diff --git a/projects/filelight/project.inc b/projects/filelight/project.inc
index 2912df9..73f9243 100644
--- a/projects/filelight/project.inc
+++ b/projects/filelight/project.inc
@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
 <?php
     // They are used to link to git tags. It's like a VCS browser. But not.
     $vers = upstreamVersionsSince("17.12");
 
-    for ($i = 9; $i >= 3; $i--) {
-      $vstring = floor(14 + $i / 3) . '.' . sprintf("%02u", (($i % 3) * 4) + 4);
-      $vers[$vstring] = '1.21';
-    }
+    $vers = array_merge($vers, set_version_for_range(15, 4, 17, 8, '1.21'));
 
     $vers['14.12'] = '1.20';
     for ($i = 14; $i >= 11; $i--)
       $vers["4." . $i] = '1.20';
 
     $vers['4.10'] = '1.13';
 
     for ($i = 9; $i >= 6; $i--)
       $vers["4." . $i] = '1.' . ($i + 3);
 
     $project = new Project('filelight', 'Filelight', $vers);
 ?>
diff --git a/projects/kcharselect/project.inc b/projects/kcharselect/project.inc
index 1ca3526..8e71ad1 100644
--- a/projects/kcharselect/project.inc
+++ b/projects/kcharselect/project.inc
@@ -1,54 +1,45 @@
 <?php
 
 class VersionedPathWith3dot5 extends VersionedPath
 {
     var $path;
     var $pathFor3dot5;
 
     function VersionedPathWith3dot5($path,$pathFor3dot5)
     {
         $this->path = $path;
         $this->pathFor3dot5 = $pathFor3dot5;
     }
 
     function path($versionId)
     {
         if ($versionId=="3.5")
             return $this->pathFor3dot5;
         else
             return $this->path;
     }
 }
 
     $vers = array();
 
-    // version 1.13 was used from Applications 16.12 to at least 19.04
-    for ($i = 9; $i >= 2; $i--) {
-      $vstring = floor(16 + $i / 3) . '.' . sprintf("%02u", (($i % 3) * 4) + 4);
-      $vers[$vstring] = '1.13';
-    }
-
-    // version 1.12 was used from Applications 15.04 to at 16.08
-    for ($i = 7; $i >= 3; $i--) {
-      $vstring = floor(14 + $i / 3) . '.' . sprintf("%02u", (($i % 3) * 4) + 4);
-      $vers[$vstring] = '1.12';
-    }
+    $vers = array_merge($vers, set_version_for_range(16, 12, 19, 4, '1.13'));
+    $vers = array_merge($vers, set_version_for_range(15, 4, 16, 8, '1.12'));
 
     $vers['14.12'] = '1.11';
 
     for ($i = 14; $i >= 10; $i--)
        $vers["4." . $i] = '1.11';
 
     for ($i = 9; $i >= 0; $i--)
        $vers["4." . $i] = '1.' . ($i + 2);
 
     $vers['3.5'] = '1.1';
 
     $project = new Project('kcharselect', 'KCharSelect', $vers);
     $project->setDocPoFileNameList(null);
     $project->setManualList(null);
     $project->setOtherSourcesList(
         array("Library (kcharselect*.* files)"=>new VersionedPathWith3dot5("kde/kdelibs/repository/show/kdeui/widgets","kde/kdelibs/repository/show/kdeui")));
     $project->setOtherAPIList(
         array("Library (KCharSelect)"=>new VersionedPath("kdelibs-apidocs/kdeui/html/classKCharSelect.html")));
 ?>
diff --git a/projects/kdf/project.inc b/projects/kdf/project.inc
index b86f3f8..cdafe74 100644
--- a/projects/kdf/project.inc
+++ b/projects/kdf/project.inc
@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
 <?php
     $vers = upstreamVersionsSince("16.08");
 
-    for ($i = 6; $i >= 2; $i--) {
-      $vstring = floor(14 + $i / 3) . '.' . sprintf("%02u", (($i % 3) * 4) + 4);
-      $vers[$vstring] = '0.15';
-    }
+    $vers = array_merge($vers, set_version_for_range(14, 12, 16, 4, '0.15'));
 
     for ($i = 14; $i >= 9; $i--)
       $vers["4." . $i] = '0.15';
 
      for ($i = 8; $i >= 3; $i--)
        $vers["4." . $i] = '0.' . ($i + 6);
 
      for ($i = 2; $i >= 0; $i--)
        $vers["4." . $i] = '0.' . ($i + 5);
 
     $vers["3.5"] = '0.5';
 
     $project = new Project('kdf', 'KDiskFree', $vers);
 ?>
diff --git a/projects/kfloppy/project.inc b/projects/kfloppy/project.inc
index a99f27e..49fccef 100644
--- a/projects/kfloppy/project.inc
+++ b/projects/kfloppy/project.inc
@@ -1,24 +1,17 @@
 <?php
     $vers = array();
 
-    for ($i = 9; $i >= 6; $i--) {
-      $vstring = floor(14 + $i / 3) . '.' . sprintf("%02u", (($i % 3) * 4) + 4);
-      $vers[$vstring] = '5.0';
-    }
-
-    for ($i = 5; $i >= 2; $i--) {
-      $vstring = floor(14 + $i / 3) . '.' . sprintf("%02u", (($i % 3) * 4) + 4);
-      $vers[$vstring] = '4.9';
-    }
+    $vers = array_merge($vers, set_version_for_range(16, 4, 19, 4, '5.0'));
+    $vers = array_merge($vers, set_version_for_range(14, 12, 15, 12, '4.9'));
 
     for ($i = 14; $i >= 9; $i--)
       $vers["4." . $i] = '4.9';
 
     for ($i = 8; $i >= 0; $i--) {
       $v = '4.' . $i;
       $vers[$v] = $v;
     }
     $vers['3.5'] = '3.5';
 
     $project = new Project('kfloppy', 'KFloppy', $vers);
 ?>
diff --git a/projects/ktimer/project.inc b/projects/ktimer/project.inc
index 86ac81c..07ec9b2 100644
--- a/projects/ktimer/project.inc
+++ b/projects/ktimer/project.inc
@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
 <?php
     $vers = upstreamVersionsSince("18.12");
 
     // version 0.10 was used from KDE 4.9 to Applications 18.08
-    for ($i = 13; $i >= 2; $i--) {
-      $vstring = floor(14 + $i / 3) . '.' . sprintf("%02u", (($i % 3) * 4) + 4);
-      $vers[$vstring] = '0.10';
-    }
+    $vers = array_merge($vers, set_version_for_range(14, 12, 18, 8, '0.10'));
     for ($i = 14; $i >= 9; $i--)
       $vers["4." . $i] = '0.10';
 
     for ($i = 8; $i >= 0; $i--)
       $vers["4." . $i] = '0.' . ($i + 1);
 
     $vers["3.5"] = "0.1";
 
     $project = new Project("ktimer", "KTimer", $vers);
     $project->setDocPoFileNameList(null);
     $project->setManualList(null);
 ?>
diff --git a/projects/sweeper/project.inc b/projects/sweeper/project.inc
index c7f2e3d..f6620c1 100644
--- a/projects/sweeper/project.inc
+++ b/projects/sweeper/project.inc
@@ -1,24 +1,21 @@
 <?php
     $vers = array();
 
     $vers["18.08"] = "1.12";
     $vers["18.04"] = "1.11";
     $vers["17.12"] = "1.10";
 
     # no version bump betwen 4.9 and 17.08
-    for ($i = 10; $i >= 2; $i--) {
-        $vstring = floor(14 + $i / 3) . '.' . sprintf("%02u", (($i % 3) * 4) + 4);
-        $vers[$vstring] = '1.9';
-    }
+    $vers = array_merge($vers, set_version_for_range(14, 12, 17, 8, '1.9'));
     for ($i = 14; $i >= 9; $i--) {
         $vers["4." . $i] = "1.9";
     }
 
     for ($i= 8; $i >= 0; $i--) {
         $vers["4." . $i] = "1." . $i;
     }
 
     $project = new Project("sweeper", "Sweeper", $vers);
     $project->setDocPoFileNameList(null);
     $project->setManualList(null);
 ?>
diff --git a/site.inc b/site.inc
index 4c17ea3..b802e0b 100644
--- a/site.inc
+++ b/site.inc
@@ -1,90 +1,108 @@
 <?php
 $templatepath = "newlayout/";
 $site_title = "KDE Utilities";
 $site_external = true;
 $site = 'utils';
 $name = "utils.kde.org Webmaster";
 $mail = 'kde@opensource.sf-tec.de';
 $showedit = false;
 $latest_version = 19.08;
 
 // trunk first, oldest last
 $kdeVersionNameList = array();
 $kdeActiveVersions = array();
 
 // add all versions from $latest_version down to 14.12
 for ($i = $latest_version; $i >= 14.12; $i -= 0.04) {
   // switch from e.g. 15.00 to 14.12
   if (floor($i) == floor($i + 0.99)) {
     $i -= (1.00 - 0.12);
   }
   $vstring = strval($i);
   array_push($kdeActiveVersions, $vstring);
   $kdeVersionNameList[$vstring] = "KDE Applications";
 }
 
 array_push($kdeActiveVersions, "4.14");
 $kdeVersionNameList["4.14"] = "KDE Applications";
 
 for ($i = 13; $i >= 0; $i--) {
   $vstring = "4." . $i;
   array_push($kdeActiveVersions, $vstring);
   $kdeVersionNameList[$vstring] = $i >= 4 ? "KDE SC" : "KDE";
 }
 array_push($kdeActiveVersions, "3.5");
 $kdeVersionNameList["3.5"] = "KDE";
 
 $kdeVersionStateTags = array(
  $kdeActiveVersions[0] => 'D'
 );
 
 foreach(array_slice($kdeActiveVersions, 1) as $ver) {
   $kdeVersionStateTags[$ver] = "R";
 }
 
 $versionStateTexts = array(
   "D" => "Development",
   // support ALPHA, Beta, RC?
   "P" => "To be released",
   "R" => "Released"
 );
 $kdeTrunkVersionId = $kdeActiveVersions[0];
 $kdeOldestActiveVersionId = $kdeActiveVersions[count($kdeActiveVersions)-1];
 
 function upstreamVersionsSince($start)
 {
   $vers = array();
   global $kdeActiveVersions;
 
   foreach($kdeActiveVersions as $version) {
     if($version < $start)
       break;
     $vers[$version] = $version;
   }
 
   return $vers;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief set the same application version for a range of KDE Applications releases
+ *
+ * The lowest supported version is 14.12, just because it was the first
+ * KDE applications release.
+ */
+function set_version_for_range($start_major, $start_minor, $end_major, $end_minor, $app_version)
+{
+  $vers = array();
+
+  for ($i = ($end_major - 14) * 3 + ($end_minor / 4) - 1; $i >= ($start_major - 14) * 3 + ($start_minor / 4) - 1; $i--) {
+    $vstring = floor(14 + $i / 3) . '.' . sprintf("%02u", (($i % 3) * 4) + 4);
+    $vers[$vstring] = $app_version;
+  }
+
+  return $vers;
+}
+
 // TODO: L10n
 
 include( "includes/class_projectteaser.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_license.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_latestrelease.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_versionedpath.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_versionedarrayofarray.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_project.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_contactoverview.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_documentationoverview.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_developmentoverview.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_apidoxlinks.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_bloglinks.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_doclinks.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_bugskdeorglinks.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_ebnreportlinks.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_l10nlinks.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_manual.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_manuallinks.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_userbaselinks.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_repoactivitylinks.inc" );
 include( "includes/class_websvnlinks.inc" );
 ?>