X3.24.0 has officially been released and this beta release topic has been locked.
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Apologies for the long wait: Major update X3.24.1 is now available for testing! This is a BETA version because of all the logical changes to the X3 core, which need to be tested under various conditions before public non-beta release. Until then, this version is not yet available from the X3 updater (although you could update manually from zip). This is NOT the official release post for X3.24.* (yet), and I will not spend a full day writing about all changes and new features. Instead, I will list major changes and new features, with emphasis on features that should be tested.
So please, if anyone is curious and has time, please install X3.24.1 and give it a test-drive! :kissing_heart:
Install X3.24.1
- Download latest x3_installer.php.
- Upload x3_installer.php into an empty test folder on your web site.
- Run the installer {yourwebsite.com}/{folder}/x3_installer.php (this part is important to force install of new beta).
X3.24.* Highlights
As mentioned, I will not go into detail about all new features until the official release. Below is a list of highlights (not in any specific order), which you should keep in mind while testing. I have included a few screenshots when possible.
- Create new pages without using numbered folders. Instead of "1.foldername" you can simply use "foldername". Unnumbered folder names are no longer HIDDEN!
- New HIDE button available for both files and folders. Easily show/hide pages and files without having to resort to renaming numbered folders and using _underscore. Hide buttons are conveniently available in the panel for both files and folders screen1 screen2.
- New DRAG-AND-DROP custom sort for folders/pages (enabled by default). Simply drag-and-drop pages into order directly from the menu [screen], or from the page gallery tab [screen].
- New SORT options for folders: name, title, date, shuffle and custom [screen].
- Massive overhaul to ALL sort-related features in X3, both in the panel, website and backend.
- New shortcut feature to include title, label and link on "Create new folder" dialog box [screen].
- New panel image resizer options [screen].
- New panel "Force URL" setting [screen], to force-redirect X3 app to a single URL (www/ssl) without having to use complex .htaccess rules.
- New SAVE image data (title, description etc.) as IPTC meta data INSIDE the image. This means that you can MOVE, COPY and RENAME images from the panel without loosing any data associated with the image. The image data is stored INSIDE the image as IPTC meta data.
- New auto-image orientation settings for uploaded images [screen].
- New optional panel WYSIWIG editor (BETA) [screen].
- Panel page > content editor > insert image [screen1] [screen2] with dynamic support for images in editor preview mode.
- MAJOR cleanup and re-organization of settings and page settings, especially folders and gallery settings.
- All Gallery POPUP settings can now be applied on a per-gallery basis [screen]. Default popup settings are still inherited from main settings > popup.
- New settings > Advanced > "Prevent search engines from indexing image pages" (SEO crawling) [screen].
- New convenient download button available for the X3 popup [screen], can be applied globally and/or from a per-page basis from page gallery settings.
- Some improved panel design [screen].
- New EU Cookie Consent plugin [screen1] [screen2]
- Immediate preview image load on Facebook when sharing.
- Video-intro plugin support for mobile devices.
- Audio player autoplay for mobile devices (hack, but works).
- TONS MORE++ which I will post in official release hopefully in less than a week!