RSComments! Changelog

25 Oct 2023
Version 1.14.1
  • Fixed - An error was thrown on Joomla 5 when the "Load Bootstrap" option was set to yes.
24 Oct 2023
Version 1.14.0
  • Added - Native support for Joomla! 5.
  • Added - Comment draft.
  • Added - Integration with Giphy.
  • Added - New bbcode option: spoiler.
  • Added - Automation: unpublish comments based on reports limit or downvotes limit.
  • Fixed - Miscellaneous code improvements.
19 Jan 2022
Version 1.13.24
  • Fixed - Comments originating from IPs in IPv6 format could not be saved to the database.
19 Oct 2021
Version 1.13.23
  • Fixed - Structured data are now in the JSON format.
14 Jun 2021
Version 1.13.22
  • Added - hCaptcha support.
26 Nov 2020
Version 1.13.21
  • Added - Comments listing (backend) - show the title of the article where the comment was posted.
  • Added - Option to enable content plugins on comments.
06 Aug 2020
Version 1.13.20
  • Added - Joomla! 4 compatibility.
  • Added - Invisible reCaptcha.
  • Fixed - Miscellaneous code improvements.
05 May 2020
Version 1.13.19
  • Fixed - The comment vote was not visible for users who haven't voted yet.
  • Updated - All RSComments! tabels are utf8mb4.
10 Feb 2020
Version 1.13.18
  • Added - Preview comment before submitting the form.
  • Added - Added a new placeholder to the notification email: {author}.
  • Updated - Activation of the moderated comment.
12 Sep 2019
Version 1.13.17
  • Fixed - Email subscriptions were not sent from the backend and from the approval link.
19 Apr 2019
Version 1.13.16
  • Fixed - Some comments were not showing for some users.
29 Mar 2019
Version 1.13.15
  • Fixed - The algorithm for showing comments was improved.
20 Nov 2018
Version 1.13.14
  • Updated - Select the default frontend modal.
16 Oct 2018
Version 1.13.13
  • Updated - Now you can use multiple instances of RSComments! on the same page.
  • Fixed - Remove old reCaptcha.
26 Jun 2018
Version 1.13.12
  • Fixed - Code optimizations.
24 May 2018
Version 1.13.11
  • Added - Option to store users IP address.
  • Added - Option to get user consent.
  • Added - Anonymous commenting.
  • Added - View all your comments.
7 Mar 2018
Version 1.13.10
  • Added - Global message.
  • Updated - Moved scripts to media folder.
  • Updated - Code optimizations.
7 Feb 2018
Version 1.13.9
  • Fixed - Some comments were not shown after form submission.
15 Jan 2018
Version 1.13.8
  • Fixed - BBCode was not displaying correctly.
28 Jun 2017
Version 1.13.7
  • Added - Google Maps API Key.
  • Fixed - Some errors were showing when using the content plugin.
  • Updated - Use of the bootstrap modal instead of the old MooTools modal.
6 Mar 2017
Version 1.13.6
  • Added - EasyDiscuss avatar selection.
  • Added - Agree the terms and conditions straight from the modal.
24 May 2016
Version 1.13.5
  • Fixed - RSComments! was throwing Deprecated messages on PHP 7.
23 Mar 2016
Version 1.13.4
  • Fixed - XSS vulnerability in the components backend dashboard.
27 Jan 2016
Version 1.13.3
  • Added - Font Awesome icons.
  • Added - Block IP's from commenting.
  • Added - Add your location from where you posted the comment.
  • Added - Show / Hide form labels.
  • Added - Added {approve} and {delete} placeholders in the notification email.
  • Fixed - Subscription emails were sent event if the comment needed moderation.
03 Dec 2015
Version 1.13.2
  • Added - Joomla! Updates Integration.
15 Jul 2015
Version 1.13.1
  • Fix - The comments box was still visible on articles that had their category blacklisted in the RSComments! configuration area.
28 May 2015
Version 1.13.0
  • Added - New Joomla! 3.x design.
  • Added - Rich snippets on comments.
  • Added - Display the comment form above or below the comments list.
  • Added - Comments statistics in the dashboard view.
  • Added - New reCAPTCHA.
  • Updated - MooTools scripts converted to jQuery.
18 May 2015
Version 1.12.6
  • Fix - Downloading comment attachments did not work when SEF was turned on.
3 Mar 2015
Version 1.12.5
  • Fix - The backend sidebar on Joomla! 3.4 was not showing correctly.
13 Nov 2014
Version 1.12.4
  • Fix - There was a problem when editing the comment in the back-end with UTF-8 characters.
24 Sep 2014
Version 1.12.3
  • Fix - The subscription emails were sent even when the comment was edited.
19 Sep 2014
Version 1.12.2
  • Fix - Permissions tab was missing from the configuration.
04 Aug 2014
Version 1.12.1
  • Fix - Fixed an issue with the commenting form breaking the page on some installations.
24 Jul 2014
Version 1.12.0
  • New - Add your custom emoticons.
  • New - You can reset the number of votes a comment received.
  • New - Report comments.
  • New - If a comment accumulates a specific number of bad votes , then the comment text will be hidden.
  • Fix - Tooltip problem with Joomla! 3.3
  • Fix - The "Component" filter from the list comments was not showing all components.
27 Feb 2013
Version 1.1.0 Rev 11
Please update your modules and plugins as well!
  • Added - Joomla 3.0 compatibility
  • Added - Create new designs trough template overrides
  • Added - Import comments from Komento
  • Added - Option to show last modified time
  • Updated - Refactored code to use less resources
18 Jun 2012
Version 1.1 Rev 10
  • Updated - Backend design and usability
  • Updated - Backend comments filtering now searches for the title of the comment as well
  • Updated - Improved design of the default template with W3c validation and support for overridden images (theme/images)
  • Updated - Subscription form in the modal box
  • Updated - Some language file labels and descriptions
  • Updated - Configuration handling functions
  • Updated - Submitting the commenting form is now disabled while waiting for the AJAX request
  • Updated - "Load more comments" instead of numeric pagination
  • Added - Community Builder Tab: Showing latest comments of the user
  • Added - Import subscriptions during comments import
  • Added - Auto-subscribe for groups
  • Added - Open/Close thread for groups
  • Added - Reply to comment feature
  • Added - Reply permission for groups
  • Added - CSS classes for comments and replies
  • Added - Ability to show or hide the subscribe checkbox in the commenting form
  • Added - Two new templates
  • Added - Unsubscribe from receiving comment notifications using the email placeholder {unsubscribelink}
  • Added - Ability to add rel="nofollow" for website links
  • Added - Multilingual "Terms and Conditions"
  • Added - Import comments from JA Comment and UDJA Comments
  • Added - "Show User Social Link" - show profile link from Community Builder or JomSocial
  • Fixed - Show Subscribe and RSS buttons from comments listing when there is no comment displayed
  • Fixed - Error message for import plugin if source component does not exist
  • Fixed - Tooltip for all frontend buttons
  • Fixed - Replacing uploaded files while editing the comment in front-end
15 Sep 2011
Rev 9
  • Updated - The comments pagination.
  • Updated - Fixed width of the avatar, when imported from third party locations
  • Added - Show/Hide "No comments" link
  • Added - Start with the comment form closed or opened when using the Accordion option
  • Added - RSComments! latest comments module for front-end
  • Fixed - Upload was denied when the file extension was uppercase
27 Apr 2011
Rev 8
  • Added - Enable/disable "Terms and Conditions" option
  • Added - Ability to attach a file to the comment message
  • Added - K2 comments filter in backend
  • Added - Flexicontent comments filter in backend
  • Fixed - rev 7 bugs
10 Mar 2011
Rev 7
  • Fixed - minor bugs for Joomla! 1.6 article modules
  • Added - You can show the comment form on blocked articles
  • Added - EasyBlog avatar
27 Jan 2011
Rev 6
  • Added - Joomla! 1.6 support
  • Added - Maximum word length
  • Added - {message} placeholder in the "Notification message"
  • Added - Ability to set the nofollow attribute to the comment links
18 Nov 2010
Rev 5
  • Added - Enable/Disable comments subscriptions
  • Added - E-mail placeholder ({email}) in notification e-mail
  • Added - RSBlog! comments filter in backend
  • Added - Ajax pagination
  • Added - Latest comments administrator module
03 Aug 2010
Rev 4
  • Added - Enable/disable characters left
  • Added - Set bbcodes for groups
  • Added - Ordering options in backend for comments
  • Added - Enable accordion style to the comment form
  • Added - Minimum comment length
  • Added - Block users
  • Added - Flood interval between posts
21 Jun 2010
Rev 3
  • Fixed - XSS security issues
21 May 2010
Rev 2
  • Fixed - XSS security issues

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