Upgrading to 1.7.2
February 4, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
This release adds sysop-only echo areas and an admin template editor (served through the admin daemon).
Before You Upgrade
- Make a backup of your database and
templates/custom/directory. - Ensure your admin daemon is running and reachable (the template editor relies on it).
Database Migration
- Run the upgrade script to apply migrations:
php scripts/upgrade.php
- This version includes migration
database/migrations/v1.8.7_echoarea_sysop_only.sql- Adds
echoareas.is_sysop_onlyto restrict echo areas to sysop/admin users.
- Adds
After You Upgrade
- Restart the admin daemon to pick up the new template editor commands.
What's New
- Sysop-only echo areas: Echo areas can be flagged as sysop/admin only.
- Admin template editor: Edit
templates/custom/*.twigfrom the web UI, with safe path handling and.twig.exampleinstall support (examples are read-only).