Habari

Habari
Developer(s)	Habari Community
Initial release	April 3, 2007
Final release	0.9.2 / September 16, 2014
Platform	PHP on Apache, Lighttpd, Hiawatha, Cherokee, Nginx
Available in	English, localizations available in many languages
Type	Weblog publishing software
License	Apache License 2.0
Website	www.habariproject.org

Habari /həˈbɑːri/ was a free and open source blog engine written in PHP and currently supports MySQL, SQLite and PostgreSQL for the database backend.^[2] It got its name from the Swahili greeting habari, which means "(what's the) news".^[3]

The last release was on September 16, 2014. The Habari website is no longer working, but the source code is still available on the project's GitHub page.

Features[edit]

Modular, object-oriented core for easy extensibility^[4]
Supports multiple database backends^[5]
Uses prepared statements throughout to protect against SQL injection attacks
Media silos to directly access various ways of media storage, like Flickr, or the server's file system
Atom Publishing Protocol support
Multiple users (authors) supported
Multiple sites on one installation supported (such as blog1.example.com and blog2.example.com) (note, however, that Habari does not yet support multiple blogs on one domain such as http://example.com/blog1 and http://example.com/blog2^[6]
Support for static content ("pages")
Plugin support
Tag support
WordPress importer

History[edit]

The Habari project was started in October 2006^[7] to develop a modern blogging platform. The focus is on utilizing current technology, such as PHP 5, PHP Data Objects, and object-oriented programming, and the support of modern standards, such as the Atom Publishing Protocol.

The first "developer release" was released on April 3, 2007. Habari 0.2 followed on August 4, version 0.3 on November 5, version 0.4 on February 22, version 0.5 on July 27, 2008, version 0.6 on April 6, 2009, version 0.7 on April 1, 2011, version 0.8 on 13 December 2011, version 0.9 on 20 November 2012, version 0.9.1 on April 3, 2013, version 0.9.2 on September 16, 2014.

Habari was a finalist in the 2008 SourceForge Community Choice Awards in the category of Best New Project.^[8]

Release history[edit]

This table contains the release history of Habari.

Colour	Meaning
Red	Release no longer supported
Green	Release still supported
Blue	Future release

Version number	Date	Links	Notable changes
0.1	April 3, 2007	Release post	Initial developer release.
0.2	August 4, 2007	Release post	Introduction of the user manual. Addition of event logging. Addition of FormUI. Addition of Stacks. Addition of Cron.
0.3	November 5, 2007	Release notes	Made Blueprint and jQuery available to themes. New administration area layout and colors. Addition of plugins' code validation.
0.3.3	November 25, 2007	Release post	Improvement of the plugins' code validation.
0.4	February 22, 2008	Release notes	Addition of caching. Initial support of media silos: Flickr, Viddler. Initial implementation of ACL.
0.4.1	March 23, 2008	Release notes	Full SQLite support. Addition of session saving on expiration.
0.5	July 27, 2008	Release notes	New administrative interface. PostgreSQL support. UTF-8 support.
0.5.1	September 19, 2008	Release notes	Security fix
0.5.2	October 18, 2008	Release post	Security fix
0.6	April 6, 2009	Release notes	Access control Private posts
0.6.1	May 11, 2009	Release notes	Updated PostgreSQL support for access control Minor fixes
0.6.2	May 22, 2009	Release notes	Security fix
0.6.3	October 16, 2009	Release notes	Security fix PHP 5.2.10/5.3 workaround
0.6.4	February 19, 2010	Release notes	Security fix PHP 5.2.12/5.3.1 workaround
0.6.5	November 17, 2010	Release notes	Security fix
0.6.6	December 4, 2010	Release notes	Security fix Bug fix
0.7	April 1, 2011	Release notes	Security fix Areas & Blocks Taxonomy Better comment spam protection
0.7.1	May 12, 2011	Release notes	Bug fix
0.8	December 13, 2011	Release notes	Security fix Child themes
0.9	November 20, 2012	Release notes	Bug fixes End of PHP 5.2 support Better performance
0.9.1	April 3, 2013	Release notes	Bug fixes
0.9.2	September 16, 2014	Release notes	Security fixes Bug fixes PHP 5.3 not supported, 5.4 required

References[edit]

^ "Habari Project". 2018-07-27. Archived from the original on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
^ "Habari Project Wiki - Before You Install". Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
^ Kamusi Project - Translation of "habari"
^ asymptomatic.net - Release Announcement
^ Habari Project Wiki - Features page
^ Comparison of Habari to WPmu)
^ Habari Project Mailing List - about page
^ "SourceForge Community Choice Awards - Finalist listing". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-08-09.

External links[edit]

Announcement at chrisjdavis.org
BloggingPro: Habari, A New Blogging Tool
Mention by Matt Mullenweg, WordPress head developer
Smashing Magazine: 10 Weblog Engines Reviewed Honorable Mention

[1] "Habari Project". 2018-07-27. Archived from the original on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-16.

[2] "Habari Project Wiki - Before You Install". Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-08-09.

[3] Kamusi Project - Translation of "habari"

[4] symptomatic.net - Release Announcement

[5] Habari Project Wiki - Features page

[6] Comparison of Habari to WPmu)

[7] Habari Project Mailing List - about page

[8] "SourceForge Community Choice Awards - Finalist listing". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-08-09.

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