Discussions 1.1 released
Discussions 1.1 is a Joomla! 1.5 forum extension.
It's running on Joomla! 1.5 in native mode. No legacy mode required. Also, this forum component will be ported to Joomla! 1.6 as soon as a Release Candidate (RC) is out.
Version 1.1 offers new features e.g. flickr photos in posts, configurable online status, a post history and more.
See Discussions live in action: codingfish.com/forums
New in Discussions 1.1:
- Show online status. It's configurable for every single user to turn this on/off.
- Flickr photo tag. Include Flickr photos in your forum posts. Show them as browser popup or in a lightbox.
- History. Show posts written in the last 4, 8, 12 and 24 hours.
- When you reply/quote a post, the recent X (configurable) posts are shown below the entry form.
- Date and time format is configurable now.
- Delete avatar checkbox. Yep, this was missing in 1.0.
- Needed plugins are installed and enabled automatically during component installation.
- Simple upgrade for Discussions 1.0 users. Just install Discussions 1.1 over the running 1.0 version. Discussions uses the "upgrade" method during installation. New database fields and indexes are created automatically. Your categories and posts will be there after the upgrade ;-) A backup before you start the upgrade would be a good idea, though.
- Fixes for some small bugs
If you speak German, have a look how Discussions handles > 200.000 posts at italobikes.com
Check it out now. There's no risk. It's FREE :-)
About the author

Achim Fischer, Codingfish
Achim is the developer of the Joomla! extensions
Discussions and
Marketplace and
the owner of Codingfish Limited.
He is a big fan of mobile devices and is currently developing a native Android app to support his Joomla! extensions.
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