to both their businesses and their personal lives. As a response to that, we wanted to let you know how we will be changing our activities to help you. U... Read more
Announcing Security Release CMS Made Simple 2.2.12
Posted Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 02:55PM
Hello everybody, Today we are announcing the release of CMS Made Simple 2.2.12 - Osoyoos. This is a critical security release, addressing a vulnerability recently brought to our attention. Due to the nature of this vulnerability, we are encouraging all users to upgrade their sites immediately. It's also strongly advised to change your database password after upgrading. Thank you to those community members who take the time to test and... Read more
Announcement for CMS Made Simple Module Creators
Posted Fri, Sep 27, 2019, 03:46PM
Dear CMS Made Simple Module Developers, As you are probably aware, the Dev Team has been hard at work on CMSMS version 2.3. This is a major release, and as the old saying goes - you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs. To that end, we're encouraging all module developers (that's you!) to give the beta a test drive. Your modules may require a few tweaks to work properly in version 2.3 and, while you're in there, you'll p... Read more
Complete the CMS Made Simple survey for the chance to win a Kindle
Posted Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 05:25PM
Take the big 2019 CMS Made Simple Survey and maybe win a Kindle Fire HD! Hello again from the CMS Made Simple Dev Team. As you know, CMS Made Simple is an incredibly versatile platform. Our user base is as diverse as the system itself from small companies managing their own website content to huge corporations running complicated web applications. And of course, at the heart of that is our community of developers building those we... Read more
Newsletter from CMS Made Simple - March 2019
Posted Fri, Mar 15, 2019, 05:06PM
Hello again from the CMS Made Simple Dev Team. Lots to talk about this time! In this newsletter we are bringing you a note about the new version of CMS Made Simple released recently, some updates from the Dev Team including our change to a non-profit corporation. Also, if you have ever had to deal with content posted into CMS Made Simple from Microsoft Word, you will appreciate our pre- and post-filters article. 2.2.10 Released We ha... Read more
Newsletter from CMS Made Simple - application development
Posted Fri, Nov 09, 2018, 01:00PM
Hello again from the CMS Made Simple Dev Team! This time we are bringing you a short article on application development and details of a fantastic web app developed in CMS Made Simple. Lastly, an introduction to one of our Partners. CMS Made Simple & App Development Several years ago, when the CMS Made Simple Dev Team got together in the UK, the elephant in the room was the apparent decline of active users. The forums were quieter... Read more
Newsletter from CMS Made Simple - Module Focus: CGCalendar
Posted Mon, Apr 02, 2018, 04:03PM
Hello again from the CMS Made Simple Dev Team! This month we start a series of posts focussing on a particular module. First up it is the CGCalendar module, a full-featured CMS Made Simple diary/calendar module which will display up-coming and past events in all sorts of formats. Module Focus: CGCalendar One of the many great things about CMS Made Simple is its flexible module system, meaning that developers can write their own mo... Read more
ANNOUNCING CMSMS V2.2.7 Security Release
Posted Sun, Mar 11, 2018, 11:29PM
ANNOUNCING CMSMS 2.2.7 - SKOOKUMCHUCK Hello everybody, Today we announce the release of CMS Made Simple v2.2.7 - Skookumchuck. This is a security release and we recommend that everybody upgrade their websites at their earliest convenience. Today we announce the release of CMS Made Simple v2.2.7 - Skookumchuck. This is a security release and we recommend that everybody upgrade their websites at their earliest convenience. The primary... Read more
Newsletter from CMS Made Simple - Forum Focus
Posted Wed, Jan 24, 2018, 01:52AM
Happy New Year from the CMS Made Simple Dev Team. We hope 2018 has started well for you! This Month: New Year Renewal, Forum Focus and Join the Dev Team. New Year Renewal The new year period is often a time of renewal and we would like to remind you that CMS Made Simple is the result of thousands of hours of volunteer time. If you are able to, we would love for you to contribute to the project's running costs (e.g. hosting). You c... Read more
Seasons Greetings from CMS Made Simple
Posted Wed, Dec 20, 2017, 07:15PM
Seasons Greetings and a happy new year from all the Dev Team at CMS Made Simple. A busy year 2017 has been a busy year for us. We released a major update - version 2.2 - in June and have been making incremental updates and bug corrections since then, with the latest release just a few days ago. Check out the download area for the latest release of CMS Made Simple if you haven't updated your sites in a while. Upgrading a version ... Read more
ANNOUNCING CMSMS V2.2.5 - WAWA maintenance release
Posted Mon, Dec 18, 2017, 12:45AM
ANNOUNCING CMSMS 2.2.5 - WAWA Hello everybody, Today we are announcing the release of CMS Made Simple 2.2.5. This is a maintenance release that addresses a few minor usability and security concerns. Specifically, we have resolved a security issue related to the way login information was being cached in cookies and sessions. We have also simplified the rules around alias editing/generation, fixing a problem with specific ownership an... Read more
ANNOUNCING CMSMS 2.2.4 Stability and Bug-fix Release
Posted Sun, Nov 26, 2017, 10:40PM
ANNOUNCING CMSMS 2.2.4 - LITTLE PARADISE Hello everybody, The CMSMS Dev Team is happy to announce the release of CMSMS 2.2.4 "Little Paradise". This is a stability and bug-fix release. We fixed some things in the Hooks mechanism, the file picker and file browser, login operations, Design Manager, and MicroTiny. Some of the more important changes for 2.2.4 are: We re-added the TinyMCE table plugin to MicroTiny as it seems it was lost... Read more
CMS Made Simple: Winners, Patreon and show off your site
Posted Thu, Nov 16, 2017, 07:05PM
We've got lots for you in this newsletter. A big win for CMS Made Simple, some ways to support us, a call for team members and a way of showing off your great CMS Made Simple website! We won! We are delighted to let you know that we won the award for ‘Best Open Source CMS’ in the CMS Critic 2017 Awards. We’re so proud to have another accolade for CMS Made Simple. It reflects not only the fantastic ongoing work of the many voluntee... Read more
Just 48 hours left to vote for CMS Made Simple
Posted Mon, Oct 30, 2017, 10:00AM
The voting in the CMS Critic Awards closes on the 1st of November. That’s just today and tomorrow left to vote! Firstly, thanks to all of you that have voted! We appreciate the confidence you have in CMSMS. Votes mean recognition. Recognition brings more users into the community. A larger community helps CMSMS continue to grow and innovate. Plus, it will mean even more websites around the world built on CMSMS. And if you hav... Read more
Letter to CMS Made Simple Developers
Posted Tue, Oct 10, 2017, 09:00AM
To Our Plugin & Module Developers Dear Developer, At some point in the past you've contributed a module or plugin to the CMS Made Simple repository. If you're still actively developing, we'd love to hear from you! We're looking for coders to join our Dev Team, but if that doesn't appeal to you we'd still like to know if you have any questions or concerns about CMS Made Simple. We (the Dev Team) are also working on an improved Forg... Read more
Can your customers help in the vote?
Posted Wed, Oct 04, 2017, 08:45AM
Can your customers help in the vote? Last month, we were delighted to announce that, thanks to you, our excellent user base, we've been nominated in the CMS Critic Awards in two categories! The vote is now underway! We know that many of you have already voted and that's fantastic. https://www.cmscritic.com/awards/2017-web-nominations/ It's time to push that vote just a little bit more. Winning either of the categories will help to... Read more
Thanks to you we did it!
Posted Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 09:00AM
Thanks to you we did it! Thanks to you, our excellent user base and your customers we have been nominated in the CMS Critic awards in not one, but two categories! This wouldn’t have been possible without your excellent response to our request for help. The dev team would like to express its gratitude to all of you. We’ve been nominated in both the ‘Best Free CMS’ and the ‘Best Open Source CMS’. We’re delighted with both and in p... Read more
ANNOUNCING CMSMS 2.2.3 general stability release
Posted Thu, Aug 31, 2017, 12:00AM
ANNOUNCING CMSMS 2.2.3 - "HAPPY ADVENTURE" Continuing with our commitment to quality code, we are announcing the release of 2.2.3 "Happy Adventure", a general stability release. Hello everybody, This is a general stability release addressing numerous minor to moderate issues throughout CMSMS, including issues with mixed HTTPS sites, with numbers in page aliases, and with module installation and editing. We have also tweaked the asyn... Read more
Will your customers help us?
Posted Thu, Aug 03, 2017, 12:41PM
Nominate CMS Made Simple in the CMS Critic Awards 2017! Last week we asked you to nominate us in the BEST OPEN SOURCE CMS category. This week we are going one stage further - would you be prepared to ask your customers to do the same? It's a great way to connect with your customers without selling to them, remind them of the fantastic CMS that runs their site, and make them feel a part of the community too! We've even written a base... Read more
Nominate CMS Made Simple in the CMS Critic Awards 2017!
Posted Mon, Jul 24, 2017, 09:39AM
Nominate CMS Made Simple in the CMS Critic Awards 2017! CMS Made Simple is entering the CMS Critic Awards 2017 and we need your nomination please! Follow the link at the bottom of this post to go to the nomination page. What’s in it for you? Well, apart from giving your favourite Open Source CMS a pat on the back, it will help raise the CMSMS profile. That can make it easier when pitching the software to new prospective clients by... Read more
Nominate CMS Made Simple in the CMS Critic Awards 2017!
Posted Fri, Jul 14, 2017, 04:23PM
Nominate CMS Made Simple in the CMS Critic Awards 2017! CMS Made Simple is entering the CMS Critic Awards 2017 and we need your nomination please! Follow the link at the bottom of this post to go to the nomination page. What’s in it for you? Well, apart from giving your favourite Open Source CMS a pat on the back, it will help raise the CMSMS profile. That can make it easier when pitching the software to new prospective clients by... Read more
ANNOUNCING CMSMS 2.2.2 security and stability release
Posted Mon, Jul 10, 2017, 01:53AM
ANNOUNCING CMSMS 2.2.2 "HEARTS CONTENT" Continuing with our commitment to quality code, we are announcing the release of 2.2.2 "Hearts Content", a security and stability release. Hello everybody, This release fixes or blocks a couple of very important security issues, addresses a number of bugs that existed in the system, and generally improves stability and usability. Some important things to note are: 1. The security issues addres... Read more
Announcing CMSMS 2.2!
Posted Mon, Jun 12, 2017, 12:45AM
) Announcing CMSMS 2.2 "Canada" Hello Everybody. Today, the members of the CMSMS Dev Team are happy to announce that CMSMS 2.2 "Canada" has been released. The primary focus of the CMSMS 2.2 development project was to support our slogan: "Power for the professional, Simplicity for the end user". CMSMS 2.2 is a feature release, with lots of new functionality, and improvements in existing functionality, for each type of user. CMSMS 2.... Read more
Update: CMSMS 2.2 beta 2
Posted Sun, Mar 19, 2017, 04:45PM
) Start Testing CMSMS 2.2-beta2 About a week ago, we announced that the CMS Made Simple dev team released 2.2 beta for public testing. A large handful of significant bugs have been found—and squashed—in the first beta release of CMSMS 2.2. Due to the nature of these bugs we felt it was a good time to push ahead with a second beta. Some of the biggest changes in this release are in the phar installer itself. We have fixed issues in ... Read more
Announcement: CMSMS 2.2 Enters beta
Posted Mon, Mar 13, 2017, 11:30PM
) CMSMS 2.2 Enters beta! Announcing the start of beta testing for CMS Made Simple version 2.2 After more than a year of development and many hundreds of volunteer hours, the CMSMS Dev Team is proud to announce the beginning of a public beta process to assist with getting CMSMS 2.2 production-ready. Your favorite Content Management System has undergone lots of work over the past months, with many of new features, and improvements to... Read more
Coming to GeekMoot? Ten great things to in and around Leicester!
Posted Tue, Sep 20, 2016, 12:05PM
Coming to GeekMoot? Ten great things to in and around Leicester! Greetings CMSMS UsersIf you are coming to join us for GeekMoot on the 19th, 20th and 21st October, you'll be coming to one of the UK's most historic cities. As a little taster of some of the great things you can do as well as the GeekMoot conference, we thought we'd give you a run down of the top ten things we'll be doing if we can find the time.1. Visiting the Nationa... Read more
Coming to GeekMoot? Ten great things to in and around Leicester!
Posted Wed, Sep 14, 2016, 04:05PM
Coming to GeekMoot? Ten great things to in and around Leicester! Greetings CMSMS UsersIf you are coming to join us for GeekMoot on the 19th, 20th and 21st October, you'll be coming to one of the UK's most historic cities. As a little taster of some of the great things you can do as well as the GeekMoot conference, we thought we'd give you a run down of the top ten things we'll be doing if we can find the time.1. Visiting the Nationa... Read more
UK based CMS Made Simple Training day for your customers
Posted Thu, Sep 08, 2016, 05:05PM
CMS Made Simple Training day for your customers Greetings CMSMS UsersAs you probably know, 'GeekMoot' the CMSMS conference is again in the UK this year. After its success at the last UK GeekMoot, we are reintroducing a whole day's CMSMS usage training for site owners, focusing on the fantastic CMS Made Simple 2.0 series. This is a great opportunity for site owners and site editors to enhance their ability to use CMSMS to its full po... Read more
UK based CMS Made Simple Training day for your customers
Posted Wed, Sep 07, 2016, 06:05PM
CMS Made Simple Training day for your customers Greetings CMSMS UsersAs you probably know, 'GeekMoot' the CMSMS conference is again in the UK this year. After its success at the last UK GeekMoot, we are reintroducing a whole day's CMSMS usage training for site owners, focusing on the fantastic CMS Made Simple 2.0 series. This is a great opportunity for site owners and site editors to enhance their ability to use CMSMS to its full po... Read more
UK based CMS Made Simple Training day for your customers
Posted Wed, Sep 07, 2016, 02:05PM
CMS Made Simple Training day for your customers Greetings CMSMS UsersAs you probably know, 'GeekMoot' the CMSMS conference is again in the UK this year. After its success at the last UK GeekMoot, we are reintroducing a whole day's CMSMS usage training for site owners, focusing on the fantastic CMS Made Simple 2.0 series. This is a great opportunity for site owners and site editors to enhance their ability to use CMSMS to its full po... Read more
Announcing CMSMS 2.1.5 - High Rock
Posted Sun, Aug 14, 2016, 05:05PM
)Announcing CMSMS 2.1.5 (High Rock) Hello Everybody. Today we would like to announce the release of CMS Made Simple version 2.1.5 - High Rock. This is a stability release fixing a number of issues that have surfaced over the past two months. Though none of the issues are show stoppers, there are issues that generally affect the usability of CMSMS. Therefore, we recommend that everybody upgrade their websites as soon as possible. Some ... Read more
Geekmoot 2016 Schedule Online
Posted Thu, Jul 07, 2016, 05:05AM
Geekmoot 2016 Schedule Online Greetings CMSMS UsersGeekMoot, our CMSMS convention is booked for October 2016 and is returning to the UK. On the 19th, 20th and 21st of October 2016 we will be holding GeekMoot at the UK National Space Centre in Leicester.Our GeekMoot schedule is now online. Take a look at the schedule page to see all the great things that are happening. GeekMoot 2016 features a full schedule of topics from everything fr... Read more
Announcing Our New Project Manager for CMSMS
Posted Wed, Jul 06, 2016, 01:05AM
Announcing Our New Project Manager GreetingsAfter the position sat largely vacant for about a year, in the beginning of June the Dev Team voted Matt Hornsby to be the new Project Manager for CMS Made Simple.Matt has been involved with CMS Made Simple for many years, and been on the Dev Team for the last few years as a valued contributor, primarily in documentation and organization roles. He is a freelance web developer, with experienc... Read more
Announcing CMSMS 2.1.4 - Freetown
Posted Tue, Jun 07, 2016, 02:05AM
)Announcing CMSMS 2.1.4 (Freetown) Hello Everybody. Thanks to detailed bug reports, along with steps to reproduce and an environment for testing, we have solved a significant issue with the Installation Assistant on hosts with suhosin installed. The other issues we fixed are:- Fixes to clearing cache, which should reduce issues with the navigation and other items not updating after a module is installed, removed or upgraded.- Fixes to... Read more
CMSMS 1.x Nears End of Life
Posted Tue, Jun 07, 2016, 01:05AM
CMSMS 1.x Nears End of Life Hello all.This is just a friendly reminder about the status of CMSMS 1.x.When CMSMS 2.0 was released on September 6, 2015, we announced that we would support the 1.x series for critical bugs and security issues for one calendar year. That end of life date is soon approaching.After September 6, 2016, we will no longer be creating security releases or entertaining any bug fixes for the 1.x series. All of our ... Read more
Announcing CMSMS 2.1.3 - Black Point
Posted Sat, Apr 16, 2016, 04:05PM
)Announcing CMSMS 2.1.3 (Black Point) Hello Everybody. Today we are announcing another maintenance and security release for the 2.x series of CMS Made Simple. This release comprises the security fixes released in 1.12.2 as well as numerous other fixes. We recommend you upgrade your websites to 2.1.3 at your earliest convenience. Here is a brief description of some of the things fixed in 2.1.3: Implement the HTTP_HOST fixes and paramet... Read more
Announcing CMSMS 1.12.2
Posted Sat, Apr 02, 2016, 07:05PM
Announcing CMSMS 1.12.2 (kolonia) Hello Everybody.Today we are announcing CMS Made Simple 1.12.2, a release primarily addressing a security concern.This release addresses a concern about how the HTTP_HOST header can potentially be spoofed in some circumstances resulting in various problems including the fact that all links from your site could be altered to point to another domain.We have modified the code such that this is no longer ... Read more
Geekmoot 2016 is confirmed
Posted Fri, Feb 12, 2016, 02:05PM
Geekmoot 2016 is confirmed Greetings CMSMS Users -- Geekmoot 2016 is confirmedWe are delighted to announce it’s that time again! GeekMoot, our CMSMS convention is booked for October 2016 and is returning to the UK. On the 19th, 20th and 21st of October 2016 we will be holding GeekMoot at the UK National Space Centre in Leicester.The City of Leicester is in the heart of the UK and easily accessible by both national and international vi... Read more
Announcing CMSMS 2.1.2 - Andros Town
Posted Thu, Feb 04, 2016, 02:05AM
Announcing CMSMS 2.1.2 (Andros Town) Greetings CMSMS Users -- CMSMS 2.1.2 - Andros Town Today we are announcing the release of CMS Made Simple 2.1.2 "Andros Town". A mixed bag of bug fixes, minor feature improvements and security updates.With respect to security, this release upgrades the internal PHPMailer scripts to fix an issue that some hosts have been scanning for, and reporting to some of our users.Some of the items changed in t... Read more
Announcing CMSMS 2.1.1 - Nicholls Town
Posted Mon, Dec 21, 2015, 05:05AM
Announcing CMSMS 2.1.1 (Nicholls Town) Greetings CMSMS Users -- CMSMS 2.1.1 - Nicholls Town This is an incremental release in the CMSMS 2.x series, addressing bugs and minor concerns.Once again we battled with the locking, and for the most part we think we have it nailed. We fixed some minor template errors in Design Manager and Content Manager that occurred when locking was disabled. We also revised the locking JavaScript to use an a... Read more
Announcing CMSMS 2.1 - Bahamas
Posted Sun, Dec 06, 2015, 07:05PM
Announcing CMSMS 2.1 (Bahamas) Greetings CMSMS Users -- CMSMS 2.1 - Bahamas Here we are again with another release of your favourite, powerful, and flexible open source content management system: Version 2.1 - "Bahamas".This release includes a number of bug fixes as we continue to stabilize and improve the 2.x series, as well as a few notable feature improvements.As usual, the changelog that is included with the release, and available... Read more
Module Writing Tutorial for CMSMS 2.0
Posted Mon, Nov 16, 2015, 03:05AM
Announcing Our New Module Writing Tutorial for CMSMS 2.0 With CMSMS 2.0 now in full swing and being used across a multitude of sites, the Dev Team wanted to spend some time helping you with module creation. To that end, Robert Campbell (Calguy1000) has created a comprehensive PDF that will take you through the process of creating a module for 2.0.Guiding you through each step of the build, the PDF creates a simple ‘Holidays' module a... Read more
Announcing CMSMS 2.0.1.1
Posted Mon, Oct 05, 2015, 09:05PM
Announcing CMSMS 2.0.1.1 Bug Fix Only one day after 2.0.1 was released we were forced to issue a new release with a single bug fix consisting of only two lines. This fix effects all modules that use the $smarty property of the module class (this property is now deprecated) Which is a significant number of older modules.We apologize for the inconvenience and encourage all users to upgrade as soon as possible as it will affect the funct... Read more
Announcing CMSMS 2.01 - Adelaide
Posted Sun, Oct 04, 2015, 06:05PM
Announcing CMSMS 2.01 (Adelaide) Greetings CMSMS Users -- CMSMS 2.0.1 - Adelaide We knew that shortly after releasing 2.0, regardless of how many months we were in beta, we would be creating bug-fix releases. This is because the number of users who actually use the system increase when you remove the 'beta' or 'release candidate' suffixes. Therefore, more issues are reported that need to be fixed. CMSMS 2.0.1 - Adelaide is the first o... Read more
Announcing CMSMS 2.0
Posted Sun, Sep 06, 2015, 09:05PM
Announcing CMSMS 2.0 (Australia) Greetings CMSMS Users -- We are happy to announce that CMSMS 2.0 is here!! It began with humble intentions, and while not a complete rewrite, we can say that CMSMS 2.0 is without a doubt a significant re-factoring and renewal of your favorite content management system. The web professional has the power, and CMSMS 2.0 is even simpler for the content editor. NOTE: Visit the CMS Made Simple blog to read ... Read more
Announcing CMSMS 2.0
Posted Sun, Sep 06, 2015, 08:05PM
Announcing CMSMS 2.0 (Australia) Greetings CMSMS Users -- We are happy to announce that CMSMS 2.0 is here!! It began with humble intentions, and while not a complete rewrite, we can say that CMSMS 2.0 is without a doubt a significant re-factoring and renewal of your favorite content management system. The web professional has the power, and CMSMS 2.0 is even simpler for the content editor. NOTE: Visit the CMS Made Simple blog to read ... Read more
Announcing CMSMS 1.12.1
Posted Wed, Sep 02, 2015, 11:05PM
Announcing CMSMS 1.12.1 (Rontiki) Hello there! We are happy to announce another maintenance release for CMSMS 1.x. CMSMS 1.12.1 (Rontiki) is purely a maintenance release. It fixes numerous issues that have cropped up in the last few months. The issues fixed include: Smarty global variable problems for modules that use a new Smarty scope instead of the single scope provided by Smarty. A significant performance optimization when managi... Read more
Announcing CMSMS 1.12.1
Posted Wed, Sep 02, 2015, 10:05PM
Announcing CMSMS 1.12.1 (Rontiki) Hello there! We are happy to announce another maintenance release for CMSMS 1.x. CMSMS 1.12.1 (Rontiki) is purely a maintenance release. It fixes numerous issues that have cropped up in the last few months. The issues fixed include: Smarty global variable problems for modules that use a new Smarty scope instead of the single scope provided by Smarty. A significant performance optimization when managi... Read more
The CMSMS GeekMoot Newsletter
Posted Thu, Feb 19, 2015, 11:05AM
The GeekMoot Newsletter! Hello there! We have a different newsletter for you this time around—we are devoting the entire newsletter to GeekMoot, the CMSMS Conference, held on 20th, 21st & 22nd of March 2015 in Ghent, Belgium. We hope you'll be as excited as we are about the GeekMoot and the Devmoot to be held afterwards. There's so much to tell you, so let's get stated. LocationOur stunning location for GeekMoot this year has a ric... Read more
CMS Newsletter Dec 2014
Posted Thu, Feb 12, 2015, 12:05AM
Hello from the Editor Well, it's nearly the end of another year! At this time, the Dev Team would like to extend season's good will to all of you, the CMSMS family, no matter what your faith or creed. It's been a busy year for us here at CMSMS. We seen major steps forward and two betas on CMSMS 2.0, we've seen changes in the Dev team, we've started the ball rolling for next year's GeekMoot, and we've initiated and elected the CMSMS... Read more
CMS Newsletter Dec 2014
Posted Thu, Dec 18, 2014, 03:05PM
Hello from the Editor Well, it's nearly the end of another year! At this time, the Dev Team would like to extend season's good will to all of you, the CMSMS family, no matter what your faith or creed. It's been a busy year for us here at CMSMS. We seen major steps forward and two betas on CMSMS 2.0, we've seen changes in the Dev team, we've started the ball rolling for next year's GeekMoot, and we've initiated and elected the CMSMS... Read more
CMS Newsletter Dec 2014
Posted Tue, Dec 16, 2014, 11:05AM
Hello from the Editor Well, it's nearly the end of another year! At this time, the Dev Team would like to extend season's good will to all of you, the CMSMS family, no matter what your faith or creed. It's been a busy year for us here at CMSMS. We seen major steps forward and two betas on CMSMS 2.0, we've seen changes in the Dev team, we've started the ball rolling for next year's GeekMoot, and we've initiated and elected the CMSMS... Read more
CMS Newsletter Sept 2014
Posted Sun, Sep 28, 2014, 10:05AM
Hello from the Editor Hi! Once again, it has been a busy few months for CMS Made Simple. There's so much going on. We in the Dev team are delighted to have welcomed a number of new members recently - all of whom have thrown themselves into the CMSMS project with great enthusiasm. As you'll see from our news - with a new 1.11 maintenance release, the next beta of 2.0 and news about the upcoming Geekmoot - we've been very busy, to say t... Read more
CMS Newsletter Sept 2014
Posted Fri, Sep 26, 2014, 02:05PM
Hello from the Editor Hi! Once again, it has been a busy few months for CMS Made Simple. There's so much going on. We in the Dev team are delighted to have welcomed a number of new members recently - all of whom have thrown themselves into the CMSMS project with great enthusiasm. As you'll see from our news - with a new 1.11 maintenance release, the next beta of 2.0 and news about the upcoming Geekmoot - we've been very busy, to say t... Read more
CMS Newsletter Sept 2014
Posted Tue, Sep 16, 2014, 05:05PM
Hello from the Editor Hi! Once again, it has been a busy few months for CMS Made Simple. There's so much going on. We in the Dev team are delighted to have welcomed a number of new members recently - all of whom have thrown themselves into the CMSMS project with great enthusiasm. As you'll see from our news - with a new 1.11 maintenance release, the next beta of 2.0 and news about the upcoming Geekmoot - we've been very busy, to say t... Read more
CMS Newsletter Sept 2014
Posted Tue, Sep 16, 2014, 03:05PM
Hello from the Editor Hi! Once again, it has been a busy few months for CMS Made Simple. There's so much going on. We in the Dev team are delighted to have welcomed a number of new members recently - all of whom have thrown themselves into the CMSMS project with great enthusiasm. As you'll see from our news - with a new 1.11 maintenance release, the next beta of 2.0 and news about the upcoming Geekmoot - we've been very busy, to say t... Read more
CMS Newsletter Sept 2014
Posted Wed, Sep 10, 2014, 02:05PM
Hello from the Editor Hi! Once again, it has been a busy few months for CMS Made Simple. There's so much going on. We in the Dev team are delighted to have welcomed a number of new members recently - all of whom have thrown themselves into the CMSMS project with great enthusiasm. As you'll see from our news - with a new 1.11 maintenance release, the next beta of 2.0 and news about the upcoming Geekmoot - we've been very busy, to say t... Read more
CMS Newsletter May 2014
Posted Tue, Sep 09, 2014, 10:05AM
Hello from the Editor Hi! Once again, it has been a busy few months for CMS Made Simple. There's so much going on. We in the Dev team are delighted to have welcomed a number of new members recently - all of whom have thrown themselves into the CMSMS project with great enthusiasm. As you'll see from our news - with a new 1.11 maintenance release, the next beta of 2.0 and news about the upcoming Geekmoot - we've been very busy, to say t... Read more
CMS Newsletter May 2014
Posted Sun, Jun 01, 2014, 02:05PM
Hello from the EditorIt's a really exciting time for CMS Made Simple. The newsletter has taken a short break, whilst we changed some technology, so we are delighted to return with two very big announcements. The first is that the beta for CMS Made Simple 2.0 is officially under way. The second is that we have finalised the dates and location for Geek Moot 2014. With two such exciting announcements and with the rest of the newsletter j... Read more
CMS Newsletter May 2014
Posted Thu, May 29, 2014, 01:05PM
Hello from the EditorIt's a really exciting time for CMS Made Simple. The newsletter has taken a short break, whilst we changed some technology, so we are delighted to return with two very big announcements. The first is that the beta for CMS Made Simple 2.0 is officially under way. The second is that we have finalised the dates and location for Geek Moot 2014. With two such exciting announcements and with the rest of the newsletter j... Read more
CMS Newsletter May 2014
Posted Wed, May 28, 2014, 03:05PM
Hello from the EditorIt's a really exciting time for CMS Made Simple. The newsletter has taken a short break, whilst we changed some technology, so we are delighted to return with two very big announcements. The first is that the beta for CMS Made Simple 2.0 is officially under way. The second is that we have finalised the dates and location for Geek Moot 2014. With two such exciting announcements and with the rest of the newsletter j... Read more
CMS Newsletter May 2014
Posted Wed, May 21, 2014, 10:05PM
Hello from the EditorIt's a really exciting time for CMS Made Simple. The newsletter has taken a short break, whilst we changed some technology, so we are delighted to return with two very big announcements. The first is that the beta for CMS Made Simple 2.0 is officially under way. The second is that we have finalised the dates and location for Geek Moot 2014. With two such exciting announcements and with the rest of the newsletter j... Read more
