Changes in version 0.9.1
• Fixed IE style bug that extended the margins
• Removed unused development files to make download smaller
Changes in version 0.9.3
• Changed hardcoded tagline to bloginfo('description'). -Thanks Kathleen F.
• Changed "a project of..." to "CommentPress is a project of...", so that it doesn't appear installed sites are if:book projects. -Thanks Kathleen F.
• Fixed hardcoded /commentpress path in sidebar. -Thanks Karen G.S
• Fixed query in comments-by-user (getUsersWhoHaveCommented(), getCommentsFromUser() ) to retrieve only approved comments. -Thanks Karen G.S
• Deprecated userBioPopUp() function
• Added version number in the footer
Changes in version 0.9.4
• Fixed comment count in Table of Comments (as of the last release, did not count properly)
• Fixed javascript problem that did not hide "No comments yet" field when page was loaded from cookie
• Added 'General Comments' to table of comments
• Added message in comment area of comments being held in moderation
• Added list numbers the title of posts in the sidebar
• Added support to limit/allow registration and limit/allow registered and unregistered users to comment
• New CommentPress Option: Ability to change the title of table of contents. More of these options coming later.
• Style clean to General Comments and fix broken permalink to content.• Included micro-version number to stylesheet.
Changes in version 1.0
• Fixed bug that blocked the comment form from appearing when the option to register users is enabled
• Fixed bug that caused linked images to have to comment bubbles
• Added the time() to comments in comment index
• Fixed problems with queries not respecting privacy settings in posts
• For now, disabled the cookie that saves the state of each selected paragraph on each page
• Added an option to select the welcome page
• Added a links box on the sidebar in blog mode
• Added a proper description of the theme to style.css
• Fixed broken layout when search returned nothing
• Autodetection of latest version built into the backend control panel
Changes in version 1.1
• Fixed IE7 highlighting bug
• Added subtheme support inside CommentPress in the skins directory. Skins are automatically detected by backend
• Deleted development junk files that were not being used to decrease download size.
• Restructured directory and now have a directory called "javascript", "skins" and "plugins", for CommentPress specific plugins and javascript
• Renamed files in skins from document_style.css, document_index.css, document_single.css to skin.css, index.php and single.php, respectively
• Logout link appears in commentbox box when logged in
• Took database calls and queries outside of comments-by-* and added them to functions.php
• Changed index.php to support dynamic subtheme selection (managed by backend)
• After you post a comment, you stay in thread of that paragraph, rather than resetting the page.
• renamed container_* styles to match default Wordpress styles
• sidebar style: overflow changed to hidden to crop long words. (temporary fix for long words breaking the box)
• finessed recent comments excerpting: excerpt is first 90 characters or less. If it's longer than 90 char, adds [...] which is linked to comment.
• small edits to wording on the general_comments.php page
• changed the way theme specific files are included. Now uses the variable $commentpress_settings in the string instead of a switch case based on the variable
Changes in version 1.2
• Added Widget support! The widget implementation in Wordpress is a great first step in the direction of ease-of-use for non-technical users, but there are some very important things missing (can't duplicate, still need to hit the code to get multiple sidebars). Widget support in CommentPress 1.2 isn't totally nailed down. Widgets are implemented in the sidebar only. Widgets aren't currently supported on the blog index page (but they can be). We also need to do more work on widgetizing sections of the sidebar (one big one that's missing: the "Browse by"). This will be in the next release. See http://automattic.com/code/widgets/ for help with widgets.
• We've added a content license selector on the CommentPress options page. This will let you choose a CreativeCommons license for your own licensing needs.
• We've added internationalization support—we don't yet have any translations of the CommentPress interface, but we could.
• We've incorporated the standard Wordpress content functions [the_title(), the_content(), the_excerpt()], making CommentPress compatible with other plugins that use these functions.
• We have get_template() in place, so that you can rename a theme
• The options page got some flair.
• Skin stylesheet renamed to style.css, so metadata for your theme is automatically detected
• The CommentPress updater function wasn't working. Now it is.
Changes in version 1.3
Please delete your old CommentPress files before installing this version. Old files will mess with this version. This release of CommentPress introduces a new feature in the comment area: the Comment Overview. The Overview shows you a list of all the paragraphs on the page and a count of the comments on that paragraph. Clicking on the title of the paragraph will make it the active paragraph and open its comment stream. Also, the overview replaces the Help instructions; get help by clicking on the link at the top right of the comment area.
• Added a comment overview on each page.
• Detection for required plugins that are already enabled, so CommentPress doesn't overwrite that lovingly tailored plugin of yours. We do need to take over Brian's Threaded Comments though.
• Included the 'Skinner' plugin to change the look of your CommentPress install. This makes switching looks its own menu in the administrative interface, instead of an option on the CommentPress options page.
• Included 404 error page.
• All the titles are linked now.
• Widget sidebar is consolidated and the display changes to accommodate widgets if you're using them.
• New styles for comment streams and comment index pages. Hope you like it!
• Page jumping: active paragraphs align with the top of the comment area when you get to a post using a permalink, or click from the comment index pages. Known bug: We haven't gotten it working when you click from the comment overview. It will highlight and open the right stream, but it will jump the paragraph to the top of the browser window, above the comment area. Oops. We'll get it soon.
• Threading is working again
• call strip_tags on the_excerpt before trimming the paragraph number
• created a proper commentpress_post class
• before, installtion after the front page was loaded, which required a refresh to complete install. now installation is complete in the backend.
• fixed broken links when blog not in same path as install
• comments query fixed
• disabled the disabling of rich_editing
• Links in the table of contents are always black, and links in the Browse Comments box in the sidebar match the rest of the sidebar
Changes in version 1.4
(commentpress-1.4.zip)
(commentpress-1.4.tar)
• Fixed option to "revert to original settings" in the backend. Nothing happened in previous version.
• New Feature: Permalinks structures were required in previous versions. Now websites work without requiring mod_rewrite
• Fixed state issue on "overview", which disappeared when paragraph was selected
• Minor bug: reverting deletes commentpress_id_general_comments
• Fixed bug with cropped the first letter of an excerpt
• Search button was hardcoded and did not direct to form (thanks Dylan)
• When visiting a hyperlink with the suffix "#respond", the page or paragraph comment icons break (thanks Dylan)
• Fix link color in content from black to the blue
• Order by of comments is set to comment's date, not the comment ID
• Fixed return_comment() function in javascript
• Fixed jumps to align better with commentbox
• Fixed javascript that was reported when clicking "go to thread" in comment index
• Fixed error in whole page/paragraph number on the sidebar
• Fixed javascript:void(0) bug on Internet Explorer
• Discontinued the use of "short tags" in code, for wider compatibility ( is now
• Added dashes at the end hardcoded URL paths, like "comments-by-user"
• Fixed comment submission: the function bnc_altertable() was commented out in previous version. This prevented comment submissions from working on new install - (thanks ToddG)
• Style changes: Redid padding for TOC list in document mode
• Style changes: Increased line-height for "lexia p" to and document intro text.
Posted by Eddie Tejeda on July 20, 2007
Tags: release notes


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