VaultWiki Roadmap

[pegasus]

We have a XF 2.3 test site and we have mapped out the code changes it has introduced. We are currently in the process of working through the showstopper issues (if you have current VaultWiki enabled and you update to XF 2.3, your forum will break immediately due to incompatible changes).

[Alfa1]

How is VW for XF2.3 coming along? XF2.3 RC4 has been released and has some changes for addon compatibility:

https://xenforo.com/community/thread...ported.222390/

[pegasus]

Yes, as you noticed with that link, XenForo 2.3 has been a bit of a moving target for developers. Each 2.3 release so far has had major changes from the last, sometimes to things that were only introduced in 2.3. We already need to have 2-3 variations for a single content-type handler class, due to multiple callback signature changes between betas. It has made supporting it before a final release nearly impossible. But rest assured we do review each release candidate as it comes and make changes to our code base in response.

[Alfa1]

At least now XF2.3.0 is out and it's no longer a moving target.

[expanserpb]

Yup its out and I have a test site running (took the opp to upgrade back end architecture into a VPC whilst I was at it)

[expanserpb]

How are we looking?

[pegasus]

Finally looking good. Just have work out the kinks when using the new Embed system to embed wiki content anywhere (embedding into wiki content finally seems stable). Once we're satisfied with the results there, we should be able to package this for release.

[expanserpb]

Awesome, thank you!

[pegasus]

All that's left is to build and test the package for release. This usually takes a day or two. Thank you all for your patience!

[Alfa1]

How are VW4.2 or 4.1.9 coming along? Can we expect a new release in the near future?

[pegasus]

We had been waiting for XenForo 2.4 to release as it was estimated for as early as 5 months ago. In the past we have made a release and then a few days later XenForo made a surprise big update, which tends to confuse customers. But it did not work out that way this time. From what I can see, 4.1.9 is otherwise a relatively small maintenance release. We could put it out in a week or two if there is no news from XenForo by then.

As for 4.2, development has been going steadily for the past couple of years. We have had incomplete builds running on a few of our parent company's sites live for a long time now, so it should be pretty stable when it finally releases. There aren't really any major architectural changes from 4.x, just a bunch of features that were requested a long time ago.

As I'm one of the few people who've had a chance to use it live so far, one of the most exciting features for me personally has been the ability to make custom wiki URLs, from the domain, to the path, to the name. Note this brings back some of the old VW3 ability to have multiple domains in one wiki. I feel like this ability alone makes it a worthwhile update, but I know there are still quite a few other features slated that still need work.

[Alfa1]

I think its important to recognize that the XenForo release cycle has changed to an ongoing process where HYS keep getting posted, devs are working on multiple versions and there is no clarity of when or what the next release will be. We don't know how many HYS there will be for XF2.4, XF2.5, etc.
And when Kier finishes XF3 then that release will be next instead. It could be next month, but also in some years.
With the new release cycle there will always be an upcoming release to wait for. ad infinitum.
No matter when you release, Murphy's law is likely to strike again.