Release of ImpressCMS v1.0 'Janus' RC3

The ImpressCMS Project is proud to announce ImpressCMS 1.0 “JanusRelease Candidate 3!

This release of ImpressCMS improves on the earlier release candidates, based on the XOOPS 2.0.17 core. This release continues in our commitment to provide a stable migration path for XOOPS users and an easy to use CMS for new users.

Please note this release candidate is not intended for use on a production site. We encourage everyone to test it as much as possible! The final release of 1.0 is planned in 1 week. This will be the first ImpressCMS package ready for production site. Stay tuned!

Fixed and improved in this release candidate:


  • Improved : Improved system_redirect template in impresstheme theme (Snow/malanciault/Underdogg/davidl2)
  • Improved : Improved system_siteclose template in impresstheme theme (Snow/malanciault/Underdogg/davidl2)
  • Improved : Upgrade script has been improved to also clean the cache folder (malanciault/rplima)
  • Fixed : #1905281 Redirect function not using the user selected theme (malanciault)
  • Fixed : the ImpressCMS logo used on impresstheme as well as in the admin section have been updated (nekro/MrTheme)
  • Added : Addition of the global navigation link in impresstheme theme (mcdonald/skenow/malanciault)
  • Added : Addition of the danish flag (anderssk)
  • Added : Addition of the persian flag (malanciault)
  • Added : definitions for ul and li in impresstheme (McDonald/snow/malanciault)
  • Added : New module added in admin: ImpressCMS Version Checker (malanciault/nekro/MrTheme/davidl2)
  • Added : A new Welcome custom block is now added by the install wizard to welcome the "not-yet-logged" user on the new site (malanciault/MrTheme/davidl2)
  • Added : A new Welcome custom block is now added by the install wizard to welcome the webmaster when logged in and to remind him some useful links to start his new ImpressCMS website (malanciault/MrTheme/davidl2)
  • Added : #1904910 A small anchor "new" in System Admin > Blocks so it becomes possible to link to modules/system/admin.php?fct=blocksadmin#new and get the user at the beginning of the new block form (malanciault/drummond2)


This release can be downloaded directly on your server using the WGET command (providing you have SSH access to your server). To download it, simply use this code:



You can easily get ImpressCMS using SVN. Instructions about this can be found here: http://wiki.impresscms.org/index.php?title=Install_and_update_using_SVN

If you feel like getting the latest "edge" version, you can checkout the core trunk at https://impresscms.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/impresscms/core/trunk/
Download the upgrade and installation packages here.

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