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Author: Michael Sisk

Webcomic adds a collection of new features to WordPress designed specifically for publishing webcomics, developing webcomic themes, and managing webcomic sites.

Inkblot Users - Remember to download the most recent version of Inkblot from the new Google Code site and update your theme files before installing Webcomic 2.1

2.1.1 Updates

• Fixed "arrar" error
• Fixed "This is a comic category" message showing up for non-comic categories on the Edit Category page.
• New Thanks to improvements in WordPress core and the removal of some now-unnecessary validations Chapter names no longer have to be unique across all series. You can now have chapters and volumes with the same names in the same series or different series.

New in 2.1

• Buffer Comics: New template tags and widgets allow you to display buffer comic information for each of your comic series. Enable Buffer Alerts and Webcomic will send an e-mail to you before any buffers run out, reminding you to get back to work.
• Transcript Backups: Expanding on Webcomics already robust integrated transcription system are transcript backups. Whenever an "improved" transcript is submitted the previous version is saved and can be easily restored if the new transcript is anything but improved.
• Orphan Files: Orphan files have received a complete overhaul. Delete, rename, or generate posts individually or en masse using the new Bulk Actions dropdown, view orphans in a more functional thumbnail grid, and easily assign an orphan file to a comic post using the new orphan file selector in the Webcomic metabox.
• Screen Options: Take advantage of new Library screen options to adjust the comic list columns and comics per page just like other WordPress list pages.
• Widget Upgrades: Besides a new Buffer Comic widget all Webcomic widgets have been upgraded to use the new WP_Widget class so that they can be used any number of times throughout the site.
• Transparent Fallback: Dates or slugs? It doesn't matter anymore; Webcomic now intelligently and transparently matches comic files with comic posts that aren't already linked to a comic file.
• Much More: For a complete overview of all the changes in Webcomic 2.1 please see the changelog.

Feature Highlights

• Comic Publishing Power: Stop hacking WordPress and start using it. Webcomic's simple configuration, library management, chapter organization and new template tags for WordPress themes give you the power to take control of your comic and your site to make it exactly what you want.
• Multi-Comic Support: One comic not enough? Webcomic can manage any number of webcomics on a single WordPress site; just select two or more Comic Categories and Webcomic takes care of the rest. And if that weren't enough, you can load entirely separate WordPress themes for different comic series.
• Integrated Transcribing: Say goodbye to ohnorobot. Webcomic's fully-integrated transcription system provides automatic indexing of published transcripts for site searches, the ability to request improvement of transcripts from users, and allow users to submit new transcripts.
• Chapter Organization: Take control of your storylines. Webcomic's Chapter system utilizes the WordPress Taxonomy API to provide an entirely new, independent method of organizing comic posts that doesn't interfere with post categories and tags. Use all three to create infinitely complext storylines.
• Library Management: Config files? Dates in filenames? Not here. Webcomic provides a simple configuration page and robust but easy-to-use comic management right through WordPress. Name your comics whatever you want, automatically generate posts for orphaned comics, and more.
• Internationalization Support: The world is a big place, and Webcomic understands that. It might even speak your lanuage. If it doesn't, though, that's alright. Webcomic utilizes WordPress' I18n functions for localization, allowing it to be fully translated into a language near you.
• Much More: For a complete overview of all the features Webcomic provides please see the documentation.