wpDiscuz

• Added: Compatible with WordPress 4.5
• Added: New Like/Dislike view. Option to set separate or total voting statistic mode.
• Added: Tools - Export / import options
• Added: integration with WPBruiser no-Captcha anti-Spam plugin
• Added: Option to disable guests subscription confirmation
• Added: Option to disable wpDiscuz font-awsome
• Changed: Plugin text domain hook
• Changed: Deprecated function get_currentuserinfo() to wp_get_current_user()
• Fixed Bug: CSS Issues
• Fixed Bug: RTL Issues
• New Addons: Comment Report and Flagging, Comment Translation
• Added: Armenian (hy) translation, thanks to Taron Antonyan

• Added: Basic Comment Quicktags (using WordPress quicktags plugin)
• Added: Option to change Anonymous commenter name
• Added: Option to turn on/off image URL to image HTML conversion
• Added: Changed image icons to Font-Awesome versions
• Fixed Bug: Specific avatar and no-label for Trackbacks and Pingbacks
• Fixed Bug: Alt attribute for all icons, images and avatars
• Fixed Bug: No more vulnerability: #1961704.
• Fixed Bug: JavaScript error "undefined index isShowSubscribeWrapper"
• Fixed Bug: Super Socializer setting page error (You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page).
• Fixed Bug: Single comment tree by anchor issue
• New Addons: Widgets, Search, Front-end Moderation.

• Added: Text character countdown if the max limit is set by admin
• Added: Option to on/off certain notification types in subscription bar
• Added: Option to enable "new reply to my comment notifications" by default
• Added: Front-end Hungarian (hu_HU) translation, thanks to Balazs E. Pataki
• Fixed Bug: Back-slashing issue with apostrophes and quotes
• Fixed Bug: Small bugs with live update
• Fixed Bug: Problems with Lazy load on some servers
• Fixed Bug: Lost "Notify of new replies to this comment" subscription option
• Fixed Bug: Solution to avoid ultimate member upload avatar issue
• Fixed Bug: On some cases Read More function was not working after [Load More]
• Fixed Bug: Ultimate member avatar issue after deleting account
• New Addon: wpDiscuz - Emoticons
• New Addon: wpDiscuz - Media Uploader

• Fixed Bug: ERROR: Invalid field entry
• Fixed Bug: ERROR: Some fields are missing
• Fixed Bug: Message: Please fill out required fields

IMPORTANT:

• This update is only for wpDiscuz users who have these errors
• This release does not require CDN Purging, you only need to delete page cache after update.

• Fixed Bug: Guest comment form warning message - Cannot modify header information - headers already sent...

• Fixed Bug: Unable to post a comment as guest on some servers
• Fixed Bug: Post comment button doesn't work on some servers

• Added: Comment section reflects post password protection
• Added: Changing CAPTCHA generation type to "session" if temp directory is not writable
• Fixed Bug: Multiple voting issue on Google Chrome
• Fixed Bug: Comment author label issue with multiple user roles
• Fixed Bug: CAPTCHA image display issue on first load
• Fixed Bug: Form layout issue when avatars are disabled
• Fixed Bug: Incorrect comment escaping/slashing on some servers

IMPORTANT:

• If you have JetPack installed please deactivate Jetpack comments, it affects wpDiscuz
• If you have a Cache Plugin and CDN, please delete all caches and purge CDN after wpDiscuz update.

• Fixed Bug: Notice Error Message - wp_register_script was called incorrectly.
• Fixed Bug: Comment author Display Name issue
• Fixed Bug: Anonymous commenter details
• Fixed Bug: RTL issues
• Fixed Bug: Form CSS issue
• Added: New Addon/Feature notifier.

• Added: Simple CAPTCHA generation and storage types (file system or sessions)
• Added: Guest commenter username control (max/min length)
• Added: Uses guest email to detect registered account (Sometimes registered users comment as guest using the same email address. wpDiscuz can detect the account role using guest email and display commenter label correctly.)
• Added: Addon system for wpDiscuz extension.
• Added: Better symmetric and responsive comment form. However please note, this change doesn't have any relation to the new wpDiscuz UI/UX. It'll available next month.
• Added: German (de_DE) translation, thanks to Richard Rein
• Updated: Polish (pl_PL) translation, thanks to RadosÅ‚aw Rak
• Changed: Anonymous user emails and filled comment form
• Security: Prevented possible Reflected XSS found on wpDiscuz 3.1.4. Thanks to Kacper Szurek
• Fixed Bug: Incorrect comment escaping/slashing
• Fixed Bug: CSS issues related to hard clear both attribute
• Optimized:
  • CAPTCHA reloader icon: 352 > 208 Bytes
  • Comment individual link icon: 1,184 > 132 Bytes
  • Vote up icon: 2,974 > 255 Bytes
  • Vote down icon: 2,986 > 253 Bytes

• Fixed Bug: Default comment sorting

• Added: Option to keep guest commenter credentials in browser for x days
  • Set this option value -1 to make it unlimit.
  • Set this option value 0 to clear those data when user closes browser.
• Fixed Bug: CSS Issues

IMPORTANT:

• If you have Jetpack installed please deactivate Jetpack comments, it affects wpDiscuz
• If you have a Cache Plugin and CDN, please delete all caches and purge CDN after wpDiscuz update.

• Fixed Bug: CAPTCHA issue on some hosting services and with some secure plugins
• Updated: Polish (pl_PL) translation, thanks to RadosÅ‚aw Rak

• Fixed Bug: Conflict with Woocommerce

• Accelerated: Better WordPress comments cache compatibility
• Added: Finally we make wpDiscuz compatible from 3.8.0 Wordpress version
• Added: Comment front-end editing for all user roles (+ admin, editor, author)
• Fixed Bug: Show/Hide replies button disappearing when clicking on sorting buttons
• Fixed Bug: Problem with "Guest" phrase
• Fixed Bug: Comments HTML content conflict with Read more function
• Fixed Bug: Small bugs with live update
• Fixed Bug: Load rest of comments issue
• Fixed Bug: Editable subscription phrase for Postmatic
• Fixed Bug: Sorting issue by most voted comments when nested comments are disabled

• Fixed Bug: Warning: Could not find/open font in class.WpdiscuzHelper.php on line 524
• Fixed Bug: MySQL error - You have an error in your SQL syntax...

• Boosted: Super high performance with reduced number of SQL queries. Instead of 2000 SQLs for 1000 comments wpDiscuz 3.0.8 only executes 39 SQLs.
• Added: Individual phrases for each user role (displayed in comment label)
• Added: Comment link (example.com/post/#comment-id) displays comment thread
• Fixed Bug: Issue with administrator label
• Fixed Bug: Error: No such file or directory in .../class.WpdiscuzHelper.php on line 610
• Fixed Bug: Losing "Read more" dots after click.

• Added: Long comment text breaking function with "Read more" link
• Added: Option to set maximum number of comment text words before breaking.
• Added: Turkish (tr_TR) translation, thanks to Enes Emen
• Optimized: some core functions and reduced database requests (SQL queries)
• Accelerated: new and faster function to recursively get comments (1.5s faster for 100 comments)
• Fixed Bug: problems related to comment edit/save functions

Please update to 3.0.6, there was some incomplete aspects in 3.0.5 Also, in 3.0.6 fixed wpdiscuz_after_label hooking script

• Fixed Bug: Catchable Fetal Error with class.WipidiscuzTemplateBuilder.php on line 130

• Added: Filter hook to allow display MyCred badges under comment author avatar

• please read this topic: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-show-mycred-badges-under-comment-author-avatar

• Added: Option to hide/show comment link icon
• Added: More secure CAPTCHA, two level protection (image and key validation)
• Added: Option to set "Most Voted" sorting type by default
• Added: Polish (pl_PL) translation, thanks to RadosÅ‚aw Rak

• Added: Lazy load comments on scrolling.
• Added: Compatible with WordPress Zero Spam plugin

wpDiscuz 3 requires at least WordPress 4.1 version. We're currently working on core functions to make it compatible on lower versions (>3.8)

IMPORTANT: If you have a Cache Plugin and CDN, please delete all caches and purge CDN after wpDiscuz update.

• Added: Requires at least Wordpress 4.1
• Added: Comments auto-optimizer, you don't need to use [Supercharge My Comments] button anymore
• Optimized: Less ajax requests for CAPTCHA
• Fixed Bug: RTL issues
• Fixed Bug: Reversed subscription message on subscribe bar
• Fixed Bug: Label coloring issue

• Fixed Bug: Subscribe to comments bar doesn't work (redirects to admin-ajax.php)

• Tip: [Supercharge my comments] button doesn't work
• Tip: "There are new comments for optimization [--button--]" message can't get away
• Fixed Bug: CAPTCHA image doesn't work (on websites where post ajax php file is secured)

IMPORTANT: If your're updating from wpDiscuz 1.x or from 2.x you should do one-time data optimization of existing comments. Please go to Comments > wpDiscuz Settings > Comments Optimization Tab and click on [Supercharge my comments] button and wait for 100% result.

• Boosted: Supports dozens of thousands comments per post (tested with 50k/per post)
• Accelerated: First page load x10 faster (for >100 comments)
• Accelerated: Load more comments (button) x12 faster (for >100 comments)
• Accelerated: Live Update x20 faster (for >100 new comments)
• Accelerated: Commenting x2 faster
• Accelerated: Voting x2 faster
• Optimized: SQL queries are x10 less
• Optimized: Memory usage x6 less
• Optimized: Better SEO with AJAX crawling technology for Search Engine Bots
• Added: Fully CDN and cache compatible
• Added: Super responsive on different screen sizes (intuitive multi-layout design)
• Added: Comment list sorting buttons (newest, oldest, most voted)
• Added: Simple pagination [1][2]..[>]
• Added: Separate subscribe to comments/replies bar
• Added: Icon to get individual comment URL
• Added: 100% integrated with WordPress native comments settings
• Added: Option - Comment text min length
• Added: Option - Comment text max length
• Added: Option - Comment editing for unlimited time
• Added: Option - Manage share buttons individually
• Added: Option - Manage user role label and username colors individually
• Added: Option - Disable subscription confirmation for registered users
• Added: Option - Disable live update for guests
• Fixed: Lots of bugs...

More information here: http://wpdiscuz.com/wpdiscuz-3-0-0/

• Fixed Bug : Manage subscriptions issue

• Fixed Bug : RTL issues
• Added : Compatibility with Super Socializer social comments (tabbed comment systems)
• Added : Option to turn on/off loading of wpDiscuz JS and CSS files on home page

• Added : French (fr_FR) translation, thanks to Eric Malalel
• Fixed Bug : You do not have sufficient permissions to access WP Super Socializer setting page
• Compatibility : To make "Comments Evolved for WordPress" plugin compatible with wpDiscuz please read this support topic: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-compatibility-with-plugin-comments-evolved?replies=7#post-7255442

• Fixed Bug : Slashes removing issue
• Fixed Bug : JavaScript Uncaught TypeError issue

• Added: Supports "Social Login" Plugin
• Added: Redirection to current page after login/logout
• Fixed Bug: Super Socializer comment author avatar problem
• Fixed Bug: Author website URL rel="nofollow"
• Fixed Bug: Other small bugs

• Fixed Bug: Comment author profile image issue when using Gravatar
• Fixed Bug: Conditional php session start (optimized).

• Fixed Bug: CSS/Layout issue. Breaks some theme layout.

• Added: Option to hide/show user avatars on comment form and list
• Added: Option to hide/show comment form header text
• Added: Option to set maximum character limit for comment text
• Added: Option to enable .po/.mo translation files for mult-language sites
• Added: Allowed new HTML tags (blockquote, ul, ol, li, code, em, abbr...)
• Fixed Bug: Avatar duplication on reply comment form
• Fixed Bug: Author display name update when it changed on UM profile page
• Fixed Bug: 404 error on clicking subscription confirmation link
• Fixed Bug: Email validation issue with .info and other TLD with more than 3 chars on commenting

• Fixed Bug: Some phrases were not translate-able
• Fixed Bug: Social Network Avatar display problem after commneting
• Fixed Bug: Issues with site layout, website field and Facebook login button
• Fixed Bug: Error message "URL is invalid" for Website URLs starting with http:// on commenting
• Fixed Bug: Unlimited voting issue for guests

• Fixed Bug: Front-end Phrases don't suport Special Characters

• Added: Social Network Login: Facebook, Google, Twitter, Wordpress, Vkontakte, Mail.ru, Yandex, Odnoklassniki, 500px, Windows Live, Yahoo!, LinkedIn, Reddit, Disqus, Tumblr, Stackoverflow, GitHub, Dribbble, Instagram, Foursquare, Steam, Twitch.tv, Mixi, Goodreads, Skyrock, Last.fm, AOL and PixelPin. Integrated with WordPress Social Login, Super Socializer and Social Connect plugins.
• Added: New "WebSite" field in comment form
• Added: Anonymous commenting ( Name and Email can be optional )
• Added: VK.com and OK.ru social network share buttons
• Added: New {rel, target, ...} attributes for link tag
• Added: CSS and JavaScrip file/code optimization and minifying
• Fixed Bug: Issues with comment editing
• Fixed Bug: Custom "Phrases" fail to display if apostrophes are used

• Fixed Bug: First comment redirection without setting the destination page

• Added: Option to redirect first commenters to "Thank You" page after commenting
• Fixed Bug: Issues with guest voting (more secure and stable)

• Added: Option to allow guests vote for comments
• Added: Option to load rest of all comments using the Load More Comments button
• Fixed Bug: Subscription option resetting after inserting wrong CAPTCHA code.
• Fixed Bug: Header CSS code for dynamic style values ( 90% reduced )
• Fixed Bug: JS/CSS conflicts with WooDiscuz plugin
• Fixed Bug: Wrong comment time when Wordpress date format is turned on.

• Fixed Bug: Ultimate Member Integration problem on WEB Servers w/o DomObject support (SyntaxError: Unexpected token ... )

• Added: Integration with Ultimate Member - author profile picture
• Added: Integration with Ultimate Member - author name is linked to profile page
• Fixed Bug: CSS overrides some default styles on /wp-admin/

• Fixed Bug: Problems with email notifications after subscription
• Fixed Bug: Empty name of anonymous comments after commenting
• Added: RTL Support (for right to left languages)
• Added: Option to set form fields border color
• Added: Additional phrases for plural form
• Added: Tabbed General Settings admin page
• Added: Tabbed Phrase Manager admin page
• Added: Better integration with Postmatic for commenting via email
• Added: Portuguese (pt_PT) language, thanks to Celso Azevedo

• Added: CSS classes for blog users titles by rank
• Fixed Bug: Phrases saving issue

• Added : Adapting with wordpress.org plugin repository guidelines

• Added : Users can edit their comments (time-frame can be limited by admin)
• Added : Email notification options with radio selector instead of checkboxes
• Added : Subscription activation via additional "Confirm Subscription" email
• Added : Thumb-up and thumb-down voting icons
• Added : Integration with UserPro - Comment author profile picture
• Added : Integration with UserPro - Comment author name is linked to profile page
• Added : Integration with UserPro - User badges under comment author avatar
• Added : Integration with Postmatic for subscriptions and commenting by email
• Added : Persian (fa_IR) language, thanks to Vahid (VSG24)
• Added : Russian (ru_RU) language, thanks to OlafKS and Stanislav
• Added : Close pop-up messages by clicking outside of message-box
• Added : Scroll-down to comment are on clicking comments/replies link
• Added : Filter hooks on email fields
• Added : Filter hooks on comment form fields
• Fixed Bug: Image source URL to image conversion in comment content after commenting

• Fixed Bug: Adapted with some themes ( Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_user() )
• Fixed Bug: Incorrect comment date/time if the default Wordpress date format is on

• Fixed Bug: Disabled comment issues (missing comment form)
• If wpDiscuz comment form is missing please read this support topic: https://gvectors.com/questions/wpdiscuz-comment-form-is-missing/

• Fixed Bug: Comment system hiding problem on posts with disabled discussion option.

• Fixed Bug: Problem with saving new pharses (Same text on checboxes)

• Added : Manage Subscriptions section on comment forms
• Added : New subscribe option: Notify of new replies to all my comments
• Added : Show logged-in user name and logout link on top of the main comment form
• Added : Ability to insert image in comment content using image source URL
• Added : Language translation support with .mo and .po files
• Added : Hebrew (he_IL) language, thanks to Ahrale Shrem
• Added : Options to show/hide new subscription checkbox on comment form
• Fixed Bug: Duplication of "New Comment" email notifications for post authors
• Fixed Bug: Problem with large space between the paragraphs after commenting

• Added : Current subscribe status note on comment form (for logged-in users)
• Added : Unsubscribe link on comment form and in "new comment" notification message.
• Fixed Bug: Redirection to blank option.php on saving any option page.

• Fixed Bug: Problem with email notification options on comment form
• Added : Option to keep checked-on the email notification checkboxes on comment form by default

• Fixed Bug: Problem with saving checkbox options (incorrect logic of values)

• Fixed Bug: Problem with new options and phrase saving

• Added : Live update of new comments with notifier buttons
• Added : Multi-level (nested) comment threads, with maximum levels depth setting option
• Added : Different comment date formats, reflects Wordpress date format settings
• Added : URLs to link auto-conversion in comment texts
• Added : Multiple line-breaks (limited by Wordpress comment filter)
• Added : Comment author notification options with special checkboxes on comment form
• Added : Ability to add comment system on attachment pages if it's allowed by Wordpress
• Added : Comments are generated with Wordpress comment-id to link those with anchor(#)
• Added : Option to set Live Update mode (auto or notifier buttons) and update period
• Added : Option to set nested comments maximum depth level
• Added : Option to manage (hide/show) email notification checkboxes
• Added : Option to manage background color of just loaded new comment (on live update)
• Fixed Bug: Problem with multiple line-breaks

• Added : Option to set comment text font size
• Added : Option to set form background color
• Added : Better responsively on mobile devices
• Added : better CAPTCHA image with colors and lines
• Fixed Bug: Undefined loader spinner image source.

• Fixed Bug: CSS Issues
• Added : wpDiscuz comment system supports all WordPress template hooks. It's compatible with all plugins which uses comment hooks.

• Fixed Bug: wpDiscuz comments ordering conflict with wordpress comments ordering

• Added : Option to sort comments by comment date with ascending or descending order

• Added : Comment author names are links to their profile page (BuddyPress, Users Ultra)
• Fixed Bug : CSS Issues

• Fixed Bug: Fatal error - Using $this when not in object context in ...

• Fixed Bug : Problem with options page redirection on Wordpress multi-sites

• Fixed Bug : Translations does not work, they come by default when saving

• Changed : Comment Box Header
• Fixed Bug : CSS Issues
• Fixed Bug : Layout Issues with some themes

Initial version