Invision Community 4: SEO, prepare for v5 and dormant account notifications By Matt Monday at 02:04 PM
Management Matt Posted October 10 Management Posted October 10 Welcome to Beta 1! We finally made it! After three months of intense alpha testing, and many more months of development, we're ready to move into beta testing. For a full run down of how to access the beta, see the overview page. A reminder that beta software will contain issues. We've done a lot of testing, but only limited testing upgrading from v4, so there's likely to be issues for some depending on server OS, and other site specific factors. It's best you don't immediately update your production site. 🙂 I want to extend my thanks to everyone that was involved in the early focus group, the very early alpha testing and the more public alpha testing. Each click, each error hit and each bug report moved us forward and I'm very grateful for your help. Now we enter the most exciting phase, the last stretch before a full release! You'll be able to download a little later today. IPCommerceFan, rnorth6920, Mike G. and 14 others 12 5
Chris59 Posted October 10 Posted October 10 Changed to classic mode long time ago . but dont find any beta download link 😇 Matt and Joey_M 1 1
Management Matt Posted October 10 Author Management Posted October 10 1 minute ago, Chris59 said: Changed to classic mode long time ago . but dont find any beta download link 😇 Yeah, we're rolling it out very soon. I wanted to get a head start getting the club together. Should be ready in about an hour. PasXal, Chris59, Joey_M and 2 others 4 1
Chris59 Posted October 10 Posted October 10 Just now, Matt said: Yeah, we're rolling it out very soon. I wanted to get a head start getting the club together. Should be ready in about an hour. ah okey , its unpatient Chris here again haha Matt, Marc, Matt Finger and 2 others 5
Joey_M Posted October 10 Posted October 10 Are we allowed to test v5 even with a dev site of v4.7? It would allow me to see what changes and things would be required, as at the moment I don't plan to upgrade for a while. I would like to see v5, to see how it reflects personally. Matt 1
PasXal Posted October 10 Posted October 10 Perfect! I will update my test site to v5 when the beta is available in the client Area Matt 1
Jimi Wikman Posted October 10 Posted October 10 Amazing!! I can't wait to play around with this on my test site! Matt 1
Management Matt Posted October 10 Author Management Posted October 10 46 minutes ago, Joey_M said: Are we allowed to test v5 even with a dev site of v4.7? It would allow me to see what changes and things would be required, as at the moment I don't plan to upgrade for a while. I would like to see v5, to see how it reflects personally. Yep, this is fine. abobader and Joey_M 2
MythonPonty Posted October 10 Posted October 10 Biiiiig Thanks to you @Matt and the whole team. You've spend so much time last year... I'll check the upgrade for my community tonight (German Time) 😉 DawPi and Matt 1 1
Ryan Ashbrook Posted October 10 Posted October 10 Download should be available now. Gary, Chris59, PasXal and 4 others 6 1
Drewfus Posted October 10 Posted October 10 So to get the Beta I have to switch my license to the classic services?? and will my old version still work?? Matt 1
Drewfus Posted October 10 Posted October 10 4 minutes ago, Joel R said: Timeframe on rollout to cloud? @Joel R But that didn't answer my question. Matt 1
MythonPonty Posted October 10 Posted October 10 43 minutes ago, Drewfus said: So to get the Beta I have to switch my license to the classic services?? and will my old version still work?? I've switched both Licenses long time ago, and my Communities works. Matt 1
Joel R Posted October 10 Posted October 10 50 minutes ago, Drewfus said: @Joel R But that didn't answer my question. Lol I wasn't trying to answer your question! I'm a client just like you with my own questions 😃 Matt 1
fileo Posted October 10 Posted October 10 1 hour ago, Drewfus said: So to get the Beta I have to switch my license to the classic services?? and will my old version still work?? How can I do that? Matt 1
fileo Posted October 10 Posted October 10 I quote "You can download Invision Community 5 from your client area if you are using the Invision Community Classic license. If you are still using an older license, such as Invision Community Suite, you have the option to convert that into the newer license. You'll find this option at the bottom of your client area page. " I am still using old license - Invision Community Suite. Can I upgrade IP4 to IP5 or should I use Invision Community licence?
Drewfus Posted October 10 Posted October 10 1 minute ago, fileo said: I quote "You can download Invision Community 5 from your client area if you are using the Invision Community Classic license. If you are still using an older license, such as Invision Community Suite, you have the option to convert that into the newer license. You'll find this option at the bottom of your client area page. " I am still using old license - Invision Community Suite. Can I upgrade IP4 to IP5 or should I use Invision Community licence? @fileo you need to upgrade to classic license then the download will be at the bottom of client area.
Management Matt Posted October 10 Author Management Posted October 10 2 hours ago, Drewfus said: So to get the Beta I have to switch my license to the classic services?? and will my old version still work?? It will, you'll just be changing the license terms of the payments, not the product. 1 hour ago, Joel R said: Timeframe on rollout to cloud? Step 1 will be the ability to clone your production site to test it. We're unsure when we'll enable cloud upgrades, just because it's not very easy to downgrade. It's likely to be a lot further along.
fileo Posted October 10 Posted October 10 17 minutes ago, Drewfus said: you need to upgrade to classic license then the download will be at the bottom of client area. Is there option in Admin Panel IP4 manual upgrade to v5? I have downloaded Beta version - is that Test version.
Drewfus Posted October 10 Posted October 10 4 minutes ago, fileo said: Is there option in Admin Panel IP4 manual upgrade to v5? I have downloaded Beta version - is that Test version. @fileo Not sure I assume you can try on a test site before you try your live site.
fileo Posted October 10 Posted October 10 4 minutes ago, Drewfus said: Not sure I assume you can try on a test site before you try your live site. Did you try your live site or is now only test?
Drewfus Posted October 10 Posted October 10 Just now, fileo said: Did you try your live site or is now only test? Just test site Matt 1
HighlanderICT Posted October 10 Posted October 10 34 minutes ago, Matt said: It will, you'll just be changing the license terms of the payments, not the product. technically correct but a little bit of smoke and mirrors. The old licenses are perpetual with maintenance and if expired can be renewed any time. The yearly cost is $300 (2 x $150). The 'classic' terms ($199 p/yr) are closer to a subscription where you lose your license if not renewed for 24 months which may affect those of us with dormant licenses we want to reinstate later and prevent us from feeling comfortable converting. Will the beta be available to those of us with existing/original and fully paid-up licenses that we can also test? or is this restricted only to those who converted?
Neureka Posted October 11 Posted October 11 3 hours ago, HighlanderICT said: The 'classic' terms ($199 p/yr) are closer to a subscription where you lose your license if not renewed for 24 months which may affect those of us with dormant licenses we want to reinstate later and prevent us from feeling comfortable converting. Wait... so I lose the $500 license I just purchased if I dont renew within 2 years? Does that mean I have to pay $500 again instead of the $200 for renewal...? I didn't see this anywhere at checkout. I thought it was the same as before where we could pick and choose when and how often to renew... SeNioR-, Elkhan, G17 Media and 1 other 2 1 1
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