Notable changes since 4.83v
- REST API and bot workflow: improved REST API trigger execution and request body handling with attachment support; added skipped-body debug preview; enhanced chat locking behavior for streaming and chunked responses while preserving typing indicators.
- Widget and UI: expanded widget theme customization options (including color controls), applied theme colors to offline form, improved message delivery indicator styling, fixed height adjustments and zoom/icon interaction issues, and added support for custom nick from admin themes.
- Notifications and operator workflow: added assignment notification preferences (assigned pending chats vs all pending chats), quick action for auto-assignment, and persistent disabling of mobile notifications.
- Chat filters and analytics: added participant filters to chat search, improved filters and restored pagination behavior, added participant-aware export enhancements, and introduced average chat duration by agent/participant.
- File validation and security hardening: expanded MIME type handling for common file types and strengthened uploaded file verification (including file preview upload flow).
- Translation and UX polish: improved translation error handling and transaction flow, added operator notice for active chat translation state, and updated translations across modules.
- Core/codebase maintenance: added new tables and schema updates, improved error/log reporting and timing diagnostics (render and DB connection timing), and modernized PHP code style in core files.
Summary
- This release focuses on reliability and operator experience: stronger REST API/bot handling, better widget customization and messaging UX, richer notification controls, and improved chat search/export analytics.
- It also includes security-oriented file validation improvements, translation workflow refinements, and core maintenance updates for better observability and long-term stability.
For update just follow standard update procedure. For manual update it's update_351.sql
**Full Changelog**: ;https://github.com/LiveHelperChat/livehelperchat/compare/4.83v...4.84v
