Dolphin 7.0.4 (anti-spam) Released.
Dolphin 7.0.4 is ready for download and use. This is an official release, recommended for live sites.
Highly Recommended Update
We have fixed lots of bugs and adressed some serious security issues and added a bunch of anti-spam tools. Whatever version of Dolphin you're using right now, consider updating. Test it at BoonEx.us, talk to your developers and/or modifications providers and update to 7.0.4 ASAP.
What's New
+ Urgent Security Fixes
+ Antispam tools
- Akismet
- DNSBL checking
- URI DNSBL checking
- enhanced blocking by IP
+ Speed enhancements
- SQL queries optimisation (categories, wall, friends, albums, user's bans)
- Templates images were optimised (thanks to nuknspax)
- Time between AJAX updated was increased
- CSS minify
- New cache engines: XCache and APC
+ Media Server was updated to the latest stable red5
+ Shoutbox gets delete & block buttons
+ Option to automatically delete empty user's rooms appeared in chat
+ Auto-scroll to the photo/video/sound content when you go to next/prev.
+ Befriend link becomes Remove Friend when users are friends already
+ Articles, News and Feedback modules were refactored
+ Classes documentation unified to be properly parsed by Doxygen
+ Bugfixes
- - Matching system generates database error sometimes
- - HTML Promo block is damaged
- - Featured blogs page was removed
- - Upgrade fail when there is apostrophe in language key name
- - Wrong link in My Profile -> Info when you are viewing somebody's profile
- - sys_options cache is not always cleared
- - Possibility of partially created sys_option cache was eliminated
- - Bugs in SQL error generation routine
- - Broadcast message in Groups/Events/Store is not escaped properly
- - Menu builder bug with & symbol in the link
- - Mailbox message send to email is damaged
- - It is impossible to set avatar if user unconfirmed/approval
- - Confirmation message for spam report button in mailbox
- - Member floating menu has incorrect links in some places
- - Changed template is reset after browser closed
- - "Get E-Mail" button sends a message without requested info
- - Missing language key in forum
- - Match don't work sometimes
- - Admin Host tools pages look bad
- - Make all fields mandatory on contact form
- - Language key id field is too small
- - Can't deactivate banners
- - Possible fix with illegal mix of collations mysql error
- - "Forum Posts" link redirects to homepage
- - Don't' show profile delete action is spy
- - No approve button in photos/files modules
- - IP block list is not working properly
- - Banners bug in flash apps
- - JS error on homepage when subscribe block is removed
- - Forum Management page is visible to all
- - Image edit don't work when permalinks disabled
- - Stored IP addresses isn't associated with members
- - GZip compress warning when no Accept-Encoding header is passed.
- - Share poll is not working right
- - Simple messenger privacy settings is not wrapped by design box
- - Unregister link was removed from dashboard submenu in floating member menu
- - bx_pmt_cart - caption is not friendly in member menu builder
- - Pruning and some maintenance cronjobs was not running
- - New forum actions aren't defined in integrations like events, groups, store
- - No warning dot in Profile edit page
- - Wall share link generates db error sometimes
- - Forums and Groups isn't migrated from Dolphin 6.1.6 due to database error
- - Too short database table field length for EntryUri in Ads
- - Video/Music is not playing in iPhone app
- - JavaScript embed objects are not working when inserted via admin page builder
- - Disabling autoapprove don't work for sounds
- - Couple profiles can be occasionally deleted, profiles pruning is disables at all
- - Albums navigation iterates through all items even if they are not approved or not processed.
- - Design/layout problem in polls admin panel
- - Forum styles are different during post editing and viewing
- - Create blog form is not redirected properly if blogs permalinks are off
- - Member menu can generate js error, because strings are not escaped properly
- - Rename "Hot or Not" to "Rater"
- - SQL Error During Install Due to Apostrophe in site description filed
- - Don't try to resize avatar if it isn't an image
- - Join by invitation doesn't work
- - Chat admin gender is always male
- - Page link (between menu and submenu) is not always detected properly
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Here's hoping that this update would keep your sites running smoothly and would let you enjoy Christmas in peace. :)
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Great Job,.. Now its just gonna take me a few days to upgrade my "Live" site now (because of the modifications).. But hopefully worth it :) especially if it remains this fast..
but minifying the css and js files isn't the best solution since it will make it harder for us to edit those files
Keep up the good work guys.!!
Regular css files are the same, only cache files are minified.
My anti-spam (Admin) menu is screwed, any ideas?
thank you for this huge fixes , downloading now ... :)
Keep up the good work Boonex :)
is RED5 now required for dolphin 7 ?
Yes, it is better to uninstall extra(not necessary) modules before upgrade and install them back after upgrade. It can be the modules where content is not important, like shoutbox. But always remember that by uninstalling the module you loose all this module content.
But it would be nice to have a little documentation about using the tools of spam ;-)
Your facebook connect on http://www.boonex.us/ not working.
Nice results for your site on :
http://www.webpagetest.org/result/101125_9TE/
I thing is time for me to stop talking craps on this new version everything is working beautiful and perfect
but you guys for got my ticket about the hidding chat rooms I hope to see this in Dolphin 7.5
Thank's
Facebook work perfectly, we just forgot add www prefix to callback site's URL in our facebook account!
Jakkrit P.
at boonex.us I tried it and it stutters all the way till the last couple seconds hen it's in sync
Just curious, has anyone had any trouble with custom fields disappearing or has it all been fine?
@Zarcon. Hi! Can you confirm that the privacy setting for the IM now works fully?
Well done to the Boonex team. Sounds like this upgrade might be the Dingo's Donuts.
Is it enough for Dolphin 7.04. I don't understand exactly "+ Media see more
+ Media Server was updated to the latest stable red5.
What does it mean Dolphin requires red5. And red5=RMS or Which one do you recommend?
Does hostforweb is enough for Dolphin 7.04 for all hosting requirements?
Thanks.
The media server is a modified copy of Red5, which is an open source Flash server. It was using an older release until now. Dolphin does not use an unmodified Red5 installation.
If your hosting provider offers media server service with their hosting packages, you'll have to talk to them for more information on availability of the new version. If you are on a VPS or dedicated server, you can update your media server to the latest version on your own. If you don't see more
Other wise thanks my site is running Dolphin 7.0.4 now.
Seth
I'm going step by step and discovered I do not have a directory named "upgrade". ( the 7.0.4 zip file doesn't have that folder either)
Step 2: Remove the upgrade/.htaccess
I continued on the steps and it says Dolphin is installed but the admin page still reads Dolphin 7.0.3
--Umm,. disregard my post haha ,. I wasn't using the "Dolphin-Patch-v.7.0.4.zip file ,.. *Smacks Head!*
I have successfully upgraded my site from 7.0.2 to 7.0.3 and then 7.0.4.
But all my previous messages from 'my shoutbox' are gone. Is there anyway that I can recover those 'messages' ?