Feedback: Textpattern CMS 4.9.0 beta.1 released

gaekwad · 2024-08-19 15:58:54

Please provide any feedback here related to Textpattern 4.9.0 beta.1 released: PHP 8.4 & MySQL 8.4, features, fixes, and more.

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jakob · 2024-08-19 20:37:07

Just wanted to give a cheer here, and set off some crackers of jubilation and thanks 🎉🎉🎉

I’ve been using 4.9 on a regular basis for quite a while now with very few hiccups, all of which have been sorted. It’s Textpattern as we know it but also miles better in so many ways thanks to continual improvement. A lot of the most heavily used plugins work with it already, so it’s a good replacement for 4.8.8.

Myusername · 2024-08-19 22:45:34

Congratulations to the devs and everyone involved, with each version Textpattern has become more powerful and charming. Personally, I like being able to create plugins directly from the panel, it’s simpler and faster for small tasks, and the new attributes seem great. I’ve been a bit absent and haven’t been able to read the forum and github lately, so I’d like to ask about two things if anyone can clarify: are native unlimited custom fields a plan for soon? Or just for, say, version 5? The other question, is there any thought from the devs to modernize the text fields in the admin panel for nexts versions? Thanks, and again, congratulations on the great work.

phiw13 · 2024-08-20 00:04:30

Myusername wrote #337663:

[…] are native unlimited custom fields a plan for soon? Or just for, say, version 5?

Yes, see this thread

The other question, is there any thought from the devs to modernize the text fields in the admin panel for nexts versions?

Can you clarify that?

Last edited by phiw13 (2024-08-20 00:04:47)

Bloke · 2024-08-20 00:09:36

Myusername wrote #337663:

are native unlimited custom fields a plan for soon? Or just for, say, version 5?

Great to see you still here. Glad you like the new additions.

UCF are already a thing, about 75% complete for articles. It will form the basis of Txp 5.

is there any thought from the devs to modernize the text fields in the admin panel for nexts versions?

Not quite sure I understand what you’re asking, sorry. The new UI library that ships with 4.9.0 has the capability to output much saner markup. I’m going to write a blog post about it soon.

Please can you elaborate on this question so we can grasp what you mean. Thank you.

Edit: phiw13 was faster :)

Last edited by Bloke (2024-08-20 00:10:30)

Myusername · 2024-08-20 01:08:00

I tried to be very brief because the topic shouldn’t focus on new features, but I think I was so brief that you didn’t understand. To explain, the text areas in Textpattern are simple HTML textarea elements, whether in the writing panel or in code editing panels. My question is whether there is any effort from the developers to change this, either by including a text/code editor in Textpattern or by taking steps to make their implementation easier. This way, it would be up to plugin developers to implement them, but with more core support, making it easier to implement and maintain the plugin. I’ve already done some test implementations and used some plugins from other developers, and although it’s possible, things like uploading images directly through the editor in the writing panel seem like a challenge (just an example). If my thinking is mistaken about something, I apologize.

Bloke · 2024-08-20 09:32:48

Myusername wrote #337667:

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Let’s take this discussion to the Txp 5 thread…

Pat64 · 2024-08-24 07:12:23

I just found a duplicate field in the database, following updates to a site (from 4.7 to 4.8, then 4.9.beta.1): the spam_blocklists are double!
Removing one field on two fixes the PHP warning message on the login page.

Uncaught mysqli_sql_exception: Duplicate entry 'spam_blocklists-' for key 'PRIMARY' in C:\MAMP\htdocs\textpattern-4.9.0-beta1\textpattern\lib\txplib_db.php:442 Stack trace: #0 ...

Last edited by Pat64 (2024-08-24 09:19:41)

Pat64 · 2024-08-26 06:08:57

I have this error for v 4.9.0-beta.1 with PHP 8.3.x on a production server:

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Undefined constant "MYSQLI_CLIENT_FOUND_ROWS" in /home/xxx/public_html/textpattern/lib/txplib_db.php:169 Stack trace: #0 /home/xxx/public_html/textpattern/lib/txplib_db.php(288): DB->__construct() #1 /home/xxx/public_html/textpattern/publish.php(44): include_once('/home/xxx/...') #2 /home/xxx/public_html/index.php(76): include('/home/xxx/...') #3 {main} thrown in /home/xxx/public_html/textpattern/lib/txplib_db.php on line 169

For my previous remark, I suspect a dysfunction with the safe_rename() function during the update (spam_blacklists to spam_blocklists field).

gaekwad · 2024-08-26 16:55:11

Pat64 wrote #337719:

I have this error for v 4.9.0-beta.1 with PHP 8.3.x on a production server:

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BryanA. had this on their server recently, too: forum.textpattern.com/viewtopic.php?pid=337494#p337494

bici · 2024-08-26 21:02:53

Hope this correct thread to post in. I am currently running Textpattern version: 4.8.8 on PHP version: 7.4.33.

In anticipation of the forthcoming Update to 4.9.0 , is it safe to simply bump my version of PHP to 8.3. Or will doing so bork my installation and website?

Bloke · 2024-08-26 21:29:06

Pat64 wrote #337719:

Undefined constant “MYSQLI_CLIENT_FOUND_ROWS”

This, and the same thing reported by BryanA, are very baffling. I can’t see any indication in the PHP docs that the constant is optional or unlikely to exist in an installation, nor is it tied to any versions, nor deprecated anywhere as far as I can tell.

The only situation I can think is that mysqli itself is not configured properly, or not installed. But if that’s the case, a site has greater problems than the missing constant.

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