Fresh oil for your blog engine arrived on April 25, 2008 in the Codeplex garage.
With 221 mph on the (download) counter and finding an ugly hole in the exhaust pipe, ModPack 1.3 build 05 called for a pit stop.
Start or upgrade your blog engine with improved ModPack 1.3.0 Service Release 1 bits:
- Faster setup with integrated security patch
- Subfolder support as well as root installation
- 1 Mediaplayer for MP3, FLV video & playlists
Download ModPack 1.3.0 SR1 from the Codeplex "Pit"
(please note your BE.NET version shows 1.3.0.0 after setup)
Check what's changed under ModPack's hood for a closer inspection. You'll discover fine-tuned or replaced parts, which will make your blog engine run smoother and reliable.
Rolled Up Security Patch and Bug Fixes
Cool new features create excitement, but can cause potential bugs too.
Or security issues even. Like the JavaScript handler vulnerability, found 3 weeks ago.
Despite quick patchwork, I want to keep my ModPack promise: "blog within minutes, without the hassle". So this service release gives you the full and patched version.
Secured and well. All ready to go.
You'll also find the fixed blog.js bug, which caused script errors in IE7 or prevented visitors from writing comments. Now it loads correctly; no need to add code by hand.
As author field in your RSS feed, your name shows up without your email address which BlogEngine inserted. The "nospam" looked rather ugly anyway or did you really like it?
Subfolder Installation Fully Supported (Yay!)
Finally and out of the box, you can install ModPack in a subfolder as well as in your root.
Your theme decides for the most part how and where links point to. Since default themes use tildes (~), links resolve to your application path or AppPath for short.
If your web host uses an AppPath which matched your desired root or subfolder name, then you're lucky. But GoDaddy's (Deluxe) multiple websites feature messed up the ~/ flexibility. So ModPack replaced these now in SR1 with a handy BlogEngine.NET utility:
RelativeWebRoot
Web developers or theme designers can use <%=Utils.RelativeWebRoot%> in their code. ModPack already modified the 3 built-in themes for you.
As administrator you might see the admin links point to the full AppPath, because the Web.Sitemap file in SR1 had to use ~/ to make subfolders work.
Play Your MP3 & Flash Video in a Single Media Player
Simply 1 media player now which plays both your MP3 as your (Flash/FLV) video files. You can show off your entire playlist, since ModPack replaced the two individual players with the new and handy FLV Mediaplayer (BE.NET extension by BetaParticle).
Usage: [mediaplayer:filename.ext]
Supported file extensions: mp3, flv | xml, php and asp for playlists.
Need to Upgrade?
Upgrading from ModPack 1.3.0 (build 05) or older BlogEngine to this Service Release is easy. Just remember to create a full backup of your current installation before you replace all files and folders except your current web.config and App_Data folder.
Although most improvements took place under the hood, you're encouraged to run this most recent ModPack version. Yes, team BlogEngine.NET released 1.3.1 — but ModPack Service Release 1 does rely on 1.3.0, because 1.3.1 isn't Medium Trust ready.
Get your free copy of ModPack 1.3.0 Service Release 1
Enjoy your blog journey!