Reason News
News and updates about Reason CMS
Reason 4.5 Released!
February 6, 2014Reason 4.5 has been officially released! Key updates / features include:
- Responsive Design – minimal,unstyled theme and responsive template
- Video improvements – Integration with Vimeo, YouTube, Zencoder, and Kaltura
- SEO – Canonicalized links, XML sitemap generation
Between Reason 4.4 and 4.5 we had 293 commits from 8 authors, with 821 changed files.
Thanks to all who contributed.
Winter 2013 Reason Hack/Doc
November 19, 2013The Winter 2013 Reason Hack/Doc will be held at Carleton College in Northfield, MN on December 5 & 6, 2013. It promises to be content-packed, productive event. Visit the Reason Hack/Doc site for more information and to register.
Reason 4.4 Released!
August 15, 2013Reason 4.4 has been officially released. Key updates / features include:
- TinyMCE is the new default WYSIWYG editor - comes with image and page link plugins (More in Developer Notebook).
- Social Sharing for publications and new Social Account type (More in Developer Notebook).
- Improved protection against CSRF and XSS attacks.
Between Reason 4.3 and 4.4 we had 197 commits from 7 authors, with 936 changes files.
Reason 4.4 Update
July 31, 2013Reason 4.4 will be released in early August, mostly because I'm on the North Shore, but also because a few things are still coming together for the TinyMCE integration feature.
Here…
Summer Hackdoc Roundup, Reason 4.4 Update
July 1, 2013We held what is now a semi-annual hack/doc event at Luther College on June 3 and 4, 2013. Some highlights:
- 10 new user doc videos @ YouTube
- SEO improvements - hyphens…
Reason 4.3 VM Released
March 8, 2013We now have available for download a Reason 4.3 Virtual Machine (VM).
The VM is provided in Open Virtualization Format (OVF), compatible with VirtualBox, VMWare, and other virtualization software.
When you launch the VM, based on CentOS, it will get an IP address via DHCP and inform you of that IP on the login screen. You can then visit your Reason CMS instance in your favorite web browser.
Reason 4.3 Released
January 31, 2013Reason 4.3 is out!
Thanks to contributors from Beloit, Luther, Kalamazoo, and Carleton, this release features exciting new integration with Kaltura and Google Analytics, and a host of other improvements. Between Reason 4.2 and 4.3 we had 342 commits from 9 authors, with 751 changed files.
Reason CMS Hack/Doc Roundup
December 7, 2012Carleton hosted the 3rd Reason Hack/Doc in Northfield, MN earlier this week. We had 14 folks attend, representing Beloit, Carleton, Kalamazoo, and Luther Colleges.
Kaltura Integration to be Demoed at Reason CMS Hack/Doc
November 21, 2012Carleton is hosting the 3rd Reason CMS Hack/Doc on December 3 and 4, 2012, where we will collectively write code and documentation with folks from Luther, Kalamazoo, and Beloit Colleges. We'll also be showcasing our Kaltura integration work, which adds some fantastic media handling features to Reason CMS.
Reason 4.2 Released
July 31, 2012Reason 4.2 was released today.
Thanks to the community for the many contributions to this release. Reason 4.2 includes enormous performance improvements under the hood, as well as some great new…
Reason 4.1 Released
January 31, 2012Reason 4.1 was officially released today. The new version contains improvements to the image content manager, administrative interface enhancements coded at the Reason HackDoc in December 2011, several new modules, and tons of bug fixes. We are also pleased to launch a new User Documentation site.
A busy winter for Reason CMS
December 16, 2011It has been a busy winter for Reason CMS. On December 5 and 6, we held the first Reason hack/doc here at Carleton. We've also presented sessions featuring Reason CMS at both the HighEdWeb conference and at Case V. In February, we'll share Reason with Minnesota schools at GusDay 2012.