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Pivot is a web-based tool to help you maintain dynamic sites, like weblogs or online journals. Pivot is released under the GPL so it is completely free to use. It is written in PHP, and does not require additional libraries or databases to function.

In the column on the right you can find downloads, as well as the online documentation. Please refrain from using the 'comments' on this page to ask questions about Pivot. You are much more likely to be helped, if you ask your questions in the Forum.

Pivot 1.40 Beta 2..

We’ve released Pivot 1.40 beta 2. Please note that this is a beta release, so it might contain smaller or larger bugs. If you’re not comfortable using beta software please wait a short while until we can release 1.40 final as a stable release.

The major things that are new in this version are:

  • We've added Tagging functionality. (tagclouds, tagpages, tags for each entry)
  • Major improvements to the Registered Visitors functionality.
  • We have a new set of default templates.
  • You can format the output of the search results to your liking.
  • Popups now use Thickbox to display the images.
  • The things that were new in Pivot 1.40 beta 1.
  • And lots more smaller enhancements and bugfixes. See our changelog.

If you're new to Pivot you should get the full version below and read here on how to get started.

There are two upgraders. One for if you're upgrading any version from 1.0 to 1.30 RC, and one for upgrading 1.30 final and higher. If you're currently running 1.40 beat 1, you can use the latter.

If you're upgrading follow these steps:

  • Get the updater that's appropriate for what you're running currently.
  • Extract the files on your computer.
  • Make a backup of your website. (really)
  • Upload all the files overwriting the ones already present.
  • Download the upgradechecks tool, unzip it, and upload to your pivot folder.
  • Open pivot/upgradechecks.php in your browser and see if you have to make any changes.
  • Log in to your Pivot, and do the following:
    • Rebuild the index.
    • Go to Administration » Weblogs, and click through your weblog so, the weblog configuration is updated.
    • Add [[thickbox:head]] to the <head> section of your templates, if you want to use the new thickbox popups.
    • Rebuild all pages.
  • Enjoy your brand-new Pivot!
Alternatively you can use our Pivot Setup script, which takes care of the installation/upgrading. Read about it here: Pivot Setup.

The Files are here, on our Sourceforge page:
  • pivot_140beta2_full.zip
  • pivot_140beta2_upgrade_from_100.zip
  • pivot_140beta2_upgrade_from_130f.zip
If sourceforge isn't working as it should, you can also get the files here.

As you can see above we have new Default Templates. And they're very slick, if we say so ourselves. Here are three screenshots of different portions of the templates:

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You can see the templates in action here: pivotlog.net/templates/
There are two variants, a two column layout and a three column layout. And they come in three different color schemes.

Tip: We've heard about people (mainly on OSX) who've had their FTP programs wipe the folders clean before uploading. Make sure that doesn't happen to you. And if it does, you'll be glad you made that backup like we told you to.

| Tuesday 14 Nov '06 - 13:44 | | one Trackback | eight comments

Sourceforge Download Problems

The downloads at Sourceforge don’t appear to be working properly. Until this issue is resolved direct download links are available through this thread in the support forum. Sorry for the inconvenience, folks!

Update: Downloads at Sourceforge are back online!

| Sunday 22 Oct '06 - 10:09 | | No trackbacks | No comments

Pivot 1.40 beta

We’ve released Pivot 1.40 beta. Please note that this is a beta release, so it might contain smaller or larger bugs. If you’re not comfortable using beta software, please wait a short while until we can release 1.40 final as a stable release.

This version contains a few new features:

  • Comment Moderation (If you turn this on, new comments will not show up on your weblog, until you’ve approved them. You can enable this from Administration>Configuration)
  • Greatly improved Metaweblog API support (so you can post to your Pivot log from other applications)
  • A new ‘Registered Visitors’ administration screen, so you can disable, verify and delete them.
  • The pages for Visitor Registration, Pivot errors and ‘self registration’ are now themeable.
  • There are other smaller fixes, the details of which can be found in the changelog.

If you're new to Pivot, you should get the full version below, and read here on how to get started.

There are two upgraders. One for if you're upgrading any version from 1.0 to 1.30 RC, and one for upgrading 1.30 final installations. If you're upgrading, follow these steps:

  • Get the updater that's appropriate for what you're running currently
  • Extract the files on your computer
  • Make a backup of your website. really.
  • Upload all the files, overwriting the ones already present.
  • Download the upgradechecks tool, unzip it, and upload to your pivot folder.
  • Open pivot/upgradechecks.php in your browser, and see if you have to make any changes.
  • After that, log in to your pivot.
  • Rebuild the index, and rebuild all files, and you're done!

The Files are here, on our Sourceforge page:

  • pivot_140beta_full.zip
  • pivot_140beta_upgrade_from_100.zip
  • pivot_140_upgrade_from_130f.zip


Tip: We've heard about people (mainly on OSX) who've had their FTP programs wipe the folders clean before uploading. Make sure that doesn't happen to you. And if it does, you'll be glad you made that backup like I told you to.

| Tuesday 05 Sep '06 - 13:41 | | No trackbacks | twelve comments

Pivot 1.30.2..

We've put out another maintenance release: Pivot 1.30.2.. It fixes some more minor bugs and quirks in the latest version. For details, see the changelog for 1.30.2.

You can get the files from our sourceforge.net page. For updating see the post below, since the same applies to this release.

| Wednesday 16 Aug '06 - 13:22 | | No trackbacks | three comments

Pivot 1.30.1..

We've released a small update which fixes the bugs that popped up after we released 1.30 final. You can see the list here: changelog_for_1.30.1.

If you're new to Pivot, you should get the full version below, and read here on how to get started.

There are two upgraders. One for upgrading 1.30 Final, and one for upgrading any other Pivot version. If you're upgrading, follow these steps:

  • Get the updater that's appropriate for what you're running currently
  • Extract the files on your computer
  • Make a backup of your website. really.
  • Upload all the files, overwriting the ones already present.
  • Download the upgradechecks tool, unzip it, and upload to your pivot folder.
  • Open pivot/upgradechecks.php in your browser, and see if you have to make any changes.
  • After that, log in to your pivot.
  • Rebuild the index, and rebuild all files, and you're done!

The Files are here, on our Sourceforge page:

  • pivot_1301_full.zip (1.37mb)
  • pivot_1301_upgrade_from_100.zip (1.37mb)
  • pivot_1301_upgrade_from_130f.zip (0.16mb)

| Monday 31 Jul '06 - 13:39 | | No trackbacks | two comments

Pivot 1.30 Final..

Stick a fork in it, it's done! We've just released Pivot 1.30 Final. This means that now is the time to upgrade if you don't want to miss out on all the new features and fixes since our last stable version.

In case you've been out of the loop, Pivot 1.30 contains new features like very effective spam-fighting tools, a fast and flexible wysiwig editor, much improved Atom and RSS feeds, and countless more fixes and smaller improvements and even a few security issues have been resolved.

Because quite a few things have changed since 1.2x, we've written a small script that checks for the things you need to change to get 1.30 running smoothly. For instance, it makes sure you've removed redundant tags from your templates, and that all of the required files are writable.

If you're new to Pivot, you should get the full version below, and read here on how to get started.

There are two upgraders. One for if you're upgrading any version from 1.0 to 1.3Beta3, and one for upgrading 1.30RC installations. If you're upgrading, follow these steps:

  • Get the updater that's appropriate for what you're running currently
  • Extract the files on your computer
  • Make a backup of your website. really.
  • Upload all the files, overwriting the ones already present.
  • Download the upgradechecks tool, unzip it, and upload to your pivot folder.
  • Open pivot/upgradechecks.php in your browser, and see if you have to make any changes.
  • After that, log in to your pivot.
  • Rebuild the index, and rebuild all files, and you're done!

The Files are here, on our Sourceforge page:

  • pivot_130_full.zip
  • pivot_130_upgrade_from_100.zip
  • pivot_130_upgrade_from_130RC.zip


Tip: We've heard about people (mainly on OSX) who've had their FTP programs wipe the folders clean before uploading. Make sure that doesn't happen to you. And if it does, you'll be glad you made that backup like I told you to.

Tip 2: If you're having trouble rebuilding your database, you should use the repair_db_utility_1.0.zip

Tip 3: Check out the new Spam Protection options in your Pivot overview screen. They Rule!

Tip 4: Should you need them, the import scripts are here: import_scripts_1.3.zip

| Monday 17 Jul '06 - 14:27 | | No trackbacks | thirteen comments

Pivot 1.30 RC 2..

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We've just released a new version of Pivot, which comes in three flavours:

  • Full Release: For when you're setting up a new version of Pivot from scratch
  • Updater for 1.xx: If you're running any pivot 1.xx version, you can use this updater.
  • Updater for 1.30RC: This is the smallest file, but it'll only work if you're currently running Pivot 1.30RC

The plan at the time of the release of 1.30 RC was to tidy up a few things and get 1.30 Final out to the community as quickly as possible. In the following weeks we realized that aside from bug fixes and tweaks, there were some features that really needed to be added to 1.30 before we could release it as a 'final' release.

Several improvements have been made but by far the biggest improvement is the addition of several tools to prevent and remove spam from your weblogs. These tools are bundled under a new section, 'Spam Protection' in Pivot. Some tools are new and some have been ported from the Pivot Blacklist to be a part of the Pivot core:

  • The new 'Spam Washer' tool, to search for spam and delete all of the matches.
  • A centralized version of the 'Blocked Phrases' tool, in addition to the local version
  • An improved version of Spamquiz;
  • An improved version of HashCash;
  • An improved version of Hardened Trackbacks;
  • It's easier to remove spam with one click, and instantly report it to us, so we can include it in aforementioned global Blocked Phrases list.
  • Spam log: See how effective it is! Whee!
When you've updated your version of Pivot to 1.30RC2, you'll find these options under 'Spam Protection', directly linked from the overview page.

After the jump there's some more things to note when you're upgrading: (more)
| Wednesday 26 Apr '06 - 12:19 | | No trackbacks | 46 comments

Thank You!

The community has again lived up to its reputation of generousity and support. In just 11 days we have raised the money needed to move Pivot to a better home. If you are reading this then you are accessing Pivot on the new server!

On behalf of the Pivot Team and the entire community I’d like to extend a special thanks to the folloowing people that contributed various amounts to our fundraising campaign:

Anja Joris(Mistique), Bob den Otter(Bob), Bram Nijmeijer(Tenshi), Enzo van der Voort, Frank Eigler(fche), Graham Keellings(graham_k), Jan Willem Boot(janwillem), John Johnston(John), Mahmudur Rahman, Mies(miesepies), MJF van Pelt(Dwaalgasten), Thomas Hacke(jirev), Thomas van Zuijlen(thomatronic), Tim Bruls, Wayne Dixon(webguy), Wim Bekkers(wim), Willem Oudemans(willem), WJ Scholtes(WimS), Xianping Li(Dreamer), Zoonini Web Services(kp), zsolt magyar(maz)

While this hurdle has been passed ongoing expenses still exist. Contributions to help cover our normal expenses are always appreciated.

| Monday 24 Apr '06 - 05:19 | | No trackbacks | No comments

Fundraising Begins!

spacer “:forum.pivotlog.net/viewtopic.php?p=61548 A plan has been set in motion that will see Pivot moved to a much more reliable hosting environment with a very reputable hosting company. The Pivot community is being asked to provide any support that they can. Details can be found here.
Update: The community has been stepping up to this challenge as I knew they would! Just a little further to go. Please help if you can!

| Wednesday 12 Apr '06 - 15:52 | | one Trackback | one comment

Extraordinary Support!

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Today marks a very impressive milestone for Pivot. A member of the Pivot community has posted their 10,000th post to the Pivot Support Forum! Who could this super supporter of the Pivot community be? Who could care so much about others to spend so much time offering to help? The man of the hour is known to the community as madjo, and to those who are lucky enough to know him a bit better, Marcel de Jong.

After migrating from the old support forum (located at mijnkopthee.nl) Marcel joined the current support forum in September of 2002. It didn't take long to notice the significant contribution Marcel was making to the community and he was offered the position of Forum Moderator, which he accepted.

Since that time the Pivot community has grown by leaps and bounds as Pivot has continued to develop and improve. Marcel has been with us through all of this and his contributions to the community never stopped. Today, Marcel continues helping people with support related issues, is a member of the Pivot [Dev] mailing list, is a full member of the Pivot Team, is involved with the Pivot Documentation Project and manages MyPivot, a site that offers Pivot support in Dutch amoung many other things!

Our hat is off to you, Marcel. Thank you for being such a wonderful friend to the Pivot community and for unselfishly giving so much of yourself to others. As I have said on several other occasions, it is the people of the Pivot community that make Pivot as great as it is. You are a shining example of the good in our community and an example to the rest of us of dedication, loyalty and generosity.

| Thursday 23 Feb '06 - 16:00 | | No trackbacks | 25 comments
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