Mahara 1.8.2 Update Released

“Mahara 1.8.2 this is a security and maintenance release.”

Mahara 1.8.2 is an open source e-portfolio system with a flexible display framework.

Mahara, meaning ‘think’ or ‘thought’ in Te Reo M?ori, is user centred environment with a permissions framework that enables different views of an e-portfolio to be easily managed.

Mahara 1.8.2 also features a weblog, resume builder and social networking system, connecting users and creating online learner communities.

Changes Details

• Bug 1239461: External feed has duplicate rows causing problems
• Bug 1249858: Mahara can’t figure out mime types because of a finfo() bug
• Bug 1256118: elasticsearch install hangs if ElasticSearch Server not running
• Bug 1257953: public group forum info do not show up in elasticsearch
• Bug 1262050: Same profile picture used on “Shared with me”
• Bug 1264105: Problem with deleting skins that are attached to a portfolio page
• Bug 1265049: forum post notifications have escaped <br> in message in inbox
• Bug 1266317: Institution/group ownership of custom flexible layouts
• Bug 1266976: Update to HTMLPurifier 4.6.0
• Bug 1268788: mobile_api_json_reply sends extra stuff at the top, making it invalid json
• Bug 1270752: “shared with me” pagination fails with IE 9
• Bug 1284876: Suspended users can log in via password reset email
• Bug 1284878: external feed rss not updating
• Bug 1287350: New Google Drive URL
• Bug 1290649: fonts not working under https
• Bug 1064780: Default journal of a Persona auth account doesn’t have user’s name
• Bug 1070046: select query uses more than MAX_JOIN_SIZE on mysql
• Bug 1086569: Lang string misleading when inst. staff doesn’t have stats access
• Bug 1099811: group files error after upgrade
• Bug 1239928: Prezi doesn’t load
• Bug 1259377: Explanation when there are no tasks in a plan is unclear
• Bug 1262932: Bad data in the DB can cause the schema correction SQL to throw a fatal error
• Bug 1278667: Two error messages when uploading files without accepting upload agreement
• Bug 1284869: Suspended user login attempts show up in “Online Users” list
• Bug 1287262: unable to create group home page
• Bug 1064219: “Add page to watchlist” not clear on artefact page
• Bug 1067724: Unable to read language directory
• Bug 1195120: Delete superflous fullstop on /admin/groups/uploadcsv.php
• Bug 1203082: Change password warning contains escaped html
• Bug 1231920: Duplicate tags in page creation gives error message
• Bug 1253462: Undefined property: stdClass::$urlid after doing feedback
• Bug 1267240: Clicking on new change layout icon needs to warn if navigating away without saving

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