CMSB v3.80 Released (Upload Management Features & More)

Hi everyone,

We've just released v3.80! We're already running this version on our site, and it has lots of interesting and useful new features.

Here are some of the highlights:

• Uploads > Multi-Upload Manager: You can now select multiple files with checkboxes to delete or download them as a single ZIP archive.
• Uploads > Image Preview Popups: Image thumbnails now open full-size previews in a floating modal window instead of a new tab.
• Admin > Backup & Restore: Database restore operations are now 3x faster
• Admin > Security > PHP Error Display: We have three options for error display: generic "An error occurred #123", message, or message and file:line for debugging
• Admin > Security > Admin Error View: Admins can now choose to always view full errors (including backtraces) even when they're hidden from users
• Admin > General > Server Info > Recent Changes: Added "Remove oldest duplicates..." link to compact server change history
• Plugins > Developer Console > MySQL:
  • Added dual scrollbars (top/bottom) to make it easier to scroll long tables right away
  • Re-added "Records as Columns" checkbox to swap rows/columns (transpose view) for easier data viewing
  • Added JSON View mode for easier copy and pasting of results
• Admin > General > Upload Settings > WebP Converter: Convert existing uploads to WebP format with progress tracking (25%-35% smaller)
• A number of bug fixes and other UI improvements.

The full changelog for this release is as follows:

*** October 10, 2025 - Version 3.80 (Upload Management Features & More)

SERVER REQUIREMENTS (Since Jun 2025): PHP 8.1+ and MySQL 5.7+ (or MariaDB 10.2+)

NEW FEATURES
- Upload Management:
    - Image Preview: Click images to view full-size previews in popup modal instead of opening new tabs
    - Bulk Operations: Select multiple files with checkboxes to delete or download as ZIP
    - Menu View Mode: Upload fields now display upload list with preview thumbnails instead of just a count
    - Translation Support: Added translation support for uploadifive file uploader UI messages
    - WebP Converter: Convert existing uploads to WebP format with progress tracking (Admin > General > Upload Settings)
- Admin > Backup & Restore: Database restore operations are now 3x faster
- Admin > Security
    - PHP Error Display: Errors can now be hidden, displayed as messages only (new), or displayed as messages with file:line for debugging
    - Admin Error View: Allows admins to always see full errors with file:line and backtraces, even when errors are hidden from regular users
- Plugins > Developer Console > MySQL:
    - Added dual scrollbars (top/bottom) to make it easier to scroll long tables right away
    - Re-added "Records as Columns" checkbox to swap rows/columns for easier data viewing
    - Added "JSON | View" link to export results as JSON for easy copying and pasting
    - Smarter column widths based on content length
- Admin > General > Server Info > Recent Changes: Added "Remove oldest duplicates..." link to compact server change history

MINOR CHANGES
- Admin > Website Backup: Included database backup is now zipped and saved in the 'data/backups/' folder for easy access and reduced disk usage
- For Programmers
    - SmartArray & SmartString: Added orRedirect() method to redirect to a URL when missing (null or '')
    - SmartArray: Optional new SmartArrayRaw/SmartArrayHtml subclasses provide explicit typing for IDE autocomplete and static analysis
    - SmartArray: New asRaw()/asHtml() methods to switch between raw PHP values and HTML-safe SmartStrings with IDE type hints
    - CMS Core: Added requestArray() helper function to always return arrays from form inputs

BUG FIXES
- Developer Console > Shell: Fixed issue where multi-line shell commands would return errors on Linux due to carriage return characters (\r)
- Developer Console > Shell: Fixed HTML escaping issue where some command presets weren't appearing correctly
- Admin > General: Fixed issue where general.css/js wouldn't load if Website Prefix Url was set and CMS folder wasn't under it
- Admin > Website Backup: Fixed issue where compressed SQL backup files (*.sql.zip) were incorrectly included in website backups
- Admin Debug Footer: Fixed issue where files above web root displayed error message instead of relative path
- Misc code and other minor improvements

You can download the latest version here: https://www.interactivetools.com/download/

Please feel free to ask any questions or post any feedback, comments or questions.

Thank you!