Mention group, do not do anything

[SidV]

Hello guru team.

I’ve just updated to v1.5.0.beta4 +105

I’ve got some groups, and before update I call (or mention) the @group and it mentions all the members.
Now, I mention the @group but nothing happens. Even no recognize the group while I’m typing the name.

Could you check it please?

[sam (Sam Saffron)]

@eviltrout I wonder if we somehow regressed group expansion, regardless though probably worth holding off and just implementing proper group mentions instead

[codinghorror (Jeff Atwood)]

Yes we really really need proper group mentions…

[Tom_Newsom]

Any rough idea of when that would be? We make quite heavy use of the feature…

[erlend_sh (Erlend Sogge Heggen)]

Group mentions has been overhauled.

How to set and use group mentions and messages

Out-of-the-box nobody can send messages to groups or trigger mention notifications. To change this, you can go to the Manage tab of a group’s page and select the “Interaction” section from the left navigation sidebar. Find the settings labeled “Who can @mention this group?” and “Who can message this group?” [39%20PM] Additionally you may adjust the group’s visibility settings. Mentioning groups When users perform “autocomplete” using the @ key, all visible groups will show up. This means t…

I believe this recent development effectively fixes this bug?

[SidV]

Nop, I’ve got the last version and new group don’t “mention” the members when you @mention the group.

[erlend_sh (Erlend Sogge Heggen)]

I should have been more specific. I was really just asking the developers to confirm, as these changes are only live on Meta for now.

Please test again when the new beta7 is released.

[SidV]

My mistake!
I check again all the groups’s settings
Works perfect.

Thanks