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I have had to release v1.8 as I have a lot of working coming up. Please read the release notes. https://github.com/YodasMyDad/mvcforum/releases

I have had to release v1.8 as I have a lot of working coming up. Please read the release notes. https://github.com/YodasMyDad/mvcforum/releases

I have had to release v1.8 as I have a lot of working coming up. Please read the release notes. https://github.com/YodasMyDad/mvcforum/releases

This is a huge release for me, a lot of days/months worth of work. There are breaking changes from v1.6 to v1.7 which include moving to Entity Framework Migrations. The support forum is running v1.7 too http://support.mvcforum.com List of ... [More] changes Overall Improved Performance/Speed Fixed a TON of long standing bugs Updated missing language strings Improved Permissions Added Caching per role for side widgets Scrub Member now works properly Changed all base urls Updated Nuget dependencies to latest versions Moved to Entity Framework Code First Migrations Removed the need for the old installer Added new Auto Nuget package creator Updated CachingService (Not full used yet) Show amount of votes next to poll Close poll after X days feature Tested and working in SQLCE Added OpenGraph and Twitter meta tags Updated default Metro theme (Inc Mobile) Moved styles to SCSS Added new Badges Added Microsoft Social Login Updated Badge Icons Completely re-vamped Admin section Custom TinyMCE upload and insert images inline editor Custom Global Permission for added images inline Re-jigged create topic page Custom Header / Footer scripts (Can now add custom scripts / styles directly from admin) Added new Events Single Sign On example concept Auto complete on Tags and ability to move topics between tags Admins can mark any post as solution Can now undo a like/dislike (Vote up/Vote Down) Reworked points to be more robust and associate data on where the points came from Mark as solution reminder - Runs on a Task and reminds people via email Reworked forgot password completely to be token/guid based Private messages re-vamped and slide out in side panel Block problem users from messaging you Batch Delete Old Private Messages Category level hierarchy added Online status for people online Improved Search Auto Html fixing for posts and topics Edited Posts / Topics in moderated Category need to be authorised Updated Akisment to mark potential spam as pending, and not just delete Added PM and post body into email notification Allow users to disable email notifications Fixed Facebook and Google logins Added Emoticons (Smilies) New Ban Member Option [Less]

This is a huge release for me, a lot of days/months worth of work. There are breaking changes from v1.6 to v1.7 which include moving to Entity Framework Migrations. The support forum is running v1.7 too http://support.mvcforum.com List of changes ... [More] Overall Improved Performance/Speed Fixed a TON of long standing bugs Updated missing language strings Improved Permissions Added Caching per role for side widgets Scrub Member now works properly Changed all base urls Updated Nuget dependencies to latest versions Moved to Entity Framework Code First Migrations Removed the need for the old installer Added new Auto Nuget package creator Updated CachingService (Not full used yet) Show amount of votes next to poll Close poll after X days feature Tested and working in SQLCE Added OpenGraph and Twitter meta tags Updated default Metro theme (Inc Mobile) Moved styles to SCSS Added new Badges Added Microsoft Social Login Updated Badge Icons Completely re-vamped Admin section Custom TinyMCE upload and insert images inline editor Custom Global Permission for added images inline Re-jigged create topic page Custom Header / Footer scripts (Can now add custom scripts / styles directly from admin) Added new Events Single Sign On example concept Auto complete on Tags and ability to move topics between tags Admins can mark any post as solution Can now undo a like/dislike (Vote up/Vote Down) Reworked points to be more robust and associate data on where the points came from Mark as solution reminder - Runs on a Task and reminds people via email Reworked forgot password completely to be token/guid based Private messages re-vamped and slide out in side panel Block problem users from messaging you Batch Delete Old Private Messages Category level hierarchy added Online status for people online Improved Search Auto Html fixing for posts and topics Edited Posts / Topics in moderated Category need to be authorised Updated Akisment to mark potential spam as pending, and not just delete Added PM and post body into email notification Allow users to disable email notifications Fixed Facebook and Google logins Added Emoticons (Smilies) New Ban Member Option [Less]

This is a huge release for me, a lot of days/months worth of work. There are breaking changes from v1.6 to v1.7 which include moving to Entity Framework Migrations. The support forum is running v1.7 too http://support.mvcforum.com List of changes ... [More] Overall Improved Performance/Speed Fixed a TON of long standing bugs Updated missing language strings Improved Permissions Added Caching per role for side widgets Scrub Member now works properly Changed all base urls Updated Nuget dependencies to latest versions Moved to Entity Framework Code First Migrations Removed the need for the old installer Added new Auto Nuget package creator Updated CachingService (Not full used yet) Show amount of votes next to poll Close poll after X days feature Tested and working in SQLCE Added OpenGraph and Twitter meta tags Updated default Metro theme (Inc Mobile) Moved styles to SCSS Added new Badges Added Microsoft Social Login Updated Badge Icons Completely re-vamped Admin section Custom TinyMCE upload and insert images inline editor Custom Global Permission for added images inline Re-jigged create topic page Custom Header / Footer scripts (Can now add custom scripts / styles directly from admin) Added new Events Single Sign On example concept Auto complete on Tags and ability to move topics between tags Admins can mark any post as solution Can now undo a like/dislike (Vote up/Vote Down) Reworked points to be more robust and associate data on where the points came from Mark as solution reminder - Runs on a Task and reminds people via email Reworked forgot password completely to be token/guid based Private messages re-vamped and slide out in side panel Block problem users from messaging you Batch Delete Old Private Messages Category level hierarchy added Online status for people online Improved Search Auto Html fixing for posts and topics Edited Posts / Topics in moderated Category need to be authorised Updated Akisment to mark potential spam as pending, and not just delete Added PM and post body into email notification Allow users to disable email notifications Fixed Facebook and Google logins Added Emoticons (Smilies) New Ban Member Option [Less]

Download from GitHub https://github.com/leen3o/mvcforum/releases This version has a lot of breaking changes from previous versions and a ton of new features and fixes. New responsive base theme (Running on latest bootstrap) New ... [More] responsive admin theme Category colours and image uploads Favourites Global Permissions (Not just restricted to a category) Complete new email sending system (Running on a task) Constants moved to AppSettings Spam stop words Auto embedding for YouTube, Vimeo and Instagram DotNetAuth removed and SkyBrud social added for easier social logins Private Messages revamped to be more like whatsapp style messaging Localisation for Badges and new badges added Removed fixed Moderator role (No longer needed now we have Global permissions) Scrub Spammer feature (Clears everything on a user, posts, profile, points etc....) Create topic now dynamic and checks permissions Attach files on create topic TinyMce now default editor with a custom skin Removed Lucene completely (May return in later versions) Revamped the search to work better and display posts Updated to latest MVC and other dependencies from Nuget Removed lots of legacy code and projects which were no longer used LOADS of bug and minor fixes   [Less]

Download from GitHub https://github.com/leen3o/mvcforum/releases This version has a lot of breaking changes from previous versions and a ton of new features and fixes. New responsive base theme (Running on latest bootstrap) New responsive admin ... [More] theme Category colours and image uploads Favourites Global Permissions (Not just restricted to a category) Complete new email sending system (Running on a task) Constants moved to AppSettings Spam stop words Auto embedding for YouTube, Vimeo and Instagram DotNetAuth removed and SkyBrud social added for easier social logins Private Messages revamped to be more like whatsapp style messaging Localisation for Badges and new badges added Removed fixed Moderator role (No longer needed now we have Global permissions) Scrub Spammer feature (Clears everything on a user, posts, profile, points etc....) Create topic now dynamic and checks permissions Attach files on create topic TinyMce now default editor with a custom skin Removed Lucene completely (May return in later versions) Revamped the search to work better and display posts Updated to latest MVC and other dependencies from Nuget Removed lots of legacy code and projects which were no longer used LOADS of bug and minor fixes   [Less]

Download from GitHub https://github.com/leen3o/mvcforum/releases This version has a lot of breaking changes from previous versions and a ton of new features and fixes. New responsive base theme (Running on latest bootstrap) New responsive admin ... [More] theme Category colours and image uploads Favourites Global Permissions (Not just restricted to a category) Complete new email sending system (Running on a task) Constants moved to AppSettings Spam stop words Auto embedding for YouTube, Vimeo and Instagram DotNetAuth removed and SkyBrud social added for easier social logins Private Messages revamped to be more like whatsapp style messaging Localisation for Badges and new badges added Removed fixed Moderator role (No longer needed now we have Global permissions) Scrub Spammer feature (Clears everything on a user, posts, profile, points etc....) Create topic now dynamic and checks permissions Attach files on create topic TinyMce now default editor with a custom skin Removed Lucene completely (May return in later versions) Revamped the search to work better and display posts Updated to latest MVC and other dependencies from Nuget Removed lots of legacy code and projects which were no longer used LOADS of bug and minor fixes   [Less]

We have finally released v1.5 of MVCForum - You can download the binaries and source from Codeplex https://themvcforum.codeplex.com Quite a bit of time went into this version, and there were a lot of changes. The list below highlights some of ... [More] the main ones. As always, if you have any questions or queries please use our support forum. Loads of bug fixes Upgraded to MVC5 and EF6.1 New second level caching provider Moderate Topics & Posts (Optional) Updated editors (TinyMCE, Markdown, BBCode) and made it easier to swap them Screenr Embedding into posts Sent and received messages now seperate All Repos, Services, Models, Interfaces, ViewModels made partial for easier extending Install SQL changed to work on Azure Installer updated to make it more robust and more useful error messages Category Page Title, Meta Description and HTML Editor for description added Points awarded for badges Language Selector (Change front end language) Badges split into own badges/dll's - So you can remove specific badges 3 new badges added (The Grough, Padawan, Thousand Pointer) Breadcrumb Navigation and Category Paths added Updated Category admin page to make it easier to use Page Title & Meta Description added to Forum home page Quote button added OG Meta tags / Twitter card tags added Optional show latest posts OR/And full category list on home page (Just uncomment) Members can now upload new Avatars instead of just using Gravatar Views are now bundled with Themes, no more default views Google XML Sitemap Two language packs added (German & Persian) Updated social sharing buttons on topics We look forward to all feedback. Thanks. [Less]