First of all we apologize for the lateness of wpForo update. Our main staff was away on vacation. We're back and are ready to work even harder on wpForo improvement and updates.
Today we release wpForo 1.6.2 version. This is mostly bag-fix version, but it also includes lots of small but very useful changes and features.
Important update notes
- 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.
- Forum template files are modified. If you have an old customized copies of forum template files in your WP theme /wpforo/ folder please update those.
New Features
Multi-quotes by selecting certain content from different posts
Option to change user rating in Dashboard > Edit User admin page
Toolbar button to create spoilers (hidden, expandable content) in editor
Changelog:
- Added: Multi-quotes by selecting certain content from different posts
- Added: Option to change user rating in Dashboard > Edit User admin page
- Added: Auto-grow (autoresize) feature for topic/post editors
- Added: Reply button automatically adds post author @nickname in editor
- Added: Prevent closing window or tab if topic/post editor is not empty
- Added: New shortcode [post_author_name] in email templates.
- Added: Option to create spoilers (hidden, expandable content) in editor
- Added: Option to limit search result count, optimizing database usage
- Added: Option to set max/min characters number in topic/post editor
- Added: Ctrl + Enter to submit topic/post editor
- Added: wpForo SEO optimization, Twitter Image SEO Tag
- Added: Display category (top parent forum) description in category page
- Added: Display Secondary Usergroups with user information and in profile
- Added: Enabled Subscribe Manager in all users Profile > Subscription tab
- Added: Redirect to login page if a visitor has no access to current topic
- Added: Compatible with Rank Math SEO plugin
- Added: Filter hook 'wpforo_search_results_body_length'
- Fixed Bug: Wrong last info on parent forums
- Fixed Bug: Attachment button issue in Threaded Layout topic editor
- Fixed Bug: Problem using WordPress date-time type in forum
- Fixed Bug: Problem with reset password URL
- Fixed Bug: Problem with style customization using Custom CSS Codes option
- Fixed Bug: Forum meta description doesn't work
- Fixed Bug: 404 Not Found error on Microsoft Servers
- Fixed Bug: BuddyPress integration issues with Profile URL
- Fixed Bug: Ultimate Member integration issues with Profile URL
- Fixed Bug: Can't delete reply in large Threaded Layout topic
- Fixed Bug: Can't see own replies in private topics
- Fixed Bug: No breadcrumb home icon in category pages
- Fixed Bug: Breadcrumb structured data error
- Fixed Bug: Issue with deleting Q&A layout answer
- Fixed Bug: "jQuery is not defined" on non-forum pages
- Fixed Bug: Database error with some topic tags
- Fixed Bug: Timezone issues on some servers
- Fixed Bug: Database error "Duplicate entry" on post liking
- Fixed Bug: Approved posts counting issue for guests
- Fixed Bug: Remove inaccessible content from search result
- Fixed Bug: Dozens of other small bugs
- Optimization: Better performance, lower database queries...
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After the update, some Icons (like Solved, Sticky) are not showing anymore in User's Activity Tab.
Please check out wpForo Private Messages add-on:
https://gvectors.com/product/wpforo-private-messages/
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I'm sorry but those are removed from user activity in this version. We're improving user profile pages so all will be totally changed soon and the icons will be back too.
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Option to set max/min characters number in topic/post editor
Can we override this limit for certain users (i.e. admin)? Or can enable them only for specific user groups?
I'm sorry bit not, there is no way to do that yet.
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Thank you wpForo Support Team and GVectors for ALWAYS improving wpForo and for continuing to provide the MOST EXCELLENT Support that any WP plugin has yet to beat!
I am going to be building our wpForo Forum #3 with this latest version very soon! I've learned a lot from you guys! SO VERY HAPPY with Forum #1 and #2! I always promote wpForo and hope that you continue to thrive and enjoy what you do! 🙂
God bless you and your Support Team and your families - Robert, Sofy, Martin, and Blackraz! You all ROCK!
P.S. If I may suggest - please place a DONATE button here on this Support Forum - so Satisfied Users can donate something, like buy you guys coffee or pizza or lunch, or just something, anything! 🙂 (Especially those who have already rated you 5 stars on WordPress!).
P.P.S. Or put your Support Team mailing address so we can ship stuff to you! 🙂 You deserve the best because you help out people, even if they are sometimes "grouchy", you still help! And you continue to improve wpForo consistently! Salute! Kudos! and THANK YOU! 🙂
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.
in RTL @robert
Thank you @amrdad,
We'll fix this in next version.
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I'm sorry but those are removed from user activity in this version. We're improving user profile pages so all will be totally changed soon and the icons will be back too.
Sorry to hear this. Will the icons be back in the next version?
I use the forum in a specific way and I can't use it without this functionality. So I reverted it to version 1.6.1 and now I have to wait for the version which will recover the icons in user activity.
@envi, I'm sorry but those are removed from user activity in this version. We're improving user profile pages so all will be totally changed soon and the icons will be back too.
Sorry to hear this. Will the icons be back in the next version?
I use the forum in a specific way and I can't use it without this functionality. So I reverted it to version 1.6.1 and now I have to wait for the version which will recover the icons in user activity.
Hi @envi,
This is a bad idea. We strongly don't recommend downgrade. If this icon is so important for you, please ask for patch or some code to change it but don't downgrade whole plugin because of this. Please update it back, then use Plugin File editor or cPanle > File Manager.
Open: wp-content/plugins/wpforo/wpf-themes/classic/profile-activity.php file.
Find this line:
<td class="activity-icon"><?php wpforo_topic_icon( $activity['topicid'], 'base' ); ?></td>
Change to this:
<td class="activity-icon"><?php wpforo_topic_icon( $activity['topicid'], 'mixed' ); ?></td>
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Thank you for the code, @robert! It's what I need.
I notice something else now.
After the update, the speed of the forum page on mobile is slower.
The Google PageSpeed Insights mobile score before the update was: ~57.
After the update is: ~36.
Thank you for the code, @robert! It's what I need.
I notice something else now.
After the update, the speed of the forum page on mobile is slower.
The Google PageSpeed Insights mobile score before the update was: ~57.
After the update is: ~36.
Not enough information to follow your problem. If you can provide more details please open a separate support topic. We just tested and don't find any issue with speed. This is probably site specific issue.
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