Announcing Ushahidi v3.0.0-beta.19 release!

It's V3 release day! Today, we roll out Ushahidi v3.0.0-beta.19 and we’re happy to update you about the new features and improvements from the technical team.

Spin it up on our demo site, but keep in mind that this is not ready for production, but we continue to get closer and closer.

Log in credentials for the test site are as follows:-

username: demo

password: testing

What’s New?

Manage post types through the settings UI.

Add, edit and remove post types. Create a post type, add steps, add fields. Build out your data collection requirements as you need.

Improvements

Lots of fixes to styling, particularly on forms.

Add a new modal directive - already put to use in the Post Type settings.

Rebuilt the API for fetching and querying the posts in a collection.

Split the sets API into collection and saved searches API’s.

Tidy up the readme on the frontend and API.

Update Vagrant install scripts for a simpler mysql setup.

Clean up the DB schema: remove unused tasks table, add default roles, add a foreign key on roles in the user table.

What’s coming up next?

Here are a couple of things to expect in the next release:-

Create, edit and view saved searches and collection of posts

Show post steps when creating and editing a post. Mark steps as complete.

How Can I help?

Translators!

We just updated repository for v3 on Transifex, removing old strings and updating new ones based on the recent changes. We could use your help getting translations up to 80% (See our Translators Power Ushahidi Campaign). Here’s a quick guide on how to get started

Developers

Download and Install the platform

Set up a development build

Follow our developer processes to send in bug reports and submit changes.

If you’re not already set up on Phabricator, please head over to the Ushahidi Phabricator page and sign up. Once your account is approved, here’s a guide to get you started.

Users/Deployers

Have a look at our roadmap, to track progress on tasks, and add your voice into anything you feel is a high priority for you.

Everyone!

Join our discussions on IRC/Hipchat/Gitter(Posting on any one of these channels displays on all of them) and the mailing list.

We are grateful for you, the Ushahidi community for all your input and feedback! Do feel free to reach out to any of us with questions, comments and concerns.

In the meantime, stay tuned on our blog, meetup page, twitter, facebook page and wiki for more announcements.

Happy v3 release day!