EasySocial 2.2.1 Released
Phew, what a hectic month! The team and I have been working tirelessly to get as much updates out there as we can and we are happy to announce the availability of EasySocial 2.2.1, this update emphasizes mainly on the rollout of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on May 25th, 2018.
GDPR Compliance
EasySocial handles lots of personal data, which also mean site administrators that are hosting social sites for any European users will be held accountable for handling these personal data, therefore it is only obvious to go in accordance with EU's law to avoid any complications. Identical to what we have done for EasyBlog 5.2, users will have the freedom to download their account data in a zip archive from EasySocial 2.2 onwards.
Apart from downloading, EasySocial already allows users to delete their account from the site should they want to. Here are some of the data that can be removed and downloaded by users:
| Data Removal | Downloads |
|
Profile Posts Comments Reactions Pages Groups Albums Videos Audio Friends Followers Notes Discussions Tasks Feeds Announcements |
Profile Posts Comments Reactions Pages Groups Albums Videos Audio Friends Followers Notes Discussions Tasks Feeds Announcements |
Brand New Toolbar
When we updated the toolbar in EasyBlog 5.2, many users are very happy with the changes that we have added into the toolbar. Therefore, we decided to keep the toolbar to look more uniform across all our extensions. For those who prefer the previous toolbar, fret not as the previous toolbar can still used by switching over to the Breeze theme.
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We have also updated the recaptcha field in EasySocial to ensure that it is up to date and supports invisible recaptcha as well. With the invisible recaptcha field, users would no longer need to tick the checkbox any longer to verify that they are a human.
Verified Profiles
Digest E-mails for Groups
With the introduction of EasySocial 2.2, we have also added e-mail digest for groups. Group members would be able to subscribe to a digest system in which they would be able to receive updates from the group on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Due to the time constraints for the GDPR timeline, we are unable to roll this out on Pages and Events but we are looking at this in the next release.
Cover Refinements
Numeric Custom Field
Discussion Updates
Photos
Bug Fixes
Apps & Template Updates
| Package | Version |
| Mobile Template | v2.2.1 |
| Tablet Template | v2.2.1 |
| Mailchimp Field | v2.1.1 |
| Kunena App | v5.1.1 |
| Docker Plugin | v2.1.5 |
| URL Shortener | v2.0.6 |
| Notes App | v2.1.2 |
| Charm Template | v1.0.3 |
Upgrading to EasySocial 2.2.1
Like any of our major update, it is recommended to download the full installer of EasySocial 2.2.1 and run the installation as you normally would. Should you require any assistance, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our support guys on our forums. Stay tuned, we will go on full throttle with PayPlans 4.0 development.