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SMF 2.1 RC2 Released

Started by Sesquipedalian, March 30, 2019, 12:32:25 PM

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Sesquipedalian

Simple Machines is pleased to announce the release of SMF 2.1 RC2. This second release candidate includes a number of bug fixes and improvements to security, stability, and performance. Notable improvements since RC1 include:

  • A fix for a bug that prevented background tasks, including sending notifications and alerts, from completing.
  • Improvements to the theme templates.
  • Database query improvements and optimizations.
  • Improvements to the upgrader, including more graceful recovery if corrupted data is encountered.
  • Efficiency improvements to the image proxy.
  • Security improvements for PHP 5.x.
  • 4-byte Unicode characters are handled correctly even on databases that do not support them.
  • SMF's Like button will not be hidden by ad blockers.
  • The obsolete Yahoo Messenger profile field has been dropped.
  • The default list of holidays now extends until 2030.
  • Sizes of uploaded files are calculated correctly.
  • Implements permissions system for BBCodes. (Mostly useful for custom BBCodes.)
  • Some bugs in the editor have been fixed.
  • Ampersands no longer break the post preview function.
  • Desktop alert counter always reports the correct number.
You can read about these and many other improvements in the list of changes on GitHub.

The term "Release Candidate" means that the developers believe this version of the software is reliable enough to be installed and used on production websites. Nevertheless, you should still expect to encounter some bugs in SMF 2.1 RC2. We encourage you to report any bugs you find.

You can install SMF 2.1 RC2 as a brand new forum, or upgrade to it from SMF 2.1 RC1, SMF 2.0.15, or any prior version. You can obtain an install or upgrade package from the download page. You can read Installing and Upgrading SMF in the Online Manual to learn more.

Modification and theme authors are encouraged to check the roadmap for our upcoming development milestones when deciding how to update their modifications and themes for SMF 2.1.

Finally, as always, this announcement topic is not for support. Discussion and support for SMF 2.1 can be found in the SMF 2.1 support board.

Special thanks are due to all of the team members and code contributors whose fantastic work has made this possible. We greatly appreciate the time, energy, and contributions that they have given to the SMF project.

Thank you for using SMF!

Kind regards,
Simple Machines
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Doug Heffernan

Well done guys. Keep up the great work :)

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I like to see the fast track.

d3vcho

Congratulations everyone :)
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LiroyvH

Thank you very much for all the hard work by the team and all contributors. :) Very nice to see the quick progression!
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-Rock Lee-

It is beautiful to see the RC2, Congratulations to all the collaborators :)!!!
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Oldiesmann

Great to see such a fast turnaround from RC1. Keep up the good work!
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shinglis

Quote from: Oldiesmann on March 30, 2019, 01:48:06 PM
Great to see such a fast turnaround from RC1. Keep up the good work!

Totally echo the above sentiment, great work, and effort from all and really appreciated.

tareko

That was pretty fast. Congratulations.

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DenDen60

Congratulations to the team.

Tekyürek replikacep.com

Could it be an update from the package update

To switch from rc1 to rc2

vbgamer45

Not possible package updates do not occur in beta/rc releases.
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Masterd

It's good to see that things are moving. Keep up the good work!

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