News

February Updates

20 of February, 2026

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Major Progress Across Plugins & Core

A lot has been happening over the past few months, and we’re excited to share a substantial round of updates across both the plugin ecosystem and the core system.

This February marks one of our most active development periods yet — with brand-new plugins, significant improvements to existing tools, and a major beta release of the core.

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GetSimple CMS CE v3.3.23 Beta (2026.02.19)

We’re getting very close to the next official release.

Version 3.3.23 beta is a substantial update with a strong focus on security, stability, and performance.

New Features

• SVG support for Uploads & Filebrowser
• Admin Page Sorting improvements
• Update plugins directly from the Plugins Tab
• Added Twig support to the Theme Editor
• New theme functions: Wiki

These additions improve developer flexibility while maintaining the lightweight simplicity GetSimple is known for.

Core Updates

• Plugin – Massive Admin v6.x (refactor + security enhancements)
• Plugin – UpdateCE
• Health Check improvements
• Support Page improvements
• Sitemap UI refinements
• Improvements & Fixes
• Improved image and file handling
• Reduced memory usage
• General security enhancements

Security & Hotfixes

Numerous issues have been patched and enhanced, including:

• CVE-2026-27146 (CSRF)
• CVE-2026-27147 (XSS)
• CVE-2026-27161 (AllowOverride disabled handling)
• CVE-2026-27202 (Arbitrary File Read)

Security remains a top priority as we move toward the next stable release.

Other Improvements

• Miscellaneous cleanup
• Stability refinements
• General optimizations

This beta represents a major step forward in strengthening and modernizing GetSimple CMS CE.

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New Plugins

Alongside core development, we’ve introduced several brand-new plugins to expand functionality even further:

Video Galleries

Create and manage responsive video galleries using shortcodes or PHP functions.
Perfect for portfolios, tutorials, and media-rich sites.

PlayGIF

Control animated GIF playback on hover or click to improve UX and performance.

Page Templates 

Create predefined structured layouts for consistent page design.

Custom Shortcodes

Build dynamic, reusable shortcodes with parameter support.

Theme Customizer 

Advanced template settings manager inspired by a familiar Customizer-style workflow.

Display On Date

Schedule content visibility by date range using shortcodes or PHP calls.

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Plugin Updates

We’ve also rolled out important updates to many existing plugins, focusing on performance, usability, and ecosystem compatibility.

Schedule content visibility by date range using shortcodes or PHP calls.

Massive Admin Theme v6.0.7

• Security enhancements
• Bug fixes
• Updated file-browser for Snippets

Update CE v1.3

• Improved version control handling

Update CE v1.3

• Improved version control handling
• Dev Sheets v1.6
• More information
• Additional tips
• Expanded examples

uploaderExt v3.3

• Improved image handling
• Security enhancements
• Better memory optimization

Regenerate Thumbnails v2.0

• Updated image generation
• Improved UI
• Memory usage optimizations

GS Hide Tabs v2.0

• Ability to modify classes and IDs per user

MonsterGallery v4.3

• Major UI improvements
• Significant file-browser enhancements
• Overall performance refinements

MultiBlock v6.0

• Ability to duplicate blocks
• General improvements

EasyContactButton v1.5

• Added sound control option

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Moving Forward

This update cycle reflects our continued commitment to:

• Stronger security
• Better performance
• Improved developer tools
• A growing, modern plugin ecosystem

We’re getting very close to the next official release — and we’re excited about what’s ahead.

As always, feedback, testing, and contributions are welcome.

Thank you for being part of the GetSimple CMS CE community.
And as always, if you appreciate the time and effort we put into this, please consider donating, even the smallest contribution is a big help.

^{RisingIsland/Islander/Eric}