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The popular content management framework <a href="http://www.kajona.de/" target="_blank">Kajona</a> today announced the release of Kajona version 4.4.
Since its founding in 2004, the open-source, PHP5 based platform has grown into a comprehensive and powerful framework that provides a wide range of use with a wide range of modules. According to developers, the main focus of the framework lies in usability and performance.
With version 4.4, Kajona are hoping to enhance their platform like never before, with a long list of improvements. So, let's take a look at what's new for Kajona users.
<h2>Fastsearch Capabilities</h2>
More than 400 changes were integrated by the Kajona team in order to build the new version 4.4 “fastsearch”. Besides the optimization of existing functionality and modules, the new, index-based search engine is the biggest change shipped with Kajona 4.4.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/v4_4_search700x0.png" alt="Kajona 4.4 Search Engine" />
While still being enabled for the backend only, tests prove that the index-based approach provides results way faster, especially for large databases. Complex search queries with combined filters and terms are possible using the API but not yet integrated into the user-interface.
Future releases will concentrate on a flexible, user-friendly query box. The search index is updated automatically as soon as a record is being modified. The definition what contents will be added to the index is made on object / class level; each property marked with “@addSearchIndex” is added to the index during index-updates.
<h2>Messaging, Backend Polishing &amp; More</h2>
The layout of the backend was polished and optimized for Kajona 4.4. Input fields supporting the user by autocomplete suggestions indicate the availability of this functionality by default. The path navigation is able to handle a large number of entries and adopts to the screens width automatically.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/v4_4_toolbar700x0.png" alt="Kajona 4.4 Toolbar" />
When working with a data-record, the different actions are available using a toolbar directly. This avoids the time-consuming navigation via the list-views.
The messaging center integrated into Kajona is now also configured using a new configuration panel.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/v4_4_messaging.png" alt="Kajona 4.4 Messaging" />
The activation of message-providers is now way more user-friendly. The dependency management of packages is now formatted more user friendly, spotting unfulfilled dependencies is now way easier then before.. Built and implemented especially for developers, the new, parametrizable properties reduce the effort to localize interfaces.
Kajona makes use of established and well known syntax, e.g. from the Java-world: It is possible to inject values for the placeholders {0} and {1} into the expression “hello my {0}, today is {1}”, depending on the use case and other conditions.
Since Kajona 4.4 includes several bug fixes, security updates, and updates for compatibility with current web browsers and web server systems, the upgrade to 4.4 is recommended to all users. The update is available and recommended via the integrated package-management.
To find out more about Kajona 4.4, check out their <a href="http://www.kajona.de/en/News/newsdetails.Kajona-V4-4-fastsearch-available.newsDetail.925cc9f52f8a07b45fa8.html" target="_blank">official news release</a>. Additionally, you can dig up some more information on Kajona via our CMS Directory.

Kajona Release Version 4.4 of Their Content Management Framework

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<a href="http://www.kajona.de/" target="_blank">Kajona</a>, the PHP5 based content management framework, has just released version 4.6.
This new Kajona release introduces simplified workflows — particularly for the portal editor. Also, many modules which are vital for building the foundation of Kajona have been modernized and enriched with new functionality.
Here are some highlights of Kajona 4.6.
<h2>Improved Installer &amp; Revamped Editor</h2>
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Both of Kajona's installer and backend-skin are based on Twitters' Bootstrap, but now their installer is the first component to be fully updated to Bootstrap 3. While updating the installer, they removed some redundant options, making installation a lot smoother and faster than before.
Also, now with Kajona 4.6, an autocomplete-supported input box helps to find and to select the desired page even faster when creating or changing a link using the integrated WYSIWYG editor.
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When working with the portal editor, operations like creating, editing or deleting elements on a page is now integrated more seamlessly. Plus, these changes are reflected immediately, without the need to reload the page. Obviously, this speeds up the maintenance of websites significantly.
Other modules, like news, search, and charts have also received updates. The Kajona system and framework has also been tweaked for better performance.
To find out more about Kajona 4.6, <a href="https://www.kajona.de/en/News/newsdetails.Kajona-V4-6-nimmersatt-available.newsDetail.972e9575491df1a0e9f4.html" target="_blank">check out their blog announcement.</a>

Kajona 4.6 Released

Five months after the initial release of Kajona 4, the first update v4.1 focuses on simplicity.
Besides regular bug fixes and optimizations the new insite editor is the most remarkable feature of the new release. Introduces with version 4.0, the insite editor allows to change and format content directly within the page layout. The new editor in 4.1 extends the functionality, offering not only markup functions such as bold or italic, but even the possibility te edit links and images directly.
Content-editors are now able to work in the page layout exclusively while the switch to the comfortable backend is still possible, but no longer required for most of the editors' tasks.
<h3>Screenshots:</h3>
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When it comes to developing new modules, a newly introduced module structure reduces the efforts to develop a new module. The new approach is the result of a developer-sprint in early 2013 and is based on annotations rather than complex source code. All relevant methods and elements of a module are generated by analyzing and interpreting the annotations provided by the developer. This ensures the maintainability of a module and reduces the expenditure of time to develop a new module.
Since Kajona 4.1 brings several bug fixes, security updates, and updates for compatibility with current web browsers and web server systems, the upgrade to 4.1 is recommended to all users. The update is available and recommended via integrated package management.
The download of the system is possible on the project's website <a href="http://www.kajona.de">http://www.kajona.de</a>.

Content Management Framework Kajona released in version 4.1

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