Mpc Version History

Version 654 (Jan 10, 2025)

• New Feature: Add or Remove <base> tags to multiple pages via Source Tools.
• [front] Source files can now use two Dynamic Var Formulas (Url Compare #4 and #5).

Version 653 (May 11, 2024)

• [front] Projects can now be Blueprinted/Built without any Path1-5 entries.
• This allowed the new feature: Microsite Import and Build. Watch Video.

Version 652 (Apr 2, 2024)

• Set direct links to Members Area and changed recommended web hosting.

Version 651 (Mar 14, 2024)

• Temporarily hid 'Things To Do' in City-Info. (Google changed Urls).

Version 650 (Jan 27, 2024)

• Forcing an <H1> in Markdown converter now optional.

Version 649 (Jan 26, 2024)

• Removed "Default Silo Index Sources" feature. It was causing problems. Will be back soon.

Version 647 (Jan 2, 2024)

• Fixed: The Editors Preview function problem with PHP 8.x.

Version 646 (Dec 29, 2023)

• Building to Amazon S3 now works with PHP 8.2.
• Building to TAR now has a checkbox for including [webroot] files in the Tarfile.
• New Feature: You can now "Comment" Path items. This allows temporary removal of Urls in your Project without deleting and replacing list box items.
• New Feature: Default Silo Index Source files for each of the 4 Silo levels.

Version 645 (Sep 20, 2023)

• Fixed: Mpc Vpage Build was inserting 'nospins' around <style> and <script> tags.

Version 644 (Sep 15, 2023)

• Building to S3 with 'Upload [webroot]' checked now correctly includes leading folders.

Version 643 (Sep 13, 2023)

• Fixed: In some situations, files named '_>' were being created.
• Fixed: Stopped Spintax processing of [front] files.
• Blueprint now properly hides unusable Vars for [front] pages.

Version 642 (Aug 13, 2023)

• Copy/Move was not overwriting existing files.

Version 641 (Jun 25, 2023)

• Cleared PHP 8.2 Deprecations in preperation for PHP 9.

Version 640 (Jun 1, 2023)

• Added a 2nd Amazon SDK to allow Building to S3 with PHP 8.x.

Version 639 (May 30, 2023)

• Build to TAR now working.

Version 638 (May 1, 2023)

• Small cosmetic fixes.

Version 637 (Apr 22, 2023)

• Fixed: 'Grab New' was adding a single quote in "background (url)" in rare cases.

Version 636 (Apr 18, 2023)

• Fixed some PHP 8.1 Deprecations.

Version 635 (Apr 15, 2023)

• Fixed: AutoSource content folder needed pre-clear for each use.

Version 633 (Apr 14, 2023)

• Modified Markdown Converter to deal with ever-changing ZimmWriter format.

Version 632 (Apr 12, 2023)

• You can now Download AutoSource content zipfile.

Version 631 (Apr 8, 2023)

• AutoSource can now convert Markdown to Html (for ZimmWriter and others).
   Requires PHP 7.4 or later .

Version 630 (Apr 5, 2023)

• New Add-on module: City Info. Watch Videos
• Added: Silo Index and Related Link Anchors are now modifiable with Regex. (Contact me if you need details)
• Added: Silo and Related Links can be built without hyperlinks.
• Added: 'Pageless Silo' feature allows Silos and Index pages even when Silo has no child page.
• Added: Optional <lastmod> tag to Xml Sitemaps.
• Added: Multi-Item vars can now contain 18 items (was only 9).
• Added: Find/Replace in list boxes can now be limited to 'selected lines'.
• Added: 'Multiple Delete Files' added to Source Tools.
• Added: Dynamic Includes can now optionally be created without Html comments.
• Added: New Geotargeting entry.. 'U.S. by zipcodes'.
• Fixed: Iframe closing tag issue in Mpc Editor.
• Fixed: issue with DI-Redirect shortcode when other DI's exist in same page.
• Fixed: Cursor was disappearing when using Multi-Item popups (in Editor).

Version 629 (May 9, 2022)

• Fixed: Chromebook zipfiles were unreadable.

Version 627 (Apr 30, 2022)

• Added new feature: LIVE page Migration fix.

Version 626 (Apr 25, 2022)

• Added new feature: VPAGE Migration fix.

Version 624 (Apr 3, 2022)

• AutoSource now honors 'Slash Endings'.
• Added a 'Browse' button to AutoSource dialogs for finding the Template file.

Version 623 (Mar 23, 2022)

• Dynamic Include Controller [SET WIDE] now expands to 95% of browser width.

Version 622 (Mar 22, 2022)

• Fixed: Clicking [New Project] now clears old Project Folder name from dialogs.

Version 621 (Mar 4, 2022)

• [front] Source files can now use Var Formulas #4 and #5 (Url compare).
• Fixed: Var Formula #9 (Lat/Long) was causing errors.

Version 620 (Mar 3, 2022)

• Dynamic Includes data can now be saved in Project files.
• Fixed: Re-Use Dynamic Includes was inserting broken DI Shortcodes.

Version 619 (Feb 10, 2022)

• Fixed: Related and Silo Link shortcode removal function was not working.

Version 617 (Feb 7, 2022)

• Added 'EDITOR SETTINGS' function to (Source mode) Editor. You can now set font-size and line-height.
• Added 'Re-use Dynamic Includes' function to (Source mode) Editor. Now it's easy to insert DI copies.
• Removed the annoying text dragdrop behavior from the (Source mode) Editor.

Version 616 (Jan 17, 2022)

• Spintax Code log now records type of build performed. Live, Vpage, Tar, and all 3 types of S3 builds.

Version 613 (Jan 14, 2022)

• Multi-Item formulas for Zips and Geo were not Previewing properly.

Version 612 (Jan 2, 2022)

• Removed Weather widget.

Version 609 (Dec 19, 2021)

• Small cosmetic changes.

Version 608 (Oct 28, 2021)

• Added: Text Signature in the main Mpc file to stop Siteground from falsely considering Mpc malware.

Version 607 (Sep 18, 2021)

• Added: RE-Build: Manually Drip Feed your Project.
• Added: Related Links: Place links in pages that point to other pages within a Silo.

Version 606 (Apr 13, 2021)

• Added: You can now create a 1st level Silo table in a [front] Source file.

Version 605 (Mar 25, 2021)

• New feature: Url Slash Endings. "Build & Unbuild" video will explain.
  For more info, read my post in the FB Group or the Mpc Forum.
• Source Tools "Save List to Computer now allows making the list contain hyperlinks and targets.
• Breadcrumb Widgets now split into 3 Widget functions. Add, Replace, and Delete Breadcrumbs.

Version 604 (Mar 4, 2021)

• Fixed: The 'Also save [webroot] files' button stayed inactive when 2 or more [webroot] entries existed.

Version 603 (Mar 1, 2021)

• Some misconfigured servers block color hilighting in the Source Editor.
  I added a work-around into Mpc to bring color back.

Version 602 (Feb 25, 2021)

• Multi-Item Vars can now display in Editor as "#name::label#" instead of "#name:number#

Version 601 (Feb 4, 2021)

• Added: 'Remove' function to IPGrabber [Settings] dialog.
• Edited "Add to project>>Sources" dialog for clarity.

Version 600 (Jan 24, 2021)

• Added: 'Tutorials' button at top of screen. Links to new Members Area and official videos.
• Added: Source Tools for operations on multiple files.
• Added: Var Formula for Latitude and Longitude.
• Added: Source Formula [front].
• Added: CSV Import/Export for Var lists.
• Added: Multi-Item Vars. Up to 9 value in each line of Var lists.
• Added: Test for X-Frame headers. (in Overlay dialog).
• Added: Pre-processing for long Var lists. Project build times dropped dramatically.
• Added: View Duplicates function when Paths have duplicates.
• Added: Vars can now be used as Html tags. Example: <#myvar#>.
• Added: Inspect function in Dynamic Includes.
• Improved control of VA licenses.
• Var ':x' modifiers now case INsensitive.
• Dozens of tweaks to UX.
• Removed HTML sitemaps. (XML sitemaps unchanged).

Version 592 (Mar 19, 2019)

• Fixed "exceptstd::bad_alloc" error in version 591.

Version 591 (May 3, 2018)

• Added 'Quick formula' function for Path formula creation.
• Reworked 'Setup Grab New' dialog for clarity
• Title was missing in Build dialog.
• Fixed pathing inside index-sitemap.xml for S3 Websites.
• Fixed unassigned variable problem when running Mpc in WAMP.

Version 590 (Apr 9, 2018)

• All API's and UI settings can be saved to and loaded from Computer.
• Added Website building to Amazon S3.
• Added 6 regions to Amazon S3.
• Added 'Protect Paths and Vars' from being overwritten when Project loaded.
• Added option to add a 'noindex' meta tag in Html sitemaps.
• Added 'Hide inter Var dashes' setting to Breadcrumb builder.
• Added Line numbers to Dynamic Includes editing control (will be useful in later update).
• Added 'Extensions' renaming function to Source Files list box context menu.
• Added Meta tag insert function to Editor.
• Added 'Mobile Friendly' test when Code File editing.
• Fixed Redir/Overlay problem after moving Mpc to new server
• Fixed visual rendering of the UI in Firefox browsers.
• Fixed missing error message when attempting to overwrite Vpages.
• Reworked Blueprint and Build dialogs.
• Changed dialog btn blue 'i' (that nobody notices) to 'help'.
• All remnants of Wordpress article publishing are (by default) removed from the UI.
• The WP stuff can be returned to the UI via a radio button in UI Configuration dialog.

Version 589 (Jan 20, 2018)

• Fixed cloaking when using the Google Mobile Test site.
• Added link to Html Validator when editing in Code File mode.
• Expanded 'Html as Php' formats.

Version 588 (Nov 25, 2017)

• Added 'Bind Paths' utility to help make specialized Urls. (Right-click any Path list box).
• Added 'space' to the delimiter choices in Var Formula #6 (Aligned Items)
• Editing .htaccess or robots.txt files now done in "CodeFile" edit mode.
• UI change: Moved 'Silo Index Table' function from Shortcodes to Widgets

Version 587 (Nov 8, 2017)

• 'Source file >> Sort items' now allows you to randomize [group] Source files.
• Added option in 'Settings' to disable auto-sorting of [group] Sources.
• Grab New 'Grab All Files' now processes the new 'srcset' attribute.

Version 586 (Oct 15, 2017)

• Added 'Use Extension' checkbox to AutoSource dialogs.

Version 585 (Oct 6, 2017)

• Added code to recognize SEOcontent Machines new filename format.

Version 584 (Sep 17, 2017)

• Added 'Auto Source: Single Group'.

Version 583 (Sep 11, 2017)

• Added 'Auto Source'.

Version 582 (Aug 7, 2017)

• Nearby cities function now clears duplicates.
• Fixed some UI issues in Path Formula dialog.
• Fixed: Area51 was inaccessible on some servers.
• Added 'Area51' link to Mpc screen.

Version 581 (Jul 28, 2017)

• Editor: 'CODE file' and 'HTML page' text is now a hyperlink for browsing saved page.
• Editor: 'Dynamic Include' now available when Code file editing a Webroot page.
• Added message to Var Formula #8 mentioning Zipcode function is NOT for Nearby cities.

Version 580 (Jul 26, 2017)

• Major rewrite of Nearby cities list builder.
• Resolved: Formula #8 (zipcode) problem with multi-word 'Fixed Value' State.
• Cleared one remaining reference to "http" so Mpc now runs 100% secure with an "https" url.

Version 579 (Jul 10, 2017)

• New feature: Nearby city list builder.
• New feature: Cloaked Include.
• New feature: Right-click Blueprint line simulates Google Bot access.
• Renamed "Dynamic" link to "Includes" on main screen.
• Tweaked 'Setup of Grab New' dialog for clarity.
• Tweaked 'Breadcrumb' widget to be more logical.

Version 578 (Jun 9, 2017)

• Another update? What the heck?

Version 577 (Jun 9, 2017)

• Fixed: Editor sometimes locked up after saving file.

Version 576 (Jun 8, 2017)

• Cleaned up page source generated for Overlay.

Version 575 (Jun 6, 2017)

• Fixed a typo that was bothering me.

Version 574 (Jun 6, 2017)

• New feature: Overlay.
• Redirect (and Overlay) can now use a Dynamic Include for Url target.
• Right-clicking a Blueprint line now simulates a GoogleBot access. Redirect and Overlay are supressed.
• Added 'current domain url' to Redirect query string options.
• Added a Smart Constant for 'Webroot Path'.

Version 573 (May 21, 2017)

• Updated binaries for Windows and Mac (localhosts).

Version 572 (May 20, 2017)

• Mpc's IP Protection now allows you to use your own bSeolize IPGrabber account.
• Mpc Editor can now run in a third mode.. Code File.

Version 571 (May 2, 2017)

• Mpc now works with IPv6.

Version 570 (May 1, 2017)

• Fixed PHP deprecation issue before it becomes a problem.
• Stopped list box vertical size jumping when browser refreshed.

Version 569 (Apr 24, 2017)

• Fixed 'Grab New' issue when 'Grab All Files' is selected.

Version 568 (Apr 19, 2017)

• Fixed Mpc Editor problem when running PHP5.5.9 or older.
• Sorry for the barrage of updates lately. I'm a perfectionist.

Version 564 (Apr 17, 2017)

• Dynamic Includes now available in [webroot] files.
• New: Project files named with a timestamp (option).
• New: Dynamic Include data files named with a timestamp (option).
• Timestamp user-selectable timezone (GMT offset).
• Source file backups now have a life-cycle.
• Cleared a 'Grab New' problem caused by some host configurations.
• Mpc Login more friendly to LastPass

Version 563 (Mar 29, 2017)

• Reworked the Breadcrumbs widget. Now easier to use than ever.

Version 562 (Mar 15, 2017)

• Added Setting: "Browser lines per page".

Version 561 (Mar 14, 2017)

• Added feature: 'Url preview' in the Path right-click context menu.

Version 560 (Mar 10, 2017)

• Added feature: Copy or Move files between Project folder and Project folder.
• Fixed: Dynamic Include controller was not scanning "[default]" source files.

Version 557 (Feb 27, 2017)

• Server timeout errors are now handled by Mpc. This should stop the program from locking up.
• Vpages are now fully disabled in Demo mode. Was causing errors beyond 1st 10 pages.
• Added feature: Copy or Move files between Webroot and Project folder.
• Added '304' to http code choices in Redirect.
• Reorganized 'Grab New' dialog. Too many choices made it confusing.

Version 556 (Feb 6, 2017)

• Fixed lockup problem in Path Formula dialog.

Version 555 (Feb 4, 2017)

• Added: Search function in Blueprint listing.
• Added: Source formula for [default] source.
• Added: 'Auto Group' and 'Marked Group' functions to Path Formula Creator.
• Added: 'Return to Build' button when entering Project utility from Build dialog 'change settings' link.
• Fixed: Redirect dialog was inserting 'http://' when using Smart Constant '!domain-url'.
• Fixed: Blueprint viewer was showing Var values that didn't apply to some Silo index files.
• Hyphens can now be used again in any Path list boxes.
• Vpages can now Build and UnBuild in flat files the Webroot (no folders in the urls).
• Improved various dialog startup times when a large number of paths in the project.

Version 554 (Jan 14, 2017)

• Quick Edit triggering now selectable in Settings dialog. Default restored to Double-click

Version 553 (Jan 13, 2017)

• Quick Edit now accessed by a single Ctrl-click instead of Double-click.
• Fixed permissions issue with Hosixy servers.

Version 552 (Jan 8, 2017)

• Added Editor config to allow (now legal) <meta> tags outside of the <head> portion of an html document.

Version 551 (Jan 6, 2017)

• Now allowing hyphens in Path1 when possible bucket name for Amazon S3.

Version 550 (Jan 4, 2017)

• Added: Context menu 'Sort items' for randomizing the order any Path list.

Version 549 (Dec 28, 2016)

• Added: Redirect query string can now include callers IP.
• Added: Special constants to Editor Source mode context menu to help create portable Source files.
• Added: Settings selection for forcing Editor to open in Source mode.
• Fixed: Remove all canonicals was breaking some pages.
• Fixed: Automatic nospin, was not working with some DIVI created files.

Version 548 (Dec 13, 2016)

• <style> and <script> areas are now automatically set to NOSPIN.
  This should almost eliminate the hassle of inserting [nospin] and [dospin] markers.
• Because of the above item, you no longer need to add [nospin] markers when adding Silo Index Tables.
• Silo Index Table dialog now opens with current tables settings.
• Fixed: Added a null "Itemprop image" in Yelp schema to satisfy Google test.
• Fixed: Repointed Yelp "Get Api Key" link. Yelp moved their pages around.

Version 547 (Dec 1, 2016)

• Moved [Legacy|Advanced] toggle from 'Project' utility to Mpc 'Settings' dialog. It was confusing.
• In the 'Remove Mpc' utility, [Leave Assets] now leaves Runtime support for Vpages, Widgets, and Shortcodes.

Version 546 (Nov 21, 2016)

• Fixed: Could not 'quick edit' a Webroot entry.

Version 545 (Nov 18, 2016)

• Added: 'Grab New' function now grabs pages to Webroot AND grabs linked files AND sets local pathing.
• Added: Webroot files can now be saved in new "Advanced" format Project files.
• Added: Settings selection for forcing HTTPS urls in sitemaps.
• Added: 'Remove' function in Redirect shortcode dialog.
• Fixed: Project name was disappearing from screen.
• Fixed: Canonical tag using Vars was flagged as a problem in Preview mode.
• Fixed: Missing icons after editing Mobirise templates.
• Paths now scanned for illegal characters before allowing Blueprint or Build.
• Reworked Formula #8 (zipcodes) UI for clarity.

Version 544 (Aug 27, 2016)

• Fixed: Weather widget was failing when State or City contained spaces.
• Fixed: Editor Preview now properly recognizes Canonical tags.

Version 543 (Aug 23, 2016)

• Fixed: On some shared hosting accounts, the rightmost Var was not displayed in the Blueprint.

Version 542 (Aug 18, 2016)

• Created a Vpage work-around for mis-configured Unix servers.
  Details in the technical_support channel of Mpc's Slack community.

Version 541 (Aug 11, 2016)

• Added functions to Editor (Source mode) context menu:
  Nospin/markers/Remove all (removes 'nospin' tags).
  Dospin/markers/Remove all (removes 'dospin' tags).
  Remove canonical (removes canonical, shortlink, ok:url tags).

Version 540 (Jul 24, 2016)

• Fixed Redirect shortcode issue (since version 538).

Version 539 (Jul 23, 2016)

• Fixed error during auto-update.

Version 538 (Jul 22, 2016)

• Added: Shortcode to easily create Silo Index tables of hyperlinks point to the silo child pages. More info
• Added: Vpage comments now editable in Build dialog.

Version 537 (Jun 27, 2016)

• Fixed: Silo index file problem when single entry in Silo levels 2-4.
• Added: GeoTarget dialog now allows selection by columns and rows.
• Added: GeoTarget dialog now retains all settings.

Version 536 (Jun 25, 2016)

• Fixed: Mpc was not installing license from 'credentials.zip' file.

Version 533 (Jun 24, 2016)

• VA licenses now allow dual access. Your Commercial login acts like a "master key".

Version 532 (Jun 21, 2016)

• Virtual Assistant licensing. Economical Mpc licenses for your team. More info
• Login dialog now shows current domain (this is what VA domain patterns will be matched to).
• U.S. Geotarget dialog now allows State abbreviations.
• 'Grab New' now follows redirects. Should stop grabbing 'redirect notice' pages.

Version 531 (May 29, 2016)

• New Feature: Virtual Pages. Save disk space and build faster.
• Editor now displays source file name.
• 'Grab New' dialog now retains Project folder name.
• 'Nospin of entire page' is now optional when Fixing Paths.
• Now you can limit Blueprint size for faster testing of projects.
• Fixed: Breadcrumb widget sometimes crashed Firefox browsers.

Version 530 (Apr 19, 2016)

• Fixed minor typo.

Version 529 (Apr 19, 2016)

• Fixed breadcrumb widget not always saving dialog settings.

Version 528 (Apr 13, 2016)

• Added a widget for creating Breadcrumbs. More info
• Added source verification for hard-coded 'canonical' and 'shortlink' type tags.
• Added 'Special links/Current path' to Editor (source mode) menu. Helps fix 'canonical' tags.

Version 527 (Mar 27, 2016)

• Fixed: Urls listed in sitemap-index.xml were missing S3 bucket name.

Version 526 (Mar 24, 2016)

• Added code to disallow PHP file uploads to Amazon S3.
• Fixed bug and typo in Xml sitemap dialog.

Version 525 (Mar 24, 2016)

• Mpc can now build pages and XML sitemaps directly to Amazon S3
• 'Grab New' zip extract now immune to the __MACOSX folder created by Macintosh
• Added country setting for Canada to Weather widget.

Version 524 (Feb 27, 2016)

• Var formula for zipcodes (formula #8) now outputs full lists.
• Cleared tiny problem in "Magic" Fix Path routine.

Version 523 (Feb 25, 2016

• Automatic fixing of relative paths for uploaded/imported template pages.
• "Grab New" can now upload/extract zipfiles to web root directory. Allows easy import of frontend site templates.
• Mpc Editor can now edit web root files.
• Mpc Editor cursor enhancements.
• New context (right-click) menus. It was time to reorganize them.
• XML Sitemap dialog now allows custom Urls to be written in each entry.
• Fixed: "cke_bookmark" staying in files when changing Editor from Source to Visual mode.

Version 522 (Jan 27, 2016)

• Improved Editor 404-Scan function.
• Grab New: Computer upload now removes containing folder (if any) when extracting zip files.

Version 521 (Jan 21, 2016)

• Fixed: Additional Zipcode Request form wasn't giving me your return email address.

Version 520 (Jan 6, 2016)

• New Feature: Source list box automatically sorts itself.
• Fixed: A few tiny bugs

Version 519 (Dec 16, 2015)

• Var formula for converting State to Abbreviation now TOGGLES.
  So the formula now also converts abbrevation to State.

Version 518 (Dec 16, 2015)

• Fixed: Blueprint for Text articles displayed Vars off by one.

Version 517 (Dec 11, 2015)

• Fixed: Dynamic Include Controller unusable when shortcode names were duplicated.
• Fixed: Last sitemap.html file was empty when Silos 4 levels deep.
• Editor Preview now forced to top of window order (no more hiding under browser).

Version 516 (Nov 13, 2015)

• 'Edit New' function now allows access to SSL sites.
• Added 'Nospin Entire page' in Editor right-click context menu.
• Small mods to bypass HostNine's overly paranoid security settings.

Version 514 (Nov 9, 2015)

• New feature: Dynamic Includes. More info.
• 'Grab New' now auto-extracts zip files uploaded from computer.
• Editor cursor tracking from Visual to Source mode now vertically centers the selection.
• Editor no longer leaves "cke_bookmark" comments in head portion of pages.
• 'Help' button in Redirect dialog now opens Area 51 without entering license.
• Added checkboxes to set list box text wrapping on/off.

Version 513 (Oct 7, 2015)

• Fixed endless update looping.

Version 512 (Oct 6, 2015)

• Mpc now supports Add-on Modules.
• First add-on module allows Html Redirects based on your Vars.

Version 511 (Sep 23, 2015)

• Xml Sitemap dialog: Max Url count now adjustable.
• Xml Sitemap dialog: Added 'Edit robots.txt' function.
• Enable PHP dialog: Added 'Edit .htaccess' function.
• List boxes can now resize to full width and full screen.

Version 510 (Sep 9, 2015)

• [nospin] and [dospin] tags are now inserted as html comments.

Version 509 (Sep 5, 2015)

• Fixed: Blueprint dialog too tall in Chrome browsers.

Version 508 (Sep 4, 2015)

• Added Shortcode for Yelp listings based on keywords.
• Html sitemaps files now support Unicode characters.
• YouTube shortcode now uses PHP.

Version 507 (Aug 20, 2015)

• [DOspin] tags now recognized in Editor Preview mode.

Version 506 (Aug 20, 2015)

• Added [DOspin] tags in Editor.

Version 505 (Aug 19, 2015)

• Now creates an mpc/.htaccess file to block public directory listings.
• Minor edits to text in Wordpress Instructions dialog.

Version 504 (Aug 14, 2015)

• Some hosts were blocking escapeshell***() functions. So I wrote my own.
• Xml sitemap utility wasn't working unless Blueprint was performed first.
• Auto update now clears session variables. Should make updating smoother.

Version 503 (Aug 6, 2015)

• Mpc screen was 8 pixels too tall causing vertical scroll issue.
• Embedding Mpc in Wordpress dashboard was disabling Silo Index checkbox.

Version 502 (Aug 5, 2015)

• Blueprint dialog: Long titles, urls, and paths are now horizontally scrollable.

Version 501 (Aug 1, 2015)

• Mpc Advanced mode released! More info

Version 343 (Aug 1, 2015)

• Final update (for features). 3xx version now classified Legacy Mpc.
• Future development will be on Mpc Advanced. More info

Version 342 (Feb 27, 2015)

• Fixed: Firefox v36 issue with list box linefeeds.

Version 341 (Dec 31, 2014)

• Fixed: Inconsistent Listbox rearrange via number-button drag/drop.
• Blueprint now shows appropriate blank Vars for Silo index files.

Version 340 (Nov 26, 2014)

• Added: Coding to facilitate Demo level licensing.
• Fixed: Had to click Cancel Blueprint button twice.

Version 338 (Sep 3, 2014)

• Added: XML Sitemap builder. (Not for Wordpress Use)
• Added: New Source Formula for marking Asset files (right-click Source Files list box).
• Added: New Special Constant for dynamic Url to the Mpc folder (asset folder).
• Added: Utility for copying Mpc to a clients server (Commercial license only).
• Added: Function for removing Mpc from a server (right-click "Log Out").
• Fixed: Editor crash when Var contained a single quote.

Version 337 (Aug 18, 2014)

• Added: RegEx pattern matching to Path Formulas.
• Fixed: Wordpress plugin not recognizing licensed Mpc for Autospin.

Version 336 (Aug 15, 2014)

• Fixed: Issues when using multiple Source Files with Source Formulas.

Version 335 (Aug 14, 2014)

• Fixed: Path Formulas now case insensitive.

Version 334 (Aug 14, 2014)

• Dramatic Addition: Path Formulas.
• Fixed: Confirm Editor Overwrite 'No' was broken.
• Fixed: Spinning text in Editor Preview sometimes not working.

Version 333 (Jul 19, 2014)

• Fixed: Some Editor plugin files were missing.

Version 332 (Jul 18, 2014)

• Added: Create Backlinks dialog (button in Editor).
• 'WP Instructions' now under 'Snippets' to make room for 'Backlink' button (Editor).
• Added: Copy Paths to Vars dialog (right-click Var list box).
• Added: Drag and Drop to upload Projects and files from your computer.
• Fixed: Snippets 'Next/Prev Url' now add proper ':h'.

Version 331 (Jun 13, 2014)

• Fixed: Default selected 'Title Case' button not actually working until clicked.

Version 330 (Jun 9, 2014)

• Back by popular demand: Browser Ctrl-F searches entire file in the Mpc Editor.

Version 328 (Jun 9, 2014)

• Added 'Quick Edit' of files when you double-click in the Source list box.
• Closing Editor no longer brings up a warning when file is unchanged.

Version 327 (Jun 5, 2014)

• Fixed pathing problem in Editor.
• Fixed Import Templates problem.

Version 326 (Jun 5, 2014)

• Added: Project setting to force lowercase Urls.
• Redesigned Editor interface for clarity.

Version 325 (May 25, 2014)

• Mpc is now self-contained. Even the Editor runs "locally" in your server (or your computer with Wamp).
• For Wamp users.. "Wamp Settings" are no longer needed and file saving from the Editor is much simpler.
• I've moved away from Hostgator. No more Mpc outages caused by their faulty networking.
• The Mpc site is now 100% SSL secure and lives at MassPageCreator.COM (instead of .NET).
• The 'User Guide' section of the site now displays the beginnings of a real user guide. Far from complete, but I'm finally writing it.
• The Editor modules (CkEditor and CodeMirror) have been updated. The Editor is now much faster.
• Along with <img>, the Editor 404 function now finds relative addressing in <script>, <link>, and <a> tags.
• Backups are now (optionally) created whenever you send your files to the Mpc Editor.

Version 324 (Apr 13, 2014)

• Fixed: Project 'Clean' function was not working.

Version 323 (Apr 13, 2014)

• Fixed: Error when trying to save Project.

Version 322 (Apr 12, 2014)

• Reworked ajax calls to overcome the limitations of slow upload connections (i.e. Godaddy hosting).
• Project data (list boxes and custom names) are now retained between Mpc startups.

Version 321 (Apr 6, 2014)

• Updated for another Mod Security mis-configuration

Version 320 (Apr 5, 2014)

• Fixed: Wordpress list box data retention.
• Updated for Mod Security errors with some web hosts (i.e. GoDaddy)

Version 314 (Mar 26, 2014)

• Project file now binary safe (for saving images etc).

Version 313 (Mar 24, 2014)

• Enhanced the Speedboost availability test.

Version 312 (Mar 24, 2014)

• Fixed: Article Blueprint viewer displayed Title in wrong column.

Version 310 (Mar 23, 2014)

• Fixed: UnBuild was broken in v309.

Version 309 (Mar 22, 2014)

• Added: Selection of destination folder for Load Template function.
• Added: Toggle of Wordlist vs Spintax in Var list boxes (right-click).
• Fixed: Article Report now UTF-8 compatible.

Version 308 (Mar 10, 2014)

• Streamlined Project loading (to match info in upcoming User Guide).

Version 307 (Feb 27, 2014)

• Fixed: Wordpress Build and Blueprint was breaking when Titles contained commas.

Version 306 (Feb 24, 2014)

• Added a new formula to help with Var alignment. More info

Version 305 (Feb 18, 2014)

• Added a Blueprint viewer for Wordpress Articles. More info

Version 304 (Feb 13, 2014)

• Improved diagnostic logging for support issues.

Version 303 (Feb 1, 2014)

• Relaxed Demo Mode restrictions: All Paths and Vars are enabled. Example Projects now blueprint properly.

Version 302 (Jan 31, 2014)

• Added Silo Interlinking and more. See News Announcement.

Version 301 (Dec 2, 2013)

• Fixed corruption problem with Project Save.

Version 300 (Nov 8, 2013)

• Fixed problem with some projects not blueprinting (especially with Chrome browsers).

Version 299 (Nov 5, 2013)

• Installed preliminary code for upcoming interlinking features.

Version 298 (Nov 4, 2013)

• Fixed typo.

Version 297 (Nov 3, 2013)

• Native code added to speed up large file spintax processing. See What is SpeedBoost?.
• Build now performed in 3 passes. Strong validation before build.
• Added 'Cancel Build' button in Build dialog. Allows clean cancelling of builds.
• Improved progress bar and added to Blueprint dialog.
• Added Exclusion list in Settings dialog. Keeps Mpc from processing Vars and Spintax in image, css, js files etc.

Version 296 (Oct 4, 2013)

• Fixed: Files could not be sent to the Editor when under a folder named with a leading period.
• Fixed: Screen flashing when Control Panel starts up.
• Rewrote spintax routine to process without recursion. This will stop "Nesting Loop" errors.

Version 295 (Sep 17, 2013)

• Mpc is now fully WAMP compliant. Refer to: Run Mpc locally on your computer with WAMP.

Version 294 (Aug 28, 2013)

• Added support for https (ssl) access to Mpc Control Panel and Online Editor.
• Added 'Settings' dialog for Control Panel configuration. See Settings Dialog PDF.
• Added Twitter link. Please follow us. Mpc announcements will now be 'tweeted'.

Version 293 (Jul 15, 2013)

• Redesigned Online Editer save process. Multiple browser instances are now allowed.
  This should put an end to 'no sync' errors.

Version 292 (Jul 2, 2013)

• Clarified some popup messages.

Version 291 (Jul 1, 2013)

• Fixed: The "no sync" error when saving files from the Online Editor has been resolved.

Version 290 (Jun 22, 2013)

• Added 'Log Out' feature. Please read: Why is Log Out important.
• Added check for duplicate titles/urls when Building Articles.

Version 289 (Jun 13, 2013)

• Improved file saving from Online Editor.
• Improved diagnostic logging for support issues.

Version 288 (Jun 7, 2013)

• Added File and Folder Delete function. Accesible via right-click on MPC Files listbox.

Version 287 (Jun 3, 2013)

• Fixed: Blueprint failure when using 'Paths as Filenames' feature.

Version 286 (May 30, 2013)

• Fixed: Build process was not recognizing [NOSPIN] flags.

Version 285 (May 20, 2013)

• New feature: Build filenames instead of paths. See "Path listbox entries can now set file names".
• Fixed: Blueprint viewer was not displaying more than 999 entries.
• Modified: For security, saving from Online Editor no longer POST's page content.

Version 284 (Apr 30, 2013)

• Mpc Control Panel no longer sorts WP articles. Sorting is now user selectable in the WP Plugin.

Version 283 (Apr 25, 2013)

• Regex formula now matches against url BEFORE spaces are replaced with hyphens.

Version 282 (Apr 14, 2013)

• Due to Mpc's new behaviour regarding spintax, I added warning and error messages as appropriate.

Version 281 (Apr 1, 2013)

• Mpc no longer recognizes "spinblock markers". Now uses [NOSPIN]. See "Protect areas from text spinning".

Version 280 (Mar 24, 2013)

• Added function for Auto-Spinning Wordpress articles. See New Feature announcement.

Version 279 (Feb 27, 2013)

• WP Article titles must not contain html coding. Improved error handling when html tags found.

Version 278 (Feb 22, 2013)

• Added new instruction for setting Wordpress article urls. See "How do I use the Wordpress plugin?".

Version 277 (Feb 10, 2013)

• Fixed 'Load Project', 'Load Theme', and 'Create Formula' dialog errors (was an issue on some Hostgator sites).

Version 276 (Nov 23, 2012)

• Added functionality to 'non-formula' entries in Var1 - Var9 lists. See "Expanded Use of the Var Listbox".

Version 275 (Nov 7, 2012)

• Fixed: Restoring MPC Files with subdirs was failing.

Version 274 (Nov 4, 2012)

• Saving Projects now optionally saves MPC Files too.

Version 273 (Jul 11, 2012)

• Mpc now runs properly even with PHP configuration 'register_globals = on'.

Version 272 (Jul 9, 2012)

• Added function for sending diagnostic info to Support.
• Fixed: "New Credentials" button would sometimes fail.

Version 271 (May 21, 2012)

• Finalized for Custom Theme Builder.

Version 270 (May 6, 2012)

• Alternate color themes added. (Theme builder will be available in May)
• Minor bug fixes.

Version 269 (Apr 11, 2012)

• Javascript re-written into it's own namespace
• Updated Control Panel style

Version 268 (Mar 3, 2012)

• Added Multi-File Grab functionality.
• Popup dialog makeover. Removed all Javascript Alert() boxes.
• Minor bug fixes.

Version 267 (Feb 11, 2012)

• Improved article zipping performance.

Version 266 (Jan 9, 2012)

• Login dialog now shows domain when Mpc embedded in Wordpress plugin.

Version 265 (Jan 6, 2012)

• Mpc now handles fatal PHP errors.
• Mpc now reports peak memory usage in Build results dialog.
• Login and Credential popups now report PHP memory_limit configuration.

Version 264 (Dec 30, 2011)

• Fixed cross-domain issues with Wordpress plugin.

Version 263 (Dec 19, 2011)

• Mpc no longer requires 'allow_url_fopen' PHP configuration (can use cURL now).
• Blueprint popup dialog now always shows stats for Articles.

Version 262 (Dec 14, 2011)

• Standardized file upload dialogs.

Version 261 (Dec 9, 2011)

• Wordpress plugin (3.1+) now retains project name.

Version 260 (Dec 8, 2011)

• Standardized dialogs. Improved button labels for Chrome browser.

Version 259 (Nov 28, 2011)

• Article Report now lists articles by title.
• Article Report now flags duplicate titles.

Version 258 (Nov 17, 2011)

• Added Project utility popup dialog.
• Now retains project data for WP Plugin (version 3.1+).
• Improved Online Mpc Editor 'Save' functionality.

Version 257 (Nov 14, 2011)

• Corrected problem with updating very old version to 256.

Version 256 (Nov 10, 2011)

• Security Improvements.

Version 255 (Oct 31, 2011)

• Performance Improvement: Javascript re-write. Eliminated browser reloads.

Version 254 (Oct 28, 2011)

• Security Improvement: Program activation now requires a Credential file upload.

Version 253 (Oct 25, 2011)

• Fixed typo in Curl routines.

Version 252 (Oct 24, 2011)

• Added test for Javascript enabled.

Version 251 (Oct 23, 2011)

• Rewrite Auth Server for better performance.

Version 250 (Oct 22, 2011)

• Fixed popup Animation:On/Off problem.

Version 249 (Oct 21, 2011)

• Now blocks search engines from indexing Mpc core files (via robots.txt).

Version 248 (Oct 9, 2011)

• Added: You can now turn off animation and fading of popups. Helpful for slower computers.
• Fixed display issues with Chrome browsers.
• Modified user interface for upcoming Membership site.

Version 247 (Oct 2, 2011)

• Mpc licensing now available in 2 versions: Wordpress or Professional.

Version 246 (Sep 20, 2011)

• Refined Control Panel text for WP plugin and non-plugin use.

Version 245 (Sep 18, 2011)

• Improved UI for smaller screens.
• Added code for embedding into Wordpress plugin v2.8+.

Version 244 (Aug 19, 2011)

• Fixed: Spintax was losing '$' dollar signs.
• Fixed: "Warning: rmdir(mpc_aux/article/) [function.rmdir]" when creating Articles.

Version 243 (Aug 2, 2011)

• Now constructs article.zip so Wordpress plugin can alphabetize publishing by Title.

Version 242 (Jul 24, 2011)

• Enhanced interface with Online Mpc Editor for Var substitutions in Preview mode.

Version 241 (Jul 11, 2011)

• Fixed: Editing text articles was adding crlf's after some tags.

Version 240 (Jul 1, 2011)

• Wordpress Integration.
• Mpc now also builds Text Articles (for the WP plugin).

Version 238 (May 23, 2011)

• Improved handling of magic_quotes_gpc.

Version 236 (Apr 24, 2011)

• New feature: Grab Files.

Version 235 (Apr 12, 2011)

• Online Mpc Editor 'Preview' now performs text spinning and Var replacements.

Version 234 (Apr 4, 2011)

• Improved Testkey function.

Version 233 (Mar 27, 2011)

• Blueprint and BuildReport viewer now displays line/page count.
• Viewer now fully functional with external parmlists.

Version 232 (Mar 22, 2011)

• Added #var:h# modifier to replace spaces with hyphens (for making hyperlinks).

Version 231 (Mar 21,2011)

• Blueprint/BuildReport viewer now displays beyond 999 entries.
• Blueprint/BuildReport files are now downloadable.

Version 229 (Mar 19, 2011)

• Fixed Path and Var issues with commas.

Version 228 (Mar 17, 2011)

• Completed Authentication Server.

Version 227 (Mar 16, 2011)

• Spintax now working with external parmlists.

Version 226

• Fixed "backslashes added to files and lists" problem.

Version 219

• Added Feature: Text Spinning (spintax).

Version 216

• Finished GUI for Mpc Formulas.

Version 215

• Added Feature: Mpc Formulas.

Version 213

• Added Feature: Project Load and Save.

Version 212

• Renamed "PathUrl" to "Url" for formula building.
• Mpc download is now a zipped Folder.

Version 209

• Finished 'Formula Creator' dialog.

Version 207

• Added Feature: Var Formulas.

Version 203

• Added Folder toggle to Path context-menu.

Version 202

• Updating Mpc no longer need browsers reboot.

Version 201

• Added feature: View Blueprint.

Version 200 (Mar 6, 2011)

• Introduced Mpc to world.