[Ted S]

Today I released 1.7.0 stable.

This update incorporates two small changes adding a last vote column to the top helpful posts page and linking top helpful posts to their full thread to put them in context.

More importantly however 1.7.0 marks the end of the 1.6.x beta series which has been up for a few weeks.

With 1.7 there's a complete change in how post vote summaries are stored (summaries contain the total votes, good votes and last vote time). This change moves away from using the main post table and adds a new table just for helpful answers. For most sites this won't mark a notable difference but for larger sites it will reduce load and limit the number of edits to the post table.

1.7.0 is designed to convert anyone from 1.5.x without notable impact but if you do find yourself missing votes simply run the script ha_revote.php as found in the tools & samples post and your vote history will be resynced.

I look forward to hearing all of your suggestions and comments for 1.8!