First release for Elgg 1.9

• changes for Elgg 1.9
• added: group tool presets
• added: grouppicker autocomplete
• added: filter to group activity page
• added: option for group admins to export the members to CSV (admin enabled option)
• added: support for widget_manager group tool based widgets
• added: user menu items in group member listing
• fixed: PHP fatal exceptions when using group admins on group join
• fixed: problem with some tabs shown when logged out
• fixed: adding pagination to prevent long loading times with large lists #71
• fixed: hide my status join link depending on cleanup setting #60
• fixed: group visibility options in walled garden
• fixed: problem with some tabs shown when logged out
• changed: more efficient annotation query for email invitations (thanks to @beck24)
• changed: improved group thumbnail loading

v2.10

• added: users can register if registration is disabled but they have a valid group invite code
• fixed: no groups to select in groups_river_widget
• fixed: error during saving of special states
• fixed: if trying to access a hidden group when logged out, correctly forward after login
• fixed: the action URL for user membership killrequest (#57)

v.2.9.1

• removed: debug code which caused errors to appear on screen

v2.9

• added: plugin setting to indicate if a group is hidden
• added: option to configure a group welcome message (#41)
• added: listing of the email invitations for groups (#42)
• added: option to join groups based on email domain (#43)
• added: option to relate groups (#44)
• fixed: layout issue in plugin settings
• fixed: you can no join groups you were invited for on the group profile page
• fixed: misleading translation for a group cleanup setting (#22)
• fixed: create group button showing up on some pages when setting was disabled (#35)

v2.8

• added: option to allow group members to invite more members
• added: Portuguese-Brazilian translation (thanks to brunovb)
• added: tags to quickstart discussion widget
• added: suggested groups (based on profile information)
• added: group admins are notified upon membership request #31 (thanks to @beck24)
• fixed: crash when listing a forum topic of a hidden group
• fixed: email invites are not cleaned up on register
• fixed: group owner should not be group admin #26
• changed: better group selection in quickstart discussion widget
• changed: showing group status (open/closed) is a plugin setting #3
• changed: group index widget to include popular groups option #28

v2.7

• added: status icon when discussion is closed and fast action to close/open a topic
• added: a widget to quickly start a discussion (index, dashboard and group context)
• fixed: no tab selected in group listing when group_tools is first activated
• fixed: group admin transfer no longer working for non admins
• changed: performance improvement in group admin transfer
• changed: discussion list now shows in which group the discussion takes place (if not already clear)

v2.6

• added: option to hide the My Status sidebar
• fixed: using new cache functions
• changed: index groups widget now optionally respects group ordering

v2.5

• added: auto join groups based on email invitation when joining the site
• added: different group ACL fixes
• fixed: problem with email invites from hidden groups
• fixed: in some cases email invites weren't saved
• changed: auto notifications now listen to $NOTIFICATION_HANDLERS
• changed: handling of invitations page
• changed: layout of actions
• removed: group creation limited to admins (Elgg core now offers this option)

v2.4

• added: filter groups based on a tag field in index_group widget
• fixed: problem with group invite autocomplete on subfolder Elgg installations (thanks to Bruno Grossmann)
• fixed: unable to edit a group as a normal user when limiting group creation (thanks to buraddo)
• changed: group invitations (and add) no always goto mail
• changed: some logic when (re)inviting for better system messages to the users
• changed: discussion dasboard widget ordering to be inline with default Elgg
• changed: layout of start.php to be more inline with Elgg

v2.3

• added: discussion widget from widget manager
• added: group_forum_topics widget from widget manager
• added: group_news widget from widget manager
• added: index_groups widget from widget manager
• added: group sidebar cleanup feature
• added: group profile fallback handling (error on old group profile link & redirect)
• added: group default access (if Elgg/Elgg#253 is applied)
• added: admin action to enable/disable group notifications
• added: option to show the group members in the group related index widgets
• removed: index_discussions widget
• fixed: deprecated notice in invitations overview
• fixed: url error in invitation
• fixed: PHP wanring in group_river_widget
• fixed: pagination in group members sidebar
• fixed: invite autocomplete not using default autocomplete features
• fixed: forum topics widget ordering
• changed: plugin settings layout