mojoPortal 2.2 is now available from the download page.

Highlights of this release:

Extensible User Profile System allows you to control what properties are on the User Profile page and what properties are required for registration.

New Persian translation and Right To Left skin thanks to A.Samarian
Updated Russian translation thanks to Alexander Yushchenko

Page Titles can now be customised if you don't like the SiteName - PageName default page titles

PageSettings now has an option to disable browser caching. Normally you should allow browser caching but for some pages with secure content it is better not to allow this.

Improved handling of user time zones for display of dates

Added column sorting in Shared Files Module

Improved redirect logic when you access a page that requires authentication, instead of just directing to the  Access Denied page, if you are not authenticated it directs to login and then from there back to the requested page. Only then will it redirect to Access Denied if you are not in a role allowed to access the page.

Fixed bug where Require Email Confirmation setting caused an error on the registration page (this only affected the MySQL version)

Fixed enter key behavior on all forms, this issue was only affecting skins with the Search Input displayed

Improved usability in PageLayout.aspx

Improved usability in Url Manager

How To Upgrade from  2.1.8

As always, backup both your site and your database before trying to upgrade.
Run the upgradefrom2-1to2-2.sql script for your db platform
If using MS SQL or PostgreSQL run the stored procedure script
Copy the release files to your web folder
Restore your db connection string and any custom settings in the Web.config file

If you have any trouble post in the Forums.



Current Status of mojoPoral 2.x on Mono/Linux

The source code for mojoPortal includes an up to date Solution for MonoDevelop (mojoportal.mds) and this Solution can be compiled in MonoDevelop (at least if running the latest Mono from svn). However it currently does not run at all.

I am still optimistic that we will get mojoPortal 2.x running on Mono by the end of March 2007, I'll keep you posted.

I was hoping to make a new release today but it is postponed until tomorrow to allow time for a little more testing.

I've updated this site to the latest code. There are a lot of improvements in the coming release, especially thanks to the feedback in the forums a lot of little things have been polished up.

I'll post the details after I make the release tomorrow but wanted to announce the postponement because I mentioned in the forums I was shooting for a release this weekend but it isn't going to happen today.

Joe

I've just updated the documentation about localizing mojoPortal

http://www.mojoportal.com/localization.aspx
 
I'm renewing my push to improve documentation as I believe this is critical to improving the popularity of mojoPortal, which in turn is crucial for my business plan and trying to make a living working on mojoPortal.

Right now my top priorities are documentation and preparing for a new release with the recently completed extensible User Profile system.

The e-Commerce Solution project is temporarily on hold for now because the deadline has been pushed out by the one sponsor I have for this project and because the project is currently under funded and therefore not as high on my priority list.
 
Currently I have one sponsor pledging $1000 for this feature. I would really like to find some additional sponsors to make it worthwhile for me to work on the e-commerce feature so if you are interested in this feature and have any funds in your budget, please consider sponsoring this project. Please contact me if you are interested.

I just committed the new Extensible Profile System to svn branches/2.x

Anyone who can help test before the release, it would be greatly appreciated. Post in the forums if you have any difficulty or questions.

With this feature, user profile properties are specified in mojoProfile.config file, you can totally customize what properties show up on the user profile page and you can also specify properties that are required for Registration on the site. You can specify any System data type that can be serialized as a string. Boolean properties will be rendered as checkboxes, all other types will be rendered as a textbox. It is also possible to configure dropdown lists, see the Gender property in mojoProfile.config for example syntax:
<add    name="Gender"
                type="System.String"
                allowMarkup="false" 
                labelResourceKey="GenderLabel"
                lazyLoad="false"
                requiredForRegistration="false"
                readOnly="false"
                allowAnonymous="false"
                visibleToAnonymous="false"
                visibleToAuthenticated="true"
                visibleToUser="true"
                editableByUser="true"
                regexValidationExpression=""
                validationErrorResourceKey=""
                onlyAvailableForRoles=""
                defaultValue=""
                includeHelpLink="true"
                >
            <OptionList>
                <Option value="" TextResourceKey="GenderUnselectedLabel"></Option>
                <Option value="M" TextResourceKey="GenderMaleLabel"></Option>
                <Option value="F" TextResourceKey="GenderFemaleLabel"></Option>
                <Option value="T" TextResourceKey="missingkeytest"></Option>
            </OptionList>
        </add>

I'll be working on documentation for this new feature tomorrow, so more to come, but I'm hoping some brave developers will jump right in and try it out.

Update 1/5/2007: I've just completed the documentation for this feature here, let me know if there is anything unclear or any feedback for improving the documentation or the feature itself.

mojoPortal 2.1.8 is now available from the download page.

This release has an important fix for a security vulnerability so I recommend for everyone to upgrade as soon as possible. It is a very easy upgrade from version 2.1.7, all you need to do is replace the mojoPortal.Web.dll in the bin folder with the one from the new release.

Thanks to Cemalettin Polat for reporting this issue. The problem was that in FCKeditor by default the link dialog window launched from the toolbar includes functionality that allows uploading files and browsing of some folders on the server. This should not be allowed on the Contact Form and the Blog Comments form because these are available to anonymous users. I have disabled this in the new release. I also disabled this in the ForumPostEdit.aspx page for users who are not in the  Admins or Content Admins role.

Additionally this release fixes another bug that only happens when running under Medium trust, there was an error being raised on the Registration page when running under Medium trust and this would prevent new users from registering. Thanks to Anand Narayanaswamy for reporting this issue.

Update: I just noticed that the security issue also existed in the 1.04 Mono version of mojoPortal. I have corrected the problem and released version 1.0.5. Again, it is only the mojoPortal.Web.dll that needs to be replaced to upgrade from 1.0.4 to 1.0.5