¶ Summary
First update in 2021 😉
Many fixes and improvements combined with a couple of great features.
Finally users can change their display name (username) without contacting us. ❤️
¶ Important highlights from this release
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Fixes
- Text output would break wrong (using non breaking space accidentally)
- Fixed major issue with service worker (it's working now again)
- Fixed CTRL+C in text editor
- Emojis don't disappear on forum post edit anymore
- Various small fixes to text editor
- Prevent email in username
- Remove Discord Identifier if user signs up via Discord
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Improvements
- Added "Login / Activation Issue" button
- Added max height for block quotes to prevent way too long topics due to massive quoting
- Highlighted reply button on forum posts, to prevent misuse of quote
- Better Connections page with reload profile option
- Allow Social Profile of Connection to be displayed on Profile / Usercard
- It is now possible to opt out (GDPR) of SparkPost (= email service provider) processing
- Various small improvements to text editor
- Updated to latest emoji version
- Better "Are you 13 or older" check on registration page
- Improved time ago display. No 300 days ago display anymore 😉
- Account ID and link to profile is now available on the profile page (left sidebar)
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Added new spoilers options
- Context (different colors)
- Expanded (already expanded spoiler on page load)
- Prevent editing of forum quotes in text editor
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New Features
- Better SPAM protection
- Replaced google reCaptcha with hCaptcha
- Username can be changed now (limit to once every 14 days)
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New dedicated pages
- Discord page ( https://www.ugx-mods.com/discord ) with instructions
- How To Play Custom Zombies page ( https://www.ugx-mods.com/play-custom-zombies/ ) with FAQ
- UGX Map Manager download page ( https://www.ugx-mods.com/map-manager ) with FAQ
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Development Improvements
- Upgraded dependencies
- Upgraded to latest SMF version
- Added background tasks through cron
- Ensure that our internal monitoring system recognizes issues with the UGX-Mods Forum
- Implemented better error and performance tracing. → This will help us in the future to find issues and performance bottlenecks faster
- Code refactor and reduce duplicate code
¶ All tickets for this release
| Key | Summary | T | Created | Updated | Assignee | Reporter | P | Status | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UGXSMF-366 | 3rd party connection improvements |
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Sept 26, 2020 | Aug 28, 2021 | Alexander Diller | Alexander Diller |
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Done | Done |
| UGXSMF-365 | UGX Forum Cron updates |
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Jul 27, 2020 | Dec 16, 2020 | Alexander Diller | Alexander Diller |
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Done | Done |
| UGXSMF-364 | "Can't sign in?" improvements |
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Jul 27, 2020 | Aug 28, 2021 | Alexander Diller | Alexander Diller |
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Done | Done |
| UGXSMF-362 | Better Anti-Bot precautions |
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Jun 04, 2020 | Sept 23, 2021 | Alexander Diller | Alexander Diller |
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Done | Done |
| UGXSMF-359 | Autocomplete STRC+C removes words and letters in general shouldn't trigger autocomplete |
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Apr 07, 2020 | Dec 14, 2020 | Alexander Diller | Alexander Diller |
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Done | Done |
| UGXSMF-336 | Honeypot implementation |
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Apr 21, 2019 | Sept 23, 2021 | Alexander Diller | Alexander Diller |
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Done | Done |
| UGXSMF-335 | Allow displayname change with time restrictions |
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Apr 21, 2019 | Dec 14, 2020 | Alexander Diller | Alexander Diller |
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Done | Done |
| UGXSMF-272 | Implement StopForumSpam |
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Oct 19, 2017 | Sept 23, 2021 | Alexander Diller | Alexander Diller |
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Done | Done |
(Not all changes are listed here, always check the highlights above)
¶ Known issues
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Supported Browsers / Devices
- Currently only Firefox & Chrome has been heavily test.
- Edge has been partially tested. (please use the latest version)
- Internet Explorer 11 is deprecated and you should really use Edge instead 😉
- There was no extensive testing on mobile devices yet
- We need your feedback if something isn't working on your device
¶ Did you know...?
- This update started in November 2020 (so it took ~10 month with several longer breaks)
- It contains 2 projects (ugx_forum & ugx_root)
- Over 100 internal tasks have been marked as done
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Code Changes (commit count / lines of code added / lines of code removed /
total lines of code)
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ugx_smf (Forum)
- Refactor + code reuse (less duplicate code) made ugx_root from 32k Loc into 18.5k Loc (thats almost 50% despite adding new pages and features) 💡
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ugx_smf (Forum)
- From now on we can monitor the performance and issues of our website much better ❤️
¶ Whats next?
We will share soon news about UGX-Mods and the future roadmap
To get a complete overview of our development plans, visit https://www.ugx-mods.com/ roadmap
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