= 2.3.0 (09 April 2026) =
New: Threaded Replies — replies can now be nested up to 5 levels deep with collapsible threads, making conversations easier to follow (Pro Max).
New: Badges & Achievements — a full gamification system with points, badges, and levels to boost community engagement (Pro Max).
New: Points System — earn points for posting topics, replying, voting, marking solutions, and daily logins.
New: 16 Badges — automatically awarded across Activity, Reputation, and Engagement categories.
New: 7-Level Ranking — progress from Newcomer to Legend as you participate in the community.
New: Profile Badges Tab — view your points, level, stats, and earned badges all in one place on your profile.
New: Gamification Settings — admins can customize how many points each forum action is worth.
New: Leaderboard Block — a Gutenberg block to showcase top community members with customizable design options (Pro Max).
New: Elementor Search Enhancements — added Post Type selector, Live Search, and Keyword Highlight options to the Search widget.
Improved: Emoji Reactions Redesign — reaction buttons, emoji popup, and reaction badges now have a sleek modern look with smoother animations and color-coded reactions.
Improved: Threaded Replies — nested reply threads now start collapsed by default, keeping topic pages clean and letting readers expand threads on demand.
Improved: Threaded Reply Avatars — avatar sizes now reduce at each nesting level for a cleaner look in deep threads.
Improved: Thread Collapse Button — the expand/collapse button for nested replies now has a smoother, more polished design.
Improved: Search Loading Animation — redesigned with a modern circular spinner.
Fixed: Leaderboard username links no longer show unwanted underlines.
Fixed: Popular keyword tags now fill the search input instead of redirecting to the search page.

= 2.2.1 (26 February 2026) =
Fixed: Duplicate forum-ajax block registration conflict resolved.
Improved: Minor tweaks and performance improvements across Pro features.

= 2.2.0 (21 February 2026) =
New: AJAX reply system added for topic replies — replies can now be submitted and displayed instantly without page reload.
New: AJAX live search system with keyword highlighting and keyword repeater in Search block.
New: Forum Overview Gutenberg block to show high-level forum summary.
New: Backup & Restore Settings tool to export and import plugin configurations safely.
New: Advanced styling controls for Forum Posts block with border, spacing, shadow, and typography options.
New: Modern pagination UI with color customization and hover effects in Forum Posts block.
Added: Translator comments and numbered placeholders for flexible word order in translations.
Improved: Internationalization support with refactored i18n strings and better translation structure.
Fixed: Reply timeline navigation z-index to prevent overlapping with other elements.
Fixed: Hardcoded email subject and message in mention email handler replaced with translatable strings.
Fixed: Fragmented translation strings in admin dependency notices.
Fixed: Social login icon responsive layout issue.
Fixed: File upload permission handling issue.
Optimized: Emoji assets now load only on bbPress-related pages for better performance.

= 2.1.1 (14 February 2026) =
Improved: Reply timeline navigation z-index adjusted to prevent overlap with other elements.
Improved: Internationalization (i18n) updated with better translation support and clearer translator context.
Improved: Translation strings refactored using placeholders for flexible word order.
Fixed: Hardcoded email subject and message removed from mention email handler.
Fixed: Fragmented translation strings corrected in admin dependency notices.
Fixed: Social login icon responsiveness issue resolved.
Fixed: File upload permission handling corrected.
Optimized: Emoji assets now load only on bbPress-related pages to reduce unnecessary asset loading.

= 2.1.0 (28 January 2026) =
New: Added Analytics page with dashboard insights
New: Added Chat feature with author profile hover card and right-side chatbox
New: Added Chat History menu in forum author profiles
New: Added Real-Time topic alerts and notifications
New: Added Social Login feature with Google, Facebook, and Twitter integration
New: Added Emoji Reactions for topics and replies
New: Added vertical reply timeline navigation feature
Fixed: Unread notification counter and HTML entity handling in chat
Fixed: Reply count check and voting notice markup
Fixed: Theme compatibility issue
Tweaked: Removed notification menu action from topics
Improved: Notification dropdown with mark-as-read UX enhancements
Improved: Notifications design on the Forum Builder page

= 2.0.0 (01 January 2026) =
New: Major Rebranding! BBP Core is now **Forumax**.
New: Fully standalone plugin - **Removed all bbPress dependencies**.
New: Renamed plugin to Forumax Pro.
Update: Refactored codebase for standalone architecture.

= 1.2.1 (11 November 2025) =
Fixed: Fatal error “Allowed memory size exhausted” when accessing the WordPress Customizer
Fixed: Media Library menu disappearing from wp-admin when the plugin is active
Improved: Optimized plugin loading in Customizer to prevent unnecessary memory usage
Improved: Menu handling logic to ensure no conflict with core WordPress menus
Updated: Freemius SDK updated to 2.13.0

= 1.2.0 (23 September 2025) =
New: Added "Auto Approval" switcher for replies
New: Added option to auto-approve or unapprove replies with attachments
Fixed: Security issues
Tweaked: Improved notifications loading with infinite scroll (the "See Previous Notifications" button is now hidden after the first click, and infinite scroll is enabled to load the remaining notifications)
Updated: Freemius SDK updated to 2.12.2

= 1.1.8 (23 August 2025) =
New: Added @username mentions in replies with email notifications to mentioned users
New: Added external image insert button in the Topic Reply and Topic Create editors. Users can insert images via URL and enable/disable this feature from BBP Core > Settings > BBPC Insert Media
New: Prefix added to function
Fixed: Resolved notification reply title to topic title instead of reply content
Tweaked: Improved notification author thumbnail size slightly increased
Tweaked: Voting css update
Tweaked: Hide voting on profile page
Tweaked: Add Attachment design improved
Updated: Freemius SDK updated to 2.12.1

= 1.1.7 (16 June 2025) =
New: Notification load more button added by ajax
Updated: Freemius SDK updated to 2.12.0

= 1.1.6 (22 April 2025) =
Fixed: Keyword click issue solved in search widget
Tweaked: Added mini profile last activity default value
Tweaked: Reactions buttons and I have the same Question button design improved

= 1.1.5 (10 March 2025) =
New: loco.xml added
Updated: Freemius SDK updated to 2.11.0

= 1.1.4 (30 October 2024) =
New: Added Agree/Disagree reaction buttons on topic pages, allowing users to react to topics. Updated the user profile page to display all topics the user has reacted to, showcasing their "Agree" and "Disagree" reactions
Fixed: The preloader color wouldn't have been changed with the brand color option
Updated: Freemius SDK updated to 2.9.0

= 1.1.3 (23 August 2024) =
New: Added settings to show / hide tab filter in forum ajax elementor widget
Tweaked: Hide notification menu from other users profile
Fixed: Plus icons issue in forums elementor widget
Fixed: Word wrapping in notification items
Fixed: Some php deprecated issues
Updated: Freemius SDK to v2.7.4

= 1.1.2 (25 March 2024) =
Tweaked: Enabled lightbox on attachment images
Tweaked: Unread notifications counter added
Fixed: Menu location selector issue resolved
Fixed: Resolved elementor free & pro widgets conflict
Fixed: Notification & Mini profile location settings improved
Fixed: Notification in user details page issue solved

= 1.1.1 (November 28, 2023) =
New: User Notifications added. You can find the Notifications tab in the bbPress Profile page
New: bbp-core-pro.pot file added for translation
Updated: Freemius SDK to v2.6.0
Updated: Elementor template library updated

= 1.1.0 (October 27, 2023) =
New: Mini Profile
New: Pending Topics
New: I've the Same Question Button in Topic
New: Post as Anonymous
New: My Profile Link
Updated: Freemius SDK to v2.5.12
Tweaked: Re-structured and optimized the codebase
Tweaked: Removed some unnecessary files

= 1.0.0 (March 22, 2023) =
New: Initial release