phpBB Post Comments v1.0.0

Release Notes v1.0.0

Initial official release of phpBB Post Comments, a modern, nested AJAX comment engine for phpBB 3.3.x.

🌟 Key Highlights

• vBulletin 6 Nested Style: Clean sub-panel card design (#f8fafc background, #e2e8f0 border, #0284c7 indicator bar, and 36px circular avatars).
• Pure AJAX Engine: Fast, asynchronous comment posting, inline editing, deletion, and paginated loading ("View earlier comments") without full page reloads.
• Single-Click Instant Submit: Resolved blur/focus layout shift for seamless 1-click submission.
• Smart Toggle & Auto-Close: Click "+ Add Comment" to smoothly expand, toggle closed, or cancel. Auto-closes cleanly after comment submission.
• Keyboard Shortcuts: Press Ctrl + Enter (or Cmd + Enter on macOS) to instantly submit comments or save inline edits.
• Live Character Counter: Dynamic character counter with visual warning indicator.
• Native Notifications: Sends real-time on-site notifications to post authors.
• Full RTL Support: Native right-to-left layout for Persian, Arabic, and Hebrew with flipped indicators and directional icon flipping.
• Mobile & Touch Ergonomics: Ergonomic touch targets and fluid responsive layout on screens $\le 500\text{px}$.
• Comprehensive ACP & Permissions: Complete forum enablement control, sort ordering, character limits, BBCode/Smilies toggle, and granular user/moderator permissions.
• 100% Localizable: Zero hardcoded strings. Every phrase is isolated in language files.

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📦 Installation

1. Download the attached phpbbseo_postcomments_1.0.0.zip release archive.
2. Extract it into your forum's extension directory:

   phpbb_root/
   └── ext/
       └── phpbbseo/
           └── postcomments/
   

3. Go to ACP → Customise → Manage extensions → find phpBB Post Comments and click Enable.
4. Configure options under ACP → Extensions → Post Comments → Settings.