Mambo 4.6 Out Now!
Mambo, the award-winning Open Source Content Management System, announced today the release of version 4.6. This is the first major release in almost two years and provides users a leaner, faster Mambo with greatly improved scalability and stability – and more choice.
Version 4.6 is being released in two configurations: “4.6 Complete” includes the core system as well as an assortment of the most popular extensions and templates. “4.6 Lite” is a minimalist distro comprised of only the core files. No longer a “one size fits all” system, Mambo now offers users unrivalled flexibility to create exactly the CMS they want, using either existing extensions, custom development, or any combination that suits their needs.
Core Dev Team Leader Chad Auld noted, “A lot of work has gone into 4.6. The result is better code, improved usability, and more logical structure. 4.6 is not only the most stable, best performing Mambo ever, but is also the most flexible.”
Ric Shreves, the President of the Mambo Foundation Board of Directors added “Mambo is a mature Open Source project with a significant history behind it. Corporate and SMB customers will, I think, find 4.6 to be a giant step closer to the sort of CMS product they want and need. Not only is the product great, but the users also have the assurance of a stable project that stands behind it to assure business continuity and coherent release schedules – the sort of issues that build business confidence in an Open Source solution.”
What's New in Version 4.6?
- More Templates. New variants to the default template have been
added to this release. All variants are available in 800 x 600 and
1024 x 768, and are fully CSS-driven.
- More helpful help! New help screens have been added and the help
system has been expanded to help decrease inaccuracies in the delivery
of help content. Help files are now embedded within the distro, meaning
you no longer need to be connected to the Internet to view help.
- A faster, cleaner Mambo, with more potential for future
development. While all sites will see performance gains, large sites
with high activity levels will notice in particular improved load
handling and fewer bottlenecks.
- User comments for content items. This popular feature is now included as part of the default distro.
- Keep abreast of changes with Mambo’s Check For Updates feature.
This new feature checks to see if you are running the latest version
and/or patch of Mambo and will offer suggestions if not. It can also be
used to display messages to Mambo admins and may come in handy as a
tool to communicate issues such as security warnings. The functionality
is not automatic at this time. It will not update Mambo automatically;
this is still a manual process. It also does not check for updates
without the user requesting it do so. (This feature requires PHP5.)
- Internationalization of interfaces is improved by institution of a
single standard mechanism. The mechanism makes it easier for
translators to produce local language packs.
- Better Search Engine Optimization improves avoidance of server
load problems and provides much better handling of bad URLs by means of
404 errors.
- Totally new integrated installer for plugins (components, modules,
etc). Users will see a single installer that is able to install any
kind of plugin. 3PDs can create compound packages containing a mix of
components, modules and Mambots which users will be able to install as
a single .zip file. An additional plugin installer for users running
PHP5 enables one click installation of core extensions directly from
The Source.
- New, better WYSIWYG content editor. 4.6 includes the full featured
WYSIWYG content editor, MOStlyCE. MOStlyCE is powerful, fast and
includes a number of new functions; it is a major step forward in
content management.
- Database Management Tools. You can now backup, view and restore your site’s database from within the Mambo admin interface.
- New RSS newsfeed reader (Magpie) that is both more efficient and more powerful.
- Improved site search. The search option will now use stop words
correctly to filter the search string. This will allow users to search
the site more accurately and achieve better result sets.
- Multiple bug fixes and minor enhancements. 4.6 resolves a number
of open issues. For details on other additions and bug fixes not listed
here, please check the changelog.php file that is included with the
distribution.
You can get the 4.6 files from the downloads section of this website now - Everybody Mambo!
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