Enhancements​

• Lyrics can now be automatically extracted from uploaded music metadata.
• Added "tracks.embed" permission to control whether user can embed track or albums on their own site.
• Added "tracks.play" permission so user can be allowed to view tracks on the site, but not play them.
• Mobile controls will now have "account" item by default that will open same dropdown as on desktop. "Account" item in menu manager should be removed to avoid duplicates.
• Track list will now queue the whole list in the player the same way as track table.
• Improved edit artist, album and track pages layout on mobile.
• New tracks will now be added to start of playlist instead of the end.
• Hide download button and disable right click menu when viewing local video in full screen mode.
• Reposting can now be enabled in both "artist" and "user" modes.
• Scrollbar in dark mode in firefox will now match site color better.
• Updated data tables across the site and images used when there's nothing to display in the table.
• Navbar can now be hidden for custom page.
• Role index page will now list users by date user was assigned to role.
• Waveform can now be shown on track page in "artist" mode if track was uploaded locally.

Bug Fixes​

• Removing queue item when in fullscreen queue mode will now correctly update the queue.
• Fixed an issue where track list was not sortable sometimes.
• Filter within liked tracks page will now work for artist name properly.
• Track/album/artist images and music files will now be properly removed when deleting those records from admin area.
• Fixed an issue where setting channel other then "discover" as homepage would not work sometimes.
• Files will now upload to correct folder when chunked uploading is enabled.
• Fixed an issue where it would not scroll to top sometimes when navigating between pages.
• Notifications will now have absolute url instead of relative one.
• A number of other smaller fixes.

Enhancements

• Removed "force subscription" setting. Same functionality can now be achieved by removing all permissions from "users" and "guests" roles in admin area.
• Improved update process when updating from versions older then 2.4.6

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where valid mail credentials would be shown as invalid sometimes in settings page.
• Fixed an issue where channels created with and older version might not be editable sometimes.
• Removed "PHPMail" outgoing mail option as it was deprecated in latest version of PHP.
• Fixed an issue with automatic google analytics credentials validation.
• Fixed an issue where images uploaded on older versions might not show in some cases.

New Features

• Only one device can now be allowed to be logged into user account at the same time.

Enhancements

• Updated Laravel to latest version. BeMusic now requires at least PHP 7.2.5 version to work properly.
• Updated login, register, forgot password and reset password pages design.
• If some server error occurs a more descriptive message will now be shown if user is logged in as admin.
• Improved integration with media hubs and notifications for uploaded tracks.
• All email templates will now have the same design.
• Navigate to item page when clicking on media item image and not playback button.
• Added separate address for contact page in mail settings page.
• Show notification in "settings -> general" page if specified base site url and current url don't match.
• Improved input focus outline design.
• Landing page can now be enabled from "admin > settings > general" page.
• Google analytics integration will now use newer .json key file instead of .p12
• Open links inside track and album embed in new window.
• Hide virtual keyboard on search page after hitting "enter" or "submit" button.

Bug Fixes

• Merge artists and users in local search when artist mode is set to user to avoid duplicate results.
• Youtube search results should now be more accurate for artists with special characters in the name.
• Fixed an issue where it was not possible to add or remove artist from library sometimes.
• Fixed an issue where adding genre with dash in the name might not work in some cases.
• Playlists in user profile will now correctly show playlist owner username.
• Track page SEO will now correctly user album image if track has no image of its own.
• Cache method changes in settings page will now be properly validated.
• Clearing cache will now work if "proc_open" function was disabled on the server.
• Popularity sort option will now work properly in track table.
• Make sure text logo does not push login button offsreen.
• Fixed an issue with user background image would not be removable sometimes.
• Always store appearance editor custom css and js locally, regardless of storage method in settings page.
• If placeholders can't be replaced in tags provided in "admin > appearance > seo" page, hide those tags when displaying the page.

New Features

• Added "popular artists" auto update method to channels.
• Added "most recently added tracks" auto update method to channels.
• Added separate pages for editing user's own tracks and albums outside of admin area.
• Added new page for listing tracks and albums for specific tag.
• Added configurable GDPR cookie notice.
• Added configurable confirmation policies to register page.
• Added chunked uploading. This allows BeMusic to upload large files in smaller chunks for better upload reliability and avoid server max file size limits.
• Added support for XSendFile and XAcceleratedResponse for reducing server RAM and CPU usage when previewing or downloading files.
• Added resumable uploads functionality.

Enhancements

• Double clicking video in bottom right corner will now put video in fullscreen mode.
• Music and video files, avatars and other media files can now be stored on cloud providers (s3, digitalocean, backblaze etc)
• Update site name in channel title automatically when site name is changed in appearance editor.
• Channel SEO title and description will now accept placeholders, for example: {{SITE_NAME}}
• When editing channel, only content of correct type will now appear in search results.
• Channel content can now be updated manually via 3rd party methods from channel page.
• Existing tags and genres will now be suggested when creating or editing tracks and albums.
• Automatically scroll validation errors into view in track and album forms.
• Show progress bar when using "replace file" button in track form.
• Improved full screen overlay on mobile.
• Local search will now search album and track tags as well.
• Added "delete" button to track and album context menu if user has correct permissions.
• Always show track/video length in minutes, even if it's longer then one hour.
• Redirect user from "billing/pricing" to "billing/upgrade" url if they are already logged in or subscribed.
• Remote tracks can now be downloaded via download button in player bar.
• Slugs will now be generated properly for cyrillic and chinese characters.
• Public uploads (like user avatars) can now be stored on cloud services (s3, digitalocean, backblaze etc.).

Bug Fixes

• Corrected a few visual issues with dropdowns across the site.
• Setting homepage to "default" in settings page will now load "discover" channel as homepage.
• Properly replace existing file via "upload file" button in uploads page.
• Fixed a few issues with user avatar and header images in user profile page.
• New comment input field will now be properly hidden after clicking enter and submitting a new comment.
• Fixed an issue where genre page would sometimes not display when "user" is set as artist type in settings page.
• Links without protocol in user profile will now default to https.
• Fixed an issue where wrong song would sometimes appear as playing in user profile tracks page.
• Sitemap generator will now generate correct urls for albums and artists.
• Prevent deletion of billing plans if any users are subscribed to them.
• Load album tracks (if not already loaded) when adding album to playlist or queue via context menu.
• Keep track length and elapsed time elements same width to prevent issues with progress bar position on longer tracks and videos.
• Delete user playlists when deleting user from admin area.
• Lines in user profile will now be easier to translate.
• Fixed an issue where some artists that exist on spotify would not be found in some cases.
• Fix ordering via date column in history page tracks table.
• Chart legend items will now wrap to new line if there's not enough space.
• A number of other smaller fixes and improvements.

Bug Fixes

• Corrected a few issues introduced with last update.

2019 March 03 - Version 2.3.3
New Features

• Meta tags will now be visible on regular site, not just for crawlers and bots.
• Added recaptcha support for "registration" and "contact us" pages.
• Added new, easier to use installer.
• Added icon selector for "admin > appearance > menus" page.
• Added "Contact Us" page.

Enhancements

• SEO editor now has a more powerful placeholder system which allows usage of all data that will be available for a particular resource.
• Google "mobile friendly" tests should now fully pass.
• Browser page title will now reflect title specified via "admin > appearance > seo" page.
• Currently playing song name will now be shown as page title in browser.
• Menu manager "route" type items now support query parameters.
• External links added via menu manager will now open in new browser tab.
• SEO editor will now use "textarea" to make editing easier.
• Google analytics .p12 file can now be uploaded from settings page.
• Settings page will now validate most newly entered settings.

Bug Fixes

• Menu item reordering via drag and drop should now work properly in menu manager.
• Current color will now be selected when color picker is opened in "admin > appearance > colors" page.
• Tracks and videos longer then one hour will now properly show their duration.
• Ad codes with single double quotes should now work properly.
• Trying to create album without selecting artist will now properly show error message.
• Icons on search page input will now be properly aligned on mobile.
• Track page will now look properly on mobile.
• Fixed an issue with "remastered" tracks not having lyrics sometimes.

New Features

• New "genres" page in admin area for managing all site genres.
• New "popularity" and "image" fields for genres for easier management.
• Artists, albums and tracks now have "auto update" field for preventing automatic update of specific items.
• New files page in admin area for inspecting and deleting uploaded files.
• Custom translation lines can now be added from "admin -> translations" page.

Enhancements

• Auto focus search bar input on mobile when user navigates to search page.
• Hide "filter" input fields from all pages on mobile.
• Properly show album art when playing locally uploaded track.
• Update page color and add loading indicator before player is loaded.
• Local artists views are now shown in artists table in admin area.
• Add pages created from admin area to sitemap.
• Updated admin area design.
• New 404 page design.

Bug Fixes

• improve album and homepage seo meta tags.
• allow to enter only year as album release date.
• properly show lyrics that are not attached to any track.
• fix an issue where tracks sometimes would not have "check" icon when added to "my music".
• fix a few visual issues when adding and removing tracks to and from "my library".
• prevent infinite redirect loops when homepage is set to login or register pages.
• properly display responsive adsense ads.
• use rgba colors in custom appearance editor theme for proper Edge and IE support.
• Remove all user files when user is deleted from admin area.
• Refresh users list in admin area after one of the users is updated.

Bug Fixes

• fixed an issue with lyrics dialog not working properly if track has no album.
• hide private playlists from user profile page.
• properly redirect user to specified homepage after login/register.
• fixed some issues with sitemap generator.
• fixed some issues that occurred on mobile in account settings page.
• properly show custom uploaded video, instead of album image.

Enhancements

• added download local track button to track context menu.

New Features

• added download functionality for custom uploaded tracks.

Enhancements

• translations will now be stored on filesystem instead of database.
• custom js and css will now be stored on filesystem instead of database.
• tracks and albums can now be added directly from their respective pages in admin area.
• tables in admin area can now be sorted by clicking on table header columns.
• local artists views are now shown in artists table in admin area.
• added close button to lyrics modal.
• updated design and functionality of overlays, notifications, tooltips and dropdowns.
• added upload progress bar when uploading custom tracks from admin area.
• track duration will now be autofilled when enter any remote url.
• added separate seo tags for homepage.
• crawlers will now properly see similar artists on artist page.
• sort method can now be toggled between External popularity (eg spotify) or local views/plays.

Bug Fixes

• fixed several issues with album and homepage seo meta tags.
• allow to enter only year as album release date.
• properly show lyrics that are not attached to any track.
• fixed an issue where tracks sometimes would not have "check" icon when added to "my music".
• fixed a few visual issues when adding and removing tracks on "my library".
• last items in user library pages will now longer be partially cut off on mobile.
• users without "playlists.view" permission can now longer view public playlists.
• fixed some issues with formatting track duration to human readable string.
• adding links to menu from menu manager will now work properly.

Bug Fixes

• fixed an issue where playlist tracks would not update sometimes without a page reload.
• tracks added to queue will now properly appear after current track instead of before it.
• fixed an issue with tracks sometimes not being removed from queue via context menu.
• corrected some text that was not being translated properly across the site.
• fixed an issue with soundcloud player not playing next song automatically.
• prevent tracks with long names from pushing queue sidebar out of the view.
• fixed issue with infinite redirect when setting homepage as login page.
• properly save user selected repeat mode in local storage.
• improve context menu positioning on small screens.
• apply custom stylesheet to search slideout panel.

Enhancements

• added a setting to redirect user to https automatically.
• show local plays in tracks table in admin area.