The first beta release of ProofBuddy 2.1 is up and ready for download.

Please remember though that this is considered a pre-release version and likely will have bugs pop up. My suggestion is for those that are interested in a test version to install it into a test directory and leave your current ProofBuddy active for your clients. That way they won't see any errors that come up in the test version.

What's New?
It's actually a pretty long list, and one that we haven't finished typing out yet. We should have a full release notes page out with the final released version of 2.1.

The most obvious change is that  admin menu is on the left side of the page rather than across the top. We did this so that if plugins add menus, it won't push the page width too wide to be visible.

Another major change is how uploading works. Biggest change for users is that there is now a Flash uploader rather than the 10 file boxes on the add image page. Files on server is still there; but we hope that with the ability to upload via Flash, the files on server option will not be necessary except for specific needs.

The upload process is also now more pluggable. What this means is that it's possible for a plugin author to insert a step into the image processing stack to do more with the images than ProofBuddy does by default. It was switching to this plugin architecture for image processing that consumed the bulk of the time between the release of 2.0.4 and this release.

Lite vs Pro?
ProofBuddy 2.1 is still split in to a free Lite version and a commercial Pro version, and the Pro version is still $149.95 as it was with 2.0.

The differences between the 2 versions - limit on active albums and number of images per album, along with Pro only features - are the same with one addition. The Lite version now includes a small advertisement on the bottom left corner of the page.

Upgrading from the 1.0 series to 2.1 will be the same $79.95 as it was to go from 1.0 to 2.0. Pro users who have already registered 2.0 will be able to upgrade to 2.1 Pro for free.

Can anyone be a tester?

Yes. Originally we were going to have a closed beta, but decided that we'd rather anyone who wants to kick the tires on the test version have that chance. If you feel up for helping out and being a tester, feel free to click the link below to download the first beta release.

Need Help?

We've got a board setup on our support forum specifically for the 2.1 beta testers.

Download

ProofBuddy 2.1 beta 1 download

Beta 12 of ProofBuddy 2.0 is available for download.

Fixes

• 632 - Order status page showing wrong images
• 629 - Watermarking not working.  This also clears up the issue with the transparent overlay not working.
• 625 - Cannot add image from server in IE7
• 624 - JS right click blocking not working
• 622 - Delete user 'must be logged in' error
• 621 - basic white theme had a red background.  (Internal issue that didn't affect users)
• 618 - Favorites showing wrong images
• 627 - 'Unable to clear existing company info' error during setup
• 617 - next / previous links causing errors on albums with a single image
• 615 - Ampersands causing errors on Files on Server option
• 636 - Added unregister tool to Admin -> Tools
• 635 - <!--count--> in expire_countdown not working
• 634 - PayPal script redirecting to site root
• 623 - Redirect from old query string formats to new for themes that were designed for 1.0
• 620 - Old links in default theme readme files
• 619 - Link to readme files in themes and plugins if they exist
• 616 - Use "custom fields" instead of "meta data"

Known open issues
These are issues that have been reported, but we have not been able to replicate.  We didn't want to delay this release for these issues but are still committed to getting them closed.

• 628 - Unable to add client notes.  When clicking save the field blanks out.
• 630 - <!--addToCartCategorizedTable--> not showing category titles. 
• 626 - Unable to delete carts other than 1 day old