Newscoop 4 is our open CMS for news and version 4.0.1 is out today! Developed and used by news organisations like Switzerland's TagesWoche, ElPeriódico de Guatemala and Yemen Times, Newscoop 4 aims to help independent news organisations manage online publications, enrich content and find new audiences.
Newscoop Pro is the range of services we offer that help to make your Newscoop site even better. From web design to hosting, technical support to feature development, our global team of experts takes care of things so you can concentrate on making great content.
ZEN*, a Newscoop theme that automatically resizes to fit the device it's being viewed on..
1) We zapped a critical bug preventing users inserting images and attachments into an article via the tinymce editor. It wasn't affecting all users, only some special set-ups, but it was a common problem in the forums.
2) It's now possible to correctly merge article types. It's not a widely used feature yet, an important one and we wanted to take care of it. Fixed!
3) Due to a bad SQL query, in some special cases (and for languages like Georgian), the Issues in the admin interface were disappearing. That's not good, so we fixed that pronto.
4) Due to another SQL problem (missing field in database) it was not possible to add authors to articles (or list the already attached in
case of an upgrade). It is now.
5) Saving a template in the themes manager for the first time no longer throws an Internal Server Error. Phew.
Other than that, we also took some time to make improvements to the upgrade process, improve handling of Webcodes and we pushed some other minor bug fixes. The full changelog in all its glory is here.
Head over to the blog to get an in-depth text and video guide to all the new features! Here's the changelog of what you can expect when you upgrade.
1. Overhauled media archive
Multiple file upload, faster search and new features!
2. Drag-and-drop front page management
Use lists to add articles to your front page (or other site area) and re-order your front page.
3. Intelligent image renditions
Use Newscoop to crop images and display perfectly in different areas of the site.
4. Dynamic Maps
Points of interest from multiple articles can now be displayed on a single map on your website.
5. Video and picture slideshows
Slideshows can be attached to articles and can be managed through the Media Archive.
6. Citizen journalist and community management tools
Newscoop allows visitors to sign up for a profile, comment on articles and even follow topics.
7. Two new adaptive CSS themes, the New Custodian and the Rock Star
Theme manager allows you to switching from one theme to another with one click.
8. Improved SoundCloud plugin
Upload audio to the web's best audio sharing service and use it as your sound archive.
9. Related Article Lists
Create thematic and semantic links to group articles.
10. Better comments
We've improved the UI and made it pluggable into services like Disqus.
There's lots more too, check the fantastic new manual for the full inside story.
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