Oxwall 1.7.2
26 November 2014
Oxwall version 1.7.2 is now available.
Upgrading to Oxwall 1.7.2
Oxwall 1.7.2 can be upgraded to (or installed) using any of Installatron's products. Use Installatron's optional Automatic Update feature to automatically apply Oxwall updates as new versions are released, or use Installatron's Clone feature to duplicate an existing Oxwall install to test the 1.7.2 upgrade prior to applying it live. Get started managing your Oxwall installations with Installatron
What's New in Oxwall 1.7.2
Platform:
- fully re-imagined and enhanced the "Flags" feature: redesigned the page for moderators, to more effectively and simpler review and manage all flagged content. The link to the page will now appear in the Console for quicker access.
- fully re-imagined and enhanced the "Flags" feature: added the ability to flag all following content: users, events, comments, and newsfeed status updates.
- redesigned the interface for user avatar upload on "Join Form" and "Change Avatar" pages.
- added the option for admin/moderator to list the reason for the user suspension, which will be send to users' email address.
- added the option for suspended users to delete their profiles from the site.
- fixed a bug affecting the user avatar display in console notifications after user changes avatars.
- the system now recognizes the value of php.ini directive "max_post_size" during the upload of a new theme archive.
- fixed a bug affecting the display of embed videos inserted through rich media in blogs, forum topics and newsfeed status updates.
- the invitation code is now removed from the database after the user is recognized as successfully registered on the site.
- made the invitations sent through Facebook contact importer eligible for registration, when "by invitations only" mode is on.
- added button "Mail notifications" in the Console for quicker access.
- during the import of language packs, only language keys of the installed plugins are added to the database now.
- removed the check for PHP directive "register_globals" in the installation script, since the directive is no longer supported by PHP http://php.net/manual/en/security.globals.php
- fixed a bug which affected the behavior of frozen widgets in the Admin Area.
- fixed a bug which allowed a profile registered through Facebook Connect but without all required fields filled to appear on the site.
- made the label "More" in the context menu of the "View profile" page to be a part of the language system.
- added an error message to be displayed when a user changes password, but enters a wrong value during password confirmation.
- added correct https support for operation of individual SSL pages.
- introduced the size limit for the event log file. In addition, there is now an option to add exceptions to the log for the most frequent events.
- error log is now divided into separate contexts.
Messages:
- the plugin's performance and stability is significantly improved.
- increased the speed of search within conversations.
- increased the speed of user search during the creation of a new message.
- increased the display size of the conversation window.
- added formatting buttons, including bold, italic, underline, and link.
- added option to perform group actions with conversations.
- icons "envelope" and "bubble" are no longer displayed in the conversations list, if either of the Chat or Mailbox modes are on.
- the behavior of the "Back" button for a conversation in the list is now more clear: it now appears only when a user added a conversation response.
- added an attachment indicator for a conversation in the list, if it includes at least one attachment inside.
- the Console now loads more conversations during the first activation of the "Messages" button.
- added plugin option "Allow to send messages once in" for admin to prevent receiving spam sent by bots.
- fixed the error "Call to a member function getId()"
Photos:
- fixed a bug preventing a photo to resize correctly during the switch from "View full size" to regular mode.
- fixed a bug affecting the display of photos in the album “Profile cover galleryâ€, when photos' privacy is set to "My friends only".
- fixed the display of the photo description in the "Photo view" page title.view
- added social sharing buttons on the "Photo view" page, if the Social Sharing plugin is installed.
- added option to include hashtags for photos in any language.
- fixed a bug preventing the editing of album covers if the Amazon Cloud mode is activated on the site.
- fixed the display of the meta tag value "description" on the page "Most discussed photos"
- reduced space size taken by photos after conversion. The reduction is achieved through lowering of the end quality ration during the conversion.
Blogs:
- "Edit" button is no longer displayed to moderators, unless they are specifically assigned blog moderation rights.
- fixed the display format of a newsfeed record about the creation of new blog posts.
Video:
- added support of thumbnail grabbing for embed videos from Facebook.
- fixed the display of embed videos, which had percentage values for width in their embed code.
Newsfeed:
- fixed a bug allowing a user to delete another user's post after leaving a comment after it.
Contact us:
- captcha field is now displayed on Contact form for suspended users.