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I need the money to pay for the new licenses first, but there will be updates soonish.  Maybe a month or so.

We need the updates for some security patches as well as some performance enhancements.

Here's what to expect, don't ask me what any of this means, I didn't read it.

What's new in 4.6.0?

 

Well, friends, what a journey we've been on since we started work on Invision Community 4.6.0.

With 11 developers accumulating 934 commits over 3,157 files changing 120,281 lines of code, we're ready to show it to the world.

Along with over 260 bug fixes, this new release contains some great new functionality. Let's take a look at what's new.

Achievements
Achievements, badges, ranks, rules, gamification, whatever you want to call it, this is the most significant feature for Invision Community 4.6.0. This brings a whole new level of earning and showing trust to other members while gently nudging more quality contributions to your community.

 

Zapier integration
Do you want new member registrations to magically appear in a Google spreadsheet? Perhaps you want members who opt-in for newsletters to be added to Mailchimp or ActiveCampaign. Cloud and Enterprise customers can do all this and more without writing a single line of code, thanks to Zapier.

 

Web app and push notifications
We took the time to round out our PWA (progressive web application) framework for 4.6.0 to include service workers, push notifications and more. I barely understand it, but Rikki takes you through the changes in our blog entry.

 

Anonymous posting
For some types of community, where discussion topics are particularly sensitive, community owners want to make sure that members register with their real details but are given the option to post anonymously where appropriate. For example, organisations dealing with abuse or sensitive topics might want the member to feel safe and disinhibited to post info without fear of being identified by the rest of the community.

 

Solved content
In Invision Community 4.6.0, we have rounded out our "solved" feature by allowing the feature to be enabled on a regular forum, along with notifications, statistics and more.

 

Show when a team member has replied
When you're scanning a list of topics, it's helpful to know when a community team member has replied, as these replies tend to have more authority and are more likely to resolve an issue. 4.6.0 adds a feature to show when a member of the team has replied.

 

Health dashboard
As Invision Community is a top of the line community platform with excellent developers and an amazing QA team, it's unlikely ever to go wrong. On the infrequent occasions that you need to identify potential issues within your community, the new health dashboard makes it easier to diagnose problems and request support.

 

Spam improvements
Our Enterprise customers run very visible and very busy communities. One of the pain points they had was identifying and limiting the annoyance of spam within the community. We created a new round of improvements based on that feedback to mitigate spam, and these changes are available to all Invision Community owners with 4.6.0.

Cloud and Enterprise customers will also benefit from multiple under-the-hood optimisations for our cloud platform, including better caching of resources for faster response times.

Let me know in the comments which feature you're looking forward to the most!

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Crap, I wasn't begging for dollars, but always appreciate them.  I have a separate account I keep for web stuff, it's an official business.  There are fees for the software (I'm not saying how much) and I have three sites that need to be updated.  I don't have the funds now, but will soon.

Anyhow, there are many add - ons for these sites, themes at a minimum, that still need to be updated for the new version.  Waiting a month isn't terrible.

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10 minutes ago, Kzoo said:

Does this mean that after the security patches, @Razors Edge will be locked out?  Things are looking up.

I think the near record sky-rocketing of the n00b into the TOP TEN has scared some folks.  I think SW would be better served setting up some sort of post throttling function, so you could set the n00bs to a max of a dozen posts allowed per day.  That would keep the OG in the top spots, regardless of actual performance. 

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32 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

I think the near record sky-rocketing of the n00b into the TOP TEN has scared some folks.  I think SW would be better served setting up some sort of post throttling function, so you could set the n00bs to a max of a dozen posts allowed per day.  That would keep the OG in the top spots, regardless of actual performance. 

And I think you are delusional.  And no one I know is scared of you are your fictional placement on this forum.

Say this to yourself very slowly 10 times "I am nothing but a n00b"

 

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1 minute ago, Digital_photog said:

How did @Razors Edgeget some much reputation in such a short time?  Is is content really that great?

Maybe he just talks a lot. :scratchhead:

 

Just now, Digital_photog said:

You only think? You haven't read enough of his posts to know yet?

 

This is a lot like poking a nest of hornets.

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1 hour ago, Square Wheels said:

Crap, I wasn't begging for dollars, but always appreciate them.  I have a separate account I keep for web stuff, it's an official business.  There are fees for the software (I'm not saying how much) and I have three sites that need to be updated.  I don't have the funds now, but will soon.

Anyhow, there are many add - ons for these sites, themes at a minimum, that still need to be updated for the new version.  Waiting a month isn't terrible.

I bought naming rights.  May do this on a regular basis.  How and when do my naming rights take place?

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11 minutes ago, Airehead said:

If you remind me how, I will buy a new membership.  I appreciate what you do for us

Go to the top of the page and click on STORE.  Pretty easy after that.

I cannot wait to rename this place the White Tofu Lentil Chili Forum!  

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55 minutes ago, Square Wheels said:

Several of you bought memberships, even if you already had them.  You guys are awesome.  Really, I wasn't trolling for money, but it does help!

Some folks - I won't name @jsharr - seem to have ulterior and more sinister motivations!  I think they're trying to stir up a Civil War where @Randomguy is forced to finally come down south and fix a problem that has been brewing for too long :angry:  This BS Texas chili is gonna ruin a LOT of things for the rest of us.

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