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=== wpForo Forum === |
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Contributors: gVectors Team |
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Tags: forums, forum, forum plugin, community, discussion, WordPress forum plugin |
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Requires at least: 4.1 |
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Tested up to: 4.8 |
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Stable tag: 1.4.1 |
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License: GPLv2 or later |
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License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html |
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First professional forum plugin for WordPress. Full-fledged forum solution with modern and mobile responsive design. Take your forum to next level! |
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== Description == |
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The Best WordPress forum plugin made by [gVectors Team](https://gvectors.com/). Everything you need to run an efficient forum. Powerful and beautiful forum with unique features. |
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Support Forum and Demo: [https://wpforo.com/community/](https://wpforo.com/community/) |
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Forum Documentation: [https://wpforo.com/documentation/](https://wpforo.com/documentation/) |
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= Forums can be displayed with three different layouts = |
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1. [**Extended Layout:**](https://wpforo.com/docs/categories-and-forums/forum-layouts/extended-layout/) |
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Classic forum layout with an unique feature to show one level deeper information. You can see latest topics of each forum on Forum List and latest posts of each topic on Topic List. |
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2. [**Simplified Layout:**](https://wpforo.com/docs/categories-and-forums/forum-layouts/simplified-layout/) |
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Light, modern and beautiful forum layout with topic and post author avatars on forum and topic lists. |
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3. [**Question and Answer Layout:**](https://wpforo.com/docs/categories-and-forums/forum-layouts/question-answer-layout/) |
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Complete Question & Answers discussion board for professional support and for communities similar to Stack Overflow. Perfect platform for users to ask and answer questions, and, through membership and active participation, to vote up or down. |
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= Available Translations = |
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* | Czech forum by Glados (The Witcher) |
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* | Dutch forum by Ger Metselaar i.o.v. Parma multimedia BV |
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* | French forum by J. Coopmann, F. Lanternier, Y. Le Cottier |
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* | French forum by Alain Bergevin |
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* | German forum by Markus Herrmann, Pascal Feiler |
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* | Hebrew forum by Gal Zilberman |
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* | Japanese forum by Seg Way |
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* | Persian forum by wpforo.ir |
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* | Portuguese (Brazil) forum by Lucas Felix |
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* | Polish forum by Bogusław Górecki |
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* | Russian forum by Dmitry Butkevich |
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* | Spanish forum by Ignacio Sancho(ISANlab) |
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* | Spanish forum (Mexico) by Poncho Camacho |
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* | Swedish forum by Mathias Persson |
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* | Korean forum by Jeehwan Song |
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= WPFORO FEATURES = |
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* Designed for small and extremely large forums/communities. |
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* Multi-layout design fits almost all type of discussions needs. |
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* Super responsive forum on all kind of devices. |
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* Built-in forum SEO functions. |
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* Built-in forum Cache System. |
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* Built-in forum Antispam and Akismet integration. |
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* Advanced forum user profile system. |
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* User Rating, Badges and Member Rating Titles. |
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* Built-in forum/topic subscription. |
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* Drag and Drop forum management system. |
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* Topic and Post front-end moderation. |
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* Forum styles with different colors. |
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* Built-in, powerful Usergroup system. |
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* Forum Access sets per Usergroup per Forum. |
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* Phrase System in Dashboard for quick translation. |
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* WordPress .MO/.PO translation files. |
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* Easy to migrate with [Go2wpForo](https://wpforo.com/community/migrate-to-wpforo-from-other-forum-plugins/migrate-to-wpforo-go2wpforo-tool/) tool. |
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= wpForo Addons = |
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* | [wpForo - Embeds](https://gvectors.com/product/wpforo-embeds/) |
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* | [wpForo - Ads Manager](https://gvectors.com/product/wpforo-ad-manager/) |
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* | [wpForo - Private Messages](https://gvectors.com/product/wpforo-private-messages/) |
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* | [wpForo - User Cutom Fields](https://gvectors.com/product/wpforo-user-custom-fields/) |
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* | [wpForo - Blog Cross Posting](https://gvectors.com/product/wpforo-cross-posting/) |
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* | [wpForo - Advanced Attachments](https://gvectors.com/product/wpforo-advanced-attachments/) |
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== Installation == |
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1. Install wpForo forum plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly or upload wpForo forum plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/wpforo` directory |
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2. Activate wpForo forum through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress |
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3. If you have more than 100 users wpForo forum plugin will ask you synchronize users and create forum user profile. You just need to click on [Create Profile Data] button in wpForo message box after wpForo forum plugin activation. |
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4. wpForo forum "Getting Started" documentation https://wpforo.com/docs/root/getting-started/ |
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== Frequently Asked Questions == |
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= Getting Started = |
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1. **Forum Page:** wpForo creates a page with `/community/` slug. If this slug is used you'll have `/community-2/` or `/community-3/` slug. You can find the correct one in Forums > Settings > General Tab. Make sure you use WordPress permalinks. wpForo doesn't work with default `?p=1` URL structure. |
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2. **Change Forum Page:** |
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https://wpforo.com/docs/root/getting-started/forum-page/change-forum-page/ |
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3. **Forum Menu:** |
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https://wpforo.com/docs/root/getting-started/forum-menu/ |
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4. **Forum Sidebar and Widgets:** |
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https://wpforo.com/docs/root/getting-started/forum-sidebar-and-widgets/ |
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5. **Forum Management:** https://wpforo.com/docs/root/categories-and-forums/forum-manager/ |
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6. **Forum Style & Colors:** |
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https://wpforo.com/docs/root/wpforo-settings/style-settings/ |
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7. **wpForo Forum Shortcodes** |
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https://wpforo.com/community/faq/wpforo-shortcodes/ |
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wpForo Support Forum: <https://wpforo.com/community/> |
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== Screenshots == |
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1. Forum list - "Extended" layout (layout #1) | Screenshot #1 |
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2. Forum list - "Simplified" layout (layout #2) | Screenshot #2 |
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3. Forum list - "Question & Answer" layout (layout #3) | Screenshot #3 |
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4. Forum Topic list - "Extended" layout | Screenshot #4 |
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5. Forum Topic list - "Simplified" layout | Screenshot #5 |
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6. Forum Topic list - "Question & Answer" layout | Screenshot #6 |
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7. Forum Post list - "Extended" layout | Screenshot #7 |
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8. Forum Post list - "Simplified" layout | Screenshot #8 |
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9. Forum Post list - "Question & Answer" | Screenshot #9 |
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10. Forum Profile Page - integrated with Shop and Profile plugins | Screenshot #10 |
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11. Forum Member List | Screenshot #11 |
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12. Dashboard > Forums - Drag and Drop forum management system. Easy to set Parent-Child relationship and forum order. | Screenshot #12 |
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13. Dashboard > Forums - General Settings | Screenshot #13 |
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14. Dashboard > Forums - Members Settings | Screenshot #14 |
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15. Dashboard > Forums - Forum Styles, Colors | Screenshot #15 |
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16. Dashboard > Forums - Forum Accesses / Can's | Screenshot #16 |
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== Changelog == |
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= 1.4.1 | 12.10.2017 = |
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[wpForo v1.4.1 Release Summary](https://wpforo.com/community/wpforo-announcements/wpforo-1-4-1-is-released/) |
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* Added: Bold titles when Forum and Topic is not visited/read |
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* Added: Option to enable/disable forum RSS Feed |
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* Added: Option to enable/disable WP to wpForo forum reset pass URL |
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* Fixed Bug: Guests permission to view forum users avatar is disabled |
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* Fixed Bug: Unable to change forum user Email and Display Name |
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* Fixed Bug: Forum search form problem, empty forum field on some servers |
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* Fixed Bug: Forum widget avatar doesn't reflect view avatar permission |
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NOTE: IF YOU UPDATE FROM 1.4.0 |
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- To load your customized colors please refresh forum front-end page twice. |
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- If you have a Cache Plugin, please delete all caches after wpForo update. |
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- If you use CDN and found some issue please purge it. |
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NOTE: IF YOU UPDATE FROM OLDER VERSIONS |
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- If you have a customized copy of wpForo forum template files in your WP theme /wpforo/ folder please update them. wpForo 1.4.0 requires new forum template files. |
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- If you see style issues after update, please refresh forum page twice or do Ctrl+F5 on forum front-end to load new styles. |
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- If you have wpForo addons, please update them right after wpForo forum update. Don't update them before wpForo forum update. |
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- In case you update forum and you have a large database, please make your forum faster [using this instruction...](https://wpforo.com/community/faq/forum-is-slow/) |
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= 1.4.0 | 07.10.2017 = |
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[wpForo v1.4.0 Release Summary](https://wpforo.com/community/wpforo-announcements/wpforo-1-4-0-is-released/) |
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* Added: Advanced forum user profile system, |
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* Added: Redesigned forum profile home and account settings page |
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* Added: Forum Topic and Post front-end moderation (approve/unapprove), |
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* Added: User search and filter options for Forum Member search form, |
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* Added: Paste as text button on forum topic/post editor toolbar, |
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* Added: SEO friendly H1 tags for forum and topic titles, |
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* Added: wpForo SEO Open Graph - Image Information for FB share, |
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* Added: General RSS Feed for Forums and Topics |
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* Added: Hide Add Topic button on click, |
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* Added: Forum Description in topic list (forum page), |
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* Added: Option to change default forum User Title for new registered users, |
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* Added: Option to change default forum Usergroup for new registered users, |
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* Added: Option to select Forum Access when creating a new Usergroup, |
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* Added: Website language depended cache, language path issue with cached URLs, |
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* Added: More speed with new intuitive caching and cache deleting functions, |
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* Added: Boost database speed, new indexes for fresh installation, |
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* Added: Make profile links nofollow when profile page indexing is disabled, |
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* Added: Spanish Translation (es_ES), many thanks to Ignacio Sancho[(ISANlab)](https://www.isanlab.com/) |
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* Added: French Translation (fr_CA), many thanks to Alain Bergevin |
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* Added: Portuguese (Brazil) Translation (pt_BR), many thanks to Lucas Felix, |
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* Updated: German Translation (de_DE), many thanks to uve GmbH | Pascal Feiler, |
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* New Addon: [wpForo - User Custom Fields](https://gvectors.com/product/wpforo-user-custom-fields/) |
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* Fixed Bug: Filter and display subSite specific users on WP MultiSite, |
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* Fixed Bug: Incorrect counting of forum synchronized users, |
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* Fixed Bug: Forum Usergroup permission issue(unused CANs on profile page), |
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* Fixed Bug: Unapproved topics redirect to forum login page, |
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* Fixed Bug: Redirects to account edit page after registration is successfully, |
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* Fixed Bug: Pagination issue, gets request uri function, checks protocols, |
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* Fixed Bug: Warning: Invalid argument supplied in /wpforo.php on line 141, |
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* Fixed Bug: Backslash slashes in email title and content, |
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* Fixed Bug: Forum search result affects page layout and sidebar, |
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* Fixed Bug: Typos and wrong phrases n forum front-end, |
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* Fixed Bug: Not colored wide left border of menu items, |
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* Fixed Bug: Chrome support for wpForo forum Feed XML, |
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* Fixed Bug: Private forums on search form's forum list |
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* Fixed Bug: Dynamic colors issue when file writing permission is denied for colors.css |
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