Looks like it's time for another release of Radiant:
http://radiantcms.org/download/
Radiant 0.6.8 "Incise" adds a number of new features that enhance support for extensions and completes the project's move to github. Of special note are:
* Extension installer/uninstaller scripts (script/extension) and a global 'extension registry' at http://ext.radiantcms.org * Support for freezing edge Radiant using 'git' * Remember-me functionality for the admin UI
This should be a seamless upgrade for users of 0.6.7 and should require only minor adjustments for versions 0.6.5+.
WHAT IS RADIANT CMS?
Radiant is a no-fluff content management system made for designers and programmers and is ideal for use on small teams. It is similar to Movable Type or Textpattern, but is much more than a blogging engine.
Radiant features:
* An elegant user interface * The ability to arrange pages in a hierarchy * Flexible templating with layouts, snippets, page parts, and a custom tagging language (Radius: http://radius.rubyforge.org) * A dynamic extension system * A simple user management/permissions system * Support for Markdown and Textile as well as traditional HTML (it's easy to create other filters) * Operates in two modes: dev and production depending on the URL * A caching system which expires pages every 5 minutes * Built using Ruby on Rails (which means that extending Radiant is as easy as any other Rails application) * Licensed under the MIT-License * And much more...
There's even a live demo over on the project Web site:
WHAT'S NEW IN THIS RELEASE?
* Hide page publish date selector unless page.edit.published_date? config is set. [Sean Cribbs] * Add <r:yield /> tag to support snippets that accept blocks. [Andrew Neil] * Fix bug with FileNotFoundPage subclasses and draft status. [cradle] * Update radiant:freeze:edge task to support BRANCH, TAG, and REVISION. [John Muhl] * Update to Haml 2.0.1. [Jim Gay] * Fix radiant:update:configs task to properly evaluate environment.rb [Sean Cribbs] * Fix page subclass loading issues. [Sean Cribbs] * Add <r:unless_ancestor_or_self> and <r:unless_self> tags. [Tim Gossett] * Add specific installation modes for gzip and bzip2 compression. [Sean Cribbs] * Added extension installation scripts. [Sean Cribbs] * Added find attr to r:if_content and r:unless_content to expand based on finding 'any' or 'all' specified parts [Jim Gay] * Added inherit attr to r:if_content and r:unless_content to search for parts independently in the page tree. [Jim Gay] * Update radiant:freeze:edge task to use git and GitHub. [John Muhl] * Update login page layout from prototype. [Sean Cribbs] * Change order of extension paths to prefer project extensions over Radiant's. [John Muhl] * Switch default session store to cookies [Josh French] * Add remember-me function to login [Josh French] * Allow an inclusive list of parts in r:if_content and r:unless_content [Jim Gay] * Added a defaults.page.filter config setting for setting a default page filter. [Alex Wayne] * Fix Users fixtures for extensions that still use test/unit. [Nick Plante] * Don't search for missing Page subclasses before bootstrap. [Sean Cribbs] * Added tolerance for missing Page class definitions. [Loren Johnson] * Don't require an authenticity token check on the login action. [Sean Cribbs] * Make sure region sets are reloaded when activating extensions in development mode. [Sean Cribbs] * Fix Haml rendering errors. [Thomas Watson Steen]
INSTALLATION
We've worked hard to make it easy to install Radiant. For starters you can download it with Ruby Gems:
% gem install radiant
Once the Radiant gem is installed you have access to the `radiant` command. The `radiant` command is similar to the `rails` command (if you are from the Rails world. It's how you generate a new Radiant project for a website. So `cd` to the directory where you would like your instance to be installed and type:
% radiant -d [mysql|postgres|sqlite3] .
Next, edit config/database.yml to taste. Then run the rake bootstrap task:
% rake production db:bootstrap
And start up the test server:
% script/server -e production
Finally, hit the /admin/ URL and you should be off to the races. See the README file in the release for additional details.
If you are interested in other download options, visit the download page: http://radiantcms.org/download/.
UPGRADING FROM 0.6.x
1. Update the Radiant gem:
% gem update radiant
2. Change the RADIANT_GEM_VERSION constant in config/environment.rb to "0.6.8".
3. Run the update rake task:
% rake radiant:update
4. Run migrations:
% rake db:migrate
5. Restart the server
UPGRADING FROM 0.5.x
The upgrade process changed significantly from last release, so listen up! To upgrade an existing installation, BACKUP YOUR DATABASE, update the gem, and create a new Radiant project using the instructions above. Then point Radiant to the right database by editing config/database.yml and execute the following command in your project directory:
% rake db:migrate
If you have problems during the upgrade, please let us know.
CONTRIBUTORS
Radiant wouldn't be possible without the help of some fine people. The following people have made contributions to this release:
Andrew Neil cradle Tim Gossett John Muhl Josh French Jim Gay Alex Wayne Nick Plante Loren Johnson Sean Cribbs Thomas Watson Steen
Thanks guys! If you'd like to hop on the development band wagon head on over to our dev site (http://dev.radiantcms.org/).
SUPPORT
The best place to get support is definitely on the Radiant mailing list. There's a crowd of people there who have been hanging around for many moons now. Newbie questions are welcome! To sign up, go to:
http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/
The Radiant mailing list is also accessible via Ruby forum:
http://www.ruby-forum.com/forum/21
Enjoy!
