.Peter

Way it works now:

• IP.Board Standard License = $175 + $25 renewal

Way it will work after change:

• IPS Community Suite  = $100 no renewal
  
  • IP.Board = $75 + $25 renewal

So same pricing just presented differently

We will get to it.  There's only so much we can do in any given release.  XML output support for Content, quite frankly, is very very low priority compared to many other requested things we worked on for the last release.

I know it has been mentioned before but I have to say it again. I'd give about anything to have global sidebars on my forum. Right now I've got the sidebar active on the portal and forum index, but it would be VERY useful to have it on every page. (forum view, topic view, ect). I just moved a site from vB to IPB and this is the only problem I've ran into. Thanks for taking the time to read my suggestion.

This is a longer term goal we are working towards, but it is not a possibility as of yet.

Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of IP.Board 3.3.0 and IP.Content 2.3.0!

Everyone at IPS is very proud of IP.Board 3.3.0 and IP.Content 2.3.0 updates. We have worked hard to create a quality, modern community platform and the feedback from our clients has been tremendous.

We are releasing the following new software:


IP.Board 3.3.0
Fully featured community platform including forums, members profiles, calendar, status system, integration, and much, much more.


IP.Content 2.3.0
Content management for your community - run a full web site or a simple community portal. The possibilities are endless.

Release Notes

Though IP.Board 3.3.0 and IP.Content 2.3.0 have been tested for months, you never know what you are going to get when thousands of people start using it overnight. Therefore: now that IP.Board 3.3.0 and IP.Content 2.3.0 will be used by a much larger audience we will probably come across as yet undiscovered bugs. You can expect maintenance releases as we work quickly to address any issues reported.

• We are now providing technical support and services for IP.Board 3.3.0 and IP.Content 2.3.0. As you might imagine, many thousands of clients will be asking for help so please note that if you request upgrade or install assistance that there could be a delay up to a few days to process that request.
  
• You may wish to take advantage of the automatic upload service in the client area to help upgrade your version.
  
• We may reply to this topic with hot-fix patches or notes if any critical issues come up so please use the "Follow this Topic" feature to get notified.
  
• If you experience any problems, before submitting a ticket, please disable all third party applications and hooks.
  
• You may wish to check our knowledge base for common upgrade issues.

What's new in IP.Board 3.3

In addition to this list there are countless other minor improvements and changes based on client feedback too numerous to mention. IP.Board 3.3 was all about polish so we hope you enjoy it.

Archive System: New feature to archive off topics to remove post table overhead
Warning System: New more flexible feature replaces old warning system
SEO Update: 'Dead end' links, unfriendly error pages, metadata tags, bounce rates
SEO Update: Banned users
SEO Update: Duplicate title tags, profile tabs, skin and language selectors, direct links to posts
SEO Update: Microformat and Schema Updates
SEO Update: Changes to tags, guests and unread links, title tags, soft 404s and schema additions for ratings
Performance Updates: Improving topic markers, today's top posters, post table access
Auto-share on posting: Tweet and share to Facebook when creating a topic
Reputation Updates: Like/reputation updates on a user's profile
Miscellaneous Updates: Log-in autosave, emoticons in signatures, log in as a member, duplicate forum, system schedular as a CRON and more.
Applications and Hook Updates: Application ordering, hook list update, hook settings
Moderation Tools Updates: Hide/Delete/Soft Delete consolidation and interface updates


What's new in IP.Content 2.3

AdminCP Interface Part 1 & Admin CP Interface Part 2: Significant ACP interface changes to improve consistency, usability, clarity and approachability
SEO Improvements: Duplication, header code, meta tag, page title and on-page HTML improvements, as well as a new URL memory system
Commenting & Other Enhancements: Improvements to commenting, quick navigation panel integration, reporting, reputation support and other article/database enhancements
New Features: Currently viewing plugin block and shared media field for databases
Tagging: Tag support implemented and a new tag cloud plugin block made available
Navigation Bar: Full tab control for the primary navigation bar
Relational Fields: Type-ahead relational fields and automatic cross-linking of related content
Nexus: Nexus package, purchase, support request, shipping, invoices and transaction feeds, and donation plugin block
Block Templates: New block templates functionality allowing developers to more easily share blocks and quality block templates
Odds & Ends: Updated default installation, ModCP integration, improved ACP logging, teaser paragraph article field and interface improvements

bfarber, on 20 July 2011 - 08:29 AM, said:

This response was unexpected and I was happy to hear this.
But I am stuck with vB4 due to some features of my site and the time required to re-configure eyerything in the way I want.

I was astonished today when I read your blog post here. JUST WOW!!
vB is not listening to anyone at all and here you are thinking of features which cloud be useful and including them. I started this topic only two months ago.How can you be this fast? And that speed limiting feature is more than a great addition.

I just wanted to say that even though I am not using IPB for my site, I have become a BIG fan of IPS. I remember how I compared IPB with vB six years ago and started my site with vB BUT now IPB has left vB FAR behind. I am not a customer of IPS (not yet) BUT I am a member of a lot forums powered by IPB and I like the efforts of everyone at IPS.

May be coming from me (customer of another software) it doesnt mean much BUT I said what I have in my mind.

Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of IP.Board 3.2.3, IP.Calendar 3.2.2, IP.Downloads 2.4.2, and IP.Content 2.2.2!

These are maintenance releases after our highly anticipated release of IP.Board 3.2 and its related applications. These releases fix many reported issues.

We are releasing the following new software:


IP.Board 3.2.3
Fully featured community platform including forums, members profiles, status system, integration, and much, much more.


IP.Calendar 3.2.2
Event calendar for your community with multiple calendars, public/private events, and iCal support.


IP.Downloads 2.4.2
Complete file management application including file version control, commenting, and forum topic linking.


IP.Content 2.2.2
Content management for your community - run a full web site or a simple community portal. The possibilities are endless.




What's New

In addition to many fixes for reported issues, the following changes have been made:

• IP.Content: WYSIWYG fields now allow you to configure how to handle line breaks when HTML is accepted
  
• IP.Calendar: Users can now un-RSVP themselves from events
  
• IP.Board: HTML emails
  
• IP.Board: URL photo import
  
• IP.Board: Autosave and editor live-switching in ACP

While probably not necessary, you should probably consult an actual lawyer for legal advice - take anything anyone tells you on a forum with a pinch of salt

I'm against the labeling of "follow". Sounds like that monstrosity called twitter and one of the things I dislike about xF. It took me some time to get over my gripe with it on xF but I still rather not have it called "followers". Friends sounds more personal whereas "follow" sounds like fandom or submission, it could use more functionality like you said but leave that kind of labeling to mindless social networks.

The first public preview of IP.Board 3.2.0 is now available!

http://internal32.invisionpower.com

Please visit and let us know what you think. Be sure to read the welcome announcement first for guidelines on feedback.

Enjoy!

View the full article

Installation

1 - In your ACP, Go to the tab "Look & feel".

2 - Click "Manage Languages" in the left sidebar.

3 - In the English (USA) pack’s menu, choose “Copy language pack” .... This will create a new package named English (USA)(COPY).

4 - Rename the package to Français (France) and set the language locale to fr_FR (or fr_FR.UTF-8 if you have problems with accents on the month).

5 - If it does not exist, create the folder “translate” in the root of your forum.

    Note: leave this folder empty for now.  Step 6 will automatically fill with the English files. You replace them with the files in French to Step 7.

6 - In the menu of the pack Français (France), select "Translate externally...".

7 - Send the folder “translate” contained in this package to the root of your forum, choosing to overwrite the existing files created by IP.Board English in the previous step.

8 - Go back to your ACP, click “Select All” and then at the bottom on “Import Selected Files”.

    (If this results on a permanent error "Fatal error: Allowed memory size of ...", do  not select all the files but only a few to import small batches. Repeat until you have imported all the files.)

9 - Once the import is done, click on the link “recache this set”
    Once the reconstruction of the cache is complete, click on the link “here to go there now” and click on the button “Finish and Remove.
    The French translation is now installed for IP.Board.


To set french pack as default language:

Log in to your ACP.
Go to the tab "Look & Feel".
Click "Manage Languages" in the left sidebar.
On the pack Français (France), choose “Edit” ....
Set the Default Language option? confirm by clicking Yes  and save.
You now have a green check mark appears in column (Default Language) on the line Pack Français (France).
You just have to choose French (France) in the list of languages on the public forums so that your account uses French.

Problem of ”language local” (may occurs)

If the line Français (France) date is not in French or the sample does not match currency 12 345 231,12 €, then edit the pack: Français (France) and replace “fr_FR”  by “fr_FR.UTF-8”. If this does not work, check with your provider to know the local that are installed on your server.


I hope it helps you

Probably not the place to post this, although it's not intended to hi-jack the thread but I already miss the name reference, the way the renewed/active licences displayed seperately away from the non-active ones.

Looks much nicer but apart from that it's like taking a step back.

Im in the process of trying to build a my IP Content driven site,  and im hitting many snags around programming,  using my own code and various other adjustments,    I have to keep trying to find information on the Invision forums although im finding it incredibly difficult.

8 times out of 10 my search is rejected due to lack of character length or some other reason.

I wanted to read more on using custom PHP in my blocks,  I search for  "using PHP in blocks" .. i get

Quote

So i try "code in blocks" I get the same PLUS another error saying the word "code" is not allowed..  Seriously why ?   You offer products that require people to write code, but searching for the term "code" is not allowed ?    

Im sure there is some intelligent and security conscious reason for this,  but from a user experience point of view its horrible .. I have to revise my search queries 3 or 4 times before its actually accepted.  

I wanted to know what IP Tracker was , as I didnt know but the name sounded good .. I search for "IP Tracker",  the name of one of your products and get the same error, seriously.

Infact iv been trying to search for things all day and getting no where,  im actually using  google.com and passing     site:invisionpower.com some search  to actually search the forums here because I find it so difficult to use the search function.

I was a long time PHPBB user,  then SMF,  then vBulletin and now IPB , but this is the only time Iv ever struggled to get information so much.   In my opinion search some should fluid,  it should be quick and easy and not require logic or check boxes, forms and multiple selections,  Google has mastered this and thats why they're the kings of search.  

Am I the only person who really dislikes the search feature around here?

Lewis P, on 09 January 2011 - 03:17 PM, said:

I don't entirely agree with that. We should compare with Facebook, Twitter, VB and every other form of communication out there if we are to get ahead of these and create something much better which will draw people in to post. In fact IPB should be looking at ways to draw these social network posters back to forums. Implementing ways to post on these social networking sites from IPB IMO only pushes them to use them more and defeats the object of trying to keep our members on our boards.

The only difference between sites like Facebook and Twitter and IPB is the fact we are specialized in our particular field, our content is easier to be looked up and read like an archive, whereas FB and Twitter move so fast something which was posted is very hard to find for future reading.

One huge beneficial aspect Facebook has are the games and social activities which are done as groups, I would like to see this kind of thing officially implemented into IPB. It has been proven if an arcade is added for example, members will spend much more time on the forums especially if they are competing against other members. If they can also create and manage their own groups within a forum for whatever reason, be it their favourite music genre or to arrange online games together we would see an increase in the time spent on the forum leading to them using other areas more. If you look at Twitter, the speed the user is able to post messages up is the key here and this is why my members love the IPShoutbox. I would also like to see something like Facebook's wall where all content is updated as it happens and they can comment on them from there, I don't particularly like how the view new content is split up depending on application and would rather this altogether in one part.

So IPB should be looking at as many ways as possible to keep our members active and happy on OUR boards not sending them to other social networks, but these social network site also hold a very important key to the future of forums.