October CMS

October is a new CMS developed by a team of developers focused on implementing proper programming techniques and creating a modern CMS in tune with the times, recent PHP versions, and coding techniques.

Instead of convoluted interfaces and mangled code, October takes full advantage of its underlying PHP framework, Laravel, and implements only the highest and most efficient content management features needed.

October CMS' codebase assures developers they can build any type of website they want, without being limited by the admin panel or old pieces of code that need to support older versions of the product.

The CMS features an eye-catching and easy to use backend dashboard, where webmasters can manage everything, but separately from one another: pages, blogs, templates, layouts, snippets, and the content.

Admins can manage users, user groups, localization packages, components, editing settings, categories, and so on.

This allows them to really build customizable products, and not waste time trying to avoid limitations in the CMS' build.

What is new in this release:

• Various back-end UI enhancements used for the Builder plugin.

What is new in version Build 317:

• Various back-end UI enhancements used for the Builder plugin.

What is new in version Build 313:

• The Relation form widget now supports custom SQL with the `select` options, also `nameFrom` supports taking values from model attributes (see Backend > Forms docs).
• Added Refresh buttons to the back-end logging pages.

What is new in version Build 310:

• The Relation form widget now supports custom SQL with the `select` options, also `nameFrom` supports taking values from model attributes (see Backend > Forms docs).
• Added Refresh buttons to the back-end logging pages.

What is new in version Build 279:

• Introduced the October Storm client-side library.
• Introduced new *MediaFinder* form widget.
• Improved the back-end administrator permissions and `RelationController` UI.
• The page setting `hidden` has been renamed to `is_hidden`, this setting may need to be reapplied for some themes.

What is new in version Build 260:

• The `|page` filter now supports passing an empty string to generate a link to the current page.
• Component variables set with `$this->page` no longer leech in to other component partials.
• The application will now perform redirects to prevent duplicate content and enforce the linking policy (see config `cms.enableRedirects`).

What is new in version Build 258:

• Optimized many JavaScript libraries used in the back-end to reduce memory leaks.

What is new in version Build 206:

• The back-end code editor now supports the use of Emmet.
• Added the ability to prune Event and Request log records.

What is new in version Build 199:

• The **/uploads** directory has been moved to **/storage/app/uploads** to make way for CDN support. This directory should be moved on the file system and the config (`cms.uploadsPath`) updated.

What is new in version Build 192:

• For security reasons a vague error message is shown when a user tries to sign in unsuccessfully and the setting app.debug is disabled.
• Added "Auto close tags and special characters" to Code editor preferences.

What is new in version Build 183:

• Relation Controller now supports *has one* and *belongs to* relations (see Backend > Relations docs).

What is new in version Build 179:

• The Settings page is no longer governed by a global permission, each settings entry should have its own permission definition.

What is new in version Build 175:

• The variable `errors` will be included in a CMS page when redirecting via `Redirect::withErrors($validator)`.
• Added new utility command for compiling back-end assets `october:util compile [assets|js|less]`.

What is new in version Build 174:

• Improved asset caching (`cms.enableAssetCache`), when enabled the server will send a *304 Not Modified* header.
• Introduced new *Table* widget and *DataTable* form widget.
• There is now a simpler way for sending mail via `Mail::sendTo()`.
• The List Filter query can now be extended with controller override `listFilterExtendQuery()`.

What is new in version Build 171:

• Add new methods `propertyName()` and `paramName()` to Component base class for accessing names of external properties.

What is new in version Build 169:

• Native `alert` and `confirm` functions have been styled in the back-end.
• Back-end user groups have a new description field, this is shown in the group list and when creating a new administrator.
• Back-end user groups can now be marked to add new administrators by default. This affects when a group is created (if checked, all administrators are added to the group) and creating a new administrator (the default groups are checked by default).

What is new in version Build 167:

• Settings pages now have a *Reset to default* button.
• The field `authorUrl` has been renamed to `homepage` in theme.yaml files.
• Adds Theme customization feature (see Themes > Development docs).

What is new in version Build 166:

• Plugin details method now support "homepage" property (see Plugins > Registration & Versions docs).
• Fixes a bug in the Datepicker using `time` mode.

What is new in version Build 162:

• Fixes an issue where the *Pages* tab is shown in the CMS when permission is denied.
• Updates are no longer shown on the Dashboard if permission is denied.
• Added Maintenance mode settings to the front-end, available via Settings > CMS.

What is new in version Build 160:

• Various fixes to the Backend Brand settings page.
• When `cms.disableCoreUpdates` is set to **true** the Backend will no longer display updates for the core.

What is new in version Build 158:

• Fixes an issue where new Themes attached to a project were not being installed on update.
• Fixes issue where XDebug aborts the thread for maximum function count.

What is new in version Build 155:

• Back-end area can now be customized with colors and logo, via System > Customize Back-end.
• Added twig filters `|trans` for `Lang::get(...)` and `|transchoice` for `Lang::choice(...)`.
• `SettingsModel` behavior now uses a cached database query.

What is new in version Build 149:

• Added new `hint` form field type (see Backend > Forms docs).
• Added new `containerAttributes` property to form fields (see Backend > Forms docs).
• Field attributes have had an API change `$field->attributes` should now be `$field->getAttributes()`.
• Added scheduled console commands (see Help > Console docs).

What is new in version Build 145:

• Standard setting pages now have **Save** and **Save and Close** buttons.

What is new in version Build 143:

• Various fixes to the RelationController relating to belongsToMany relations.
• Tree Lists are now collapsed by default to better handle large data sets.
• The `{% put %}` tag now appends by default.
• The closing put tag now supports **overwrite**, eg: `{% endput overwrite %}`.
• Numerous PostgreSQL support fixes.

What is new in version Build 139:

• Components and variables can now be accessed in the page code section via `$this->foo` in addition to `$this['foo']`.
• AJAX handlers in the CMS can now invoke the page cycle without rendering the page using `$this->pageCycle()`.
• Fixes path references in the LESS compiler.
• Asset combiner now supports aliases and external files (see CMS > Markup docs).

What is new in version Build 137:

• Lists now support Filters (see Backend > Lists docs).
• Numerous hard coded phrases converted to localized strings.

What is new in version Build 132:

• New system logging pages: Event log, Request log and Access log.

Requirements:

• PHP 5.4 or higher
• cURL enabled
• Laravel 4.2 or higher