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ProofBuddy 2.1 now available for download

April
15
2012
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We've been sitting, waiting for bug reports to come in on the pre-release versions of ProofBuddy. The pre-release versions of ProofBuddy 2.1 were downloaded around 250 times. And we're tired of waiting. Okay, really any known bugs have been squashed and our internal tests have turned up nothing new since the 4th beta of 2.1; so we're ready to release.

What's New?

We'll get a full list of new features out, but here are a few for now.

  • Flash Uploader - Instead of the simple file field, there is now a Flash uploader that should fix all sorts of issues. On the backend, ProofBuddy thinks that each file uploaded through Flash is an individual file so the file size limits are not there. Plus, you can select as many files as you want. ProofBuddy will queue them up and upload one at a time. The FTP option is still there though.
  • Switched from Prototype to jQuery JavaScript library (mostly) - Most pages are using the jQuery library, and related jQuery UI and datatables, instead of the Prototype library. We found that we could develop faster with jQuery and the available plugins for jQuery made it a better choice. Some pages are still using Prototype, although they will get switched out in later versions.
  • Image processing hooks - We've made the image uploading process much more open to plugins. For now, you won't see much difference. But the new hooks open up the possibility for plugins to work with images while they're uploading.
  • Error page - At the request of several users, we've simplified the page that comes up when ProofBuddy comes up with an error. It is now just simple black text rather than the page with the ProofBuddy logo in previous versions.
  • Plugin and Theme installer - You can now browse the theme and plugin libraries from within ProofBuddy and install directly by entering your FTP information.
  • Currency Symbols - You can now change the currency symbol system wide. There are many levels of customization possible, but for a majority of users simply changing the symbol under options will be enough.
  • More caching - Requests to our server for things like the RSS feed and theme and plugin lists are now cached in the database instead of in a file.
  • Home folder - ProofBuddy now automatically determines where it is located on your server. This may not matter to you, but it will help if you ever need to move ProofBuddy to a new server.
There are literally hundreds more changes between 2.0 and 2.1, but most probably aren't that interesting to you. The list above covers most of the features that have been requested by many users or that fix issues that have been lingering.

Upgrading

Rather than re-write the instructions, I'm going to point you to the upgrade instructions on our wiki.

Pro Users

ProofBuddy 2.1 is a free upgrade for users who are currently using version 2.0 Pro. You will need to get in touch with us when you're ready to upgrade so that we can update the version you have registered in our database.

Download

You can get ProofBuddy 2.1 at our download page. You can also always visit www.proofbuddy.com/latest.zip to get the latest stable release.

Found an issue?

Of course software is never really finished, so if you come across an issue with ProofBuddy please let us know either by sending us a comment or posting on our support forum.

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Main site update

Feb
6
2012
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Our main site has been long overdue for an overhaul. The home page here has never been something I've been all that happy with.

Last week I was able to take all of the wireframe sketches I've done over the past few months and build a home page that I am happy with.  It's cut down to not look like a blog, even though we're still using WordPress to power the site. Much of the noise got removed, and we're left with a much cleaner home page.

The download page was also updated to just link to what y'all are after, the download for ProofBuddy. All of the download links to support files have been removed and replaced with a big red download button. Plus, the page will automatically update as we push out new versions. Themes and plugins were moved to their own section.

And very exciting for us, although probably not so much for y'all, is that we have streamlined how we package releases. From the time we finalize a new release to the time it's live on the site is now less than a minute.

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Disable ImageMagick for version 2.0

June
8
2010
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This script should only be necessary if you're on a server that has the shell_exec command disabled.

Running the disable_imagemagick.php script will set ProofBuddy to use the GD graphics library rather than the default ImageMagick for image conversions.  This is necessary on servers that are set to not allow PHP scripts to run external programs.

Disable ImageMagick
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New Website Design

July
15
2009
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Not as exciting as yesterdays news about the first public beta of ProofBuddy 2.0, but we're excited about our new web site design as well. It's been redone with the goal to make it easier for everybody to find what they're looking for.

Our current task on the web site is the Documentation section.  We've moved the documentation for version 1.0 to an archive of sorts and are working on getting documentation for version 2.0 online.  Ultimately this documentation will also be available from within ProofBuddy by clicking on the Help link on the top right of every page. 

We will also be redoing our support forum to bring it inline with the same design and allow searches from the main site to search the forum as well.

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Login problem for AOL users

Sept
28
2006
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A bug has been found that will cause AOL users to not be able to log in.  Two patched files to correct the problem on the ProofBuddy forums.

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