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CB Core Fields Ajax 6.0 Released!

CB Core Fields Ajax 6.0 Released!

We're happy to announce the release of CB Core Fields Ajax 6.0.0, bringing hydration to your Community Builder profiles. Hydration shows the profile page first and loads the heavy parts right after. This release is fully compatible with Joomla 4, Joomla 5, Joomla 6, and the latest Community Builder 2.12. CB Core Fields Ajax makes tabs and fields editable right on profiles and userlists, and now profiles load faster too.

Profile Hydration

A profile tab or field can now render after the page has loaded, with an optional delay, or when the tab is selected. The page displays quickly and a small loader icon shows where content is coming.

• Hydrate whole profile tabs or individual fields
• The loader icon is template-driven and can be customized
• Works on your own profile and on visited profiles
• Settings are under Parameters > CB Core Fields Ajax in your tabs and fields

Faster with CB 2.12

Community Builder 2.12 also improved tab and field loading. With hydration added by CB Core Fields Ajax 6.0, your profiles can be packed with features and still be blazing fast.

Editor Fixes

• TinyMCE editor fields display again after closing and reopening an edit
• JCE editor fields no longer prevent modal windows from clearing

For detailed information about CB Core Fields Ajax and its capabilities, visit our product page or check out Kyle's detailed blog post. For the full list of changes, see the changelog. Explore a Professional or Developer Membership to get started with the full suite of community tools.

Community Builder 2.12 Released!

Community Builder 2.12 Released!

We are thrilled to announce Community Builder 2.12, an important UPDATE for your community site. CB 2.12 brings faster profile pages, simpler email logins, modernized private messages, and easier CB Add-Ons updates.

The highlight of this release is speed. When only one profile tab is requested, CB now processes just that tab. On top of this, the CB Core Fields Ajax 6.0.0 Add-On brings profile hydration: profile tabs can load their content after the page is shown. Your profiles can be full of features and still load fast.

Here is an overview of the new features and improvements in this update:

Main New Features:

1. Modernized Private Messages: The private messages modal window gets a fresh, simpler design and a new See All button. #9890, #7971, #9363.
2. Better Email Login: If your site uses email login, the login form now shows a proper email field. The forgot username link can also be hidden. #9875, #9862.
3. Kunena 7 Support: CB Forums now works with Kunena 7. #9913.
4. Plugin Updates Banner: The CB control panel now shows a banner when plugin updates are available. #8051.
5. Faster Version Checks: A new plugin manifest cache makes version checks much faster. #9892.
6. Safer Plugin Handling: A broken plugin XML file or version cache can no longer block your CB admin area. #9879.

Other New Features:

• Tab Rendering Triggers: New triggers fire before and after each tab renders, so plugins can change how tab content loads. #9880.
• Editor Text Area Settings: The editor text area field type gets width and height settings and can load the Joomla editor buttons. #9856.
• Template Layout per Menu Item: A menu item can now SELECT its own template layout. #9773.

Important Improvements:

• Requesting a single profile tab no longer processes the whole profile. #9889.
• Kunena forums load properly again on Joomla 6. #9821.
• Registration trigger results are displayed again. #9797.
• A tab in two positions no longer doubles its output. #7967.
• All remote requests now have a timeout, so a slow external server can no longer hang your site. #9887.

For the complete list of all 17 new features and 9 bug fixes, check the full changelog.

Community Builder 2.12.0 is thoroughly tested on Joomla 5 and Joomla 6, works on Joomla 4.4, and even still installs on Joomla 3.10. If your site still runs Joomla 3.10, consider this a last call: CB 2.12 is one of the last versions compatible with it. UPDATE your Community Builder and CB Add-Ons now, and plan your move to a current Joomla version. Read Kyle's blog post about our new Joomla compatibility policy.

Keep your membership active to access the latest CB Add-Ons and all future improvements. This UPDATE is recommended for all Community Builder sites.

CB Activity 7.0 Released!

We're happy to announce the release of CB Activity 7.0.0, bringing significant improvements to access checks, activity post polls, search by date, new activity module display modes, and so much more. This release is fully compatible with Joomla 4, Joomla 5, Joomla 6, and the latest Community Builder 2.11. CB Activity is without a doubt the best activity, comment, and notification solution for Joomla!

Polls

• User defined polls easily added to any activity post
• Full community voting with total votes display and percentage based voting results
• Easily add or remove voting options with customizable voting option limits
• Configurable voting time frame to limit votes to a specific window (e.g. 1 day)

Filters

• Now enhanced with a Search By Date for before, after, and between date filtering
• Improved filter clear button for enhanced UX
• Support for stacking multiple filters to drill down posts

Module

• New Posts mode for displaying any activity posts anywhere outside of streams
• Hashtag Cloud for displaying clickable hashtags sized based off popularity
• Hashtag Popular List for displaying clickable hashtags in a nice ordered list based off popularity

Flair

• Category support allowing for cleaner organization and selection of post flair
• Exclusive flair to allow categories to only permit selection of 1 of its flair
• Hidden flair for programmatically added flair without allowing user selection

More!

• Comments now support sharing just like activity posts
• Automatic activity and comment post SEO metadata
• Improved post copy-paste behavior for inline mentions, hashtags, and link handling
• Improved hashtags and mentions dropdown responsiveness
• Post edit timeframe limits to restrict when a post can be edited
• Joomla Smart Search Indexer plugin for activity posts and comments

For detailed information about CB Activity and its capabilities, visit our product page or check out Kyle's detailed blog post, or explore a Professional or Developer Membership to get started with the full suite of community tools.

CB Gallery 4.0 Released!

We're thrilled to announce the release of CB Gallery 4.0.0, bringing significant improvements to access checks, gallery display performance, new template, and substantially improved gallery module behavior. This release is fully compatible with Joomla 4, Joomla 5, Joomla 6, and the latest Community Builder 2.11. CB Gallery remains the best gallery extension you can have for your Joomla site!

Major Features

Moving

• Move media seamlessly from album to album
• Move all media within an album to another album

Sharing

• Share media and edit media title and description directly inside of article edit
• Share module media directly inside of module edit
• Fields can now directly have media shared into them from profile edit
• Gallery tab can have media shared directly into it from profile edit

Moderation

• Moderation hover previews for easy quick glance
• Moderation approval and rejection directly from modal windows

Display

• Search directly in gallery modules using media mode
• Paginate directly within gallery modules using media mode
• Brand new "Shorts" template providing a 16/9 mobile focused display

For detailed information about CB Gallery and its capabilities, visit our product page or check out Kyle's detailed blog post, or explore a Professional or Developer Membership to get started with the full suite of community tools.

Introducing CB ID Verify! Robust and Secure ID Verification for your Joomla site!

We’re excited to announce the release of CB ID Verify, a powerful new standalone Joomla extension that brings secure, modern ID Verification capabilities to your website. Designed to help you comply with ID and Age Verification requirements without compromising SEO, performance, or user experience, CB ID Verify integrates trusted third-party services like Stripe Identity and Persona to deliver reliable verification wherever you need it on your site.

ID and age verification are becoming increasingly relevant online, and existing solutions often fall short by relying on CSS or JavaScript that can be easily bypassed. CB ID Verify addresses this head-on by replacing Joomla’s output buffer directly, ensuring that protected content is never delivered until verification has completed successfully.

Flexible Targeting Controls

Configure where and when verification is required using powerful include/exclude rules:

• Target by URL, menu item, Joomla extension, or individual articles
• Further refinement via IP ranges, country filtering, and even field-based criteria such as birthdate.

Customization and Seamless SEO

• Tailor text, font sizes, buttons, layout, and backgrounds to match your site.
• SEO integrity maintained. Meta descriptions, keywords, Open Graph, and other metadata continue to be output correctly even on pages requiring verification.
• All layouts are Joomla override-ready for full design control.

Benefits for Your Joomla Website

• Powered by industry-leading identity providers Stripe Identity and Persona, with sandbox mode for testing.
• Rock-solid protection against bypass techniques like CSS/JS tricks.
• Safe handling of verification. Personal data is processed by trusted services, and no sensitive ID data is stored on your server.
• Control exactly who must verify and when

For detailed information about CB ID Verify and its capabilities, visit our product page or check out Kyle's detailed blog post. Active Developer Members can download or web-install this new plugin for free, or it can be bought through a Developer Membership or as a single add-on purchase. CB ID Verify is compatible with Joomla 5 and 6.