SureDash – Community, Courses & Member Dashboard

Changelog

2026-05-13 – version 1.8.2

• New: Introduced the Portal Pages space type, allowing admins to display portal pages such as User Profile, Bookmarks, Leaderboard, Memberships, and more as spaces for easier navigation.
• New: Added a new Learn tab to help admins quickly complete and configure their portal setup.
• Improvement: Implemented several UI and UX improvements across the plugin for a smoother experience.
• Fix: Fixed an issue where the Posts Sorting option did not sort correctly in some cases within Discussion spaces.
• Fix: Fixed an issue where the side border was missing in the List View layout.

2026-05-04 – version 1.8.1

• New: Added typography options for the Portal Navigation block to control font family, size, and weight.
• New: Added a WP-CLI command to enable SureDash AI abilities from the terminal — wp suredash abilities enable with optional --with-edit and --with-delete flags.
• Improvement: Login & Registration blocks now show a friendly “already signed in” message with a “Go to Portal” action and support auto-redirect when a custom URL is set.
• Improvement: Refreshed the settings page UI for a cleaner and more intuitive experience.
• Improvement: Email templates have been improved. Overriding the wrapper email template now applies to all email designs sent from SureDash.
• Improvement: User avatars now fall back to Gravatar when no profile photo is uploaded.
• Fix: Portal names containing commas, accented characters, or other special characters no longer produce malformed email “From” headers.
• Fix: This update addressed a security bug. Props to Patchstack for reporting it responsibly to our team. Please make sure you are using the latest version on your website.
• Fix: AI ability settings can now be turned on without first installing the MCP Adapter plugin. Only the “Enable MCP Server” option still requires the adapter.

2026-04-27 – version 1.8.0

• New: Added support for the WordPress Abilities API for portal creation and analytics.
• New: Added MCP integration to support AI-powered portal management.
• Improvement: Better mobile responsiveness for a smoother experience on phones and tablets.
• Improvement: Improved translations for a more consistent experience across languages.
• Improvement: Improved content sanitization for posts and comments.
• Improvement: Posts opened from popups now load in the same tab to avoid multiple tabs.
• Improvement: Email address on the profile page is now private by default and only shown if the user chooses to add it.
• Fix: Fixed duplicate YouTube thumbnails in discussion posts.
• Fix: Assigning a portal layout template from Quick Edit was not working.
• Fix: Corrected back button behavior to return users to the original feed after viewing a post.

2026-04-15 – version 1.7.2

• New: Added customizable title options for the About Space and Recent Activities widgets.
• Improvement: Sorting and view preferences are now saved per space instead of globally.
• Improvement: Made plugin strings fully translatable for better localization support.
• Improvement: Improved error handling and client-side validation for Login and Registration blocks.
• Fix: Disabled default WordPress comment notification emails for SureDash post types to prevent duplicate or unwanted emails.
• Fix: Notification emails now use the “From Email” configured in SureDash Settings instead of the WordPress admin email.
• Fix: Posts with restricted visibility are no longer shown to unauthorized users in the feeds list view.

2026-03-27 – version 1.7.1

• Fix: Resolved issue where multi-paragraph comments displayed incorrectly in a horizontal layout.
• Fix: Addressed ‘headers already sent’ warning impacting portal login page.

2026-03-25 – version 1.7.0

• New: Introduced sorting options for Discussions and Feeds to help users organize content more efficiently.
• New: Added a List view layout for Discussions and Feeds, providing an alternative and more structured browsing experience.
• New: Added customization options for Login and Registration block titles.
• New: Introduced new action hooks ‘suredash_before_file_delete’ and ‘suredash_after_file_upload’, allowing developers to execute custom logic before file deletion and after file upload.
• Improvement: Enhanced UI for post comments along with overall UI enhancements.
• Improvement: Repositioned Bookmark and Post action menu to the top with UI/UX enhancements.
• Improvement: Responsive CSS improvements.
• Improvement: Re-generate fonts on Site URL or Home URL change.
• Improvement: The “Copy URL” option is now hidden from the post action menu if the Share Button is disabled.
• Improvement: Space groups will no longer be displayed if they are empty or if all spaces inside them are hidden.
• Improvement: Added pre-compatibility support for SureMembers Core plugin.
• Improvement: Added WebP support for profile photo uploads.
• Fix: Feed and user profile posts were not being restricted when the Portal was restricted via SureMembers.
• Fix: Fixed sidebar height CSS issue in the classic layout to ensure proper alignment and full-height rendering.
• Fix: Fixed an issue in Safari where the cursor position was lost when opening the emoji picker popup.

2026-03-12 – version 1.6.3

• Improvement: Hardened the security of the plugin.
• Fix: Fixed an issue where email notifications were not being saved correctly.

2026-02-24 – version 1.6.2

• Improvement: Sidebar can now be used with all container width options. Previously, enabling the sidebar forced the layout to full width.
• Improvement: Feeds now display the discussion space from which each post originates for better context and clarity.
• Fix: Resolved an issue where the unboxed container style was being applied incorrectly to discussion spaces.
• Fix: Reduced Google OAuth scopes to only request necessary permissions (openid, email, profile).
• Fix: Prevent false password mismatch error from browser autofill.

1.6.1 – 12th February 2026

• New: Added ‘suredash_identity_block_url’ filter to customize the identity block redirect URL.
• Fix: Kadence theme styles incorrectly loading on auth pages, leading to layout issues.
• Fix: Reverted the default template assignment to the portal layout for newly created pages.

1.6.0 – 9th February 2026

• New: Introduced Portal Layout template for posts and custom post types to ensure a consistent portal experience across all pages. (https://suredash.com/docs/use-portal-layout-template-for-site-wide-pages/)
• New: Added a Space Sidebar feature that provides quick access to relevant sections within a space. (https://suredash.com/docs/space-sidebar-layout/)
• New: Unread post count is now displayed for Discussion Post spaces in the portal.
• New: SureMembers Compatibility – Configure SureMembers memberships to send notifications to targeted users within selected memberships.
• New: SureMembers Compatibility – Added an Access Group selection option in Integration settings to automatically assign newly registered users to the selected group.
• New: Introduced an option to reset the cover image under Edit Profile settings.
• Improvement: Fixed ACSS-related CSS compatibility issues on Portal pages.
• Improvement: Separated Profile and Cover Image upload limits from the general Assets Upload Limit for better control.
• Improvement: UI tweaks and refinements for an improved user experience.
• Improvement: Portal notifications for post and comment replies now redirect directly to the relevant comment.
• Fix: Removed the visual flicker on the frontend where the site briefly appeared in dark mode before switching to light mode on page load.
• Fix: Resolved social login button spacing issues and fixed the social button position option in the login form.
• Fix: Fixed an issue where the emoji selector was not working on the portal frontend.