Kunena 1.6.0a Read Me
From Kunena
THIS IS AN ALPHA RELEASE, NOT INTENDED FOR PRODUCTION SITES, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
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Introduction
For several months, the Kunena team has been focused on developing the new version—Kunena 1.6—which we're happy to release in alpha version today. This version bridges the previous Kunena 1.5 (which contains a lot of legacy code from Fireboard) and Kunena 2.0 (rewritten and based on the Joomla 1.5/1.6 MVC structure). Kunena 1.6 has many new features requested by the users. Most of the features developed in Kunena 1.6 will easily work in Kunena 2.0.
What is new?
In the Kunena 1.6 alpha release, you will find many new features, including:
• Revamped administrator backend
• New, centralized template system
• Polls are now integrated
• New backend Trash Manager to collect all deleted topics or messages
• A new way to add attachments to posts (AJAX-based and no need to edit the message multiple times)
• New moderation tools (with functions move, merge, split, delete) with less buttons
• User IPs can be easily blocked or banned (directly in their profile or in the backend Kunena User Manager)
• New installer system with step by step details of the installation process (and Joomla 1.6 compatible)
• Anonymous Tipping allows users to post topics in a defined category completely anonymously (no IP, no tracking)
• Users can delete their own messages within a defined period of time
• Improved RSS features
• New BBcode editor, including post preview
• Color coded categories
• Category subscriptions
• Converted from jQuery to MooTools 1.2 for better compatibility
These are just a few of the many new features and changes in Kunena 1.6. A lot of outdated code has been either removed or rewritten as well.
Kunena 1.6 also works with Joomla 1.6. The new ACL system hasn't been leveraged yet, but the Kunena Team is committed to making Kunena run on Joomla 1.6 once it becomes final.
MooTools 1.2 Plug-in Required
Kunena 1.6 no longer uses jQuery and requires MooTools 1.2+. Joomla 1.6 includes this version, but until Joomla 1.5 doesn't includes it, the Kunena 1.6 installer will automatically install this plug-in.
You can download the MooTools 1.2 plug-in separately for testing. Click here to download it:
This plug-in has a few minor issues on the Joomla backend, but is a stable way to run MooTools 1.1 and 1.2 simultaneously.
Downloading Kunena
Find the latest package files here: Packages
We use the power of JoomlaCode as our main repository for the public SVN.
Find the SVN source code repository here: SVN
Compatibility with Third-party Kunena Templates
Templates designed for Kunena 1.5.x will NOT work on Kunena 1.6 due to major changes in the code and structure. All the logic has been removed from the template to make it much easier for template designers to create Kunena 1.6 templates.
Compatibility with Third-party Kunena Modules
Kunena 1.6 is NOT compatible with modules or plug-ins designed for previous versions. Kunena 1.6 now provides an updated API for easily creating modules or plug-ins. The Kunena team has made some new plug-ins and modules which leverage the new API and can be used with Kunena 1.6.
Installing or Upgrading Kunena
Be sure your setup matches the minimum Technical Requirements or the install/upgrade process will fail. If it fails, your data will be left untouched.
To install Kunena, make sure you read our Installation Instructions before beginning. To upgrade Kunena from previous versions (including FireBoard), make sure you read the Upgrade Instructions.
The Kunena installer has evolved, been tested, and handles both installs as well as upgrades of existing installs without the need for user intervention or manual SQL execution. It keeps a detailed version log of all versions that have ever been installed on your site in order to be able to perform incremental upgrades as necessary.
We would like to underscore the importance of backups before and after any upgrade process. Never perform an install or upgrade without a full backup.
Credits
In alphabetical order:
- fxstein - Kunena developer and admin of the world largest Yamaha Star VMax community at www.starVmax.com
- LDA - Kunena moderator
- Matias - Kunena developer
- Rich - Kunena moderator
- severdia - Kunena developer, Joomla Leadership Team Member, and admin of PlayShakespeare.com
- sozzled - Kunena moderator
- whouse - Kunena developer
- xillibit - Kunena developer
- 810 - Kunena contributor
- @quila - Kunena contributor
Special thanks go to Beat and the CB Testing team, JoniJnm for significant contributions to Kunena. In addition many members of www.Kunena.com have contributed and helped make this a more stable and bug-free version. Our thanks go out to all contributors of Kunena. Greetings from the global Kunena forum team!
Short Change Log
Legend: # -> Bug Fix + -> Addition ^ -> Change - -> Removed ! -> Note ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Changes in Kunena 1.6.0a Usability/UI changes: + Add category css class suffix predefines: -green, -red, -orange, -blue, -grey & -pink + Make profile on left/right configurable ^ Clean up and restructure backend ^ Re-style default template + Added Mootools in preparation to replace jQuery ^ Redesigned profile page + Add category info to search results # Reworked CSS and synced colors and fonts, added palette to CSS header + Revise Profile Page: add rough version of favorites, subscriptions - Clean up code: remove plugins/fbprofile ^ Drop jQuery; rewrite bbcode editor functions using mootools + Color Code moderator and admin username - different css classes to moderator and admin usernames. ^ Add form-validation instead alert ^ Clean up admin interface, add tabs struture ^ List attachments when editing post with checkboxes to delete the attachements + Integration of lightbox on images using script based on MooTools New features : + add hide images/files for guests + Add polls feature + Auto generate joomla menu from control panel and during install + Change Delete behavior - implemented in backend + Ajax/json support class scaffolding; intial autocomplete on moderation page + Finished initial version of Ajax/json support class; autocomplete on moderation and search + Add Kunena Login into the new default template + Add JFirePHP support ^ Convert Language files to native Joomla 1.5/6 ini's + Add configuration report system in Kunena backend ^ Multifile upload: Yet another try with plupload 1.0 (supports flash, html5 etc) + Add external API for other components + Allow user to edit post while he can edit it + Add new integration classes: Private for None, CommunityBuilder, JomSocial, UddeIM + Implement new Moderation features: Minor improvements to usability ^ Basic Joomla 1.6 support: New installer Old legacy stuffs removed : - Removed Clexus PM integration # Clean up code: Remove forumtools # Clean up code: Remove deprecated plugins/recentposts - Remove Chili code high lighter as part of transition to mootools - Remove deprecated PM Systems: mypms, missus, jim Optimisation : # Fix double SQL calls, add checks for failed queries # Reduce the number of SQL calls in various views # Reduce the number of SQL calls in various views (router in showcat, latestx) # Reduce the number of SQL calls when showing frontstats # Reduce the number of SQL calls in showcat - subcategories # Fix slow SQL queries in RSS feed Fixes : # Admin: Differentiate sections from categories, default new category parent to the first section # Fix regression: Subscription emails not sent, small bug in posting # Side-by-side preview is not side-by-side # BUG: Redirection on "Mark forum read" fails # When you use quote function with content with double quote, it's showed in html in editmode # Quick reply function doesn't work, it need that you enter a name # Total users number count also disabled users # Do not list moderators who do not exists (deleted or banned) # Magic Quotes setting in PHP adds slashes to configuration options and category names, desctriptions
