Better Messages – Live Chat for WordPress, BuddyPress, PeepSo, Ultimate Member, BuddyBoss

Change Log

2.0.110 – 2.0.114

• Maintenance update: Multiple minor enhancements, performance improvements and bugfixes

2.0.109

• Improvement: Avatars in messages list are now sticky
• Improvement: Dates in messages list are now sticky on scroll
• Improvement: New moderation features for Chat Rooms
  • Mute user – temporary mute user from writing in the chat room
  • Ban user – temporary ban user from joining the chat room
  • Added filter to participant list to filter muted & banned users
• Other: Minor bugfixes and improvements

2.0.108

• Bugfix: Fixed memory leak under specific conditions
• Other: Minor optimizations of the plugin

2.0.106

• Improvement: Sync with new BuddyBoss Notifications settings in user profile
• Improvement: BuddyBoss App push notifications support
• Improvement: Tuned message context menu logic on mobile devices
• Improvement: Minor tuning of conversation context menu logic
• Improvement: Added/documented new possibilities for developers
  • better_messages_participants_list_after
• Other: Moved Freemius SDK to vendors folder
• Other: Added option to reinstall database table to plugin settings
• Other: Minor bugfixes and improvements

2.0.105

• Improvement: Added option to Pin Conversations to top of conversation list
• Other: Minor bugfixes and improvements

2.0.103 – 2.0.104

• Change: Replaced delete button in conversations list with three dots context menu
• Improvement: Added right click menu to conversations list
• Improvement: Making ready for BP Rewrite update
• Other: Tuned Emoji Picker position in full screen view
• Improvement: Added basic filter by sender ID to messages viewer
• Improvement: Added new functions for developers
  • miniChatClose
  • miniChatOpen
  • openChatWithUser
• Improvement: Added new filter for developers better_messages_search_user_results
• Improvement: Added new filter for developers better_messages_search_messages_results
• Improvement: Added option to hide “Tap to open” Message for mobile mode
• Other: Added support for AutomatorWP – Schedule Actions
• Other: Minor bugfixes and improvements

2.0.102

• Improvement: Added option to select popup notification position on mobile devices
• Improvement: Added/documented new possibilities for developers
  • better_messages_single_message_class
• Other: Added better_messages_user_file_uploaded action for developers
• Other: Minor bugfixes and improvements

2.0.100

• Other: Added better_messages_filter_message_content_overwrite filter for developers
• Other: Added integration with Youzify Verified Profile
• Other: Added option to disable syncing of opened mini chats between browser tabs
• Bugfix: Some emojis was not displayed properly in Reactions Picker
• Other: Minor bugfixes and improvements

2.0.98

• Change: Remove email notifications setting from user settings if emails are disabled
• Change: Tuned position of private messages button in Ultimate Member profile on mobile devices
• Change: better_messages_messages_list_before JS hook now also works in mini chats
• Other: Do not show last active time if user was never logged in

2.0.97

• Improvement: Improved handling of errors and restrictions displaying
• CSS: Added font-weight:normal to better messages styles as some websites showed interface in bold font
• Other: Optimized scripts loading in WP Admin

2.0.96

• Maintenance update: Minor bugfixes and improvements

2.0.95

• Improvement: Added new hook for developers ‘better_messages_register_call_usage’
• Improvement: Tuned login button styling for the chat room
• Other: Resolved Rest API incompatibility with LearnPress
• Fix: Disable user settings option
• Other: Minor CSS Improvements

2.0.94

• Bugfix: Deleted users in PeepSo was displaying wrong name
• Bugfix: MyCred charged for new thread creation when it’s not needed

2.0.93

• Improvement: Added new shortcode
  • better_messages_single_conversation
• Other: Minor bugfixes and improvements

2.0.92

• Maintenance update: Minor bugfixes and improvements

2.0.89 – 2.0.90

• Improvement: Added initial integration with AutomatorWP, which allows to send private message on various number of custom triggers
• Improvement: Added initial integration with Uncanny Automator, which allows to send private message on various number of custom triggers
• Change: Refactor messages_message_sent to better_messages_message_sent hook to avoid conflict with some plugins
• Change: Refactored message hooks to avoid conflict with some plugins
• Change: Reviewed media codecs used for private video calls to improve quality of calls on some devices
• Fallback to BuddyPress messages_new_message function is now optional and needs to be enabled in plugin settings if needed
• Other: Minor bugfixes and improvements

2.0.88

• Improvement: Added fallback to BuddyPress messages_new_message function
• Improvement: Improved handling of devices without free storage space
• Improvement: Improved preloading logic for threads list
• Bugfix: Fixed name/avatar of caller in push notifications
• Other: Minor bugfixes and improvements

2.0.86 – 2.0.87

• Improvement: Workaround for firefox bug to make mentions work
• Improvement: Redirection to chat page from login form
• Bugfix: Modals now visible when chat is expanded to full window
• Other: Minor bugfixes and improvements

2.0.85

• Bugfix: Fixed file uploading
• Change: Do not auto open chat rooms in full screen at mobile devices

2.0.82 – 2.0.84

• Many changes and optimizations in Better Messages core engine to improve stability at some devices and optimize CPU load generally
• Bugfix: Users was not removed from blocklist when unblocked in the settings page

2.0.80 – 2.0.81

• Improvement: Chat room login button will redirect to chat room
• Improvement: Mentions of currently logged-in user is now bold to make them more noticeable
• Improvement: Replies to messages now also possible with Voice Messages
• Improvement: Added/documented new possibilities for developers
  • better_messages_send_button_after
• Improvement: Improved multiline paste
• Other: Many code level logic optimizations, which should improve performance at some devices
• Other: Fixed few strings translation domain
• Other: Minor bugfixes and improvements

2.0.78 – 2.0.79

• Change: Scrollbar now visible on desktop devices when moving over scrolling area (some users cant scroll without scrollbar on desktop)
• Improvement: Performance optimizations
• Improvement: Improved compatibility with old devices
• Improvement: Improved compatibility when indexedDB is not available

2.0.77

• Improvement: Improved compatibility with screen readers
• Improvement: Improved compatibility with BuddyPress notifications
• Improvement: Improved compatibility with mobile devices when Mobile mode is disabled
• Improvement: Minor improvements to initial messages loading logic
• Improvement: Minor improvements to delivery messages and statuses logic
• Improvement: Optimized clearing and deletion of conversations process
• Bugfix: Fixed few deprecations and php notices

2.0.76

• Improvement: Full compatibility with WordPress translation system
  • Translate Better Messages to Your Language
• Improvement: Updated many backend strings with comments for easier translation
• Bugfix: Fixed Audio/Video Call buttons for mini widgets in Better Messages settings -> Widgets -> Mini Chats setting.
• Other: Changed few secondary translation strings to keep consistency between translations naming

2.0.75

• Improvement: Close reactions and message status detailed list modals on outside clicks
• Improvement: Added/documented new possibilities for developers
  • better_messages_message_sent
• Improvement: Do not send additional requests when conversation is already synced to save web hosting server resources
• Improvement (WebSocket only): Improved push subscriptions save logic to avoid additional requests
• Improvement/Bugfix: Allowed HTML in restriction messages
• Bugfix: Removed excess div from get_conversation_layout function
• Bugfix: Fixed “Missed audio call” string (not appeared in translations)
• Other: Other CSS improvements

2.0.74

• Improvement: Added option to enable Detailed Reactions List to plugin settings. This feature allow to see who put reactions on the specific message.
• Improvement: Added/documented new possibilities for developers
  • better_messages_messages_list_before
• Improvement: Improved behaviour when user removed from chat room
• Improvement (WebSocket only): Improved sync with WebSocket servers
• Bugfix: Fixed favorited page layout when using standard layout

2.0.73

• Improvement: Added basic integration with wpForo
• Improvement: Added option how to handle deleted conversations to plugin settings, please check plugin settings under Messages tab to learn
• Improvement: Added avatars fallback when no avatar available
• Bugfix: Fixed displaying of conversation with deleted user
• Bugfix: Chat Room was not working properly in some specific cases
• Other: Other CSS improvements

2.0.72

• Improvement (WebSocket only): Added option to enable Detailed Messages Status in group conversations to plugin settings. This feature allow to see who seen the message in group conversations.
• Improvement: Added/documented new possibilities for developers
  • get_thread_type filter
• Bugfix/Improvement: Open member profile button does not show in mini chat anymore if there is no profile
• Bugfix: Fixed Voice Messages button not displaying in some cases on mobile
• Bugfix: Fixed Voice Messages notifications in emails
• Bugfix: Fixed mobile button margin bottom settings
• Other: Other CSS improvements

2.0.71

• Bugfix: CSS Fix: Mobile floating icon color in dark mode

2.0.70

• Improvement: Improved compatibility with BuddyX theme
• Improvement: Improved compatibility with old iOS 13
• Improvement (WebSocket only): Added option to show message statuses in conversations list to plugin settings
• Improvement (WebSocket only): Improved private calls behaviour. (Users now can start & accept call in the same page instead of being redirected to user inbox)
• Improvement (WebSocket only): Improvement server sync when creating new conversation
• Bugfix/Improvement: Improved detection of mobile devices

2.0.69

• Improvement: Playing message notification sound only if conversation is not visible
• Improvement (WebSocket only): Faster and more smooth message status delivery
• Improvement: Added/documented new possibilities for developers
  • better_messages_login_url
• Bugfix/Improvement: Correctly handling screen orientation change on mobile
• Other: Other CSS improvements

2.0.68

• Improvement: Added conversation subject to onsite notification popups
• Improvement: Admin can see all participants when seeing other user conversation
• Improvement: Admin option to set onsite notifications position to plugin settings
• Improvement: Added close all button to onsite notifications stack, if more than 2 messages shown
• Improvement: Added/documented new possibilities for developers
  • better_messages_chat_room_join
  • better_messages_chat_room_leave
• Bugfix: Fixed desktop devices with touch screens
• Bugfix: Mini widgets close button was not showing in AJAX version
• Bugfix: Fixed console error when push notifications are disabled
• Bugfix: Avoided critical error under some conditions
• Other: Other minor UX/CSS improvements

2.0.67

• Improvement: Removed reply button if user has no permission to write new messages in conversation
• Improvement: Bulk message page enter now create new line on enter
• Improvement: Added fallback to get_threads function, which is not used anymore by plugin
• Improvement: Added/documented new functions for developers
  • get_unique_conversation_id
• Improvement: Shortcodes documentation and improvements
  • better_messages
  • better_messages_mini_chat_button
  • better_messages_my_messages_url
  • better_messages_unread_counter
  • better_messages_pm_button
  • better_messages_audio_call_button
  • better_messages_video_call_button
• Bugfix: Fixed participants button was not shown in chat rooms sometimes
• Bugfix: Fixed mentions on iOS
• Other: Improved local database errors handling
• Other: Changed class .info to .bm-info to avoid conflicts with some themes.

2.0.66

• Improvement: Added placeholder for the messages container
• Improvement: Added better placeholder for conversations list
• Improvement: Added better placeholder for friends and groups lists
• Improvement: Moving scripts to header for faster initialization
• Improvement: Added option what to show under username in private conversations (Online indicator, Subject or Nothing) to WP Customizer
• Improvement: Improved some SQL queries for better performance in huge websites

2.0.65

• Improvement: PeepSo Integration: Added header messages popup
• Improvement: Ultimate Member Integration: Added header messages to UM theme
• Improvement: Added option to never delete uploaded attachments
• Improvement: Added option to place mini widgets at left side to WP Customizer
• Improvement: Added option to remove date labels in messages list to WP Customizer
• Improvement: Added option to make message window rounded to WP Customizer
• Improvement: Added option to make mini widgets and buttons inside rounded to WP Customizer
• Improvement: Hide messages from blocked users in conversations list
• Improvement: Added/documented new functions
  • openNewConversationWidget

2.0.64

• Improvement: Automatically truncate message content to 50 characters in conversation list
• Improvement: Added/documented new functions and filters requested by developers
  • new_message
  • better_messages_can_send_message
  • better_messages_before_message_send
  • get_private_conversation_id
  • better_messages_before_new_thread
• Improvement: Automatically rerender on initial emoji initialization
• Improvement: Minor improvements to GIF selector logic
• Improvement: Other minor CSS improvements
• Bugfix: Fixed more GIFs lazy loading when using search
• Bugfix: Fixed PHP warning on searching of Stickers when results are empty
• Bugfix: Removed miniFriends, miniGroups PHP warnings

2.0.63

• Improvement: Avatars in conversations list are not more clickable on mobile
• Improvement: Added new function for developers get_user_conversation_url
• Improvement: Improved CSS to avoid conflicts with some plugins at new conversations screen
• Improvement: Improved message which contains only files will show placeholder while attachments are loading
• Improvement: Fixed uploading of WebP images if they are sending as JPG
• Improvement: Improved file uploader errors handling
• Improvement: Other minor CSS improvements
• Bugfix: Mini Widgets container do not show anymore without widgets enabled

2.0.62

• Improvement: Added option where to show messages sent date (at the message itself or at the start of messages stack) to WP Customizer
• Improvement: Added option to control where to show or hide avatars in messages list to WP Customizer
• Improvement: Minor ux improvement on context menu three dots click
• Translations: Fixed wrong string for user unblock popup
• Improvement: Possible to add /?openFullScreen to messages page url, and it will be opened in full screen mode automatically
• Improvement: Added hooks and functions which allow to implement any custom realtime functionality using WebSocket servers:
  • better_messages_realtime_event
  • send_realtime_event

2.0.61

• Improvement: Added basic integration with WP User Manager: https://www.better-messages.com/docs/integrations/wp-user-manager/
• Improvement: Added basic integration with UsersWP: https://www.better-messages.com/docs/integrations/userswp/
• Bugfix: Group Chats with avatars disabled displaying in proper width
• Bugfix: Fixed mobile view wrong view positioning when mobile Full Screen Mode is disabled
• Bugfix: Added missing translation string for Group Online Participant
• Other: Updated Freemius SDK to the latest version

2.0.60

• Improvement: Added option to hide avatars from group chats to WP Customizer
• Improvement: Clicking on friends in mobile view does not redirect to other page anymore
• Improvement: Added call and video icons to BuddyBoss profile
• Improvement: Added new function for devs: https://www.better-messages.com/docs/development/php-functions/create_conversation_link/
• Improvement: Added basic integration with ProfileGrid: https://www.better-messages.com/docs/integrations/profile-grid/
• Bugfix: Removed rest request to unexisting endpoint when no words black list is active
• Bugfix: Admin received more messages than it should

2.0.59

• Improvement: Bad words list now saved in local DB for better performance
• Bugfix: Fixed bug with translation files generator
• Bugfix: Fixed settings pages created a lot of /// characters in some cases
• Bugfix: Fixed logical issue with copy text button

2.0.56 – 2.0.58

• Improvement: Returned admin functions for other conversations
• Improvement: Added copy text option to message context menu
• Improvement: Added block user button to conversation participant list
• Improvement: Listing online users first in conversation participant list
• Improvement: Added lazy rendering to conversation participant list to handle very long lists with no lags
• Improvement: Listing online users first in friends list
• Improvement: Added tooltip background and text colors configuration to WP Customizer
• Improvement: Do not open context when clicking on video or audio, so it`s possible to download
• Improvement: Fallback to use of RAM if device has no free storage space
• Improvement: Added support for older iOS devices
• Improvement: Added nocache header for rest api requests
• Improvement: Performance optimizations
• Bugfix: Messages statuses can be hidden now

2.0.55

• Improvement: Few translations strings grammar was improved (if you’re using translation you will need to translate this strings again)
• Improvement: Hide mobile close button when using in BB App WebView fallback
• Improvement: Added fallbacks to be compatible with BP Registration options after update
• Improvement: Adding javascript hooks for developers
• Improvement: Starting to javascript hooks for customization: https://www.better-messages.com/docs/category/customization
• Improvement: Added initial height for chat rooms and group chats
• Improvement: Removed initial animation in chat rooms and groups
• Improvement: Minor CSS improvements
• Improvement: New Better Messages homepage and documentation: https://www.better-messages.com/
• Bugfix: Attachment was not sending when pressing enter

2.0.53 – 2.0.54

• Improvement: Message editor should now correctly support all languages autocompletion
• Improvement: Message editor should now correctly support “Firefox for Android” keyboard
• Improvement: Added ability to message same conversation in private threads (if exists)
• Improvement: Added translation strings for emoji picker
• Improvement: Emoji data now loaded even if BuddBoss Rest Api is restricted
• Improvement: Reduced JS file size
• Bugfix: Group conversation starter could not kick members

2.0.52

• Improvement: Improved text formatting tooltip styling
• Improvement: Slightly tuned unread conversation logic
• Bugfix: Fixed plugin contact us form
• Bugfix: Ultimate Member group avatars now displayed correctly

2.0.47 – 2.0.51

• Improvement: Translations can work from plugin folder as well
• Improvement: Improved compatibility with some optimization plugins
• Improvement: Added missing participants count in group chats at ajax version
• Improvement: Added files to messages viewer
• Improvement: Added button to download files in images lightbox
• Improvement: Added date radius setting to WP Customizer
• Improvement: Ensure version is exists in scripts tag to avoid cache issues
• Improvement: Added checks and fallbacks if wrong browser locale provided
• Improvement: Fallback BP_Better_Messages class
• Improvement: Fallback BP_Better_Messages_Hooks class
• Bugfix: Fixed translation issues
• Bugfix: Fixed file uploading when replying to message
• Bugfix: Removed usage of wp_cache_delete_multiple to support older WP versions
• Other bugfixes and improvements

2.0.42 – 2.0.46

• Improvement: Do not show tooltips on avatars and usernames if there is no profile url
• Improvement: Added polyfill to str_ends_with function when using with old WP versions
• Improvement: Images lightbox does not require CORS headers anymore
• Improvement: Automatically authorization token in case of expiration
• Improvement: Added avatar radius setting to WP Customizer
• Improvement: Added RTL Support
• Improvement: Emoticons to emojis conversion
• Bugfix: New conversation button in mini messages now redirects to correct page when mini chats are disabled
• Bugfix: New chat room could not be loaded properly
• Bugfix: Logged-out user couldn’t access chat room
• Bugfix: Sound notifications were played when not needed in some cases
• Bugfix: Added scroller to user settings page
• Other bugfixes and improvements

2.0.41

• Fixed critical error in BuddyPress Group Chat

2.0.40

• Initial public release of Better Messages 2.0
• Other improvements

2.0.38

• Admin can always search within all users
• Hiding non friends from search suggestions if only friends mode is enabled
• More tunes to users search logic
• Reviewed MyCred integration
• Added back icons to messages which displaying missed and past calls
• Fixed messages placeholders displayed wrongly in some cases
• Other improvements

2.0.35

• Added typing indicators to mini chats
• Added participants number to mini chats
• Fixed muted conversations triggered sound notifications
• Improved search users logic
• Added all additional controls to mini chats
• Some other CSS improvements

2.0.34

• Reviewed on site notifications position logic
• Fixed not all messages loaded in conversation sometimes
• Fixed camera/mic in call was not possible to switch
• Some performance optimizations
• Many other small but important bugfixes and improvements

2.0.33

• Added images lightbox
• Started work on mobile app version
• Other bugfixes and improvements

2.0.32

• Android jumping keyboard issue should be fixed
• Added loading indicator to the threads list

2.0.31

• This update targeted to fix Android Keyboard issues
• Some other CSS improvements

2.0.30

• Added back proposal to subscribe to push notifications
• Removed HTML tags & correctly displaying Emojies in local notifications
• Fixed lazy loading in Friends List
• Added back search in friends and groups list

2.0.29

• This update targeted to fix Android Keyboard issues
• Updated Freemius SDK

2.0.28

• Added many customization options to WP Customizer
• Added built-in dark mode
• Many bugfixes and improvements

2.0.27

• Returned settings button in mobile view when bottom tabs are activated
• Making it work properly with Google Translate
• Every time settings are saved, client side database will be completely refreshed

2.0.26

• Improved browser database syncing
• Improved UX to avoid sending multiple messages when sending attachments

2.0.25

• Android keyboard fixes
• Fixed emojies conflict on mobile keyboards
• Added small avatar to conversation list for multiple participants conversations
• Other bugfixes and improvements

2.0.24

• MySQL Query Performance fix

2.0.23

• Added bulk messages back
• Bugfixes and improvements

2.0.1 – 2.0.22

• Bugfixes and improvements

2.0.0

• Initial Beta Release