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DotNetNuke 5.2
Last Post 12/09/2009 12:29 PM by Joseph Craig. 2 Replies.
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Joseph Craig
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11/26/2009 10:09 AM
    DotNetNuke 5.2 was released yesterday.  

    The upgrade from 5.1.x to 5.2 is a semi-major upgrade. "NOTE: System requirements have changed in DotNetNuke 5.2.0. DotNetNuke requires SQL Server 2005 or above and .NET 3.5 SP1. Please upgrade SQL Server and .NET before installing or upgrading to DotNetNuke 5.2.0."

    Joe Craig, Patapsco Research Group
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    12/09/2009 9:58 AM
    Info on the release:

    Major Highlights

    • Added Module Information to the Help page
    • Added ability to view and edit the source files for a module
    • Enhanced the module creation wizard to simplify creating new module definitions
    • Added the ability to automatically create a test page as a step in the module creation wizard
    • Added a core API to support content localization
    • Added the ability to import/export page and module settings
    • Added the ability to immediately run a scheduled task
    • Added module caching provider API
    • Converted existing module caching feature to use new provider
    • Added page output caching provider API
    • Fixed issue where upgraded sites do not properly set the default Language
    • Fixed issue where scheduler could execute a a long-running task multiple times
    • Fixed issue where improperly formatted email addresses could result in error when sending system emails
    • Fixed issue which resulted in incorrect URL for SiteMap in a child portal
    • Fixed issue which caused error when deleting files from the Host file manager.

    Security Fixes

    • Fixed issue where Install Wizard could leak version information to anonymous users
    • Fixed issue where search page might be vulnerable to script injection

    Updated Modules/Providers

    The following modules and providers have been updated in the 5.2.0 packages. Please see the specific project pages for notes on what bugs or enhancements were corrected with each release.

    Modules
    • HTML 05.02.00
    • Gallery 04.03.00
    • Wiki 04.02.00
    Providers
    • FileModuleCachingProvider 05.02.00
    • MemoryModuleCachingProvider 05.02.00
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    12/09/2009 12:29 PM
    To add a bit more ...

    5.2 also includes Telerik controls.  That's not of much use to most of us, but it will support better modules in the future.  There is continued debate and discussion as to whether or not the Telerik RADEditor is part of this.  I haven't yet seen anyone claiming to have it working in the Community Edition of DotNetNuke, but is is functional in the Professional versions.

    There have been some issues with 5.2 related to upgrades.  I encountered one that was easily fixed, once I figured out what had happened.  I saw one minor error on another site, and that was likely a holdover.

    Upgrading from 4.x to 5.x may require that you upgrade some third-party modules.  If you have such modules, you should check with vendors to see what needs upgrading, and if upgrades are available.

    That said, 5.2 is quite nice and functional for me.

    Joe Craig, Patapsco Research Group
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