Press Releases

January 10, 2005 - Webligo Launches PHP Weblog Hosting Software

Bloghoster 2.7 Released

September 11, 2007

We've released v2.7 which includes some important bug fixes and several requested features to make admin life easier. We're looking forward to hearing your thoughts about new features for 2.8, so head on over to the forums.

Forums Back, New Developers and New Features... Oh My!

July 19, 2007

The more astute among you will have already noticed the forums are back online- we really look forward to seeing you back there. We also have some big news to share, BlogHoster has some new owners! Splashpress Media has taken the reigns and their developers have been getting into the BlogHoster code for the last week. We want to hear from you over at the forum - what features do you want to see? What bugs have you found? How can we make BlogHoster even more awesome? What is the square root of 3,578? All this and more to be discussed in the new BlogHoster 2.6 forum!

Forums Converted into Knowledgebase

April 16, 2007

In the spirit of fighting spam, piracy, and improving customer support, we have converted the message forums into a searchable knowledgebase. This database of questions, answers, and discussions about BlogHoster is only fully available to BlogHoster clients. The knowledgebase also contains extra tools and resources such as customer-made modifications and templates. If you have encountered an issue with your BlogHoster installation, be sure to search the knowledgebase before submitting a support ticket - it's likely that your issue has already been addressed.

BlogHoster v2.6 Released

April 16, 2007

We have released BlogHoster 2.6. This update includes more necessary bug fixes and updates that will improve the overall performance of your BH installations. Most importantly, we've fixed the spam/security related problems that have been reported recently. For those of you running older versions of BlogHoster, you can download the 2.6 update from the client area.

BlogHoster v2.5 Released

March 1, 2007

The BlogHoster 2.5 update has been released. This update includes a number of long-awaited bug fixes and updates that should have all of your BH installations running more smoothly. Special thanks to all the BH admins that contributed fixes to this version, and to Stirling for putting everything together. A fresh forum will be created for this version, and some of the old forums will be archived.

BlogHoster v2.4 Released

November 20, 2006

We've just released the BlogHoster 2.4 patch. This update should fix the issues that have popped up since the 2.3 update as a result of the new features we added. Be sure to make a backup of your files when you update, and also be sure to correctly replace your files on your server. No update.php is necessary, so this should be a simple update for everyone.

BlogHoster v2.3 Released

November 6, 2006

On behalf of Charlotte and myself, I'm thrilled to announce that 2.3 is finished and ready to be installed for your eager blogger denizens. Thanks especially to Charlotte's sweat and blood, this upgrade contains a number of long-awaited fixes and improvements. I'll likely get carpel-tunnel syndrome if I type them out here, so I'll just refer to the changelog. The new 2.3 zip and the 2.2->2.3 upgrade zip are available for download from the client area - get them while they are hot!

Forums Semi-Privatized

August 4, 2006

Due to popular demand, some of the forums within the BlogHoster Community have been made private. Only licensed BlogHoster customers will have access to these forums. If you are a current customer and want to gain access, please login to the client area and update your profile.

Example Portal Package Released

June 26, 2006

We have created a zip containing three example portal templates and posted it as a free download in the client area. Our hope is that these will help BH admins create their own customized portals. These three examples are fully compatible with any version of BlogHoster 2. The PHP and HTML is kept seperate and is fully commented to make customizations a bit easier. We hope this helps you all continue to improve your BH-powered communities. Be sure to read through the readme!

BlogHoster v2.2 Released

April 26, 2006

We've released BH 2.2 this evening, along with an update package for those of you still running BH 2.1. This update contains fixes for most of the issues reported on the discussion boards. We hope you enjoy the new version - we will continue to bring you our best!

BH 1.21 -> 2.1 Update Beta Released

February 21, 2006

The leap between BH 1.21 and 2.1 was huge. BH 2.1 is a completely new product, with a dizzying number of new features, database changes, and so forth. We have released the long-awaited 1.21 -> 2.1 update script, which is downloadable within the client area.

BlogHoster v2.1 Released

January 4, 2006

The next version of BlogHoster, along with an update zip, has been released. This upgrade will fix the bugs found in the initial 2.0 release, and should help those of you with subdomain URL issues. Next, we will be working on the 1.21 to 2.1 upgrade script. Stay tuned!

BlogHoster v2.0 Released

December 1, 2005

Our team is happy to announce that the long-awaited BlogHoster 2.0 has been released. This is the largest update we have ever made, including an entirely new frontend, multi-weblogs, and dozens of other features that have been requested by the BH community. The full 2.0 zip file is now available for download in the client area, but the 1.21 -> 2.0 update script has not yet been created. When this becomes available, we will post it in the client area as well. We are amazed by the amount of feedback we have received from the BH community during the development and beta testing of BH 2.0, and we are very happy to see BH evolving into such an interesting project.

BlogHoster v1.20 Released

June 5, 2005

The BH team has just released v1.20 along with the v1.12 to v1.20 update script. Many of you will be pleased to know that this update adds the much requested trackback capabilities and uploadable avatars. Also, among other additions, advertisement HTML can now be different among your various user groups and individual user accounts can be suspended.

BlogHoster v1.10 Released

May 11, 2005

I am proud to announce that we've released BlogHoster v1.1, including an update package for those of you that are running v1.05. This update includes a number of new features, including entry categories, interest keywords, email address, user links, spam protection for comments, several bug fixes, and many other highly requested additions.

Press: Web Host Industry Review

May 3, 2005

We were recently notified of a mention of BlogHoster in the April/May edition of the Web Host Industry Review. The text reads: "Webligo recently released BlogHoster, software designed to enable web hosts to employ blog hosting services. The latest version comes with several new features, including user groups, subdirectory URLs, file uploading, pinging, email address verification, weblog categories, banning, word filtering and improved advertisement insertion." (P. 10)

200th License Purchased

April 28, 2005

Today, the 200^th BlogHoster license was purchased. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have purchased BlogHoster since its first release last December. Your unwavering support and constructive criticism have helped BlogHoster become what it is today.

BlogHoster v1.05 Released

March 3, 2005

We are happy to bring you BlogHoster v1.05. In this version, we've included fixes for all known issues as well as several new features. Easy update instructions have also been released for v1.04 users.

Webligo Partners with Chitika

February 7, 2005

Webligo Developments has formed a partnership with Chitika, Inc., a leading context-driven online advertising network. Chitika's BlogContext service gives BlogHoster administrators the ability to place contextually-targeted advertisements on their users' weblogs. Because only ads that are relevant to the weblogs' content are shown, this model generates extraordinary response rates. Also, unlike competitor ad networks, Chitika's BlogContext can even syndicate ads through your users' RSS feeds. We are confident that BlogContext will be useful to BlogHoster customers.

BlogHoster v1.04 Released

February 6, 2005

After a thorough four weeks of taking suggestions from the BlogHoster community and creating new features, the development team is proud to release BlogHoster v1.04. Dozens of new features and improvements have been included in this version, making it our most extensive update yet. Among the new features are user groups, subdirectory URLs, file uploading, pinging, email address verification, weblog categories, banning, word filtering, improved advertisement insertion, and more. An update script will be released for v1.03 users within the week.

Press: Pasadena Star News

January 12, 2005

We are delighted to report that an article about BlogHoster appeared in today's Pasadena Star News. The article, titled "Blogging Brainiacs," gives a very brief overview about the product and the beginnings of our company. It also detailed the case study we are planning with the University of Redlands over the next several months.

BlogHoster v1.03 Released, BlogHoster.net Launched

January 10, 2005

The BlogHoster website is now complete, and the discussion boards are online. Feel free to register and begin posting your questions, suggestions, modifications, etc. Additionally, you can now order BlogHoster directly from this website. We are also excited to bring you RSS feeds and a number of other great features in the new version (v1.03) released today. Have a look at the changelog for details on all of the new features included in v1.03.

BlogHoster v1.02 Released

December 1, 2004

BlogHoster v1.02, the first purchasable version, has been released. The package now includes complete installation instructions and an install script which walks you through the installation process. BlogHoster can be ordered from Webligo.com. BlogHoster has a very strong development future - we plan to continue creating new features as the program becomes more popular. You can keep track of the changes we make between versions with our changelog.

November 22, 2004 - Testing Begins

November 22, 2004

The development of BlogHoster v1.0 has ended, and testing has begun. We plan to add several features before the official release.