We just released wpForo 1.6.0 middle version.
Important Update Notes
- This version brings dozens of new features, therefore there are some changes in database. If your forum has less than 100K posts it'll update all changes in database during the plugin update process, if your forum has more than 100K posts you'll get a Dashboard Message with further instruction. Please follow them to complete this middle version update.
- Forum template files are modified. If you have an old customized copies of forum template files in your WP theme /wpforo/ folder please update them.
- If you have Advanced Attachments and Ads Manager addons installed please update those once the wpForo is updated.
- To load your customized colors please refresh (press Ctrl+F5) forum front-end page twice.
- If you have a Cache Plugin, please delete all caches after wpForo update.
- If you use CDN and found some issue please purge it.
Main Changes
1. Threaded Forum Layout
This layout brings totally different forum usage experience. This is a new generation of forums and communities. You can use this layout for any kind of discussions, especially for support forums, support tickets, product reviewing discussions and thread oriented forums (small number of categories and forums, even just one forum). As usual the threaded layout can be used with other forum layouts.
- Added: Threaded Layout | Topics list under threaded layout category
- Added: Threaded Layout | AJAX powered Load More Topics button under thread list
- Added: Threaded Layout | Topic Filters (hottest, solved, unsolved)
- Added: Threaded Layout | Ability to add new topic directly from forum list
- Added: Threaded Layout | Nested (threaded) Replies with levels depth in Topics
- Added: Threaded Layout | Opens editor under each post on reply button click
- Added: Threaded Layout | Displays thread breadcrumb (replying tree) of each reply
- Added: Threaded Layout | Lots of options to manage layout specific things
2. Q&A Forum Layout is fully Improved
- Added: Q&A Layout | Stick question on all pages, separate answers section
- Added: Q&A Layout | Answers sorting options, by default "most voted"
- Added: Q&A Layout | Comments of answers are grouped, "see all comments" button
- Added: Q&A Layout | Either display Answer editor or Answer button (click to open)
- Added: Q&A Layout | Add Comment button moved under each answer below comments
- Added: Q&A Layout | Opens editor under each answer on Add Comment button click
- Added: Q&A Layout | Visual and Text editor types for comments. Text by default
- Added: Q&A Layout | New options to manage layout specific things
3. Visual and Text Editors for Q&A Layout comments and Threaded Layout Replies.
By default Q&A comment editor is Text. Threaded layout reply editor is Visual. You can manage these editor types in Dashboard > Forums > Settings > Topics & Posts tab.
4. Improved: Recent Topics and Posts Widgets
- Added: Option filter by forums
- Added: Option autofilter topics and posts by current forum
- Added: Option Display posts per topic for Recent Posts widget
5. Filter Dropdown on Recent Posts page (Recent, Unread, Solved...)
6. Forum Layout Previews on Edit Forum Screen
7. Database Checker, Problem Reporter and Fixer
This tool is located in Dashboard > Forums > Tools > Debug > Tables tab. We recommend navigate there and check database issues after each version update. If you have more than 100K posts, once you updated to 1.6.0 you should navigate to this admin page and create "root" field and key in wp_wpforo_posts table using the [Solve database problems] button. If you have a large forum (millions of posts) it may take dozens of minutes, even one hour.
8. Posts must be Manually Approved option for New Registered Users
If this option is enabled, all new topics and posts of New Users (who has less than X posts) will be set unapproved and require admin/moderator approval. This will not affect other users.
Changelog:
- Added: Threaded Forum Layout
- Added: Threaded Layout | Topics list under threaded layout category
- Added: Threaded Layout | AJAX powered Load More Topics button under thread list
- Added: Threaded Layout | Topic Filters (hottest, solved, unsolved)
- Added: Threaded Layout | Ability to add new topic directly from forum list
- Added: Threaded Layout | Nested (threaded) Replies with levels depth in Topics
- Added: Threaded Layout | Opens editor under each post on reply button click
- Added: Threaded Layout | Displays thread breadcrumb (replying tree) of each reply
- Added: Threaded Layout | Lots of options to manage layout specific things
- Improved: Q&A Layout is fully improved
- Added: Q&A Layout | Stick question on all pages, separate answers section
- Added: Q&A Layout | Answers sorting options, by default "most voted"
- Added: Q&A Layout | Comments of answers are grouped, "see all comments" button
- Added: Q&A Layout | Either display Answer editor or Answer button (click to open)
- Added: Q&A Layout | Add Comment button moved under each answer below comments
- Added: Q&A Layout | Opens editor under each answer on Add Comment button click
- Added: Q&A Layout | Visual and Text editor types for comments. Text by default
- Added: Q&A Layout | New options to manage layout specific things
- Improved: Recent Topics and Posts Widgets
- Added: Option filter by forums
- Added: Option autofilter topics and posts by current forum
- Added: Option Display posts per topic for Recent Posts widget
- Added: Spam Control - Don't allow frequent posting
- Added: Disable submit button to prevent multi submissions
- Added: Posts Must be Manually Approved option for new registered users
- Added: Problem fixer section for color changing issues in Styles tab
- Added: Option to stick first post on all topic pages (for all layouts)
- Added: Filter dropdown on Recent Posts page (Recent, Unread, Solved...)
- Added: Filter hook 'wpforo_avatar_upload_max_filesize'
- Added: Filter hook 'wpforo_signature_length' (manage signature length)
- Added: Filter hook 'wpforo_editor_settings' (manage editor buttons)
- Added: Forum layout previews on edit forum screen
- Added: Reset Options button on all Settings and Tools tabs
- Added: Database Checker, Problem Reporter and Fixer in Tools > Debug > Tables tab
- Updated: Forum icons updated to FontAwesome 5.7.0
- Changed: Hide banned users count on dashboard menu when Auto-ban is disabled
- Optimization: SQL queries. Less queries more data processing
- Fixed Bug: Remove subscriptions when topics is removed
- Fixed Bug: Database error related to duplicated data in subscribers table
- Fixed Bug: Dynamic user role changing with Membership Plugins
- Fixed Bug: Enable "Can view replies" permission in Forum Accesses
- Fixed Bug: Missing Phrases
- Fixed Bug: Lots of minor bugs...
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This is an absolutely BRILLIANT update, but it's KILLING my server resources ! So much in fact that my ISP is threatening to suspend my account - my forum isn't even that big 🙁
Is there anything we can do about this before my ISP loses patience and pulls the plug on me ?
Thank you @mcutting,
The database update process maybe heavy if your hosting service is not powerful. It's one time process. You just need to wait...
Also, maybe the database keys are not created or you've disabled wpForo caches. The first issue check in Dashboard > Forums > Tools > Debug > Tables tab. Make sure you don't have database issues. If you see any just use the [Solve database problems]. For the second issue, please navigate to Settings > Features tab and make sure all caches are enabled.
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We'd really appreciate and be thankful if you leave a good review on plugin page. This is the best way to say thank you to this project and support team.
Went to bed and let the database update continue to run. Just got up and checked it -- it's still running.
Edit: Nevermind, I clicked the "Recheck DB" and all is well. 🙂
Your database was successfully updated, you don't need to click on [Recheck] button. it may initiate another one hour process. Your db is ok.
In case you want to say thank you !)
We'd really appreciate and be thankful if you leave a good review on plugin page. This is the best way to say thank you to this project and support team.
Finally, the wait is over. I'm more than happy to try this latest version in my local machine before going live. Thank you team WpForo.
Yogen
Thank you @Robert and @Sofy and to the rest of the GVectors Team for all the good work and your tenacity and improvements.
The stuff you do and the assistance you give to your forum users and members, (and the corresponding patience you exhibit while at it) helps the Community and the internet!
More power to you all and your families as you help empower individuals to build their own communities! Your generosity is amazing! 🙂
I'm just a member here who used to be a newbie.
The case: When I actually put my keyboard where my forum is, and became #172. Can you imagine if you had to build this forum yourself? How kind and patient will you be? The best way to say thank you is say it, write it, and then head on over at Wordpress plugin page and rate wpForo 5 stars - by clicking here.
Is it possible to translate some text -- No forum selected --
Otherwise, it really is a big step. Thank you very much for this update. wpForo is finally usable for my purposes and I'm going to open it.
Thank you very much for this work you are doing. I've helped you by at least buying addons.
If we do only what we can to do, we would never do anything.
Is it possible to translate some text -- No forum selected --
Otherwise, it really is a big step. Thank you very much for this update. wpForo is finally usable for my purposes and I'm going to open it.
Thank you very much for this work you are doing. I've helped you by at least buying addons.
Thank you @vit-hofman,
At te moment this phrase can be translated using Loco Translate plugin, this phrase is located in POT file. We'll add this in wpForo Phrases system too with next update.
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We'd really appreciate and be thankful if you leave a good review on plugin page. This is the best way to say thank you to this project and support team.
Thank you for your feedback on v1.6.0 versions. All issues are taken under consideration and most of them are already fixed. This topic is closed. For new issues please open a separate topics in according forums.
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We'd really appreciate and be thankful if you leave a good review on plugin page. This is the best way to say thank you to this project and support team.