The Change Logs section is a record of all updates and modifications made. You can find the instructions for upgrading Grupo at the following link: Upgrade Grupo
Grupo V3.8.1
- Added Option to Manually Credit or Debit User Wallet
- Added Option to Bulk Import Scheduled Messages via CSV File
- Added ‘Add-to-HomeScreen’ Library to Display PWA Install Prompt Instead of Default Browser Prompt
- Option for Users to Block Private Video and Audio Chats
- Option for Users to Block Private Messages from Non-Friends
- Integrated IPData.co – Detect Proxies and Blacklisted IP Addresses (IP Intelligence)
- Added Viva.com Payment Gateway
- Added Paymentwall Payment Gateway
- Fixed Bugs
Grupo V3.8
- Added Wallet System
- Added Browser Fingerprinting Module
- Added Group Video/Audio Chat Access Levels: Viewer or Participant.
- Integrated with Email Marketing Platforms: Sender.Net and Brevo
- Added social sharing functionality to the Profile
- Added social sharing functionality to the Group
- Added a plugin to integrate Grupo with PlayTube for Single Sign-On
- Option to Show the entire URL in chat messages
- Added aamarPay Payment Method
- Added Paysera Payment Method
- Added PayTr Payment Method
- Membership packages now auto-renew on expiry, with funds debited from the user’s wallet.
- Option to create membership packages that are cancellable and refundable (Wallet)
- Now, Screenshots are shared only when you click “Send”
- Fixed Bugs.
Grupo V3.7
- Added an option to categorize groups
- Added screen share feature (Video Chat)
- Added an option to enable maintenance mode
- Added lyzico Payment Method
- Added Xendit Payment Method
- Added an option to generate fake user accounts
- Added option to search & share videos in chat (Video Search Engine – YouTube)
- Added an option to set the number of groups to show on the landing page
- Added an option to arrange pinned groups in your preferred order
- Added an option to show membership packages on the landing page
- Added an option to restrict the number of groups a user can create (site roles)
- Added an option to normalize text messages (For example: Previeuy to Preview).
- Added an option to disable the requirement for a billing address when ordering a membership package
- Added option to arrange membership packages in your preferred order
- Added an option to disable message text formatting (text styles: bold, italic, underline, and lists)
- Added site notification to inform users when their membership is about to expire or has expired.
- Fixed Bugs
Grupo V3.6
- Added Group Audio Call feature
- Added One-to-One Audio Call feature
- Added the feature for users to share their location in chat
- Added the option to moderate images using Google Cloud Vision
- Added the option to moderate text content using Perspective API
- Added the option to preview PDF files without downloading
- Added support for MKV video file format (requires FFMPEG)
- Added the option for users to react to private chat messages
- Added RazorPay Payment Gateway
- Added NowPayments Payment Option
- Added toyyibPay Payment Option
- Added Flutterwave Payment Option
- Added the option to send a welcome email for new users
- Added a separate section for editing mail contents
- Added the option to skip text and image moderation for specific site roles
- Added an option to display the total group users and online users count on the landing page (Groups section)
- Added an option to disable password editing for specific site roles
- Added an option to prevent specific site roles from setting their time zone
- Added a plugin to integrate Grupo with QuickDate for Single Sign-On
- Fixed Bugs
Grupo V3.5.1
- Added CoinBase Payment Gateway
- Added Bank Transfer Payment Option
- Added LiveKit.io Support (Video Chat)
- Added Firebase Cloud Messaging (Push Notification)
- Plugin for WoWonder Integration (Single Sign On)
- Plugin for Sngine Integration (Single Sign On)
- Fixed Bugs
Grupo V3.5
- Group Video Chat (Agora & Twilio)
- One to One Video Chat (Agora & Twilio)
- Cloud Storage (Amazon S3-compatible Storage Providers)
- User Membership System (Requires Extended License)
- Added PayPal & Stripe Payment Gateways
- Role Hierarchy feature (Site Roles & Group Roles)
- Added support for Laut.Fm radio stream (Now Playing Info)
- Option to add Custom Fields in Guest Login
- Blacklist Websites with Link Filter
- Option to select “Terms of Service” Page (Entry Page)
- Added Manrope Font
- Added the option to repeat scheduled messages.
- Support for uploading GIFs within stickers.
- Option to disable Right Click
- Option to assign the default group role for each group.
- Option to limit users in a site role to send private messages exclusively to specific site roles
- Implemented automatic translation of months into their equivalent languages
- Fixed Bugs
Grupo V3.4
- Message Scheduler
- Mobile Number Verification via OTP
- Option to Edit Group & Private Messages
- Option for users to delete their own account
- Option to enable photo upload during signup
- @everyone – Mention Everyone in Group
- Adblock Detector
- Added Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA
- Added GetIPIntel and Proxycheck.io services (IP Intelligence)
- Option to send push notifications for new private messages (regardless of online status) and new friend requests
- Option to send email notifications on: new private message, new friend request, and new user registration pending approval
- Advanced user searches
- Radio – “Now Playing” information
- Sign in with phone number instead of username
- Added image moderation for group and profile images, as well as group and profile cover pictures.
- New ad slots added for the chat page in the header and footer locations
- Added profanity filter for full name and username
- Option to send system message on groups when a group member’s role changes.
- Option to set maximum and minimum guest nickname length
- Option to display profile URL in the profile section [Site Roles]
- Option to hide/show email and phone number in profile [Site Roles]
- Option to hide footer section on the landing page
- Option to set default background image for private and group chats
- Added New Fonts – Inter & M Plus 1p
- Fixed Bugs
Grupo V3.3
- Fake Online Users
- Friends Feature
- Nearby Users feature (Geolocation System)
- Forward Group messages feature
- Group Headers [Allows you to place HTML/PHP code in Group Headers]
- Option to Allow Guest users to convert Guest account to Registered Account
- Option to Hide Groups when a user visits through the group URL (Site Role Feature)
- Option to set Minimum Full Name length
- Option to limit Full Name Character Length
- Unread Notification Count in the Browser Title Bar
- Option for Resending a verification email
- Option to display username instead of full name in Group & Private Chats
- Play SoundCloud tracks directly within Grupo without leaving the chat interface
- Option to Compress Video Files
- Option to Compress Image Files
- Option to Compress Audio Files
- Added Language Switcher in Landing page
- Added Cairo & Rubik Web fonts
- Email Validators
– Option to block email addresses from certain domains
– Option to allow email addresses only from certain domains - Added new Custom Menu location [Side Navigation Top portion]
- Users will hidden from Messages section on Clear Chat or on Blocking Users
- Separate section to view old messages from Blocked users
- Option to Show Friends, Nearby Users on page load [Site Roles]
- Option to Re-login as Admin [Login as User Feature]
- Option to view User’s Private Chats in separate section
- Option to delete user’s private conversations
- Added block & ignore options in private conversations
- Option to add Custom CSS on Specific Pages
- Option to add Custom JavaScript on Specific Pages
- Option to delete Complaints
- Option to show/hide Side Navigation on load
- Added hCaptcha & reCaptcha dark theme.
- Option to display message timestamp only on hover
- Option to enable/disable CSRF token feature
- Option to perform Search on Change of Input
- Option to allow/prevent sharing Email Addresses (Site roles & Group roles)
- UI Improvements
- Fixed Bugs
Grupo V3.2
- Image Moderation (SightEngine) : Auto Remove Images that contain Partial Nudity, Explicit Nudity, Weapons, Alcohol, Drugs, Offensive Signs, Graphic Violence & Gore
- Bulk import users (CSV Import)
- Option to set maximum group messages per day (Site Roles)
- Option to set maximum private messages per day (Site Roles)
- Option to display full file name of Attachment(s)
- Option to show/hide group member list from Non Group members
- Option to show Site users on load [Left Panel]
- Option to remove multiple Site Notifications at once
- Option to force logged in users to join public groups inorder to view messages
- Now supports Tenor’s V2 API
- Added new custom field type – URL
- Option to hide site adverts for Site Roles (Ad-Free Account)
- Export Conversations (UI Improvements)
- Localize the period (AM/PM) in a time stamp (Language Manager)
- Option to validate your SMTP Settings (yourwebaddress/validate_smtp/)
- Restrict Custom Pages based on Site Roles
- Show/hide Custom Menu Items based on Site Roles
- Option to disable landing page blocks (Trending Groups, FAQ)
- Option to hide email address field in Registeration Page
- Option to hide name field In Registeration Page
- Option to hide UserName Field In Registration Page
- Option to set Site Advert block Minimum Height
- Now Supports WebP Image format
- Auto Convert Email Address into Clickable Hyperlink (Messages)
- UI Improvements
- Fixed bugs
Grupo V3.1
- User Approval System
- Mini Audio Player
- API Requests
- WordPress Integration Plugin
- Improvements
- Option to Restrict certain Slugs from being created
- Option to Load Group Info on Group Load
- Option Set Custom login URL
- Option to Set Custom Logout URL : Use this option to set the URL to which users are redirected on Logout.
- Fixed Bugs
Grupo V3.0 Beta
- Landing Page
- Push Notifications
- Major UI Improvements
- Fully Revamped
- Badges (Create & Assign Custom Badges for Group & Profile)
- Group Roles
- Audio Player – Create your own playlist
- Message Reactions (Group Messages)
- Custom Pages
- Chat Monitor
- Statistics
- GIF Content Filtering
- Manage Avatars
- Option to set Meta title & Meta description for Groups, Custom Pages, Website
- Sitemap
- White-label Version – Removed Grupo branding
- Option to set custom Group background
- Option to Pin Multiple Groups
- Option to “Auto add users to multiple groups on signup”
- New Entry, 404, Banned & Offline pages
- Auto-generate Video thumbnail (Requires FFmpeg Support)
- Video & Audio files are auto converted to browser supported formats (Requires FFmpeg Support)
- Country Badge
- Cookie Consent
- 3x Faster
- Slideshow Manager (Entry Page)
- Added hCaptcha Support
- Added Gfycat Support
- Added GIPHY Support
- Option to set idle/offline time
- New Notification Sounds
- Ignore/Block Users
- Suspend Groups
- Option to set Name Color for Site Roles
- Group Text Badge – Option to Show Group Role Next to Chat Message
- Multi-select Check Box List
- Sortable Lists
- Option to set content to show on page load
- Flood Protection System – Option to set “Time difference between each message” for separate site roles
- Option to set Maximum Storage Space (Site Roles)
- Option to set “Accepted File Formats for Uploads” (Site Roles)
- Manage User Storage
- Auto Minifier will Minify, combine, and cache JavaScript and CSS files.
- “Editable Only Once” Custom Fields
- Option to show/hide custom fields on Info Box
- Option to prevent users from initiating new private chats (Site Roles)
- Option to prevent users from sharing links
- Set “Time Limit to Delete their own Messages” (Site Roles)
- Option to prevent users from changing Username, Email address, Full name (Site Roles)
- Option to Configure PWA background color, theme color, Short Name, Description, Display Mode
- Option to format text messages – Bold, Italic, Underline
- Option to Add a numbered or bulleted list to text message
- New Profanity Filter System with Whitelisting feature
- Option to set default group visibility when creating Groups (Site Roles)
- Option to Create Cron Jobs – To auto delete chat messages, Site Users, User files
Grupo V2.6.2
- PHP 8 Compatibility
- Fixed Bugs
Grupo V2.6.1
- Added Option to disable Radio Auto Play (Grupo Settings)
- Added Option to disable Cookie Consent (Grupo Settings)
- Added Option to get user Information via Grupo Connect (API)
- Added Option to Delete users chat in one Click
- Added Option to add/edit user custom profile fields via Grupo Connect (API)
- Added Option to delete users via Grupo Connect (API)
- Added Option to force logout user via Grupo Connect (API)
- Added Group description on Join group Confirm dialog Box
- Added Callback URL field in Login Provider (Providers > Options > Edit)
- Now you can signin page blocks (terms,about,privacy,contact) via links
- http://yourgrupourl/signin/pg/about/
- http://yourgrupourl/signin/pg/terms/
- http://yourgrupourl/signin/pg/privacy/
- http://yourgrupourl/signin/pg/contact/
- Fixed Bugs
Grupo V2.6
- Add or Manage Ad Slots
- Left Side
- Right Side
- Welcome Window
- Advert As Chat Message
- Signin Page Top
- Signin Page Bottom
- Add or Manage Stickers
- Social Login (Connect with more than 40+ Providers)
- Vkontakte
- Amazon
- AOLOpenID
- Authentiq
- BitBucket
- Blizzard
- Discord
- Disqus
- Dribbble
- Dropbox
- Foursquare
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Mailru
- Medium
- MicrosoftGraph
- Odnoklassniki
- OpenID
- ORCID
- Paypal
- PaypalOpenID
- Slack
- Spotify
- StackExchange
- StackExchangeOpenID
- Steam
- Strava
- SteemConnect
- Telegram
- Tumblr
- TwitchTV
- WindowsLive
- WordPress
- Yandex
- Yahoo
- Message display styles (You can change via Grupo Settings)
- Style 1 – Minimal without user image
- Style 2 – With user image & timestamp below message
- Create Slugs for Groups
- New User Friendly URLs
- yourdomain.com/chat/groupslug/
- yourdomain.com/chat/username/
- yourdomain.com/chat/group/groupid/
- Grupo Connect – Integrate with other scripts using Curl Request – Tutorial
- Create a new User
- Edit a user
- User Login
- Create a new Group
- Join/Add users to Group
- Now access Profile or Group directly via links
- UI Improvements
- Admins or Roles assigned can View/Manage Users Private Conversations
- Option to delete all Group messages in One Click
- Radio Player – Add & listen to your favorite Radio Stations – Directory
- Converts Phone Numbers to “Click to Call” Links
- Option to Zoom, Rotate or Flip Image Preview
- Option to Export or Import Language Packages (json format)
- Option to remove Custom Bg
- Option to disable Join Confirmation Message (You can disable via Grupo Settings)
- Option to view public group without login (You can enable this option via Settings)
- Option to preview files in File Manager
- Option to set Maximum file size users can upload via Grupo Roles
- Option to set Maximum number of groups users can Join via Grupo Roles
- Added New Avatars
- Option to hide/show Group members
- Block List – Users can view list of profiles blocked by themselves
- Option to hide/show users currently browsing a particular Group
- Now Change Avatar directly from Edit Profile Page
- Option to set Minimum or Maximum Username Length
- Recently Shared Photos
- Now view date & time of visit from IP logs
- Option to show “Login as Guest” tab first on load
- Option to hide Group tab when accessing Group directly via link
- Option to send as other users (You can enable this option via Grupo Roles)
- Temporary Ban from Group (Now you can Ban a user for a specific period of time)
- Added options to enable/disable features such name color, hide full name, Custom BG, etc via Grupo Roles
- Added option to set Date Format (via Grupo Settings)
- Users can now clear private chat conversations.
- Now you can Play Video Links directly inside Grupo
- Auto hide right side on Tablet Devices
- Shows Role Icon Image
- Fixed Bugs
Grupo V2.5.1
- Add or Manage Stickers
- Add or Manage Ad Slots – Left Side, Right Side, Welcome Window, As Chat Message, Signin Page Top & Bottom
- Social Login (Connect with more than 40+ Providers)
- Two different message display styles
- Group Slug
- Access Profile or Group directly via links
- Option to delete all Group messages in One Click
- Radio Player – Add your favorite Radio Stations
- Converts Phone Numbers to “Click to Call” Links
- Option to Zoom, Rotate or Flip Image Preview
- Option to Export or Import Language Packages
- Option to remove Custom Bg
- No right click on Image
- Option to disable Join Confirmation Message
- Option to view public group without login (You can enable this option via Settings)
- Option to preview files in File Manager
- Option to set Maximum file size users can upload via Grupo Roles
- Option to set Maximum number of groups users can Join via Grupo Roles
- Control User Private Conversations
- Added New Avatars
- Option to hide/show Group members
- Block List – Users can view list of profiles blocked by themselves
- Option to hide/show users currently browsing a particular Group
- Now Change Avatar directly from Edit Profile Page
- Option to set Minimum or Maximum Username Length
- Recently Shared Photos
- Now shows Date & Time on IP logs
- Option to show “Login as Guest” tab first on load
- Option to hide Group tab when accessing Group directly via link
- Option to send as other users (You can enable this option via Grupo Roles)
- Temporary Ban from Group (Now you can Ban a user for a specific period of time)
- Added options to enable/disable features such name color, hide full name, Custom BG, etc via Grupo Roles
- Added option to set Date Format (via Grupo Settings)
- Users can now clear private chat conversations.
- Now you can Play Video Links directly inside Grupo
- Auto hide right side on Tablet Devices
- UI Improvements
- Shows Role Icon Image
- Fixed Bugs
- Added Page Transitions (Mobile)
- Slide In Effect
- Rotate In Effect
- Zoom In Effect
- Bounce In Effect
- Back In Effect
- Added Group Notifications
- User is Now Admin
- User is Now Moderator
- User is no longer admin/moderator
- Fixed Bugs
Grupo V2.5.0
- Dark/Light Mode
- Progressive Web App (PWA)
- Link Previews (New)
- Offline Page
- Grupo Info
- Custom Group Fields
- Grupo Booster (beta)
- IP/Device Logs (Users > Logs)
- Block a range of IP addresses
- Custom Menu/Navigation Items
- Tab Search
- Added “Privacy Policy”, “Contact Us” & “About” Block (Signin Page)
- New Voice Messages will be stored in MP3 format
- Supports GIF images (Requires Imagick Extension)
- ASCII to Emoji Convertor
- Attach Multiple Files (Chatroom)
- File Upload Progress (Chatroom)
- Social Meta Tags
- Option to Auto Release Guest Usernames
- Option to Generate Random Guest Username (If it is unavailable)
- Option to Enable/Disable Gravatars
- Option to Filter Joined/Unjoined Groups
- Option to Select/Unselect Email Notifications
- Option to show/hide custom fields in Signup Page
- Option to show/hide “Online Users” in Tab
- Option to Bulk Remove Alerts Notifications
- Option to Set Login Session timeout
- Option to set AJAX Polling Timeout (Long Polling)
- Option to show/hide Sender Name
- Option to Auto Delete only Offline Users
- Option to add Custom Content in Body (Menu > Header/Footer)
- Option to disable/enable Creating Unleavable, Hidden or Password Protected groups
- Minor UI Modifications
- Fixed Bugs
Grupo V2.4
- Added “Pin Group” Feature
- Added “Unleavable Group” Feature
- Added feature to limit messages send per minute (Flood control)
- Added function to enable or disable Non Latin Usernames
- Added function to enable or disable Send Button
- Added function to enable or disable Force HTTPS
- Added function to convert URL to HTML link in Profile fields
- Added function to rebuild Grupo Cache & reset logs
- Fixed certain bugs in RTL Languages
Grupo V2.3.1
- Fixed “Missing Panel Options in Edge” Issue
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Grupo V2.3
- Update for enabling/disabling Real-time Individual Unread Count
- Added function to fix Orientation for Image uploaded from Mobile
- Fixed “Unable to close Emoji in certain Mobile Devices” Issue
- Fixed Sign in page Issue (Nickname field showing in Signup form)
Note : We don’t recommend enabling Real-time Individual Unread Count feature. The feature may be enabled/disabled through settings option to suit client requirements depending upon your server configuration.
Grupo V2.2.1
- Added Searching in Non Latin Characters
- Fixed Login as User Issue (Remember Me)
- Added Login as user & Act option in Search
Grupo V2.2.0
- Added Who’s typing feature in Private Messages
- Fixed Private Messaging List Issue
- Fixed Login Cache Issue
- Fixed Play/Visit Button issue in Android Native Browsers
Grupo V2.1
- BaeVox Support profile included in the Grupo V2 enabled ease of customer communication & faster resolution of issues if any at all. However, a recent customer raised security concerns over this special feature. We pride ourselves in providing excellent customer service & support & would like to avoid such concerns in future. Therefore we have decided to remove this feature from all future installations. However, we will always be available over email.
- Fixed Undefined Index error