Release Immersive Messenger 2.6.1: the biggest update since the rewrite

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Immersive Messenger 2.6.1 is on the store. It brings together everything built since 2.1.2, five versions of work in one upgrade, and it already runs on this community.

For your members​

• A new dock and a full page. Chat heads and up to three mini windows on every page of the forum, and a three-column page with an info panel for members, media, pins, reminders and scheduled messages.
• A faster new message. Pick people as chips, name the group, choose a photo and drop pictures into a live upload tray.
• An organised inbox. Mentions, threads, starred, muted and archived chats, up to ten colour labels, and message requests so first chats from strangers wait quietly instead of buzzing.
• The forum inside the chat. Send in Messenger turns a thread, a post or a profile into a card. Each reader only sees what their permissions allow.
• Threads and search. Reply in a thread without flooding the chat, and search every message by person, date and type.
• Events, polls and quizzes. RSVP with Going, Maybe and Can't go, calendar links and reminders, anonymous polls, hidden results and quizzes that reveal the right answer.
• Stickers and statuses. Sticker packs from your Admin CP, a status with an emoji, and "Active 5 min ago" with a choice of who can see it.
• Calls that reach people. Incoming and missed calls arrive through XenForo push notifications, and group calls are available as a beta for small groups.

For you​

• Moderation. Restrictions per member with an end date, rules for new accounts and links, filtered words that block a message or hold it in the approval queue, and reports that include the surrounding messages.
• Export. Members download a chat as an offline web page, JSON or text, and all of their Messenger data in one file.
• Bots and webhooks. Bot accounts with a badge and slash commands, signed outgoing webhooks with a delivery log, incoming webhooks and a REST API scoped to Messenger.

Group calls and voice note transcription stay off until you turn them on. Transcription needs an API key from a provider (OpenAI, Deepgram or a compatible service).

Upgrade​

Install the archive over any 2.x version from the Admin CP. Your conversations, settings and customisations are kept, and every new feature starts with safe defaults. The full list of changes is in the version history on the store.

Immersive Messenger on the store