We've just released wpForo 2.4 middle version!

Important update notes

• After the update, please delete all caches and purge CDN if you have.
• After the update, please flush Redis Object Cache if you have this cache enabled

 

2.4.5 Changes

• Fixed Bug: Q&A forum layout threads issue on mobile devices
• Fixed Bug: Warning: Trying to access array offset on null in ../functions-template.php
• Fixed Bug: Missing field 'url' (in 'author') with DiscussionForumPosting structured data
• Fixed Bug: Missing field 'name' (in 'comment.author') with DiscussionForumPosting structured data

 

2.4.4 Changes

• Fixed Bug: Structured data problem with empty posts. Parsing error: Missing ‘}’ or object member name.
• Note: If you receive email from Google with "New Discussion forum structured data issues detected" title and ‘Either "text", "image", or "video" should be specified (in "comment")’, issue, please deactivate wpForo (do not Uninstall) then delete the plugin and install it again. This will not affect any data, this will install the latest changes of wpForo plugin.

 

2.4.3 Changes

• Added: Discussion forum (DiscussionForumPosting) structured data for Google Search
• Security: Fixed issue with manipulation and privilege escalation via hidden parameter
• Fixed Bug: BuddyPress Integration problems related to deprecated functions
• Fixed Bug: False positive spam file detection and notification in the dashboard
• Fixed Bug: Problems related to PHP 8.4
• Fixed Bug: Issues with saving antispam settings
• Fixed Bug: More robust solution for "Arbitrary File Reading" problem by changing wp_remote_get() function to wp_safe_remote_get()

 

2.4.2 Changes

• Security: Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read in update
• Fixed Bug: In some cases user couldn't see own private topics
• Fixed Bug: Problem with topic slugs containing negative number (-1234)
• Fixed Bug: Issue with x.com URL in users profile pages
• Fixed Bug: Forum tree displaying issue related the secondary user-groups cache

 

2.4.1 Changes

• Compatibility: WordPress 6.7
• Added: Request confirmation before deleting the account
• Added: Email notification to admins when users delete their account

 

2.4.0 Changes

• Added: Export and Import of settings. Allows you to export and import different groups of settings separately.
• Added: Automatically change a post status to unapproved when an eligible user reports it.
• Added: reCAPTCHA to the [Add Topic] form in stand-alone topic creation page (/add-topic/)
• SEO Optimization: Prevent indexing dynamic URLs with get parameters for when page is generated after selecting options in dropdown menus.
• SEO Optimization: Added rel="nofollow" to links in the user activity and favored pages.
• Changed: Topic and post shortlinks previously showed a 404 error if the content was private or unapproved. Now, they redirect to the login page to authorize the user before displaying the content.
• New Addon: wpForo - Advanced Reactions