Version 3.7.2 of ExSite was placed into the downloads area today. New features in this release:

• updated admin stylesheets
• more configurable webtop categories
• variable-size control panels
• audit logs (track all database changes)
• Event Calendar improvements (recurring events, activities, event venues)
• Web Forms improvements (summary reports with charts, copying forms)
• Address Book improvements (generate and save custom contact lists, edit contacts)
• TinyMCE is now the default web editor
• new plug-ins:
  • Backup - download a complete backup of your site
  • Subscribe - invite people to sign up for a subscription list
  • URLshortener - create abbreviated URLs with special security features

Version 3.7.1 includes the alternate HTML editor, TinyMCE, which has been extended significantly for use with ExSite. New ExSite-only features in TinyMCE include:

• Inline element selector
• Font and CSS style selectors configurable from your ExSite config files
• ExSite hyperlink tools
• ExSite image/document tools
• ExSite plug-in tools
• embed tool
• three modes: standard, advanced (all functions enabled), and basic (suitable for non-admin users)

Version 3.7.1 of ExSite was placed into the downloads area today. Included in this release:

New plug-ins

• Order Fulfillmment: track your e-commerce orders, items awaiting shipping, and back-orders
• New Membership Management framework can track multiple distinct groups/associations in one system
• Membership Directory: manage complicated directories of members in numerous categories
• Address Book and Contact List management, including vcards

Content Management

• HTML editor now optionally supports TinyMCE
• Archivable pages and libraries:  these pages and libraries can still be published and viewed, but once you no longer need to manage them, they can be hidden from your admin screens to reduce clutter.
• Internationalized the webtop and My Website for translation of admin screens into other languages.
• My Website now allows you to define default settings for new pages, to reduce the amount of reconfiguration you must do after creating a new page.
  

Security & IT

• URL shortening for easier emailing or printing of long, complicated URLs
• improved one-click login and captcha security
• more debugging features
• can offload bulk e-mail to alternate servers for better spam control
  

More detailed release notes on these features are forthcoming.