We've crossed the bump from alpha to beta now with v2.2.0beta1 available. This fourth release of the unstable v2.2 code line continues to fix many anomalies. It also incorporates all the changes and fixes found in the upcoming v2.1.4 release. Though this code line seems pretty stable, at the very least it is not feature complete (more new features are planned) and some of the implementation methods may change. Once we hit the 'release candidate' stage, we will not add any new features (they'll be slated for a v2.2.1 release).

This upgrade will be an incremental upgrade to v2.1.3 (or earlier). The big difference is that this version is stripped of all ties to 'old school' 1.0/0.9x code and makes a substantial change to the way 'containers' are addressed. In all likelihood, this will become the next release (post v2.1.3), and we still expect a very short test/release cycle.

If you've been updating your themes and custom modules in accordance with all the previous updates, this will be a simple update like the others. However, if you still have some patched old school stuff (your theme makes calls to exponent_theme_xxx or has custom old school module views), you may have some tweaking to do first. What this means for the site admin is:

• When you install this software version, it'll seem as if the site has been wiped because all the modules and content will disappear UNTIL YOU RUN AN UPGRADE (as recommended)
• All of the old school modules will be upgraded and deleted (calendarmodule, simplepollmodule, navigationmodule, containermodule, formmodule/formbuilder, etc...)...all those files in the /framework/modules-1 folder
• Any old school module custom views MUST be upgraded/edited manually. See the post in the 2.0 Installation forum for details.

v2.2.0beta1 download http://sourceforge.net/projects/exponentcms/files/Unstable/exponent-2.2.0beta1.zip/download