bbPress 1.0.2 addresses a number of issues which have come up since the 1.0.1 release, including a problem where the voices count could get out of sync.
bbPress 0.9.0.6 is the first “legacy” release of the bbPress 0.9 branch, which will be maintained for security until late 2010.
Both releases fix a long standing bug which was affecting the way spam was being reported via the Akismet plugin. These releases are recommended for all users of both bbPress branches.
Download either (or both!) from the download page now.
This bug fix release has been made available for download to address a number of issues that have been raised after the release of bbPress 1.0 including a security issue where multiple users could be registered with the same email address.
This is a recommended update for all users of bbPress 1.0. These issues do not affect users of bbPress 0.9.
After many months in alpha, beta and release candidate status, bbPress 1.0 final is now available for download.
Thanks to the many testers who contributed so much important feedback during the pre-release period, going way back to 1.0 alpha 1.
This release offers many usability improvements, based on making bbPress more approachable for adopters who are accustomed to WordPress. To that end bbPress 1.0 now has a similar administration interface to WordPress and uses similar descriptions and names where appropriate. bbPress also behaves more like WordPress when it comes to things like automatically generating your .htaccess file when setting up permalinks.
Here are a few of the improvements over the 0.9 series:
“Voices” count on topics reports the number of individuals participating in a conversation
Native support for cookie integration (single sign-on) with Wordpress 2.7 and 2.8
Optional support for memcached object caching
Time-zone and Daylight Savings time support
A complete XML-RPC publishing API
Pingback support – each topic can receive pingbacks, just like a blog post
All javascript has been moved to jQuery
Optionally allow login via email address as well as username
New meta API allows arbitrary meta data to be stored for posts, topics, forums, options, tags or even meta (that’s right, meta-meta – first legitimate use wins a prize)!
Display names used primarily for user identification display, which allows special characters to be used
Themes can now have a “functions.php” file, which is automatically loaded
Accessibility improvements on forms and in the default theme, including WAI-ARIA roles
If you are upgrading from any earlier release to 1.0 then you absolutely should backup all you files and database before doing so. You also may need to make minor adjustments to your templates. Before upgrading, disable all plugins.
Dedication
bbPress 1.0 is named “Bechet” (pronounced beh-shay) after the pioneering jazz saxophonist Sidney Bechet.
After the release of 1.0-RC-2 there was a lot of great feedback both in the support forums and on Trac. Some new issues came up around WordPress integration, caching and SQL query performance which were simply too important to leave out of the final 1.0 release.
After taking careful aim at these issues I’ve decided to make one last release candidate available. There is still a little cosmetic work to do in the admin area, but you will find a few new improvements there too, like better handling of .htaccess auto-generation and full timezone support, including automatic daylight savings switching.
This release incorporates many bug fixes to BackPress via the final work in the lead up to the release of WordPress 2.8
It also has a surprise in the form of the groundwork for a new admin interface which borrows its look and feel from WordPress. The admin area is currently lacking a lot of design nuance in the content areas, but all the forms and controls are at least functional. Let’s call this the “excuse the mess” release candidate.
Despite the current changes in the admin area this code is now stable enough to use in a production environment, and in fact internally at Automattic we have been doing so for quite some time. Specifically on TalkPress and the BuddyPress.org forums. It’s important that we get as much testing and feedback occurring as possible, so that the final release is as robust as we can make it.
bbPress changes since release candidate 1 are here.
BackPress changes since release candidate 1 are here.
Yesterday we pushed the first release candidate for bbPress 1.0 out the door. You can grab it from the download page.
Over the next few weeks there will be a (relatively) rapid progression of “RC” releases as we move towards a final release of 1.0
bbPress is almost stable enough to use on a live website, but I can’t recommend that yet. If you want to try it out on your existing data, then I suggest you make a complete copy of your site and then upgrade. If you just want to take a look and see what’s changed then try a fresh install (some independent testing of the installer is always useful).
If you find a problem please report it in Trac so I can get onto it as soon as possible.
Today we are releasing a new version of both bbPress 0.9 and bbPress 1.0-alpha.
The 0.9.0.4 stable release includes a security fix to stop a potential XSS attack on login pages with Internet Explorer 6, so it is highly recommended for all users.
Additionally, the 0.9.0.4 release includes a significant MySQL speed-up fix for front pages and forum pages that was discussed in the forums. Thanks to anotherdan and _ck_ for their efforts on that one.
The 1.0-alpha-5 release also includes the above fixes as well as an important fix to WordPress integration. Namely, automatic synchronisation of user roles should now work as expected.
Hot on the heels of 1.0-alpha-3 comes 1.0-alpha-4.
I’d like to say that there are significant differences between the two releases, but this is basically a bug fix release, and more specifically a release to fix one major bug!
Today bbPress 1.0-alpha-3 was made available via the download page.
A couple of major improvements include new re-added support for “deep” integration and a new notification system that will report fatal errors in plugins on activation. BackPress is now also up to scratch with the code it borrows from WordPress 2.7, meaning a lot of bug fixes in those files.
I need those that are interested in the “deep” integration with WordPress to do some pretty hefty testing to ensure that it is robust enough to remain as a supported option. Keep in mind that some of the existing login and cookie integration issues remain.
I’ve pushed out a new stable version today as a fairly major flaw was discovered that affected users of the previous stable release 0.9.0.2
The flaw meant that regular users could not edit their own email address at all via their profile page. Which sounds like it would be something that would take less than 8 months to float to the surface, but there you go.
This release contains some other less important changes as well which you can view here.
The release is recommended for all users of current bbPress 0.9.x versions.
