Beta 5

New Features

• started the new web client: https://github.com/ushahidi/platform-client
• initial stats/posts API endpoint created
• switched from Minion migrations to Phinx
• partial support for tag visibility / permissions

Improvements

• started integrating ACL with new architecture
• pushState support added to web client for cleaner URLs
• fixed a couple of broken API references in the web client
• completed new architecture for media endpoint
• Gisconverter library upgraded
• several small improvements to the messages interface

Documentation

• continued series of blog posts about platform architecture: http://www.ushahidi.com/blog/2014/08/06/ushahidi-platform-hood-part-3/
• data science in the platform: http://www.ushahidi.com/blog/2014/08/06/data-science-ushahidi-platform/
• introduction to developing on the front end: http://www.ushahidi.com/blog/2014/08/04/envisioning-ushahidi-v3/

Downloads

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Beta 4

New Features

• initial prototype of installer created, use ?install=1 to check that installation requirements are met
• reply to SMS via the Message page is now possible
• (experimental) added support for post export as CSV, enabled with post_export feature
• (experimental) started work on allowing database migrations to be run from web, as well as command line

Improvements

• when no messages are present, show a more friendly page
• fixed message counts on tabs
• OAuth resource server updated with more accurate error responses
• completed new architecture for all tags endpoints
• started work on architecture for media and post endpoints
• updated bin/update script to verify php version before installing
• updated bin/update script to install npm and bundler dependencies

Documentation

• continued series of blog posts about platform architecture: http://www.ushahidi.com/blog/2014/07/23/ushahidi-platform-hood-part-2/

Downloads

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Beta 3

Security

• applied a fix for "Rosetta Flash" JSONP attack T455

New Features

• map configuration UI is completed and no longer has to be separately enabled
• searching for messages by sender name is now possible
• (experimental) form wizard: location input will no longer break the map when edited or moved

Improvements

• message type counts fixed
• sidebar stats completed and will appear for anonymous and logged-in users
• custom data in post details formatted better
• post detail "prev" and "next" navigation improved
• tags are no longer incorrectly referred to as "categories"
• update script now has a non-developer "deploy" option

Documentation

• started a series of blog posts about platform architecture

Downloads

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Beta 2

New features

• add ability to change basic map settings (default location, base layer, etc)
• workspace panel nows uses actual numbers for totals (user, tags, posts) and post status
• (experimental) form wizard UI updated: add/edit in sidebar, preview in main content
• (experimental) API explorer UI now shows more complete request/response information

Improvements

• sorting users by name now orders properly
• report search parameters are now preserved when switching back from post detail view
• authentication errors are handled better
• oauth token expiration length made consistent, regardless of timezone
• made the UI for post details more polished
• map view shows a full screen map

Documentation

• started changing references of "Lamu" to "Ushahidi Platform"

Downloads

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Beta 1

New features

• PHP 5.4 is now the minimum version required
• switched to using Composer and Bower to manage dependencies
• search posts by date range and multiple tags
• tags icons and color can now be changed
• message viewer prototype added
• ability to toggle partially completed features in site settings:
  • media_uploads: drag and drop media uploads for posts
  • sets_ui: organize posts into user-defined groups
  • api_explorer: inspect calls and responses to the backend API
  • data_provider_config: enable and configure data provider settings
  • map_settings: set default map options
  • form_wizard: edit custom post forms

Improvements

• increased test coverage of server code
• user authentication workflow improved and made more robust
• switched to using Gravatar for user icons
• sorting search results made more consistent
• various editing functionality for tags, users, etc improved
• many other small visual and workflow improvements

Documentation

• added instructions for native installation with Mac OSX and Homebrew
• installation and initial setup documentation updated
• data provider and SMS setup documentation reviewed

Downloads

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Alpha 3 (v3.0.0-alpha.3)

We have a new alpha release of Ushahidi V3. At this stage this is still mostly for developers try out V3, and maybe some tech-savvy deployers might want to try it out and experiment. This release isn’t production ready yet so don’t deploy/upgrade just yet ;) .

Downloads: https://wiki.ushahidi.com/display/WIKI/Ushahidi+3.x+Downloads
Release Notes: https://wiki.ushahidi.com/display/WIKI/Release+Notes#ReleaseNotes-Alpha3%28v3.0.0-alpha.3%29

Developer Release (v3.0.0-alpha.2)

This release is a chance for developers to try V3 out, have a look at the code and help us build it.
For the rest of us: have a look at the demo, but don't deploy/upgrade just yet.

Release notes: https://github.com/ushahidi/Lamu/blob/v3.0.0-alpha.2/README.md#release-notes

v3.0.0-alpha.1 QA Release

Release v3.0.0-alpha.1 for QA Testing