OpenComment is not DEAD

OpenComment is not DEAD

I will be reading some sources

• My forum forums.waltercedric.com
• Joomla! Extensions OpenComment reviews
• Joomla! forums
  

during the week seeking for bugs and new functionalities you are requesting. So this is your chance! Keep cool, and be descriptive  ;-)

Category: com_opencomment

Welcome to the install of opencomment 3.0.30 BETA

opencomment 3.0.30
NEW:  you can disable the paging algorithm... so users do not have to click many times to go through all comments
NEW: admin can unpublish comment in frontEnd
NEW: more security check for admin AJAX functions
BUG: language not correct in frontend, fallback to english. was only if register globals off
BUG: newest comment first fix ... submitted by Fanno
BUG: bbcode support fix ? submitted by Fanno
BUG: small admin fix submitted by Fanno
BUG: IMPORTANT FIX do not allow visitor to delete comment - submitted by Fanno

1. You will be able to see the latest version running at demo.waltercedric.com soon
2. Recommended is to do a backup of your database prior to install!

Install file in order specified by number...

• 001.mambot_xajax4joomla.plugin.zip
• 002.component_opencommentxx.yy.zz.zip
• 003.mambots_opencommentxx.yy.zz.zip

The optionnal directory contains modules and components not required by Opencomment depending
on your setup

Against spammers:
(You only need to use one of these)

/optionnal/com_securityimagesxx.yy.zz.zip
  install com_securityimages security against spammers using CAPCTHA. May annoy users as they have to solve a puzzle

/optionnal/com_askimetxx.yy.zz.zip
  install com_askimetxx.yy.zz sagainst spammers using askimet webservices. Transparent for users.

/optionnal/module_opencommentlatestxx.yy.zz.zip
  A module for displaying the latest 10 comments
 

Issues? Joomla component troubleshooting
Please read http://www.waltercedric.com/content/view/1059/247/

Download HERE (2MB) unpack first! http://www.waltercedric.com/dmdocuments/UnpackFirst-OpenComment3.0.30.zip

Category: com_opencomment

OpenComment recommended upgrade

XAJAX team has release a new version of its library for PHP and ajax: XAJAX 0.2.5

xajax 0.2.5 has been created as a bridging step to xajax v0.5. xajax 0.2.5 aims to be forwards and backwards-compatible with xajax versions, while at the same time providing important security updates that have been lingering around in the xajax codebase for a while
It's been just over one year since we released our last version of xajax and it was about time we released another version. Work on v0.5 has been going well and we're almost ready for a release, but there were a few things that couldn't wait for the next version. Thats where xajax 0.2.5 steps in. For a start, we're getting things ready for you to move over to the new xajax v0.5 syntax by letting you use easier to use methods to respond to client requests. We've also fixed up a few bugs that have been lingering around and been annoying everyone for some time. Last but not least, we've fixed up a couple of important security vunerabilities.

I've made a new version of the mambot http://www.xajax-joomla.com/

Just remove the mambot and install this new version XAJAX System Mambot For Joomla v0.2.zip (look in my download section). I am running also now OpenComment 3.0.30 with the latest version of Xajax

Category: com_opencomment

OpenComment 3.0.22 to be release soon

It will be a huge patch release this time. Let me first start with the new features list...

• NEW: Search contains the word "search" now as default.
• NEW: Following rules apply now to the form field "Name":
  If a user is logged in, he can not change his name
  If a guest is around, he can change his name only if the admin settings "name field: No Yes Is the field name read only?" is set to NO
• NEW:  Avoid logged in user to rate up and down his own comments (he will never be able to rate them). But logged in user can rate his comments as guest!
• NEW:  Auto moderation function: this do not auto publish automatically comments based on external conditions.
  done: check if one url is in comment or title
  future: check if comment contains at least one or more bad words.
• NEW:  Use a lot of new CSS tags.
• NEW: Replying to an existing comment also now Quote automatically the text, not only the title.

And the never ending list of bugs corrected...

• BUG: Edit comment CSS file was no more available...
• BUG: Administrator notification was always disabled during save of configuration settings.
• BUG: if "allow anonymous entry" then comment form is visible. If "allow anonymous entry" = false then only logged in user see the comment form
• BUG: Comment header missing space
• BUG: "Additionally the title seems mandatory, but if you don't put title you are not able to
  submit again the message since it says "you already posted a comment"..."
  1. The anti posting measure can now be switch off
  2. anti posting check is now done after form input validations.
• BUG: Replying to a comment with special characters in the title was not working, tested in Firefox and IE
• BUG: Back end: Settings/InputForm/name field = Yes. BUT... name field in comment input form is still editable.

Translations, new keys are in each language file.

• Dear translations team, Ive duplicated new English keys in other files. (Hungarian, german)

Anti Spamming measures
OpenComment do not need Captcha (com_securityimages component) or Hashcash (com_Hashcash). And this because OpenComment use internally a sort of HASHCASH. This should be more than enough against spammers, If it ever failed, I will switch Captcha on in less than a day. I simply do not want to force users resolving  a Captcha when I can propose something different.

Here also a freemind mindmap with what should be in that release.



Concerning the development, I must also says, that it is not a long term objective for me to try to make OpenComment a commercial grade application, at least not alone ;-). If You want a more complex/easy to use commenting system, maybe You'll have to look at OpenWordpress or any equivalent.
 

Category: com_opencomment