Pre-release announcement for security/antispam release 1.1.6.4

Due to the recent upswing in autogenerated wiki spam, the Wikka development team has decided that an interim security release would be in the best interests of Wikka users. While some of the security/antispam features we’ll be introducing have always been available in the Wikka trunk, we realize that many users would rather install Wikka from a stable distribution. In addition, we have been beta-testing some features on the main site that have not yet made it to trunk. We are preparing an upcoming release (1.1.6.4) that will address several security, spam, and ease-of-use issues.

New enhancements and features will include:

  • Introduction of two new administration modules to assist with user administration (including mass removals as a result of bot-generated registrations) and page administration (including a mass reversion
    tool to restore spammed/vandalized pages).
  • New registration features, including moderated registrations, new features to reject autogenerated registrations, and the ability to disable registrations.
  • Several new security features to limit or prevent scripted access and to control page, comment, and feedback spam.
  • A new action to display information about the structure of the Wikka database.
  • A new streamlined Wikka editor with more user-friendly features and a new and improved look-and-feel.

We are diligently working to have this release available as soon as possible. At the moment, our target date for release is by year’s end. We would encourage those willing to run on the cutting edge to consider downloading and testing the 1.1.6.4 development branch. As always, your comments, issue reports, and suggestions are welcome and deeply appreciated.

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Published:
November 23, 2007 / 5pm
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Brian
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