• v3.6.0 - HTML5 Video
• v3.6.0 Progress Report - Part 1
• v3.6.0 Progress Report - Part 2
• v3.6.0 SEO - HTML5 Microdata
• v3.6.0 SEO - Progress Report - Part 2

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Upgrading from v3.5.1(build2)

upload/theme/frontend/default/style/default/css/forum.css
upload/theme/frontend/default/style/default/css/layout.css
upload/theme/mobile/default/template/template.html.php
upload/include/library/phpfox/phpfox/phpfox.class.php
upload/include/library/phpfox/image/library/gd.class.php
upload/module/pages/include/service/pages.class.php
upload/module/feed/template/default/block/content.html.php
upload/module/feed/template/default/block/display.html.php
upload/module/feed/include/service/feed.class.php
upload/module/feed/include/component/block/display.class.php
upload/module/feed/include/component/block/comment.class.php
upload/module/janrain/include/component/ajax/ajax.class.php
upload/module/janrain/include/component/controller/login.class.php
upload/module/janrain/include/plugin/theme_template_body__end.php
upload/module/janrain/include/service/janrain.class.php
upload/module/janrain/template/default/controller/login.html.php
upload/module/blog/include/component/controller/index.class.php
upload/module/like/include/service/process.class.php
upload/module/like/include/service/like.class.php
upload/module/like/include/component/ajax/ajax.class.php
upload/module/like/include/component/block/browse.class.php
upload/module/like/include/component/block/displayactions.class.php
upload/module/like/include/component/block/link.class.php
upload/module/like/template/default/block/link.html.php
upload/module/like/template/default/block/browse.html.php
upload/module/like/template/default/block/display.html.php
upload/module/like/template/default/block/displayactions.html.php
upload/module/core/include/plugin/core.template_block_comment_border_new.php
upload/module/profile/include/service/profile.class.php
upload/module/profile/include/component/block/header.class.php
upload/module/comment/include/component/block/mini.class.php
upload/module/comment/template/default/block/mini.html.php
upload/static/jscript/main.js

Upgrading from any version lower then v3.5.1 (build 2)

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Pins Add Ons

• Pins Lite Version

Show shared elements on your site using Pinterest style. This version of Pins is a good starting point for your budget. Note that there is an advanced version of Pins, listed below, that has a lot of extensions and options.


• Pins – Browse Members

Browse members in a pinterest-like layout with filters by gender and country.



• PinFox Theme

Add a Pinterest looking theme to your site. From the developer's description:
“Clean white and gray template inspired by simplicity of Pinterest.com and Via.me”



• Pins – Advanced Version

Note that with this purchase you will need to purchase at least one Pins Module Extension to go with it as this is just the main Pin part of the Pins Advanced Modules. We recommend you visit the developer's demo to get a feel for everything this module offers.

Pins Advanced Module as described by the developer:
“There are filters and a search form.
There is not any special configuration to do, just install and play.
You can define the size of pins on CSS, or you can define how many items per page show and which media shows from AdminCP.”


From the developer's add on description:
“Provide your users an attractive media viewing & browsing experience for all Shared Media (such as photo, video, blog, poll, quiz, forum, marketplace, music, event, user status update and many others default media or third party).
Just install this on your website to take Media Browse to the next level. Provides great user experience using pretty Photo or PHPFox Theater mode. Well designed and coded taking in mind performance and the extensibility with all media.”

The Profile Pins replaces the profile activity feed of PHPFox so for this you would disable the default PHPFox profile feed. The same holds true for Wall Pins – you would disable the PHPFox main feed to show wall pins.


An example of the Pins for Photos shows how your photos can display when using the Pins Module.


Macagoraga has offered a special 33% discount on his Pins Advanced module when you use the discount code inFocusPin33 and is valid from 29 March to 5 April! It is valid for

http://macagoraga.com/forum/store/product/18-pin-package-i/
http://macagoraga.com/forum/store/product/19-pin-package-ii/
http://macagoraga.com/forum/store/product/20-pin-package-iii/

Enjoy your pins!


Be sure to hit the Like button if you like this article!]]> http://www.phpfox.com/profile-data66/blog/infocus-how-to-create-a-site-with-pinterest-features/ Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:46:52 +0000 data66 http://www.phpfox.com/profile-natio/blog/v3-6-0-updates-part-1/ v3.6.0 and what is being done to improve overall performance. Our first s...]]> v3.6.0 and what is being done to improve overall performance. Our first step was to setup a load balanced server environment. To do this we setup both Apache and Nginx. For both environments we set them up to use Alternative PHP Cache (APC) and Memcached.

Both servers have the feature to GZIP CSS/JS files enabled and to unset both Pragma and ETag's.

We plan on running benchmarks on both server environments next week so further fine tuning on the actual servers will take place then.

With our servers setup we looked into combining our CSS and Javascript into 1 minified file. With this option enabled it will combine all of your CSS and Javascript for a specific page into 1 CSS and 1 Javascript file. We also added the option to push these files to a Content Delivery Network (CDN). The minified Javascript file is placed at the end of your page, giving the end-user an overall better browsing experience. The only "annoyance" at this time is the first time you visit a page it takes several seconds since it has to minify the data and send it to a CDN, however after that it's smooth sailing.

Our current task is to drop the total number of SQL queries. We started work on the dashboard, which is where we have the main activity feed. This page on the current stable release has up to 70 queries to the database. With v3.6.0 we have brought this down to 5. This new caching system is off by default and is designed for those that use a caching system other then the default file cache.

With our tests we are using Memcached as this allows us to spread our product across several servers. Take for example the 2 test environments we have up and running. Both Apache and Nginx are running 4 separate but identical load balanced servers with the sole purpose to process incoming HTTP requests and nothing more. All cache related information including templates are stored on a group of Memcached servers, which at this time we have 4 up and running.

Each activity feed has its own set of sub queries. With v3.6.0 we cache each feed and this includes the information about the feed, likes and comments. When information is pushed to that specific feed such as a person liking or commenting on it we refresh the cache for that feed. This same routine is now being applied to other areas of the site as we try to drop as much interaction with the database as we can and instead use the servers memory. We are currently working on users profiles and should have this done by next week so we can run some benchmarks.

Stay tuned for more updates.]]> http://www.phpfox.com/profile-natio/blog/v3-6-0-updates-part-1/ Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:19:01 +0000 Raymond Benc http://www.phpfox.com/profile-data66/blog/new-moderator-2/
We just wanted to take a moment to welcome Mostlymom to our staff of moderators. She has proven to be a very valuable asset to the co...]]>
We just wanted to take a moment to welcome Mostlymom to our staff of moderators. She has proven to be a very valuable asset to the community and offered assistance to a multitude of clients.

For all the assistance and guidance she has provided in the forums the PHPFox management is very thankful.

Welcome to the team Mostlymom!]]> http://www.phpfox.com/profile-data66/blog/new-moderator-2/ Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:04:10 +0000 data66 http://www.phpfox.com/profile-natio/blog/testing-nginx-with-phpfox/ PHPFox v3.6.0 Speed, Security & SEO Improvements" we have been focused on making the product a lot more responsive. Our ...]]> PHPFox v3.6.0 Speed, Security & SEO Improvements" we have been focused on making the product a lot more responsive. Our first step is to look into caching as much information as we can without the need to run unnecessary queries to the database. In the past week this has allowed us to drop the loading time for our activity feed from 2.5 seconds down to 0.9 (note these figures are for PHP execution times). Now this is all sounds good, but can it hold up under pressure from more users? We have 2 server environments setup. One running the common Apache web server and the other Nginx.

Our Apache setup can be found here: http://oncloud.group.ly/
Nginx, can be found here: http://50.56.49.131/

Both use the same database and all the content is identical so if you have an account on one you will have the same account on the other. During this week we will be running extensive stress tests on both sites and see which one can handle the load. So far we have seen minor improvements with Nginx on general load times by simply refreshing the page, however we see the benefits when we hit the server with more simultaneous users.

Feel free to test out both sites when you have time and share any differences you can feel between the two.]]> http://www.phpfox.com/profile-natio/blog/testing-nginx-with-phpfox/ Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:24:36 +0000 Raymond Benc