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  • 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.
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  • 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.


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  • 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    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    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    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    Bookmark and Share
  • Version 3.0.2519 Release Notes
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    Posted by Matt Rosen, Jul 20, 2009
    New Features & Enhancements

    Updated ContentSpace Feature - The ContentSpace feature has been updated to allow files to be easily organized into folders instead of one flat list. There is now a tree view on the left side that allows you to browse the files and folders you have created. You can also upload up to 5 files at once and there is an upload progress bar so you can follow the progress of large uploads. When you click on a file to view its details you now can see more information about the file including icons to easily identify the file type and previews for images.

    Data Collection Form Tool     - There is now a new data collection form tool that can be used to allow users of your community to submit comments or feedback to the community owners. In the standard version of the tool you can choose from pre-configured form templates which you can then customize to look how you would like. In the premium version of the form tool you can create and edit the form fields to collect different information from users. Please contact sales@orbius.com for information on upgrading to the premium version of the form tool.

    Google AdSense Widget - There is now a Google AdSense widget that allows you to put advertisements on your site that are linked to your own Google AdSense account. You can sign up for Google AdSense at http://www.google.com/adsense.
    Published 20 July 2009 - 1 comment    Bookmark and Share
  • Version 3.0.2428 Release Notes
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    Posted by Matt Rosen, Jun 29, 2009
    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    Bookmark and Share
  • 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    Bookmark and Share
  • 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    Bookmark and Share
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