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===== What's new in Wikka 1.1.6.4 ? =====
''Released on 20 March 2008''

>>===This is an archive page===
For the **{{color c="red" text="latest release"}}** news please refer to [[WhatsNew | this page]].

==See also==
~-[[WikkaReleaseNotes1164 | 1.1.6.4 changelog]]
~-[[Installing1164 | Installation & upgrade notes for 1.1.6.4]]
~-[[WikkaReleaseNotes | All release changelogs]]
~-[[WikkaFeatures1164 | Full feature list]]
>>**[[WikkaReleaseNotes1164 | 1.1.6.4]]** is an interim release focusing on **administration functionality** and **antispam tools**, and includes a number of new features, security enhancements and bug fixes.

===A. New administration modules===
~- **[[UserAdministration | User administration module]]** (accessible via the ##""AdminUsers""## system page) to manage Wikka users.
~- **[[PageAdministration | Page administration module]]** (accessible via the ##""AdminPages""## system page) to manage pages and perform several maintenance operations on wiki pages (including mass reversions). --- {{image alt="AdminPages screenshot" title="Page administration module" url="images/features/pageadmin.png" link="PageAdministration"}}

===B. New antispam functionality===
~- New config option to **[[ConfigurationOptions | disable new user registrations]]**.
~- New **[[RevertHandlerInfo | reversion handler]]** to allow rollback of page versions to previous versions. --- {{image alt="Mass Revert handler screenshot" title="Mass reversion handler" url="images/features/massrevert.png" link="UserAdministration"}} ---
~- Module for **mass user deletion** (via the UserAdministration panel). --- {{image alt="Mass User Deletion screenshot" title="Mass User Deletion screen" url="images/features/massuserdeletion.png" link="UserAdministration"}} ---
~- A new lightweight **[[UserRegistrationValidationFramework | user registration framework]]** to facilitate creation of plug-in modules for registration validation schemes. Default install includes the ##""URInviteCode""## module that requires new users to enter an invitation code. See [[UserRegistrationValidationFramework]] | for instructions on how to enable this and future UR modules.

===C. Security enhancements===
~- System version information now hidden to all but admins.
~- All Wikka releases (zipfiles and tarballs) are now [[WikkaSecurity distributed with digital signatures and checksums]].
~- More secure handling of [[AttachmentInfo | file attachments]].

===D. New features and improved functionality===
~- A faster, fully redesigned **editor toolbar** (**WikkaEdit**) with more Wikka-specific functionality and improved cross-browser compatibility. --- {{image alt="WikkaEdit screenshot" title="WikkaEdit: a new, faster and fuly redesigned editor toolbar" url="images/features/wikkaedit.png" link="WikkaEdit"}} ---
~- **Revision numbers** are now displayed in recentchanges, page comparison, revision lists and page history. --- {{image alt="Diff screenshot" title="Revision numbers in the diff handler" url="images/features/numberedrevisions.png"}} ---
~- **##[[DbInfoActionInfo | {{dbinfo}}]]##** A simple admin-only action to provide information about the [[DbInfoActionInfo | structure of the database and tables used in Wikka]]. --- {{image alt="Database information screenshot" title="Database information module" url="images/features/dbinfo.png" link="DbInfoActionInfo"}} ---
~- New **##[[WikkaConfigActionInfo | {{wikkaconfig}}]]##** action displaying the [[ConfigurationOptions | system settings]] for the current wiki (accessible via the ##""SysInfo""## page). --- {{image alt="Wikka configuration screenshot" title="Wikka configuration module" url="images/features/wikkaconfig.png" link="WikkaConfigActionInfo"}} ---
~- Improved **##[[HighScoresActionInfo | {{highscores}}]]##** action, displaying top contributors ranked by //pages owned//, //edits// or //comments//. --- {{image alt="HighScores screenshot" title="HighScores action" url="images/features/highscores.png" link="HighScoresActionInfo"}} ---

===More...===
Check the full [[WikkaReleaseNotes1164 | release notes]].

====Feedback====
We appreciate your feedback and suggestions. Please report any bug, issue or feature suggestions for 1.1.6.4 in the [[http://tracker.wikkawiki.org | tracker]].
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