We are pleased to announce that Blesta 4.1.0 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-4.1.0-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 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!

So what is new in 4.1?

4.1 is the first minor release to follow the release of FOUR earlier this year. It contains many minor improvements, new features, and some exciting new options for developers. While not yet bundled with this release, we have 5 new modules, and 3 new payment gateways that you can download now.

New or Updated Extensions

• TCAdmin 2 module (Download from Github).
• VestaCP module (Download from Github).
• Virtualmin module (Download from Github).
• WHMSonic module (Download from the forums).
• Centovacast module (Download from the forums).
• PayUmoney gateway (Download from Github).
• Alipay gateway (Download from the forums).
• Yandex gateway (Download from the forums).
• Plesk: Added support for version 12 as well as Onyx (17.5).
• Support Manager: Department email passwords are now encrypted.
• Support Manager: Added option not to send ticket received confirmation email.
• DirectAdmin: Added support for resetting account password.
• Order: Always run fraud checks for new orders, even for existing clients.
• Order: Coupon tag now available to Order Received email.
• Order: Packages with no available quantity now show as “Out of stock” on the order form.
• Import Manager: Made improvements to the WHMCS importer.

Changes to the Core

• New Monolog logging of exceptions and user actions (See Settings > System > General for the log path).
• New language selector appears on client and portal pages when more than one language is installed.
• A module no longer has to be selected when creating a Package.
• Invoice search now includes invoice line items as well.
• Increased pricing decimal length from 12,4 to 19,4, supporting larger numbers.
• Add coupon field for internal use only which can prevent specific coupons from being used on order forms.
• Allow optional client/contact fields to be required. See Settings > Client Groups.

Changes for Developers

• Plugins can register the same action more than once (For example, multiple primary nav links).
• Added custom language file ~/language/en_us/_global-example.php.
• Added many additional events / hooks. See the list of Event Handlers.

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 4.1 will be officially released after the beta phase has completed, which we expect to take several weeks. Once we deem 4.1 stable for production, a final release will be issued. You can help by participating in the beta!

With much anticipation, we are pleased to announce that Blesta 4.0.0 BETA 1 has been released! This release is shaping up to be the biggest since 3.0 with over 300 tasks completed.

Can I participate in the beta?

If you have an owned or monthly license with us directly, you may download blesta-4.0.0-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, and especially a major release like this one this is for non-production use only and is unsupported. During installation, choose to start a free trial 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!

So what is new in 4.0?

Version 4.0 includes an upgrade to minPHP 1.0, our PHP framework, and raises the minimum system requirements to PHP 5.4. We recommend running the beta under PHP 5.6. If you plan to run v4 under PHP 7, please wait for a subsequent beta release as there are known issues with PHP 7 in beta 1.

New or Updated Extensions

• Mass Mailer Plugin lets you filter and email specific clients, or export to use in your email campaign software
• Blesta License Module is now included with Blesta for Blesta resellers
• Multicraft - Add support for v2 of API and force port 25565 (configurable) for dedicated IPs
• SolusVM - Allow base IP quantity to be set for the Package
• Order - Float order summary box to the top on order forms if page scrolls
• Order - Preselect country and state/province using GeoIP during checkout
• Order - Update ReCaptcha to version 2
• Order - New order form visibility options: Public, Shared, Client Only
• Order - Add link to client area to show available order forms
• Order - Store IP address of order and add tag to order notifications

Also, an exciting new module will be included in a subsequent beta.

Changes to the Core

• Add an “In Review” dialog for services at the top of the client dashboard (beta 2)
• Added the ability to bulk void invoices on client profile pages (beta 2)
• Refresh admin and client themes to give a new, cleaner look and feel
• Updated buttons in the admin UI in favor of Bootstrap buttons
• Updated all icons in the admin UI in favor of Font Awesome
• Replaced navigation with a drop down menu instead for the admin area
• Improved client area navigation and made it always visible
• Replaced admin Dashboard and Billing Overview graphs with interactive nvd3 graphs

And a whole lot more! There’s over 300 tasks in this release, see the release notes for more details.

When is the final release?

Version 4.0 will be officially released after the beta phase has completed. Given that 4.0 is a major release, we expect there will be more betas than typical with a minor release. Once we deem 4.0 stable for production, a final release will be issued. You can help speed things along by participating in the beta!

We are excited to announce that 3.6.0 BETA 1 has been released! If you purchased Blesta direct, you may download blesta-3.6.0-b1.zip from the client area now (Login Required). During installation, choose to start a free trial unless you have a dev license you can use. Then, head over to our 3.6 beta forums to report any bugs and let us know what you think.

Beta releases are for non-production use and are not supported.

So what is new in 3.6?

Version 3.6 is intended to bridge the gap between 3.5 and the next major release, 4.0 and includes many improvements. Here are some of the new features in 3.6:

• New Gateways: Converge (aka VirtualMerchant), and Braintree
• Payment types can be designated as non-income
• Automatically set Payment Accounts for auto-debit when saved
• Improved performance of Invoice and Transaction searches
• Added ability to invoice each service independently
• Added ability to mass schedule cancellation of services
• Show invoice line items on client pay page when paying a single invoice

There’s a lot more in this release, see the release notes for details.

When is the final release?

Version 3.6 will be officially released after the beta phase is completed. Generally the beta for a minor release lasts around 2-3 weeks, but it can vary. An official release is only made once we deem it to be stable.

What are you waiting for? Download the beta and let us know what you think!

We are excited to announce that 3.5.0 BETA has been released! If you purchased Blesta direct, you may download blesta-3.5.0-b3.zip from the client area now (Login Required). During installation, choose to start a free trial unless you have a dev license you can use. Then, head over to our 3.5 beta forums to report any bugs and let us know what you think.

Beta releases are for non-production use and are not supported.

So what is new in 3.5?

Here are some of the new features in 3.5:

• Configurable Option upgrades & downgrades
• Configurable Option permissions (Client add/edit)
• Coupons can apply to configurable options
• SolusVM configurable option support (See the docs)
• Custom Reports (See the docs)
• New Events including service cancel/suspend/unsuspend

Configurable option upgrades and downgrades are great. When a client chooses to upgrade the configurable options for their service they are billed the prorated difference. The upgrade happens after payment has been received, or immediately depending on your configuration. Blesta can also issue a credit when downgrading options for the prorated difference.

The SolusVM module has also seen many improvements. We worked with SolusVM to get new API commands so that we could fully support additive extras. Extra IPs, disk space, bandwidth, CPUs, memory, and swap are now all supported. Additionally, friendly OS template names are displayed by default, pulled straight from SolusVM.

There’s a lot more in this release, see the release notes for details.

When is the final release?

Version 3.5 will be officially released after the beta phase is completed. Generally the beta for a minor release lasts around 2-3 weeks, but it can vary. An official release is only made once we deem it to be stable.

What are you waiting for? Download the beta and let us know what you think!

We are excited to announce that 3.4.0 BETA 1 has been released! If you purchased Blesta direct, you may download blesta-3.4.0-b1.zip from the client area now (Login Required). During installation, choose to start a free trial unless you have a dev license you can use. Then, head over to our 3.4 beta forums to report any bugs and let us know what you think.

We don’t recommend using beta releases in production.

So what is new in 3.4?

Blesta 3.4 has the following new features:

• Knowledge Base (Included with the Support Manager Plugin)
• Contact Logins with Permissions
• Client & Contact Two-Factor Authentication
• Package Groups can have descriptions
• Support Staff receive an email when a ticket is assigned to them
• Tax ID field can be hidden for specific Client Groups
• Staff can edit recurring coupons
• Plugins can be disabled without uninstalling them

We also added a new security feature for Staff Groups that log out Staff if their IP address changes, preventing a possible attacker from using a stolen cookie. This is the default option for new installations, but must be enabled for existing Staff groups if upgrading. Thanks to Rack911 for the suggestion.

There’s a lot more in this release, see the release notes for details.

When is the final release?

Version 3.4 will be officially released after the beta phase is completed. Generally the beta for a minor release lasts around 2-3 weeks, but it can vary. An official release is only made once we deem it to be stable.

What are you waiting for? Download the beta and let us know what you think!