8/8 - Upgraded to IPB Version 4.7.2 (and holding)

[Randy W]

Let me know if you notice anything not functioning as expected.

There is a LONG list of bug fixes which didn't seem pertinent.

Hey! I'm a "newbie"! I hope that doesn't mean that I did away with the old member rankings, Sigh

The search index is currently processing. Activity stream results may not be complete.

Edited June 23, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

July 15 04:30AM CDT - Overnight IPB upgrade glitch broke the text input boxes

Upgraded to IPB v4.6.4 a couple of hours ago. This upgrade apparently destroyed text input blocks, such as the edit block I'm using right now to enter this.

So for a couple of hours, the board was effectively destroyed, until I noticed a "patch for 2 factor authorization".

It now seems to be back to normal.

Sigh.

Edited July 15, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

Now upgraded to version 4.6.5.1.

Let me know if you notice any problems.

Double Sigh

[Randy W]

Version 4.6.6 of Invision Community is now available
This is a maintenance release for Invision Community 4.6.

Also included: 4.6.5.1
This is a maintenance release for Invision Community 4.6.

Let me know if you notice any problems.

Triple Sigh

[Randy W]

Version 4.6.7 of Invision Community is now available

This is our October monthly release.

Upgrade is complete. I'll betcha don't notice anything, but let me know if you do.

I see that our candleforlove.com domain name has been renewed for another year.

Edited October 6, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

Version 4.6.8 of Invision Community is now available

Our November release contains over one hundred bug fixes and improvements including:

• SEO improvements with improved crawl efficiency
• New achievement actions for Commerce and Downloads
• Achievement ranks and points added to the member CSV export
• Achievement filters added for bulk mail and group promotion
• New REST API endpoints for reporting and reacting to content
• Audio files now play in-browser
• New emails for when a new rank or badge is earned
• JSON-LD improvement for Pages and Gallery
• New statistic graphs for many areas including: moderator activity, deleted content, reports, warnings, follows, member preferences, spam defense, QA topics, solved topics by forum and achievement badges by member or member group.

 

Also included: 4.6.7

This is our October monthly release.  More Information

Installed Nov. 6, 2021

SEO stands foe Search Engine Optimization for Google, Bing, etc., "crawlers", which generally crawl the site around 2AM Central Time

Edited November 6, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

Version 4.6.9 of Invision Community is now available

This contains bug fixes for our December release.

Also included: 4.6.8

Our November release contains over one hundred bug fixes and improvements including:

• SEO improvements with improved crawl efficiency
• New achievement actions for Commerce and Downloads
• Achievement ranks and points added to the member CSV export
• Achievement filters added for bulk mail and group promotion
• New REST API endpoints for reporting and reacting to content
• Audio files now play in-browser
• New emails for when a new rank or badge is earned
• JSON-LD improvement for Pages and Gallery
• New statistic graphs for many areas including: moderator activity, deleted content, reports, warnings, follows, member preferences, spam defense, QA topics, solved topics by forum and achievement badges by member or member group.

Installed Dec. 8, 2021

Edited December 8, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

Version 4.6.10 of Invision Community is now available

This is our February maintenance release.

Key changes include:

• Support for IndexNow, a new way to inform search engines of new content.
• New Webhook trigger points.

Also included: 4.6.9

This contains bug fixes for our December release.

Installed Feb. 2, 2022

Edited February 2, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

Zheese! Looks familiar.

Version 4.6.11 of Invision Community is now available

This is our March maintenance release.

Also included: 4.6.10

This is our February maintenance release.

Key changes include:

• Support for IndexNow, a new way to inform search engines of new content.
• New Webhook trigger points.

Installed Mar. 9, 2022

This upgrade broke the input boxes. I had to "Go to ACP -> System -> Get Support -> Clear system caches."

after having the SAME problem on the IPB FORUM. When I finally got through, someone suggested this - it worked.

Edited March 9, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

Version 4.6.12 of Invision Community is now available

This is our April maintenance release.

Also included: 4.6.11

This is our March maintenance release.

Key Changes include:

• New 'block submission' feature to blocked words when posting. It will prompt the author to revise their content to remove the offending word.

Installed April 6, 2022

Edited April 6, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

Version 4.6.12.1 of Invision Community is now available and includes a security update

This release is to fix a security issue our internal teams identified. It is specific to those that use the REST API and also uses a CDN to cache page output.

Also included: 4.6.12

This is our April maintenance release.

Key Changes include: 

• Added a per-forum option to show the forum and any sub-forums as one unified "fluid mode" view.

The RED highlighting is apparently because

This includes a security patch and we recommend you upgrade as soon as possible.

Installed April 13, 2022

Edited April 13, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

Version 4.7.0 of Invision Community is now available

 

All platform key changes:

• New Alerts feature
• Improvements to the fluid mode per forum view
• hCaptcha added as a new CAPTCHA option for use on the Contact Us form and when accepting guest posts
• Ability to only log searches from specific member groups
• New solved/unsolved filter for activity streams
• Speed improvements when rebuilding Elastic Search indexes
• Fixes and improvements to our Zapier integration

Self-hosting platform key changes:

• PHP minimum version increased to 7.4
• Support for PHP 8.1

Cloud platform key changes:

• New product architecture to consolidate existing cloud functionality and to provide forthcoming features
• [BETA] "Real time" notices when others are reading and replying to the same topics as you
• [BETA] Image processing and moderation
• [BETA] Sentiment analysis data collection
• [BETA] Trending content

A configuration or server error has occurred

1C287/2 You are running PHP version 7.3.33. You need PHP 7.4.0 or above (8.0.0 or above recommended). You should contact your hosting provider or system administrator to ask for an upgrade.

Warning: PHP version PHP 7.3 is deprecated. We recommend that you update to a supported version of PHP. For more information, read our PHP documentation.

Upgraded php version to 'inherit' for candleforlove.org

You are running PHP version 7.4.29. While this version is compatible, we recommend version 8.0.0 or above.

Update Installed July 6, 2022

Edited July 6, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

Version 4.7.1 of Invision Community is now available

This is our August maintenance release.

Key Changes include:

• Improved search bar UI.
• New ability for topics to be published on a future date.

Also included: 4.7.0

 

All platform key changes:

New Alerts feature
 
Improvements to the fluid mode per forum view
 
hCaptcha added as a new CAPTCHA option for use on the Contact Us form and when accepting guest posts
 
Ability to only log searches from specific member groups
Based on client feedback, we implemented the ability to log searches for specific member groups. This is especially useful if your search results stats are skewed by pesky spammers. Now, you can filter that data out. 
Three Improvements to Spam Management 
Improved spam defense in 4.7 with hCaptcha
 
New solved/unsolved filter for activity streams
You can now sort through and stay up-to-date on any solved/unsolved content items by setting up a custom activity stream. This is particularly useful for community support forums where clients and members are searching for solutions to questions that have already been answered. Or, perhaps a developer is in search of questions or problems that are unsolved. You can create a more granular search by inputting more information, like ownership, time period and more.  

 

Update Installed Aug. 8, 2022

 

Edited August 8, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

Version 4.7.2 of Invision Community is now available

This is our September maintenance release.

Key changes include:

Improvements to marking posts as solutions

Also included: 4.7.1

This is our August maintenance release.

Key Changes include:

• Improved search bar UI.
• New ability for topics to be published on a future date.
• Added Rank Progression Chart to AdminCP Statistics

Improved search bar UI. - they are jacking around with this. I think the change occurred last month - I'm not seeing any additional changes now.

Installed 9/14.

Edited September 14, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Randy W]

and another nag screen

Version 4.7.2.1 of Invision Community is now available

This is our September maintenance release.

Key changes include:

PHP 8 Marketplace app/plugin Compatibility Scanner (please read before upgrading)
Improvements to marking posts as solutions

I think I'd just as soon IGNORE this one, until the October release - if I can hide the nag screens until then.

PHP 7.4 End of Life

PHP 7.4 will soon be reaching end of life and will no longer receive any security updates.

Our November release will introduce a new minimum requirement of PHP 8.0. You are seeing this message because you are currently using PHP 7.4. Please upgrade as soon as possible.

1 Resource needs updating

After the upgrade process is complete, install the updated resource from the Marketplace. If that updated resource is compatible, it can remain enabled. If the updated resource causes your community to break, that Application or Plugin will need to be disabled.

• Donate Sidebar

1 Resource does is not compatible and does not have compatible updates

This resource can be removed if not in use. It should be assumed that this resource will be disabled during upgrade if incompatible. If this is a resource you require, you may wish to postpone the upgrade.

• Who Was Online (Hours)

1 Custom resource may need attention

These are not able to be reviewed in this resource check. The resource may be disabled during upgrade if incompatible.

• English (USA)

Edited September 24, 2022 by Randy W (see edit history)