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Manual

You can view the Whisper manual here, but it’s also available within the control panel.

Changelog

Whisper 0.3

  • New plugins:
    • Quote — displays a random quote from a list.
    • Search — provides a very rudimentary search function, available in both control panel and public pages. New tags: <!search_form> and <!search_results>.
    • ParentField — provides a parent page setting for pages. When a page with a parent is used as a section, it acts as an include rather than an independent page, and will not be shown in menus or search results.
    • Invisible — Allows pages to exist in the control panel without being published. Whereas a hidden page is password-protected; an invisible page is not published.
  • Plugin changes:
    • Sections — Added <!reverse_sections> tag to serve as rudimentary blog/news function.
    • Textile and Markdown — updated to latest versions.
    • File Manager — ./uploads is now default starting point, and a warning is displayed when you navigate up to the Whisper root.
  • Added several configuration options, including one to show full page database rather than list on main control panel. Added option to limit the list. If more pages exist, a link to the page database will be appended to the list (e.g. Page One, Page Two … see all pages).
  • Moved the manual into the control panel for portability.
  • Fixed numerous bugs with apostrophes in page titles.
  • Fixed bug that caused the site to go haywire when multiple pages were deleted at once.
  • Fixed bugs with file generation mode.
  • Many cosmetic and functional updates to the control panel; see changelog.txt for full list.

Changes in earlier versions…

Future plans

Whisper 0.4:

  • Switch to XML file format
  • Function to clone content or template files
  • Autosave
  • Trash
  • More robust blogging with RSS and Atom feeds
  • Give file manager textbox to edit permissions?
  • Image manager, separate from file manager?
  • WYSIWYM editor?

Vote in the poll to determine what ends up in 0.4.

Whisper 0.5:

  • User management
    • Audit trail on content changes?
    • File locking to prevent simultaneous changes
  • Versioning with rollback?
    • Track changes function
  • Really clean URLs
  • Internationalization
  • Return of the Layout Browser?
  • Chooser for admin templates?
  • Magpie plugin?
  • Events?

FAQ

Q. Where has Whisper been?

A. In 2004, real life led Adam to abandon Whisper’s development. The original whisper.cx website disappeared due to an unpaid hosting bill.

Zach picked up development on Whisper, only to realize that the additional features he wanted would require a database backend. He (and others) released a rewritten CMS called Lucid that still bears a striking resemblance to Whisper.

Meanwhile, copies of the various Whisper versions were being archived by fond followers.

Stephanie, a fan of Whisper from way back, picked up development in 2008… and here we are.