AlexJ

I am an IP.noob (I am getting immense mileage out of that one) fresh from vBS. My site is a mid sized (1m post) site. I have just spent the last few hours with my mod team and we have come up with this list. Some are duplicates (yes, I read all 18 freaking pages), but all important to how my mods are used to working.

- Soft delete. This is mega important to our site as it allows us to comment and undelete if needed. Also allows users to delete without us going "wha?". This isn't just for threads, but posts as well.

- Reputation comments. This is missed right now. People LOVE to get thanked and know who did it. Maybe even an option to make it public so the + rep and comment could show in an activity stream and/or profile. That would be win.

- Ajax quick reply. With how jaxed up IPB is, would have thought this would be a given. Saves a lot of bandwidth and time + IMO it creates a more user fluid environment. On that note, I do like how vB4's quick reply would pop up under the post you were replying to. That was a nice improvement in usability.

- Delete as spam - this is a much missed option that allowed us to delete a thread inline, ban the spammer and delete all their other threads all in 1 go.

- A 'whats new' portal page that will give you a snapshot in configurable blocks of whats new before focusing on specific areas of the site. I am kind of assuming this can be done with IP.Content, but haven't gotten a chance to try yet. This could also serve as a member home page. Maybe not configurable per user, but configurable via admin - that would be very hot.

- A contact page? I sort of assumed there would be a contact us page. Didn't realise until reading this thread there wasn't

- Easier way to view watched content

- Easy way to manage a 'global' sidebar.

- Swap between editors via ajax

- Inline edit via ajax

- When using the RTE editor, be able to select a block of text and use the list button to turn it into a list.

- Another user mentioned a vB mod called 'Live topic'. That was very swish and popular. The idea made the forums (and other areas governed by comments) very interactive.

I saw a few other suggestions that I have had experience with so I thought I would share. Clearly this is only my opinion and what didn't work for me could work for 99.9% of other people. I just thought I would share my experience through running a fair sized board as well as working on a lot of other vB sites. Take it with a pinch salt.

- Social Groups. We tried social groups and it just didn't work. At least don't use vB as an example as I honestly do not know of 1 vB site where social groups are a success. With some more thought I am sure they could have been made more prevalent in the community.

- I have 6 moderators on my site. I don't think any of them have ever used the ModCP.

- I don't know of many vB sites where tags have really worked well. Its one of those things that everyone wants, but no one really seems to use. In order for tags to be effective, they need to be used consistently. Forum users are not consistent with tag entry. There are mods on vB that helped with this, but then you end up with a lot of superfluous tags too.


Anyhooo - Hope this helps. I may be back with more as we play more :D

Put "View Today's Active Topics" back in a place where people can find it, got TONS of members who use the 24 hour, weekly, etc to browse through stuff, but have a helluva time finding that wimpy little link at the bottom of the forum index page.

It's been said over a dozen time by not only me but others as well, the unapprove function and trash can is simply not sufficient enough. IPB needs more robust moderation features and administrative control, neither the trash can and unapprove function gives us this necessary control over our community's content. If IPB really wants to compete with Vbulletin, then it needs to consider Vbulletin-esque features.

Even if the price of IPB is significantly lower than Vbulletin not many are going to go through the hassle of converting because of the following reason(s):

The Vbulletin core package already contains more features than IPB does, many Vbulletin users feel as if they are getting their moneys worth even if it means an increase in price. Why would they be compelled convert to a software that essentially offers less? With Vbulletin's more robust modification community of several free quality modifications make Vbulletin a more ideal choice for administrators ten-fold than IPB does. Most who already have the money are not the slightest concerned with the increased fees of Vbulletin, IPS needs be able to grab this specific market of potential VB-converts by offering more features in their core package than Vbulletin currently does or at least features on par with those in the Vbulletin core package. Note that I am referring to the core package and not addons such as the gallery, blog, download system, and IP.Content.

Also the warning system in IPB is very minimalistic and not as robust as the infraction/warning system in Vbulletin, the Vbulletin system allows for customization and more options than the IPB system does. Also the Rich Text Editor in IPB is very wonky, I find myself often banging my head because of issues with the RTE in IPB that are so much of an annoyance I've disabled the RTE editor for myself. I have none of these problems with the Vbulletin RTE, any problems I have with the Vbulletin RTE are minor and not as excessive as with the IPB RTE.

Please don't take offense to this, I am only offering suggestions for how IPS/IPB can improve their software. I would appreciate it if what I mentioned is considered, I have so much faith in IPB that I've already secured the future of my community as an IPB community with the purchases of the gallery, blog, download system addons, and IP.Content. :)

IPB need to change the search as many have suggested.

This is already a per-group feature of IPB. You can setup signature restrictions for each group from the Manage Groups area of the ACP.

An option "Require birthday on registration" In addition, let user choose in profile whether he wants to show whole date, only birthday without age, only age, or none.

File Name: (NG30) Global Adverts v1.7.2
File Submitter: Nuclear General
File Submitted: 19 Aug 2009
File Updated: 26 Apr 2010
File Category: Hooks and Plugins


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File Name: (NG30) Global Ads
File Submitter: NuclearGeneral
File Submitted: 21 August, 2009
File Updated: 26 February, 2010
File Category: Invision Power Board 3
Resource Type: IPB3 Hook/Plugin/Application
Version: 1.7.2
Demo URL: http://www.tiberiumstudios.org/

Tiberium Studios Is Proud To Announce The Release of (NG30) Global Ads v1.7.2!

This New Release (v1.5.0) Is Now An Application, Which Requires That You First Please "Uninstall" The Initial Hook From A Previous Version "BEFORE" Installing This Version To Avoid Any Future Problems. An Upgrade ReadMe File Is Included In This Release.

This New Release (v1.4.1) Requires Two (2) More Template Bit Edits To Accomplish The Two (2) New Ad Locations Added.

This New Release Now Supports Topic View Ads For Under First Post And Inside First Post. A Highly Requested Feature, And Now It Is Available In v1.3.1.


Click Here For Online Documentation.

For Support, Please Visit The Support Topic.
[Screenshots Located Here.]
For a Full List Of Features Available, Please Visit This Blog Entry.
Release Notes

[*]First Initial Release Of Modification v1.0.0

Features Available Turn System On/Off Change Google Ad Colors Group Permissions Available Permissions Honor All Secondary Groups Ad Location
Board Index View Topic View Calendar View Members Tab View Search View Portal View Global Header (Added In v1.0.4) Personal Messenger View (Added In v1.1.0) Profile View (Added In v1.1.0) View New Content (Added In v1.1.0) IP.Blog Application (Added In v1.2.0) IP.Downloads Application (Added In v1.3.0) IP.Gallery Application (Added In v1.4.1) IP.Shoutbox Application (Added In v1.5.1)

Text Ads Image Ads Text & Image Ads

[*]Second Initial Release Of Modification v1.0.1
Added Missing Setting: Adsense Channel (I didn't even realize I forgot to add it!)

Added Setting To Update Adsense Status In Adsense Manager

Fixed Issue With Sidebar Hooks Showing Horizontal Ads From The Ad slot Number Added Setting To Update Vertical Adsense Status In Adsense Manager

Added New Ad Location: Global Header Ads. Ads Now Show Up Next To User Drop Down Menu. (No Template Edits Required.)

Added Support For Two Other Ad Companies:
Yahoo! Publisher Network WidgetBucks

Personal Messenger View Profile View View New Content

[*]Seventh Initial Release Of Modification v1.2.0
Added Support For Invision Community Blog. Ad Locations In IP.Blog:
IP.Blog Main Index (Under Featured Entry) IP.Blog Main Index (Above Blog Stats) Top 10 Stats Page (Viewed/Commented/Bloggers) Members Blog Index View Blog Entry View Blog Post View Blog Archive View Blog Forward Form Blog Report Form

[*]Eighth Initial Release Of Modification v1.2.1
Fixed an issue with the Personal Messenger Ads.

Added Support For Invision Download Manager. Ad Locations In IP.Downloads:
Index Page, Above Categories Index Page, Below Categories Above Sub-Categories Below Sub-Categories File Display, Top Of Page File Display, Below File Revisions File Download, Download Confirmation Screen

[*]Tenth Initial Release Of Modification v1.3.1
Added Two New Ad Locations:
Below First Post Inside First Post, Sides Available:
Left Right Top Bottom



Fixed an issue with topic ad under first post and inside first post only showing in Linear+ mode.

Added New Feature For Selecting Which Forums Ads are Displayed In.

IP.Blog Maintenance Release. Works With IP.Blog 2.1.0 IP.Downloads Maintenance Release. Works With IP.Downloads 2.1.0

Revisions Made To Main Modification:
Added An Update Check File For Updates Added New Settings For Google Ads, WidgetBucks, & Yahoo! Publisher Network To Support New Ad Locations

Made Revision To Blog Index For Index Ads That Weren't Fixed In Maintenance Release Blog "Ad Location 2: Above Stats" Has Been Changed To "Ad Location 2: Below Blog Index (Listing)" Due To Blogs Stats Being Moved To Sidebar

Add New Ad Location:
"Ad Location 8: Below Downloads Sidebar"

[*]Added Support For Invision Power Gallery [*]Ad Locations In IP.Gallery:
Ad Location 1: Gallery Index Ad Location 2: Gallery Categories Ad Location 3: Gallery: Show Image - Below Copyright Notice Ad Location 4: Gallery: Show Image - Below Image Description


Mod Converted From Hook To Application. Added New Feature Below Ads For Adding A Line Of Promotion To Remove Ads.

Added support for IP.Shoutbox v1.1.2.

Rewrote A Completely New Version To Be Encoded. Requires A "VALID" Domain To Be Used. Unauthorized Versions DO NOT Function Properly.

Added Features
Added Settings To The Applications ACP Page. Added ACP Permissions To The Application. Added Support For -Calypso-'s iAdvertisement System. (Sold Separately As An Add-On) Added Support For A Third Party Advert Company.

Removed The Encoding From The Mod. Encoding Causes Issues And Ad Locations From Working Properly. I Am No Longer Doing Encoding On My Products.

Adding Support For -Calypso-'s iClient Mod. Adding Support For -Calypso-'s iCommerce Mod. Adding Support For -Calypso-'s iPoints Mod. Adding Support For (SOS30) Testimonials Mod. Adding Support For (SRD3) miniTutorials Mod. Adding Support For (SOS30) Upload Images Mod.







[*]Fifteenth Initial Release Of Modification v1.5.0 [*]Eleventh Initial Release Of Modification v1.3.2 [*]Wrap The Ads In A Forum Style Block. (Options Are Available To All Locations, Single Settings.) [*]Option To Change Forum Style Block Title. (Options Are Available To All Locations, Single Settings.) [*]Settings Are Protected By Default. (EG: The user cannot edit nor delete settings within the setting group.) [*]Ad Type [*]Third Initial Release Of Modification v1.0.2 [*]Fourth Initial Release Of Modification v1.0.3 [*]Fifth Initial Release Of Modification v1.0.4 [*]Sixth Initial Release Of Modification v1.1.0 [*]Added Three New Ad Locations: [*]No Template Edits Required Except If Using IP.Portal. Two Edits Required. [*]Ninth Initial Release Of Modification v1.3.0 [*]Twelfth Initial Release Of Modification v1.3.3 [*]Thirteenth Initial Release Of Modification v1.4.0 [*]Fourteenth Initial Release Of Modification v1.4.1 [*]IP.Blog Revisions Made: [*]IP.Downloads Revisions Made: [*]Sixteenth Initial Release Of Modification v1.5.1 [*]Seventeenth Initial Release Of Modification v1.6.0 [*]Eighteenth Initial Release Of Modification v1.7.2 [*]Removed Features [*]Future Features Pricing The Purchase Price is $20 USD. To purchase (NG30) Global Ads, please click on this link: Product Listing. Then click on the "Add to Cart" button below the products description. Terms And Conditions Before Purchasing, please be sure to read the Terms And Conditions fully. Important Information READ THIS BEFORE YOU PURCHASE. Anyone who fails to comply with the Terms & Conditions Will Be Warned And Be Temporarily Banned. (This mod requires 4 template bit edits. 2 edits in Portal, 5 edits in Topic View, 1 edit in Downloads "Viewing File", & 1 edit in Gallery "Viewing Image".) Click here to download this file

i'm gonna say it str8 out... community seo is soo friggin buggy.. and their support sucks.. really really really really really really badly.. sometimes i wished i was still with vb because vbseo was awesome, and so was their support and community.. now i'm just waiting for ips to finish furl'ing the rest of their apps, before i go live.

I can host your friend's vB if you don't have too many users. Drop me a PM for details if interested.

After looking at the demo, we bit on purchasing IPB two weeks ago. Our staff installed the application on a sandbox and within a week's time had determined that while IPB is a solid product, the core files do not suit our project. We inquired about a refund policy and were informed that there was none. We are now the proud owner of a $150 forum application that will likely never be used.

Double check, triple check and quadruple check everything before you purchase. There's no turning back.

On my IP.Board set up, I was able to login and change my display name shortly after I logged in with FB. But the option is pretty hidden and should be part of the 'Facebook Connect Options" but instead had to be accessed on the regular name change section:

http://community.invisionpower.com/index.php?app=core&module=usercp&tab=core&area=displayname

Only problem here in the Invison forum, you need your password to change your display name and if you logged in with FB, there is no password or one is assinged based on the FB session so you probably cannot retrive it. On my installation, it didn't ask me for a pass since I had just signed in but when I look at the option after I logged off and back on, it needs my pass. I can, of course, over ride this in the ACP but you definitely don't want to do that for everyone that registers. I posted about this a while back but never got an answer so I guess untl they revise the FB options, we are probably going to have to find work arounds..

As for sharing a post, that feature is already on the Blogs so it shouldn't be all that hard to add to the forums. but for the mean time you can use something like 'Add This' button and edit the posting template.

It depends on how large a db file phpmyadmin will accept without timing out. ;) , your host may be willing to adjust this (I "think" its not actually the php.ini upload limit its set it my.ini although I'd have to check that)

Myself, if its over about 5mb I would not try it and wait ages for it to just timeout. :)

See my reply above (post 7) , I'd suggest using BigDump (although sometimes you can get some strange issues) if possible as its a good tool to use and very straightforward once you have used it once, its easy.

If I'm using localhost I just use the command line as its fast and always works. :)

I use this link:

Today's Active Content

Which in my opinion seems buried at the bottom of the main forum index. And not visible anywhere else as a link on other pages.
I'd rather have that at the top left in lieu of "View New Content" from what i can tell has many in uproar over the feature.

Once there it shows all the entries the tabs then displayed are

Help Files | Forums | Members | Blogs | Calendar | Gallery | Customer Resources | Community Downloads

Now if I perform a Quick Search the results page shows the order of the tabs as...

Forums | Members | Help Files | Blogs | Calendar | Gallery | Customer Resources | Community Downloads

The tabs should remain consistent.

The results of the search presents a topic PREVIEW showing a few hundred characters surrounding the term supplied.

I want that PREVIEW showing the first few hundred characters from the topic/post for the link above.

Did anyone sow the ajax quick quote of vb4? Wouldnt it be' great?

:) is difficult to have a button to approve them all simultaneously?

Unfortunately team icons are board based and not skin based - crazy isn't it?

If you install some nice team icons, they show up in all of your installed skins, but they may not match the appearance of all those skins.

Imagine some nice Christmas skin themed team icons looking rather odd when viewed by someone who is using a non-Christmas skin, or white/bright team icons from a white/bright skin showing up automatically on a black skin.

So my suggestion is to make team icons a folder in the skin images. :rolleyes:

Can this be used to display ads other than Google Ads? Such as banner ads from somewhere like Commission Junction?

I would like to buy but it does not have ad in first post (embeded to first post)
I would love to see it adds an ad in first post of the page....

Also how about gallery section!!!!

Thanks

Both of them where in phpbb3 also. We used it a lot since we also have private forums depending on group and 99% of the gaming forums have private section. Now its nightmare for admin to move each user from ACP. I would personally like to see those features in core IPB itself without any hooks or mod's.

Both of them where in phpbb3 also. We used it a lot since we also have private forums depending on group and 99% of the gaming forums have private section. Now its nightmare for admin to move each user from ACP. I would personally like to see those features in core IPB itself without any hooks or mod's.

Hello

we have

www.example.com
www.example.com/index
www.example.com/index.php
www.example.com/index.php?/index

all pointing to the same page which might affect ranking. According to the Official Google webmaster Central Blog, it can be solved by rel="canonical".

I would love to see this one implemented

cheers

Enkidu

Both of them where in phpbb3 also. We used it a lot since we also have private forums depending on group and 99% of the gaming forums have private section. Now its nightmare for admin to move each user from ACP. I would personally like to see those features in core IPB itself without any hooks or mod's.

Hello agaion IPS crew. I am just wondering what your thoughts on a Related topics for the next releae of IPB. Related topics are a good way for members to see if there are any topices relationg or any topices that might peak their intrests into posting to. This feature would be part of the Topic View.

I have also thought of Socual groups. this owuld be a way for members to create their own groups to talk about certin topics that would be something spsific.

Have to agree with my fellow IPB3 users here. The UCP could use some work. Takes me a bit, even now, to find settings to change. The last UCP was easy right out of the box.

Also, the comments section of the Profile/UCP. It could a reply-to link when someone leaves a comment that takes you directly to it's own discussion thread of sorts. If I'm not mistaken, vB has this. It's one of the few things I like about vB software.


Regards,

Wilford Tibbetts

Understood. But if you guys will publish the list before contacting author I personally feel its more good.

Reason:
1. I/we/all are thankful to that author but since his hook is giving problem we can disable it temporarily till author fixes it.

2. For those who think or will think that those author sucks then they should quit because each software has bugs. Every single thing needs bug fixes.

I hope you guys can release the list because I am using 3.0.3 since their are 2 major issues in 3.0.4 and I am waiting badly for 3.0.5.

Thanks. :)