Welcome to XenForo 1.5. We're now ready to upgrade XenForo.com and start putting the new code through its paces. Following this, we will start the public beta process. All customers with active licenses will be able to download and test the new version. However, please be aware that beta versions are not supported and should not be installed on production sites.
There are still some other assorted improvements coming in XenForo 1.5 that we haven't covered yet, so let's look at those...
Link title conversion
When a post is made, links can automatically be converted to show the title of the page they link to. If enabled, a "simple" link like this:
Would be automatically converted to:
This process is similar to automatic media embedding. If a link uses something other than the URL as the anchor text, it will not be converted.
Proxy referral tracking
The link and image proxies now log aggregated referrer information:
This can be used to determine where a particular image or link has been embedded or where it is most popular.
There is one entry per referral URL per image or link URL. This data can be maintained for a shorter amount of time than the base image/link proxy logs:
Post and profile post edit alerts
XenForo 1.4 introduced author alerts to various post- and thread-related actions. We have already expanded this to similar actions with profile posts in 1.5, but we have also expanded this to cover post and profile post editing:
These both work similarly to the existing author alert systems.
Bypass spam check permission
Configuring XenForo's content-based spam prevention systems can help cut down on the amount of spam you receive, but they can be triggered by legitimate users. There is now a permission called Bypass spam check that allows you to exempt users from being checked against spam options or databases when they're creating content, regardless of the number of messages they have posted.
This is useful if you have an external or clear signal that the user is legitimate. For example, on XenForo.com, when a user associates their account with their license, we can be pretty sure they're not a spammer.
That sums up the big changes coming in XenForo 1.5. We'll be making tweaks over time based on the feedback we receive. If you have any specific suggestions, please post in the suggestions forum so it can be properly tracked. If you notice any bugs here since the upgrade to XenForo in 1.5, please post in the bugs forum.
There are still some other assorted improvements coming in XenForo 1.5 that we haven't covered yet, so let's look at those...
Link title conversion
When a post is made, links can automatically be converted to show the title of the page they link to. If enabled, a "simple" link like this:
Code:
[URL]https://xenforo.com/community/[/URL]
Code:
[URL="https://xenforo.com/community/"]XenForo Community[/URL]This process is similar to automatic media embedding. If a link uses something other than the URL as the anchor text, it will not be converted.
Proxy referral tracking
The link and image proxies now log aggregated referrer information:
This can be used to determine where a particular image or link has been embedded or where it is most popular.
There is one entry per referral URL per image or link URL. This data can be maintained for a shorter amount of time than the base image/link proxy logs:
Post and profile post edit alerts
XenForo 1.4 introduced author alerts to various post- and thread-related actions. We have already expanded this to similar actions with profile posts in 1.5, but we have also expanded this to cover post and profile post editing:
These both work similarly to the existing author alert systems.
Bypass spam check permission
Configuring XenForo's content-based spam prevention systems can help cut down on the amount of spam you receive, but they can be triggered by legitimate users. There is now a permission called Bypass spam check that allows you to exempt users from being checked against spam options or databases when they're creating content, regardless of the number of messages they have posted.
This is useful if you have an external or clear signal that the user is legitimate. For example, on XenForo.com, when a user associates their account with their license, we can be pretty sure they're not a spammer.
That sums up the big changes coming in XenForo 1.5. We'll be making tweaks over time based on the feedback we receive. If you have any specific suggestions, please post in the suggestions forum so it can be properly tracked. If you notice any bugs here since the upgrade to XenForo in 1.5, please post in the bugs forum.
