@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ Has to be done manually for now. Easiest if you have either unofficial versions

 - Original eFiction 3 skins restored

 - Future 3.5.9 SMTP database table creation oversight fixes (also install.php consistency change)

 - SQL database engine change from MyISAM to InnoDB

-- SQL database charset changes from latin1 to utf8mb4 (certain fields are utf8mb4 'ci' for sorting purposes, however)

+- SQL database charset changes from latin1 to utf8mb4 (certain fields are utf8mb4 'ci' for sorting purposes and certain count purposes, however)

 - Password hashes are now bcrypt with a cost of 12 instead of MD5 (though old MD5 hashed passwords still work until changed by user)

 - includes/button.php: GD captcha font path handling fix for PHP 8.6/GD 2.4.0 users and remove unused variable

 - includes/corefunctions.php: occasional foreach array|object, string given PHP warning fix

-- includes/userlist.php: Uncaught TypeError for Co-Authors field in PHP 8 when searching for a user with the first character yields no results - found this one entirely by accident due to a typo!

-- install/install.php: SMTP settings table column creation oversight fix and consistency changes

+- includes/userlist.php: Uncaught TypeError for Co-Authors field in PHP 8.x when searching for a user with the first character yields no results - discovered this one entirely by accident due to a typo... slipped my hand on the keyboard!

+- install/install.php: SMTP settings table column creation oversight fix, consistency changes, and cleanup

+- user/manageimages.php: Add support for WebP images

 - series.php: category settings causing Fatal Error bug for PHP 8.x users and Undefined array key PHP warning fixes

 - stories.php: add story with null category using 'Only one' setting causing Fatal Error bug fix for PHP 8.x users

 - categories.php: deleting only category causing Fatal Error bug fix for PHP 8.x users

@@ -51,8 +52,11 @@ Has to be done manually for now. Easiest if you have either unofficial versions

 - install/corefunctions.php, user/revres.php: Trying to access array offset on null PHP warning when responding to a review fix

 - stories.php, viewstory.php, includes/corefunctions.php, includes/storyblock.php, includes/storyform.php, user/revres.php: proper coauthors behavior fixes

 - docs/config.php, includes/browsecategories.php, includes/categorylist.php, includes/characterlist.php, includes/userlist.php, install/install.php, user/login.php: redundant dbfunctions.php entries including cleanup

-- header.php, rss.php, admin/backup.php, admin/backup_utf8.php, includes/categorylist.php, includes/userlist.php, languages/en.php: possible CHARSET definition breakage - mostly reverted as one former config.php line does belong in includes/dbfunctions.php

-- Bridges return! Their removal got rid of the example work, which needs to be updated as well

+- header.php, rss.php, admin/backup.php, admin/backup_utf8.php, includes/categorylist.php, includes/userlist.php, install/install.php, languages/en.php: possible CHARSET definition breakage - mostly reverted as one former config.php line does belong in includes/dbfunctions.php

+- rss.php, includes/button.php (me), languages/en.php (me): error and warning message suppression removal - rss and en were a stupid hack for the actual problem in the next item of the list

+- languages/en.php: undefined variables warning fix for PHP 8.x - applies to any other language PHP files, so they should be updated - only needs one line and one additional file in the **includes** directory

+- admin/settings.php, install/install.php: Do not parse the mailer directory in the Admin Panel's or installer's language setting's drop-down menus

+- Bridges return! Their removal got rid of the example work, which is now updated as well

 - Layout fixes and consistency changes for various sections of the script: admin settings, new/edit story pages, new/edit series pages, installer

 - TinyMCE versions added; now you have a choice of TinyMCE versions 2.1.2, 3.4.8, 4.5.12, 5.3.2, and 6.8.6 - replaces eFiction 3.5.x's original 3.0.9

 - Setting to enable or disable new user registrations - sorely needed for some archives