Cyboman

Other ideas / requests for your member shop are:
Downloads handling: I have free and paid downloads. While paid downloads can only be purchased with money, it would be great if you could only download / "buy" free download files with points. Maybe this could be realized with purchased "free downloads credits" in the member store Ghost mode: Let users buy with points to switch to "anonymous / hidden" in the community for a specified time, f.e. 24 hours or a month... During that time, members can toggle their visibility. All other members shouldn't be allowed to login anonymously or toggle their visibility. Allowed to use whole apps for a specified time, f.e. babble chat (in my case). To prevent people from only chatting and generating temporary/no content, let them exchange points for being able to use special apps like a chat. (as long as they are not in a VIP group that should be always allowed) Temporary VIP group promotion for a specified time. I want to setup a special VIP group, and if members pay with points, they should be promoted (secondary group promotion) for 24 hours or a month, afterwards demoted automatically (secondary group removal). Have a daily member featuring widget or a featured member bar: Members wish to promote themselves (their member profiles or member shops). Let members feature themselves to the community. It's like a special advertisement and similar to the former request to have a "daily featured thread" Exchange points for a raffle participation. It would be great to see such a feature with Adrianos Raffles app Allow creating an advert in a classifieds apps: Classifieds system in my case. This is a community "points payment" version. If you don't have enough points to buy an advert in the members shop, members can't create adverts. This way you keep the balance between community contents creation and adverts to sell commerce stuff. New members or competitors won't be able to spam adverts without taking part in the community life.

While it's AFAIK not possible out of the box, I'm using https://iconify.design to use FA4, FA5, PrestaShop Icons and Dashicons with IPS (and Wordpress) with the same codebase.
It's quite easy to implement for own projects.
 

My wishlist (probably this Christmas?):
Delete, hide, archive files that are permanently deleted and no more available (and will not be available ever because for 3.X) Add a developer name on the list of purchases Let me automatically follow ALL files from my purchase list Update the filenames with the actual title in the Marketplace. I still see the titles from the LAST Black Friday there

Not on mobile 😞
I've given up. I have told to them: look, this suite is developed by men for men, they cannot understand how difficult it is to calculate for us. Live with it.

It is obvious for me. It is like my phone, when there is missed call I want to see when this call was. Exactly the time. I do not want to know if it was 3 or 5 hours ago. I cannot explain, why I would like to see the time there. Just because I am used to think "in time" and not in "hours ago". On this community it is sometimes important to see if the post has been made early in the morning or afternoon. Saying X hours ago forces me to calculate what the posting time exactly was.
It is easier for me to say what I have done at 3:00 PM as what i have done 9 hours ago. 

I want to highlight that there are use cases when the default emojis should be on the top 😉 On my community, I prefer the old and outdated custom emojis at the bottom. This way people will slowly convert to the newer ones without me having to deal with the drama that unfolds when you disable the old emojis. Putting the old ones on top will be like there are no newer ones at all 🙂
In a nutshell: we need an option to organize the categories as we perfer. 

I'll bring it up with the team. It sounds reasonable to me.

I don’t think most of my users ever scroll down far enough to even know there are custom emoji for the forum.

Dark mode is neither necessary nor desirable.

So, the Ignore feature is extremely lacking in all of what should probably be essential functionality. Currently, by default, you can only ignore someone's: Forum Posts, Messages, Signatures, and Mentions. While that's great and all, it's an extremely simplistic view of an Ignore/Block function. All major platforms (Facebook, Twitter, etc) have a way to Block and/or Ignore a user account. This hides all of that user's comments and contents and/or blocks them from viewing your content and profile. This is a major oversight in functionality that's missing in the IPS software. Not to mention that the Ignore function misses almost all of the other IPS default applications (Pages, Blogs, Gallery, Downloads, Calendar, Statuses, etc). The entire Ignore function feels like it was just slapped on to solve a singular issue (Forums) and never touched again. What an Ignore / Block function should be able to do:
Ignore all or some of a user's content. Block a user from contacting you (Blocking messages and mentions). Blocking a user from your profile and content. Most users prefer Ease of Use with this. If you're blocking someone, you (usually) have a good reason to. The current ignore feature on IPS is basically bare-bones and doesn't really do a great job at what it does. It can definitely be better, and hopefully this can start that.
 
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Evidence has been found that William Tell and his family were avid bowlers. However, all the Swiss league records were unfortunately destroyed in a fire, and we'll never know for whom the Tells bowled.

I think there may be some using SES that may need support if they can't get SES/SNS working. Support for that is with Amazon, not this app dev. Sparkpost/Sendgrid you plug in an API and that's it. With SES you need to set up your sending methods and then learn how to set up SNS. This is why I mention creating notifications to an email address so you can verify you have that working. Then use the app. 
For anyone planing to use this app with SES, that would be my one big suggestion... get Amazon SNS working now to your email address. Learn how to create topics and subscribe to them. Read up with Amazon SES/SNS. Its not difficult. Once you have it working and you are receiving Bounce/Complaint notifications to your email, you'll know that notifications are working from Amazon SES/SNS. You will then basically switch your subscription method from email to an https (endpoint url for your site that will receive these notifications within this bouncer app).
If you are using SES now, set up and test email notifications with SNS by each sending email address, not domain name. My main issue why I could not get this working was because I set up SNS to my domain name instead of the sending email addresses. I just figured that out today after messing with Amazon on and off this week. I had thought it was "catch-all" by domain name until I read online each email address has to be subscribed to a topic to send out notifications. 

Hi, 
I'm looking for some customization done to my website. Specifically I need the profile pages to look more like a "dating site". 
A screen shot is included to give an idea. Nice size profile picture. Basics can be the profile questions etc. 
The rest of the features IPS offers can remain as available tabs [activity etc]. But when visiting the profile page this is something I'm looking for:

Hi,
Before I complain, I want to start off with a nice note. Since joining IPB my users have loved the website, commented on how nice it works compared to VB & I have loved your support. When ever I have a bug or problem you guys usually reply pretty fast, sometimes during the night!
But here is where I am confused, angry & very, seriously sad.
I love IPB. I think it is one of the most solid products in the market, I think it is also the most professional both company wise (how you guys release things when it's ready & not before) and also product wise, it's very professional.
For over a year now, I have STRUGGLED to get to grips with pages. I look at the documentation & it's longer than the bible & not very user friendly at all!
For over a year now I have messaged support asking how to do things in pages & they say I have to come to the forums as it requires custom code! For simple things like adding the article image in the listing page!
For over a year now I have Tried pages, given up... Tried again, given up. There is so much potential in pages - I have seen it on professional website (websites with coders & budget!) but people like me CANT use it.
 
Why.... WHY can't IPB make pages easier. Why can't there be a wizard or Pre made templates!
Front page templates... Do you wanna display articles like a blog (photo to the side with description beside), or like a polariod (image with description below), or like a grid. 1 main article & then smaller articles below etc. Joomla asks you things like... Display title, date, time, author. Main article: 0-10, Secondary Articles 0-10. Its so easy!
Listing pages... Do you want to display the first image in the article, do you want to display article rating, do you want to display article sorting bar.
Article pages... Have a page builder, similar to what you do with blocks. Where you can create fields on a preview page & move them around/edit them. Currently if I want an image uploaded in an article and displayed to the right of the content, I have to custom format it, look up HTML guides on Google etc.
 
I just wish IPB could make pages & frontpage more like Joomla. Joomla frontpage is so easy. Then also keep the difficult custom options for people who are more pro & who know what they are doing.
I am so annoyed by the fact I can't easilly create a beautiful looking frontpage & article area, that I am considering going back to another software. Your forum software is so easy to use, but pages is rocket science.
 
Support won't help me, I have seen users here struggle to create things even when working together and helping eachother, and the only other option is to pay someone tons of money... Please consider making pages easier for noobs. PLEASE
Danny

We agree. The widget / drag n' drop system is planned for improvements at some point.

Maybe this is already possible and I am just not in the know of how to do it. But the widget containers above and below the forums should have the option to be 2 or 3 containers as well as 1. I would like to have a few widgets side by side rather than stacked on top of each other.
While it wouldn't make a heap of difference on mobiles, for PC it would look better in some cases to do this. It could be selectable in the ACP which option you would want to go with, perhaps in theme settings
 

I know this probably isn't what you intended for this app, but it works so lovely!  I was wondering if theres any chance to add a feature where you have to complete 1 quiz, before you can take the next.
Ie, we have Basic, Intermediate and Advanced.  Can a feature be added where we add the quiz ID of the Basic to the Intermediate test and it checks you've completed it, before you can take the Intermediate test.
Thank you,
Luke

Another idea.
Would cost points to downvote something (to the person downvoting, not recieving like currently possible).
(We give free points for people visiting once a day).
That would slow down some people who downvote easily others.

@InvisionHQ, it is not about absence itself. It is about not talking with your clients. These are some suggestions :
Let your clients know, that you are on vacation and not available. Do it public, here in forum. Create a kind of automatic reply that you send every time you get a PM. The same as above: "Sorry, I am on vacations." Inform clients when you are available again, like "I'll be back on [date]". It is always easier to wait if you have a time frame. React to the issues in your support topics, write anything, but write, do not ignore. My personal negative example: I have posted a critical issue with your another app over a month ago. I have not got any answer, nor "yep, I will look into it [time frame]" neither "no, it might be critical for you, but I do not care" or just "I am on vacation now, be back [date], please do not disturb me".  If you try change to point of view to mine, what would you think in this situation? By the way, I have uninstalled your other app, so no need to react any more.
Disabling apps - is not a good idea. Just tell your clients when you are available again and where they should report bugs. Here? On your site? A bug tracker would be helpful to see if there are unsolved issues and how many. Also to see how often you address the bugs. The issues in support topics are often overlooked.

@InvisionHQ you say the reactions are exaggerated. ? are you joking ?
You didn't reply to this Classifieds support topic since 2 months, you didnt reply to anyone  by PM or emails since several months
and you say the reactions are exaggerated ???
You must be joking !!!
We are your clients who gave you money and trusted you, we rely on the app support because it's our business, by disappearing during several months as you did, you put our businesses in danger ! do you realize that ?
If you want to leave in holidays for two months, good for you, but then, inform your clients and ask another IPS dev to support the app !!
If you leave 3 days, even one week, it's ok, but 2 months !!! that's what i find totally exaggerated !
even in your own support board, you reply to your clients 3 months later : ex :
http://bbcode.it/index.php?/topic/11-documentation-updateupgrade-to-newer-version/
So now, the question is : can we trust you in the future ? as we all need here a reliable professional support

Hi @Mike John
Suggestions for the future:
Time delay add minutes - Add minutes.  I want to add minutes because the average bounce rate is within X minutes, so it's important to tighten up the posting while the user is still actively engaged. Time delay different for message - Please add separate time delays for Personal Message, Email, Topic, Status Update.  The reason is that Personal Message and Status Update are posted onto the website, so those messages should hit when user is on the site.  In contrast, email should be dripped after he leaves the website, so it should be delayed significantly.  (The worst thing you can do is send an email while the user is still on the site, which redirects his attention away to email)  Tags - add a %account_settings% tag for a user's Account Settings to adjust his security and notification preferences.

It’s instant and on the system level. You don’t need to open the site manually or check your emails. You get a notification on your mobile device. Whatever you do, wherever you are. It’s how the big players like Facebook and Twitter get people to open their app over and over again. 

I say leave Apple and it's iPhones in the dust. Why must everybody wait for some company which may end up NEVER doing that? I sincerely believe that you should go with Android which has a HUGE userbase. That would benefit IPS users NOW bring more profit NOW. I honestly can't think why you haven't done this yet. It's not like Apple has 98% of the users and 2% are Android ones..

Hello
(This is a community guide on how to setup Wasabi and Cloudflare, as a significantly cheaper replacement for Amazon S3 and Cloudfront.  The author has no affiliate arrangement with any of the companies listed in the guide and offers the guide as a free community resource.  You should consult with your hosting provider and / or server administrator before proceeding with the guide.)
BACKGROUND:
Invision Communities contain rich content, from forum attachments to gallery images to download files.  These resources add up over time. 
Here are real examples of communities that I provide server administration for:
- Website A: 400 GB of total storage and 1.2 TB of total monthly bandwidth 
- Website B: 800 GB of total storage and 14 TB of total bandwidth
Invision Community allows a file storage configuration with Amazon S3 and a content distribution network (CDN) of your choice:
 
WHAT IS WASABI?
Wasabi Cloud  is faster and cheaper than Amazon S3 for object storage, offers unlimited egress for bandwidth, and compatible with Cloudflare.  One of the biggest hidden expenses of using Amazon S3 is not the cost of storage itself, but the bandwidth to deliver objects in and out.  Wasabi does not charge for egress bandwidth, which can save on the majority of the true cost of Amazon S3. It also provides an S3-compliant interface, which means it can be used as a perfect drop-in replacement for Amazon S3 storage and immediately usable on all Invision Communities.   

Wasabi is 80% cheaper and 6x faster than Amazon S3, with 100% data immutability protection, and no data egress fees or API charges. Created by Carbonite co-founders and cloud storage pioneers David Friend and Jeff Flowers, Wasabi is on a mission to commoditize the storage industry. Wasabi is a privately held company based in Boston, MA.
In March of 2018, Wasabi pioneered the cloud storage industry’s first ‘unlimited free egress’ pricing plan. We are excited to join forces with Cloudflare and the Bandwidth Alliance, validating that the early business models of Cloud 1.0 vendors no longer applies in a world that expects unlimited everything.  What this means in practice is that you can use Cloudflare services (including the free plan) like blazing-fast DNS, WAF firewall, performance improvements on the fly, and much more.  Forums users will request a topic, and all static content can be picked up from Cloudflare's optimized services that will connect to Wasabi.

 
At the moment, Wasabi offers three Datacenters:
1)US-WEST
2)US-EAST
3)EU-CENTRAL 

One price. Lightning fast speed. No hidden fees.

You can check and compare the prices above.
 
GUIDE:
BEFORE PROCEEDING, PLEASE BACKUP YOUR DATA FIRST!
YOUR FILES WILL BE IN PRIVATE MODE AND WILL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE ON YOUR FORUM !
YOU MUST GET A PAID PLAN TO BE ABLE TO ACTIVATE THE INVISION FILE PERMISSIONS AND GET YOUR FILES ACCESSIBLE AT YOUR FORUMS.
JUST ADD YOUR CREDIT CARD NOW (AT YOUR PROFILE PAGE) AND THEY WILL CHARGE YOU 5,99$ FOR A MONTH FOR 1TB STORAGE AND UNLIMITED BANDWIDTH.
THE FREE TRIAL WILL NOT WORK FOR INVISION !
 
Step 1: Create a CName at CloudFlare
We start by creating a cname at Cloudflare:
cname -> cdn -> cdn.yourdomain.com.s3.eu-central-1.wasabisys.com  <--For Europe datacenter
or
cname -> cdn -> cdn.yourdomain.com.s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com  <--For US-WEST datacenter
or
cname -> cdn -> cdn.yourdomain.com.s3.wasabisys.com  <--For US-EAST datacenter
Like this:

 
Step 2: Create a bucket on Wasabi
First we sign up for a free account at Wasabi Cloud: https://wasabi.com/sign-up/
Then we create a bucket:

 
It is important to name it as: cdn.yourdomain.com
 

 
Then keep default suspend Versioning and Suspend Logging:

Then click CREATE BUCKET:
 

 
Step 3: Retrieve your Access Keys
Go to the menu on top left and click Access keys on the left. Click on "Create New Access Key."

 
Copy / save the access key and the secret key:

Step 4: Setting up a new file storage in ACP
Login to Admin Control Panel and navigate to Overview at the Files category and then click at the right side at Storage settings:

 
Then we click at Configurations and at the right side at Create New:
 

We select Amazon s3 and we add the following info:

Save it.
Step 5: Set the new storage at storage settings
Navigate to Storage settings and select from the drop down menu the new Amazon s3 bucket.

 
Keep only at your server your theme resources:

*Attachments and Downloads doesn't work out of the box as it seems there is some hardcoded code at Invision related to S3...
To make them work you just need to install the addon bellow: (tested with Invision 4.4.4).
 
Then wait for any Invision background tasks to finish and check.
I hope that you will benefit from this tutorial and get better performance while saving a lot of money 🙂
Enjoy!
OTHER NOTES:
If you are already using S3 then it is very easy to move straight to Wasabi by following the above tutorial as it is NOT needed to move back your files to server and then to Wasabi.
CREDITS
Credits to @Joel R for giving me the motivation to write this tutorial and providing screenshots from his Wasabi account and for editing the topic.
Thank you

for the time being yes but it is going to change, also using it that way will not log anything via the logging system in the ACP
No mate it don't do that, I could probably add a item what can send a pm once purchased and in that PM you could embed the PDF file so when they redeem it they can receive it via PM

Hello,
I haven't purchased this app yet, so please know that I am keeping a close eye on developments because:
1. I'm unhappy with IPS store. I don't like how difficult it is to integrate payment methods through it. I bought points economy to fix this, but Kevin made it so that Rules app is required. It's blacklisted in the marketplace. The lite version doesn't really do it justice. I hate that where developers give a free version but they make you have to buy it off site. Anyways, there's no way to manage points with it. But from what I'm reading, IPS store has very minimal integration with Members shop. And I don't want to have two store apps on my site.
2. Is it possible to add a custom payment gateway system to members shop? There's no harm in having multiple points systems, if I can set conversion integration rules to go with each ones strengths and core values. Here's what I'm thinking. Members shop, allows someone to add credit into it. that credit through points can be transferred as a payment method directly to pay for items in the IPS store. Another option is to have it transfer to points economy and have a rule setup to both apps to increase compatibility with points, credits and available payment methods for purchases. for example, if I donate points to a member, I want them to be able to purchase or access items with it. But I also want them to be able to exchange cash flow between multiple members. An account credit integration with commerce would allow this to happen through balance links. I want to award members by posting with points that can be converted to cash, and cash that can be converted to points.
3. I need the ability to make shop items movable between the IPS store and members shop, with the option to purchase the same product from both places. Especially if it is a file download, or access to a particular site page. Members shop has a ton of add ons to enhance the functionality, but I need the two linked together to have say, goals be compatible with donations, and or account credit be compatible with points sent as gifts.
 I want to create a referrals system through an invitations app, that allows actual members to be considered as products to interact with. So integrate referrals with coupon or voucher codes. then get rewards based on the quality of posts your referrals bring in. this way quantity could control what permissions referrals get assigned to if trusted member groups is where someone with a "quality reaction, review or rating" can truly master. So for example, I'm selling an application form potential musicians to be approved into my new band. But, the musicians I want may not all be on the site. So I want all members of the band, to be rewarded for best work made by other artists. The best way to do that, would be to get awarded initially for bringing another artist referral on to the community site. Then the more posts they make with their files they created, and were approved independently by that band organizer, the band member would get a reputation that would increase over time. eventually, they'd be accepted into the band, with the end result being, referrals turn into awards. Awards turn into cash flow. If I wanted to collaborate with other members on a project, I'd want there to be ways in which such a collaboration could be recognized. I could do that with reactions, but only if I were able to browse all reactions a particular member received or had been given respectively. You can't do that yet with IPS. Nor can you do that with trophies and medals because they're only displayed publicly, but not in relation or context to why they existed. Which is what I want to promote, a stream that is more than a bookmark, tied in with the complementary system of points, referrals, awards and shop items. That in itself would be the affiliation all done in house, without a need for products that have no life, like a pizza or a statue from generating renewable income independently.
If this can all be done, you got me as a client for life. As such, this ats as my improvement list. I hope to be able to buy this as the achievements turn into reality. Manually managing items like this should also be an option for quick admin approval overrides.