Released on January 19th, 2016.

This is a stable version of b2evolution 6.8.x, recommended for all users.

This release contains important security fixes.

Also available on GitHub.

Installation

Our easy Installation Guide will provide step by step instructions to get you started with b2evolution.

Upgrade

All the upgrade options are outlined here: Upgrading an existing installation.

Changes

In addition to features of 6.8.4-stable:

• Ability to attach files to new posts in the front office (useful for forums) and in the back-office without saving post first
• Ability to attach an image to each category and to use it as a fall-back for posts without an image in the Universal Item List Widget
• Ability to attach an image to image and logo widgets instead of providing a relative filepath
• Ability to easily attach a logo for the site through file manager selection
• Ability to receive notifications on stale posts (posts that have not been edited for a long time)
• Performance improvements
• UI improvements
• Security fixes -- Thanks to backwolfsec and phantom0301 for their help.
• Bug fixes