3.3 Released

eFiction 3.3 is released.  This release is mostly bug fixes and some precautionary security updates.  The security updates touched just about every file in the script.  If you had any modifications you want to put back the big changes in 3.3 are the changing of certain variables to defined terms.  This way the script kiddies can't take advantage of any holes (especially since it's now so much easier for people to add their own stuff) to change these settings.

Orginal                                                  Updated
=====                                                =========
$adminloggedin                                      isADMIN
$loggedin                                                isMEMBER
$useruid                                                USERUID
$userpenname                                      USERPENNAME
$level                                                    uLEVEL

$tableprefix                                          TABLEPREFIX
$sitekey                                                SITEKEY
$storiespath                                          STORIESPATH

I did these only because they were the ones most likely to be exploited.

You can carefully do a search and replace for these.  I would not do a global search and replace.  There are places where $tableprefix is still $tableprefix (for instance as it's being pulled out of the database initially).

I also added a few more hooks that will make some interesting things possible.  The most noticeable improvement on the main script will be the updated CAPTCHA script and the Modules admin panel.

Also on my site I have updated my modules for eFiction 3.3.  If you have any of them installed:

1. Download the updates for the modules and upload those files at the same time you upload the 3.3 files.
2. Do the 3.3 update.
3. Then go to the new Modules admin panel and run the update if there is one for the module.

For my modules:

The Recommendations module can now be set to use frames for the recommendation link rather than opening the story in the same window or a new window.  This will give you a small bar across the top of the page with your site's name and slogan, a link to return to your site, and a link to review the recommendation. I've set the frames option on on my Scribbles site if you want to take a look.

http://scribbles.hugosnebula.com/browse.php?type=recommendations

Stats for the recommendations have also been added to the info block.  Again you can see that on the Scribbles site.

On the story end module, I've made it so the story end information can be added to the story index/table of contents page and also to the printable page.  I've also made it so that if the story is part of a series that information is displayed at the bottom along with the next and/or previous story in the series.  Again, an example here:

http://scribbles.hugosnebula.com/viewstory.php?sid=13

Only a slight modification on the Display Word module.  I've changed it so the file will come up as Title_by_Author_Coauthor-DATE.doc

No real changes to the Beta Reader module.  I just updated it to work with the new defined terms instead of the old variables.

One additional note.  I also updated some of the docs and the README.

See. I haven't been completely slacking after all. 

Here's the link to the download.