Security updates for 1.3.1/1.3.2
On 30Nov an individual posted several WikkaWiki exploits that affect 1.3.1 and 1.3.2 (and possibly earlier version). All users should immediately upgrade to 1.3.2-p7 or later. You can download the updates from the WikkaWiki homepage. Simply make a backup of your existing Wikka install, and unzip or untar the update directly over your existing installation. There are no other changes required.
For those looking for more details, please read on…
Some Wikka housekeeping notes
I’ve been doing a bit of cleaning up around the WikkaWiki Labs. If you haven’t done so already, check out the updated main site now running on the latest WikkaWiki version! I think you’ll be suitably impressed (I certainly was), and migrating from an old version of Wikka (1.1.6.0, I believe) to 1.3.1 wasn’t as difficult as I thought it could have been. So all ye who are still toiling away on ancient Wikka — don’t despair! It is possible to upgrade to the latest and greatest Wikka release. For personalized help, feel free to contact me at brian@wikkawiki.org. The school year keeps me busy, but I’ll try my best to put some time aside to help anyone with Wikka issues.
I just wrapped up a manual check of every link on the WikkaSites page. Tedious? Yes…but the results were worth every moment spent on this thankless task. I whittled down the list of known Wikka sites from 537 to a more modest (and accurate) 181 links. A few unreachable sites I gave the benefit of the doubt; I’ll recheck again later in the year and clean those up as well.
Of course, I might have inadvertently removed a working site (some sites are so cleverly disguised I had to delve into the page source or resort to some other tricks to figure out whether or not they were really running Wikka). If that’s the case, feel free to add it back to the WikkaSites page. I’ll try to do a better job keeping this list current.
I was hoping to have full UTF-8 support in the next release of WikkaWiki slated for September, but sadly we’ve lost some valuable UTF-8 dev support along the way, so this might not happen until the release next March. If anyone would like to help, please let me know — the work is just about done, so I can catch you up to speed very quickly on the few tasks that remain.
For those of you returning to school, as a student, teacher, professor, or support staff: Have a great school year! And if you are as student, please remember the world needs more great teachers and instructors dedicated to learning in all its forms, so if you feel the calling, answer the call!
Wikka 1.3.1 released
The Wikka 1.3.1 release addresses many outstanding bugs, as well as introduces a slew of new functionality including relaxed page naming requirements, new actions, and a more robust RSS feed generator. As always, the Wikka devs appreciate your patience and continued support.
Your comments, suggestions, and bug reports are always welcome. Join one of our low-volume mailing lists, or pop in at the Wikka Lounge for a short chat. You can also access our bug tracker and file bug reports and enhancement requests directly.
Enjoy!
Wikka 1.3.1-RC2 released
Wikka-1.3.1-RC2 has been posted to fix a showstopper bug that prevents existing users from logging in after upgrading from an earlier Wikka version. As always, keep in mind that this is a beta release, and should not be used in a production environment.