XenForo 1.0.1

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  1. Kaiser

    Kaiser Regular Member

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    It's almost a month since we declared our software stable and released XenForo 1.0.0. Since then, we have been hard at work fixing bugs and extending our importer system.

    All licensed customers may now download XenForo 1.0.1 from the customer area.


    More Stable

    This release of XenForo 1.0.1 follows our principle that third-point (x.x.X) releases should always be more stable than the preceding version, so for the most part you will not find new features in 1.0.1. New features will be reserved for second point versions (x.X.x).

    Installation and Upgrade Instructions

    Full details for how to install and upgrade XenForo can be found in the XenForo Manual.
     
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    Kaiser Regular Member

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    Updated Importer System

    While the XenForo core has mainly undergone only bug fixes and stability improvements for this release, the importer system has had something of an overhaul. In conjunction with these changes, we now offer importers forInvision Power Board 3.1 and vBulletin 3.6, as well as the existing vBulletin 3.7/3.8 importer.

    The new importer system now imports more data, and performs further processing to make the transition from your old system to XenForo that much more seamless.

    1. Positive reputation is now imported as XenForo 'Likes'.
    2. Attachment tags in the body of posts are now rewritten where possible to use the new XenForo data, so thumbnails etc. will now update transparently.
    3. Quote tags are now rewritten where possible to have proper user attribution and a link back to the quoted content.

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    Multiple Import Sources

    Furthermore, the system now allows multiple sources to be imported into a single XenForo installation while maintaining redirects for each of the sources. More information about mutiple-source imports is available here:
    XenForo Manual: Import Redirection


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    HTTP 301 Redirection Scripts

    The existing importer redirection scripts have been updated to allow multiple import sources, and now support more content types. The vBulletin redirect scripts support forumdisplay.php, showthread.php, showpost.php,printthread.php and attachment.php, allowing forums, threads, posts and attachments all to be redirected.

    These updated scripts will be released shortly.
     
  3. Kaiser

    Kaiser Regular Member

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    IP.Board Importer Beta

    Our IP.Board importer is now ready to release as a mature beta.

    As with all of our importers, the XenForo IP.Board importer will maintain users' passwords, so they will be able to log in to your XenForo installation with the same details as they used to log in to your IP.Board.

    The IP.Board importer will import usergroups, users, custom avatars, private message conversations (maintaining their conversational structure), profile comments and status updates, forums, moderators, topics and posts, polls, attached files and positive reputation.


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    Forum Permissions

    IP.Board uses a fundamentally different model of forum permissions from XenForo, so following consultation, it was decided that the importer would perform an optional 'best guess' forum permission import, where it determines whether a forum is fully public, accessible to members only, or staff only.


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    Avatars

    IP.Board uses avatars differently from XenForo, placing more of an emphasis on profile photos, so the XenForo importer gives you the option to import profile photos as avatars where it is possible to do so, as these are often larger, higher quality graphics, which are more befitting of the XenForo avatar system.


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    HTTP 301 Redirection Scripts

    Redirection scripts for IP.Board will be released shortly. They support redirection for forums, threads, posts and attachments.
     
  4. Kaiser

    Kaiser Regular Member

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    Templates Changed Since 1.0.0

    The following templates have been modified since their release in XenForo 1.0.0.

    Templates marked with a * contain important changes that should be integrated into your own installation if you have previously customized those templates. This should be done by reverting changes, or manually merging differences.

    navigation.css

    New rule for the arrow gadget on the username menu to fix a cosmetic bug.​
    sidebar_visitor_panel*

    Restored missing sidebar_visitor_panel_stats template hook.​
    Do not show 'sign up' when registration is disabled.​
    poll_block_result*

    Replace hard-coded 'Your vote' text.​
    login_bar.css*

    Significant changes to use a number of style properties.​
    Make use of {xen:calc ... } to allow the Facebook login button to expand.​
    member_card,*
    member_card.css

    Reorganise the userStats area to allow for easier expansion by add-ons.​
    Removed member_card_stats1 and member_card_stats2 template hooks and replaced withmember_card_stats.​
    editor_js_setup*

    Changes to support IE9 and TinyMCE 3.4.​
    bb_code.css,
    conversation_view

    Cosmetic change to allow code blocks to expand to the full message width when on a page with a sidebar.​
    thread_create

    Removed duplicate access key from second submit button.​
    message*

    Added parameters to the message_content template hook.​
    form.css

    Cosmetic fixes for Firefox 4.​
    Cosmetic improvements for CAPTCHA elements.​
    message_simple.css

    Show only vertical scrollbar for simple message comment input areas.​
    editor_ui.css*

    Change the editor smilies popup from a table to inline images to allow better wrapping when smilies are not uniform sizes.​
    PAGE_CONTAINER

    New ad_below_bottom_breadcrumb ad template included.​
    login_bar_form,*
    helper_login_form*

    Use <xen:require /> to include the new facebook.css template.​
    conversation_add

    Cause the new conversation form to use AJAX to submit itself, allowing errors to appear in an overlay on the same page.​
    node_list.css

    Use {xen:calc ... } to position the RSS icon on forum blocks.​
    account_upgrades

    Replace hard-coded 'Account Upgrades' text.​
    page_container_js_head*

    Changes to allow the new {$javaScriptSource} variable to be used.​
    open_graph_meta*

    Changes to prevent URLs and page titles being double-encoded.​
     
  5. Zawazuki

    Zawazuki Regular Member

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    That's interesting, but, I still absolutely hate Xenforo. It's very unstable and just unattractive through my eyes. phpBB owns it every way possible and it's free.
     
  6. Kaiser

    Kaiser Regular Member

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    How so, how is it unstable? Have you ever used it, that you are saying its unstable. phpBB's progress has been very slow to nothing at all, they still dont have a good mod system, and the features are just horrible, from my experience. Xenforo has been stable since beta, and now its even more stable. Never been hacked, no big major errors, crashes etc.
     
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    Explain.
     
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    I like this update it made it feel a lot more stable for me. I now don't have a javascript error every time I log in.
     
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    Azure Regular Member

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    I got xenForo with the gold release, never had a single problem so far and it's miles better than phpBB. I converted to IPB from phpBB because it was so frustrating.
     
  10. Kaiser

    Kaiser Regular Member

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    I never had any problems with xenforo, but yes I agree 1.01 is much more better.
    I bought xenforo when it was at beta 2, I never had a problem ever.
     
  11. Trombones13

    Trombones13 Regular Member

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    Unstable??? o_O I would seriously consider checking it out (or maybe your eyes that are making it seem that way :P) again, because I would easily disagree with that. This forum is running XF, as is my own, and I haven't seen any stability issues. Furthermore, if you think it's "unattractive," XF's style properties/color palette/templates make it very easy to change the theme to your liking, even without a whole lot of CSS knowledge (I got by with basic knowledge).
     
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  12. Kaiser

    Kaiser Regular Member

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    I know right, its very easy to customize xenforo. The one thing I hate is when people call something bad and they never used it. Im sure he never used it and hes calling it unstable. I have used phpbb, and I have the right to say its much less stable than xenforo, and xenforo is very stable.
     

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