v1.8.0

Plugins

• We added query support to the Admin

Features

• We changed the way we're supporting i18n by making it a service. Translation files are now located in the locales directory. We would love to have you help by contributing translations!
• Better explanation of our latest Trust features which are live by default in Talk in our updated README.
• And, more brand new docs are now viewable in the docs directory!

Fixes

• Fixed issues with Load More, View More, and comment counts on stream acting inconsistently
• Fixed issue with sorting on Mod Queue not working
• UI/UX polishes

v1.7.0

Plugins

• Coral Auth is now a plugin, you can include it using coral-plugin-auth (see plugins.default.json)

Features

• Refactor of how authentication works for Talk: Chrome, IE and Firefox browsers use JWT for auth, while Safari uses cookies (this is a limitation of Safari)
• Users can now edit their comments; time limits for editing comments can be set by Admin in the Configuration tab
• Moderators and Admins now have more clear roles (Admins have access to Configuration settings, while Moderators do not)
• Moderators can suspend users for a specific "time-out" period, with the user being notified
• Ability to add configuration options directly in the embed link
• Moderator Panel now shows User Stats & History for that user by clicking on their username

Fixes

• Optimization for decreasing the bundle.js size
• Fix some issues with Ignore User behavior
• UI/UX polishes

v1.6.0

Plugins

• "Like" is now a plugin; you can include it in your Talk instance by adding coral-plugin-like to your plugins.json file
• Major updates for more Plugin support on the frontend, including designated plugin "slots"

Features

• New mod queues: All Comments and Approved Comments
• Added mod queue auto-updating (queue counts as well as Load More triggered when new comments are ready to be moderated)
• Add support for Trust features ("karma" calculations to determine reliable and unreliable flaggers); v1.0.0 of the plugin can be found here: https://github.com/coralproject/coral-plugin-trust
• Add shortcuts legend

Fixes

• Fixes for auto-updating the stream when new comments and replies come in
• Make sure comment character limit is only applied when the setting is turned on
• UI/UX polishes
• Mobile UI fixes

v1.5.4

Fixes

• CSS updates to improve scaling and zooming issues on iOS Safari

v1.5.3

Fixes

• Ensure Load More comments pulls new comments based only on the assetId
• Fix Comment status showing visibly in Moderation Queues

v1.5.2

Fixes

• Mobile UI fixes
• Firefox display fixes
• Enforce character count limits on replies (child comments, not just parents)
• Fix permalinks not working consistently with replies
• Use correct statuses with flags created by the system
• Fix issue with status history not saving for accepted/rejected

v1.5.1

Enhancements

• Login / Regi flows moved to popup window for compatibility with all browsers / mobile friendliness
• Adds hooks to login flow for CSS
• Adds Default Resolver concept allowing interface types to be gracefully handled when plugins are removed
• Viewport meta tags for mobile browsers

Fixes

• Logins failing due to the Safari "third party cookie" issue
• Action summary errors causing unpredictable action behavior
• Mobile actions overlapping due to space constraints when respect and star plugins active
• Refactoring for clarity and modularity

v1.5.0

Features

• We no longer require Google Fonts to be used to style Talk
• Plugin registration has been improved, refer to PLUGINS.md for updated semantics
• Facebook Auth was extracted as an internal plugin
• Added support for Metadata service

Fixes

• Fixed Load More/View More functionality to make it more reliable
• Fixed template issue with Suspend User that prevented users being notified by email
• Flash messages on the comment stream are showing again
• Fixed Community search input
• Fixed plugin validation errors for loaders/mutators
• Fixed issues with plugin install not running correctly for remote plugins
• UI/UX polishes
• Mobile UI fixes

Notes

• We are temporarily disabling validation on banned words in usernames to prevent an issue that saves the username as undefined; this will be corrected in 1.5.1

v1.4.0

Features

• Moderate flagged usernames via the Community tab in the admin
• Global Comment Stream Description now supports markdown and linking
• Turn Closing Stream functionality on or off
• Permalinks page now automatically updates with new comments

Fixes

• Permalinks UX revamp and bug fixes
• Don't allow emoji in Banned/Suspect word lists because it breaks the stream
• Updated Spanish translations

v1.3.0

Features

• Use meta/link URLs if an explicit URL is not provided for the asset
• Strip params from scraped asset URLs
• Add "Moderate article" link to closed comment streams
• "My Comments" tab UX and polish

Fixes

• Disable reply button on closed comment streams
• Fix banned, suspect and links to be highlighted in moderation queues
• UX fixes