What’s new in Etherpad since Google’s acquisition?

TLDR; Etherpad has changed a lot over the last few years, you should check out some of the great new stuff. There has been a lot of progress in Etherpad but you might not know about it all because the instance you are using might be old and out of date. We wanted to make …

Release 1.5.3

Etherpad 1.5.3 is with us.. This release is a security release. The security issue is a big one so please do update… Security Don’t allow read files on directory traversal (CVE due very shortly) Accessibility Accessibility support for Screen readers, includes new fonts and keyboard shortcuts API API endpoint for Append Chat Message and Chat …

Accessibility in Etherpad – a11n

Today we’re proud to announce that Etherpad is now accessibility enabled. TLDR; Screen readers are fully supported Keyboard shortcuts are now available for the pad and timeslider pages Various new fonts available in core (only changes viewers experience) High contrast user experience now available (see ep_themes plugin) Control Shift 2 shows author information pop-up for …

Rewriting Server Name in Nginx

Nginx by Default with Etherpad will display the Nginx Server name value and not forward the Etherpad Server name value. This is a problem as it means your Etherpad version is not available in the Headers which makes debug more difficult among other things. To solve this add the below your Nginx config and you …

Academic writing requirements

Here’s some plugins you can use to enable Etherpad to be useful for academic writing. All founds on the Etherpad plugin page with minimal effort. Rights Mgmt: Etherpad Admin Pads Privacy: Take your pick from the plugin page. Footnotes: Use ep_foot_note plugin Tables: Use the Etherpad Tables plugin Images: Use the Etherpad images plugin Formulas: …

Etherpad v1.5.1 – “We’d rather die standing than live on our knees” edition

What’s new TLDR; Mostly bugfixes, one security/privacy fix. One UI feature (Chat and Users always on screen) NEW: High resolution Icon NEW: Use HTTPS for plugins.json download NEW: Add ‘last update’ column NEW: Show users and chat at the same time (try it) NEW: Support io.js Fix: removeAttributeOnLine now works properly Fix: Plugin search and …

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