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phpFox CDN and Amazon CDN are now available for download directly in the store as we have released the phpFox version 4.5.3. These two apps are now standalone apps and are separated from the core platform of phpFox. In other words, they can be easily installed directly from the store through your AdminCP for free. Why CDN is important? Having CDN or what we call Content Delivery Network on any website is very important as it gives customer satisfaction guarantee by providing fast browsing experience. It is advisable to have a CDN installed on your phpFox site especially if your site is getting bigger. It helps to pull out the needed content of your user from the main storage server to the nearest available. As a result, having these apps installed on your social network site makes your users experience the best browsing ever. Difference between phpFox CDN and Amazon CDN apps. Both apps have file storage functionalities. phpFox CDN stores the files to your specified server storage while the Amazon CDN stores the files in Amazon S3 Service. Installing phpFox CDN will require you a bit knowledge of setting up a server while Amazon CDN doesn't. You just need to get the setting provided by the Amazon S3 and that's it. Advantage of Standalone Apps As you all know, you can also install other core apps of phpFox directly from the store. You can find the list of these apps on this page. Porting these apps and make them as standalone apps from the core platform has a lot of advantages. You can easily select those core apps your site need to install from the store. We are also planning to release all the other core apps of phpFox and make them as standalone apps when we release version 4.6.0. This way, you don't need to worry about your site putting offline whenever you are having any issues. You just need to tell us which app is being affected and we'll fix the affected app itself and not the whole site. As a result, it can save you money and time for fixing the issues. For more details, follow the links below phpFox CDN: https://store.phpfox.com/product/1859/phpfox-cdnAmazon CDN: https://store.phpfox.com/product/1860/amazon-cdnVisit our website at phpFox.com or submit a ticket in your client area if you have any problems with the installation.

We are pleased to announce the release of phpFox 4.5.3. We are talking about the latest stable version of phpFox. This version is focused on only 1 main objective: improving significantly the quality of the Core script. We also studied thoroughly and fixed all the issues you have submitted on phpFox Community and GitHub. You can also find some new features added as we mentioned on our recent blog and you would be surprised about the great changes, improvements, and additional features in this latest version.  Because of this, we are confident to tell that this will be the most stable version of phpFox ever.  We will have full focus on phpFox 4.6.0 to make our Core script even better while you are enjoying this latest version, Fixed Issues We have already fixed all major bugs from 4.5.2. You can get the full list here.Improvements A lot of improvements have been also implemented in this version. Visit here  to view them all NoticeThe phpFox CDN and Amazon CDN are now separated from the Core platform and published as standalone apps from this version 4.5.3. Check out this blog to know more details about these apps. While installing / upgrading platform, phpFox allows admin to choose which apps from Store will be installed/upgraded along with the platform. However, because the newest version of Video and IM apps are so different to the previous ones, if admin wants to use these new apps, admin has to re-check all configurations as well as installation guide of themInstallation InfoDownload Upgrade Instructions Installation Instructions Please note that if you have phpFox 4.5.2 or lower installed, you do need to run the full upgrade routine. Development Updates If you are developers and you have a concern about our changes in the Core script on this version. Please visit here to get more detail information. Change logChanged file listFind bugs with this version? Please report them at our Github tracker.Need support? Don't hesitate to submit tickets right from your account to reach out just visit our website and chat with our live chat agent. We will reply to you very soon then.We hope that you feel interested and joyful in this release. Stay tuned as we will get back with more updates soon.

Latest news from phpFox! Hey, fellas! We have good news for you! Our latest version of phpFox is coming out pretty soon before this month end. We are excited to announce the latest feature improvements in this upcoming version. While you are waiting for the release of phpFox 4.6.0, let us give you this latest version release of phpFox 4.5.3.  This version will have some new features, improvements, and some changes compared to the current version 4.5.2. The list below includes New Features, Changes and ImprovementsAdd new setting "Secure with SSL or TLS" to configure mail server The ability of the site admins to add themselves to be page/group's admins Add some improvements on Photo app as following:Change title/description of setting "Display Profile Photo within Gallery" into "Display User Profile Photos within Gallery" and apply this setting to profile photos only Add new setting "Display User Cover Photos within Gallery" Click on user cover photo/profile photo to go to photo detail pageBreadcrumbs now only show the first and the last level, the rest will be shown if clicking into "..." between them Allow user to expand or collapse a category to show hide all its sub-categories at Front EndException for Pages and Groups App. The feature will be implemented in the standalone apps of Pages and Group after the release of 4.5.3.Allow admin to configure which pagination will be applied to the listing page of each app. There are 3 options to select:  load more, next prev buttons, pagination with page number Add the "Error 500" page Support new log system as following:cron log error on screen in debug mode (development mode) debug level link to download log fileNow the following are some of the most important updates in phpFox 4.5.3Put all mail processes into message queue Support flag photos for languages Add the new page for admin to approve all pending comments at AdminCP --> Comment app Clean up all special characters in all URL of site New settings for Event app to allow admin to select the default value for sorting all events by time. Hide the button to create new item (photo, music, event, friend list, etc) to users who do not have permission to perform this action at Front End The user will be redirected to a photo detail page when clicking the cover photo. Allow users to check-in while sharing photo or video on feed (this feature will be applied to newest version of Videos and Photos) Allow admin to configure which block will be hidden on responsive size as well as the number of items will be shown on it Admins now have the ability to edit information of admin at AdminCP Support CKEditor on custom pages at AdminCPHighlights of phpFox 4.5.3Add one more step while upgrading/installing platform to check and list out all apps on Store which compatible with this version of the platform and also are valid with the license of the site. Admin can check to select which apps will be installed/upgraded during the upgrading / installing platform. These apps will be disabled while processing and then be enabled again after finish Admin will be redirected to app detail page at AdminCP if click on the "Upgrade now" link on Manage Apps at AdminCPYou can find a complete list of updates for phpFox 4.5.3 on this page.  We also fixed some of the issues you submitted in our GitHub. If you have any feature request, you can also submit it here. Just keep an eye on our blog post for the announcement of the official release of phpFox 4.5.3.  And don't forget to visit our website for any news and updates.

This post is to explain more how the phpFox Affiliate works, provides you with all affiliate banners and necessary instructions. phpFox Affiliate banners To those who are already active Affiliates of phpFox sales, the following banners are for you to use on your websites, blogs or wherever you want to put it together with your Unique Referral Link.Medium Rectangle banner (300x250):This banner should be embedded within text content or at the end of articles.  Leaderboard banner (728x90):This banner should be placed above main content, and on forum sites.  Affiliate Panel How to get your Unique Referral Link and see Your referralsLogin Client Area Click Affiliates on the menu Get Your Unique Referral LinkSee your referralsThe current Affiliate Earning Percentage is 20% It is the percentage of each payment that you receive. The current Affiliate Commission Delay is 30 days It is the number of days from the date your referral purchased phpFox's product (license or service) to the date its commission is available for you to withdraw (if accounts are still active). How to withdraw your commission You will be able to request a withdrawal as soon as your balance reaches the minimum required amount of $100.00 USD.In the above example, the affiliate needs to wait until the Commissions Pending Maturation: $59.80 USD becomes an available commission and is added to its Available Commissions Balance. The Available Commissions Balance then will be $149.65 USD and ready to withdraw.Click the Request Withdrawal button. It will create a ticket on your behalf. Our staff will then follow up with you in the ticket and proceed to send you your available commission payment.See also the instruction how to register as a phpFox Affiliate.

Have you ever thought of having your own Social Network? Do you imagine yourself how it feels to manage a famous website like Facebook? How about building your own community for professionals like LinkedIn? There are lots of popular Social networks out there but what do you think is the reason they are getting bigger and better every day?  What do they get in return?People have their own reasons why they want to build Social Network. Some just want to connect people by building a niche community. And others want to monetize or make money from it. The question is, how can you make money from Social Network? Alright, now you're in. Let's talk about money. We will show you how you can generate income from a social network. But in order to achieve that, you have to be proactively promoting your site. There are lots of ways you can do to promote your site. And this is very important in order to have your site gain popularity and achieve your desired target number of members. The more members your site have, the bigger income your site will get. We will also try to give you some ideas on how to grow your community in a different article. But for this one, we will focus on how you can make money from it.We have a lot of successful clients running social network sites using phpFox script who are actually earning not just hundreds but thousands of dollars from maximizing the monetization features of their site. What are the features to monetize your site? In phpFox, we didn't just build a script with essential features of a social network, we also made sure that it has a lot of features you can use for monetization.The following are some of the proven features used for generating income in a social network. AdsIf you're managing a social network, it will be easy for you to allow your members to run Ads on your site. You can allow your users to create ads and you will have the full control on how much these ads would cost. If you are running a social network with members all around the globe, Ads will be definitely beneficial to your users who want to showcase or promote their products or services in a specific location, with specific age range, or type of people. With this feature, your site will automatically generate an income by allowing your users to leverage the usage of Ads. SubscriptionAnother feature to consider in monetizing your site is a Member Subscription. As an owner, you can define the access level of your members on your site. Old members who are already familiar with your site can easily choose if they want to stay as normal users or wants to upgrade their membership to a paid one with full access to your site. But you'll have to accept the fact the newbies will register on your site and choose free membership. Members subscribed under the free membership level has a limited access on your site.As mentioned earlier, you as an owner have the power to set or define the access level of your members. As a result, setting limited access to free membership will make them decide to subscribe to a paid one or a VIP membership level to fully access the functionalities of your site. This clearly shows that your site will generate an income through the subscription process. MarketplaceThis feature allows your users to buy and sell items on your site. The seller can easily create their own listing and set the price for the product or item they sell. The buyer can easily contact the seller whenever they have questions regarding the product in the listing. The buyer can also directly purchase the product or item in the marketplace by activating the Buy Now button.  But how can this feature benefit your site?You can actually allow your sellers to purchase a sponsored ads space in the marketplace. As an admin, you can set the price for each sponsored ads.  This way, the product or item of the seller on sale will be displayed on top as a sponsored item and will be easily noticed by the buyers. Purchasing sponsored space in the Marketplace could bring the seller more sales so they will more likely to purchase the sponsored ads space wherein your site can earn from it. EventsEvent in any form is one of the very important factors in a social network. It can use to setup a simple meet up or create big parties. It can give your users a chance to organize a specific event to showcase their products or services for example.  As an Admin of the site, you can create a specific UserGroup that allows creating events. In order for your users to join this specific usergroup, they will need to subscribe by paying the membership fee or be promoted by using the activity points. Event organizers can also look for sponsors who could finance the promotion of their event. One way of promoting an event is by purchasing ads space. In return, event organizer will feature their sponsor in the said event. It's like an X-deal for both organizer and sponsor while your site generates income from it. Activity PointsThis feature plays a big role in the phpFox social network. Enabling activity points will allow your users to gain points in all their activities within your site. It could be earned by creating blogs, commenting on a post, creating a new item, etc. These activity points can be used to purchase items within the site or also be used to be promoted to a specific usergroup. The users can be promoted if they reach the required points.  Users who don't have enough points can purchase activity points in order to be promoted and to be subscribed to a membership or to purchase an item.All of these features mentioned above are just some of the ways you can do to make money using Social Network. You can check out the monetization page on our website to learn more on how you can generate an income when you own a social network website. You can also contact us for more information and we will provide the best solution for your social network project. Purchase your own license now and start earning.

Quick glance of the new template for phpFox 4.6.0 This is probably one of the best updates you will look forward to in phpFox 4.6.0. A new core template, which will be called the 'Material Template'.  Your site will look more attractive and stunning with the new look. Get yourself ready to preview some of the highlights of phpFox's new templateActivity FeedYour members will enjoy browsing on your site with the new look and feel and stay more on your feed. Aside from its looks, we enhanced some of the icons which are more attractive to the eyes of your members.Member ProfileIt is designed to change the cover photo by just clicking the camera icon at the upper left edge of the photo.  The member profile menu also displays more option which will make other pages accessible to your users. This way, they will likely to visit their page more often.BlogWith the new blog template, your users' blog posts will look more engaging and informative as it displays perfect size thumbnail, enough space for the title, and a quick introduction about the blog. The blog categories also display sub-categories to easily filter blogs based on which category they belong. The Top Bloggers section's new design will encourage your users to post more blogs as they want to see their profile is being displayed at the top. Under thumbnail of each blog, the number of reads and likes are also being displayed.VideoWe created three tabs to separate All Videos, My Videos, and Friend's Videos for a member's better view. In All Videos tab, each uploaded video thumbnail will display user's mini picture of the uploader aside from other information such as name, date, and title of the videos. The number of likes and views are also easily noticeable with this new template. Your users can also select the category of the videos they most likely to view.MarketplaceWe knows that Marketplace is one of the important and useful apps on your site. With its new style, your site will become more profitable to you and to your users. The thumbnail of the products or services on sale is a bit bigger than the current one.MusicMusic is one of the key features of your site to attract new members especially the music lovers. With this new material template, the experience of your members staying in your music app will be at the next level.These are just some of the highlights of the new templates. It can change a bit during the development. We will provide you more updates on our next blog posts. So make sure to keep an eye on our blog site to always get the latest news.