Blesta 4.4 Released
Blesta 4.4 is now available! New configurable option field types for text, textarea, and password. Easier addon service management, image thumbnails for tickets, a markdown editor, payment type overrides, three new extensions and much more!
Download 4.4SHA256 Sum
b536ffa66ffd1b868408a53239fbd2165424df847d6522cb34e08f974f85f4fb
See the documentation for details on how to install or upgrade.
What’s new in 4.4?
- New config option field types: text, textarea, password
- Markdown editor where markdown is supported
- Client payment type overrides for credit card and ACH
- Improved addon service management
- New Modules: cWatch, WHMSonic
- New Gateway: GoCardless
- Upgraded TCPDF, reduced file size of invoices and added new fonts
- Upgraded client area and front facing pages to latest Bootstrap 3.3.7
- Improvements for PHP 7.2
See the release notes for everything.
Sponsored Development
A big shout out to KnownHost and Comodo Cybersecurity for sponsoring development for items in this release.
Sponsored development is a good way to support Blesta and get a shout out for your company! Interested? Reach out and say hello.
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Blesta 4.4 Beta Released
We are pleased to announce that Blesta 4.4.0 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-4.4.0-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!
Visit the Beta Forums!
(Caption: New configurable options for text, text area, and password fields.)
So what is new in 4.4?
Blesta version 4.4 includes new extensions, and new features, including new configurable option types that make Blesta more powerful than ever.
New Extensions
These extensions are new with Blesta 4.4.
- GoCardless gateway (See documentation).
- WHMSonic module (See documentation).
- cWatch module (Should be in final release).
Updated Extensions
- Support Manager:
- Added markdown editor support.
- Image attachments now displayed as thumbnails with image slideshow.
- cPanel: Now logs reseller ACL API requests.
- Logicboxes: Updated API for whois calls.
- Download Manager: Added markdown editor support to category descriptions.
- Offline Payment Gateway: Added markdown editor support to payment instructions.
- Order Manager: Added markdown editor support for setting order form descriptions.
Changes to the Core
- New Configurable Option field types, including: text, textarea, password.
- New “Add-ons” tab in staff area when managing a parent service, where add-ons can be added and managed.
- Availability of Credit Card and ACH can be overridden for each client under Payment Accounts.
- New markdown editor available when creating or editing Package Groups.
- Recurring invoices now copy public/private notes.
- Staff added services now default to “Pending” status.
- Updated the client area to the latest Bootstrap 3 release.
- Made improvements for better PHP 7.2 support.
- Reduced file size of PDF invoices by as much as 800%.
Changes for Developers
- Developers can use the new password generator on form fields.
- Developers can use the new markdown editor on textarea fields.
And more! See the release notes for more details.
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 4.4 will be officially released after the beta phase has completed, which we expect to take a few weeks. Once we deem 4.4 stable for production, a final release will be issued. You can help by participating in the beta!
Blesta 4.3.2 Patch Released
We are pleased to announce the released of Blesta 4.3.2, which addresses bugs discovered in the 4.3.0 branch. A big thanks to everyone who participated in helping to make Blesta better by reporting and confirming bugs on our forums, we appreciate your help!
The release notes are available at https://docs.blesta.com/display/support/4.3.2.
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 4.3.0. If you are running an earlier version, you must download the full release.
Download 4.3.2 Patch Download 4.3.2 Full
SHA256 Sum
% blesta-4.3.2.zip
419e64743fe23959d9d58c0505fbe3df8c172ce66204d326cbc0078233853a25
% blesta-4.3.0-4.3.2.zip
b7e8338f4c4820925707f0889244bb51dd7ab8fc3aab64da26bb6d66875ddd63
To patch your installation, please follow the instructions for Patching an Existing Install from our user manual.
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Blesta 4.3.1 Patch Released
We are pleased to announce the released of Blesta 4.3.1, which addresses bugs discovered in the 4.3.0 branch. A big thanks to everyone who participated in helping to make Blesta better by reporting and confirming bugs on our forums, we appreciate your help!
The release notes are available at https://docs.blesta.com/display/support/4.3.1.
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 4.3.0. If you are running an earlier version, you must download the full release.
Download 4.3.1 Patch Download 4.3.1 Full
SHA256 Sum
% blesta-4.3.1.zip
e268424318db373592106c954e6bb7dd513cf39af9c7e1ebcdd1eecb589c384a
% blesta-4.3.0-4.3.1.zip
bf17980e2d7b12a8adcc9545cc9600829598e872c5c878b59a41be951bbcdca3
To patch your installation, please follow the instructions for Patching an Existing Install from our user manual.
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Blesta 4.3 Released
Blesta 4.3 is now available! New tools to respond to requests under GDPR (client delete, and data export), addons services can now syncronize and renew with their parents, suspension reasons, five new extensions, powerful new plugin and module capabilities, and much more!
Download 4.3SHA256 Sum
b1d4a587597e8374d7332ffb440523e0fed71b7ecb989c9867b66f2fe502deb1
See the documentation for details on how to install or upgrade.
What’s new in 4.3?
- Full client delete option (GDPR: Right to erasure / Right to be forgotten).
- Client data JSON export (GDPR: Right to portability).
- Addon services can be automatically prorated to renew with their parents.
- New Modules: Vultr, TeamSpeak 3, CyberPanel
- New Gateways: CoinPayments, CoinGate
- SolusVM now has a password generator for password resets.
- Display order of package groups can now be sorted on order forms by drag-n-drop.
- Clients can now see and purchase restricted packages that are assigned to them.
- Plugins can now register service management options like modules. (See docs.)
- Modules can now create their own automation tasks like plugins. (See docs.)
- CSV importer. (Imports Client data only.)
See the release notes for everything.
Sponsored Development
A big shout out to the following companies for sponsoring development for one or more items in this release.
- KnownHost (Several features)
- Infortech (Support Manager - Delete tickets)
- HostJane.com (Vultr module)
“This is a well written and useful module for provisioning both virtual and bare metal instances on the Vultr cloud computing platform. It combines HostJane.com’s goals for stable, reliable servers that are highly available and able to be provisioned from any device, from anywhere in the world, whether you’re in China, the U.S., or in a rural area with only mobile internet service. HostJane is very excited to have been involved with sponsoring Blesta’s brilliant engineering team and to have been a part of this module’s planning and coming to fruition. In the spirit of the open source community, we hope this powerful addition to Blesta’s module range will be extremely valuable to a wide group of webmasters who require exceptional web hosting and like us see the power of Vultr and Blesta combined.” —Tunde Reid-Kapo, CEO HostJane.com
Sponsored development is a good way to support Blesta and get a shout out for your company! Interested? Reach out and say hello.
Stay Connected!
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