Blesta 4.8 Beta Released

We are pleased to announce that Blesta 4.8.0 BETA 1 has been released!

Can I participate in the beta?

If you have an owned or monthly license with us directly, you may download blesta-4.8.0-b1.zip in the client area now (Login Required). If you obtained your license from a reseller or distributor, you may be able to participate. Contact your reseller to find out. As with any beta, this release is for non-production use only and is unsupported. During installation, choose to start a free trial, open a ticket to request a trial key, or use your dev license if you have one.

Once you are up and running, head to the forums to report any issues and let us know what you think! If you have a license and are verified or become verified on our Discord chat, you’ll have access to a license holder only beta forum.

Visit the Beta Forums! Visit Discord Chat!

(Caption: Ordering a Package that has nothing to configure now skips that step.)

So what is new in 4.8?

Blesta version 4.8 includes a new Pterodactyl and APNSCP module, the ability to link to order form products with configurable options preselected, new features & improvements, updated extensions, and more.

New Extensions

These extensions are new with Blesta 4.8.

• Pterodactyl Game Server Module (See docs.)
• APNSCP Hosting Module (See docs.)

Updated Extensions

• cPanel - Add support for selling subdomains under a pre-defined list of domains.
• cPanel - Using a configurable option a dedicated IP address can be used for new accounts.
• cPanel - An account limit can now be set for resellers on the package.
• Plesk - Allow name servers to be specified for the server and used in the welcome email.
• Order - Configurable option values can be preselected when linking to a specific package.(See docs.)
• Order - Skip service configuration step if there is nothing to configure.
• Order - Added a cart page for ajax templates.
• Soft Auto Installer - Added support for Softaculous for Plesk and CentOS Web Panel. (See docs.)
• Authorize.net - Added additional validation.

Changes to the Core

• During installation, the MySQL port may be overridden from the default 3306.
• Added new currency formats for ####.##, and ####,##.
• Removed date ranges shown for config options to reduce redundancy from the parent.
• The navigation cache is now cleared during upgrade.

Changes for Developers

• Created a new hostname validation utility for use by extensions.

Note Regarding Hotfixes

Blesta now ships with bundled encoded files that support PHP 5.4 through PHP 7.3 out of the box. This means that you should not need to upload any hotfixes unless you are running a version of Ioncube loaders older than version 10.1. If you are running old Ioncube loaders, upgrade Ioncube or apply the following hotfix based on your PHP version:

• PHP version >= 7.1.0 - use /hotfix-php71/blesta/
• PHP version >= 5.6.0 and < 7.1.0 - use /hotfix-php7/blesta/
• PHP version >= 5.4.0 and < 5.6.0 - use /hotfix-php54/blesta/

See the release notes for more details on this release.

Is there something you want to see in Blesta? Create a new feature request or upvote an existing one!

When is the final release?

Version 4.8 will be officially released after the beta phase has completed, which we expect to happen soon. Once we deem 4.8 stable for production, a final release will be issued. You can help by participating in the beta!

Blesta 4.7.2 Patch Released

We are pleased to announce the released of Blesta 4.7.2, which addresses bugs discovered in the 4.7.0 branch. A big thanks to everyone who participated in helping to make Blesta better by reporting and confirming bugs on our forums and discord chat, we appreciate your help!

The release notes are available at https://docs.blesta.com/display/support/4.7.2.

Always run /admin/upgrade in your browser after patching or upgrading your installation. Patch releases may only be applied to the minor release to which it belongs. Only apply the patch if you are running 4.7.0 or 4.7.1. If you are running an earlier version, you must download the full release.

Download 4.7.2 Patch Download 4.7.2 Full

SHA256 Sum

% blesta-4.7.2.zip
5f80af9cf08f3b55fd2a2ac5083fc09bfc1b865473f665faaf0214f480146276

% blesta-4.7.0-4.7.2.zip
8f3cc1059abab63929101ac3208e6fd6b9d3a1db186c305f958d96191155b5dd

To patch your installation, please follow the instructions for Patching an Existing Install from our user manual.

Blesta 4.7.1 Patch Released

We are pleased to announce the released of Blesta 4.7.1, which addresses bugs discovered in the 4.7.0 branch. A big thanks to everyone who participated in helping to make Blesta better by reporting and confirming bugs on our forums and discord chat, we appreciate your help!

The release notes are available at https://docs.blesta.com/display/support/4.7.1.

Always run /admin/upgrade in your browser after patching or upgrading your installation. Patch releases may only be applied to the minor release to which it belongs. Only apply the patch if you are running 4.7.0. If you are running an earlier version, you must download the full release.

Download 4.7.1 Patch Download 4.7.1 Full

SHA256 Sum

% blesta-4.7.1.zip
8ac47e7a801146a71ef175e4cbd32797227fcd3bee9c716463cf271c1522cc11

% blesta-4.7.0-4.7.1.zip
f06ba0b851a5ededc5d7e08a1285cb03963eafef32fb85a931923c392535418d

To patch your installation, please follow the instructions for Patching an Existing Install from our user manual.

Blesta 4.7 Released

Blesta 4.7 is now available! A new Stripe Payments gateway provides compliance for SCA (Strong Customer Authentication), 3DSecure. Updated Support Manager allows re-assigning of tickets. Updated DirectAdmin, cPanel, Plesk, VestaCP, and BuycPanel modules, search improvements, and much more!

SHA256 Sum

f937d34054b2b6b5bbe40c64d9a56d696f510a266519ecad63c45ab19ca528c6

See the documentation for details on how to install or upgrade.

What’s new in 4.7?

• Added the new Stripe Payments gateway with SCA, 3DS support and a migration utility to move Payment Accounts from legacy Stripe. (See docs.)
• Updated the merchant gateway system in the core, adding the interface MerchantCcForm to support other SCA gateways in the future.
• Addons shown in the expandible area now show renew price and service information.
• Updated DirectAdmin so that it no longer asks for a username and password, but automatically generates them, and added a password generator when changing the password in Blesta.
• Updated the Support Manager so that tickets can be assigned and re-assigned. Email tags include additional client information, and buttons are disabled on click to prevent duplicate submissions.
• Updated the BuycPanel module to add support for the new cPanel license types.
• Updated the VestaCP module so that it now always generates a unique username.
• Updated cPanel so that domains starting with the word “test” no longer result in usernames with that word.
• Updated the Order Manager so that the domain name being purchased is now displayed in the order summary.
• Updated the API URL endpoint for the Payza gateway.
• Search has been improved to allow searching by Order Number, and contacts are now included in client searches.
• Amounts are now rounded to the precision specified for the currency.
• Client Setting changes are now visible in the log under Tools > Logs.
• Pay Now links sent in emails now show a message if the invoice was already paid.

See our beta announcement for more and the release notes for everything.

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Blesta 4.7 Beta Released

We are pleased to announce that Blesta 4.7.0 BETA 1 has been released!

Can I participate in the beta?

If you have an owned or monthly license with us directly, you may download blesta-4.7.0-b1.zip in the client area now (Login Required). If you obtained your license from a reseller or distributor, you may be able to participate. Contact your reseller to find out. As with any beta, this release is for non-production use only and is unsupported. During installation, choose to start a free trial, open a ticket to request a trial key, or use your dev license if you have one.

Once you are up and running, head to the forums to report any issues and let us know what you think! If you have a license and are verified or become verified on our Discord chat, you’ll have access to a license holder only beta forum.

Visit the Beta Forums! Visit Discord Chat!

(Caption: Stripe 3DS / SCA (Strong Customer Authentication) support, during checkout.)

So what is new in 4.7?

Blesta version 4.7 includes an updated gateway system with support for the new Stripe Payments 3DS/SCA gateway, new features & improvements, updated extensions, and more.

New Extensions

These extensions are new with Blesta 4.7.

• Stripe Payments (With SCA, 3DS Support). (See docs.)

Note! If you are using Stripe with tokenization currently, you can install the new Stripe Payments gateway and run the Migration utility to move all existing offsite payment accounts to the new gateway.

Updated Extensions

• DirectAdmin - Clients are no longer required to provide a username, password, or email address.
• DirectAdmin - Added a password generator when changing password.
• Plesk - Updated the strength of automatic password generator.
• cPanel - Domains beginning with “test” no longer result in invalid usernames beginning with “test”.
• VestaCP - Now always generates a unique username that does not already exist in VestaCP.
• Support Manager - Tickets can now be assigned or re-assigned to clients.
• Support Manager - Additional client information now included in email tags.
• Support Manager - Ticket submit button now disabled on click to prevent multiple submissions.
• Order Manager - Orders can now be searched by order number.
• Order Manager - Custom client field default options are now observed on order forms.
• Order Manager - Updated to support the new merchant gateway interface MerchantCcForm.

Changes to the Core

• Updated the merchant gateway system, adding the interface MerchantCcForm to support SCA gateways like Stripe Payments.
• Pay Now links now show a message if the invoice was already paid.
• Logging - The Client Settings logs can now be viewed under Tools > Logs.
• Addons - Renew price and service information is now shown for addon services.
• Client search now includes secondary contacts.
• Amounts are now rounded to the precision specified for the currency, improving rounding.
• Added a markdown editor for Package and Package Option descriptions.
• Added many new tooltips for non-trivial settings.

Changes for Developers

• Added the new merchant gateway interface MerchantCcForm.

Note Regarding Hotfixes

Blesta now ships with bundled encoded files that support PHP 5.4 through PHP 7.3 out of the box. This means that you should not need to upload any hotfixes unless you are running a version of Ioncube loaders older than version 10.1. If you are running old Ioncube loaders, upgrade Ioncube or apply the following hotfix based on your PHP version:

• PHP version >= 7.1.0 - use /hotfix-php71/blesta/
• PHP version >= 5.6.0 and < 7.1.0 - use /hotfix-php7/blesta/
• PHP version >= 5.4.0 and < 5.6.0 - use /hotfix-php54/blesta/

See the release notes for more details on this release.

Is there something you want to see in Blesta? Create a new feature request or upvote an existing one!

When is the final release?

Version 4.7 will be officially released after the beta phase has completed, which we expect to happen soon. Once we deem 4.7 stable for production, a final release will be issued. You can help by participating in the beta!