Latest Release

GoBlogger v0.18.0 is the major release, with follow-up patches in v0.18.1, v0.18.2, v0.18.3, and v0.18.4.

The v0.18 line bundles a lot of work from the recent 0.17.x iterations into one milestone focused on content quality, admin usability, and production-ready SEO output.

What is new

• Responsive images with server-side srcset rewriting and lazy background variant generation.
• Configurable responsive max width via BLOG_IMAGE_MAX_WIDTH and admin settings.
• Unified admin settings with tabs (Site: General, Site: Content, Theme, Account, Maintenance).
• Better editor image workflow: AJAX upload, insert-at-cursor actions, and instant image list refresh.
• Improved editor UX: date Now quick action, cleaner field order, and broader icon coverage.
• Slug normalization upgrades with German transliteration (ä/ö/ü/ß -> ae/oe/ue/ss) and ASCII-safe output.
• Search cooldown tuning to 5 seconds per IP.
• Automatic theme-aware Open Graph/Twitter card image generation via /og/... when no static social image is configured.

v0.18.1 quick patch

• Added this consolidated latest-release page in site content and navigation.
• Removed duplicate release-note content split across page and blog post.
• Aligned release metadata and tag pointers for v0.18.1.

v0.18.2 quick patch

• Refactored settings navigation to clean path-based tabs:
  • /admin/settings/site-general
  • /admin/settings/site-content
  • /admin/settings/maintenance
• Split settings templates into dedicated pages per tab and simplified layout behavior.
• Removed non-essential sticky behavior in admin pages (main navigation remains sticky).
• Moved settings save actions to the bottom of forms for clearer form flow.
• Moved posts/pages/index metadata summary to Maintenance only.
• Renamed settings tabs from Site: General / Site: Content to General / Content.

v0.18.3 quick patch

• Fixed reader navigation state so the Home menu item is active while viewing blog post detail pages.

v0.18.4 quick patch

• Added Markdown external-link handling via a Goldmark AST transformer.
• External HTTP(S) links now open in a new window with secure rel attributes.
• Internal links and anchors keep default same-window behavior.

Why this matters

The goal of the v0.18 releases is to make GoBlogger faster to operate every day:

• Writing and publishing are smoother from the admin UI.
• Image handling is cleaner and more bandwidth-friendly.
• Social previews now work out of the box without manual image preparation.
• Theme and settings management are easier to navigate and maintain.

Upgrade path

Use the standard update workflow from the docs:

• Backup content/, theme/, .env, and admin credentials.
• Download the latest v0.18.4 release artifact.
• Replace binary and runtime files as documented.
• Run a quick smoke test (/, /search, /tags/..., /admin).

For release files and checksums, see: codeberg.org/cblte/goblogger/releases