On Tuesday, 10th May 2016, we released BlueSpice free 2.23.3-beta, a minor and maintenance version.

Download it here at Sourceforge.

As it’s still a beta version – the final release is scheduled for the end of May – we need YOU to put it to the acid test. Please report bugs, patches and other feedback to our Sourceforge Forums. Any feedback is appreciated 🙂

Here are some notable new features of BlueSpice free 2.23.3:

• Compatibility: BlueSpice can now be used with MediaWiki 1.27.
• BlueSpice API: There is now a standardized API for many BlueSpice actions.
• ContextMenu: The extension is now enabled by default.
• Dashboards: There is a wiki page portlet, which allows you to use any wiki page as a dashboard item. Create your own portlets!
• ExtendedSearch: Introduces facet operators, which indicate whether multiple selections in a facet should be combined using AND or OR logic. It is now also possible to open articles in the autocomplete list in new windows or tabs.
• Flexiskin: It is now possible to disable the background image.
• GroupManager: Raised group name character limit from 16 to 255.
• InsertMagic: Tag descriptions are now much more descriptive.
• PermissionManager: Add hint flyout for every right.
• Upload: XML and SVG files can now be uploaded by default.
• UserMerge: Added extension to Distribution. Allows you to merge various users into one.
• UserSidebar: There is now a “global actions” navigation tab for every user.
• VisualEditor: Set default style for table to contenttable. This makes much nicer tables…

You can read the detailed release notes in our BlueSpice Helpdesk.