Change Log

A changelog is a log of all notable changes made to a JomSocial.

2.0.0

Stream

  • FEATURE: 4095 URLs in activities are generated dynamically now.
  • FEATURE: 4263 Length of activity contents are now configurable from the back end.
  • FEATURE: 4343 Optional configuration to use time lapse instead in the activity stream.
  • FEATURE: 4175 Site admin can now push custom activity into the stream.
  • FEATURE: 4090 Users can now display older, archived activities.
  • BUG: 4787 After posting a custom activity, tooltips will still show up correctly now. reported by magnus_folkessson 
  • BUG: 4758 After posting a custom activity, the more button will still be displayed correctly now. reported by Shadbox
  • BUG: 4733 Default favicon now uses the size of 16x16
  • BUG: 4680 More activity button will no longer show if there is nothing to read on.
  • BUG: 4740 Clicking on more activity will no longer generate duplicates.
  • BUG: 4657 Lapsed month shows up correctly now.
  • BUG: 4548 Lapsed time are now week,month and years sensitive.
  • BUG: 4502 Fixed activities template issue in blackout.
  • BUG: 3551 Fixed lapse string to respect singular / plural items.

Profile

  • FEATURE: 4243 Validation errors will now contain proper error message when saving the profile.
  • FEATURE: 4331 Status will now display the last updated time.
  • FEATURE: 4380 Added customizable thumbnail area which user can select after uploading their avatar.
  • FEATURE: 4427 Added nofollow in url fields.
  • FEATURE: 4449 Checkbox profile type is now searchable individually.
  • FEATURE: 4494 Name field will now be replaced with 'First Name' and 'Last Name' if the specific custom fields are replaced with recommended field codes.
  • FEATURE: 4321 Community admin can now modify users vanity url.
  • FEATURE: 4440 Added new birthday field type.
  • FEATURE: 4009 Remote storage for user avatar is now supported.
  • FEATURE: 4534 Added new remove profile picture link.
  • BUG: 4324 Profile url should display correctly under the preferences page now.
  • BUG: 4537 Links in status will show as is when user typed in html tags.
  • BUG: 4726 Vanity URL will check against default vanity url generated.
  • BUG: 4721 When user clicks 'No' on removing profile picture, system will no longer remove their profile picture.
  • BUG: 4723 My Blog will link correctly now with a single Itemid.
  • BUG: 4729 If custom fields are all disabled, emails will now no longer be empty.
  • BUG: 4716 If a profile field is unpublished, user will no longer see the field when they edit their profile.
  • BUG: 4655 When SEF is not enabled, change vanity url will no longer appear.
  • BUG: 4594 Display option for birthdate field are now default to age.
  • BUG: 4591 Renamed View Nam to Viet Nam
  • BUG: 4570 Fixed translation for CC NO PROFILE VIDEO
  • BUG: 4527 Changing profile type will now retain existing values from the previous profile type if user has same values.
  • BUG: 4529 More information is now given to the site admin in the email when user switches their profile type.
  • BUG: 4574 My blocked list should not contain the user's own account.
  • BUG: 4575 DST Offset values will now only contain -4 to +4
  • BUG: 4521 Offset values are now stored in varchar format which allows float value.
  • BUG: 4572 When there is no profile type that requires approval, do not display notice.
  • BUG: 4768 When SEF is used, if userid-alias doesn't match the user's id, display the correct user's id.
  • BUG: 4767 User alias is automatically stored in the user's table if they do not add any user alias.

Friends

  • FEATURE: 4578 Redesigned new friend approval layout.
  • FEATURE: 4580 When viewing my own friend's list, breadcrumb will now show correctly as My Friends.
  • BUG: 4103 When removing a friend, the system will now display an optional block user option as well.
  • BUG: 4244 Redesigned the friend's approval page for better usability.

Backend

  • FEATURE: 4107 Parameters will now be rendered from an xml file for custom fields.
  • FEATURE: 4402 Added redirect to url upon successful sign in. Administrator's can now configure where to redirect to.
  • FEATURE: 4469 Custom parameters are now supported for custom fields.
  • FEATURE: 4481 Added ID column in event category listing at the back end for consistency purposes.
  • FEATURE: 4482 Added ID column in group category listing at the back end for consistency purposes.
  • FEATURE: 4404 Add new template configuration to hide or show user counts.
  • FEATURE: 4471 After saving the configuration, the system will now restore the last saved location.
  • FEATURE: 4582 Added option in template parameters to display group events in sidebar.
  • FEATURE: 4375 Added optional configuration for Recaptcha to run on secure mode.
  • FEATURE: 4434 Site admin can now enable or disable profile deletion.
  • FEATURE: 4444 Administrator can now export site users along with their custom profile fields.
  • FEATURE: 4480 Added Reduced redundancy storage support for Amazon S3.
  • FEATURE: 4487 Admin can now configure the logout redirection to specific views.
  • FEATURE: 4491 Added new recent events on community front page. Administrator can configure it similar like the frontpage videos,photos and groups.
  • BUG: 4742 Added new option for enabling or disabling likes rating system.
  • BUG: 4663 Notifications sent to admin when user registers with a profile type that require approvals are fixed.
  • BUG: 4674 Remove duplicated template settings 'Show Search box'

Groups

  • FEATURE: 4317 Group admin can now send email to members.
  • FEATURE: 4400 Admin can now configure whether to disable or enable group searching.
  • FEATURE: 4442 Added sub category support for groups.
  • FEATURE: 4489 Site admin and group admin can now ban user from joining the group.
  • FEATURE: 4490 Added option to lock an existing group discussion thread.
  • FEATURE: 4695 Groups discussion ordering are now configurable.
  • FEATURE: 4386 If you are invited to a group, the system will now display the user that invited you to join the group.
  • FEATURE: 4441 Group can now create events. Events privacy will be limited within the group scope.
  • FEATURE: 4524 Group events can now be configured to appear on the sidebar or the main content.
  • FEATURE: 4547 Groups search is now enhanced.
  • FEATURE: 4587 Added rss support for discussion replies.
  • FEATURE: 4590 Added configuration for total number of discussions in template configuration.
  • BUG: 4782 Last discussion reply will show up correctly now.
  • BUG: 4759 When viewing all events for a specific group, it will now only list down events created for that group.
  • BUG: 4760 Changing group ownership will now list down group admin's as well.
  • BUG: 4722 Group admin should be able to remove group members correctly now.
  • BUG: 4681 If a user leaves a group, they should not be notified for new group discussion replies.
  • BUG: 4687 All events listing will now respect group's privacy settings.
  • BUG: 4679 Fixed group events in blueface template.
  • BUG: 4530 When a group category is added, the cache is now cleared.
  • BUG: 4531 Deleting a group category will also now clear the groups cache.
  • BUG: 4555 Group admins are also listed in the members block in the view groups page.
  • BUG: 4522 When group events are disabled, users are prohibited from viewing the event even if the even URL is known.
  • BUG: 4523 After ignoring a group event, the system should redirect user back to the group's page.
  • BUG: 4546 More consistent breadcrumb in groups
  • BUG: 4493 Group discussions are now in a standard forum ordering.
  • BUG: 4499 Added group creation access control for multiple profile types.
  • BUG: 4501 Create bulletin icon now displays correctly.
  • BUG: 4583 Group discussions will now show the last replier message in the group's page.
  • BUG: 4789 Group event will no longer show Event options for guests.

Videos

  • FEATURE: 4401 Admin can now configure whether to disable or enable video searching.
  • FEATURE: 4408 Videos linked from Youtube will now use iframe instead.
  • FEATURE: 4268 Video profile is now configurable by site administrator.
  • BUG: 4451 Frontpage video tooltips are properly escaped now.
  • BUG: 4536 Default video thumbnail now uses a proper image tag instead.

Photos

  • FEATURE: 4432 Browse button in flash uploader will now try to blend into the site's button style.
  • FEATURE: 4448 Added auto rotation for image uploaded based on EXIF orientation data.
  • FEATURE: 4467 Flash uploader is upgraded to the latest version 2.5.0
  • FEATURE: 4334 Added view count in photos.
  • FEATURE: 4447 Site admin or photo owner can now have the ability to rotate their image.
  • FEATURE: 4470 When displaying the album photos, a list of users tagged are also listed on the page.
  • FEATURE: 4478 Add hits each time a photo is viewed. It is session sensitive.
  • FEATURE: 4479 Album will now log down hits when it is being viewed. It is session sensitive.
  • FEATURE: 4686 View all album link is now more intelligent. It will open in a new window if there are photos being uploaded and will open on the same window if no photos are being uploaded.
  • BUG: 4316 Do not display upload preview if the photo upload fails.
  • BUG: 4320 Create album link should no longer display when viewing another user's empty album page.
  • BUG: 4446 A single AJAX call is used instead of multiple ajax calls when viewing photos.
  • BUG: 4748 Edit photo caption link will only appear to group admin, site admin and owner of the group album
  • BUG: 4739 Edit album will no longer show up for normal group members if they don't own the album or if they are neither group admin or super administrator.
  • BUG: 4734 When SEF is enabled, the image rotation will work correctly now.
  • BUG: 4694 Uploaded image should display image previews correctly when domain contains '-' characters.
  • BUG: 4560 Upload limit text are now less confusing as it is updated each time a new photo is uploaded.
  • BUG: 4557 Image rotation option is hidden if photo uses remote storage method.
  • BUG: 4558 After an image is rotated, image file name will be renamed.
  • BUG: 4559 Remove tagged users list if there are no users tagged in the album.
  • BUG: 4561 Fixed ordering of newly uploaded photos.
  • BUG: 4450 Photo upload using Imagemagick built in php library will now save the files using Joomla's file manager instead.
  • BUG: 4355 Photo ordering will now respect the ordering given for the respective photos.

Events

  • FEATURE: 4399 Admin can now configure whether to disable or enable event searching.
  • FEATURE: 4443 Added sub category support for Events.
  • FEATURE: 4584 Added an address as example during the event creation.
  • FEATURE: 4353 Option to allow site guests to view past events.
  • FEATURE: 4379 Added new sidebar in event listing for nearby events.
  • FEATURE: 4382 Added a link to the map to view full event location on Google Map.
  • FEATURE: 4483 Linking Event in Facebook will display a proper summary of the event now.
  • FEATURE: 4307 Event can now be moderated by site administrator.
  • FEATURE: 4395 Radius searching is added in the Event searching.
  • FEATURE: 4416 Users can now import events from ical format.
  • FEATURE: 4496 Events date and time display will no longer display the computed with offset value any longer. It will display the date and time as it is unmodified.
  • FEATURE: 4592 Added a new feature to duplicate events.
  • BUG: 4786 Unpublished events will no longer show up in the notifications popup. reported by Xenia
  • BUG: 4763 Editing event in 24H mode will display 24H settings correctly now. reported by arrO
  • BUG: 4753 Date and time in ical should be the same as it is in the event itself. reported by steve lastoe
  • BUG: 4725 Fix issues with event exports.
  • BUG: 4326 Added the header for events search page.
  • BUG: 4473 Invited members will now not be able to RSVP past events.
  • BUG: 4718 Added string translations for event timezone settings.
  • BUG: 4717 If timezone is disabled, it will no longer show up during event creation or editing.
  • BUG: 4611 Removed additional title in All Events listing to maintain consistent look throughout the system.
  • BUG: 4532 After creating an event category, the system will now clear the cache.
  • BUG: 4533 After deleting event category, system will automatically clear the cache.
  • BUG: 4545 Remove timezone from event listing.
  • BUG: 4504 Event icon in mini header is now updated.
  • BUG: 4517 Enhanced usability of advance search in events.
  • BUG: 4518 Enhanced the usability of the radius search in events.
  • BUG: 4519 Added past events label if the results are past events.
  • BUG: 4540 Nearby events are now displayed in all events listing.
  • BUG: 4551 Added new center map link in event's map so that users can go back to the event location correctly.
  • BUG: 4553 When a user is deleted from the site, the events and any event the member joins will also be removed automatically.
  • BUG: 4554 When the sidebar in the event has no items, the blocks will no longer be displayed
  • BUG: 4348 All events and My events should display time in creator's time zone.
  • BUG: 4654 Duplicate event option should not be visible to unregistered members.
  • BUG: 4396 Added date range search in event's search.
  • BUG: 4610 Maintain consistent title when browsing event category.

Userlist

  • FEATURE: 4393 Site admin can now save specific search filters based on the advance search filters and create a new menu item out of it.
  • FEATURE: 4526 Added sorting bar for memberlisting result.
  • BUG: 4691 Memberlist will appear correctly now for certain list types.
  • BUG: 4692 Memberlist favicon should show up correctly now in the back end.
  • BUG: 4525 Creation date is now removed from the result page for the memberlisting.

Apps / Modules

  • FEATURE: 4671 Added new plugin to check for version in the back end.
  • FEATURE: 4406 Added new Events plugin.
  • FEATURE: 4589 Added content discussion plugin. If content contains {discussion} within the specified category, the plugin will automatically create a discussion in the specified group.
  • BUG: 4783 Event count should now display correctly in plugin.
  • BUG: 4757 Update activity stream module to the latest version.
  • BUG: 4709 Changed hello me module structure to MVC style. Templates can now override the html of the module.
  • BUG: 4713 Groups plugin (plg_groups.zip) are now removed from the main distribution.
  • BUG: 4689 Added missing language file for events plugin.
  • BUG: 4648 Avatar links in the wall form is now linking correctly.
  • BUG: 4598 Links in Twitter plugin are now converted to real links.

API

  • FEATURE: 4378 Added onModuleDisplay triggers for 3rd party developers to add any contents in any module positions.
  • FEATURE: 4476 Added onPhotoCreate trigger which is triggered when a photo is created / uploaded.
  • FEATURE: 4477 Added onVideoCreate trigger which is triggered when a video is linked / uploaded.
  • FEATURE: 4605 Added onBeforeStreamCreate trigger to allow 3rd party plugins to intercept event creations.

Messaging

  • FEATURE: 4593 Added title and message preview in new private message email.
  • BUG: 4766 Sent messages are now sorted latest first. Latest sent messages will be displayed first. reported by andy_bonner
  • BUG: 4677 Proper error message is shown if user tries to send a pm to themselves.
  • BUG: 4579 Users will no longer be allowed to send a message to themselves.

Misc

  • FEATURE: 4066 Enhanced adding and removing friend's API
  • FEATURE: 4079 Default avatars are now moved from assets to the templates folder.
  • FEATURE: 4094 Date field will now have validation for range.
  • FEATURE: 4486 Users will no longer get any email notifications for the action they have just performed.
  • FEATURE: 4542 Added a new quick search to allow users to quickly search for something without requiring a new page request.
  • FEATURE: 4048 Added enhanced caching system using Zend Cache.
  • FEATURE: 4319 Added a consistent universal invitation page which will be used throughout the site
  • FEATURE: 4581 JQuery library is updated to version 1.4.3
  • FEATURE: 4606 Added password strength indicator during registrations.
  • FEATURE: 4659 Site guests are now allowed like or dislike any item.
  • FEATURE: 4484 Search by name is now sensitive to the display name settings over the back end.
  • FEATURE: 4503 Browse applications are now removed from the toolbar as it is really a redundant functionality of My Applications.
  • BUG: 4785 Some older template files are now removed.
  • BUG: 4309 The Itemid of the current page is retained if the view matches the current menu item.
  • BUG: 4310 Next button is disabled during installation when there is nothing else to proceed with.
  • BUG: 4322 Some older javascripts are now removed from the system.
  • BUG: 4765 Searching users by name in advance search will now respect the name settings at the back end. reported by zjs
  • BUG: 4738 Facebook connect sign-in will now import data correctly.
  • BUG: 4704 If no custom profile created or enabled for registration, system should be intelligent enough to redirect to the upload avatar page.
  • BUG: 4707 Add proper escape tags for translations.
  • BUG: 4724 Some unnecessary files are now excluded from the package.
  • BUG: 4741 Enhanced the size for the search textbox in quick search.
  • BUG: 4714 Frontpage recent events will now show events from group as well.
  • BUG: 4649 Installer will now reinstall the plugin if the plugins table doesn't contain any azrul.system element.
  • BUG: 4571 Notification popup window will now automatically close when there is no more notifications.
  • BUG: 4588 Free version checking is now removed from the system.
  • BUG: 4608 PHP4 pass by reference hints are now removed.
  • BUG: 4672 Overriden template avatar should no longer trigger any errors.
  • BUG: 4538 Logout link will now be standardized and user will only be logged out from the site instead of logging out from Facebook and the site.
  • BUG: 4539 Fixed tooltips styling for url links.
  • BUG: 4549 Fixed issues with Amazon S3 during upgrades.
  • BUG: 4550 More consistent breadcrumb and title throughout the site.
  • BUG: 4556 Browse people text is modified to Members instead.
  • BUG: 4607 Updated codes to use internal API CAsset::attach to embed scripts or css files.
  • BUG: 4349 Facebook status import now respects the settings configured from the back end.
  • BUG: 4563 Redefined like rating system with a proper button.
  • BUG: 4577 Frontpage videos now show last updated using lapse time instead.
  • BUG: 4685 Changing a field type should also change the parameter options now.
  • BUG: 4665 Step number is now shown correctly for installing zend plugin and plugins.

Special thanks to our contributors: magnus_folkessson, Xenia, steve lastoe, andy_bonner, zjs, arrO, Shadbox.

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