Channel 04

Project notes.

Release announcements, compatibility work and milestones from the preserved Textpattern weblog feed.

Milestone

Textpattern turns twenty

A community milestone marking two decades of the project and its long-running publishing philosophy.

14 Mar 2025

The second beta was made available for testing, continuing the path toward the 4.9.0 release.

19 Aug 2024

The first beta combined PHP 8.4 and MySQL 8.4 preparation with feature work and fixes, inviting real-world testing before general availability.

11 Aug 2024

The project announced its intention to support PHP 8.4 and MySQL 8.4 in Textpattern 4.9.0 and planned beta candidates before release.

24 Jan 2022

The archived announcement highlights PHP 8.1 support, a security fix and a collection of less visible maintenance improvements.

1 Jan 2022

A testing release exposed PHP 8.1 compatibility and behind-the-scenes changes to broader community testing before the stable build.