FreiChat 8.6 has been released with the following changes: ---> Features 1. Smart custom installation (and it is really smart) 2. lot of rewrites in the installation script 3. SMF 1.X and SMF 2.X driver added with avatar support & real name/username selection support 4. added unix socket + fixed port + default port + 127.0.0.1 during database connection ---> Improvements 1. response data reduced by half for every request 2. Many CSS improvements ---> Bugs/ fixes 1. avatar url fix for later Elgg version added in SOLUTIONS.txt 2. custom installation check for unwritable files 3. chatbox textarea styles fixes for Elgg 4. chatroom online count bug fixed ---> Security 1. Admin password made compulsory 2. installation security fixes 3. file upload security fix ---> Contributions 1. spanish translation file contributed by Jose Manuel [kickkazama]@[gmail].[com] Please note , due to some of the security fixes it is strongly recommended that you install the latest version of FreiChat (i.e V8.6) as soon as possible