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K2 v2.5.4 (maintenance release) now available

08 December 2011, 22:46 by Fotis Evangelou

13 comments

We have just issued v2.5.4 of K2, a maintenance release fixing/adding the following...

Fixed JavaScript bug which prevented inline comment editing in the backend
Fixed PHP notices/warnings
Comments from users with administrative permissions are now auto-published in the frontend, even if comment moderation is enabled.
Fixed issue preventing managers from changing author in item edit form (under Joomla! 1.5)
Fixed sh404SEF issue with K2 feeds
Added new ordering option "most recent first (by date published)". This option is especially useful for websites where scheduling items to be published in the future is very important (e.g. in major publications). Items will appear sorted by publishing date (descending).

If you already have 2.5.3 installed on your site, there are no template changes to v2.5.4, so you can safely update to this latest version ASAP. If you have a prior version installed on your site (2.5.0-2.5.2), you can also safely upgrade, but have a look first at the changes implemented so far (you may wanna update your templates) http://getk2.org/blog/itemlist/tag/release

As always, BACKUP your site before updating to this latest release, by using the free Akeeba Backup extension.

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Author: Fotis Evangelou

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13 Comments

Missy Hi Fotus
Am hoping there will soon be a template override package for 2.5.4. (I am getting 404 errors when I try to download an attachment from a K2 article.) The latest template override package seems to be for 2.5.1 (see http://getk2.org/documentation/tutorials/item/77-k2-template-override-package-comparison)
Thanks for all the great work!
24 Feb 2012, 22:04 Comment Link
THG I love K2 but there's an issue with the media manager in the latest release (2.5.4). I'm getting the same error as others (Invalid backend response. Data is not JSON).

Can we get an idea of when this issue will be resolved? I'm not getting any feedback here and this is supposed to be "all-things-K2" with regards to news and support...

Thanks in advance!
13 Feb 2012, 16:13 Comment Link
KiusteR I really enjoy working with K2, is powerfull, flexible and fast. I'm really waiting the new features of the new version. Keep the good work
13 Feb 2012, 14:12 Comment Link
jonakiful321 I have a menu item called "add a blog" that is set to be viewable only by "special" usertypes... When I click it as a special usertype it launches the add a blog view.... and everything works EXCEPT the add image button in the editor
07 Feb 2012, 10:14 Comment Link
Paul.t when we get community builder integration ?? :)
11 Jan 2012, 11:42 Comment Link
Ryan P I have seen a few blog posts on the internet now with this:

I have a menu item called "add a blog" that is set to be viewable only by "special" usertypes... When I click it as a special usertype it launches the add a blog view.... and everything works EXCEPT the add image button in the editor :-/

I get an error that says:

Error
You are not authorised to view this resource.

I am forced to link images from the web... any ideas?
06 Jan 2012, 23:40 Comment Link
Appolo Where can I find a RSS feed to follow K2 news?
25 Dec 2011, 14:53 Comment Link
Bert Ok, great, thanks for the update. I do still have a bug, like all k2 sites I have tryed, with the tell a frend e-mail popup. It will not send. The joomla tell a frend is working but not the one from k2.
inside the forum i do not see a solution.
22 Dec 2011, 21:19 Comment Link
Johan Nobel I Just posted somethng aboud mod_k2_content Feed Icon Urls and sh404SEF, just found the solution (for me):

change the very advanced settings for sh404SEF,

set $shDefaultParams['sh404SEF_PROTECT_AGAINST_DOCUMENT_TYPE_ERROR'] = 1;

instead of
$shDefaultParams['sh404SEF_PROTECT_AGAINST_DOCUMENT_TYPE_ERROR'] = 0;

As dcomented, it might break something else, but for me it works.

By the way: K2 rules!!!
21 Dec 2011, 19:47 Comment Link
Johan Nobel Hi,

I just read the following in the release notes for 2.5.4:

Fixed sh404SEF issue with K2 feeds

But I still have an issue with a feedIcon URL I try to access from a mod_k2_content (2.5.4) module in combination with sh404SEF version 2.4.5.1028

My non SEF url is something like :
index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&format=feed&moduleID=195

sh404SEF translates this into an url that produces a 404 error:

index.php///feed.html

I tried fiddling with the "sh404SEF URL prefix for the feed generated", but whatever I try, I sill get an error.

Any idea what can cause this error?
21 Dec 2011, 18:47 Comment Link