Changelog

All notable changes to Ty Clifford's Content Management System are documented here.

2026-07-05

Added a declared shortcode parser with PHP-array/JSON configuration, including [youtube=<id>] and [video poster=<poster> file=<file>].
Added lone-embed.php as the generated HTML5 video player target for video shortcodes.

Created a fresh PHP, SQLite, JSON, and Markdown blog CMS with Bludit-style bl-content/pages/<slug>/index.txt content folders.
Added pretty URL routing through .htaccess, RSS feed output, sitemap output, search, pagination, categories, tags, archives, static pages, and social link rendering.
Added a dark-neon default theme with visitor-selectable light mode and accent colors: green, blue, red, pink, purple, and orange.
Added CLI content management through cli/blog.php for creating, updating, deleting, listing, rebuilding, moderating comments, editing site settings, managing social links, and reading stats summaries.
Added SQLite-backed comments with moderation, captcha, and honeypot protection.
Added human-readable CSV visit stats designed for spreadsheet import.
Added subdirectory install support through base_path, base_url, route parsing, and base-aware URL generation.
Added cli/import-bludit.php for importing Bludit content from a local server directory, preserving publish dates, modified dates, static pages, statuses, categories, tags, authors, cover metadata, page order, uploads, page-local files, and best-effort comments.
Added trusted post/page rendering for raw HTML, iframes, JavaScript, and executable PHP inside Markdown .txt content.

Replaced the previous Bludit application tree with a purpose-built CMS while keeping copy-friendly Bludit-style content storage.
Updated default branding to Ty Clifford's Content Management System.
Expanded pagination controls to show Previous, up to 10 page numbers around the current page, Next, and a per-page summary.

Smoke-tested core routes, feed, sitemap, search, static pages, assets, comments, stats, and subdirectory loading with the local FrankenPHP runtime.
Tested the Bludit importer with a synthetic local Bludit directory, including dry-run and real import cleanup.