Kunena 1.6.0b Read Me
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Introduction
The Kunena Team is thrilled to announce Kunena 1.6.0 Beta 1. This is a development release and should be used for testing and should not be used on live websites. Since the second alpha release of Kunena 1.6, the Kunena team has been focused on fixing a great number of bugs, CSS fixes, and add some translations for others languages.
What is New?
The new features In the Kunena 1.6 beta release include:
• Update database poll structure when update from kunena 1.5 from any versions of the hack poll
• New bbcode [attachment]
• New languages or updated (Dutch, German, French, Serbian, Yugoslavian, Finnish, Spanish, Russian, Italian) and more to come
• Ordering categories in backend with number like joomla articles
In addition these features can be found from earlier Kunena 1.6 alpha2 release:
• 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
• New 'Thank you' system for thanking the poster from his message
• New template manager for the easy installation of templates
• Code highlighting with Geshi
• CSS and Javascript minification using the YUI compressor for faster loading
• Improved ban system
• Latest version checking
• Improved Joomla 1.6 support
Remember that you can use Kunena 1.6 with Joomla 1.6, this new beta offers better support for Joomla! 1.6 with has some fixes for issues like installation, admin menu that the users had encountered with the first alpha.
Joomla 1.5.19 Required (Mootools 1.2)
Kunena 1.6 no longer uses jQuery and requires MooTools 1.2+. With the release of Joomla! 1.5.19, the Mootools 1.2.4 plugin system is included in the package, so Kunena doesn't provide the mootools plugin any longer. Joomla 1.6 will include MooTools 1.2.4 and Kunena is already compatible with this version.
Downloading Kunena
Find the latest package files here: View Packages
We use the power of JoomlaCode as our main repository for the public SVN.
Find the SVN source code repository here: View 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 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 created a few 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 1.6.0 beta Usability/UI changes: # Restyling attachment buttons # Fix layout issues in message body, [code] BBCode, profile, announcements # Add stings in credits page to the language file to be translated easily + New CSS class for hidden text - separate background color # Fix autocompleter (css issues) # Fix regression: BBCode and smileys do not work in IE7-9, Fix select bug IE w00t.png fix in spoiler New features : # Upgrade poll tables structure when migrate from k1.5.x for all versions of hack + Add new [attachment] BBCode (sequential order, id and filename supported) + Add language files: Finnish translation for the installer + Make odering categories in backend with numbers like joomla articles + Added Spanish language (thanks Alakentu) + Added Russian language (thanks ZARKOS) + Added google maps api key config setting for map and earth bbcode with Basic geocoding for google maps added; map size increased Things removed : ^ Removed deprecated configuration for enable rules and help page Fixes : # Some fixes on KunenaRoute: support for menus links # Fix Notice: Undefined offset: 1 on kunena.parser.php when the image has no extensions # Fix error during saving attachments: cannot move file # Check that the file exist template.xml and if don't exist abort the installation of template # Fix error during saving attachments: cannot move file # Fix undefined variables during installation # Fix some small issues in category configuration # Workaround for IE8 bug to enable size and color selection in bbcode editor # Fix IE8 bug on multi-file attachments # UddeIM 2.0 integration: Fix language string double definition bug when CB is installed # AlphaUserPoints integration: Undefined function when getting userlist with older AUP versions # Check that the file exist template.xml and if don't exist abort the installation of template # Fix issue with RSS icon which have a clikable link # Fix issues with poll urls and disable ajax part # Some issues fixed with attachments : importing attachments, uploading attachments # Issues with installer : script didn't get copied in J1.5, Remove old manifest.xml during upgrade # Joomla 1.6 : Workaround J! feature that loads both old and new installer and Fix missing admin menus in J1.6 Beta5+ (needs a fix in Joomla) # Fix bug in date offset normalization during migration # Smiley Admin and Ranks Admin: fixed missing smiley icons and ranks icons if template does not have ranks directory # AUP integration is not always using API and User Points/Medals are not shown in the profile page # Menu: Update Kunena Menu to use real views instead of funcs and Menu: Do not add menu item for "Welcome" # Administrator: Create menu now destroys Kunena Menu and creates it from scratch and Create menu: Do not modify Forum in main menu if it already exists # Installer: Use English if current language haven't been fully translated # Simplify online status logic and move the code into KunenaUsers and Fix bug in online stats showing too many users as being online
