Ryan Thomas Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Hey guys, Are you planning on adding groups to IPS 4.0? Kind of like how Facebook has groups. That way, my gaming community could create their very own group pages complete with their own forums, group members, etc.Thanks for the help,Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storyteller Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Did you notice this addon: http://community.invisionpower.com/files/file/7264-group-collaboration-full/ ? So I personally don't think there will be something like a default app, but who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Thomas Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Hey @Storyteller, thanks for the link and it looks quite impressive but I'm always nervous about relying on a mod for such a massive feature of my website that so many users will be dependent on. I do not see anything mentioned by IP Staff or in the upcoming features list about this so this mod might be a good option after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOFman Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Ryan, they have a demo version of that mod, I have it on my test forum and am REALLY impressed with it. I suggest testing it out on your test site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Thomas Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Ryan, they have a demo version of that mod, I have it on my test forum and am REALLY impressed with it. I suggest testing it out on your test site.But what happens if the mod is not supported later on though? Or if IP Board upgrades to a major version number and the developer decides to not upgrade it as well? I am so tempted to check it out but worried about these questions because I do not want to end up relying so heavily on a mod that becomes unsupported later on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 But what happens if the mod is not supported later on though? Or if IP Board upgrades to a major version number and the developer decides to not upgrade it as well? I am so tempted to check it out but worried about these questions because I do not want to end up relying so heavily on a mod that becomes unsupported later on...This has long been my fear with such a major social component too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivo Pereira Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 This has long been my fear with such a major social component too.Mine too.3 in this battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOFman Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 But what happens if the mod is not supported later on though? Or if IP Board upgrades to a major version number and the developer decides to not upgrade it as well? I am so tempted to check it out but worried about these questions because I do not want to end up relying so heavily on a mod that becomes unsupported later on...This mod cost $75.00, he/she would be a fool to stop supporting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 This mod cost $75.00, he/she would be a fool to stop supporting it.The author of this app seems dedicated, answers questions, etc. I don't doubt that. Unforeseen circumstances can arise though.I am going to purchase it myself, though this will be such a large part of the community, it does make me skiddish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Thomas Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 The author of this app seems dedicated, answers questions, etc. I don't doubt that. Unforeseen circumstances can arise though. I am going to purchase it myself, though this will be such a large part of the community, it does make me skiddish. I will be waiting until Oct and if IP Board doesn't have something, I will be forced to use this because my community will have to have group functionality (they're already demanding it lol) @Charles @Matt do you guys have any plans for a Groups application? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZakRhyno Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Hopefully they start looking more at social functions with in the suite. But, I think the major of the work is building of the framework and everything else thus a more social release down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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