{"id":416,"date":"2015-03-17T05:29:12","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T05:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mantisbt.org\/blog\/?p=416"},"modified":"2015-03-18T09:43:30","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T09:43:30","slug":"mantisbt-1-3-0-beta-2-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mantisbt.org\/blog\/archives\/mantisbt\/416","title":{"rendered":"MantisBT 1.3.0-beta.2 Released"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the second beta release for the MantisBT v1.3. There has been a bunch of fixes (see changelog<\/a>) since beta-1. Following is a list of changes that are included in v1.3 compared to 1.2.x stable release for the benefit of users who haven’t tried beta-1.<\/p>\n

You can download the beta release via mantisbt website<\/a> or try out a demo via\u00a0MantisHub<\/a> hosted service. \u00a0Please report any issues you may find via our official bugtracker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New Features and Improvements<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    \n
  • Timeline feature<\/li>\n
  • Memo custom fields<\/li>\n
  • jQuery and jQueryUI are now included in core<\/li>\n
  • PHP version compatibility up to PHP 5.5.* (PHP 5.6.* will be tested for future releases).<\/li>\n
  • Better generated HTML, relying on CSS instead of inline styles and reducing use of tables for layout<\/li>\n
  • HTML5 doctype<\/li>\n
  • Various performance improvements<\/li>\n
  • Out-of-the-box support for Oracle (oci8)<\/li>\n
  • Greatly enhanced support for PostgreSQL and MSSQL<\/li>\n
  • Update dependencies (phpmailer, adodb, disposable email checker, etc).<\/li>\n
  • Improved installation and admin utilities (system check, tools)<\/li>\n
  • Mechanism to prevent concurrent updates to the same issue<\/li>\n
  • Detailed filters hidden by default<\/li>\n
  • Improved XmlImportExport core plugin<\/li>\n
  • Bigger e-mail and realname fields (now 255 chars)<\/li>\n
  • Improved documentation, migrated to Publican<\/li>\n
  • 200+ issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Configuration<\/strong><\/h3>\n
      \n
    • SOAP API better integrated with core (no more distinct config)<\/li>\n
    • All custom config files moved to dedicated folder to facilitate maintenance and upgrade process (under config folder)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Security<\/strong><\/h3>\n
        \n
      • Use of Content Security Policy<\/li>\n
      • Removal of all inline JavaScript (use external scripts)<\/li>\n
      • New captcha with audio-output support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Extensibility<\/strong><\/h3>\n

        Added the following events (see manual for details):<\/p>\n

          \n
        • EVENT_MANAGE_PROJECT_DELETE<\/li>\n
        • EVENT_MANAGE_VERSION_DELETE<\/li>\n
        • EVENT_VIEW_BUG_ATTACHMENT<\/li>\n
        • EVENT_UPDATE_BUG_DATA<\/li>\n
        • EVENT_UPDATE_BUG<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Deprecated Features<\/strong><\/h3>\n
            \n
          • Custom Functions in favor of Plugins<\/li>\n
          • News feature – already deprecated<\/li>\n
          • Time tracking – already deprecated<\/li>\n
          • Project Docs – already deprecated<\/li>\n
          • Sponsorships – already deprecated<\/li>\n
          • DB2 support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Removed Features<\/strong><\/h3>\n
              \n
            • Built-in source code integration support<\/li>\n
            • FTP for attachments<\/li>\n
            • Remove nusoap in favor of native php soap extension<\/li>\n
            • Extended project browser<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Thanks,
              \nMantis Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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