!JoomlaComment 4.0 RC1 released

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!JoomlaComment 4.0 RC1 released

by Daniel Dimitrov on January 29, 2010

( 13 Votes )

Hey guys! It is been a long time since we released joomlacomment 4.0 beta2. Actually we were planning to skip 4.0 stable since beta2 was doing pretty well (no major bugs etc). But well, nobody is perfect. Recently a security flaw was discovered in all previous versions of JoomlaComment, including beta2. Naturally, a new release had to be made to address this.

The new RC1 release here today has patched the security, and has additional compatibility fixes and tweaks (since beta 2). Now it is the best time to update to the most stable and secure release yet. If you downloaded RC1 from the forums already, you are encouraged to update too as additional fixes have been made.

What is in store for the future? We don't plan to release another 4.0 version. We are concentrating on 4.1 that should bring a lot of speed improvements to all of you. The first alpha release is available for testers already in the forums (see the last blog article, Alpha testers needed).

Don't wait! Go to the download section and get your !joomlacomment 4.0 RC1 now!

We at Compojoom would like to thank again to all testers, contributors and users of JoomlaComment!

_{Daniel D., Jonus C. & Nills A.}

edit 29.01.2010 11:10 GMT: We understand the fact that we are going to be very unpopular with our latest decision, but it is a fact. The RC that you are going to download includes only the modern template. All other templates were removed, since they don't correspond to the code level we are aiming to. We will try to rewrite them in the next weeks and release them in the download section as separate downloads.

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2010-01-29 08:49:15 |Administrator| JonusC - Changelog

Here's the history since beta 2

changelog.txt wrote:
************ 2010/01 : !joomlacomment 4.0 RC1
# Fixes problems with the ubbcode
# Fixed wierd code with some emoticons - http://compojoom.com/forum/6-bug-report/6422-weird-code-when-you-use-emoticons
# Fixed bug with 404sef
# Additional changes and fixes to templates and post layout
# Anonymous comment edited from admin keeps original comment's IP

************ 2010/01 : !joomlacomment 4.0 Beta 2a
# UBBCode class re-written - no longer vulnerable to XSS attacks
# Layout fixes and tweaks to modern template
# Bug #87 and #88 - Voting and Search will no longer jump to the CommentForm anchor
$ French frontend language updated
$ Svenska frontend language updated
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2010-01-29 12:20:28 |SAdministrator| Daniel Dimitrov - the new changelog

The new changelog

wrote:
************ 2010/01 : !joomlacomment 4.0 RC1
# Fixes problems with the ubbcode
# Fixed wierd code with some emoticons - http://compojoom.com/forum/6-bug-report/6422-weird-code-when-you-use-emoticons
# Fixed bug with 404sef
# Additional changes and fixes to templates and post layout
# Anonymous comment edited from admin keeps original comment's IP
- removed all old template, since they don't correspond to the code quality level we are aiming at

************ 2010/01 : !joomlacomment 4.0 Beta 2a
# UBBCode class re-written - no longer vulnerable to XSS attacks
# Layout fixes and tweaks to modern template
# Bug #87 and #88 - Voting and Search will no longer jump to the CommentForm anchor
$ French frontend language updated
$ Svenska frontend language updated
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2010-01-29 13:15:54 |77.210.114.xxx| Jorge - Error trying to update

Hi,

I'm trying to update from 4.0 beta2 but I'm getting this error:

Component Install: Another Component is already using directory: "/home/verbumde/public_html/components/com_comment"
Component Install: Another Component is already using directory: "/home/verbumde/public_html/administrator/components/com_comment"

Do I have to uninstall manually 4.0 beta2? Will previous comments be lost?

Thanks

Jorge
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2010-01-29 16:53:19 |SAdministrator| Daniel Dimitrov

go to your comment settings make sure that the complete uninstall options is set to no.
Then uninstall the component and install the new version. Of course don't forget to make a database backup before that!
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2010-01-31 20:39:05 | |Registered| Stephen England - Upgrade issue

I have manually uninstalled two old (3.20?) joomlacomment plug ins and am trying to install zipped 4.0 - getting the same errors:

* Component Install: Another Component is already using directory: "/home/beecave2/public_html/lakewaybee.com/components/com_comment"
* Component Install: Another Component is already using directory: "/home/beecave2/public_html/lakewaybee.com/administrator/components/com_comment"

Plus plug in still shows up under plug in menu. What have I done wrong?

SE
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2010-01-31 20:42:25 |SAdministrator| Daniel Dimitrov

log in with FTP with a program such as filezilla and make sure that the folders from the above message are deleted.
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2010-01-31 21:40:03 | |Registered| Stephen England

That enabled me to install but then my template was "broken" until I disabled the plug in - what did I miss?

Thanks for your mega quick reply BTW

Steve
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2010-01-31 22:02:07 |SAdministrator| Daniel Dimitrov

You didn't read everything we wrote above:

wrote:
edit 29.01.2010 11:10 GMT: We understand the fact that we are going to be very unpopular with our latest decision, but it is a fact. The RC that you are going to download includes only the modern template. All other templates were removed, since they don't correspond to the code level we are aiming to. We will try to rewrite them in the next weeks and release them in the download section as separate downloads.
So log in to your backend go to components->joomlacomment->content settings->layout and change the template to the modern one and click save.
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2010-01-29 17:03:12 |202.156.10.xxx| Chong Kai Xiong

Would it be possible for you to release a patch for beta2 that fixes only the security issue? I'd like to update to RC1 but that will take me a while as I've added custom modifications to the code.
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2010-01-29 17:10:04 |SAdministrator| Daniel Dimitrov

You can see the changes in the repository:
http://dev.compojoom.com/repositories/browse/jocomment/branches/JoomlaComment-4.0
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2010-01-30 03:28:00 |202.156.10.xxx| Chong Kai Xiong

Thanks. I got it. The XSS fix is in the additional line below, would I be right?

wrote:
$website = htmlentities($website, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
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2010-01-30 13:07:45 |SAdministrator| Daniel Dimitrov

this is one of the changes. Also the whole JOSC_ubbcode class was replaced. Also you will find that there are 2 new files (stringparser.php and stringparser.class.php)
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2010-01-29 17:42:45 | |24.91.76.xxx| chalupa - Upgraded, but comments not showing

I just finished the upgrade process. Everything seemed to go well, except the plugin doesn't seem to be working. My latest comment module is showing comments, but the comments aren't showing up at the end of my posts. I tried turning the plugin on and off. Any ideas?
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2010-01-29 20:07:22 |SAdministrator| Daniel Dimitrov

Do you see the comment plugin when you go extensions ->plugins?
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2010-01-29 19:18:25 |85.222.170.xxx| dragaN

Is there update from 3.26 to 4.0 RC1?
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2010-01-29 20:06:49 |SAdministrator| Daniel Dimitrov

Uninstalling 3.26 and installing 4.0RC1 should be just fine.

P.S. Guys don't forge tot always make a backup before doing anything on your sites!!!
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2010-02-05 21:22:59 |85.222.177.xxx| dragaN

I hope it will be possible to import old comments from 3.26 to 4.0 and later versions?
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2010-02-05 21:54:37 |SAdministrator| Daniel Dimitrov

Look at the update info article and you will see how everything functions.
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2010-01-29 19:37:41 |Registered| Nils Ally - re: Upgraded, but comments not showing

chalupa wrote:
I just finished the upgrade process. Everything seemed to go well, except the plugin doesn't seem to be working. My latest comment module is showing comments, but the comments aren't showing up at the end of my posts. I tried turning the plugin on and off. Any ideas?

Which plugin?
Remember, some plugs need to be FTP'd over to the correct area.
And make sure the categories are assigned.
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2010-01-29 22:44:10 | |24.91.76.xxx| chalupa

Thanks for the help Nils

The plugin I'm referring to is Content - !JoomlaComment. It was working before I upgraded. Do know you know if there's an updated one with the upgrade? The download link just gave me the component.

I doubled checked that categories are assigned. I could just be missing something. It's been a while since I first installed everything.
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2010-01-29 23:10:37 |SAdministrator| Daniel Dimitrov

Do you see the content - !joomlacomment plugin in extensions->plugins?

If you don't see it there, then for some reason it was not copied to
/plugins/content/

Open the zip package
go to plugin/joscomment.php (and joscomment.xml) then manually upload those files to your server in plugins/content

Then active them if they are not activated.
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2010-01-29 23:43:58 | |Registered| chalupa

Hey Daniel,

Yes the plugin was showing up, but still not working. I went ahead and uninstalled the component along with the plugins manually. After I re-upgraded, everything is working fine and dandy now.

Thanks again for the help!!
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2010-01-31 20:44:58 |Registered| phizzy - mod_comments ignores "comment size"?

Hi, Ive installed new RC1 version (uninstalled the 4.0beta2 version before). And the new mod_comments ignores the comment size setting. So in my module position it show the whole comments instead of first 80 characters. Is it my mistake or a bug?
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2010-01-29 20:08:48 |SAdministrator| Daniel Dimitrov

I remember that we had the problem, but as far as I can remember I have fixed it. I'll check it again tomorrow and let you know. Up until then just disable the latest comments module.
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2010-01-31 21:11:42 |SAdministrator| Daniel Dimitrov

Are you sure that you use the right version? I've tested it again with RC1 and it works fine for me. Could you perhaps start a thread in the forum?
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2010-01-29 21:23:45 |72.179.173.xxx| Anonymous - ugraded to 4.0RC1

Thanks Daniel, upgrade was easy and problem free.

Thanks for a great component
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2010-01-29 22:31:28 | |200.119.129.xxx| Marco - worked, just had to reinstall myblog plugin

Smoothly for me. well.. just needed to de-install and re-install the myblog plugin. (logical i guess, in this case). Thanks.
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2010-01-29 22:34:49 |89.164.178.xxx| Grebox

hi Daniel, i upgraded and message is sucsesful but it is bother me that there is no visible change. How can I know that I'm running the right version now? In "about JComments" tab now it is noted

wrote:
JComments 2.1.0.0 [07/08/2009]
. Is this the latest version? thx.
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2010-01-29 22:52:11 |Registered| Nils Ally - re:

Grebox wrote:
hi Daniel, i upgraded and message is sucsesful but it is bother me that there is no visible change. How can I know that I'm running the right version now? In "about JComments" tab now it is noted
wrote:
JComments 2.1.0.0 [07/08/2009]
. Is this the latest version? thx.
Just underneath the comments on the frontend, you should see the signature: Joomla components by Compojoom

From the backend, if you goto Components > !JoomlaComment > About

There you should see in the middle of the text area: !JoomlaComment 4.0 RC1 by Compojoom.com - http://compojoom.com
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2010-01-29 23:01:25 |Registered| Nils Ally - re:

chalupa wrote:
The plugin I'm referring to is Content - !JoomlaComment. It was working before I upgraded. Do know you know if there's an updated one with the upgrade? The download link just gave me the component.

I doubled checked that categories are assigned. I could just be missing something.

Well, the Content and a few other plugins are pre-installed, and should work automatically. In other words, if there has been any upgrades to this, it should be there already for you, with the component.
Sounds to me like it's something stupid in the backend settings.
Make sure you have the correct Include/Exclude, cause this may default the other way around to your previous setting.
Do you have a link?
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2010-01-29 23:03:52 | |Registered| chalupa

Yeah - http://lebowskipodcast.com. Anything on the front page should have comments. I have a recent comment module on the left side where you can see the recent comments. If you click any comment from there, it takes you to the content item, but the comments do not appear.

Thanks again for the help!
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2010-01-29 23:38:34 |SAdministrator| Daniel Dimitrov

Well, some problems just can not be explained. We had such things in the past (just look over the forum). Try to uninstall and install RC1 again. If it is not working, contact me and I will assist you through teamviewer.
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2010-01-29 23:44:58 |Registered| chalupa

I replied up above. I went ahead and uninstalled, then re-installed everything. Now it's working. thanks again for your help!
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