Drupal 4.0.0 release notes

After six months of development the Drupal team is proud to announce that Drupal 4.0.0 is now available.

The source code is available at:

http://www.drupal.org/drupal/drupal-4.0.0.tgz

http://www.drupal.org/module.php?mod=project

http://www.drupal.org/module.php?mod=forum2&tid=1
http://mail.zind.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/drupal-support

http://www.drupal.org/node.php?id=253
http://www.drupal.org/module.php?mod=book&op=feed&id=253

• added tracker.module:
   
  • replaces the previous "your [site]" links (recent comments and nodes).
• added weblogs.module.
   
  • this will ping weblogs.com when new content is promoted.
• added taxonomy module which replaces the meta module.
   
  • supports relations, hierarchies and synonyms.
• added a caching system.
   
  • speeds up pages for anonymous users and reduces system load.
• added support for external SMTP libraries.
• added an archive extension to the calendar.
• added blogger API support.
• themes:
   
  • cleaned up the theme system.
  • moved themes that are not maintained to contributions CVS repository.
• database abstraction:
   
  • changed to PEAR database abstraction layer.
  • using ANSI SQL queries to be more portable.
• rewrote the user system:
   
  • added support for Drupal authentication through XML-RPC and through a Jabber server.
  • added support for modules to add more user data.
  • users may delete their own account.
  • added who's new and who's online blocks.
• changed block system:
   
  • various hard coded blocks are now dynamic.
  • blocks can now be enabled and/or be set by the user.
  • blocks can be set to only show up on some pages.
  • merged box module with block module.
• rewrote large parts of the node system:
   
  • fixed node retrieval based on titles.
  • blogs can be updated.
  • teasers (abstracts) on all node types.
  • improved error checking and usability changes.
  • content versioning support.
• improved book module to support text, html and php pages.
• improved comment module to mark new comments.
• added a general outliner which will let any node type be linked to a book.
• added an update script that lets you upgrade from previous releases or on a day to day basis when using the development tree.
• search:
   
  • improved the search system by making it context sensitive.
  • added indexing.
• various updates:
   
  • changed output to valid XHTML.
  • improved multiple sites using the same Drupal database support.
  • added support for session IDs in URLs instead of cookies.
  • made the type of content on the front page configurable
  • made each cloud site have its own settings.
  • modules and themes can now be enabled/disabled using the administrative pages.
  • added URL abstraction for links.
  • usability changes (renamed links, better UI, etc)
• collaboratively revised and expanded the drupal documentation.

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