Visit the download page to get the latest version. Upgrade instructions are included.

The detailed list of changes is as follows:

• Fixed plugin fixer not covering all global variables
• Fixed plugin fixer not working with plugins that use PHP short tags
• Suppress errors during the WP-United Setup Wizard for people with open_basedir restrictions
• Fixed: If forum and blog are both in root directory, add explicit “index.php” to the forum link
• Added more classes to the login / userinfo widget to facilitate styling.
• NEW option: cross-post excerpts or full posts. Three choices: Excerpt / full post / ask each time
• Removed inline JavaScript for smilies. All WP-United JS moved to wp-united/js/wpu-min.js
• Fixed tags/categories not showing up properly on cross-posted posts
• show “cross-post” in past tense in force xpost box if already xposted.
• added two new configuration options, SHOW_BLOG_LINK, and WPU_INTEG_DEFAULT_STYLE — full info in options.php
• Fixed problem links in reverse integration, e.g. on phpBB FAQ page
• fixed uncategorized category checked when selecting cross-posting
• changed <br /> and <p> BBCode translations to \n rather than [br]
• Stopped allowing submission of blank cross-posted comments
• Fixed smiley path in cross-posted comments sometimes not correct
• User mapper is now case insensitive when looking for suggested phpBB username matches
• Added new option, WPU_SHOW_TAGCATS, to suppress display of categories & tags in cross-posts
• Fixed avatar and other details not synced when deleted by user in UCP
• Added option in options.php to define templates on which the WordPress header/footer should not appear, and pre-filled it with some shoutboxes.
• Installer auto-purges cache again when finished to ensure WP-United tab appears

It is in need of a little love — the Setup Wizard instructions are still for v0.7.1. It will potentially form the basis of a wiki, but more importantly, should be included with every download as a canonical reference source, so people can read it when setting up.

I don’t expect anyone to take the whole thing on, as it is actually a very big job — oddly enough, writing about all the possible installation scenarios of WP-United and the possibilities available, could take up hundreds of pages. However, if you fancied updating a page or two, it would very much appreciated. Also, any “tips or tricks” or troubleshooting you have from your experience, would be gratefully received.

You can download the manual from SVN, here. It is in ODF, and it would be great if it could stay that way — if you are using software by The Man, you can download an ODF add-in to open and save the format. (For downloads, I will convert it to PDF, and probably many other formats. The key is keeping the source in ODF).

If you do decide to update, post your intentions here so we don’t tread on each others’ “editing toes”. Also, feel free to give yourself and your site credit at the back of the manual.

Thanks!

At various times, WP-United has been translated into German, French, Italian and Swedish. However, they are all out of date — some more than others.

If you would like to help translate, here’s how:

1. Download a set of translation files, and modify them for your language:

• The main WP-United language file
• The WP-United admin language file
• The WP-United permissions language file

These links will always point to the most up-to-date English files we have. Translating is easy — open them up in a decent text editor, and modify the strings. Give yourself credit at the top of the file, and make sure you save it in UTF-8 (without Byte Order Marker).

To view the current state of language files, you can browse through them here.

In order for the translation to make it into the download file for release, we need a full translation of all files, not just the main file.

2. create an install.xml for your translation.

This part is slightly more technical, but will tke significantly less time than the actual translation. Once you have your translated files ready, download one of the existing language install files, and modify it for your language.

Currently, the Swedish file is the most up-to-date, so you can use that as a template — you can get it here. All you need to change in this file are the author details, and the copy paths, replacing “sv” for swedish, with the code for your language.

3. Done!

When you’re done, zip up the files and send them to me (you can post them on the forum, or by PM). I will then include them in the next release.

Please note that, from release to release, translations do need changing — I will contact you to try to obtain an update once language strings have been finalised. However, you will not be obliged to keep it up to date.

Merci Beaucoup, Viele Dank, Gracias, 谢谢!

However, in the meantime, to stay up-to-date with WP-United developments and releases, follow us on twitter: #wpunited .

You can also find WP-United on Facebook: Search for WP-United and become a fan!

Get it from the downloads page. To upgrade from v0.8.x, simply copy over all the new files in /root, and then purge your phpBB cache. For upgrading from older versions, or installing fresh, please see the README included.

• NEW: auto-installer replaces the manual wpu-installer.php
• Fixed comments closed for global announcements when they shouldn’t be.
• Fixed unreliable display of comment date/time
• Added better error catching for when WP-United isn’t installed properly
• Fixed timezone of cross-posts
• Improved BBCode & magic URL checking in cross posts
• Fixed errors with user blogs list, and improved login_userinfo template tag
• Fixed username incorrect when editing cross-posted posts
• Fixed integration error message after updating password or username under some circumstances
• .. and a few other bug fixes too dull to list here.

Happy blogging!

• Better error messages when WP-United is installed in the wrong order, or settings are not correct
• A smoother install process, with no need to run the wpu-install.php installer any more
• Several minor bugs with cross-posting resolved, including timezone problems and problems when editing posts and announcements
• Several other outstanding issues resolved

Unless major bugs are reported against this version, this is expected to be the last WP-United release in the v0.8x branch. So, you won’t have to keep updating every week.. for a few weeks, anyway .For details on v0.9, and to participate in the discussion on changes and new features, please visit the Forum.

So, if you were looking for something to do over the weekend… watch this space!

To upgrade from v0.8.x, just upload the full fileset from root/ to your forum root, clear the phpBB cache and run the Setup Wizard all the way through again. Don’t forget to copy over your blog.php, and – if the Setup Wizard doesn’t do it for you – the wpu-plugin.php plugin file.

To upgrade from earlier versions, follow the relevant upgrade file included in the contrib/ folder, and follow these instructions.

What’s new?

• Fixed comments trying to get cross-posted details when empty
• Fixed default WP avatar broken
• Fixed avatar syncing for integrated users
• Fixed RSS feeds not showing correctly for WordPress-in-phpBB
• Various fixes for when phpBB Gzip is active
• More plugin fixes… fixes
• Fixed comment links on non-cross-posted comments
• Editing cross-posts that have become sticky or announcements now preserves their status
• Fixed missing options and display glitches in the user mapping tool
• … and more

To upgrade from v0.8.x, just upload the full fileset from root/ to your forum root, clear the phpBB cache and run the Setup Wizard all the way through again. Don’t forget to copy over your blog.php, and – if the Setup Wizard doesn’t do it for you – the wpu-plugin.php plugin file.

To upgrade from earlier versions, follow the relevant upgrade file included in the contrib/ folder, and follow these instructions.

Read on to find out what’s new:

• New Swedish translation (Thanks Oz)
• Fixed broken template integration when viewing custom fields, attachments, etc.
• Fixed missing sid on some integrated logout links, fixed login link on comments page
• Fixed board does not display correctly in some cases when Gzip compression is on
• Improved reliability of insertion of smilies in WordPress
• Fixed error on RSS feed page when feeds disabled
• Fix for some styles and BBCodes with height attribute under CSS Magic
• Added default options to login/user info template tag
• Changed behaviour when board disabled: blog.php always calls wp_die when disabled, as there is no other reliale way to integrate templates or pull info.
• Fixed CSS Magic not resolving image URLs in stylesheets under some circumstances
• Improved comments_open and comment_registration behaviour for cross-posted comments
• Redirect back to WP, if possible, after cross-posting comments
• Cross-posted comment title and Edit links now point to forum
• Fixed bugs due to missing $template when register_globals is on
• Fixed htmlspecialchars_decode error on comment posting
• Fixed time zone of cross-posts
• Improved plugin fixes – they now enter plugin subdirectories under more circumstances
• Fixed default avatar options in built-in avatars
• Added error handler arbitrator to suppress notices in WordPress
• Improved Debug Info To Post display
• CSS Magic Style Keys are now purged with the cache
• Many other minor bug fixes

Upgrading from v0.8.0 is easy — you just need to copy over the new files, purge the cache, and run the Setup Wizard again (an upgrade.xml file is included with details instructions).

If you are upgrading from v0.7x or earlier, see these instructions.

This release – which has been "almost ready" for almost six months – is finally here, and represents a huge code overhaul, and many significant changes and additions. as part of this, the majority of WP-United code has been rewritten.

Here are some of the highlights:

• New automatic template integration fixes many conflicts between WordPress & phpBB styles, making template integration, for the most part, easy and seamless
• WP-United can be set to automatically detect and work around plugins that caused problems in earlier versions.
• Cross-posting is completely re-realised. It works better than ever before, even on scheduled posts and old posts. In addition, you can force all posts to be transparently cross-posted to a specific forum.
• You can have phpBB manage comments on blog posts — forum replies to cross-posted posts appear as WordPress comments, and comments made via the WordPress comment form can be sent to the forum. (You must be using WordPress v2.8 or above for this)
• A new WP-United caching system that reduces server load, and which is automatically cleared whenever the phpBB cache is purged.
• A new, more robust way of enabling the WP-United Connection, that captures more errors and helps you address any problems.
• A new WordPress "Forun Page" option, so your WordPress blog automatically has a navigation link pointing to your forum.
• Better handling of phpBB-in-a-full-WordPress-page template integration
• New handling of WordPress profile and user-edit pages to better administer integrated users.
• Many, many more smaller features, and hundreds of bug fixes.

As always, WP-United is completely modular – all of the existing and new features can be enabled or disabled in the WP-United Setup Wizard.

Full upgrade instructions are provided (see this post for more details). However, if you are upgrading, do try to stage an upgrade on an offline copy of your site first, if you can, particularly if you have a highly customised installation.

Please also use WP-United v0.8 with WordPress 2.9 for best results – WordPress versions older than 2.8 are no longer supported.

OK, that’s all from me – enjoy the new release, and happy blogging!