IPS IPS Community Suite 5.0.0 Beta 3

Key Changes​

This is our June maintenance release.
Key changes include:

• Strengthening Community Trust with Privacy and PII Data Features
• Explore Our New Reporting and Statistical Capabilities

Core

• Added a minimum of one day end date to Alerts.
• Replaced Authy MFA with Verify.
• Enforce account completion (display name and email are set) before using the account to login to third party OAuth Clients.
• Fixed an issue where the Moderation IP Tool wouldn't show the logged IP addresses for private messages.
• Fixed an issue where creating a new content item may show an undefined index error.
• Fixed an issue where the rebuild URL queue extension class could throw an exception if the item author had been deleted.
• Fixed an issue where the close date of Polls could break API outputs.
• Fixed an issue where rebuilding achievements wasn't logged in the AdminCP.
• Enforce account completion (display name and email are set) before using the account to login to third party OAuth Clients
• Fixed an issue where older iOS devices (<13.4) had images and other elements that would not load.
• Fixed an issue where it was not possible to apply paid club renewal changes to existing purchases.
• Fixed an issue where moderators could receive report notifications in containers they cannot moderate in.
• Fixed an issue when OAuth providers use really long codes for authorization.
• Fixed an issue where the timezone cookie required extra validation.

Gallery

• Fixed an issue where previous and next links may not work in Gallery if FURLs are not set up.

Commerce

• Fixed an issue where reactivating subscriptions may cause an error if the original invoice is deleted.
• Fixed an issue where bad data could cause the store to throw a fatal error.
• Fixed an issue where changing the owner of a club does not correctly update the payment recipient.
• Fixed an issue where tax caused PayPal not to work correctly.
• Fixed an issue where using a coupon and paying with PayPal did not work.
• Fixed an issue where changing renewal prices for parent/child products did not update existing purchases.
• Fixed an issue where upgrading from a monthly to an annual subscription did not properly set the expiration date.

Pages

• Fixed an issue where long text broke the record display layout.

Blog

• Fixed the broken byline in blog entries for future publish entries.

Downloads

• Updated the grid layout to fix inconsistencies with some 3rd party themes.

Clubs

• Fixed poor alignment of Accept button on "Users Requesting Access" page

Platform

• Added ability to remove a block on an email that has hard bounced in the past.
• Enhanced transparency for the reason when emails are blocked.

Changes affecting third-party developers and designers​

• New Hooks will contain mixin phpDoc.
• Updated Whoops to 2.15.2.
• Changed the return type of the Queue Extensions preQueueData method.
• Fixed issue where the settings.json file would be written incorrectly.
• Fixed an issue where the \IPS\Helpers\Table\Db could return a wrong total count for the pagination when the query used a groupBy statement.

GraphQL, REST, Webhooks and Zapier​

• Fixed an issue in the REST API Content Controller where filtering for items without polls failed.

Core

• Added support for Emoji 14.
• Added a minimum of one day end date to Alerts.
• Improved the database checker to change member id columns to BIGINT if they are nearing a limit.
• Improved performance in some situations when posting content.
• Improved outbound connection speed when connecting to the same host multiple times.
• Move web app settings to a new controller in the AdminCP.
• Fixed an issue where moving conversations between folders may move to the wrong folder or fail to move.
• Fixed an issue where the member_create webhook wouldn't include custom profile field data.
• Fixed an issue where club settings would be shown on the ACP-Settings-Clubs page even if clubs were disabled.
• Fixed an issue where "this club" was not set as the default search context when viewing clubs.
• Fixed an issue where deleting a post from a hidden topic could remove the topic from the activity streams.
• Fixed an issue where the same emoji may show in the shortcode popup more than once where the name is the same.
• Fixed an issue where pasting files into the editor may display an unsupported file type notification.
• Fixed an issue where profanity filters were being applied to account email addresses.
• Hid ACP statistics blocks for Clubs when Clubs are disabled.
• Fixed an issue where users could edit comments that were hidden by a moderator.
• Hid member-menu in ModCP Approval Queue when reviewing content posted by guests.
• Allow users to reply to alerts even if they have messenger restrictions that would prevent them from doing so.
• Allow iOS/Safari notifications from Safari 16.4 onwards.
• Accordion titles on the Notifications settings page now wrap to multiple lines if they're too wide for the browser window.

Commerce

• Increased number of days PayPal Subscriptions are checked for payments.
• Updated PayPal integration to v2 API where appropriate.
• Updated PayPal Payout API to latest version.
• Updated Maxmind integration to latest API, added support for tracking pixel.
• Fixed an issue where a customer may be charged before accepting the terms and conditions when requiring T&Cs and using Stripe.
• Fixed an issue where incoming emails containing '-' or '.' may be discard.
• Fixed an issue where a fatal error is thrown during email processing if the email character set is not supported by current PHP configuration.
• Deprecated Authorize.net, Braintree and 2Checkout payment gateways.
• Removed Hosting Reseller support.

Pages

• Added the media URL to the ACP - Media Details sidebar.
• Added the ability for records to use the publish date field when synchronising with forum topics.
• Fixed an issue where the Media Preview Image wouldn't be shown on the ACP - Media Details page.
• Fixed an issue where it was possible to create paths that conflicted with system folders.
• Fixed an issue where comment counts displayed in the record feed when comments were disabled.

Forums

• Added support for mark solved in clubs.

Downloads

• Removed an unnecessary span tag from the rows template.
• Added the moderator checkbox to grid view as it was previously missing.
• Added status badges (pinned, hidden, etc) to the grid view.
• Padding has been added to grid cells while viewing files in profiles.

Gallery

• Added some customization options to the Overview page.
• Now, when searching for images via the "Insert other attachment" editor option, searching by album name returns images from that album.

Events

• Added links to subscribe to and download iCal events on the overview page.
• Fixed an issue where the "All Calendars" dropdown link would load the overview page instead of monthly view.
• Fixed an issue where the 'Copy Event' link would be shown even if the member had no permission to create new events in the calendar.
• Fixed an issue where recurring events would time out for some locales and languages.
• Fixed an issue where venue events may not show on the happening near me map.

Converters

This is our March maintenance release.
Key changes include:

• UI Polish
• Downloads updates, GraphQL enhancements and more

This is our February maintenance release.
Key changes include:

• New Feature: Gallery refresh
• GraphQL support has been expanded. Blog and Documentation are now available.

• Added password resets to administrator logs.
• Added email icons for Twitch and Discord.
• Added the tags page to the disallowed URLs in the robots.txt.
• Added a noindex meta tag for the offline page.
• Included a PHP Version check for CLI tasks.
• Improves performance of alerts list.
• Fixed an issue where predefined tags can throw an error on the Tags form on PHP8.
• Fixed an issue where the Editor > Stock Replies table search did not work in the AdminCP.
• Fixed an issue where images in search results were not grouped for lightbox.
• Fixed issue where word expansions were replacing phrases in the middle of a word.
• Fixed an issue with Google OAuth logins when an error is returned.
• Fixed an issue with custom OAuth logins if a user info endpoint returns an unexpected data format.
• Fixed an issue where club content could display in feeds to users with no permission to the clubs module.
• Fixed an issue where moderators were not sent email notification of new reports.
• Fixed an issue where system logs may be generated if an invalid URL is passed to the redirect code (for email links).
• Fixed an issue where tags could not be removed from content if tagging was disabled.
• Fixed an issue where moving items using the multimod functions did not always reset the container counts.
• Fixed an issue error that can occur when a 'hide' word filter is triggered on content that does not support hiding (personal conversations).
• Fixed an issue where warning a member sometimes generated an exception and a template error.
• Fixed an issue where rebuilding the search index generated pages of logs for orphaned posts/comments.
• Fixed layout of responsive tables in the ACP.
• Fixed an issue where importing/exporting language packs did not use the correct version.
• Fixed an issue where publishing scheduled items were marked unread for the author.
• Fixed an issue that could cause duplicated notifications when using multiple database servers.
• Fixed an issue on the onboarding page when no image was uploaded.
• Fixed issues with confusing language strings in the report center.
• Fixed an issue where Twitter Emoji no longer loads (The CDN providing the images shut down).
• Removed the unused "core_image_scanner_logs" database table.

Key Changes​

This is our December maintenance release.
During the holiday period, our focus is on providing bug fixes and improving stability.

This is our November maintenance release.

Core

• Added support for OpenSearch 2.1.
• Added application filters for new reports in the Moderator Control Panel's report center.
• Added prune task for core_item_member_map table.
• Added a setting to prune conversations after x days without a reply.
• Added a copy to clipboard button to the oAuth Client Client Identifier fields.
• Added an option to not show oAuth login handler settings in user settings.
• Content that requires approval will now show the reason it moderated.
• Fixed some potential MySQL query errors showing featured items.
• Fixed an issue where duplicate Who's Viewing boxes are displayed.
• Fixed an issue where the related content sidebar block may not correctly account for permissions.
• Changed the default search option to 'Everywhere' for the default app otherwise it's app specific.
• Fixed an issue where quote attributes could trigger the profanity filters.
• Wrapped ElasticSearch calls into a try-catch block to avoid that a broken ES install stops upgrades.
• Fixed an issue where clubs would show both items and comments in recent activity.
• Fixed an issue where the editor would get stuck after a guest post.
• Fixed an issue where the queue task may become locked by deleting orphan comments.
• Fixed an issue where forum specific moderators received notification of reported content outside those forums.
• Fixed an issue where forum specific moderators could see reports for forums they do not moderate.
• Fixed an issue where promote custom date would throw an error when empty.
• Fixed an issue where deleting a member would try to delete data from a not existing table.
• Fixed an issue with queue tasks stalling if an application is uninstalled during achievement rebuilds.
• Fixed an PHP8 issue in the GD class where processing the transparent colors thrown now an exception instead of returning FALSE.
• Fixed an issue where clicking in an AdminCP editor may fire a request to the backend that isn't needed.
• Removed some verbose logging from the PHP 8 scanner.
• Fixed some grammar issues on the Marketplace pre-upgrade page.
• Fixed an issue where the "Allow new registrations" setting would be missing a value.
• Fixed an issue where the image scanner would not work in the EU region.
• Fixed an issue where the custom header and footer templates wouldn't appear.
• Fixed an issue where featuring a guest authored item may cause an error.
• Fixed an issue where EXIF data would not be removed if the image is smaller than max allowed size.

Forums

• Fixed an issue where posts imported via the RSS task may have an incorrect IP address.
• Fixed an issue where deleting a comment does not reset best answers.
• Fixed an issue preventing upgrades from really old versions.
• Fixed an issue where editing a topic and setting a future publish date may not alter state.
• Fixed an issue where rebuilding the solved statistics could fail.
• Fixed solved re-engagement notifications inadvertently being sent when the feature is disabled in a forum.
• Fixed an issue where searching in the AdminCP for "solved" would show a result without a language string.
• Fixed an issue where the combined "fluid" forum view did not show the mobile friendly filter link.

Commerce

• Improved various AdminCP areas to return you to the page you were on after performing an action on a payment/transaction.
• Fixed an issue where guest referrals may not be correctly applied.
• Fixed a template error that can show during Multi-Factor Validation when viewing account credits in Commerce.
• Fixed an issue where a failure to communicate with the EC VAT validation service doesn't show the appropriate error message.
• Fixed an issue validating VAT numbers.
• Fixed an issue where invoice renewal warnings may not show the proper currency symbol.
• Fixed an issue where the ACP - Anti Fraud rules would throw a DB exception.

Pages

• Fixed an issue where carousel image blocks may break the layout.
• Fixed an issue where the create/edit record form would break.
• Fixed attachments not showing when uploaded to the editor when searching is disabled on a database.

Downloads

• Fixed an issue where images in descriptions would show ahead of screenshots in RSS exports.
• Fixed possible duplicate notifications for new version updates.
• Fixed an issue with contextual search when viewing a file.

REST, Webhooks and Zapier

• The reactions notification returned always anonymous users when accessed via REST.
• Fixed an issue where the forums pagination response returned all forums.

Platform

• Fixed an issue where the image scanner may cause content items to be inadvertently flagged as pending approval if a user used a word in the word filters.
• Fixed an issue where the realtime "users here" was not showing on snippet view, or fliud view modes.

Changes affecting third-party developers and designers​

• Updated Graphql library to 14.11.6
• New $location variable added to getItemsWithPermission() method signature.
• `\IPS\Member::loggedIn()' will return a guest object when called from CLI.
• Fixed an issue in the Number Form field where the prefix would appear twice.

Deprecations and Removal Announcements​

Completed in this release

• Removed ability to show member birthdays on the Calendar/Events App

Upcoming Deprecations and Removals

• (Next release) Facebook Promotional Tools removed (Facebook no longer allows API posting to groups and pages) - No action required
• (Next release) VigLink removed (VigLink API no longer working as intended) - No action required
• (Next release) Ability to choose which apps to upgrade removed (this is no longer a necessary option) - No action required
• (Next release) Guest Page Cache removed (this is a legacy way to cache pages that replicates how a CDN works) - No action required

Key Changes​

This is our September maintenance release.

Additional Information​

Core

• Improved the license check to bypass the members timezone setting.
• Added ACP Tool to scan all hooks to identify PHP8 fatal errors related to method overloading.
• Added AdminCP new search terms to guide admins to the new areas.
• Added a pre-upgrade Marketplace compatibility check.
• Added the ability to disable the frontend login handler.
• Fixed an issue where a large number of profile field options can break the page layout on the member stats overview page.
• Fixed an issue where members following an item may not be following the remaining item after a merge.
• Fixed an issue where word filters could cause an item to be held for approval even if the author had more than the required number of posts to bypass.
• Fixed an issue with hCaptcha where an incorrect language override could be requested.
• Fixed an issue where it was possible to create an alert with forced reply from a moderator/admin account with a disabled messenger.
• Fixed an issue where editing the ACP => System => Postings page with disabled registrations would throw an exception while the submission.
• Fixed an issue where some alerts were not shown if they had an end date.
• Fixed an issue where post to Twitter could potentially result in an uncaught exception
• Fixed an issue where the oauth configuration page was missing the required css files.
• Fixed an issue where a report title may appear in trending content (does not expose any sensitive data).
• Fixed an issue where removing a manually added badge would not remove the badge
• Fixed an issue where the rank progression chart may not work when non-default ranks are used.
• Fixed an issue where the achievements rebuild may fail.
• Fixed an issue where content tags from content created by the RSS Import feature could be associated with a guest account.
• Fixed an issue where alerts could not be dismissed if they had long titles.
• Fixed an issue where image alt tags would always use the AI image scanner value even if manually adjusted.
• Fixed an issue where search options may break on profiles when status updates were disabled.
• Fixed an issue where quick search was broken on the hooked files admin control panel page.
• Fixed an issue where the PHP8 incompatibilty tool failed when developing on a Windows server.
• Updated CKEditor to 4.19.1.
• Fixed an issue where soft deleted items can appear in recommended posts.
• Fixed multimoderation not working in some cases.

Pages

• Fixed an issue where rebuilding record topics would fail.
• Fixed an issue where orphaned categories could break syncing from topics.
• Fixed an issue when using the REST API to fetch records where fields may not have the image lazyload removed.

Forums

• Added multiple improvements to "Mark as solution" including a re-engagement email, new UI to prompt authors to mark a reply as the solution and new stats.
• Fixed an issue where the default forum views may not be used for guests.
• Fixed an issue where soft deleted items may be archived and then subsequently deleted leaving orphaned reports.
• Fixed an issue where a malformed findComment link caused a 404 error instead of loading the topic from the start.
• Fixed some missing translations for future publish moderator permissions.
• Fixed an issue where per-forum fluid view mode may not intially check filters correctly.

Commerce

• Donations can now only be made by registered members.
• Fixed a typo on the invoice settings page.
• Fixed an issue on the credits page.
• Fixed an issue where the business name field did not correctly toggle on the registration page.

Commerce

• Fixed an issue where deleting a subscription package would leave some orphaned data in the database.

Platform

• Fixed Realtime features showing even when disabled.

Changes affecting third-party developers and designers​

• Fixed an issue where plugin index.html files may get included as CSS causing a browser rendering issue.