Patch Notes

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Version 1.0.0 – Launch Release (September 1, 2026)

Attitude Gaming is officially live. This first release establishes our community hub, forums, account system, and media pipeline.

Community Hub

• A new homepage feed highlights Guild Updates & Announcements.
• Featured announcements now include images, author details, timestamps, tags, and reply counts.
• Older announcements load automatically as you scroll.
• A new sidebar supports community widgets like TeamSpeak status.

Forums & Discussion

• Fully customised bbPress forum experience with improved navigation.
• Forum search now includes filters and a mobile‑friendly layout.
• New Topic composer with accessible Content and Poll tabs.
• Image uploads for topics and replies, with built‑in size checks.
• Responsive galleries and full‑size lightbox viewer for attachments.
• Favourite‑topic controls and improved profile navigation.

Accounts & Profiles

• Custom sign‑in, registration, and password‑reset pages.
• Steam sign‑in support.
• Stronger validation, safer redirects, and clearer error messages.
• reCAPTCHA v3 added to all authentication flows.
• New profile editor with avatar uploads and expandable sections.

Performance & Media

• Automatic WebP conversion for newly uploaded images.
• Updated image URLs to prefer WebP where available.
• Lazy loading and asynchronous decoding for announcement images.
• Removed WordPress emoji assets for improved performance.
• CSS and JavaScript assets now version automatically after updates.

Responsive Design & Accessibility

• Improved layouts across desktop and mobile.
• Better labels, alerts, keyboard navigation, and tab semantics.
• Mobile forum‑search modal now works smoothly on smaller screens.

Known Limitations

• Poll creation is visible but not yet active.
• Event Schedule page appears in navigation but is not yet available.

This is the first public release. Future patch notes will be added below this entry.

Edited by Grumpitude on September 4th 2026 at 16:59

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Version 1.0.1 – Post‑Launch Fixes (2 September 2026)

A quick follow‑up patch addressing early launch issues.

Forum Fixes

• Fixed a bbPress form bug that prevented topic and reply edits from submitting.
• Improved mobile search/filter styling and modal behaviour.
• Better mobile navigation and search overlay positioning.
• Clearer errors for oversized uploads.

Accounts & Security

• Added reCAPTCHA v3 to all custom authentication flows.
• Improved validation messages and safer redirect handling.

Media & Performance

• Tightened WebP conversion pipeline.
• Improved responsive galleries and lightbox previews.
• Continued front‑end performance improvements.

Quality of Life

• Better forum spacing and responsive overrides.
• Safer client‑side validation for image uploads.

Future patch notes will be added below this entry.

Edited by Grumpitude on September 4th 2026 at 17:03

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Version 1.0.2 – Mobile Navigation Fixes (2 September 2026)

Focused on improving mobile forum navigation.

Navigation Updates

• Mobile forum menu now uses a compact dropdown instead of a full‑screen drawer.
• Dropdown positioning fixed and properly anchored.
• Hamburger button no longer disappears when the menu is open.
• Hamburger restyled with updated shape, corner radius, and colours.
• Mobile search modal no longer clips off‑screen.

Future patch notes will be added below this entry.

Edited by Grumpitude on September 4th 2026 at 17:09

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Version 1.0.3 – Forum & Header Navigation Updates (2 September 2026)

This patch refines mobile navigation across forums and the site header while keeping desktop navigation unchanged.

Forum Navigation

• Added mobile‑only Home link and contextual back links.
• Improved back‑link logic for more intuitive navigation.
• Reworked mobile forum menu with account actions and a More submenu.
• Guest sign‑in actions added; logged‑out users no longer see “Content I Posted In.”
• Improved spacing, colours, hover states, and overlay behaviour.
• Removed duplicate site‑header hamburger on forum pages.

Site Header & Accounts

• New responsive header controls for logged‑in and logged‑out users.
• Account dropdown now includes profiles, activity, sign‑in options, Home, Event Schedule, Forums, and more.
• Added More submenu for Admin Tracker, Activity, Events, and Gallery.
• Standardised dropdown sizing and alignment.

Mobile Layout Fixes

• Reduced oversized authentication containers.
• Removed horizontal overflow on mobile sign‑in pages.

Future patch notes will be added below this entry.

Edited by Grumpitude on September 4th 2026 at 17:11

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Version 1.0.4 – Forum Fixes (4 September 2026)

A small but important patch improving forum clarity and navigation.

Forum Improvements

• Fixed activity timestamps showing edited times instead of original post times.
• Added mobile back links to New Topic, Topic Edit, and Reply Edit pages.
• Back links now return directly to the edited post.

Future patch notes will be added below this entry.

Edited by Grumpitude on September 4th 2026 at 17:13

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Version 1.0.5 – Event Calendar Release (4 September 2026)

A major new feature arrives: the Attitude Gaming Event Calendar.

Event Calendar Features

• New [attitude_calendar] shortcode showing a monthly calendar and weekly Upcoming Events list.
• New Games & Categories taxonomy (Game → Category → Event Type) with per‑game icons.
• Members can now Sign Up / Cancel Sign Up for events, with attendee avatars shown.
• Clicking an event opens a full details popup.
• Admins and Editors can right‑click events to add, edit, or delete them directly from the calendar.

Mobile Enhancements

• Fully responsive stacked layout.
• Improved navigation and event pill sizing.
• Popup modal now fits comfortably within mobile screen edges.

Future patch notes will be added below this entry.

Edited by Grumpitude on September 4th 2026 at 17:15

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Version 1.0.6 – Calendar Improvements & Forum Search Timeline (5 September 2026)

This update enhances the Event Calendar with clearer layouts and more intuitive behaviour, and delivers a complete redesign of the Forum Search experience to make results easier to browse and understand.

Event Calendar Improvements

• The calendar grid now begins on Monday, matching standard UK week layouts.
• Event tabs within the calendar now span the full width of each day, with neat text truncation for longer titles.
• The current day is now highlighted with a soft light‑blue tint and a #0185df outline, while other days retain their usual background colours.
• Save/Create buttons now use a solid blue (#0185df, darkening to #00419d on hover), and Delete uses a solid red (#b00020, darkening to #8e0016 on hover).
• The Upcoming Events list now shows a rolling 7‑day window starting from today.
• You can now left‑click events in the Upcoming Events list to open the full details modal.
• Sign Up / Cancel Sign Up actions now stay fully in sync across the modal, upcoming list, and event templates.
• Event detail modals have been refreshed with wider layouts, larger titles and icons, improved typography, cleaner spacing, and enlarged attendee badges.

Forum Search Timeline Overhaul

• Search results now use the Admin Tracker timeline layout, featuring date pills, avatars, badges, and detailed metadata for a more readable timeline view.
• Added an AJAX‑powered Load More button for smooth, uninterrupted pagination.
• Fixed a recursion crash that occurred when searching within specific forums.
• Fixed a PHP 8 null‑property error triggered by empty search submissions.
• Breadcrumbs now follow a clearer structure: Forums > Search > Search Results for ‘Query’ Parent views are clickable blue links, while current pages use dark, non‑clickable labels.
• Fixed layout issues where floating elements overlapped breadcrumb links.
• The main /forums/ index now correctly displays a single clickable Forums link.

Authentication & Routing

• wp-login.php now redirects to /login/ with proper parameter handling
• Logged-out users clicking Sign Up now go to /login/
• Favorite toggles redirect logged-out users to /login/

Future patch notes will be added below this entry.

Edited by Grumpitude on September 5th 2026 at 11:23

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Version 1.0.7 – Event Calendar Category Improvements and Forum Category Controls (13 September 2026)

This update expands the Event Calendar with support for deeper category structures and clearer editing behaviour, and introduces collapsible forum category headers along with improved icon handling across the forums.

Event Calendar Enhancements

• The Event Calendar category picker now supports an optional fourth cascade level. This is used when an Event Type has child terms, such as a Raid Instance like Spirit Vale under the Raid category. The picker now requires a full selection whenever the chosen Event Type contains further levels.
• Event titles for categories that include a fourth‑level Instance now display in the format Event Type (Instance). For example, Raid (Spirit Vale) is shown instead of only the instance name.
• The Event detail modal now includes an Edit Event button for admins and editors. This opens the existing Edit Event form directly from the details view.
• The Edit Event modal now disables the Save button until a complete leaf category is selected. This matches the behaviour already used on the Add Event modal. The server also rejects incomplete category selections to ensure events are always assigned correctly.

Forum Category Improvements

• Forum categories on the main forums page now have collapsible headers with caret indicators. Your open and closed states are saved in localStorage, and a lightweight head script ensures the correct layout appears instantly without any flicker during page load.
• New upload fields are available in wp‑admin for custom Read and Unread Forum Icons. These appear under the Forum Category metabox and remain hidden until you tick the Set Category Icons checkbox, keeping the editor tidy unless you need them.
• All forum categories now use Attitude Gaming’s default icons for read and unread states. The grey logo is used for read, and the colour logo is used for unread. Any custom icons uploaded in wp‑admin override these defaults for individual forums or categories.
• Side artwork has been updated across forum templates and global body pseudo‑elements. The left side now uses ag-gw-sideart-left.webp and the right side uses ag-warcraft-sideart-right.webp.
• Custom uploaded icons now calculate their width and padding automatically based on the image’s dimensions and aspect ratio. This allows wide banner logos, such as Guild Wars 1 at 145px, and square icons to display at their natural proportions without appearing squashed or too small.
• Forum category title buttons now keep a transparent background when hovered, instead of switching to the default brown hover style.
• Moving a topic to a different forum now updates all related metadata correctly. The _bbp_forum_id value is updated on the topic and its replies, topic and reply counts are recalculated for both forums, freshness timestamps are refreshed, and the forum query cache is cleared to prevent outdated information from appearing.

Future patch notes will be added below this entry.

Edited by Grumpitude on September 13th 2026 at 17:07

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Version 1.0.8 – Metadata Clarity & Forum Layout Refinements (16 September 2026)

This update enhances how edited posts are displayed, refines breadcrumb behaviour for forum categories, and resolves layout issues affecting long child‑category lists on the forum index.

Edited Post Metadata Improvements

• Edited topics and replies now display a clear “Edited by … on …” line, styled with a subtle separator that keeps the information readable without disrupting the surrounding layout.
• The edited‑metadata line remains properly right‑aligned and vertically centered between its divider lines, ensuring consistent presentation across all posts.
• Unedited topics and replies no longer show the custom edited‑metadata line when WordPress revision data exists without a true bbPress edit marker.

Breadcrumb Behaviour Adjustments

• Parent breadcrumb items for forum categories now appear as plain text rather than clickable links, correctly reflecting the intended hierarchy and preventing navigation to non‑interactive parent levels.
• Bottom breadcrumbs on topic pages now match the primary breadcrumb treatment, keeping top‑level forum parents as plain text for consistency.

Forum Index Layout Fixes

• Long child‑category lists on the forum index now wrap cleanly between category names.
• Text no longer clips, breaks mid‑word, or overlaps topic‑count or activity details, resulting in a more stable and readable layout.

Topic Count Synchronisation & Recount Logic Improvements

• Forum topic counts were repaired and kept in sync, ensuring category and index displays remain accurate.
• Recount logic was narrowed to the actual forum‑move path, avoiding unnecessary recount operations and reducing performance overhead on the forum index.

Future patch notes will be added below this entry.

Edited by Grumpitude on September 16th 2026 at 21:45

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