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A complete revision history for each InstantKB.NET update is provided below.
InstantKB.NET 2.0.5
For a complete list of fixes and updates in 2.0.5 please see the article below...
http://kb.instantasp.co.uk/Documentation/Upgrading-from-InstantKB.NET-2.0.4-to-2.0.5
InstantKB.NET 2.0.4
For a complete list of fixes and updates in 2.0.4 please see the article below...
http://kb.instantasp.co.uk/Documentation/Upgrading-from-InstantKB.NET-2.0.3-to-2.0.4
InstantKB.NET 2.0.3
For a complete list of fixes and updates in 2.0.3 please see the article below...
http://kb.instantasp.co.uk/Documentation/Upgrading-from-InstantKB.NET-2.0.2-to-2.0.3
InstantKB.NET 2.0.2
For a complete list of fixes and updates in 2.0.2 please see the article below...
http://kb.instantasp.co.uk/Documentation/Upgrading-from-InstantKB.NET-2.0.1-to-2.0.2
InstantKB.NET 2.0.1
For a complete list of fixes and updates in 2.0.1 please see the article below...
http://kb.instantasp.co.uk/Documentation/Upgrading-from-InstantKB.NET-2.0-to-2.0.1
InstantKB.NET 2.0
The InstantKB.NET 2.0 update is a complete rewrite of the product based directly on customer feedback & frequently requested features from previous versions.
To compliment all these improvements this update boosts dramatically improved performance over previous versions. Fully managed strongly typed, pattern based object orientated code ensures optimal service side performance. Our standard compliant, AJAX enabled user interface ensures rapid page loading times at the client.
Both InstantForum.NET and InstantKB.NET now take advantage of our InstantASP.Common framework. Immediately this offers data caching, localizations, skinning & forms based authentication within InstantKB.NET. We hope to provide further integration & single signon support across our products in future updates.
As you would expect InstantKB.NET is fully compatible with .NET 2.0, 3.0 & 3.5 framework. The solution is provided as a Visual Studio.NET 2005 solution and can quickly be migrated to 2008 All versions of SQL Server 2005 & 2000 are supported.
There are simply to many improvements & new features to list here with this update. Please review our complete feature list or visit our line demo to learn more about InstantKB.NET 2.0.
InstantKB.NET v1.3
- Added spell checking when creating or editing articles
- Added SQL Server full-text support with relevancy and keyword highlighting
- Added ability to associate a single article with multiple categories
- Added ability to search by category when searching knowledge base
- Added ability to search by article type when searching knowledge base
- Added RSS syndication to each category and for overall knowledge base
- Added threaded external link validation to detect broken links
- Added ability to visually select related articles
- Added XML driven article skill level options
- Added new page base class to prevent ASP.NET v1.1 doPostBack bug.
- Added ability to set a review date for articles
- Added ability for users to save login information to encrypted cookie
- Added ability for administrators to save login information to encrypted cookie
- Added direct image uploading within the WYSIWYG editor
- Added SQL Server database setup wizard to installation process
- Added ability to now manage all administrator accounts
- Added ability to search by article identity on the manage articles search
- Added ability to provide descriptions for external related article links
- Improved method to increment article view count to ensure accurate data
- Moved article type options to XML to easily customize article types
- Enhanced search options when editing articles within administration area
- Overhaul of all namespaces and classes to provide a more logical API
- Optimized database data-types, added clustered indexes to all primary keys
- Added tooltips to form elements to provide enhanced feedback
- Added non-clustered indexes for other necessary database fields
- Created NDoc class reference documentation for the InstantKB.DLL assembly
- General UI and knowledge base operational flow optimizations
- Improved WYSIWYG Editor (Supports Table Editing)
- Added ability to use tree icons and custom tree icons
- Added users and user-role support with admin options
- Moved most user controls to compiled server controls
- Fixed problem with ArticleText field which generated an error during install
- ArticleText field now supports large articles
- Fixed small issue with private articles when editing
- Created MSI installer for easy deployments
- Now VisualStudio.NET compatible
- Moved to code-behind model
- Added most popular articles to knowledge base homepage
- Fixed two small spelling errors
- Minor bug fixes