Version 0.9
Today we released WriteFreely v0.9, featuring the past few months of fixes and improvements.
User-Facing Changes / Fixes
- Fix hash symbols (#) wrongly recognized as hashtags inside code blocks (#6)
- Hashtags without spaces between them are now properly parsed
- Fix IsValidUsername check when PagesParentDir isn't current dir
- Fix code blocks not highlighting when an invalid language is given (#81)
- Strip HTML from meta descriptions (#83)
- Add missing Apple touch icons (#77, #78)
- Fix future-dated posts being immediately federated when moving from Draft to blog (#76)
- Fix excessive space between paragraphs inside blockquotes
Minor Changes
- Navigating to a non-existent invite ID now shows “Page not found” instead of “Server error”
- On Export page: “zip” option now shows “txt” instead
- Remove unused references to
files.writeas.orgresources
Admin-Facing Changes
- Improve admin navigation
- Move “About” and “Privacy” page editing off the dashboard to a new dedicated section
- Add the ability to change “About” and “Privacy” page titles
- Add Admin Dashboard link in backend navigation
Upgrading from v0.8.x
Download the latest release for your operating system. Stop running your writefreely service, replace all files in your installation with the ones in the archive, and then start your writefreely service again.
Now make sure your database is backed up, and update it with writefreely --migrate.
No additional steps are needed to upgrade from v0.8.x. Follow the instructions in each previous #release if you're upgrading from an earlier version.
Developers
If you are running a custom build, note that there were style changes in this release. Run make ui to generate the latest stylesheets.
Contributors
Thanks for contributing to this release!