AlexJ

Support for MySQL transactions in v5?
Database operations that insert/update rows in multiple tables should be grouped into a single transaction. This improves data replication and avoids data inconsistency from accumulating over time. This mainly affects content creation/modification.
Support for spatial data types and queries in v5?
I'd like to see full support for spatial indexes and queries on at least lat/long points.
Support for date and time types in v5?
I'd like to see full support for YEAR, DATE, TIME, DATETIME, and TIMESTAMP including fractional seconds for times stored in the database, e.g., TIMESTAMP(6) and TIME(6). 
Also support many of the remaining data types as you can including binary and json data types.
I feel like the database layer has been neglected over the years in favor of the UX and hope that v5 will address this side of the SDK.
 
 
 

In @Ehren we trust.

I would be interested if page application going to be better for creating basic site front end pages and some navigation options. Non tech folks like me, can't make the best use of Page app and information available on our site. I really have whacky landing page which I would like to make better. 

I would be interested if page application going to be better for creating basic site front end pages and some navigation options. Non tech folks like me, can't make the best use of Page app and information available on our site. I really have whacky landing page which I would like to make better. 

Already done. 

Since you're asking nicely, and leaving aside things already mentioned (like not being able to overload trait functions), the biggest problem I can think of is that extensions are useless or not properly implemented.
 
The system has several issues:
Extending the Member and Group classes: before it was easy enough, but then IPS forbid adding extra columns to the default tables. Now we have to implement our own code to save the fields in an extra table, add a join to load the data together with the load() function, etc. Those extensions should be updated to automatically take care of all that for us, without the developers having to implement their own code each time. It's seriously time-consuming and annoying, even more so because we have to add hooks all over to handle it. Share Links: to add new share link options, we have to hook into a function that contains a hardcoded array of options. This should be handled with extensions, too. Why do we have to search in the code for the function to overload with a hook to add them? Payment Gateways: Same issue as Share Links (#2). Payout Gateways: Same issue as Share Links (#2). Account Settings: there are plenty of applications that add new tabs/sections in this area. IP.Board 3.x had an extension for that, but it was removed in 4.x and never re-added. This is the same situation as #1. Why do we have to handle everything by adding hooks all over? This should be made into an easy-to-add extension, too. User Menu: Again, plenty of applications add new links in the logged-in user menu. Right now we have to rely on theme hooks to add new options, and sometimes themes are so modified that the hook fails to work. If we had an extension that passed the links together with the default ones it would make things much easier. I'm certain there are more examples I could mention, but nothing else is coming to mind right now.

Thanks - refreshing license key just resolved the issue. Practically no change on my friends end. Thanks for your note. It helped not to go on another route. 

Your DDOS protection is blocking the communication between our systems and your community.
<h1 class="message"><a href="http://blazingfast.io" target="_blank"><font color="#E0E0E0">Verifying your browser, please wait...<br>DDoS Protection by</font> Blazingfast.io</a></h1> You can whitelist requests to /index.php?app=core&module=system&controller=marketplace
 
 
I suspect you were experiencing something else related to the license server because you do not have any failed connections logged.

@Stuart Silvester Thanks for the info.
Can you then please move this to your feedback forum? Because I think when deleting an account based on an account deletion request, the admin should get the same options like manually deleting a member, which is:
delete the user's posts hide the user's posts (with options to either keep the user's name or make it anonymous) keep the user's posts (also with options to either keep the user's name or make it anonymous)

I learned from Twitter -> Never believe in this logins.. if user is not interested in spending 2 mins on creating account, then my observation is user is not going to come back often. 
I also use Google Auth on other sites, where I have no intention to use often. 
But to contradict my above thoughts, we have more Discord logins because it's just easier for use to sync their details with Brilliant Discord integration app as their is additional benefit besides just login. 

TikTok use OAuth so you can already implement it with the Custom OAuth method.
The only downside is that TikTok won't provide the users email address so they'll still have to enter their email and complete the validation process. Using TikTok to sign in won't be any quicker than registering.

Please, add WhatsApp as a Sharing option in site Promotion.
I have just taken a look at my website statistics right now and more than 50% of the visitors are accessing it by cell phones.
It's a must for great community promotion the option to share content by WhatsApp.
AddThis (http://www.addthis.com/blog/2014/08/13/new-services-added-including-whatsapp-sharing/#.VNqycMbZGC8) and AddToAny (https://www.addtoany.com/services/whatsapp_button) already offer WhatsApp sharing button.
There is a ready to use javascript that can be used by IPS 4: http://whatsapp-sharing.com

...which is pretty weird as the same info is available in the topic view (sidebar) and anyone can easily see what's the most reacted post/comment, or the images attached, or the busiest day, so this is hiding public information.
Thank you.

This one is fixed in Beta 2. 👍
@Stuart Silvester, could you add also allow \IPS\Content\Views in the method stats? Otherwise, we'll have to upgrade all 3rd-party resources that use it.
It also should be in Changes affecting third-party developers and designers section of 4.7.11 release note.

Why is this a moderation thing? Why regular users can't view so basic statistics?
Why Most Active Members, Most Popular Days or Top Reacted Comments have to be hidden from the general public, or even guests?

Is it possible to add support for account de-activation i.e. user can de-activate account and no notification gets sent. If user gets interested again, they can re-activate account. 
 

So you're a master 😄 

Please add "Deprecation Tracker" to the menu for easy access.
https://invisioncommunity.com/deprecation-tracker/

Not in this version. This is more about data privacy than a general de-activate/re-activate function. With the functionality we have, when you enact the right to be forgotten, and it has been approved, the data is altered permanently with no way to undo it.

For now, we'll keep it so administrators must approve until we get a little more comfortable with the features. We wouldn't want large parts of an established community destroyed by content being de-attributed or removed without a final admin check.

I also use the commerce app to sell services where someone can upload a file to be edited. My contact us bottom is run by the commerce help support feature. IPS taking away these two important feature will affect my website negatively.

Anyone at invision explain the thinking behind these two sets of statements...
 
Commerce Deprecation
Commerce Help Feature - Now, there are many email support desk solutions that are a significant improvement on what Commerce offers...
...we made the decision to deprecate the support desk feature
Commerce Sales Feature -  ...physical product sales have now been deprecated and are much better handled by specialist services such as Shopify.
versus
New Courses and Lessons Feature
The Courses app is not going to try to be a full LMS. Not trying to run a university here 🙂
 
As I see it invision are...
Getting rid of 2 features (that I use heavily) with the reason being you can get better commercial versions elsewhere
Whilst adding one new feature (that I have no use for) even though you can get better commercial versions elsewhere
All a bit conflicting to me
Plus while here, may as well ask, will the cost of commerce go down now as it will be a lesser product for self hosted packages?
 
 
 

This is great!  One suggestion however...  a user would not know they're being blocked unless the person happened to stumble into their email settings.  
In my experience, this is very unlikely to happen.  Users don't check there often (or at all).  They may not even realize there is a problem or realize email has not been seen by them in a while to know to investigate.  
Could you add some sort of front-end notification as well?  

The red stripe could literally just be the email settings page you linked above where you explain the problem and ask the user to update their email.  

Mail is not send for items generated as the result of rebuilding achievements

I’m just seeing this. All my products are shown as free. 😱 I hope IPS can push out a patch quickly. Very bad for business and bad in regards to the customer’s trust.