PivotX 2.0 RC released..

We're getting closer and closer to the final release of PivotX 2.0. We've just released PivotX 2.0 RC, which stands for 'Release Candidate'. This means that we think it's basically done, but we're going to have another round of real-world testing, to make sure that 2.0 final will be rock-solid. If you haven't seen what PivotX can do these days, please take a look at the Features and Screenshots pages.

Please test this version, and as always: Let us know on the forum, if you encounter any issues. For setup instructions, I point you to our documentation-in-progress: Getting the files & installing. From now on, the latest version can always be downloaded from this location: /files/pivotx_latest.zip (or get this file, if you prefer .tgz)

Note: If you're upgrading from an older beta version, make sure you've read this post: Upgrading from previous beta releases.

As for what's new in this release, I can be brief: There aren't many new features, but there are a lot of improvements for stability and performance. A lot of work has been done on PivotX's internals, making them work faster and smoother. There are also quite a few changes in the libraries we use: we dumped buggy ol' Speedy in favor of the new snappy Minify and both jQuery and jQuery UI have seen major updates. There's also a new image cropper, that works a lot better.

One major change I'd like to mention is that we've been working on a new theme, that will become the default theme in PivotX: The Skinny Theme. I'll write another blogpost about why we needed to do this, and what the advantages are for you - the user!