ElkArte 1.1.9

ElkArte 1.1.9

Today, we are pleased to release ElkArte 1.1.9. This is the 10th release in the 1.1 line.

This release addresses any remaining compatibility issues with PHP 8.1. In addition to full PHP 8.x support, bugs were identified and fixed, enhancements to existing functionality was added and a several new features were added. Overall this is a large update intended to bridge the gap between the 1.1 and upcoming 2.0 line.

New Features and Enhancements

• Quick Quote allows you to select text in a post and quote just that selection when making a reply.
• Quote Show More is a quote display limiting function. Should someone quote a long post, only a portion is shown unless the users selects the "show more" text that is overlayed on the quote. This length is configurable in the admin panel.
• Webp support for attachments and avatars.
• Open graph meta data and schema.org micro data, to help with SEO, is generated and inserted in the page output.
• Nested Quote Depth level vs previous behavior of yes/no.
• Save avatars as and thumbs as PNG option has been removed. The system will now detect if the image has transparency and save as appropriate (Webp or if not enabled then PNG or JPG)

Refer to the release notes on the forum for a complete list of improvements, updates and fixes. https://www.elkarte.net/community/index.php?topic=6030.0

Upgrading

• If you are running ElkArte 1.1.8, simply download the patch file and install it with the package manager.
• If you are running a previous 1.1 version then you have two options
  • Install each of the patch files in sequence until you get patched to 1.1.9
  • Or you can use the full install package and overwrite your existing files, then run the updater yourforum/install/update.php (which should come up automatically). If you choose to use the full package it is strongly advised to uninstall any addons, do your upgrade, then reinstall the most recent version of the addons.
• If you are running a 1.0.x version then you must use the full install package. Overwrite your existing files, then run the updater yourforum/install/update.php (which should come up automatically). You must uninstall any addons, before do your upgrade, then reinstall the most recent version of the addons.

Be sure to check for updates to any addons you are running, many have been updated to support new 1.1.9 features.

This release follows our semantic version (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH), meaning that third-point (x.x.X) releases should contain backwards-compatible bug fixes and enhancements, so for the most part you will not find major new features in this release. Major new features will be reserved for second point versions (x.X.x).

Full Changelog: v1.1.8...v1.1.9

ElkArte 1.1.8

Today, we are pleased to release ElkArte 1.1.8. This is the 9th release in the ElkArte 1.1 line.

This release addresses a few bugs and identified after the release of ElkArte 1.1.7.. A few enhancements to existing functionality were added, examples being the capability to search on subject when using a standard text index.

This is patch does contain important security fixes and we strongly encourage anyone running any previous version to update to the latest.

This release follows our semantic version (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH), meaning that third-point (x.x.X) releases should contain backwards-compatible bug fixes and enhancements, so for the most part you will not find major new features in this release. Major new features will be reserved for second point versions (x.X.x).

Refer to the release notes on the forum for a complete list of updates. https://www.elkarte.net/community/index.php?topic=6030.0

ElkArte 1.1.7

Today, we are pleased to release ElkArte 1.1.7. This is the 8th release in the ElkArte 1.1 line.

This release addresses many bugs and some minor security issues identified after the release of ElkArte 1.1.6. As this is a maintenance release, the majority of the updates are focused on bug fixes, PHP 7.4/8 compatibility and increased stability. A few enhancements to existing functionality was added, examples being one click un-subscribe in email notifications and the capability to search on subject when using a full text index.

This is patch does contain security fixes and we strongly encourage anyone running any previous version to update to the latest.

This release follows our semantic version (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH), meaning that third-point (x.x.X) releases should contain backwards-compatible bug fixes and enhancements, so for the most part you will not find major new features in this release. Major new features will be reserved for second point versions (x.X.x).

Refer to the release notes on the forum for a complete list of updates. https://www.elkarte.net/community/index.php?topic=5976.0

ElkArte 1.1.6

Today, we are pleased to release ElkArte 1.1.6. This release addresses few bugs and some minor security issues identified after the release of ElkArte 1.1.5. As this is a maintenance release, the majority of the updates are focused on bug fixes and increased stability.
One of these vulnerability was reported by https://www.netsparker.com/.

This is patch contains a security fix and we strongly encourage anyone running any previous version.

This release follows our semantic version (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH), meaning that third-point (x.x.X) releases should contain backwards-compatible bug fixes and enhancements, so for the most part you will not find new features in this release. Major new features will be reserved for second point versions (x.X.x).

Refer to the release notes on the forum for a complete list of updates. (Release notes will be prepared at a later time.)

ElkArte 1.1.5

Today, we are pleased to release ElkArte 1.1.5. This release addresses few bugs identified after the release of ElkArte 1.1.4. As this is a maintenance release, the majority of the updates are focused on bug fixes and increased stability.

This release follows our semantic version (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH), meaning that third-point (x.x.X) releases should contain backwards-compatible bug fixes and enhancements, so for the most part you will not find new features in this release. Major new features will be reserved for second point versions (x.X.x).

Refer to the release notes on the forum for a complete list of updates. (Release notes are not yet ready.)

ElkArte 1.1.4

Today, we are pleased to release ElkArte 1.1.4. This release addresses a minor security issue, the introduction of the acceptance of the agreement and privacy policy (related to the GDPR EU regulation) and several bugs identified after the release of ElkArte 1.1.3. As this is a maintenance release, the majority of the updates are focused on bug fixes and increased stability.

This is patch contains a security fix and we strongly encourage anyone running any previous version.

This release follows our semantic version (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH), meaning that third-point (x.x.X) releases should contain backwards-compatible bug fixes and enhancements, so for the most part you will not find new features in this release. Major new features will be reserved for second point versions (x.X.x).

Refer to the release notes on the forum for a complete list of updates. (Release notes are not yet ready.)

ElkArte 1.1.3

Today, we are pleased to release ElkArte 1.1.3. This release addresses a security issue and few bugs identified after the release of ElkArte 1.1.2. As this is a maintenance release, the majority of the updates are focused on bug fixes and increased stability.

This is a critical security update and we strongly encourage anyone running any previous version.

This release follows our semantic version (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH), meaning that third-point (x.x.X) releases should contain backwards-compatible bug fixes and enhancements, so for the most part you will not find new features in this release. Major new features will be reserved for second point versions (x.X.x).

Refer to the release notes on the forum for a complete list of updates. (Release notes are not yet ready.)

ElkArte 1.1.2

Today, we are pleased to release ElkArte 1.1.2. This release addresses a security issue and few bugs identified after the release of ElkArte 1.1.1. As this is a maintenance release, the majority of the updates are focused on bug fixes and increased stability.
This is a critical security update and we strongly encourage anyone running any previous version.

This release follows our semantic version (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH), meaning that third-point (x.x.X) releases should contain backwards-compatible bug fixes and enhancements, so for the most part you will not find new features in this release. Major new features will be reserved for second point versions (x.X.x).

Refer to the release notes on the forum for a complete list of updates. (Release notes are not yet ready.)

ElkArte 1.1.1

Today, we are pleased to release ElkArte 1.1.1. This release addresses a security issue and few bugs identified after the release of ElkArte 1.1.0. As this is a maintenance release, the majority of the updates are focused on bug fixes and increased stability.
This is a critical security update and we strongly encourage anyone running any previous version.

This release follows our semantic version (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH), meaning that third-point (x.x.X) releases should contain backwards-compatible bug fixes and enhancements, so for the most part you will not find new features in this release. Major new features will be reserved for second point versions (x.X.x).

Refer to the release notes on the forum for a complete list of updates.

ElkArte 1.1 Final

After three years of (albeit inconsistent) work, the ElkArte Community is pleased to announce the release of the stable version of ElkArte 1.1, the first minor update to the ElkArte 1.x line of software.

Talking about a "minor" release sounds a bit diminished, since many things were changed, especially in the code, but still we decided not to increase the major version because anyway the changes are not too architecturally deep.

Some of the most exciting new features present in ElkArte 1.1:

• Inline Attachments allow displaying of attachment thumbnails inline with the text of the post
• "Permanent" drafts (i.e. Drafts saved by the user are not purged, while system auto-saved drafts are)
• A better implementation of notifications with more granular control for both the end-users and the admins
• Added 2FA, two factor authentication
• Desktop notifications and number of unread notifications "live" in the favicon of the browser
• Replacement of bitmap/jpeg/png and Font Awesome icons with modern SVG images where possible
• New version of Editor with many improvements (including the undo/redo plugin)
• Better separation of "structure" and "colors" in theme and variants to improve the theme flexibility
• Consolidation of theme CSS classes and colors to simplify the customization
• Many layout "tweaks" to improve user experience
• Use of HTML structural elements in the page markup (header, section, article, aside, etc)
• PM reporting now has it's own page (previously it was just a PM to the admin)
• Ajax recent activity tabs in the view profile area
• Built in attachment lightbox with prev/next arrow navigation
• Like statistics page (most liked posts, members, etc)
• Added mail-check function during registration to catch common email input errors and provide did you mean suggestions
• Moving-range for calendar limit (instead of the old fixed range)
• Separation of the php-cache from the theme-assets-cache
• Update scripts to use JQuery3
• Improved internal admin settings search
• Email bounce detection when using post by email functions
• several other improvements and fixes

On the coding-side:

• Raised minimum version of PHP to 5.3.3
• Support for php up to 7.2
• Class autoloader added
• Almost complete rewrite of the BB-code parser for improved speed
• preparsecode function updated for improved speed
• Much wider use of OOP compared to 1.0
• Use of http request class to consolidate all interaction with POST/GET
• New Session framework
• New Settings form framework
• A new way to "plug" into controllers with "modules"
• New methods for the database abstraction (fetchQuery, fetchQueryCallback)
• and counting.

But, as usual, the best way to know about ElkArte is to download the software and install it in order to discover all the features, and if you have any doubt feel free to join the forum at elkarte.net and ask!