23 May 2013

Geeklog, Nucleus CMS and Serendipity are now available through the Installatron family of products.

Geeklog is an open source blog application that was initially released in 2000, Nucleus CMS is an open source blog application that was initially released in 2001, and Serendipity is an open source blog application that was initially released in 2005.

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9 May 2013

Collabtive, TinyWebGallery and Zurmo are now available through the Installatron family of products.

Collabtive is an open source project management application that was initially released in 2007, TinyWebGallery is an open source gallery application that was initially released in 2005, and Zurmo is an open source customer relations management (CRM) application that was initially released in 2011.

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26 April 2013

Two of the most popular caching plugins for WordPress -- 'WP Super Cache' and 'W3TC Management' -- have recently issued new versions to patch a serious remote code execution vulnerability that affects any WordPress install with comments enabled. Updating these plugins immediately is recommended.

Read more: Sucuri: Update WP Super Cache and W3TC Immediately

Notes for service providers:

Server administrators can use Installatron to forcibly update these plugins from the server command line. To forcibly update both plugins for all WordPress installs on a server, execute the below command from the server SSH root command prompt. This beta-quality feature requires Intallatron Plugin 8.0.13 (or newer) or Installatron Server 3.0.14 (or newer).

cd /usr/local/installatron
./installatron --upgrade --id='*' --plugin='wp-super-cache,w3-total-cache' 

Read more: Advanced Usage: How to forcibly update WordPress plugins from the server command

25 April 2013

Installatron Plugin version 8.0.13 and Installatron Server version 3.0.14 are now the current release and stable versions of the two products. Both are maintenance releases that fix a range of minor problems.

Read more: Installatron Plugin 8.0.13 Changelog
Read more: Installatron Server 3.0.14 Changelog

18 April 2013

PHP-Fusion is now available through the Installatron family of products. PHP-Fusion is an open source content management and portal application.

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18 April 2013

Installatron Plugin version 8.0.12 and Installatron Server version 3.0.13 are now the current release and stable versions of the two products. Both are maintenance releases that fix a range of minor problems.

Read more: Installatron Plugin 8.0.12 Changelog
Read more: Installatron Server 3.0.13 Changelog

15 April 2013

As of April, 2013, we're pleased to celebrate 9 years in business.

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12 April 2013

The "Limit Login Attempts" WordPress plugin can now be enabled as part of the standard Installatron WordPress install to help improve WordPress login security. When enabled, the rate of WordPress login attempts will be limited, including by way of cookies, for each IP. Website owners can enable this option for new installs and for existing installs.

This is not the best solution to prevent WordPress logins from being bruteforced. While limiting login attempts helps, server load will still be affected by the increased traffic, and attackers can employ a wide range of IP addresses to circumvent the block. Deploying a Web Application Firewall (WAF) can specifically target this traffic and provide a generally superior solution to the same problem.

Notes for service providers:

The option to enable limited login attempts for WordPress will become available for your customers with the next forced or automatic Installatron Update. This option can be disabled at Installatron Admin >> Features (bottom of the page).

While not necessary, limited login attempts can be forcibly enabled for all existing WordPress installs on a server by executing the below command from the server SSH root command prompt. If any problems are encountered with limited login attempts, the feature can be disabled per installed application using the UI's "view/edit details" button or with a variation of the same SSH command (swap 'on' to 'off' and optionally change --id to target a specific install).

/usr/local/installatron/installatron --edit --id='*' --limitloginattempts on

Read more: Limit Login Attempts

11 April 2013

Mahara and OrangeHRM are now available through the Installatron family of products.

Mahara is an open source portfolio and resumé building application. Mahara was initially released in 2006 and today is used by institutes and organisations all over the world.

OrangeHRM is an open source human resource management application. OrangeHRM was initially released in 2006 and today has over one million users globally.

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4 April 2013

OpenDocMan is now available through the Installatron family of products. OpenDocMan is an open source document management application that is designed to comply with ISO 17025 and OIE standards.

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28 March 2013

PmWiki is now available through the Installatron family of products. PmWiki is an open source wiki application that was initially released in 2004.

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27 March 2013

Installatron Plugin version 8.0.11 and Installatron Server version 3.0.12 are now the current release and stable versions of the two products. Both are maintenance releases that fix a range of minor problems.

Read more: Installatron Plugin 8.0.11 Changelog
Read more: Installatron Server 3.0.12 Changelog

21 March 2013

selfoss and Tiny Tiny RSS are now available through the Installatron family of products. Both have been added in response to the increased demand for RSS readers caused by the discontinuation of Google Reader.

selfoss is an open source RSS and live stream reader and was initially released in 2010. Tiny Tiny RSS is an open source RSS reader and was initially released in 2005.

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13 March 2013

CMS Made Simple is now available through the Installatron family of products.

CMS Made Simple is an open source content management application. Initially released in 2004, CMS Made Simple received the 2010 Most Promising Open Source Content Management System award by Packt Publishing.

Read more: CMS Made Simple

13 March 2013

Installatron Plugin version 8.0.10 and Installatron Server version 3.0.11 are now the current release versions of the two products. Both are maintenance releases that fix a range of minor problems.

Read more: Installatron Plugin 8.0.10 Changelog
Read more: Installatron Server 3.0.11 Changelog

7 March 2013

FrontAccounting and phpwcms are now available through the Installatron family of products.

FrontAccounting is an open source accounting application for small and medium businesses. Forked from webERP in 2007, FrontAccounting has been downloaded over 100,000 times.

phpwcms is an open source content management application and PHP development framework. Initially released in 2007, phpwcms has been downloaded over 125,000 times.

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28 February 2013

BoxBilling is now available through the Installatron family of products.

BoxBilling is a free billing and client management application. A commercial version with expanded functionality is also available. Box Billing was initially released in 2011.

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19 February 2013

HESK and WikkaWiki are now available through the Installatron family of products.

HESK is a free support ticket and knowledge base application. Initially released in 2009, HESK has grown be become one of the most popular free support solutions.

WikkaWiki is an open source wiki application. Forked from WakkaWiki in 2004, WikkaWiki today powers hundreds of websites worldwide and is known for its lightweight engine.

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12 February 2013

Form Tools and Dada Mail are now available through the Installatron family of products.

Form Tools is an open source web form management application. Form Tools was initially released in 2005.

Dada Mail is an open source mailing list application developed in Perl. Dada Mail was initially released in 2000 under the name Mojo Mail and has been known as Dada Mail since 2003.

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7 February 2013

Installatron Plugin version 8.0.9 and Installatron Server version 3.0.10 are now the current release versions of the two products. Both are maintenance releases that fix a range of minor problems.

Read more: Installatron Plugin 8.0.9 Changelog
Read more: Installatron Plugin 3.0.10 Changelog