Highlights of phpFox Version 3 (Part 5)
Posted August 30, 2011 by Raymond Benc in phpFox v3
This is a continuation of our ongoing highlight of phpFox version 3.
Version 3 will see its first public release tomorrow (August 31st) as v3.0.0beta1.
For past highlights of v3 be sure to check out:
- Highlights of phpFox Version 3
- Highlights of phpFox Version 3 (Part 2)
- Highlights of phpFox Version 3 (Part 3)
- Highlights of phpFox Version 3 (Part 4)
- v3 Mobile Theme Teaser
- v3 Introduces DnD Mode
- 4 Flavors of V3
- v3 Final Touches and Cleanup
Page Widgets
Your users can now create pages with v3 and on top of that they can create custom widgets for each of their pages. These widgets can be a block or a sub-section of a page.
Apps
v3 will introduce Apps, which is a new module that will open the door to 3rd party developers to easily create and maintain their apps. Similar to how apps work on sites like Facebook, each app is stored and maintained by the 3rd party developer. There is no source modifications and updating apps will be a breeze as this can be done by the developers at anytime direct on their servers. All apps will use a very simple yet secure API routine, which will give them all the information they need to build an app.Browsing Apps
Installing an App
Viewing an App
API Doc
New Flavor - Density
We have added another flavor for v3 and this one is a lot darker then our last 4.
Custom Friends List
Users can create custom friends list, which builds a global list for their privacy settings. They can also publish this list to be publicly displayed on their profile.Managing custom friends list.
Custom friends list on a users profile.
New Search Engine
Our search engine for v3 has been rebuilt to pick up a lot more relevant results and all of this in one spot. Finding friends is a breeze as users can simply start typing a friends name and a drop down will appear attempting to find the right friend for them.Live Search
Search Results
Improved Privacy Settings
When adding items on the site (eg. blogs, photos, polls etc...) users can set their privacy for that item. It can be set to Everyone, Friends, Friends of Friends, Only Me or Customize. If they select Customize this allows them to select one of their custom friends list so only those set of friends can view the item. To make things easier we have also grouped all these settings in one location where it will remember the default privacy settings for a specific item.Custom friends list when adding items.
Managing privacy settings.
Like a Comment
With our addition to Like almost anything posted on the site we also include the ability to Like comments.
Refresh Activity Feed
We provide a setting to notify a user if there are new feeds in the activity feed and a link to refresh the feed to show all the new entries.
Profile Designer - Highlighting
We provide a highlighting feature with v3 to identify the area a user is planning to design as a visual guide.Easily Create Events
We have added a new block within the sites home page so your users can easily create events.
Profile Picture Album
Profile pictures are now stored in its own photo album.
Easily Share/Post on Facebook & Twitter
You can now easily share a post with sites like Facebook and/or Twitter.
Google +1, Facebook Like & Twitter Tweet Included
When viewing an item we include Google +1, Facebook Like & Twitter Tweet.
Facebook Connect Mobile
v3 now includes support for Facebook Connect to work on the mobile version.
Drop Down Search within AdminCP
Finding settings within the AdminCP has gotten easier with a live drop down search.
AdminCP Quick Submit
To make things easier when managing items within the AdminCP we introduce a fixed submit bar so you can access the submit button no matter where you are on the page. Very helpful when a page is rather long like when editing language phrases.
