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Blesta 5.1 Released

July 7, 2021 | Posted by Paul

Blesta 5.1 is now available! A new domain management system brings several key improvements to domain names. Individual configurable options can be shown or hidden through a new featured called configurable option logic. Invoice data and PDF’s can now be cached, attachments can be included in support ticket emails, and much more!

Download 5.1

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If upgrading from a release prior to 5.0, please review the version 5.0 announcement prior to upgrading. 5.0 was a major release and increased system requirements. ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR FILES + DATABASE PRIOR TO UPGRADING.

See the documentation for details on how to install or upgrade.

What’s new in 5.1?

  • Improved support for domains with the Domain Manager (See docs).
  • Config option logic allows options to be displayed or hidden based on the value of another (See docs).
  • Invoices can now be cached, preventing changes like contact updates from modifying them.
  • Added an option to enable a CAPTCHA for admin and client login pages.
  • Added support for hCAPTCHA.
  • Added a bulk delete option for Packages.
  • Added a Generic Domains module for selling domains for manual registration.
  • Updated the Bitpay gateway to support their new API.
  • Updated the Support Manager plugin to optionally include attachments in email notifications.
  • Updated the Support Manager plugin to add support for ticket reminders by department.
  • Updated the Pterodactyl module to support upgrades/downgrades.
  • Updated the Pterodactyl module to support many new configurable option overrides (See docs).
  • Updated the Import Manager to add many improvements and special cases for importing from WHMCS.
  • Updated the Order plugin to add compatibility with the Domain Manager, and config option logic.

See our beta announcement for more and the release notes for everything.

Developers

If you are a developer, you should review the version 5 Migration Guide and update your extensions if you haven’t already done so.

A big shout out to the following companies for sponsoring development for one or more items in this release.

Sponsored development is a good way to support Blesta and get a shout out for your company! Interested? Reach out and say hello.

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