It’s been a while and we’re back to announce the official release of phpFox web version 4.8.11. This version not only resolves minor issues but also adds some significant updates that you can’t miss out on. Let’s find out what they are and upgrade your phpFox version to experience them!
New Features & Improvements
In this version, we have developed a few features and updates that will totally improve your overall experience.
Support multi-language for Page Title
One of the most significant of this update: Now you can add many other languages for the Page Title.
Increase quality when uploading large photos
This is also a big improvement in this version since your large-size photos will be of higher quality than before when uploaded to the activity feed.
Other improvements
A few other improvements in the 4.8.11 web version include:
- Send notifications to users when getting promoted to a new user group
- Update the language of users to the default language when their current language is deleted
- Improve API response handling from phpFox Store in AdminCP
- In the Recently Active page: Allow the admin can set the number of people who will be displayed on this block
- Support showing the friend suggestions when users use the mention feature (@) on the feed or comment
- In the Photo Album listing page: Support “Feature album” action in the mass actions
Bugs Fixed
And more in our Release Notes here
- Fail to connect to the phpFox Store in AdminCP > Apps > Installed
- Users cannot view others’ Profile & Info tab unless having permission to view that user’s activities
- The text “Recently Active” appears on the Browse Users page after searching for members
- When adding a new phrase, the max length of text input is limited
- When clicking on the Gender field on a user Profile Info page, it redirects to the page where the filter search on Gender is “Any”
- The tagged users don’t get notifications when someone likes the post
- The deleted sticker is still showing on the home page
Upgrade to phpFox 4.8.11
The package of phpFox 4.8.11 is available for you to download in our Client Area. To upgrade your phpFox site to version 4.8.11, you have to run the full upgrade routine following our Upgrade Instructions.
We highly recommend you back up your site and database before proceeding with the upgrade. And, don’t forget to check with 3rd-party experts about the compatibility of all the apps/templates you are using.
Note: If your phpFox site is using 3rd-party apps or has customizations, please see our recommendations.
For the new phpFox installation, the following articles will be helpful to you:
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Installation Guide
Find more details in phpFox web version 4.8.11 Release Notes and the Changelog.
Don’t hesitate to submit tickets or report immediately to our GitHub Tracker or Client Area for any issue. We appreciate any feedback and idea to make phpFox better!
We’re beyond excited to tell you that phpFox web version 4.8.10 is finally here. All of your feedback and concerns had been heard and looked into. Hence, this update is what our team has been working on these past few months to bring you a better experience and the most satisfying improvements.
Here, we’ll summarize what key highlights you need to know about the web version 4.8.10 and give you full instructions on how to upgrade smoothly.
Major Improvements
This phpFox web version update focuses on providing a smoother User Experience and improving some features to make it easier for community admins and users to operate and interact.
Add progress bar when user uploads cover photo
Now when uploading a new cover photo, you will see the progress bar showing how it’s going. This improvement seems minor but it will definitely make the cover-uploading process feel fluid and smooth.
Add option ‘Send Now’ for the scheduled post
Additionally, for the scheduled posts, you will have an option to send posts immediately. This means you can decide to post instantly after having scheduled a post on your feed.
Support multiple languages for ‘Main content’
Guess what’s even better in this update? With the Multi-language function, you can now customize the “Main content” section in your preferred languages! It’s a great way to tailor to those whose primary language may be different from the primary language currently on your website.
Include ‘Phone Number’ option in the Ban filter
Besides Usernames, Emails, IP Address, and Words, now we add up one more powerful filter, ‘Phone Number’ to the Ban Filters. As a result, this addon segment will help the administrator better manage the community by removing users with phone numbers.
Edit user profile
- Add asterisk on required custom fields
- Missing required fields – All messages should be shown at the same time
– In order to upgrade your phpFox site to phpFox 4.7.8, you will need to run the full upgrade routine as our Upgrade Instructions.
– Please don’t forget to back up your site and database carefully before starting the upgrade.
– We highly recommend temporarily disabling all 3rd-party apps during the phpFox upgrade to avoid unexpected issues.
– And, you should check with 3rd-party experts about the compatibility of all the apps/templates you are using before enabling them then.
– For phpFox sites having customizations in Core source, you can refer to our recommendations.
– It is necessary to note that new versions of the Material template, Photos, Events, Marketplace and Music apps which have been recently released are only compatible with phpFox 4.7.8. Thus, you can upgrade them along with phpFox 4.7.8
Having any issues or Looking for help? Please feel free to submit tickets or report immediately to our GitHub Tracker or Client Area.
What’s next?
We are super excited to inform that our team has been working really hard on new interesting phpFox apps: Chat Plus and Live Stream.
Generally, with Chat Plus app, on top of basic instant messaging features, your members will be able to make group chats with friends, have audio/video call with not only a friend but also multiple members simultaneously in an online conference.
The Live Stream app will allow users to make videos and broadcast them in real-time. Live-streamed videos are also recorded as normal videos on your social network for members to view again later.
These functionalities are so significant and popular for successful online communities. That’s why our team have been putting many efforts to analyze and develop them. These apps are under testing progress at this time and will be released to the public in the 4th quarter of 2019. Certainly, they will support both the web version and phpFox mobile apps. We are going to have sneak-peek of these apps very soon.
Moreover, according to our development plan, the phpFox Mobile app will be upgraded with the new mobile version 1.6 between the releases of these new products.
We hope that you are interested in the new release as well as what we have been working on. Since we are looking forward to hearing your feedback, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us and share your thoughts.
New Features / Improvements
Bugs Fixed
1 Add a setting to support hide block on certain devices (mobile, tablet and desktop) 2 Include info of expiration date into a ban notice message. (#2693) 3 Add a new setting to enable/disable Hide feed feature (#2711) 4 Able to add the User Friends block to any pages (#2712) 5 Encrypt sensitive data of site configuration stored in the database. 6 Support "Report, Edit" action options in the Feed Detail page 7 Multi-step Registration - Validate fields of Re-enter email address and Confirm Password when submitting step 1
1 Content of notification email is bold unexpectedly 2 Status with link is not updated after edited 3 When sharing friendship feed item, the Sharing feed item displays incorrect info 4 Single line break containing URL is not displayed on a separate line in photo description for pages #2685 5 In Check-in feed, the map doesn't display in the wall of the person mentioned
New Features / Improvements
ID Item Description 1 Support change privacy when sharing feed 2 Show notice message about "missing First name/Last name" at the first step of Multi-step Registration form 3 Support Report option for Feed with a link 4 Have pagination for ban section (#2643) 5 Search filters aren't kept after moving to the next pages of the search result (#2661) 6 Have an option to search exact language phrases in AdminCP 7 Able to hide feed item and user's feed items 8 Support multilingual for Egift title 9 Improve layout of feed items for better display 10 Upgrade parsing link library
Bugs Fixed
ID Item Description 1 When splitting first and last name, form validation does not work properly (#2634) 2 Show error when clicking on Resend verification mail in Browser Users page of AdminCP 3 Wrong encoding characters when adding some links on feed (#2670) 4 When requesting new password - Send the wrong link if the phpFox site is deployed in sub-folder 5 An invitation has wrong display name of invitees.
Bugs Fixed
ID Item Description 1 Profile URL of username having dots is wrong (#2597) 2 Reset button in Search doesn't work if disabling "Can search for users based on their age using the browse filter?" setting 3 Global search doesn't display to guests on Bootstrap template 4 Feed isn't reloaded after a user deletes a status post 5 Pages/Groups admin cannot find users that changed their username or name (#2610) 6 2 links posted on different lines of a status post is displayed as a single line on a user's wall (#2614) 7 User profile popup is partially hidden below screen (#2615) 8 Missing tooltips of Edit icons on User dropdown menu and Profile Photo/Cover 9 Cannot update Check-in location in a status post 10 Hashtag - Apostrophe breaks incorrectly in content (#2609) 11 'Maximum Length for Full Name' setting checks incorrectly when using non-English letters (#2621)
New Features / Improvements
ID Item Description 1 External link warning - Show popup instead of going to a new page
Changed Files
You can review the list of changed files on this version on phpFox Github
New Features / Improvements
ID Item Description 1 Update phrases for Friend module 2 Separate info of Age and Relationship with a dot (.) on the User Profile page 3 Support CKEditor on Contact Us form 4 Display warning popup when a user is redirected to external links 5 Increase the complication of auto-generated passwords 6 When editing status and tagging more friends, make the Update button inactive after clicking on 7 Can edit status having Photo/Video included 8 Can fitter by online users when browsing Users on front-end 9 Can edit status having Link included
Bug Fixes
ID Bug Fixes 1 In the Browse Members page, "Can search a users gender using the browse filter?" setting isn't applied 2 User can view status with a link posted in Pages in spite of having no permissions 3 User can view a status having a link included in a Secret/Closed group although haven't joined the group yet 4 Group's admin still need approval when he/she posts status having a link included in his/her own group 5 When a group owner posts a status having a link in the group, having an error if using "Posting as" option 6 "Disable All External Emails" setting in Spam Assistance doesn't work properly 7 A user can view all status with a link without having view privacy. 8 In User profile page, Add to Friends button still display after sending a friend request 9 In Manage Ads page from AdminCP section of Ads app, all ads don't display after clicking on "Clear All Caches" button 10 Status with a link on a page still displays after removing. 11 Links added by CKEditor can't be opened in new windows although configured 12 Layout issue when viewing User Profile page on Microsoft Edge 13 Have an issue with displaying custom fields on the User Profile page (#2584) 14 Have 500 error when installing phpFox with database username or password contains '$0' 15 User can add a comment without verifying reCaptcha (reCaptcha V2 + V3) 16 The content of email notification still shows variable (#2576) 17 Layout issue on Poll feed item having long answers 18 ACP - Subscriptions - Comparison - Feature name doesn't display fully when editing a plan comparison 19 Fix grammar on phrases 20 Not all friends are suggested when tagging or mentioning friend on feed 21 Status option isn't updated after sending or confirming friend request.