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  • Ask an Expert Application Upgrade
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    Posted by Matt Rosen, 3 weeks ago
    Last night the ask an expert applications were upgraded to the new version in all communities. The new version looks and works similar to the old version, however it provides a number of new features including:
    • The ability to search specifically within the ask an expert application.
    • The ability to allow community members to post answers to questions, without giving them the ability to approve/edit new questions.
    • The ability to change the template used to display the list of questions.
    • The ability to allow non-members to post questions.
    If you find any issues or have any questions about the new ask an expert application, please email support@orbius.com.
    Published 10 August 2010 - 0 comments (View/Post Comments)    Bookmark and Share
  • Discussion Forum Application Upgrade
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    Posted by Matt Rosen, Jul 26, 2010
    Last night the discussion forum applications were upgraded to the new version in all communities. The new version looks and works very similar to the old version, however it provides a number of new features including:
    • The ability to search for posts specifically within the discussion forum application.
    • The ability to require administrator approval of posts before they are published.
    • The ability to change the template used to display the lists of posts.
    • The ability to allow non-members to post.
    If you find any issues or have any questions about the new discussion forum application, please email support@orbius.com.
    Published 26 July 2010 - 0 comments (View/Post Comments)    Bookmark and Share
  • Version 3.5.3518 Release Notes
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    Posted by Matt Rosen, Jun 01, 2010
    New Features & Enhancements

    Community Usage Metrics - A new community usage metrics page has been added to the Manage Community area in all community sites to allow administrators to monitor the activity in their communities and see which members are contributing. You can find it under the 'Tools & Services' section. Please note that this is only available for community sites with members since it is not applicable for static non-member sites.

    New Beta Versions of Applications     - Beta versions of the blog, discussion forum, and image gallery applications are now available on all sites. These new applications have been rebuilt on our new application framework and provide many additional features including application-specific search, content approval workflow, and non-member posting. Please feel free to try them out and send us any feedback. Once the new versions of these applications have been fully tested we will be replacing the old versions with them and upgrading any existing applications as we have already done with the content library application.
    Published 01 June 2010 - 0 comments (View/Post Comments)    Bookmark and Share
  • Microsoft .NET Framework Upgrade
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    Posted by Matt Rosen, May 19, 2010
    Last night the Orbius platform was upgraded to run on the latest version of the Microsoft .NET Framework. This upgrade comes as part of an ongoing effort to make sure that the Orbius platform is using the latest versions of all third party software and services. It is purely a behind-the-scenes upgrade and there should be absolutely no changes to the look or functionality of the Orbius platform as a result of this change. In the event that you experience any issues with your Orbius site or community or have any questions, please contact us at support@orbius.com.

    Thank you,
    Orbius Support Team
    Published 19 May 2010 - 0 comments (View/Post Comments)    Bookmark and Share
  • Version 3.4.3207 Release Notes
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    Posted by Matt Rosen, Feb 08, 2010
    New Features & Enhancements

    Ability to Change Web Addresses/Urls - Administrators now have the ability to change the web address/url of pages or groups within your community as well as the web address/url of the community itself. To change the web address/url of a page, click on manage community or manage group, and then click on the page you want to change in the list on the left. You will see the option to change the web address/url of the page along with the other settings in the center column. You can change the web address/url of the entire community, or of a group within the community by clicking on Community/Group Info & Settings within the manage community or manage group area. Please note that you can only change the web address/url of your community if it is still using the orbius.com domain name. If you want to map your own private domain name to your community you will still need to contact support@orbius.com to do so.

    Ability to Copy and Replace Pages - If you click on an existing content page application from within the manage community or manage group area, you will now see an option to copy that page. That will allow you to copy the entire contents of the selected page either to a new page, or over another existing page. This will allow administrators to make changes to a copy of a live page, instead of directly to the live page itself, and then replace the copy page back over the live page when they are done with their changes.
    Published 08 February 2010 - 0 comments (View/Post Comments)    Bookmark and Share
  • Version 3.3.3117 Release Notes
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    Posted by Matt Rosen, Jan 18, 2010
    New Features & Enhancements

    Updated & Reorganized Community and Group Administration Areas - The administration area for communities and groups has been updated and reorganized. The application and menu item tree will now always be available on the left column since that is the most often used administration page. If you click on an application in the tree on the left you can edit its settings and update its permissions.

    The manage members page has also been updated to have the same functionality as the member directory listing page. You can now search for members by name or by member profile information, you can sort the list of members, and you can export the list of members to excel. This has replaced the old member reports page which was having problems generating reports for larger communities.

    A group administration area has also been added which will provide a similar interface for managing groups as there is for managing communities.

    Updated the File Manager Button - The file manager button that was introduced in the last release in the text editor has been updated to fix a number of issues that have arisen. Administrators can now upload files directly to the text block, as well as to ContentSpace. Files uploaded directly to the text block will be deleted when the text block is deleted, so it should be used for files that are only used in that text block and nowhere else on the site. Non-administrator members will only have the ability to upload files to the text block, and not to ContentSpace since they do not have access to it. There is also the ability to manage the files that have been uploaded to the text block so that files that are no longer used can be deleted.


    Published 18 January 2010 - 0 comments (View/Post Comments)    Bookmark and Share
  • Version 3.3.3110 Release Notes
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    Posted by Matt Rosen, Jan 11, 2010
    New Features & Enhancements

    1. Updated Email Notification Preferences - On the 'My Account Settings' page you will notice that there is now a link to the new email notification preferences page. This page now allows you to subscribe or unsubscribe to each application within the community (or group) separately. This will give users much greater flexibility to choose exactly when they receive an e-mail notification about new content being posted to the community, and reduce email noise. In addition to the notification settings page, there is now a checkbox on comment walls, and discussion forum topics which allows each user to choose whether or not they want to receive an email notification when someone posts a comment or replies to the topic.

      From the administrative side, site administrators can choose which applications will send out email notifications about new content in the 'Applications & Menu Items' page in the 'Manage Community' area. Also, email notifications will no longer be sent to community members when content is edited, only when it is initially published.

    2. Text Block File Manager - A new button has been added to the text editor that can be found within the text block widget and anywhere else that the full text editor appears. The new button looks like the following: and it allows you to add a link in the text block to a file that has been uploaded to the ContentSpace area. It also allows you to upload new files to ContentSpace and organize them into folders. This will replace the old 'Attachments' feature on the text block and it gives the user the ability to modify the file link text and place it wherever they want within the editor.
    Published 11 January 2010 - 0 comments (View/Post Comments)    Bookmark and Share
  • Version 3.2.3008 Release Notes
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    Posted by Matt Rosen, Dec 09, 2009
    New Features & Enhancements

    Directory Application - A new directory application has been added to the platform. The directory application allows you to create a searchable directory of any type of listings. It could be a directory of products, places, or people for example. The directory application allows you to define what the listings are called, and what information is captured for each listing so you can customize it completely to your needs.

    Member Directory Application - The existing members page has been combined with the new directory application to make a more robust member directory application. In addition to showing a searchable listing of all of the community members, community administrators can now also add new members to the list who have not joined the community. This will allow organizations to keep a directory of all of their members even if not all of the members have registered on the online community.

    AddThis.com Content Sharing Support - We have added support for the AddThis.com content sharing/bookmarking service within the Orbius platform. You will now see a "+ Share" button next to most publicly visible content within your Orbius site. This allows users to share or bookmark that content on hundreds of sites around the internet. Doing so will increase the search engine ranking of that content, and your website. If you would like to track the usage of the AddThis buttons on your website, you can sign up for an account on AddThis.com and enter your account name in your Orbius community in the 'Third Party Tools & Services' section within the 'Manage Community' area. You can also turn off the AddThis.com buttons if you do not want them in your site.
    Published 09 December 2009 - 0 comments (View/Post Comments)    Bookmark and Share
  • Version 3.1.2618 Release Notes
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    Posted by Matt Rosen, Aug 19, 2009
    New Features & Enhancements

    1. You can now add and edit text files from within Content Space. The types of text files that can be edited are .txt, .html, .css, and .js. If you click on a folder within Content Space you will see a button that allows you to add a blank text file of one of these types. When you click on the file you will be able to edit its contents in the file preview area.

    2. You can now register links to external css or javascript files in a text block. When you edit a text block you will see a new 'Manage Scripts' link at the bottom. Clicking it will bring up a dialog where you can enter a link to a css or javascript file that you want to be included in the text block. The system will ensure that each file is only linked in once even if it is registered in multiple text blocks on the same page.

    3. Lastly, you can now enter custom HTML in the community footer area. On the footer settings page in the manage community area there is now a rich text editor instead of a simple text box for the footer message.
    Published 19 August 2009 - 1 comment (View/Post Comments)    Bookmark and Share
  • Version 3.1.2607 Release Notes
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    Posted by Matt Rosen, Aug 10, 2009
    New Features and Enhancements

    1. New Widgets Added - New widgets have been added to allow Twitter feeds and TinyChat chat rooms to be placed on pages in the community. Using these widgets you only have to enter the required settings and the code is put in for you so you no longer have to paste the code into text blocks manually.

    2. Updated Menu Item Tree View - The menu tree view on the left side of the 'Features and Menu Items' page and the 'Configure Permissions' page has been updated with new icons to help community owners more easily identify what type of feature each item is. Each feature and menu item type has its own icon and the icon will appear lighter if the item is hidden and not displayed on the menu.

    3. Browser Page Title Update for Blog Posts - When viewing a blog post, the browser page title will now be set to the title of the blog post instead of the name of the community. This will help search engines be able to more easily identify the key words in the title of the blog post and index them accordingly so the post will appear higher in searches for those words.
    Bug Fixes

    1. Fixed a bug with changing the name of a page in the 'Features and Menu Items' section. From now on when you change the name of the page the change should be instantly reflected in the menu tree on the left and on the community navigation menu along the top.

    2. Fixed a bug with removing a member's nick name. If a member removes their nickname in the 'My Community Settings' page it will now revert back to using the first and last name they entered when they registered in the community.

    Published 10 August 2009 - 0 comments (View/Post Comments)    Bookmark and Share
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