Release Policy and New Release Candidates
We’ve been having some discussions among the folks who triage security issues, who publish new releases, and who maintain backports. We'll update the policy beginning with the upcoming 4.4.7 release...
View ArticleAdditional CiviCRM on-line training dates in September
Cividesk is offering additional on-line training session dates in September to accomodate requests from the community. The two hour on-line classes are designed for new users or those looking to take...
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A very good laugh on a dead serious topic!
Today is a very special day: Sept. 10th is the Internet Slowdown. And you have most probably hear of Net Neutrality and seen the banners on prominent web properties such as WordPress, Mozzilla,...
View ArticleCiviGrant - Making it Happen!
We all know CiviCRM provides a lot of power and usability "out-of-the-box". But it's only got where it is because of hours of hard work from the core team, other developers and end users pitching in...
View ArticleSprinting in the wilds of Maryland
We're approaching the middle of the third day of the 2014 East Coast code sprint, situated in a bucolic farmhouse just outside of Frederick, Maryland. The location has made this sprint a little...
View ArticleDC Sprint - Drupal and Joomla and WordPress
I just returned from my first CiviCRM sprint. It was called the DC Sprint, but as Jeremy has already posted, we were actually in Maryland.As a first time attendee of a CiviCRM conference and sprint, I...
View ArticleSecurity Releases: 4.4.7, 4.3.9, 4.2.19
There has been a security advisory for CiviCRM. We recommend you immediately upgrade to one of the following versions:CiviCRM 4.4.7CiviCRM 4.3.9 CiviCRM 4.2.19 (LTS)Read the security advisories for...
View ArticleGetting started with new Name and Greetings features in 4.5
With CiviCRM 4.5 around the corner, it's time to talk about one of the great new features in this release: improved handling of non-English names and greetings!This goes back quite a bit: I posted the...
View ArticleAnnouncing CiviCRM 4.5.0 Release!
The team is super excited to announce that the first stable release of CiviCRM 4.5 is now available for downloading.Download Now, and you can also test drive the release on each platform using the...
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Core Recursion: The Recurring Events Engine
If you’ve ever wanted to setup a repeating event in CiviCRM, for example weekly church groups, then you’ll know thats its not the most straightforward task in CiviCRM at the moment, requiring large...
View ArticleCiviCRM on-line training sessions in October
Cividesk has posted on-line CiviCRM training session dates for October. These classes are designed for new users of CiviCRM or those looking to take a refresher course. The training sessions are...
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Announcing CiviHR 1.3 stable Release
We're excited to share that CiviHR 1.3 stable is now being released. A big thank you to all the HR managers who contributed their ideas during the design phase of this module, and the development...
View ArticleGreat Lakes Planetarium Association makes great strides improving CiviEvent
The Great Lakes Planetarium Association (GLPA) is an organization dedicated to supporting planetarium professionals. Prior to 2011, our solution for membership management utilized a Microsoft Access...
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CiviHR 1.4 beta is here!
We are excited to announce the release of CiviHR 1.4 beta - a version that is all about increased usefulness of existing modules based on feedback from our valued nonprofit partners. A very special...
View ArticleCiviCRM Community remembers Mark Tompsett
Mark Tompsett, active member of the CiviCRM community passed away August 13, 2014. Here's an excerpt about his passing in the Questors Choir - Eagling Facebook Page: "Sadly last night Mark passed...
View ArticleCiviCase Users Alert: Please wait for 4.5.1 before upgrading
If your organization uses the CiviCase component, we strongly recommend that you do NOT upgrade your site to the 4.5.0 release. We have been alerted to a bug in the upgrade process which may adversely...
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[GSoC] Civisualize - A ready to use visualization framework
Hi,I am Siddharth Gupta, and this post is an update from my last post about civisualize and a small summary of my last three months as a Google Summer of Code student for CiviCRM.To start with, I would...
View ArticleChampioning the "Recurring Events" Make It Happen
As soon as our organisation (a UK church) started using Civi, we realised that there was one particular gap in its functionality which had a big impact on us - the ability to deal with recurring...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Albany CiviCRM Meetup!
REGISTER FOR THE FIRST ALBANY CIVICRM MEETUP!Calling all current (and future) CiviCRM users and developers in the NY State Capital region! I’m happy to announce the formation of the CiviCRM Albany...
View ArticleFirst working day of a very promising Sprint
Surrounded by a spectacular environment, Edale is definetely a great choice for this year's Sprint. Yesterday (Sunday) we spend some time with setup, mastering our English-Pool skills and welcoming to...
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