In case you missed it earlier: YOURLS 1.7 is out, and I've started a series of posts explaining why it's twice greater than the Great Wall of China.

Previous posts explained how protecting against SQL injections is cool, and how better HTTP requests are neat. Today, let's discuss how awesome it is to chit chat with https://api.yourls.org.

As you may know, YOURLS 1.7 was released a couple days ago (announcement). I promised a few blog posts highlighting the goodness and new features this version brings, so let's get started.

Besides better protection against potential SQL injection attacks and overall security measures, what's new in YOURLS 1.7?

I'm pleased to announce the release of YOURLS 1.7 "Tom Araya".

I'm thrilled to announce the release of YOURLS 1.6 "Till Lindemann".

Since version 1.6 YOURLS is fully "localizable", ie translatable, and the translation process itself is very simple. We're going to create a translation file, but first, a very little theory.

Change of plans for YOURLS 1.6. According to the RoadMap and previous posts here, the upcoming version 1.6 of YOURLS would introduce a new DB schema. But plans are made to be changed!

As of writing, YOURLS version number says "1.6-alpha". Despite boasting an intimidating "alpha" tag, it's currently completely stable: I didn't introduce yet any major change, especially in the DB structure, so feel really free to update today using SVN or with a nightly build. For the record, I'm using that version on yourls.org and my personal ozh.in, amongst others.

What's up, gents? I've begun working on the next iteration and here's what I'm up to.

I'm regularly asked if there's a chance that YOURLS be hosted on GitHub instead of Google Code as it is now.

I'm happy to announce that YOURLS 1.5.1 is available and waiting for you. Get it quick, the first 1,000 installs get 20% off the regular price!