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Version 2.4.2112 was one of many small patch releases that were put in place over the past few weeks to address bugs and smaller usability issues. New Features & Enhancements New SEO Options...

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  • Version 3.0.2428 Release Notes
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    Posted by Matt Rosen, 5 days ago
    New Features
    1. Support for Google Webmaster Tools
      In the Manage Community area there is now a section entitled 'Google Tools' which is where you can set up Google Analytics and now Google Webmaster Tools as well. You can sign up for a webmaster tools account at www.google.com/webmasters.
    2. Custom HTML Community Header
      Under the header section in the Customize Your Theme page there is now a text block that allows you to enter custom HTML to use for your community header. This allows community owners to design their own header area using text, links, tables, etc.
    3. New Features and Menu Items Page
      The features and menu items page in the Manage Community section has been updated to make it easier to organize the features and pages in your community and control how they are displayed in the community menu. The main page in the features and menu items area contains more detailed instructions on how to use the new interface.
    4. New Configure Permissions Page
      The configure permissions page has also been updated to make it easier to use, especially for larger communities with lots of features and members. The features list on the left hand side is now a tree like on the features and menu items page instead of a flat list. To add new members or groups to a feature's permisisons there is now a type-ahead text box that will allow you to search from the members and groups in the community to find the one you want to add.
    5. Page-Specific SEO Settings
      In the features and menu items section, if you click on a particular feature you can now set the page title, description, and search keywords for that page. This gives community owners more control over how each page within the community is seen and indexed by search engines.
    Published 29 June 2009 - 0 comments
  • Version 3.0.2401 Release Notes
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    Posted by Matt Rosen, Jun 02, 2009
    Tonight we have upgraded to version 3.0 of the Orbius Social Community Platform. The 3.0 version primarily consists of significant changes to the underlying code which will prepare us to implement a number of new features and enhancements that we have planned for the near future. The first of these new features is an integrated help system that will be available to members and administrators of Orbius communities.

    Orbius Help System
    The new help system can be accessed at any time by clicking on the question mark icon next to your name in the title area of the member toolbox widget on the right hand side of every page. In addition, new members will see a 'Getting Started' widget on their member pages to help them get started using the community. The default 'Getting Started' widget text can be seen under the 'Community Member Help' section of the help system, but community administrators also have the ability to customize that text to be more specific to their community in the 'Manage Community' area.

    The help system content will continue to be filled out over the next few weeks.

    Updated Text Editor
    In this release we have also introduced the updated version of the text editor that is used for rich text formatting throughout the site. It looks and works the same as the old version, but it should now work in the google chrome browser and several other bugs have been fixed as well.


    Published 02 June 2009 - 2 comments
  • Version 2.4.2122 Release Notes
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    Posted by Matt Rosen, Mar 23, 2009
    New Features & Enhancements

    Enhanced Survey Feature     - The survey feature has been updated to allow invitations to take surveys to be sent out to a list of email addresses of people who are not members of the Orbius community. The invitation emails contain an invitation code that ensures that each response to the survey can be matched to the person who submitted it and that each person can only participate in a survey one time. The surveys feature can now be added by using the 'Add New Feature' link instead of through the manage community area.

    Increased Member Privacy - The content within a member's page in a community is only visible to other members of the community by default, and non-members see the access denied page if they try to view a member's page. However on the access denied page the member's name and picture are visible, so their name can be indexed by search engines, which is a privacy concern for many users. All information about the member has been removed from the access denied page shown when an unauthenticated user tries to view their page. This should prevent members' names from being indexed by search engines unless they specifically choose to have their member page be public.
    Published 23 March 2009
  • Version 2.4.2112 Release Notes
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    Posted by Matt Rosen, Mar 13, 2009
    Version 2.4.2112 was one of many small patch releases that were put in place over the past few weeks to address bugs and smaller usability issues.

    New Features & Enhancements

    New SEO Options - Some new options were added to the 'Name, Icon, & Description' page within the manage community area to allow for better search engine optimization (SEO). You can now set the title of your community separately from the name so that search engines can index a longer, more descriptive title. In addition you can now also add search keywords that will be placed within the HTML code of the page and picked up by search engines.

    Consolidated Administration Links - The links under the administration section of the toolbox on the right hand side of all communities have been consolidated into manage community and manage group drop down lists. This greatly reduces the amount of space these links occupy on each page as well as provides easier access to some of the more commonly used management features.

    Search Added to Manage Members Page - A member search box was added to the manage members page in the manage community area to allow community owners to find specific members easily without having to page through a long list.

    Bug Fixes
    1. When someone encounters a no-access page and then logs in, they will now be properly redirected to the page they were initially trying to view.
    2. The advanced search option should now work correctly in the group members page.
    3. Adding attachments to text blocks within a library page should no longer create a bad link on the library homepage.
    4. A user's email address will now be shown next to their name when they request membership in a community so that the community owner can contact them if necessary.
    Published 13 March 2009 - 0 comments
  • Version 2.4.2022 Release Notes
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    Posted by Matt Rosen, Feb 23, 2009
    New Features

    Updated e-Newsletter Feature     - You can now add an e-newsletter to your Orbius community through the 'Add a New Feature' link instead of through the 'Manage Community' area. The updated newsletter feature allows you to create and manage a distribution list of email addresses that each posted newsletter will be sent to (in addition to all community members). Newsletter emails sent to non-members through the distribution list will contain a link at the bottom to allow the user to unsubscribe from the newsletter so that it is CAN-SPAM act compliant.

    Notification Preferences - There are new notification preferences in the 'My Account Settings' page to give members more detailed control of the emails they receive. Members can choose to receive an email notification when new content is posted in the community such as blogs, newsletters, forum posts, photos, etc. and alo when someone comments on their member page.

    Block Members - Members now have the ability to block other community members from contacting them. You can block a member by clicking the 'Block Member' link on the member's home page, or in the popout box that appears when you hover the mouse over the member's name or picture.

    Report Content - Members now have the ability to report content that they find to be abusive or inappropriate to the community administrators for review. There is a 'report' link that now appears next to comments and forum posts which will allow you to report the post. When content is reported the community administrators will receive an email with a link to the content in question and can choose to delete it if they agree with the complaint.
    Published 23 February 2009 - 0 comments
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