XenForo 1.5 discussion and feedback

[Paul B]

We typically do one of these threads for each second point release, so here's the 1.5 thread.

For the list of new features, see these threads: Have You Seen...?


The first thing to note are the new permissions (and one slightly renamed):

New Permissions

• General Permissions
  • Create new content tag
  • Bypass user content tag limit
  • Require two-step verification
  • Bypass spam check
• Forum Permissions
  • Tag thread by self
  • Tag thread by anyone
  • Manage tags by others in own thread
• Forum Moderator Permissions
  • Manage tags by anyone

Renamed Permission

• Maximum tag alerts per message is now Maximum mention alerts per message

The new options are as follows:

New Options

• XML Sitemap Generation
  • Included Sitemap Content
    • Tags
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • Convert URLs to Page Titles
• User Registration
  • New User Welcome
    • Start welcome conversation on registration
    • Send welcome email on registration
• User Options
  • Enable Trophies
• Node & Forum List
  • New Posts to Display on Forum List
• Messages
  • Convert URLs to Page Titles
  • Image and Link Proxy
    • Log image and link proxy referrers for X days
• Content Tagging
• Logging Options
  • Log image and link proxy referrers for X days

There are also some new and changed features:

New Features

• Applications
  • Tags
    • Manage Tags
• Users
  • Contact Users
    • Alert Users
    • Email Users (moved from Users)
    • Message Users

Changed Features

• Notices
  • Display Image
  • Visibility
  • Notice Type
    • Block
    • Floating

Problems
If you have this add-on installed - Comment Like - one of the queries from XF 1.5 Beta 1 will fail with the following error message displayed:

Uh oh, your upgrade to 1.5.0 has failed!

The following elements of the database are incorrect:

Column xf_profile_post_comment.message_state missing.
Column xf_profile_post_comment.likes missing.
Column xf_profile_post_comment.like_users missing.
Column xf_profile_post_comment.warning_id missing.
Column xf_profile_post_comment.warning_message missing.
This is likely caused by an add-on conflict. You may need to restore a backup, remove the offending add-on data from the database, and retry the upgrade. Contact support if you are not sure how to proceed.

See these threads/posts for more information and how to resolve it:
XF 1.5 - Unable to Like Profile Post Comments
Comment Like [Paid]


I'll keep this post updated with any relevant information.

 

[Rob]

@Brogan, could you maintain a list of addons that conflict in this thread? (The release post mentioned there could be conflicts). Would it also be useful to have an 'addons deprecated by 1.5' thread also?

 

[Paul B]

It's not something I'll do, no.
I only use two third party add-ons so I'm not familiar with most of them.

You are free to update your own post and keep a tally there though.

 

[rdn]

I hope to see XF 1.5 beta 2 today, So that I can upgrade my Live Forum
Before I will be offline for the whole week.

@Brogan, could you maintain a list of addons that conflict in this thread? (The release post mentioned there could be conflicts). Would it also be useful to have an 'addons deprecated by 1.5' thread also?

Maybe Brogan can link your thread here.

 

[Rob]

I hope to see XF 1.5 beta 2 today, So that I can upgrade my Live Forum
Before I will be offline for the whole week.


Maybe Brogan can link your thread here.

I'm sure noone will mind that, so here ya go:-
Other - Add-ons depreciated or partly depreciated by XF 1.5

The above link gives information on the add ons no longer required (or that a functionally impacted) due to xF 1.5

 

[Chris D]

I hope to see XF 1.5 beta 2 today, So that I can upgrade my Live Forum
Before I will be offline for the whole week.


Maybe Brogan can link your thread here.

Not today.

Bear in mind betas don't stick to the typical "tuesday" pattern, though.

 

[rdn]

Bear in mind betas don't stick to the typical "tuesday" pattern, though.

OK
Thanks !

 

[Rob]

OK
Thanks !

Thats right.... I think they are Thursday hehehe

 

[Stuart Wright]

Has the google_analytics template changed? Is there any info about this?

 

[Mike]

It's just using universal analytics now.

 

[Russ]

I'm not sure if it has been mentioned but have any of the email templates been changed at all? I thought I remember seeing a bug/change regarding one of them(or I could be crazy )

 

[Chris D]

We've added a few new ones, IIRC, but that's it.

 

[Lawrence]

Well, upgraded my dev site to XF 1.5 beta 2, out of 99 highly customized templates, only 2 could not be automatically merged. Both of those templates had to do with changing the new include template name in the sidebar (and that's because that template include I moved out of the sidebar) . That manual edit was very easy to make, .

Great job on beta 2 guys.

 

[Rob]

• Easy upgrade.... a few merges needed manual attention (styles: UI.X, Xenith) but nothing taxing.
• I'm forcing SSL and I had to temporarily set my jquery source to "local". If I don't do that then somehow the installer accesses jquery via http instead of https which means you need to manually click "proceed" at every upgrade step (as it mixes secure and non secure content, breaking the page). This may just be me though, if so, I suspect caused by the pagespeed module.

 

[Rob]

It's just using universal analytics now.

@digitalpoint does this affect better analytics in any way?

 

[digitalpoint]

It shouldn't no. I haven't looked at XF 1.5 yet, but if it was moved to Universal Analytics by editing the template (which I assume was the case), won't affect it at all.

 

[Zynektic]

I've successfully cloned my live board, updated it to XF 1.5 Beta 2, removed a few add-ons that 1.5 has built in and other than a few fusion gamer theme templates no other issues. I went through and tested all my add-ons, the new features and such and no errors were thrown at me.

 

[Zynektic]

• I'm forcing SSL and I had to temporarily set my jquery source to "local". If I don't do that then somehow the installer accesses jquery via http instead of https which means you need to manually click "proceed" at every upgrade step (as it mixes secure and non secure content, breaking the page). This may just be me though, if so, I suspect caused by the pagespeed module.

Just to confirm it may be what you suspect, I have SSL forced and had no issues doing anything.

 

[Rob]

Just to confirm it may be what you suspect, I have SSL forced and had no issues doing anything.

and what is your jquery source set to? local or remote? Mine was set to google CDN

 

[Jeremy]

The ACP / Installer ignores the source you've chosen:
As Designed - Admin Don't Use javaScriptUrl Config