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IP.Nexus is our hugely popular eCommerce and business management application for the IPS Community Suite. Over the past few weeks we've been working on lots of new features and enhancements for the next version of IP.Nexus (version 1.5).The first change we wanted to share with you is called...View the full article Читать дальше

Referencing our coming soon blog entry ... Apple was fast and has already approved our new app!Download nowA few things to keep in mind:The app will work...View the full article Читать дальше

We are happy to announce that the new version of our iOS app is in the Apple App Store review process now! Once approved, the app will be available for members to enjoy for just $1.99 one time. The new app will work with all IP.Board versions 3.3.2 or newer.This new version has a native interface, push notifications, iPad support, and multiple...View the full article Читать дальше

IPS prides itself on quality support and service. In response to continued growth, we are seeking dedicated people to provide support to our customers in a Tier 1 ("front line") position.Requirements:- Must be 18 or older.- English must be a primary language.- Ability to work in a team-oriented, customer-focused environment.- Excellent...View the full article Читать дальше

Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of IP.Board 3.3.1, IP.Blog 2.5.2 and IP.SEO 1.5.2 Everyone at IPS is very proud of IP.Board 3.3.1, IP.Blog 2.5.2 and IP.SEO 1.5.2 updates. We have worked hard to create a quality, modern community platform and the feedback from our clients has been tremendous. We are releasing the following new software:IP.Board 3.3.1 Fully featured community platform including forums, members profiles, calendar, status system, integration, and much, much more. IP.Blog 2.5.2 Integrated blogging software for IP.Board. Allow your members to create and manage their own blogs. IP.SEO 1.5.2 Provides additional search engine optimization features and tools to our software such as site-maps and customisable metadata tags. Requirements / Notes IP.Blog and IP.SEO require IP.Board version 3.2.x or 3.3.x Installing / Upgrading For further assistance on installing these updates please refer to this document and for upgrading please refer to this document Security Updates for IP.Board 3.3.0, 3.2.x IP.Board 3.3.0 Simply upgrade to 3.3.1. Contact technical support if you need assistance. IP.Board 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3 Simply download the zip file and upload the files to your server. Directory structure has been retained so you can easily identify where to upload the files. 3_2_3_April_Patch.zip 56.63K 8 downloads Gallery 4.2.0, 4.2.1 Simply download the zip file and upload the file to your server. Directory structure has been retained so you can easily identify where to upload the files. Gallery_4_2_1_April.zip 4.02K 4 downloads Читать дальше

Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of IP.Content 2.3.1! IP.Content is our community content management platform for IP.Board allowing you to create content for your site ranging from a simple portal to a full website with custom databases and more - the possibilities are endless! This release resolves issues reported since the release of IP.Content 2.3.0. Thank you to our team of Beta and QA testers who have made this release possible. We welcome feedback on this or any other release in the relevant feedback forum including suggestions for future releases. Demo You can try our free demo to see IP.Content in action for yourself. Purchasing You can purchase IP.Content in your client area by clicking the 'New Purchase' button in the upper right corner. New clients can purchase IP.Content along with IP.Board. If you are an IPS Community Hosting client, IP.Content comes with all packages! If you have already purchased IP.Content, you can download this update in your client area. Requirements / Notes IP.Content 2.3.1 requires IP.Board version 3.3.x Installing / Upgrading For further assistance on installing IP.Content please refer to this document and for upgrading please refer to this document Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of IP.Calendar 3.3.0! IP.Calendar is our calendar application available freely to all IP.Board clients. This release of IP.Calendar resolves issues reported since 3.2.2 and includes certain compatibility updates to better integrate with IP.Board 3.3.0. We welcome feedback on this or any other release in the relevant feedback forum including suggestions for future releases. Demo You can try our free demo to see IP.Calendar in action for yourself. Purchasing IP.Calendar is available for free to all IP.Board license holders. IP.Calendar is included with all IPS Community Hosting accounts. Requirements / Notes IP.Calendar 3.3.0 requires IP.Board version 3.3.x. Installing / Upgrading To install IP.Calendar, you will need to extract the files contained in the zip you will download from the client center, upload those files to your IP.Board root directory (preserving directory structure), and then initiate the application installation routine from your Admin Control Panel under System tab -> Applications and Modules. To upgrade to the latest version of IP.Calendar, you will need to extract the zip and upload the files as you would to install, and then visit your Admin Control Panel, which will in turn redirect you to the upgrader. Please submit a ticket in your client area if you require assistance installing or upgrading IP.Calendar. Читать дальше

While working toward the release of IP.Board 3.3.0 and IP.Content 2.3.0, the development team took some time to refresh our developer documentation, aiming to provide useful information for our third party developers in order to help them update their work as necessary. We are still very much working on expanding and updating the developer documentation we... View the full article Читать дальше

Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of IP.Board 3.3.0 and IP.Content 2.3.0! Everyone at IPS is very proud of IP.Board 3.3.0 and IP.Content 2.3.0 updates. We have worked hard to create a quality, modern community platform and the feedback from our clients has been tremendous. We are releasing the following new software: IP.Board 3.3.0 Fully featured community platform including forums, members profiles, calendar, status system, integration, and much, much more. IP.Content 2.3.0 Content management for your community - run a full web site or a simple community portal. The possibilities are endless. Release Notes Though IP.Board 3.3.0 and IP.Content 2.3.0 have been tested for months, you never know what you are going to get when thousands of people start using it overnight. Therefore: now that IP.Board 3.3.0 and IP.Content 2.3.0 will be used by a much larger audience we will probably come across as yet undiscovered bugs. You can expect maintenance releases as we work quickly to address any issues reported. We are now providing technical support and services for IP.Board 3.3.0 and IP.Content 2.3.0. As you might imagine, many thousands of clients will be asking for help so please note that if you request upgrade or install assistance that there could be a delay up to a few days to process that request. You may wish to take advantage of the automatic upload service in the client area to help upgrade your version. We may reply to this topic with hot-fix patches or notes if any critical issues come up so please use the "Follow this Topic" feature to get notified. If you experience any problems, before submitting a ticket, please disable all third party applications and hooks. You may wish to check our knowledge base for common upgrade issues. What's new in IP.Board 3.3 In addition to this list there are countless other minor improvements and changes based on client feedback too numerous to mention. IP.Board 3.3 was all about polish so we hope you enjoy it. Archive System: New feature to archive off topics to remove post table overhead Warning System: New more flexible feature replaces old warning system SEO Update: 'Dead end' links, unfriendly error pages, metadata tags, bounce rates SEO Update: Banned users SEO Update: Duplicate title tags, profile tabs, skin and language selectors, direct links to posts SEO Update: Microformat and Schema Updates SEO Update: Changes to tags, guests and unread links, title tags, soft 404s and schema additions for ratings Performance Updates: Improving topic markers, today's top posters, post table access Auto-share on posting: Tweet and share to Facebook when creating a topic Reputation Updates: Like/reputation updates on a user's profile Miscellaneous Updates: Log-in autosave, emoticons in signatures, log in as a member, duplicate forum, system schedular as a CRON and more. Applications and Hook Updates: Application ordering, hook list update, hook settings Moderation Tools Updates: Hide/Delete/Soft Delete consolidation and interface updates What's new in IP.Content 2.3 AdminCP Interface Part 1 & Admin CP Interface Part 2: Significant ACP interface changes to improve consistency, usability, clarity and approachability SEO Improvements: Duplication, header code, meta tag, page title and on-page HTML improvements, as well as a new URL memory system Commenting & Other Enhancements: Improvements to commenting, quick navigation panel integration, reporting, reputation support and other article/database enhancements New Features: Currently viewing plugin block and shared media field for databases Tagging: Tag support implemented and a new tag cloud plugin block made available Navigation Bar: Full tab control for the primary navigation bar Relational Fields: Type-ahead relational fields and automatic cross-linking of related content Nexus: Nexus package, purchase, support request, shipping, invoices and transaction feeds, and donation plugin block Block Templates: New block templates functionality allowing developers to more easily share blocks and quality block templates Odds & Ends: Updated default installation, ModCP integration, improved ACP logging, teaser paragraph article field and interface improvements Читать дальше

Following on our previous blog entry about our enhancements to the IPS Community here at __community.invisionpower.com ...A few more things to note that you may be interested in... View the full article Читать дальше

It has come to our attention that a XSS (Cross Site Scripting) attack is possible under specific circumstances when editing a post another member has made. This issue only exists in IP.Board 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.2.2 and 3.2.3. We recommend that everyone using these versions apply this simple two file patch. Simply download the zip, expand it on your computer and upload the files to the relevant folders on your server. The directory structure is maintained in the zip so you will have no issues finding the files. If you need assistance, please contact technical support. march-editor-patch_3_2.zip 25.21K 99 downloads Note: The main download zip has been updated . Читать дальше

We are well into beta testing for IP.Board 3.3 and IP.Content 2.3 and so far it's going very well. Practically no bugs are being reported and often times our staff has literally 0 open general bugs in our bug tracker. That is quite and accomplishment and something of which we are very proud!If you are an IPS Client and are comfortable beta testing... View the full article Читать дальше

We are happy to announce that we have made a few changes to enhance the community experience here on the IPS Community. Access to Support Forums Based on client feedback and the mass of good will from many helpful clients who want to assist others, we have opened up access to our support forums to both current, active license holders and those that... View the full article Читать дальше

We released IP.Board 3.3.0 as beta yesterday to our clients and I wanted to just round-up some of the very latest SEO changes we've made this week. We've invested a lot of effort into making sensible non-invasive changes to IP.Board to encourage search engines to spider pages we want them to spider and to remove extraneous links, potential crawler... View the full article Читать дальше

It has come to our attention that a XSS (Cross Site Scripting) attack is possible within the Admin CP. The javascript is only executed when viewing the detailed pop-up of a specific failed admin log in. This issue exists in all IP.Board 3 versions. We recommend that everyone using these versions apply this simple one file patch. Simply download the zip for your IP.Board version, expand the zip on your computer and upload the file to the relevant folder on your server. The directory structure is maintained in the zip so you will have no issues finding the file. If you need assistance, please contact technical support. IP.Board 3.2.x feb_3_2_x.zip 2.72K 48 downloads IP.Board 3.1.x feb-3_1_x.zip 2.76K 13 downloads IP.Board 3.0.x feb-3_0_x.zip 2.76K 6 downloads If you are running a version of IP.Board older than those listed we highly recommend you upgrade to the latest, supported version as it will include this and other fixes. Читать дальше

IP.Board 3.1.x and Applications: End of Life Announcement So that we can focus all of our development, support, and service efforts on the newest version 3.3, we are announcing the end of support (sometimes called end of life or EOL) for the following IPS software versions (and earlier versions): IP.Board 3.1.x IP.Blog 2.2.x IP.Gallery 3.2.x IP.Downloads 2.2.x IP.Content 2.0.x IP.Chat 1.1.x IP.Nexus 1.1.x Technical support, installations, and services will end for these products on August 1, 2012. On that date all technical or service requests will be advised to simply upgrade to the most recent versions of the products. We will not force upgrades but will also not be able to diagnose issues or answer questions relating to the older software. Also, on that date, IPS will no longer address any new issues or bugs reported in the older software versions. You are of course free to continue using these older versions if you wish but IPS will no longer provide assistance after the EOL date. Security Updates In the event an issue is discovered impacting the security of these older versions of the software, IPS will provide a patch posted in our announcements forum. We will continue to provide security updates for several months after the EOL date based on severity of the issue. Internet Explorer 7 Support We announced our plans to start phasing out support for Internet Explorer 7 in December 2010 and have been slowly doing so. As of this date, IPS will no longer support Internet Explorer 7. This includes compatibility modes in newer browsers. Читать дальше

Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of IP.Nexus 1.4.2! IP.Nexus is our commerce system to sell products, membership access, advertising, digital downloads, and more. Includes tools like a support desk to help manage you clients. The 1.4.2 release is a maintenance release to address issues from the new 1.4.x release. We welcome feedback on this or any other release in the relevant feedback forum including suggestions for future releases. Demo You can try our free demo to see IP.Nexus in action for yourself. Purchasing You can purchase IP.Nexus in your client area by clicking the 'New Purchase' button in the upper right corner. New clients can purchase IP.Nexus along with IP.Board. If you are an IPS Community Hosting client, IP.Nexus comes with many of our packages. If you have already purchased IP.Nexus, you can download this update in your client area. Requirements / Notes IP.Nexus 1.4.2 requires IP.Board version 3.2.3 Installing / Upgrading For further assistance on installing IP.Nexus please refer to this document and for upgrading please refer to this document Читать дальше

Ten years ago today Invision Power Services was born and we continue to go strong today providing community software to thousands of clients. Ten years on the web is practically forever and we are proud to have reached this milestone! IPS has grown over the years to one of the leading providers of community software. To our many thousands of clients... View the full article Читать дальше

IP.Board has made use of micro formats and schema data since IP.Board 3.0. We added to this in 3.2 to include breadcrumb data in our navigation. This enabled Google to display our navigation links within search... View the full article Читать дальше

IP.Board was one of the first commercial products to make use of Facebook integration to allow logged in Facebook users instant membership. We extended this in subsequent releases to include the ability to share status updates and links from the board such as topics. During this time, we also added Twitter as an authentication system and the ability to... View the full article Читать дальше

Our core goals for IP.Board 3.3 where to clear up the moderator tools, make IP.Board more efficient for larger communities and improve SEO. We've already blogged... View the full article Читать дальше

During each release cycle we often take some time out to assess performance and look at ways to improve in this area. We're also in a unique position to have first hand experience at hosting tens of thousands of IP.Board installations via our own hosting network. We also work closely with our clients... View the full article Читать дальше

While we have discussed many great things you can expect to see coming in IP.Content 2.3 already, we've got a few miscellaneous changes that we wanted to let you know about, but that weren't necessarily grouped into a single "theme". Still, we felt you would be interested to hear about these changes, so I've taken a moment to compile... View the full article Читать дальше

Anyone that runs a lively and thriving community knows that now and again you have to make the hard decision to ban a member. IP.Board has a powerful set of tools built in to manage this for you and you can ban a member for a set number of days or permanently with a few clicks via the warning system or the ACP member management system. Currently, there are... View the full article Читать дальше

As part of our goal to improve the usability of IP.Content, particularly for non-coder administrators, we've used the 2.3 release to look at ways of reducing or eliminating the amount of code that needs to be written in order to create great websites. In the current version of IP.Content, blocks require individual templates (entered as part of the... View the full article Читать дальше

As part of our continued effort to strengthen existing functionality in IP.Content 2.3, and bring about a more consistent and reliable experience for novice and advanced users alike, we have implemented support for IP.Nexus blocks in IP.Content 2.3. ... View the full article Читать дальше