xF2 Release XenForo 2.3 Released Full | XenForo 2.3.0 Candidate 4

We are delighted to announce that XenForo 2.3.0 Beta 1 is now available to all customers with active self-hosted licenses. XenForo 2.3 includes a large number of new features and improvements, including:

• Dark mode and style variants
• Extensive performance improvements
• Featured content
• Image optimization (WebP), client side image resizing and more
• Automation via webhooks
• Sign in with Apple, IndexNow, Full InnoDB and improved MySQL...

Click to expand...

Today, we continue the beta stage of XenForo 2.3 with Beta 2. This release fixes a number of bugs found since the previous release, and adds a number of new features which you can read about right here.

Click to expand...

Today, we continue the beta stage of XenForo 2.3 with Beta 3, albeit a little later than originally planned This release fixes a number of bugs found since the previous release, and adds support for passwordless logins with passkeys which you can read about right here. There are a few known issues with passkeys at this point, particularly with hardware-based keys, so please check the bug reports forum if you run into anything.

We strongly recommend anyone testing 2.3 during this beta period...

Click to expand...

In addition to the trending content widget we have also made the following notable changes:

• You can now log in to the admin control panel using your configured passkey.
• Changes to the job queueing system that allows a caller to create jobs with a specified priority.
• Webhook support for user upgrades.
• Separated XF.Cropbox from avatar.js into its own file, crop_box.js.

Click to expand...

XenForo 2.3 Beta 5 Released Full | XenForo

• A new beta version released

Click to expand...

Security Fix​

Today we are advising all customers running XenForo that a potential security vulnerability has been identified. All affected customers running XenForo 2.3.0 should upgrade to XenForo 2.3.0 Release Candidate 1, including XenForo Media Gallery 2.3.0 Release Candidate 1 if needed.

If you also have active installs of XenForo 2.2 or XenForo 2.1 you should refer to the earlier thread with details and patch.

The issue relates to a potential cross-site request...

Click to expand...

This week in addition to a bunch of bug fixes, we've also been doing a spot of housekeeping in our code. The following is quite technically heavy so if you're a non-developer, shield your eyes and read the less boring bits.

Much wider usage for class strings​

As a reminder, XenForo 2.3 brings with it support for using native PHP class strings. For example, originally we used "class short names" to point to certain classes. While these were easy to write, it makes...

Click to expand...

To address a backwards compatibility issue with some add-ons, we are today releasing XenForo 2.3.0 Release Candidate 4. If you are running Release Candidate 3 already we encourage you to upgrade as soon as possible. If you were previously affected by issues with certain add-ons or experience other issues, please let us know via a bug report in the first instance.

This release also fixes the issue with...

Click to expand...