Symphony.

How can we see the version number in the backend, I know I am using v5 now, but won't in a few months time...

I don't think this will break anything else, but correct me if I'm wrong. You might want to try changing the configuration file manually. First, open the file to edit:

/manifest/config.php

Then, find the following line:

$settings['symphony']['build'] = '2000';

And change it to this:

$settings['symphony']['build'] = 'Symphony 2 Beta Revision 5';

When you debug your pages, you'll see this parameter:

$symphony-build    'Symphony 2 Beta Revision 5'

To see the current version number on the front end, you can add this to your page footer:

Orchestrated by <a href="http://beta.overture21.com/forum/"><xsl:value-of select="$symphony-build"/></a>

thx, good idea

I think it would be a bad idea to put the version number at the front end. If a critical security hole is found for this version I would not like the bad guys to find my website in the google result list for Symphony 2 Beta Revision 5.

I just removed a Joomla installation that appeared to be more leaky than the titanic from a website, together with some installations of a Paypal phishing script mailing information to several French e-mail adresses.

Good point. You'd want to limit that to front end admin pages.