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#2260847 IP Gallery - It's driven us away from IPS to the competition
Posted
on 29 April 2012 - 12:10 PM
Gallery is the next product that will get a large update
#2243163 Fatal error: Method facebookShareButton
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on 20 March 2012 - 11:17 PM
mr-bits, on 20 March 2012 - 09:41 PM, said:
HOW?
#2236605 Getting right niche
Posted
on 01 March 2012 - 05:36 PM
Before setting up any forum you need work out what niche your forum going to fit in and once you have worked this out see what other sites within that market have from style to content, have the right niche domain will also help you get you on right path and also to help your forum active use keywords and meta tags within forum.
#2236847 Less is often (way) more
Posted
on 02 March 2012 - 09:37 AM
Whenever I think about forum software I always go back to one thing in my mind.
You do not create communities, communities already exist.
The job of good software (and admins) is to help those communities organize themselves. Try not to mold the community with preconceived ideas of what categories and forums may be needed and instead react by organizing the content that is actually created.
You do not create communities, communities already exist.
The job of good software (and admins) is to help those communities organize themselves. Try not to mold the community with preconceived ideas of what categories and forums may be needed and instead react by organizing the content that is actually created.
#2237025 Three important things for your website
Posted
on 02 March 2012 - 07:24 PM
I've done tech support for a community like the one that Charles mentioned. You know you've got massive issues with atmosphere on your forum when your tech support folks don't moan about technical issues, but rather speak about having pity for all those innocent bystanders who stumble upon the mess you created.
#2236579 Three important things for your website
Posted
on 01 March 2012 - 03:26 PM
Grammar - Being professional, using grammar, and punctuation is something that is needed. If you were on a company forum and saw staff writing like "lol, yeah I kno right" that will instantly make me not bother posting on the website or even browse their webste.The members look up to you and then they wish to be a staff member which leads to better members.
Atmosphere - Always try your best to have a great atmosphere. If you have trolling, offensive language or spam going on your boards, it pulls many guests away from your forums.
Appearance - This is another major one for your forums. You want to give your users first impression. Many people will x out of your website if they aren't liking your websites appearance. It's like going to your first interview or going out on a date, they will reject you. You want a skin that is clean, professional, and clear.
Atmosphere - Always try your best to have a great atmosphere. If you have trolling, offensive language or spam going on your boards, it pulls many guests away from your forums.
Appearance - This is another major one for your forums. You want to give your users first impression. Many people will x out of your website if they aren't liking your websites appearance. It's like going to your first interview or going out on a date, they will reject you. You want a skin that is clean, professional, and clear.
#2236582 Teaser Forums: A carrot on a stick to get members to join
Posted
on 01 March 2012 - 03:38 PM
Ok I admit I made up the term "teaser forums" just now. There is no such setting in IP.Board but you can create these by creative use of permissions. So let me explain what I mean.
In my very special definition a teaser forum is a forum that a visitor does not actually have access to but it still shows up on the listing. When they click into it rather than getting a not-so-friendly "Permission Denied" message they get a sort of sales pitch. You can have IP.Board display custom text to explain to a member why they should join so they can have access to this special, private area. Another approach may be a paid content area. Let's say you require members pay for access to certain sections of your community. Using the teaser forum approach you can show them what they're missing without actually giving them full access.
Here is a screenshot of settings in Manage Forums from our site:
The first setting, Allow members who can see the forum but cannot read topics to see the topic list, is a bit confusing at face value but really all it means is that if a member does not have the "read" permission set for a forum IP.Board will, rather than just showing an error message, show the listing of topics in that forum. However, if a user tries to click into a topic they will then be defined access.
This setting is optional. If you have it enabled it shows a member what topics they could be reading if only they had access. It's a great way to entice people to sign up. If you do not enable this setting then the forum can still show to a user but they will be denied access without seeing the topic listing.
The second setting, Custom 'Permission Denied' Message, is your change to brush up on your sales skills. This is where you can offered the default, generic "permission denied" message and instead present some useful information and encouragement to join. Here on IPS Community we use this feature to explain to members that they have to be an active client to access certain sections.
Sure it's a simple set of features and sure I made up a whole new term today but using these simple settings can really increase your membership by showing people what they are missing.
In my very special definition a teaser forum is a forum that a visitor does not actually have access to but it still shows up on the listing. When they click into it rather than getting a not-so-friendly "Permission Denied" message they get a sort of sales pitch. You can have IP.Board display custom text to explain to a member why they should join so they can have access to this special, private area. Another approach may be a paid content area. Let's say you require members pay for access to certain sections of your community. Using the teaser forum approach you can show them what they're missing without actually giving them full access.
Here is a screenshot of settings in Manage Forums from our site:
The first setting, Allow members who can see the forum but cannot read topics to see the topic list, is a bit confusing at face value but really all it means is that if a member does not have the "read" permission set for a forum IP.Board will, rather than just showing an error message, show the listing of topics in that forum. However, if a user tries to click into a topic they will then be defined access.
This setting is optional. If you have it enabled it shows a member what topics they could be reading if only they had access. It's a great way to entice people to sign up. If you do not enable this setting then the forum can still show to a user but they will be denied access without seeing the topic listing.
The second setting, Custom 'Permission Denied' Message, is your change to brush up on your sales skills. This is where you can offered the default, generic "permission denied" message and instead present some useful information and encouragement to join. Here on IPS Community we use this feature to explain to members that they have to be an active client to access certain sections.
Sure it's a simple set of features and sure I made up a whole new term today but using these simple settings can really increase your membership by showing people what they are missing.
#2237196 Why Can't You Guys Keep This Simple?
Posted
on 03 March 2012 - 12:33 PM
insectdude, on 03 March 2012 - 12:08 PM, said:
It would make life easier if IPS could publish a list of changed template files with each new release (not including major versions that involve total redesigns, of course). I believe XenForo do this. It means admins can easily use the ACP's template comparison tool to update just the templates that need it, rather than having to check through every single one.
Maybe this is something that is already done and I just haven't noticed it in the past - if that's the case, somebody please tell me where I should be looking.
Maybe this is something that is already done and I just haven't noticed it in the past - if that's the case, somebody please tell me where I should be looking.
The Template Merge Center:
http://community.inv...rge-center-r439
#2232906 IP.Board Security Update
Posted
on 20 February 2012 - 07:11 AM
It has come to our attention that a XSS (Cross Site Scripting) attack is possible within the Admin CP. The javascript is only executed when viewing the detailed pop-up of a specific failed admin log in.
This issue exists in all IP.Board 3 versions. We recommend that everyone using these versions apply this simple one file patch.
Simply download the zip for your IP.Board version, expand the zip on your computer and upload the file to the relevant folder on your server. The directory structure is maintained in the zip so you will have no issues finding the file.
If you need assistance, please contact technical support.
IP.Board 3.2.x
feb_3_2_x.zip 2.72K
4177 downloads
IP.Board 3.1.x
feb-3_1_x.zip 2.76K
1068 downloads
IP.Board 3.0.x
feb-3_0_x.zip 2.76K
375 downloads
If you are running a version of IP.Board older than those listed we highly recommend you upgrade to the latest, supported version as it will include this and other fixes.
This issue exists in all IP.Board 3 versions. We recommend that everyone using these versions apply this simple one file patch.
Simply download the zip for your IP.Board version, expand the zip on your computer and upload the file to the relevant folder on your server. The directory structure is maintained in the zip so you will have no issues finding the file.
If you need assistance, please contact technical support.
IP.Board 3.2.x
feb_3_2_x.zip 2.72K
4177 downloadsIP.Board 3.1.x
feb-3_1_x.zip 2.76K
1068 downloadsIP.Board 3.0.x
feb-3_0_x.zip 2.76K
375 downloadsIf you are running a version of IP.Board older than those listed we highly recommend you upgrade to the latest, supported version as it will include this and other fixes.
#2182158 Rant!
Posted
on 14 October 2011 - 06:12 PM
You dont need to register with paypal to pay for stuff as far as I am aware. Anyway, you can pay using a debit card as well I believe.
#2056976 IPS Extras: IP.SEO and IPS Marketplace App released
Posted
on 17 December 2010 - 11:29 AM
Invision Power Services has always tried to offer many services and products as added value to those who have an active IP.Board license. Services like the free, 5-user IP.Chat, spam monitoring service, and skin generator to name a few. Today we are happy to add to that portfolio of free extras for your IP.Board.
IP.SEO 1.0.0 Released
Our new IP.SEO app for IP.Board aims to provide additional search engine optimization feature and tools to our software. IP.Board itself already has many built-in SEO related features and this app builds on those features to extend the capabilities for those who have an interest in SEO. In addition to new capabilities, IP.SEO also looks at your configuration and gives you advice on the best way to ensure that search engines can easily index your community content and properly rank that content.
We are keeping it simple for the 1.0.0 release of IP.SEO and include the following features:
We are very excited about the prospect of this new, free extra product and will be updating it frequently. If you have experience with SEO, please give us your feedback and ideas. You may also want to "Like" the file in the IPS Marketplace so you will get notifications of updates as they are released.
Active IP.Board license holders (and IPS Community Hosting clients) can download IP.SEO in the IPS Marketplace. Just login with the same email and password you use for the IPS client area.
IPS Marketplace App 1.0.0 Released
The IPS Marketplace connects the many thousands of users of IPS community software with our talented community of authors who make many resources for IPS software. IPS Marketplace features skins, hooks, graphics, applications, and more that work with the IPS community software platform. All are contributed by authors in our community. Many are free and some carry a small fee set by the author of the work.
The new IPS Marketplace App allows you to easily browse and discover resources in the IPS Marketplace from within your AdminCP. The new app makes finding fun resources for your community even easier. The first version of the app focuses on browsing resources. Future versions will add more features such as tracking downloaded resources for updates and even streamlined install routines. Please let us know what you think in the IPS Extras forum.
Active IP.Board license holders (and IPS Community Hosting clients) can download the IPS Marketplace app in the IPS Marketplace. Just login with the same email and password you use for the IPS client area.
We hope you enjoy these two new extras added to our already great list of IPS-customer perks!
IP.SEO 1.0.0 Released
Our new IP.SEO app for IP.Board aims to provide additional search engine optimization feature and tools to our software. IP.Board itself already has many built-in SEO related features and this app builds on those features to extend the capabilities for those who have an interest in SEO. In addition to new capabilities, IP.SEO also looks at your configuration and gives you advice on the best way to ensure that search engines can easily index your community content and properly rank that content.
We are keeping it simple for the 1.0.0 release of IP.SEO and include the following features:
- IP.Board SEO Advice - IP.SEO lists specific items that you review or change to improve your search performance.
- Meta Tags, Anywhere - Set custom meta tags and page titles for specific pages, entire sections, or even all pages of your IP.Board site.
- Sitemaps - Generate a sitemap for your IP.Board content. Currently supporting IP.Board topics and forums, IP.Blog blogs and entries, IP.Content pages, IP.Downloads categories and files, some third party applications, with further support coming soon. Set the number of items from each app to be included, and the priority that should be assigned to them. Full support for the IP.Board permissions system.
- Sitemap Pings - Once your sitemap has been generated, IP.SEO will automatically "ping" search engines to tell them there's new content available to index.
- Search Activity Statistics - See how many visits you've had from users coming from search, and from the search engine spiders themselves. See what your top keywords are, or report on specific keywords, search engines and more.
We are very excited about the prospect of this new, free extra product and will be updating it frequently. If you have experience with SEO, please give us your feedback and ideas. You may also want to "Like" the file in the IPS Marketplace so you will get notifications of updates as they are released.
Active IP.Board license holders (and IPS Community Hosting clients) can download IP.SEO in the IPS Marketplace. Just login with the same email and password you use for the IPS client area.
IPS Marketplace App 1.0.0 Released
The IPS Marketplace connects the many thousands of users of IPS community software with our talented community of authors who make many resources for IPS software. IPS Marketplace features skins, hooks, graphics, applications, and more that work with the IPS community software platform. All are contributed by authors in our community. Many are free and some carry a small fee set by the author of the work.
The new IPS Marketplace App allows you to easily browse and discover resources in the IPS Marketplace from within your AdminCP. The new app makes finding fun resources for your community even easier. The first version of the app focuses on browsing resources. Future versions will add more features such as tracking downloaded resources for updates and even streamlined install routines. Please let us know what you think in the IPS Extras forum.
Active IP.Board license holders (and IPS Community Hosting clients) can download the IPS Marketplace app in the IPS Marketplace. Just login with the same email and password you use for the IPS client area.
We hope you enjoy these two new extras added to our already great list of IPS-customer perks!
#1905522 Private Chat?
Posted
on 28 January 2010 - 11:26 AM
We don't have a time scale as such. We are current designing the back-end requirements for private chats, multiple rooms, etc. which is the hard part. Once that is done we can roll out an upgrade. We can probably post an update on that in the next week or two.
#1904859 Private Chat?
Posted
on 27 January 2010 - 05:07 AM
Multiple Rooms and private chatting would be very interesting features!
Maybe only for the paid chat service...
Maybe only for the paid chat service...
#1896184 Admin/Mod Invisibility
Posted
on 06 January 2010 - 12:57 PM
It would be great if admins and/or mods could be invisible in the chat room, for silent moderation purposes, and just to check in on things without members' knowledge.
#1907489 Moderated Chat Feedback
Posted
on 01 February 2010 - 08:32 AM
An emergency 'blank screen' system would be useful to completely wipe out the conversation on the screen. Albeit very rarely, we do occasionally have idiots posting illegal links, and the ability to be able to zap the entire conversation history at a push of a button would be useful. It would also be useful if somebody has said something that they regretted (yes, I am thinking Friday / Saturday night posting here!) The only alternative at present is to mass flood the chat until the offending message is cleared.
