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This is essential update for phpBB 3.1:

• Feature: EasySocial support for phpBB to Joomla users import.
• Fix: various phpBB 3.1 compatibility issues.

Improved for phpBB 3.1.2!

• Feature: 'No Avatar Image' setting for latest activity module helps to use custom image if user doesn't have an avatar.
• Fix: new phpBB user not activated via EasySocial email activation link.
• Fix: phpBB usergroups - Joomla usergroups not synchronized in phpBB UCP.
• Fix: phpBB 3.1 attachments in reply to PM issue (jprosilver style should be updated, next phpBB cache purged).
• Fix: initial Joomla 3.4 compatibility.

• Feature: EasySocial support of avatars and profile fields for Joomla -> phpBB users import.
• Fix: JomSocial 4 compatibility for user PM popup integration.
• Fix: broken activities since phpBB 3.1.6

Essential update for all EasySocial users! Due to a bug in EasySocial user's usergroups can be removed in phpBB if you use Joomla usergroups - phpBB groups mappings.

Useful feature and important compatibility fix.

• Feature/Fix: allow to sync 'Newly registered users' phpBB group on phpBB 3.1.
• Fix: Joomla 3.4.6 compatibility

• Feature: support for official phpBB 3.1 extensions 'Pages' and 'Board Rules'.
• Fix: '&' char issue on password reset.
• Fix: groups batch add members from phpBB ACP sync to Joomla usergroups.
• Fix: Joomla 3.6 compatibility.

• Fix: latest activity module.
• Fix: Joomla 3.6 phpBB session user, changes: use JFactory::getSession()->get('phpbb_user') to retrieve logged forum user data.
• Fix: JomSocial application updated for JomSocial 4.2.4.
• Fix: Joomla->phpBB timezone sync issue.
• Fix: Community Builder plugin update.
• Feature: new EasySocial application for EasySocial 2.0.
• Feature: phpBB 3.2.0 support
• Note: this is last version which supports Joomla 2.5 and phpBB 3.0

• Fix: bad FAQ link with enabled phpBB setting URL rewriting.
• Fix: updated CB plugin - message "Please visit forum once for enabling phpBB moderator links" is not removed.
• Fix: PHP 7 issue with phpBB registration errors in Joomla.
• Feature: JComments avatars plugin.
• Fix: Joomla 3.7 compatibility.

Now it's compatible with recent phpBB 3.1. New jprosilver style is also available in customer area.

Please note that bridge code from Joomla's /.htaccess should be now moved to .htaccess inside phpBB folder.

Please note that this is the last version to support Joomla 2.5 and phpBB 3.0.

• Feature: new module 'p8pbb bridge - Statistics' to display phpBB statistics (total number of posts, topics, members and newest member). See module demo in sidebar of our forum.
• Feature: new module 'p8pbb bridge - Login' to display avatar and number of unread PMs for logged user. See module demo in sidebar of our forum.
• Fix: post reporting on phpBB 3.2
• Feature: synchronization of Joomla custom fields (since Joomla 3.7.2)

• Feature: append pagination info (Page X of Y) for all meta titles and descriptions of all pages helps to have unique titles and descriptions.
• Feature: new Latest Activity and Attachments module setting 'Friendly Posts Only' allows to display posts from phpBB friends only.
• Feature: ability to use native Joomla mailer for all outgoing phpBB emails with editable HTML template.

• Fix: HTML email override fails on certain servers.
• Fix: HTML email override crops subject to 64 chars.
• Fix: users import on Joomla 3.8
• Fix: Joomla user name and custom user fields not synced with mapped custom phpBB profile fields on Joomla user registration.

• Fix: various improvements.
• Change: AlphaUserPoints support dropped in favor of AltaUserPoints (official AlphaUserPoints successor).
• Updated: CB plugin and EasySocial application.
• Note: this is the last version with Joomla 2.5 and phpBB < 3.2 support

Introducing new version with new completely re-written fast engine and full support of Joomla custom fields.

Joomla 3.9 and phpBB 3.2.4 are minimum requirements.p8pbb bridge requires either same database or different MySQL users for phpBB and Joomla.

Please re-map all synced fields in bridge settings after upgrade. Don't forget to update CB plugin and EasySocial application as well.

And... Yes! It works with Joomla 4 Alpha 5!

Note for websites with Community Builder: first disable p8pbb CB plugin, next update bridge and install new CB plugin, next enable 'p8pbb' CB plugin.