A new version of SMF is out now. Lots of bugs squashed and a few improvements here and there. Please read the original announcement here

I have upgraded my arcade test board, no problems, and no errors.

Oh goodie. Now I'll have to update the themes I just updated. LMAO

This update did update files from your theme. All went well.

okey doke then

The release of SMF 2.1.3 means it is now time for me to update from 2.0.19

AND installing the new theme @lesmond developed for me.


So this will happen:

In ADVANCE
1. I'll fix the mail notifications system - and confirm it works.
2. I'll send an email/newsletter to all members informing them of the change and expected update time/s. - including a reference to the forums facebook page for updates.

ON THE DAY
3a. Place forum in Maintenance mode (so can't be accessed/changed by members)
3b. Make a full backup of the forum
4. Install the new software (this wipes all themes, mods etc)
5. Install new theme
6. Install relevant mods.
7a. Check all seems to work
7b. Take forum out of maintenance mode (members will then be able to access/post as normal)

Then troubleshoot and fix any issues if they arise or are reported by members.

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Notable changes in SMF 2.1.3

Unicode support enhancements - SMF unicode support now matches the latest published standard, Unicode 15, published in Sept 2022 (https://unicode.org/versions/Unicode15.0.0/).  Staying current is important for proper capitalization across alphabets, and also with non-printable character detection.

Attachments enhancement - Honor SMF-specified attachment limitations.  SMF was restricting attachment uploads based on the underlying php configuration; however, given the .js approach used, this limitation did not apply.

Attachments enhancement - Automatically delete inserted img tags when the corresponding attachments are deleted.

Notification enhancement - Cleanup unread notifications after post approvals, after closing moderation reports, and after unlikes.

Notification enhancement - Cleanup unread orphan alerts, created by message or topic deletions or permission changes.

Notification enhancement - Cleanup unread quote and mention alerts if they were removed during a post edit.

Upgrader enhancements - Issue warnings if attachment or avatar directories are not found. Also, a new option was added to allow the user to rerun the attachment conversion.

Enhanced timezone support - SMF now supports all current timezones (https://www.iana.org/time-zones).

Attachments bug - Fixed a bug where attachments might disappear with a "Not a Valid Attachment ID" message.

Notification bug - Fixed a bug where the alert count displayed was incorrect.

Email bug - Fixed a bug where emails with a mail type of PHP did not work properly in PHP 8.x in linux environments. (SMTP was OK.)

Postgresql support - Fixed numerous issues causing mod installs to behave differently across Postgresql and MySQL.  It is much easier now to develop a mod that supports both.

Fixed a bug where PHP 8.1 was being persnickety and did not like implicit float to int conversions.

Fixed a bug where the sql_mode was not being properly set in MySQL 8.x.  This would result in slightly different DB query behavior across MySQL 5.x and MySQL 8.x.

Fixed a bug where explicitly "Not Following" a topic resulted in it showing up in your unread list, and not going away...

Improved support for spaces in URLs...  Not per any RFC or spec, but SMF supported them in 2.0, so that support should have been carried forward to 2.1...

Fixed a bug where errors appeared in the SMF error log when crawlers attempted to access now-moved avatars.  During the 2.1 migration, avatars and attachments may be relocated; external crawlers referencing defunct links should not generate SMF errors.

Fixed a bug in Postgresql syntax when deleting fulltext indexes.

Fixed a bug where "Trying to access array offset on value of type null" showed up in the log.

Fixed a bug where the editor would drop links if copied and pasted.

Fixed a bug where right-to-left languages could not be specified and displayed properly.

Fixed a bug where sorting PMs did not work properly.

Fixed a bug where the BBC url setting erroneously affected signature and topic behavior.

Fixed a bug where hidden members were hidden from admins, too...

Fixed a bug where the wrong icon was used for profile links in PMs.

Fixed a bug where robot_no_index might be set incorrectly, potentially affecting SEO.

Fixed a bug with CORS headers were not being built properly.

Fixed a bug where custom themes might load empty styles.

Fixed a bug where permissions were not properly retained when boards were moved.  Moved boards might disappear...

Fixed a bug with using wildcards in IP tracking.

Fixed multiple errors with caching - better reporting of the cache engine not loading, and better handling when not getting a hit on cached info.

Improved edits on profile info, e.g., website urls too long.

Fixed a bug where page numbers in lengthy lists might show decimals...

Improved the message when verification questions were missing.

Enhanced support for passwords for myBB converted users.

Fixed an upgrader bug where 1.1 migrations might fail with Too few arguments to function smf_mysql_insert_id().

Numerous minor enhancements and tweaks to layout.

I would suggest trying the upgrade on a test backup of your forum first especially if you have lots of mods installed like I do. I have noticed that some mods are not working correctly after the update and need to be updated eventually too.

Changed since 2.1.2?

Click on the link in the first post. next time I'll make it more noticeable, sorry bout that.

No, I mean @Shades were there mod failures between an existing 2.1.2 and upgraded 2.1.3 forum?

Quote from: LandyVlad on Nov 29, 2022, 07:04 PMNo, I mean @Shades were there mod failures between an existing 2.1.2 and upgraded 2.1.3 forum?

Yes, I had problems mainly with avatar display integration mod but the author has since upgraded it so I haven't seen any other problems and I have around 60 to 80 mods running. And also some of the mods I'm using are from 2.0!

60-80 mods? I didnt even know there were that many, let alone why anyone would have so many installed! 

I'd be afraid to even try that many and I've been using SMF since v1.0.4 or 1.0.5, I think. LOL

I like to play!    

I tried updating my old 2.0.19 site to 2.1.3 now the issues with the avatars and attachments are sorted, but it didn't go well.

Obviously did back ups of everything

I uninstalled all the mods first, I know that Kindred doesn't believe you have to but some mods leave stuff behind in the db that you don't want there when you've upgraded

Upgraded the site to 2.1.3 and could not get the attachments to work at all, I used the code that SOTL provided to change the names of the files but still no photos etc being shown.

So it's now back to 2.0.19.

I'm just glad I started my latest site on 2.1

Welcome aboard, Dave!

I had problems similar to yours when I upgraded. The difference with mine was I was so busy when I did it I forgot to uninstall my mods first. I plan to go back and redo it without the mods and see how it goes...