We've just released Pivot 1.40.6, which contains some smaller changes and fixes, one of which is security-related. So, this is a recommended upgrade for all users of Pivot 1.40.x. For full details see the Changelog. For instructions on how to install or upgrade, please see the details after the jump.
Update: All the distrubutions have been repackaged. They should work for everybody now.
(more)We've just released Pivot 1.40.5, as a recommended maintenance release for all users of Pivot. This release fixes several bugs and features a few minor improvements for users of Pivot 1.40. For full details see the Changelog. For instructions on how to install or upgrade, please see the details after the jump.
(more)We've released the first alpha of PivotX 2.0. Read all about it on it's own website at PivotX.net.
After long months of blood, sweat and tears, it's finally ready for public release: PivotX 2.0 alpha 1. If you're not up to speed on the cool things it can do, please check out the page with the feature overview(with video), or skip directly to the screenshots.
We've just released Pivot 1.40.4, another update to Pivot 1.40, to address some minor bugfixes that have been fixed recently. One of the fixed bugs is a security issue (XSS) on the public-side related to comment-previews, which means that we recommend that all users upgrade to this version. For full details see the Changelog. For instructions on how to install or upgrade, please see the details after the jump.
And yes, we're still working on Pivot 2.0. The first publicly available alpha version is taking a bit longer than we hoped. Who could've guessed that making the best weblog tool ever would be so much work?!
(more)As you know, we're working hard on the new version of Pivot, which will be a major rewrite of the entire codebase. Besides a clean and transparent codebase and tons of new features, there's also a new administration interface. So, it's a pleasure to show you the first screenshots of what it will look like. You'll find them here.
Please direct any questions you might have about these to the appropriate forum thread.
Even though it's only two weeks ago that I said that 1.40.2 would likely be the last release in the 1.40 branch, we still decided that we would need another maintenance release. So, we've just released Pivot 1.40.3. This update contains some minor bugfixes that were discovered after the release of 1.40.2. For full details see the Changelog. For instructions on how to install or upgrade, please see the details after the jump.
In the meantime we're still hard at work on version 2.0. The day that we can publicly show you the first glimpses of our brand new product is getting closer and closer, so check back here often.
(more)We've just released Pivot 1.40.2. This release contains a bunch of minor bugfixes and tweaks. For full details see the Changelog. For instructions on how to install or upgrade, please see the details after the jump.
If no security issues or serious bugs are discovered, version 1.40.2 will be the last release in the 1.x series. We're currently hard at work on version 2.0, which is almost completely re-written from scratch. It's a bit too early to say when there will be a first public release, but be sure to check back here in the coming weeks, where we'll start showing off the new features and functions.
(more)The data center where pivotlog.net is hosted has just made us aware that a scheduled power outage is currently planned for Sunday, February 25, 2007 at 00:01 PST (08:01 GMT) and is expected to last three hours. The downtime is due to a total power shutdown in the building housing the data center required to make repairs to a Phase C Conductor Cable on one of the UPS units as it has been compromised to the point that immediate action to repair it is necessary or a ground fault will occur to the building systems.
All website and email services will be affected during this time. We apologize for an inconvenience this outage may cause and thank you for your patience and understanding.
Update: The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Thank you for your patience.
We've released Pivot 1.40.1. This is a recommended upgrade for all users. There are no real new features, just a fair amount of bugfixes and other small improvements. For details, check out the changelog for 1.40.1.
This version comes in three flavors:
So, if you want to set up a new install, use the Full version and read here on how to get started.
If you're running 1.40RC or 1.40.0, you can get the small updater. If you're running an older version (including 1.40 alphas and 1.40 betas), you will need to get the larger updater file.
Alternatively you can use our Pivot Setup script, which takes care of the installation/upgrading. Read about it here: Pivot Setup.
Tip: We've heard about people (mainly on OSX) who've had their FTP programs wipe the folders clean before uploading. Make sure that doesn't happen to you by reading this forum thread.
We've released Pivot 1.40, just in time for the holidays! Merry X-mas, everybody!
In case you haven't been following the Beta versions for this release, the major things that are new in this version are:
If you're new to Pivot you should get the full version below and read here on how to get started.
If you're upgrading, you should grab the updater from below, and follow these steps:
As you can see above we have new Default Templates and they're very slick. (if we say so ourselves) Here are three screenshots of different portions of the templates:
You can see the templates in action here: pivotlog.net/templates/
There are two variants, a two column layout and a three column layout, and they come in three different color schemes.
Tip: We've heard about people (mainly on OSX) who've had their FTP programs wipe the folders clean before uploading. Make sure that doesn't happen to you by reading this forum thread.
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