1.1.4 includes some additional anti-spam options for the registration form. These are small enough improvements that they can be done for a 1.1.x release. You will see some deeper integration of additional tools (such as the previously-shown StopForumSpam) in 1.2. As always, targeted attacks may potentially be able to mitigate some anti-spam techniques.
Built-in Registration Timer
A registration timer system is now built-in to the registration form. For a valid user, they simply cannot submit the form until the time is up. If a person submits the form without waiting long enough, they will need to wait again until to submit the registration.
This can be configured in the admin control panel:
Unique Registration Key
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This forum spotlights some of XenForo's interesting features. Spotlights on features in upcoming releases will be posted here.
The XenForo 1.1 'warning' system allows board staff to handle trouble-making users in a structured and manageable way.
Update, October 15 2011:
I've made some changes and improvements...
XenForo 1.1 brings with it a powerful system to record and display daily statistics about your forum and its related data. This video shows you how.
In recent videos, you will have seen me using the new Admin Control Panel search system in XenForo 1.1. This video takes you on a little tour of the ACP search system, and then gives a little tutorial aimed at helping add-on developers create ACP search modules for their own XenForo add-ons.
It also serves as an example of why I should not record 'Have You Seen' videos at 2am.
The search system for XenForo 1.1 has had some attention, and now includes the ability to include members in search results, adds profile posts to the search index and allows more control over where to search, including one constraint that has been (extremely) frequently requested ever since we first developed the search system.
One of the most requested features for XenForo 1.1 has been the ability to define custom fields for your users. Here's a first look at the user field system we've built.
Although you will not have noticed it yet because of the permissions we have currently set here on XenForo.com, there has been work behind the scenes on the attachment system for 1.1...
Following on from our previous video about thread prefixes, this video shows some more prefix-related functionality.
With XenForo 1.1, it's now possible to (optionally) define individual smilies from a sprite image. This video shows you just how easy it is to use the system.
An eagerly-awaited feature for XenForo 1.1, here is a first look at the new thread prefixes system, with a special guest appearance!
In an attempt to decrease the number of HTTP requests made (and thereby speed up pages), virtually all of XenForo 1.1's UI icon graphics come from just two sprites.
xenforo-ui-sprite.png
node-sprite.png
Attached below are the 24 bit versions of the same sprites, for those of you who wish to edit them but don't have a graphic program which supports the 8 bit versions.
You may have noticed that the CSS running on XenForo.com is now minified...
Just saying :)
This video looks at some of the improvements we have made to the BB code media system in XenForo 1.1, allowing you to embed media from a far wider variety of sources.
Update:
Let's call this rapid feedback reaction or something buzz-wordy like that. Anyway, just a few hours after posting the last video, I have a little update for you :)
