b2evolution 5.1.2
11 September 2014
b2evolution version 5.1.2 is now available (major release).
Upgrading to b2evolution 5.1.2
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What's New in b2evolution 5.1.2
Performance
- Build process using Grunt
- Many JS and CSS files are now bundled together and minified in order to reduce the number and the size of HTTP requests
- Non essential JS files are now loaded asynchronously
- All bundled plugins no longer try to load their CSS if they are set to "never" render on a specific blog.
- Dropped IE7 support + IE8 (or less) users get a warning message in the back office
- The scroll_wide functionality has been externalized to a plugin so the extra javascript (and CSS) doesn't need to be loaded on site stat don't need it
Skins
- Added support for icon fonts like Font Awesome. See _icons.php.
- Enhanced PureForums skin.
- Skins API: the default display_init() features have been changed (and optimized).
- Enhanced Username Display Settings.
Plugins
Back-office
- Responsive layout on Dashboard.