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Introduction
The Kunena team is proud to announce the arrival of Kunena 5.0.13 [K 5.0.13] which is now available for download as a native Joomla extension for J! 3.8.x. This version addresses most of the issues that were discovered in K 5.0 and issues discovered during the development stages of K 5.0. This is a Maintaince release.
The key distinctions of K 5.0.13 are:
- 4 bugs fixed
- 5 enchaments
- 1 New Feature: setting option if moderators can permanently delete
- Find the full changes: Here.
Update instructions
Because K5.0 has deprecated the old templates, you should do a backup first (files and database). After the update. You need to recheck the settings. Kunena Configuration and on the template itself (template manager - click on the template name).
Upgrading to K 5.0 involves changes that may affect Kunena's interoperability with other extensions installed on your site. For this reason it is advisable that you first test K 5.0.13 on a test site before you upgrade your live production site(s). At this stage the team is not treating interoperability with other Joomla extensions as the topmost priority. The main priority at this time is about installation/upgrade and operability as a standalone Joomla component.
K 5.0.13 is available for download on the download page.
Kunena 5.1.0 RC1 Release
The Kunena team is thrilled to announce the first public rc release of Kunena 5.1, a native Joomla extension for Joomla 3.8. This is a development release and should be only be used for testing; this version is not recommended for live websites at this stage.
The purpose of this release is to encourage testing by downloading, installing and identifying any problems or shortcomings that people may discover. K 5.1.0 B1 is stable and we are aware that people will discover defects. We encourage you to use the forum to report defects, as soon as they are discovered, so that the development team can work through the problems before the release of K 5.1 as a stable product. Reporting defects does not mean that the problems can or will be fixed. The Kunena team is looking forward to hearing your feedback on how well we have achieved our design goals.
You need Joomla 3.8 to run Kunena 5.1, also you need at least PHP 5.6. We advice users to upgrade to PHP 7.1.x
K 5.1.0 RC1 is available for download on the download page.
Donate
Kunena is open source and free to use. We love providing one of the best forum out there, and don't expect to be paid for it. That said, projects like this have costs involved such as hosting and licenses. If you feel you have benefited from Kunena, and are able to do so, we would love your contribution. If you don't have the money to donate, then don't use any adblocker on our website. This will help us with the advertisements.
