Software Update: Piwik 2.16.0

Version 2.16.0 of Piwik has been released. This program is an open source alternative to Google Analytics. It uses php and a MySQL database to do its job. The functionality can be easily extended with plugins, of which more than twenty are included. Of course you can also turn it off if certain functionality is not needed. For more information about Piwik, please refer to this page and an overview of the schedule is on this page to find.

Version 2.16.0 is a release that will be supported for a longer period of time than usual. It includes a new look and improved search functionality. In addition, performance has been improved, new troubleshooting capabilities have been added, and many more bugs have been fixed. Extensive release notes can be found on this page are found, this is an excerpt from the announcement:

What’s new?
Piwik 2.16.0 is a release which includes more than 250 closed issues. To learn about the most important and visible changes, read our blog post: What’s new in Piwik 2.16.0?
This release is our Long Term Support release.
263 tickets have been closed by more than 30 contributors!

Database upgrade
This release does not contain any major database upgrade.

Security release
This release is rated critical. We have internally identified and fixed a XSS issue in Piwik. We highly recommend you to upgrade to this latest version. Learn more about how we keep Piwik secure.

Platform Changes
Piwik is an open analytics platform. In an effort to help Piwik developers learn about improvements and changes in the core APIs, we document the changes since the last release.
In this 2.16.0 release there are New features, New APIs, New commands, Internal changes.
Read more in Platform Changelog for Developers to see all changes to the platform and APIs (you can also find it in the CHANGELOG.md in the root of your Piwik).

Note: the Marketplace showcases more than 57 plugins extending Piwik but we think this is just the beginning!