Official info page for this release: http://b2evolution.net/downloads/6-4-4-beta (updated even after release)
This is a beta version.
"beta" means there may be a few bugs, but globally it works. For what it's worth, some of us are running this in production already.
Installation
Our easy installation guide will provide step by step instructions to get you started with b2evolution:
http://b2evolution.net/man/installation-upgrade/new-install/installation-guide
Upgrade
If you want to upgrade your installation to this beta version, see: http://b2evolution.net/man/installation-upgrade/upgrading/
IMPORTANT:
- If you have been using previous v6 beta versions, you should delete the
boostrap_*skin folders before installing this version. Otherwise you will have old files interfering with the new ones. - Many root files are no longer needed in this version and should ideally be deleted from your web server.
- You should use the provided tool to convert your database to UTF-8. Please check [[upgrade-to-version-6]] for instructions.
Changes
In addition to what's been introduced in [[6-4-3-beta]]:
- Visual and functional improvements in the back-office.
- More settings, including color settings, for the Bootstrap Main skin.
- Enhanced Image/Logo widget.
- Support and in addition to other ((using-html5-tags HTML 5 semantic entities)).
- Custom post types can now ((using-custom-templates use custom templates)) when they are displayed.
- It's not always possible to contact the site owner without having to log in.
- Not displaying tags on intro posts any more by default.
- Responsive images on all default Bootstrap skins.
- Bug fixes.