POP Forums v7.5.0 beta 1 posted

As a fix to some of the existing issues, I've posted an update to POP Forums. You can get it here. Some of the changes:

Engine changes from v7.0.x to v7.5.0

  • New text parsing engine
  • Removed PopForums.Global class
  • Added PopForums.Module HttpModule class to replace global.asax functionality
  • Added PopForums.OnlineUsers class
  • Five methods from PopForums.Stats marked obsolete, replaced in OnlineUsers
  • New online user engine
  • Added OnlineUsers table
  • Added "PopForumsSessionLength" to config settings, indicating number of minutes in a user session as tracked by OnlineUsers
  • Added new PopForums.Forum.GetTopics() overload to get paged results
  • RichText control displays in Windows 2000
  • Old PopForums.TextParser methods marked obsolete, new ones added

UI changes v7.1.0 to v7.5.0

  • Fixed member post paging
  • Online user stats now draw from PopForums.OnlineUsers
  • Added RequiredFieldValidator to PrivateMessage.ascx to check for a subject
  • PM reply doesn't add endless string of "re:"
  • Removed global.asax entirely
  • Fixed PagerLinks.cs to correctly display tool tips
  • Added PagedPagerLinks.cs to display paged results from new PopForums.Forum.GetTopics() overload
  • Made the member mailer text box in the admin bigger

A new, v8 release is still planned for some time in the first quarter of next year.

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