The XOOPS Development Team is pleased to announce the release of XOOPS 2.5.11 Final.

This version for production brings:
- More than 500 improvements and fixes since XOOPS 2.5.10,
- More than 80 improvements and fixes since XOOPS 2.5.11 RC3.

this version includes numerous improvements and fixes.
Here, a very short list of them:

• PHP 8.0 compatibility

• MySQL 8.0 compatibility

• Use of Smarty 3

• Copying in a new XOOPS release does not overwrite existing configuration files
• New thème xSwatch4 based on Bootswatch itself based on the CSS library Bootstrap
• Template overload capability in system admin thèmes
• Security updates
• Updated libraries
• And many more fixes and updates

The link to the full list is here.

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XOOPS 2.5.11 introduces a significant change: Smarty 3, the template engine.
Unfortunately, this change may potentially disrupt some older themes.
Therefore, before proceeding with the upgrade, please ensure that you follow these steps:

• Copy the upgrade directory to your XOOPS root directory
• Run /upgrade/preflight.php to check for any outdated themes or module templates.
• If any issues are identified, consult this document to understand the necessary modifications before proceeding with the upgrade
• After making the required changes, run /upgrade/preflight.php again
• If there are no more issues, you can begin the upgrade process

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22 contributors have worked to improve our CMS, XOOPS !
Here are the main contributions. This list is obviously not exhaustive:

You can see that 2 contributors among the 7 are webmasters of monxoops.fr!

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We recommend that you read the following 2 tutorials carefully: You can also read the XOOP installation and update manual.