wpForo 3.0 Beta
Help shape the future of wpForo. Download the latest beta release, test the new AI-powered features, and share your feedback with the community.
Important: For Testing Only
This is a pre-release beta version of wpForo 3.0. It is intended exclusively for testing purposes in non-production environments. Beta versions may contain bugs, incomplete features, or breaking changes that could affect your forum data and website stability.
Beta versions may contain bugs that could affect your site's stability, data integrity, and user experience. Always use a separate test environment.
Set up a staging or local development copy of your website before installing the beta. This ensures your live forum remains unaffected no matter what happens during testing.
wpForo 3.0 includes significant database structure changes. Always have a database backup you can restore in case you need to revert to your previous wpForo 2.x installation.
Installation Steps
Follow these steps carefully to install wpForo 3.0 Beta on your test environment
No Preparation Actions
You don't need to deactivate or delete the old wpForo 2.x version. WordPress will detect and replace plugin files with new version. Your database tables with all topics, posts, members, and settings remain intact.
Upload and Install wpForo 3.0 Beta
Go to Plugins › Add New Plugin › Upload Plugin. Choose the downloaded wpForo 3.0 beta ZIP file from your computer and click Install Now. On the next screen click the [Replace current with uploaded]. Wait for WordPress to finish the installation.
wpForo 3.0 Beta is Ready
It'll be automatically activated. wpForo 3.0 will automatically run its migration process, upgrading your database structure and forum settings to the new version. This may take a few moments depending on the size of your forum.
Check Your Forum
Visit your forum page and the wpForo Dashboard in WordPress Admin › wpForo to verify everything is working correctly. Explore the new features, test the AI capabilities in wpForo › AI Features admin page. If you encounter any issues, please report them on the wpForo Community forum.
Download Latest Beta
Get the most recent wpForo 3.0 beta build
ZIP file — Upload via WordPress Admin › Plugins › Add New › Upload Plugin
Changelog
Complete list of changes in each beta release
Version 3.0.0.20 Beta
April 1, 2026- New Open "AI Assistant" Widget by Default — keeps open the widget on forum home
- New Display Classic Search Tab setting to show/hide classic search mode in AI Assistant
- New Display Preferences Tab setting to show/hide user preferences in AI Assistant
- New AI Assistant toggle highlight animation and custom SVG icon settings
- New Informative message when searching with no indexed content, with admin guidance
- Update AI settings group displayed before Activity in admin settings page
- Update Hide menu bar search icon on home page when AI Assistant is open by default
- Fix Show image and document indexing credits in AI Usage analytics
- Fix Show year on analytics chart date labels when data spans multiple years
Version 3.0.0.19 Beta
March 25, 2026- New Automatic API domain fallback when primary domain is blocked by hosting or firewall
- New 3rd party service disclosure in readme.txt and privacy policy suggestion
- New "Disconnect and Remove All Data" button for complete data purge with anti-abuse protection
- Fix JavaScript error "wpforoAIAdmin is not defined" on Settings > AI Features tab
- Fix List styles (disc, margin, padding) missing in wpf-field-wrap for all themes including RTL
- Fix Paddle checkout popup height and bonus credits check improvements
Version 3.0.0.18 Beta
March 23, 2026- New Paddle payment system integration for plan upgrades and credit pack purchases
- New Manual activation by Transaction ID when Paddle payment webhook fails to register
- New Multi-provider support — manage Freemius and Paddle subscriptions side by side
- Fix Checkout popup blocked by browsers, centering, loading spinner, and layout improvements
Version 3.0.0.17 Beta
March 17, 2026- New Post ID badge on AI search result titles to distinguish same-titled forum posts
- Fix WordPress CPT indexing issues in local storage mode
- Fix "Clear WordPress Index" does not delete local CPT embeddings
- Fix Duplicate search results for WordPress CPT content in local mode
- Fix Similar topics sidebar grouping all CPT results into one entry
Version 3.0.0.16 Beta
March 16, 2026- New WordPress content (pages, docs, posts) now appears in local search results
- New Local mode indexing support for WordPress custom post types
- Fix Duplicate indexing — stable content hash independent of enrichment formatting
- Fix Enrichment tags ([FORUM:], [SOLVED], [BEST ANSWER]) leaking into search result excerpts
- Fix Search no-results and error icons misaligned to left in all themes
- Fix Strip markdown code fence wrappers from topic summary output
Version 3.0.0.15 Beta
March 15, 2026- New Search relevance filtering with configurable score threshold setting
- New Contextual enrichment tags for improved local mode embeddings
- New Score threshold filtering for local mode search results
- Fix Add topic title to reply embeddings for better search quality
- Fix Make recommendation titles clickable instead of list numbers
- Fix Sanitize filename in delete_attachments to prevent path traversal
Version 3.0.0.14 Beta
March 11, 2026- New Document indexing support for local storage mode (PDF, DOCX, PPTX, TXT, RTF)
- New Document extraction and site_domain for cloud mode ingestion
- New Attachment summary in cloud search result excerpts
- New Usergroup-based author selection for AI Tasks
- Fix Correct credit display in AI Logs for cloud indexing
- Fix Strip unresolved WEB_SEARCH and CODE_SEARCH placeholders from AI content
Version 3.0.0.13 Beta
March 6, 2026- Fix Stop Indexing button not clearing mode-specific queue keys, causing stuck "Stopping..." state
- Fix Local indexing not processing on free/trial plans when cloud storage radio buttons are hidden
- Fix Multi-board support for indexing queue keys and cron job handling
Version 3.0.0.12 Beta
March 4, 2026- Fix AI Translation, Summary, Suggestions, and Bot Reply not working when AI Assistant widget is disabled
- Fix Dark style fixes for Boxed and Simplified layouts and editor background colors
- Fix Mobile screen optimization for Simplified forum layout
Version 3.0.0.11 Beta
March 3, 2026- Fix Stop Local Indexing button was not working (queue never cleared, page reload loop)
- Fix Activity "Enabled Types" checkboxes not saving when unchecked (Solved, Closed, Answer)
- Fix Auto-indexing delay reduced from 24 hours to 1 hour for faster content indexing
- Fix Added permission checks for post approve, topic close, topic move/merge/split
- Fix Block RSS access to private and unapproved topics
- Fix XSS prevention: sanitize forum descriptions, block SVG avatar uploads, use wp_json_encode
Version 3.0.0.10 Beta
February 27, 2026- New Per-feature language settings for Summarization, Suggestions, Bot Reply, and Chatbot
- New Generated Content Language setting for AI Tasks (Topic Generator & Reply Generator)
- New Expanded AI language support to 90+ languages
- New Default Language option in frontend AI preferences widget
- Update Consolidated all AI language lists into a single source of truth
- Fix Batch process local vector search to prevent memory exhaustion on large forums
- Fix Add permission check to Delete User button on moderation page
Version 3.0.0.9 Beta
February 24, 2026- New AI feature support for Classic theme (search, translation, summary, suggestions, chatbot)
- New AI usergroup permissions for granular access control per feature
- Fix What's New menu migration using correct CSS class
Version 3.0.0.8 Beta
February 22, 2026- New Feature introduction modal for first-time wpForo 3.0 users
- New Members avatars column and last post overlay in Layout #2
- Update Layout #2 compact data view with always-visible last post
Version 3.0.0.7 Beta
February 18, 2026- Fix Batch cloud indexing to prevent Request Too Long errors on large forums
- Fix Reduce reindex pagination size from 100 to 20 for stability
- Fix Block widget PHP warning on PHP 8+
- Fix Improve topic suggestion matching with title weighting
Version 3.0.0.6 Beta
February 17, 2026- Fix Use board-specific settings in cron indexing functions
- Fix Properly handle run_on_approval setting in AI task scheduling
- Fix Hide JSON debug sections unless debug mode is enabled
- Fix Remove inaccurate time estimate and topic count from indexing notice
- Update Members page card cover image styling
Version 3.0.0.3 Beta
February 16, 2026- New Rate limiting for AI features to prevent abuse
- New AI disclosure notice option for AI-generated task content
- New wpForo Topic Prefix addon integration with AI Tasks
- New Bypass moderation checks for AI-generated content
- Update Switch to production API URL
- Update Centralized AI logging with wpforo_ai_log()
- Update Members page styling in 2026 theme
- Fix Truncate content to 45K chars for embedding API
- Fix Allow cached content to bypass rate limits
- Fix Activity page improvements and various bug fixes
Version 3.0.0.2 Beta
February 12, 2026- New Add indexed, local, cloud, and task_tag fields to topics table
- Update AI settings defaults for better out-of-the-box experience
- Fix Theme styles migration no longer overrides active theme selection
- Fix Migrate theme styles from 2022 to 2026 on upgrade
- Fix Update moderation bypass to use correct permission
- Fix AI Analytics insights credit usage logging
Version 3.0.0.1 Beta
February 10, 2026- New RTL stylesheet for 2026 theme
- New Terms of Service and Privacy Policy agreement for AI Features
- New Activity retention setting with daily cleanup cron
- New Delete button for activities (moderators only)
- Update Add missing action hooks and CSS to 2022 theme
- Update What's New page improvements and mobile fixes
- Fix Access control for Recent Activity page
- Fix Reset forum checkboxes properly in Task Manager
Version 3.0.0.0 Beta
February 7, 2026- New Forum theme 2026 with modern design
- New Boxed Layout (Layout 5) for a card-based forum experience
- New 360-degree AI features powered by gVectors AI
- New Robust spam protection with very high detection rate
- New Recent Activity page for real-time forum updates
- New Forum as Support Tickets system
- New Block Widgets for Gutenberg integration
- Update Extended, Simplified, Q&A, and Threaded layouts refreshed
- Update Improved content moderation tools
- Update Performance improvements across all components
- Fix Various legacy bug fixes and stability improvements
- More And lots of more changes, bug fixes and improvements
Found a Bug or Have Feedback?
Your feedback is essential to making wpForo 3.0 the best it can be. Report bugs, suggest improvements, or share your testing experience with the community.
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