We're happy to announce the release of NodeBB v4.3.0, which contains native support for remote categories, bringing better integration with other NodeBB forums, WordPress, Lemmy, PieFed, mbin, and other "group-based" implementors on the ActivityPub network!
[HEADING=1]What does this mean? [/HEADING]
It means that starting with this release, you will be able to "browse" to other categories simply by searching for them in your /world page. Just like with regular categories, you can "track" or "watch" remote categories — the former will show up in your /unread page, and the latter will also send notifications on new topics.
Prior to this change, remote categories were rendered just like regular users, and there was some confusion over who was a user and who was a publisher.
The integration with blog platforms like WordPress also mean you'll be able to use NodeBB kind of like a feed reader, with built-in notifications when new content is received. We're hoping to also extend this to support Ghost as well
Some examples of categories loaded remotely in this NodeBB:
Nodebb’s newest version has been released.
https://community.nodebb.org/topic/18788/nodebb-v4.3.0-remote-categories-are-a-go
We're happy to announce the release of NodeBB v4.3.0, which contains native support for remote categories, bringing better integration with other NodeBB forums, WordPress, Lemmy, PieFed, mbin, and other "group-based" implementors on the ActivityPub network!
[HEADING=1]What does this mean? [/HEADING]
It means that starting with this release, you will be able to "browse" to other categories simply by searching for them in your /world page. Just like with regular categories, you can "track" or "watch" remote categories — the former will show up in your /unread page, and the latter will also send notifications on new topics.
Prior to this change, remote categories were rendered just like regular users, and there was some confusion over who was a user and who was a publisher.
The integration with blog platforms like WordPress also mean you'll be able to use NodeBB kind of like a feed reader, with built-in notifications when new content is received. We're hoping to also extend this to support Ghost as well
Some examples of categories loaded remotely in this NodeBB:
[HEADING=1]Other notable changes in v4.3.0[/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]Chat allow/deny list [/HEADING]
There was some desire for more fine-grained support for allow/deny lists for the chat system. This is now available in v4.3.0. Per @baris:
[HEADING=2]Show number of topic watchers [/HEADING]
You are now able to see the number of users watching a specific topic alongside the existing stats (posts, views, etc.)
[HEADING=2]Accessibility updates[/HEADING]
[HEADING=2]... and of course[/HEADING]