Ushahidi 2.7.4 - Bug Fix Release

We are excited to announce yet another bug fix release of the Ushahidi platform dubbed 2.7.4. We knocked out a couple of bugs with this release, including password validation errors, runtime errors in settings and when submitting reports, cached theme settings issues, 2MB file upload limit and much more. One great push that is going into this release is the update on Openlayers to 2.13.1. With this update, Bing maps should now be able to load map tiles over SSL.

What's New?

These are the improvements included in this version:

Updated Openlayers to 2.13.1

Removed 2MB Max file upload limit

Password validation errors

News Source link not working in submit report with RSS Feed link

Cached theme settings after updating theme

Runtime error when submitting a report with a video link

SQL syntax error breaking install

Missing files in fresh install

For more details on what's changed in this new version, have a look at the 2.7.4 milestone on our github issues page.

Classic Crowdmap Update

Classic Crowdmap will be updated to match this new release by 6th August, 2014. We will be sure to update this blog and inform you through our various community channels once the update is complete.

Plugins Compatibility

After heavy functional testing, our Plugin Compatibility page has an updated.

Thank You

As always, this release happened with the help of our greater community. All your translations, bug reports, pull requests, questions and comments have gone a long way in making this release happen. We appreciate all your input. Pull Requests: Tevin Otieno GitHub Tickets: Sara Maganta, j73wa, Stu Basden, Yaco, Kyle Sponz, brianank, vincepappalardo, Ajay Kumar, Omar Jabiri, Ramv9, Elena Rapisardi, Harry Wood, Nhorning, Luka Stojanovic, Ivan Muljevski, APC Technical Staff, Gunasundari, Cedric Moro Translations and Localizations: alfalb_mansil, boripatlebel, daidungsi, DCLXVI, elioqoshi, fboushra, johnarupire, lidiacibor, penguinarmy, PeppeMessoMalex, roim, Rovcictor, samisepp, sher, Xnake Even as we move forward with development on v3, we definitely encourage you to keep sending in those pull requests and sending in your translation contributions on v2!!

Looking towards v3!

We're getting closer and closer to launching the new version of Ushahidi(v3), and want to make sure that what we envision matches what you envision from the revamped platform.

Community Paths: We want to better understand how to meet your goals and expectations on v3 based on your experience with Ushahidi v2. We want to know how the tools helps or hinders you from achieving your deployment goals. Take a few minutes of your time this week and share your experiences with us. Instructions here

Disaster response

Human Rights Mapping

Anti-Corruption Mapping

Election Monitoring

Environmental Mapping

Feature requests: Are there any features you feel we should be prioritising that are not on the roadmap? Are there any features on v2.x that you feel could be handled better with v3? Log this on Phabricator( Here's a guide to get you started ).

Incase you have any questions on this, feel free to reach out to Angela Oduor via angela AT ushahidi DOT com.

Download Ushahidi

You can get your hands on this new version from our Download Page. If you encounter any issues, please feel free to get in touch with us by filing bug reports on our GitHub issues page. Happy Release day!