As of July 22, 2024, we entered beta status where our focus is now smashing bugs and stabilising the software. All planned features have been implemented for 11.0 (and most others deferred to 11.1 or later), though we may still merge in a few minor features or tweaks. The upgrader has been tested on a typical non-custom v10 site.

We will be releasing several beta versions in the beta phase.

We do not know when we will be able to release the first Release Candidate or stable versions at this time.

These plans are all subject to change without notice.

• .jpg/.jpeg: Highly compressed, best for photos due to minimal noticeable quality loss.
• .png: Good compression with no quality loss, ideal if bandwidth isn't a concern.
• .gif: Limited to 256 colors and poor compression. Better alternatives are video or APNG.

• .mp4 (h.264 aac encoding): The recommended format, widely supported.
• .mov (h.264 aac encoding): Identical to .mp4.
• .webm: Supported natively in most browsers, but requires plugins for Internet Explorer/Microsoft Edge and Safari.

• Forum Groupings: Broad categories that contain forums.
• Forums: Contain topics related to a specific subject.
• Sub-forums: Forums nested under other forums, providing further categorization.
• Topics: Threads of conversation containing a series of posts.
• Posts: Individual messages within a topic.

• Email Tracking: Composr marks emails as read when processing posts. Marking an email unread will trigger re-processing.
• Log File: Create an empty file named data_custom/mail_integration.log to capture detailed log data for troubleshooting.

• Forum View Access: Determine which usergroups can view each forum.
• Privilege Overrides: Grant or deny specific privileges (e.g., posting) to usergroups within a forum.
• Bypass Validation: Allow trusted members to post without moderation (or vice versa, require validation for certain usergroups).

• Advanced Polls: Blind polls, forcing or setting of default options, and point-weighting.
• Private Topics: More sophisticated than traditional private messages.
• Forum Introduction Questions: A flexible way to control access and encourage engagement (e.g. forum-specific rules or forum passwords).
• Cascading Topics: Pinned topics that appear in multiple forums.
• Integrated Moderation: Streamlined moderation tools within the forum interface.

• Control Result Visibility: Choose whether results are visible before voting.
• Require Topic Reply: Force users to reply to the topic before voting.
• Show Voter Identities: Optionally display which members voted for each option.
• Allow Vote Revocation: Let voters change their vote while the poll is open.
• Set Voting Close Time: Define a specific date or time for the poll to close.
• Restrict Selections: Limit the number of options voters can choose.
• Allow Guest Voting: Enable voting for unregistered users.
• Weight Votes by Points: Give more influential members greater voting power (requires the points addon).

• Regular Posts: Standard posts made by members within a topic.
• Quick Replies: Shorter replies made directly from the topic view.
• Anonymous Posts: Members can choose to post anonymously, appearing as a guest. Staff can track the actual user if needed.
• Emphasised posts: Posts made by staff (or marked by staff) which are highlighted to draw attention as they are important.
• Whispers: Private messages embedded within public topics, allowing for side conversations.
• Private Topic Posts: Private messages sent between specific members (e.g. an on-site "inbox").

• PHP IMAP extension installed
• System scheduler (Cron) running
• IMAP-compatible mail server

• Mail server enforces SPF and DKIM for email validation
• Mail server limits email size to prevent abuse
• System scheduler runs frequently (e.g., every minute) so members get prompt updates