n.gen. net CMS news and updates

Updated by Anders T.
on 22-06-2026 16:25

Update 2026-06-22:
Midsummer 2026 cumulative news...
Since the last update of this page we have made numerous updates; more features, enhanced security, new modules - and a lot of bug fixing.
Here are a few core functions improvements:

1. A completely re-written installation environment: A cleaner and more intuitive User Interface, better user feedback and error handling and a more robust AJAX powered installation with full logging of all significant events,
   
2. The Page handling has has a complete rewrite with new AJAX functions and thus it now supports automatic saving of drafts, a new layout providing a better overview and better handling of SEO friendly URLs and a new Speech Recognition plugin just to mention a few improvements,
   
3. A new SEO friendly URL routing system leaving the Admin with the choice of using page IDs or friendly URLs,
   
4. Improved menu handling: The rewrite of navigation menu management now let you pick any page in the database without writing the link -you can just pick it from a list. Also the menu automatically checks if an external URL is actually accessible before you save it - just to mention a few improvements,
   
5. A new unified System Updater that performs easy updates of new or updated system files as well as graphics files. The unified updater has significant performance upgrade, a new interface and also allows one-click restore/roll-back of any system updates,
   
6. Behind the scenes we have switched the jQuery version from 3.6.0 to 3.7.0. We have also updated the well-known CK Editor from version 4.20 til 4.22.1. Furthermore we have disabled some vulnerable plugins and tightened the security,
   
7. We have re-written the index webform so now we have a much finer search mechanism that will also find keywords in photo descriptions, metadata of records in the Media Centre and content of documents in the Document Centre. The search mechanism also honour AND and OR searches as well as searched for full sentences.

New Modules.
We have introduced these new modules with easy one-click installers:

• Document Centre Module,
• Media Centre Module,
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Module,
• Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) Module,
• Real Simple Syndication reader (RSS) Module.
  

New Database tools.
We now have a series of database tools that allows the Admin to manage the database directly from the browser. Admin can now

• Convert older database installations to utf8mb4 character set (from whatever previous character set) to support emojis using then DB UTF conversion tool,
• Create a full database dump as an offline database backup with the help of the Full DB backup tool,
• Manipulate the content of a table directly in the database by the DB Editor tool.

Other new tools.

• Change ownership of pages, news and FAQs in the master table by using the Fix Ownership tool,
• Simulate error messages for various different errors using Error Test tool,
• Re-written table Export & Import tool for easy export from DB to CSV or import from CSV to DB table.
  

You can read more about all the new and improved stuff on n-gen.net CMS support site...

Update 2022-10-20:
We have updated the CK editor from ver. 4.19.1 to ver. 4.20.
The update fixes a few bugs but there are no security improvements. The editor look and feel are still the same as the familiar ver 4.19.1 with no added functionality. Documentation is updated accordingly.

Update 2022-10-10:
The photo gallery module now supports categories.
You can now categorise your photos into an infinite number of categories. When uploading a photo to the gallery a 240 x 240 pixel thumbnail is automatically generated. This reduces to load speed significantly as the file size of the thumbnail will only typically be approx. 10 - 15 kb no matter the file size of the original. After uploading the photo you can edit the metadata: The title of the photo and a description of the photo. If the sensor (camera) supports it the time and location where the photo was taken will automatically be transferred to the metadata along with the camara maker and model. When viewing the gallery by default all categories are visible in four columns. The user can adjust the number of columns depending on the size of the window/screen with a single click or tap. When selecting a category from the dropdown list the photo thumbnails are filtered accordingly.

Update 2022-02-22:
The calendar module has had a major overhaul.
Besides the updated jQuery in January the booking page now also sends an .ics calendar invitation that can add the booking to Google and Outlook Calendars. The calendar module now also has a management tool that enables Admin to add multiple recurring events. Finally we added a searchable agenda: All future events are listed chronologically in a list form. The events in the list are also editable by Admin directly from the list.

Update 2022-01-22:
We have updated jQuery JavaScript framework from ver. 3.1.1 to ver. 3.6.0.
This update patches security issues in the previous versions (cross origin scripting).
Several files (mainly index; calendar and admin tools affected); be sure to update all the affected files and install new jQuery version - see how easy it is.

Update 2021-10-24:
We have made error messages a bit more user friendly and adjusted Global.asax with a few routes.
Additionally we have fixed a few bugs and updated the editor to ver. 4.16.2.

Update 2021-06-07:
We have updated the editor from ver. 4.15 to ver. 4.16.1.
The update improves security a bit but the editor still looks and feels are the same as the familiar ver 4.15 with the added functionality of the option to export pages in PDF-format. Documentation is updated accordingly.

Update 2020-12-14:
The webmaster / admin interface has been upgraded.
The latest version of n-gen.net CMS now supports a a brand new ribbon admin menu as well as the "old" admin cube. Read more about admin interface...

Update 2020-10-20:
The photo gallery now supports location information.
By editing the photo metadata it is now possible to retrieve GPS location info from the EXIF data if the photo contains location information. The location of the photo can be displayed in Google Maps.

Update 2020-05-18:
We have changed the editor from ver. 4.12.1 to ver. 4.15.
This improves security and a lot of stuff under the hood. Still the look and feel are the same as the familiar ver. 4.12.1 with just a little added functionality; i.e. embed media from Vimeo; YouTube; Facebook or your own video. Documentation is updated accordingly.
We hope you will find the upgrade pleasant and almost invisible.

Update 2020-02-02:
n-gen ver. 1.0 is now powering multiple sites.
Beta installations are in-place upgraded from n-gen.net online repository without any outages or irregularities.

Update 2019-08-29:
n-gen Foundation Beta is successfully released as of today!

Update 2019-08-16:
n-gen Foundation Beta is expected to be released 29^th of August 2019.

Update 2019-06-20:
This site is running the first build of the new n-gen.net CMS.
However; there are still far too many loose ends to provide a full public beta build.

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