Apache Answer 1.4.5: Your Questions, Your Layout

🎉 New Features​

Flexible Question Layouts​

Add view layout options:

• Card: Show a summary of no more than 2 lines

• Compact: Show only the title

Markdown, Elevated​

• Footnote Support: Add references without cluttering your text.

• One-Click Code Copy: Simplify sharing with code block copy buttons.

• Line Break Parsing Fix: Comments with line breaks now render correctly.

Security & Control​

• Permanent Delete: Remove sensitive content irreversibly when needed.
• External Image Toggle: Disable external images to protect privacy or reduce clutter.
• Automatic File Cleanup: Unused files? The system now clears them automatically.

🔧 Improvements​

• PostgreSQL SSL Support: Encrypt database connections for enhanced security.
• Password Verification During Installation: Added checks to prevent login lockouts from initial setup errors.
• Legal Compliance: Added "Privacy Policy" and "Terms of Service" links in the footer.
• 𝕏 Social Share Update: The share dropdown now reflects Twitter’s rebranding to "X".

🐞 Bug Fixes​

• Image Uploads Restored: Answer questions with images smoothly.
• Plugin Build Timeouts: Fixed ERR_SOCKET_TIMEOUT during local plugin development.
• Translate Badges Fixed: Multilingual tags now display correctly.
• Admin Name Validation: It now follows the same rules as the registration page.

⚙️ Under the Hood​

• Code Quality Boost: Added linting steps for consistent UI code.
• SEO Guard: Blocked /swagger/* paths from search engines by default.

❤️ Thank You Contributors​

Meet the new faces and greet the old acquaintances in this release today. Let's give a round of applause to: codewec, LinkinStars, shuaishuai, sy-records, miicchelle, unical1988, CodexX777, and Mindslayer001.

We hope you enjoy the new features and improvements in Apache Answer 1.4.5! As always, we appreciate your feedback and contributions. Happy connecting!