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Feature List
| General Features | Serendipity  |
|---|---|
 Version |
1.1 |
| Release Date |
2006-12-28 |
| Author |
Garvin Hicking, Jannis Hermanns et al |
| URL |
www.s9y.org |
| Free and Open Source |
 Yes |
| License |
BSD |
| License Cost/ Fee |
0 |
| Development status |
Mature |
| Interface Languages |
English, German, Danish, French and many more |
| Multi-User Support |
 Yes |
| Multi-Site Deployment |
Yes |
| System Requirements | Serendipity |
| Programming Language |
PHP |
| Operating System |
Windows, Linux, Mac, Unix, others |
| Webserver |
Anything with PHP (Apache, Lighttpd, IIS) |
| Root Access |
 No |
| Other Requirements |
Database (PostgreSQL, MySQL) or PHP5 (SQLite) |
| Datastorage | Serendipity |
| Text Files |
No |
| MySQL |
Yes |
| PostgreSQL |
Yes |
| Oracle |
No |
| SQLite |
Yes |
| BerkeleyDB |
No |
| MS SQL Server |
No |
| Other |
New DB layers can be created easily, if the target DB supports ANSI-SQL |
| Anti-Spam | Serendipity |
| Akismet Support |
Yes |
| Word Blacklist |
Yes |
| IP Ban List |
Yes |
| CAPTCHA |
Yes |
| Other Anti-Spam mechanisms |
URL checks, Author name checks, remote HTML link checks, |
| User Access Features | Serendipity |
| ACL |
Yes |
| Audit Log |
No |
| LDAP Authentication |
 Plugin |
| Other Authentication |
|
| Support | Serendipity |
| Commercial Support |
Yes |
| Online Help |
www.s9y.org |
| Issue Tracker |
sourceforge.net |
| Books |
None |
| Support Forum |
board.s9y.org |
| Mailing List |
lists.sourceforge.net |
| IRC-Channel |
www.s9y.org |
| Blogging Features | Serendipity |
| Categorization |
Multiple |
| Tags |
Plugin |
| Archiving |
Yes |
| Trackback |
Send+Receive |
| Pingback |
Send+Receive |
| Ping Service Support |
Yes |
| Link- / Blogroll |
Plugin |
| Protected Posts |
Yes |
| Blog by Email |
Plugin |
| Blog by SMS/MMS |
No |
| Blog API |
MovableType, Blogger |
| Post Editing | Serendipity |
| Multi-paged posts |
Yes |
| Spell Checker |
Plugin |
| WYSIWYG Editor |
 Optional |
| Undo |
Optional |
| Syntax Highlighting |
Plugin |
| File Upload |
Yes |
| Asset Management |
Yes |
| Emoticon Images |
Yes |
| Comment Features | Serendipity |
| Comment Layout |
Threaded |
| Feeds for Comments |
Yes |
| E-Mail on Followup |
Yes |
| Gravatars |
Plugin |
| Open-ID Support |
None |
| Extended Features | Serendipity |
| Plugin System |
Yes |
| Photo Gallery |
Yes |
| Polls / Surveys |
Plugin |
| Search Engine |
Yes |
| Custom Pages |
Plugin |
| Google Sitemap |
Plugin |
| Workflow | Serendipity |
| Content Approval |
Optional |
| Versioning |
Yes |
| Article Publishing |
scheduled |
| Comment Moderation Queue |
Yes |
| Interoperability | Serendipity |
| Content Import |
WordPress, Textpattern, Moveable Type, bblog, ... |
| Content Export |
Dump to RSS, Database export |
| Unicode Support |
Yes |
| WebDAV Support |
No |
| HTML Output |
XHTML 1.1 |
| Friendly URLs |
Yes |
| Administration | Serendipity |
| E-Mail Notifications |
Yes |
| Themes / Skins |
Yes |
| Trash |
No |
| Web Statistics |
Plugin |
| Web-based Style / Template Management |
Yes |
| Comment Administration |
Yes |
| Syndication | Serendipity |
| RSS 0.9x |
Yes |
| RSS 1.0 |
Yes |
| RSS 2.0 |
Yes |
| ATOM 0.3 |
Yes |
| ATOM 1.0 |
Yes |
| Podcasting/Videocasting | Serendipity |
| Podcast Feeds |
Plugin |
| ID3-Tag Editor |
Yes |
| YouTube Support |
Plugin |
| Media Converter |
No |
| Phone2Podcast Support |
Plugin |
Serendipity
Serendipity is a PHP-powered weblog application which gives the user an easy way to maintain an online diary, weblog or even a complete homepage. While the default package is designed for the casual blogger, Serendipity offers a flexible, expandable and easy-to-use framework with the power for professional applications.
Statistics
- Record maintainer:
- Garvin Hicking
- Detail views:
- 548
- Comparisons:
- 5301
- Most compared with:
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- Record added:
- 2006-12-06
- Last updated:
- 2007-01-18
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Screenshots
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Default Template
This is how a blog looks with the default skin enabled
Editing
Editing an entry using the WYSIWYG interface
Security Advisories
The following security advisories for Serendipity are listed at Secunia.
You should always make sure to run an up-to-date version of the software and
apply security related patches as soon as possible.
- 2008-04-23 Serendipity Top Referrers Plugin Script Insertion Vulnerability
- 2008-03-18 Serendipity Security Bypass and Script Insertion Vulnerabilities
- 2008-02-27 Serendipity Script Insertion and Cross-Site Scripting
- 2007-12-10 Serendipity Remote RSS Sidebar Plugin Script Insertion
- 2007-08-08 Serendipity Extended Properties For Entries Security Bypass
- 2006-10-20 Serendipity Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities