v5.0

• changes for Elgg 1.11
• added: option to give a reason for declining group membership request
• fixed: group tool presets lost on failed save #73

v4.0

• added: composer support
• fixed: group thumbnails not loading in Elgg 1.10 #78
• fixed: wrong checks on group default access (thanks to https://community.elgg.org/profile/Josh.Henly)
• fixed: using output/url instead of output/confirmlink (deprecated) #83
• fixed: deprecated message for editing a group #84
• fixed: group icons not showing for older groups #82

v3.2

• added: composer support
• added: option to allow group members to mail other members
• fixed: wrong checks on group default access (thanks to https://community.elgg.org/profile/Josh.Henly)
• fixed: group icons not showing for older groups #82

v3.1

• added: bulk group delete admin page
• fixed: group invite registration failed when site registration is disabled (#72)
• fixed: deprecated function usage
• changed: moved some functions to amd loaded components
• changed: moved group news to amd loaded module

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)