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wpForo Forum v3.2.0
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1 -=== wpForo Forum ===
2 -Contributors: gVectors Team
3 -Tags: forums, forum, forum plugin, community, discussion, WordPress forum plugin
4 -Requires at least: 4.1
5 -Tested up to: 4.8
6 -Stable tag: 1.4.1
7 -License: GPLv2 or later
8 -License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
9 -
10 -First professional forum plugin for WordPress. Full-fledged forum solution with modern and mobile responsive design. Take your forum to next level!
11 -
12 -== Description ==
13 -
14 -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.
15 -
16 -Support Forum and Demo: [https://wpforo.com/community/](https://wpforo.com/community/)
17 -Forum Documentation: [https://wpforo.com/documentation/](https://wpforo.com/documentation/)
18 -
19 -
20 -= Forums can be displayed with three different layouts =
21 -
22 -1. [**Extended Layout:**](https://wpforo.com/docs/categories-and-forums/forum-layouts/extended-layout/)
23 -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.
24 -2. [**Simplified Layout:**](https://wpforo.com/docs/categories-and-forums/forum-layouts/simplified-layout/)
25 -Light, modern and beautiful forum layout with topic and post author avatars on forum and topic lists.
26 -3. [**Question and Answer Layout:**](https://wpforo.com/docs/categories-and-forums/forum-layouts/question-answer-layout/)
27 -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.
28 -
29 -= Available Translations =
30 -
31 -* | Czech forum by Glados (The Witcher)
32 -* | Dutch forum by Ger Metselaar i.o.v. Parma multimedia BV
33 -* | French forum by J. Coopmann, F. Lanternier, Y. Le Cottier
34 -* | French forum by Alain Bergevin
35 -* | German forum by Markus Herrmann, Pascal Feiler
36 -* | Hebrew forum by Gal Zilberman
37 -* | Japanese forum by Seg Way
38 -* | Persian forum by wpforo.ir
39 -* | Portuguese (Brazil) forum by Lucas Felix
40 -* | Polish forum by Bogusław Górecki
41 -* | Russian forum by Dmitry Butkevich
42 -* | Spanish forum by Ignacio Sancho(ISANlab)
43 -* | Spanish forum (Mexico) by Poncho Camacho
44 -* | Swedish forum by Mathias Persson
45 -* | Korean forum by Jeehwan Song
46 -
47 -= WPFORO FEATURES =
48 -
49 -* Designed for small and extremely large forums/communities.
50 -* Multi-layout design fits almost all type of discussions needs.
51 -* Super responsive forum on all kind of devices.
52 -* Built-in forum SEO functions.
53 -* Built-in forum Cache System.
54 -* Built-in forum Antispam and Akismet integration.
55 -* Advanced forum user profile system.
56 -* User Rating, Badges and Member Rating Titles.
57 -* Built-in forum/topic subscription.
58 -* Drag and Drop forum management system.
59 -* Topic and Post front-end moderation.
60 -* Forum styles with different colors.
61 -* Built-in, powerful Usergroup system.
62 -* Forum Access sets per Usergroup per Forum.
63 -* Phrase System in Dashboard for quick translation.
64 -* WordPress .MO/.PO translation files.
65 -* Easy to migrate with [Go2wpForo](https://wpforo.com/community/migrate-to-wpforo-from-other-forum-plugins/migrate-to-wpforo-go2wpforo-tool/) tool.
66 -
67 -
68 -= wpForo Addons =
69 -
70 -* | [wpForo - Embeds](https://gvectors.com/product/wpforo-embeds/)
71 -* | [wpForo - Ads Manager](https://gvectors.com/product/wpforo-ad-manager/)
72 -* | [wpForo - Private Messages](https://gvectors.com/product/wpforo-private-messages/)
73 -* | [wpForo - User Cutom Fields](https://gvectors.com/product/wpforo-user-custom-fields/)
74 -* | [wpForo - Blog Cross Posting](https://gvectors.com/product/wpforo-cross-posting/)
75 -* | [wpForo - Advanced Attachments](https://gvectors.com/product/wpforo-advanced-attachments/)
76 -
77 -
78 -== Installation ==
79 -
80 -1. Install wpForo forum plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly or upload wpForo forum plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/wpforo` directory
81 -2. Activate wpForo forum through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress
82 -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.
83 -4. wpForo forum "Getting Started" documentation https://wpforo.com/docs/root/getting-started/
84 -
85 -
86 -== Frequently Asked Questions ==
87 -
88 -= Getting Started =
89 -
90 -
91 -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.
92 -
93 -2. **Change Forum Page:**
94 -https://wpforo.com/docs/root/getting-started/forum-page/change-forum-page/
95 -
96 -3. **Forum Menu:**
97 -https://wpforo.com/docs/root/getting-started/forum-menu/
98 -
99 -4. **Forum Sidebar and Widgets:**
100 -https://wpforo.com/docs/root/getting-started/forum-sidebar-and-widgets/
101 -
102 -5. **Forum Management:** https://wpforo.com/docs/root/categories-and-forums/forum-manager/
103 -
104 -6. **Forum Style & Colors:**
105 -https://wpforo.com/docs/root/wpforo-settings/style-settings/
106 -
107 -7. **wpForo Forum Shortcodes**
108 -https://wpforo.com/community/faq/wpforo-shortcodes/
109 -
110 -wpForo Support Forum: <https://wpforo.com/community/>
111 -
112 -== Screenshots ==
113 -
114 -1. Forum list - "Extended" layout (layout #1) | Screenshot #1
115 -2. Forum list - "Simplified" layout (layout #2) | Screenshot #2
116 -3. Forum list - "Question & Answer" layout (layout #3) | Screenshot #3
117 -4. Forum Topic list - "Extended" layout | Screenshot #4
118 -5. Forum Topic list - "Simplified" layout | Screenshot #5
119 -6. Forum Topic list - "Question & Answer" layout | Screenshot #6
120 -7. Forum Post list - "Extended" layout | Screenshot #7
121 -8. Forum Post list - "Simplified" layout | Screenshot #8
122 -9. Forum Post list - "Question & Answer" | Screenshot #9
123 -10. Forum Profile Page - integrated with Shop and Profile plugins | Screenshot #10
124 -11. Forum Member List | Screenshot #11
125 -12. Dashboard > Forums - Drag and Drop forum management system. Easy to set Parent-Child relationship and forum order. | Screenshot #12
126 -13. Dashboard > Forums - General Settings | Screenshot #13
127 -14. Dashboard > Forums - Members Settings | Screenshot #14
128 -15. Dashboard > Forums - Forum Styles, Colors | Screenshot #15
129 -16. Dashboard > Forums - Forum Accesses / Can's | Screenshot #16
130 -
131 -
132 -== Changelog ==
133 -
134 -= 1.4.1 | 12.10.2017 =
135 -
136 -[wpForo v1.4.1 Release Summary](https://wpforo.com/community/wpforo-announcements/wpforo-1-4-1-is-released/)
137 -
138 -* Added: Bold titles when Forum and Topic is not visited/read
139 -* Added: Option to enable/disable forum RSS Feed
140 -* Added: Option to enable/disable WP to wpForo forum reset pass URL
141 -* Fixed Bug: Guests permission to view forum users avatar is disabled
142 -* Fixed Bug: Unable to change forum user Email and Display Name
143 -* Fixed Bug: Forum search form problem, empty forum field on some servers
144 -* Fixed Bug: Forum widget avatar doesn't reflect view avatar permission
145 -
146 -
147 -NOTE: IF YOU UPDATE FROM 1.4.0
148 -
149 -- To load your customized colors please refresh forum front-end page twice.
150 -- If you have a Cache Plugin, please delete all caches after wpForo update.
151 -- If you use CDN and found some issue please purge it.
152 -
153 -NOTE: IF YOU UPDATE FROM OLDER VERSIONS
154 -
155 -- 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.
156 -- If you see style issues after update, please refresh forum page twice or do Ctrl+F5 on forum front-end to load new styles.
157 -- If you have wpForo addons, please update them right after wpForo forum update. Don't update them before wpForo forum update.
158 -- 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/)
159 -
160 -
161 -= 1.4.0 | 07.10.2017 =
162 -
163 -[wpForo v1.4.0 Release Summary](https://wpforo.com/community/wpforo-announcements/wpforo-1-4-0-is-released/)
164 -
165 -* Added: Advanced forum user profile system,
166 -* Added: Redesigned forum profile home and account settings page
167 -* Added: Forum Topic and Post front-end moderation (approve/unapprove),
168 -* Added: User search and filter options for Forum Member search form,
169 -* Added: Paste as text button on forum topic/post editor toolbar,
170 -* Added: SEO friendly H1 tags for forum and topic titles,
171 -* Added: wpForo SEO Open Graph - Image Information for FB share,
172 -* Added: General RSS Feed for Forums and Topics
173 -* Added: Hide Add Topic button on click,
174 -* Added: Forum Description in topic list (forum page),
175 -* Added: Option to change default forum User Title for new registered users,
176 -* Added: Option to change default forum Usergroup for new registered users,
177 -* Added: Option to select Forum Access when creating a new Usergroup,
178 -* Added: Website language depended cache, language path issue with cached URLs,
179 -* Added: More speed with new intuitive caching and cache deleting functions,
180 -* Added: Boost database speed, new indexes for fresh installation,
181 -* Added: Make profile links nofollow when profile page indexing is disabled,
182 -* Added: Spanish Translation (es_ES), many thanks to Ignacio Sancho[(ISANlab)](https://www.isanlab.com/)
183 -* Added: French Translation (fr_CA), many thanks to Alain Bergevin
184 -* Added: Portuguese (Brazil) Translation (pt_BR), many thanks to Lucas Felix,
185 -* Updated: German Translation (de_DE), many thanks to uve GmbH | Pascal Feiler,
186 -* New Addon: [wpForo - User Custom Fields](https://gvectors.com/product/wpforo-user-custom-fields/)
187 -* Fixed Bug: Filter and display subSite specific users on WP MultiSite,
188 -* Fixed Bug: Incorrect counting of forum synchronized users,
189 -* Fixed Bug: Forum Usergroup permission issue(unused CANs on profile page),
190 -* Fixed Bug: Unapproved topics redirect to forum login page,
191 -* Fixed Bug: Redirects to account edit page after registration is successfully,
192 -* Fixed Bug: Pagination issue, gets request uri function, checks protocols,
193 -* Fixed Bug: Warning: Invalid argument supplied in /wpforo.php on line 141,
194 -* Fixed Bug: Backslash slashes in email title and content,
195 -* Fixed Bug: Forum search result affects page layout and sidebar,
196 -* Fixed Bug: Typos and wrong phrases n forum front-end,
197 -* Fixed Bug: Not colored wide left border of menu items,
198 -* Fixed Bug: Chrome support for wpForo forum Feed XML,
199 -* Fixed Bug: Private forums on search form's forum list
200 -* Fixed Bug: Dynamic colors issue when file writing permission is denied for colors.css
201 -
1 +=== wpForo Forum ===
2 +Contributors: gVectors Team
3 +Tags: forum, forums, forum plugin, bbpress, community
4 +Requires at least: 5.2
5 +Tested up to: 7.1
6 +Stable tag: 3.2.0
7 +Requires PHP: 7.1
8 +License: GPLv2 or later
9 +License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
10 +
11 +Number one WordPress forum plugin with AI features. Full-fledged forum solution with modern forum design. Community builder WordPress forum plugin.
12 +
13 +== Description ==
14 +
15 +wpForo is the first AI powered forum plugin for WordPress. Full-fledged yet easy and light forum solution for your WordPress website. Comes with modern and responsive forum layouts and styles. This WordPress forum plugin brings everything you need to run an efficient and professional community. Powerful and beautiful forum with unique features. The best alternative to bbPress forum plugin.
16 +
17 += 5 Minute Forum Installation! =
18 +
19 + 1. Activate plugin and find forums on /community/ page, (/community-2/ if /community/ is used),
20 + 2. Manage Forum Page, Title, etc in Dashboard > wpForo > Board > Edit Board admin page,
21 + 3. Manage Forums in Dashboard > wpForo > Forums admin page,
22 + 4. Manage Forum Menu in Dashboard > Appearance > Menu admin page,
23 + 5. Manage Forum Widgets in Dashboard > Appearance > Widgets admin page,
24 + 6. Manage Forum Colors in Dashboard > wpForo > Settings > Colors & Styles admin page, you can choose forum color styles.
25 +
26 +Support Forum and Demo: [https://wpforo.com/community/](https://wpforo.com/community/)
27 +Forum Documentation: [https://wpforo.com/docs/wpforo-v3/](https://wpforo.com/docs/wpforo-v3/)
28 +GDPR Compliance: [https://wpforo.com/docs/wpforo-v3/gdpr/](https://wpforo.com/docs/wpforo-v3/gdpr/)
29 +
30 += Multi-layout WordPress Forum Plugin =
31 +
32 +1. [**Extended Forum Layout**](https://wpforo.com/docs/wpforo-v3/categories-and-forums/forum-layouts/extended-layout/)
33 +2. [**Simplified Forum Layout**](https://wpforo.com/docs/wpforo-v3/categories-and-forums/forum-layouts/simplified-layout/)
34 +3. [**Question and Answer Forum Layout**](https://wpforo.com/docs/wpforo-v3/categories-and-forums/forum-layouts/qa-layout/)
35 +4. [**Threaded Forum Layout**](https://wpforo.com/docs/wpforo-v3/categories-and-forums/forum-layouts/threaded-layout/)
36 +4. [**Boxed Forum Layout**](https://wpforo.com/docs/wpforo-v3/categories-and-forums/forum-layouts/boxed-layout/)
37 +
38 += Migrate to wpForo =
39 +
40 +Free Migration Tool Go2wpForo: [https://wpforo.com/docs/wpforo-v3/migrate-to-wpforo/](https://wpforo.com/docs/wpforo-v3/migrate-to-wpforo/)
41 +
42 + - Migrate bbPress forum to wpForo
43 + - Migrate Asgaros forum to wpForo
44 + - Migrate SimplePress forum to wpForo
45 + - Migrate phpBB forum to wpForo
46 + - Migrate SMF forum to wpForo
47 + - Migrate Joomla Kunena forum to wpForo
48 + - Migrate MyBB forum to wpForo
49 +
50 += Forum Integration =
51 +
52 +wpForo forum plugin is well integrated with many Profile Builder and Paid Membership plugins, such as **BuddyPress**, **Ultimate Members**, **WooCommerce Membership**, **Paid Memberships Pro**, **MemberPress**, **Groups** and **SureMembers** plugins.
53 +
54 += Forum Translation =
55 +
56 +wpForo is a WordPress forum plugin with all possibilities of plugin translation. We'd really appreciate if you could help [translating wpForo forum plugin to your language here](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wpforo/).
57 +
58 +
59 += FORUM FEATURES =
60 +
61 +* 360° AI-Powered Features
62 + * AI Semantic Search
63 + * AI Topic Summarization
64 + * AI Topic Suggestions
65 + * AI Multi-Language Translation
66 + * AI Chat Assistant
67 + * AI Bot Reply & Suggest Reply
68 + * AI Content Moderation
69 + * AI Spam Detection
70 + * AI Toxic Content Detection
71 + * AI Tasks — Automated Topic Generation
72 + * AI Tasks — Automated Reply Generation
73 + * AI Tasks — Automated Topic Tag Moderation
74 + * AI Analytics & Insights
75 + * AI Knowledge Generation (RAG)
76 + * AI Content Indexing - Text, Images, Documents
77 +* Multi-board: Allows to have multiple separate forum pages
78 +* Multi-language: Allows to forums with different languages
79 +* Multi-layout: Four modern forum layouts (Q&A, Threaded...)
80 +* Designed for small and extremely large forums/communities.
81 +* Migrate from other forums using [Go2wpForo](https://wpforo.com/community/migrate-to-wpforo-from-other-forum-plugins/migrate-to-wpforo-go2wpforo-tool/) tool.
82 +* Four different forum layouts and designs.
83 +* Six set of forum color styles including dark style.
84 +* Super responsive forum on all kind of devices.
85 +* Live user notification system
86 +* Built-in forum SEO functions.
87 +* Built-in forum Sitemap and Search Engine ping.
88 +* Built-in forum Cache System.
89 +* Built-in forum Antispam and Akismet integration.
90 +* Advanced forum user profile system.
91 +* Forum Member Rating and Badges.
92 +* Built-in forum/topic subscription.
93 +* Drag and Drop forum management system.
94 +* Topic and Post front-end moderation.
95 +* Forum topics and posts Read / Unread logging.
96 +* Topic Tags and Tags Widget.
97 +* Forum styles with different colors.
98 +* Built-in, powerful forum Usergroup system.
99 +* Forum Access sets per Usergroup per Forum.
100 +* Forum Phrase System for quick translation.
101 +* WordPress .MO/.PO translation files.
102 +* Tools and options for GDPR Compliance
103 +* Social Network Share Buttons
104 +* BuddyPress Integration
105 +* Ultimate Member Integration
106 +
107 += Need more forum features? =
108 +
109 +Find wpForo forum plugin addons on [gVectors Team website...](https://gvectors.com/product-category/wpforo/)
110 +
111 += Use of 3rd Party Services =
112 +
113 +wpForo connects to external services operated by gVectors Team for certain features. These connections are optional and only active when the corresponding features are enabled by the forum administrator.
114 +
115 +**gVectors AI API** (api.gvectors.com, api.gvectors.net)
116 +
117 +When AI features are enabled by the forum administrator, wpForo sends forum content (topics, posts, and metadata) to the gVectors AI API for processing. This includes:
118 +
119 +* Content Indexing: Forum content is sent to embedding generation for vector database
120 +* Semantic Search: Query is sent for embedding for vector search
121 +* AI Translation: Forum text is sent for translation into other languages
122 +* AI Summarization: Topic content is sent for automatic summary generation
123 +* Content Moderation: New posts are sent for AI-powered content analysis
124 +* AI Chat: Conversation context is sent for AI response generation
125 +* Topic Suggestions: Forum data is sent for generating related topic recommendations
126 +
127 +No data is sent to the AI API unless the forum administrator explicitly enables AI features, accepts the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and configures an API key. A fallback domain (api.gvectors.net) may be used automatically if the primary domain is unreachable.
128 +
129 +[Terms of Service](https://wpforo.com/wpforo-ai-terms-of-service/)
130 +[Privacy Policy](https://wpforo.com/wpforo-ai-privacy-policy/)
131 +
132 +**gVectors Addons Store** (gvectors.com)
133 +
134 +When using wpForo addons purchased from the gVectors store, the plugin communicates with gvectors.com to verify addon licenses and deliver automatic updates through the WordPress Dashboard. This includes sending your site URL and license key to validate your purchase and check for available addon updates.
135 +
136 +[Terms of Service](https://gvectors.com/terms-and-conditions/)
137 +[Privacy Policy](https://gvectors.com/privacy-policy/)
138 +
139 +**gVectors Addons News & License Reminders** (store.gvectors.com)
140 +
141 +If the forum administrator explicitly enables the addon news service (it is disabled by default and requires opt-in), wpForo connects to store.gvectors.com once per day to:
142 +
143 +* Fetch news about new addons, new features and announcements (endpoint: /news) — this request sends no site-specific data beyond standard HTTP request information
144 +* Check for addon licenses that are close to expiration (endpoint: /at-risk-licenses) — this request sends your site address, an anonymous site identifier (an HMAC hash generated from your site domain and your WordPress security salts), and the slugs and installed versions of your gVectors addons
145 +
146 +No personal data, no email addresses, and no forum content is ever sent to this service. News notifications are shown as dismissible messages in the WordPress admin, and summary emails are sent by your own site (via your own mail server) to site administrators. The service can be disabled at any time from the wpForo Addons page, which stops all outbound requests immediately.
147 +
148 +[Terms of Service](https://gvectors.com/terms-and-conditions/)
149 +[Privacy Policy](https://gvectors.com/privacy-policy/)
150 +
151 +
152 +== Installation ==
153 +
154 +1. Install wpForo Forum plugin in Dashboard > Plugins admin page. Then activate it.
155 +2. If you have more than 100 users wpForo forum plugin prompts you synchronize users.
156 +3. Manage Forums in Dashboard > wpForo > Forums admin page,
157 +4. Manage Forum Menu in Dashboard > Appearance > Menu admin page,
158 +5. Manage Forum Colors in Dashboard > Forums > Settings > Styles admin page, you can choose forum color styles.
159 +
160 +
161 +== Frequently Asked Questions ==
162 +
163 += Forum Page - How to change forum page? =
164 +
165 +**Forum Page** - wpForo creates a forum page with `/community/` slug. Forum URL can be changed in Dashboard > wpForo > Boards > Edit Board and change the slug. Make sure you use WordPress permalinks. wpForo forums don't work with default `?p=1` URL structure. Forum page only contains [wpforo] forum shortcode.
166 +
167 += Forum Menu - How to manage forum menu? =
168 +
169 +**Forum Menu** - wpForo forum menu is a regular WordPress menu. In Dashboard > Appearance > Menu admin page wpForo forum creates new navigation menu (forum top menu bar) called "wpForo Navigation (wpForo Menu)". Forum menu is attached to wpForo Menu location.
170 +
171 += Forum Sidebar - Does forum has sidebar and widgets? =
172 +
173 +**Forum Sidebar and Widgets** - wpForo forum comes with own right (RTL left) sidebar and widgets (Recent Forum Topics, Recent Forum Posts, Forum Search, Forum Online Users).
174 +
175 += Forum Layouts - What is forum layout? =
176 +
177 +**Forum Layouts** - wpForo Forums has Forum Layouts and allows to create hybrid forums. wpForo theme has built in multi-layout system. Each forum section (category with forums and subForums) can be displayed with different forum layout.
178 +
179 += Forum Manager - How to add / edit/ delete forums? =
180 +
181 +**Forum Manager** - You can add new category, forum or subForum in Dashboard > Forums > Forums admin page. The Forum add / Forum edit / Forum Delete / Forum Hierarchy can be managed on the same admin page.
182 +
183 += Forum Shortcodes - What shortcodes are available? =
184 +
185 +**Forum Shortcodes** - Started from version 1.0.0 you can use wpForo shortcodes.
186 +
187 += Forum Styles - How to change forum colors? =
188 +
189 +**Forum Styles** - Please navigate to Dashboard > wpForo > Settings > Colors & Styles admin page. Here you can find wpForo forum front-end colors and styles. You can choose forum colors: default (blue), red, green, orange, grey, dark. You can select forum color set or customize each color manually.
190 +
191 += Forum Member - How to manage forum members? =
192 +
193 +**Forum Member** - Forum Members are the same WordPress users. wpForo forums is fully integrated with WordPress. It comes with own Forum Login and Forum Registration page. Users get an advanced Forum Profile. You can manage all members in Dashboard > Forums > Members admin page.
194 +
195 += Forum Reputation - What is forum member reputation and badges? =
196 +
197 +**Forum Member Badges and Reputation** - wpForo forum has a simple yet powerful user reputation system. Currently it based on number of forum posts.
198 +
199 += Forum Accesses - How to allow/restrict users to certain forums? =
200 +
201 +**Forum Access and Permissions** - Forum Accesses are different sets of forum permissions (CAN's) designed to help forum admins control (allow/restrict) Users' actions in each forum.
202 +
203 += Forum Usergroups - What is forum users' Usergroup? =
204 +
205 +**Forum Usergroups and Permissions** - In order to have an extended forum user permission system with full control over all forum user actions, wpForo comes with own Forum Usergroup system.
206 +
207 += Forum Translation - How to translate this forum? =
208 +
209 +**Forum Translation** - wpForo forum can be translated using PO/MO files or you can do a quick translation using wpForo Forum Phrase system in Dashboard > wpForo > Phrases admin page.
210 +
211 += Forum GDPR Compliance - Tools and options to comply to GDPR =
212 +
213 +**Forum GDPR Compliance** - wpForo has almost all forum specific tools and functions to comply your forum to GDPR. Please navigate to wpForo > Settings > Privacy & Rules admin page and go through all instructions and options.
214 +
215 +
216 +
217 +== Screenshots ==
218 +1. Simplified Forum Layout - Forums
219 +2. Boxed Forum Layout - Forums
220 +3. Simplified Forum Layout - Posts
221 +4. Threaded Forum Layout - Forums and Threads
222 +5. Threaded Forum Layout - Threads
223 +6. Question & Answer Forum Layout - Forums
224 +7. Question & Answer Forum Layout / Forums / Described
225 +8. Question & Answer Forum Layout / Question Thread / Described
226 +9. Extended Forum Layout - Forums
227 +10. Extended Forum Layout - Posts
228 +11. What's New Page
229 +12. Members Page
230 +13. Member Profile Page with Tabs
231 +14. wpForo AI Assistant - Semantic Search Widget
232 +15. wpForo AI Assistant - Chat Bot Widget
233 +16. wpForo AI Translation
234 +17. wpForo AI Analytics
235 +18. Dashboard Settings Boxes and Single Setting Page
236 +19. Drag and drop forum management, easy to set parent-child forum hierarchy
237 +
238 +
239 +
240 +== Changelog ==
241 +
242 +IMPORTANT NOTES for UPDATE
243 +
244 + - After the update, please delete all caches and purge CDN if you have
245 + - After the update, please flush Redis Object Cache if you have this cache enabled
246 +
247 +[wpForo Forum v3.2 Release Summary](https://wpforo.com/community/wpforo-announcements/wpforo-3-2-is-released/)
248 +
249 +
250 +
251 += wpForo Forum 3.2.0 | 25.09.2026 =
252 +
253 +* Addons Store: Purchase and manage addon licenses directly in your WordPress dashboard. No need to go to gVectors Store, purchase, then download and install. Now you can do one-click purchase, install, and update addons directly in your wpForo > Addons admin page.
254 +
255 +
256 += wpForo Forum 3.1.7 | 22.09.2026 =
257 +
258 +* Security: Fixed Stored XSS vulnerability in some text fields
259 +* Fixed: Infinite recursion causing fatal error and 504/508 timeouts on forum pages
260 +
261 += wpForo Forum 3.1.6 | 18.09.2026 =
262 +
263 +* Compatibility: WordPress 7.1
264 +* Security: Fixed PHP Object Injection vulnerability in custom form fields
265 +* Security: Fixed Guest Post Takeover vulnerability allowing guest topics and posts to be edited via a forged ownership cookie
266 +* Security: Fixed Stored XSS vulnerability in topic tags, exposed on topic pages, forum listings, the Tags page and search results
267 +* Security: Fixed AI credit exhaustion via rate limit manipulation
268 +* Security: Hardened profile field deserialization against crafted payloads, including a denial of service on the registration form
269 +* Added: Frequency, A-Z and Z-A sort controls on the Tags page
270 +* Optimized: Forum cache file limit is now calculated from the online members count, with oldest-first cleanup instead of a full cache wipe
271 +* Fixed: Tag links no longer break for tags containing &, # or + characters
272 +
273 +
274 += wpForo Forum 3.1.5 | 16.08.2026 =
275 +
276 +* AI New: Video tutorials and getting started steps on AI Features page
277 +* Optimized: Mark all read button database query
278 +* Fixed: Fatal error when admin bar renders before wpForo initialization
279 +* Fixed: first_name and last_name fields silently discarded on registration
280 +
281 +
282 += wpForo Forum 3.1.3/3.1.4 | 23.07.2026 =
283 +
284 +* Security: Fixed access control bypass in widget AJAX handlers (Recent Topics, Recent Posts, Online Members)
285 +* Security: Fixed missing view_access() checks in AI translation and summarization endpoints
286 +* Security: Fixed AI search indexing unapproved forum posts
287 +* Security: Fixed WordPress content indexer ignoring password-protected posts
288 +* Security: Fixed XSS vulnerability in AI-generated HTML responses
289 +* Security: Fixed mass assignment bypass in profile and registration forms
290 +* Fixed: Missing itemprop name attribute in Members breadcrumb
291 +
292 +
293 += wpForo Forum 3.1.2 | 11.07.2026 =
294 +
295 +* Security: Fixed Stored XSS vulnerability in profile fields
296 +* Security: Fixed IDOR vulnerability in AI Chat messaging
297 +* Security: Fixed Mass Assignment vulnerability with privilege escalation via profile fields
298 +* Added: UltimateMember profile integration now supports 'favored' subnav
299 +* Fixed: Issue with User Custom Fields addon, the miaaing fields data
300 +* Fixed: PostMeta array-value guard incorrectly dropping checkbox/multi-select field values
301 +* Fixed: Undefined array key 'topicurl' warning in Feed.php
302 +* Fixed: Profile "Blog Comments" stat now counts only approved, public blog post comments (excludes pingbacks, trackbacks, unapproved and other post-type comments)
303 +
304 +
305 += wpForo Forum 3.1.1 | 31.05.2026 =
306 +
307 +* Security: Fixed Broken Authentication vulnerability allowing administrator email mutation
308 +* Security: Fixed PHP Object Injection vulnerability via widget AJAX handlers
309 +
310 +
311 += wpForo Forum 3.1.0 | 19.05.2026 =
312 +
313 +* Security: Fixed vulnerability issue in the Revisions module
314 +* Security: Fixed vulnerability issue in Gutenberg block renderers
315 +* New: Tools - Email Queue Tab, email notifications now sent asynchronously with automatic fallback to direct sending when WP-Cron is broken or disabled, dramatically reducing post-submission delays on busy forums
316 +* New: Tools - Cron Jobs Tab, listing every WordPress scheduled event with per-row Run Now / Delete / Details, wpForo events sorted to the top
317 +* Fixed: Duplicate email notifications could be sent for posts that pass moderation
318 +* Fixed: Duplicate topic view counts could be recorded for the same user
319 +* Fixed: Processing spinner could remain visible after indexing completed
320 +* Fixed: Email Queue admin tab now shows "Cron idle" instead of "unknown" when there are no emails to send
321 +* AI New: Custom Knowledge - upload TXT, MD, JSON, and PDF files (Business+ plan) to enhance AI Chatbot and Bot Reply with your own documentation
322 +* AI New: Custom Knowledge - scanned/image-only PDFs auto-fall back to OCR when native text is sparse
323 +* AI New: Custom Knowledge integrated into AI Chatbot, and AI Topic Suggestions
324 +* AI Improved: AI cron jobs are now only registered when a tenant is connected to the AI service, preventing stale wp_cron entries on installs that do not use AI features
325 +* AI Improved: AI Indexing breakdown loads asynchronously on large forums for faster admin page loads
326 +* AI Improved: AI Logs filter now includes Knowledge Indexing entries
327 +
328 +
329 += wpForo Forum 3.0.9 | 28.04.2026 =
330 +
331 +* Fixed: AI Task "Topic Tag Manager" now runs asynchronously to avoid blocking topic creation
332 +* Fixed: AI Content Moderation now correctly exempts admins and moderators from spam detection
333 +* Fixed: AI Logs timezone display - timestamps now stored in UTC for correct timezone conversion
334 +* Fixed: Built-in moderation logs now correctly identify replies vs topics
335 +* Fixed: Forum Content Indexing "Stop" button now works correctly
336 +* Fixed: Forum Content Indexing status auto-refresh now survives page reloads
337 +* Fixed: Forum Content Indexing "Total Threads Indexed" count updates immediately after indexing
338 +* Fixed: Local indexing progress detection for both manual and auto-indexing queues
339 +* Added: WordPress Indexing post type filters for customization
340 +* Added: Description explaining indexed count vs total count differences
341 +
342 +
343 += wpForo Forum 3.0.8 | 24.04.2026 =
344 +
345 +* Fixed: AI Chat WordPress content citations not displaying as clickable links
346 +* Updated: New phrases to wpForo Phrase System
347 +* Updated: Translation template (wpforo.pot) with AI feature phrases
348 +
349 +
350 += wpForo Forum 3.0.7 | 23.04.2026 =
351 +
352 +* Security: Fixed usergroup privilege escalation vulnerability during registration
353 +* New: WordPress Indexing now has its own dedicated admin tab
354 +* Fixed: AI Chatbot now respects "Bot Reply Unapproved" setting correctly
355 +* Fixed: AI subscription status not refreshing immediately after purchase
356 +* Fixed: AI Tasks multi-board support and scheduled task permissions
357 +* Fixed: Forum Layout 5 dark mode styling
358 +
359 +
360 += wpForo Forum 3.0.6 | 19.04.2026 =
361 +
362 +* Security: Added authorization check to profile file deletion
363 +* Security: Prevent AI search cache from leaking private content
364 +* New: AI Indexing - Clear Selected Forum Index button to delete specific forum embeddings
365 +* Fixed: AI Tasks board_id not saved correctly for non-default boards
366 +* Fixed: AI Indexing - Forum permission checks blocking WP Cron background indexing
367 +* Fixed: AI Indexing - Forum indexed counts not updating during indexing
368 +* Fixed: AI Indexing - Nonce verification fails on Clear Forum Index action
369 +* Fixed: AI Search - Browser auto-translate corrupting typewriter text effect
370 +* Fixed: Forum checklist hierarchy sorting and recursive checkbox cascading
371 +* Fixed: Forum topic counts cache not clearing when topics change
372 +* Fixed: Form submit button value lost when disabling during submission
373 +
374 +
375 += wpForo Forum 3.0.5 | 13.04.2026 =
376 +
377 +* Security: Hardened sorting parameter validation
378 +* Fixed: PHP warning for undefined board locale property in Task Manager
379 +* Fixed: PHP warning for non-existent ram_cache method in AI Content Moderation
380 +* Fixed: AI Indexing admin page unnecessary auto-refresh when jobs queued for future
381 +
382 +
383 += wpForo Forum 3.0.4 | 12.04.2026 =
384 +
385 +* Fixed: AI WordPress Content Indexing now works on hosts with disabled WP-Cron
386 +* Fixed: AI Content Indexing admin page performance on large forums
387 +* Fixed: Registration form losing field values when validation error occurs
388 +* Fixed: Spam protection flow issues, enabled 'Can pass moderation' allows new users to pass the moderation
389 +
390 +
391 += wpForo Forum 3.0.3 | 10.04.2026 =
392 +
393 +* Security: Prevent arbitrary file deletion
394 +* New: Boxed Layout - Forum cover image is now fully clickable
395 +* New: AI Search - Quality signal boosting for better result ranking
396 +* New: AI Indexing - Progress tracking during local storage indexing
397 +* New: AI Indexing - Noise filtering to improve search quality
398 +* Improved: AI Topic Suggestions now respect forum access permissions
399 +* Improved: AI performance with optimized default quality settings
400 +* Improved: reCAPTCHA only loads on forum pages when needed
401 +* Fixed: Auto-indexing spinner showing endlessly on active forums
402 +* Fixed: Sticky topic icon priority in mixed layout mode
403 +* Fixed: Local semantic search relevance thresholds
404 +* Fixed: Empty forum access array causing search errors
405 +
406 +
407 += wpForo Forum 3.0.2 | 08.04.2026 =
408 +
409 +* Fixed: Subscription Manager shows empty forum tree on multi-board installations
410 +* Fixed: Stale user permissions after switching boards on profile tabs
411 +* Fixed: Board switcher only works one direction on profile pages (multi-board)
412 +* Fixed: AI checkbox settings (chatbot_allowed_groups, bot_reply_includes) reset to defaults on every page load
413 +* Improved: AI Content Indexing admin page performance on large forums
414 +* Security: Prevent unauthenticated post disclosure via RecentPosts widget (Broken Access Control)
415 +
416 +
417 += wpForo Forum 3.0.1 | 07.04.2026 =
418 +
419 +* Version 3.0.1
420 +* Fixed: Simplified and threaded forum layout issues on mobile screen
421 +* Fixed: reCAPTCHA v3 doesn't work in some cases
422 +
423 +
424 += wpForo Forum 3.0.0 | 06.04.2026 =
425 +
426 +* New Theme: 2026
427 + - New default theme - Modern, clean design with improved readability
428 + - Forum Layouts - Extended, Simplified, Threaded, and Boxed layout options
429 + - Members Page redesign - Improved member listing with better UX
430 + - Topic Tags widget - Restyled with clean flat designThreaded Layout improvements
431 + - New: Boxed Forum Layout
432 +
433 +* New Features
434 + - Recent Activity (What’s New) Page
435 + - Timeline-based activity feed showing forum actions
436 + - Configurable activity retention with daily cleanup cron
437 + - Mobile-responsive design
438 + - Access control for viewing activities
439 + - Delete button for moderators
440 +
441 +* Security & Spam Protection
442 + - reCAPTCHA v2 Invisible support
443 + - Less intrusive spam protectionreCAPTCHA v3 support
444 + - Score-based invisible protectionEnhanced flood protection
445 + - Time-window rate limiting to prevent spam floodsProper moderation log messages for flood protection
446 +
447 +* Forum Features
448 + - "Make All Topics Private" option
449 + - For Ticket/Support forums
450 + - Popular Tags
451 + - Now clickable with links to forum tag searchTop Contributors
452 + - Added usergroup, topics, and posts columnsAutofocus to search field
453 + - Improved search UXMulti-language support for members search
454 +
455 +* Widgets
456 + - Block widgets with improved functionality
457 + - New UI for Topic Tags widget with clean flat design
458 +
459 +* Performance Improvements
460 + - Static caching for wpforo_phrase()
461 + - Significant speed boost for English locale
462 + - Static caching for wpforo_is_bot() - Faster bot detection
463 + - Subscription status caching - Faster frontend loading
464 + - Semantic search caching - Avoid duplicate API calls
465 + - Translation caching with post invalidation
466 +
467 +* AI Features (wpForo AI)
468 + - Core AI Features
469 + - AI Chatbot - Conversational AI assistant with conversation management
470 + - AI Insights - Sentiment analysis, trending topics, and recommendations
471 + - Content Moderation - AI-powered spam detection with configurable actions
472 + - Topic Generator - Auto-generate discussion topics
473 + - Reply Generator - AI-assisted replies with 23 style options
474 + - Tag Maintenance - Automatic topic tagging
475 + - Topic Summary - Summarize long discussions
476 +
477 +* Search & Indexing
478 + - Semantic Search - Natural language search across forum content
479 + - Local & Cloud Storage - Choose where to store embeddings
480 + - Image Indexing - Multimodal RAG for Professional+ plans
481 + - WordPress Content Indexing - Index custom post types
482 + - Auto-indexing with configurable settings
483 +
484 +* Analytics
485 + - AI Usage Analytics - Track credit consumption
486 + - Forum Activity Analytics - Activity trends and statistics
487 + - User Engagement analytics
488 + - Content Performance analytics
489 + - AI Logs with filtering and detail view
490 +
491 +* Other AI Improvements
492 + - Bot Reply with tone and style options
493 + - Topic Suggestions with related topicsTranslation support
494 + - Activity retention settings
495 + - Multi-board support for analytics
496 +
497 +* Security: Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 'referer' Parameter
498 +* Security: Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Forum Post Modification via 'guestposting' Parameter
499 +
500 +
501 +
502 += wpForo Forum 2.4.17 - Last 2.x Version | 15.03.2026 =
503 +
504 +* Security: Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion
505 +
506 +
507 += wpForo Forum 2.4.16 | 28.02.2026 =
508 +
509 +* New: Admin notice announcing wpForo 3.0 AI Edition with links to introduction and beta program
510 +* New: Auto-update protection — blocks automatic updates from 2.x to 3.x to prevent unattended major upgrades
511 +* New: Inline warning on Plugins page when wpForo 3.0 update is available
512 +* New: Auto-update toggle replaced with backup reminder when major version is pending
513 +* Security: Added permission checks for post approve/unapprove actions
514 +* Security: Added permission checks for topic close/open actions
515 +* Security: Added permission checks for topic move, merge, and split actions
516 +* Security: Added capability check for role synchronization
517 +* Security: Fixed RSS feed exposing private and unapproved content
518 +* Security: Fixed stored XSS via forum description output
519 +* Security: Blocked SVG file uploads in avatar to prevent XSS
520 +* Security: Replaced json_encode with wp_json_encode to prevent script injection
521 +
522 +
523 += wpForo Forum 2.4.0 - 2.4.15 | 10.02.2026 =
524 +
525 +[wpForo Forum v2.4 Release Summary](https://wpforo.com/community/wpforo-announcements/wpforo-2-4-is-released/)
526 +
527 +* Version 2.4.15
528 +* Security: Vulnerability - Unauthenticated Time-Based SQL Injection
529 +* ---------
530 +* Version 2.4.14
531 +* Security: Vulnerability - Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection
532 +* ---------
533 +* Version 2.4.13
534 +* Security: Vulnerability - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
535 +* ---------
536 +* Version 2.4.12
537 +* Compatibility: PHP 8.5
538 +* Compatibility: WordPress 6.9
539 +* Security: Vulnerability - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
540 +* Fixed: Multi-language integration issues with Polylang
541 +* ---------
542 +* Version 2.4.11
543 +* Security: Vulnerability - Unauthenticated Attacker to Post Revisions
544 +* ---------
545 +* Version 2.4.10
546 +* Security: Vulnerability Authenticated (Susbscriber+) SQL Injection
547 +* Fixed Bug: PHP Error: array_filter(): Argument #1 ($array) must be of type array, string given in classes/Members.php:2032
548 +* ---------
549 +* Version 2.4.9
550 +* Security: Unauthenticated SQL Injection
551 +* Security: Object unserialize code injection
552 +* ---------
553 +* Version 2.4.8
554 +* Added: New option in widgets to sort topics/posts randomly
555 +* Fixed Bug: Post editor text/object alignment issue
556 +* ---------
557 +* Version 2.4.7
558 +* Removed: Unnecessary profile buttons of guest posters
559 +* Removed: HTML tags from category description
560 +* Security: Fixed IDOR vulnerability, Insecure Direct Object References
561 +* Addon Support: The rich editor is modified to allow aligning (left,right,center) gif and inline attachment objects
562 +* Addon Support: Supports displaying voters on poll result
563 +* Fixed Bug: PHP Error on the activation process of a user registration. Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: array_intersect(): Argument #1 ($array) must be of type array, null given in /wp-content/plugins/wpforo/includes/hooks.php:37
564 +* Fixed Bug: Missing user information in the admin email when user deletes own account
565 +* ---------
566 +* Version 2.4.6
567 +* Security: Fixed XSS vulnerability, Stored Cross-Site Scripting
568 +* Updated: Hooks to manage the email sending test and error report in the tools
569 +* Fixed Bug: Text domain loading issue
570 +* Fixed Bug: Link RSS Module and RSS Settings to disable if the module is disabled
571 +* Fixed Bug: PHP Warning: Undefined array key max-number-value when wpForo is integrated with Profile Builder plugin.
572 +* ---------
573 +* Version 2.4.5
574 +* Fixed Bug: Q&A forum layout threads issue on mobile devices
575 +* Fixed Bug: Warning: Trying to access array offset on null in ../functions-template.php
576 +* Fixed Bug: Missing field 'url' (in 'author') with DiscussionForumPosting structured data
577 +* Fixed Bug: Missing field 'name' (in 'comment.author') with DiscussionForumPosting structured data
578 +* ---------
579 +* Version 2.4.3 - 2.4.4
580 +* Added: Discussion forum (DiscussionForumPosting) structured data for Google Search
581 +* Security: Fixed issue with manipulation and privilege escalation via hidden parameter
582 +* Fixed Bug: BuddyPress Integration problems related to deprecated functions
583 +* Fixed Bug: False positive spam file detection and notification in the dashboard
584 +* Fixed Bug: Problems related to PHP 8.4
585 +* Fixed Bug: Issues with saving antispam settings
586 +* Fixed Bug: More robust solution for "Arbitrary File Reading" problem by changing `wp_remote_get()` function to `wp_safe_remote_get()`
587 +* ---------
588 +* Version 2.4.2
589 +* Security: Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read in update
590 +* Fixed Bug: In some cases user couldn't see own private topics
591 +* Fixed Bug: Problem with topic slugs containing negative number (-1234)
592 +* Fixed Bug: Issue with x.com URL in users profile pages
593 +* Fixed Bug: Forum tree displaying issue related the secondary user-groups cache
594 +* ---------
595 +* Version 2.4.1
596 +* Compatibility: WordPress 6.7
597 +* Added: Request confirmation before deleting the account
598 +* Added: Email notification to admins when users delete their account
599 +* ---------
600 +* Version 2.4.0
601 +* Added: Export and Import of settings. Allows you to export and import different groups of settings separately.
602 +* Added: Automatically change a post status to unapproved when an eligible user report it.
603 +* Added: reCAPTCHA to the [Add Topic] form in stand-alone topic creation page (/add-topic/)
604 +* SEO Optimization: Prevent indexing dynamic URLs with get parameters for when page is generated after selecting options in dropdown menus.
605 +* SEO Optimization: Added `rel="nofollow"` to links in the user activity and favored pages.
606 +* Changed: Topic and post shortlinks previously showed a 404 error if the content was private or unapproved. Now, they redirect to the login page to authorize the user before displaying the content.
607 +* New Addon: [wpForo - Advanced Reactions](https://gvectors.com/product/wpforo_reactions/)