CiviCRM 1.5 Released

We are pleased to announce the latest release of CiviCRM - version 1.5. Special thanks to the dedicated folks who contributed to this release by testing the alpha and beta revisions - and to everyone in the community who provided new ideas, feedback (especially critical feedback), and patches.

What's new in 1.5?

This release includes CiviMember - a new membership management component, and Search Builder - a new tool for building complex search queries. We've also made significant memory and speed optimizations. Other release highlights include:

• Log and display who last updated a contact and when
• Map contact addresses without requiring latitude and longitude (using Google Maps 2.0)
• Include mapping links in Profile search results and details
• Optional CAPTCHA validation for Profile input forms
• Generate mailing labels
• Attach photos, documents and other files to contacts
• Search by relationship
• Customize the data columns which are included in the built-in Basic and Advanced Search results
• Customize your own templates for Contact View and Edit screens

..You can read the roadmap release summary here. ... and see a complete listing of ALL (140+) new features, improvements and bug fixes here. Interested in learning more about CiviMember? Read more here.