Current 2.1 Feature Set (Launch version 2.1.14)
Admin Features
[NEW] Re-designed ACP to maximize usability
[NEW] "Live Feed" from IPBFREE BLOG
[NEW] "Live Feed" from IPBFREE ANNOUNCEMENTS
[NEW] ALERT BOX for important news/info from IPBFREE
[NEW]
MOD INSTALLER (installable mods)
[IMPROVED] Larger Quick Notepad
[IMPROVED] Logo panel moved to ACP > System Settings > General Configuration
[NEW]
Logo Macro Overide ACP > System Settings > General Configuration (allows different logos per macro set)
[IMPROVED]
GD Script/Bot Flood (anti-spam) Captcha Control (decreased spam 99% for all IPBFREE forums who enabled this feature) enabled by default
[NEW] Anti-hacking for brute force attacks - Forum Users (for advanced users only)
[NEW] Anti-hacking for brute force attacks - Admin Users (for advanced users only - Not recommended for most users)
[NEW]
Auto PM New Members
[NEW]
Board Wrappers Enabled (compatible with 3rd party css skins)
[NEW]
"Restore to Default" Function for CSS Skins and Board Wrappers
[IMPROVED] Metatags combined with board wrappers (allows different metatags per wrapper)
[FIX] Cookie Bug Fix
Forum Features
[NEW] ACP switch for "Detailed Statistics" (off by default)
[NEW] ACP switch for "Online/Offline in topics" (off by default)
[NEW] ACP switch for Custom Profile Fields in Topics
[NEW] ACP switch to allow both Team Icons and Pips
[NEW]
Trash Can
[NEW] Global Announcements
[NEW] Arabic language pack
[FIX] Enables Prefix/Suffix in posts
[NEW]
ACP switch to Prefix/Suffix in posts
[NEW] Use board wrappers to change the direction of content. Great for Hebrew, Farsi, Arabic.
[NEW] In-frame PopUps. Allows users to see important popups without actually having a popup (and preventing it from being blocked by a browser). Currently seen in Friends mod /Mod Installer. Support will be increased for all popups in the future.
[FIX] Cookie Bug Fix
Currently Installable Mods (via MOD INSTALLER)
[NEW] D-Shoutbox
[NEW] D-Topsite
[NEW] Friends!
[NEW]
IB Pro Arcade (550+ Games Installed)
[NEW]
Inline Shoutbox
[NEW] Members Online Today
[NEW] Post Icon Legend
[NEW] Topic Rating
[NEW]
Unreal Portal
PATCH 2.1.15
[FIX] Last Active Profile Row Display Mismatch
[FIX] TopSite Mod logout issue
[IMPROVED] Ad Blending
[FIX] Friends! Mod display error
[FIX] Post Icon Custom Macro Fix
[FIX] Possible (estimated guess on what the issue could be) D-Shoutbox Warning Fix
[NEW] Google Video / YouTube Video BBcode. Click
here for instructions.
PATCH 2.1.25
[NEW] More Modifiable Macro Icons (Macro Overide):
FOOTER_RSS
FOOTER_ATOM
FOOTER_XML
FOOTER_EXEC
FOOTER_DB
FOOTER_GZIP
P_ONLINE_STATUS
P_OFFLINE_STATUS
Reputation Mod
REP_PLUS
REP_MINUS
IPB Default Skin Only
HEADER_HELP
HEADER_SEARCH
HEADER_CALENDAR
HEADER_FAVORITES
HEADER_STORE
HEADER_ARMY
HEADER_SHOUTBOX
HEADER_MEMBERS
HEADER_REP
HEADER_TOPSITE
IPBFREE 2.0 Skin
B_PLUS_SHOW
B_MINUS_HIDE
[NEW] Enhanced Caching System
[NEW] PM Logs
[NEW] Enable IP-Dynamic as your homepage (Best to use Unreal Portal for this purpose)
[NEW] Metacafe BBCode added (
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/491522/funny/ => [METACAFE]491522/funny[/METACAFE] ) Do not include trailing slash
[MOD] IBStore
*[MOD INTEGRATION] IBStore / D-Shoutbox Integration
[MOD] Army System RPG (requires IBStore installed)
[MOD] Reputation System
[FIX] Icon issues with IE
[FIX] Changes to Norwegian Language (Thanks to Marieh)
[FIX/IMPROVED] Fixes in Unreal Portal / Can't enable block issue.
[FIX] Date and Time Format Fix (Thanks to RHCEO)
[FIX] Admin Self-Prune/Delete
[FIX] Prevent "Out of Memory" Error
[FIX] Prevent D-Shoutbox BBcode/Emoticon Post Mix Up
[MOVED] Last Active ACP Control to User Profiles
[REMOVED] ACP Cookies Control
[IMPROVED] ACP - Manage Uploads / Detects Uploaded Emoticons
[IMPROVED] Online/Offline status now linked with active user cutoff
[IMPROVED] Online/Offline status has option for image display (instead of text)
[IMPROVED] Last Active in profile view no longer shows "DISABLED" when feature is disabled.
[IMPROVED] Ability to disable feeds
[IMPROVED] Ability to enable/disable all arcade games
[IMPROVED] Ability to limit the amount of "crowns" shown in topic view
PATCH 2.1.40.1
[NEW] Language Selector In Footer
[NEW] Change Forum Access URL (One Time Limit)
[NEW] Prevent Data Loss On Transfers (Staff Administered Access Name Change Reversals)
[IMPROVED] Mod Copyrights Now Appear in Copyrights footer section
[IMPROVED] Favorites Now Removable/Installable
[IMPROVED] ACP iPBFree Alerts
[IMPROVED/PHALANX FEATURE] Animatic Show/Hide (WARNING ShowHide/expMenu Modified)
[IMPROVED] Language Handling
[UPDATED] Javascript Libraries
[CHANGED] PM logs Will Be Removed Due To Privacy Issues/User Security Issues (NON-NEGOTIABLE)
[FIXED] Bulgarian Shoutbox Language ("View Full Shoutbox" Is Hard-Coded / Will Fix In A Later Version)
PATCH 2.1.40.2
[NEW] Create New/Blank CSS/Stylesheets
[NEW] Create New/Blank Wrapper
[NEW] Create New/Blank Image/Macro Sets
[NEW] Create New/Blank Skin Sets
[NEW] Restore Macro Set Function
[NEW] Relative Dates Formating
[NEW] Today's Birthday Forthcoming Events Macros (Thanks to GAILMM)
[NEW] Add Announcements in ModCP
[NEW] Post-Spam Countermeasures
[NEW] iPBFree Default Skin (Images/CSS/Wrapper) -> You can use the restore feature to add it to your exisitng forum
[NEW/FIXED*] Change Access Name (BETA)
[NEW] Temporary Forum Has Moved Redirection For Access Name Changes (BETA)
[NEW MOD] Group Name Indicator Mod
[NEW MOD] Country Flag Mod
[NEW/IMPROVED] Macro Overrides Are Now Fully Supported (Limited Support Macros Are NOT Fully Supported)
Users with poorly coded (code with syntax errors may see missing images) macros may have issues. If the macro is not listed as a limited support macro, then it is most likely a fully supported macro.
Added Macros:
P_ONLINE_STATUS_TEXT - Text mode online status text (text used by default, but an image can be used instead *hack to have image no next to name*)
P_OFFLINE_STATUS_TEXT - Text mode offline status text (text used by default, but an image can be used instead *hack to have image no next to name*)
C_SUB_ON - Subforum icon on Board Index Page (new post)
C_SUB_OFF - Subforum icon on Board Index Page (no new post)
T_TOPIC_RATING_0 - 0 Star Topic Rating (no Rating)
T_TOPIC_RATING_1 - 1 Star Topic Rating
T_TOPIC_RATING_2 - 2 Star Topic Rating
T_TOPIC_RATING_3 - 3 Star Topic Rating
T_TOPIC_RATING_4 - 4 Star Topic Rating
T_TOPIC_RATING_5 - 5 Star Topic Rating
T_TOPIC_FLAG - Topic Flag Icon
T_TOPIC_FAV - Topic Favorite Icon
T_TOPIC_ANNOUNCEMENT - Topic Announcement Icon
sub_forums - Text For Subforums
F_BDAY - Frontpage Birthday Icon
F_CAL_EVENT - Frontpage Event Icon
Limited Support Macros:
B_PLUS_SHOW --> Only Applies to iPBFREE v2 skin template only
B_MINUS_HIDE --> Only Applies to iPBFREE v2 skin template only
P_GO --> Only Applies to iPBFREE v2 skin template only
P_ICON0
P_ICON1
P_ICON2
P_ICON3
P_ICON4
P_ICON5
P_ICON6
P_ICON7
P_ICON8
P_ICON9
P_ICON10
P_ICON11
P_ICON12
P_ICON13
[IMPROVED] D-Shoutbox User Interface
[IMPROVED] LofiVersion Redesigned
[IMPROVED] Search Engine Friendly Modifications
[IMPROVED*] Skin Selector Will Display Hidden Skins To Root Admins
[IMPROVED] Custom Profile Fields Will Hide If User Has Empty Info
[IMPROVED] IP-Dynamic Re-Written (Now Works With Complex Templates)
[IMPROVED] Multiple Positions For Online Indicator
[IMPROVED] Multiple Positions For Country Flag
[IMPROVED] Phalanx Feature / Members Online Mod - Redesigned
[IMPROVED] Phalanx Feature / Group Filter Effect to Group Name Indicator Mod
[IMPROVED] Phalanx Feature / Filter Effect For Members Online Today Mod When Group Name Indicator Mod Is Installed
[IMPROVED] Performance Improvements to Members Online Mod
[IMPROVED] IPB_LOGO Macro Overide Now Autodetects / Checks the existance of the macro
[IMPROVED] Faster Macro Image Edits
[IMPROVED/FIXED] ACP Permission (Fine Tuning) - Reworked (If the Fine Tune is not set, it will basically block all access to functions). Existing Forums will need to add permissions for Non-Root ACP user groups.
[FIXED] Norweigan Language Fixes (Thanks Marieh)
[FIXED] Relative Dates Language Grammar
[FIXED] CAPTCHA Login Error
[FIXED] CAPTCHA Color/Size Fixes
[FIXED] Display Issues With Detailed Stats
[FIXED] Permission Issues With Detailed Stats
[FIXED] Prevent Poorly Coded Macros From Breaking ACP Macro Sheet
[FIXED] Truncation of Long Charsets
[FIXED] Announcements Permission Errors (thanks to youknowitall)
[FIXED] Blocks To Prevent "No Skin" Error
[FIXED] Custom Profile Fields / Hidden Values Were Not Showing Up for Root Admins
[FIXED] Login Display Formating
[FIXED*] Skin Selector - No Skin Error
[FIXED] D-Shoutbox Page / Skin Fixes
[FIXED] LofiVersion Supports Charset, Doctype, Direction
[FIXED] LofiVersion Security Bug (showed hidden forums)
[FIXED] Issues With Some Internal IPs (Instead of Showing Actual IP)
[FIXED] Mod Installer "Dead" Submit Button
[FIXED] More Root Admin Removal Safeguards
[FIXED] TopSite Guests Bug (WARNING: MAKE SURE GUEST SETTINGS ARE SET IN THE GUEST GROUP)
[FIXED] TopSite Specific User Perm. Bug
[FIXED] Other Minor Bugs
[CHANGED*] Feeds Display Simple Support (Basic RSS) as Default
[CHANGED*] "Subforums" In Board View Now Uses sub_forums Macro
[UPDATED*] Javascript Libraries (Again)
[REMOVED] IPB_LOGO Overide Selection in ACP (now automatically overides)
PATCH 2.1.41
[NEW] Guest Spam Prevention
[NEW] More Security Measures
[IMPROVED] Easier Anti-Hacking Mechanism (Default)
[IMPROVED] Registration CAPTCHA (Default)
[IMPROVED] Max. No. Emoticons Per Post / Increased Upper Limit
[IMPROVED] Speed Optimations For Topics with > 1000 Posts
[IMPROVED] Speed Optimations For Forums with > 2000 Topics
[IMPROVED] Speed Optimations For Unreal Portal
[REMOVED] Portions of Security (Hacking) Section in ACP
[REMOVED] Security (Script/Bot Flood Control) Section
[FIXED/IMPROVED] "Hot" Icon On Unread PMs / Visibility Of Unread PMs
[FIXED] Country Flag Quirks
[FIXED] Unreal Portal Welcome Panel Issues (Only Affected Forums with > 30000 Posts)
[FIXED] Various Minor Bugs
*Indicates Minor Changes From Original 2.1.40.1
Future 2.1 Patches
Ad removal
Premium Services
More installable mods
Misc Bug Fixes