EE 2.0.1 is Out, Did you Miss It?
Yesterday we released the biggest update to the beta yet, ExpressionEngine 2.0.1. Its got a number of fixes along with some minor, but important UI updates such as a change in how notifications are displayed in the Control Panel. Please see the Change Log for all the details.
Since we’ve got a number of new people to the EE Community I think this would be a good time to let you know the best way to stay current on EE updates. EE releases come in two flavors, Versions and Builds.
A Version, also called a Point release, is considered a substantial update and can be identified by a change in the Version number.
ExpressionEngine 2.0.0—> ExpressionEngine 2.0.1
Version updates typically contain fixes, updates, and possibly new features. The bigger the change in Version number, the more substantial the changes.
A Build is an update to ExpressionEngine within the same Version/point number. For example, ExpressionEngine 2.0.0 has Build 20091207 and Build 20091211. A new Build usually contains minor fixes and updates. The Build number is simply the date the Build was released making it easy to identify how current the Build is. Builds also have their own update instructions when updating within the same Version.
All first party ExpressionEngine software works this way.
The best way to stay on top of new ExpressionEngine, Discussion Forum, and Multiple Site Manager updates is to subscribe to the Builds Forum feed (Builds RSS). We post all updates to the Builds Forum so if you’re subscribed, you’ll get notified immediately of new updates.
Notable releases are typically posted on the EE Blog as well but usually a day or two after the initial release and we don’t blog about all Build updates.
If you maintain an EE site, subscribe now! If you have an EE site but someone else maintains it for you, make sure they read this post and subscribe.
Until next time, see you on the boards!
