Opinion

Many open source cms projects are finding that a complete re-write is necessary due to the way PHP is being developed. Geeklog is one those projects. Here's a few of the major improvements in version 1.4.0

• Geeklog now officially works with register_globals = off. Please note, however, that some plugins and add-ons may still require it to be on.
• Support for Trackback, Pingback, and pinging weblog directories (blo.gs, Technorati, etc.).
• Remote authentication lets registered users of remote services such
  as Blogger.com and LiveJournal log into your Geeklog site without
  having to register (optionally, of course).
• The Admin sections have been revamped to provide a consistent look and sortable lists.
• Ships with FCKeditor (WYSIWYG editor).
  To enable, set $_CONF['advanced_editor'] = true; in your config.php.
• New syndication framework can both read and write feeds in RSS (0.9x and 2.0), RDF, and Atom (0.3 and 1.0) formats.
• New search only returns a specified amount of results per page, thus avoiding the embarrassing timeouts on large databases.
• The links and polls sections are now plugins, i.e can be disabled, removed, and replaced easily when you don't need them.
• ... and more ...

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