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JomSocial 4.6.0 released for new feature, improvements and bug fixes

JomSocial 4.6.0 release for a new feature improvements and bug fixes

Hi Guys,
In previous JomSocial release - JomSocial 4.5.9, we introduced major new feature: Poll that allows users to create a poll for the community. Today, we are releasing the updates for JomSocial 4.6.0 with Poll support for Groups and events, improvements and 18 bug fixes. Please check the release details below

Poll feature now supports Group and Events.

JomSocial 4.6.0 release for a new feature improvements and bug fixes

How to enable Poll for Group?

To enable the Poll feature for group, openGroups > Group Settings > Enable Group Polls > set Enable Group Polls to YES

JomSocial 4.6.0 enable Poll for Group

How to enable Poll for Events?

To Enable the Poll feature for Events, open Events > Events Settings > Enable Group Polls > and set the Enable Events Polls field to YES

JomSocial 4.6.0 event settings for poll

How did the Poll feature work with old events and groups?

If your site has groups and events that created in the older version and you want to add Poll option, just Edit the event and group and you can enable the Poll for the events, group.

JomSocial 4.6.0 polls

In the last release we explain how you can Add new Poll on the frontpage. The same method is used for groups and events. Kindly check the previous release details here for more information.

Improvements

  • Remove post status facebook option
  • loads facebook login button resources even when user is "logged in",
  • Improve Poll translation
  • Video Privacy issue on sharing video
  • Add Private event option for frontpage postbox

Bug fixes

  • Poll notification show wrong message
  • Video Privacy issue on video page category filter
  • Got notice error on event detail page
  • [Backend] Got empty bar on sub pages
  • [Poll] Super user can not vote on event or group page if he has not joined group or event yet
  • Still show create poll button when user left event
  • [Poll] Can not show poll on event activities stream
  • Cant show facebook login button
  • Got error message after logout
  • [Poll] Missing message alert when user create new poll on group or event page
  • [Poll] Got message error when disable Poll creation
  • [poll] Correct message popup
  • [Poll] Got notice error when view super user's polls

How to Download and Upgrade

  1. Check the system requirements Here
  2. Create a full Backup your website
  3. Make sure you are running minimum JomSocial 4.4 or JomSocial 4.5 version
  4. If you use JomSocial 4.3 or lower - Make the tier upgrade as explained in this doc & update Jomsocial with > 4.3 > 4.4 > 4.5.x
  5. Download JomSocial 4.6 from new unified download system here
  6. Install the package 4.6.zip installer file
Note: If your site is using a very older version of Jomsocial kindly Create a shadow copy of the site & Upgrade Jomsocial. For any error in updates, Report the Issues on support forum Here

What`s Next?

We are working on colorful background status updates that will give a completely new look to status updates. This feature will give full control to admin to select which background image will show on frontend, It also allows to upload own background images.

JomSocial 4.6.1 preview

Let us know in the comment section below what you think about this release.

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