I’ve changed quite a bit here. Try out the admin section (password is password) or leave a comment. What I really want is for you to download it and try it out on your own server. Be sure to let me know of any bugs. I’ll run down a few of the new features now:

Theming

JibberBook now supports basic theming (CSS only). Included themes are Default, Under the Sea, and Black and Blue, the last of which can currently be seen on the demo. If anyone develops a theme, post it here!

MySQL Support!

That’s right, if you don’t like XML, you can use MySQL! It’s just a matter of swapping out a file. The data layer has been abstracted so if you want to use a different type of storage, it should be easy enough to program it yourself.

Configurable

If changing the theme or data storage wasn’t enough for you, there are a bunch of other things you can change in the config file. Here are a few:

• How many comments to show per AJAX call (comments are loaded dynamically)
• Date formats
• Allowed HTML elements

If you want anything else to be an option, let me know.

Admin Interface

Now you can finally manage your guestbook! And if you get an Akismet key, spam will be blocked by Akismet. Of course, if spam is incorrectly marked or missed, you can reclassify it. Or you can just delete it.

License

After searching for a good license, I’ve finally settled back on the MIT License. That means you can use it however and wherever you want as long as the license and credits remain with the package. BUT(!) if you use it commercially, I strongly urge you to donate to me any amount that you think is fair.

Well that about sums it up. Expect it to be released when it’s been tested a bit more. Any feedback is welcome.

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