--- author: '' category: '' date: 2013/02/19 12:49:20 description: Version 5.3 of Nikola announced, ready for download. link: '' priority: '' slug: nikola-53-released tags: python, nikola title: Nikola 5.3 released type: text updated: 2013/02/19 12:49:20 url_type: '' --- I am happy to announce the release of `version 5.3 of Nikola `_ a static blog/site generator. It includes some minor features and a good amount of bugfixing. Upgrading to it should not cause you any trouble, as far as I know. Here's the changelog: Features -------- * Bootstrap 2.3.0 * Optionally use content distribution networks for jquery and twitter-bootstrap (USE_CDN option) * Improve progressive rendering by moving javascript to the bottom of pages * New Brazilian portuguese translation. * New planetoid experimental extra_plugin Bugfixes -------- * Make really sure we import the right conf.py * Make SLUG_TAG_PATH a config dep for most pages * Removed meta title tag for better HTML validation * Removed #999 background from footnote backlink. * Made footnote references be superscripted. * Centered figure's image and caption. * Removed outset border from admonitions. * Use default theme as last resource for messages/translations * DATE_FORMAT option was being ignored * Remove trailing "\" on windows gallery links (Issue #298) * Inconsistent breadcrumbs in gallery pages (Issue #303) * Use source files as bundle dependencies instead of outputs (Issue #294) Enjoy!