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Blesta 3.0 introduces The Marketplace, built into the app so users can browse third-party extensions, read ratings, and install them with a single click.
Security in Blesta 3.0: bcrypt with HMAC-SHA-256 passwords, two-factor authentication, the PHPIDS intrusion detection plugin, ACL, PDO, and encrypted card storage.
A Blesta 3.0 developer commentary on building a non-merchant gateway like PayPal, covering the buildProcess() payment form and validate() notification logic.
Blesta 3.0 ships with a Download Manager plugin, adding a downloads section to the client area where other plugins can register their own links too.
A video tour of the Blesta 3.0 dashboard: drag-and-drop widget plugins that minimize and customize per staff account, ACL integration, GeoIP, and themes.
A Blesta 3.0 developer commentary walking through how to build a merchant gateway that processes credit card payments, using a demo gateway to speed it up.
A video tour of the Blesta 3.0 client area: a clean, usable design with staff login-as-client, prominent payment reminders, tooltips, and helpful notices.
Blesta 3.0 developer resources include a detailed manual and Doctorate, a minPHP plugin that auto-documents the source and API using PHP Reflection.
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