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Very nice under the hood improvements!
Btw: What is this questionsmark for that we can see in the screenshots (bottom right corner)?

Those filters would be extremely useful in all apps that uses custom fields, since we can’t search for them, but it will be a Commerce thing only.

I feel like

about GIFs, because my users are

Whoohoo, first news on IPS 4.4!
Finally the ACP became a place to wait for Hogwarts invitations.

I hope that in a future version medals/thophies/achievement badges will become a core feature of IPS (some competitors already decided to add this), in combination with an excessive rules system that allowes for any situation to be a reason for awarding someone. I found that in many forums where people get rewards for whatever they are doing, they are more active. It also makes a site more interactive, if you post, vote or whatever and something personalized happens (such as getting a message, that tells you about a shiny new badge you have earned).

I hope that in a future version medals/thophies/achievement badges will become a core feature of IPS (some competitors already decided to add this), in combination with an excessive rules system that allowes for any situation to be a reason for awarding someone. I found that in many forums where people get rewards for whatever they are doing, they are more active. It also makes a site more interactive, if you post, vote or whatever and something personalized happens (such as getting a message, that tells you about a shiny new badge you have earned).

Great overview!
Unfortunately the search bar seems to only honor English as a valid language for searches. If the AdminCP has been translated and you try to search for a (translated) option, setting or whatnot, you will not find anything. This is very sad, because the search bar is indeed a cool and very useful feature!

I really like the fact that announcements get some attention. I think though that there is some room for improvements:
Whether or not an announcement is dismissable should be an option. More conditions would be nice, i.e. the ability to show announcements based on how many days have passed since registration or the last login, based on reputation points, based on whether or not the member has its birthday... (similar to the conditions you offer in the group promotions in the AdminCP).
I know that technically you can create group promotions first and then display announcements based on usergroups, but that seems to be a bit off. Other than that: Can't wait to see/test it!

How about a series of screenshots, from 1.0 to 4.3?
Happy birthday!

I really like the fact that announcements get some attention. I think though that there is some room for improvements:
Whether or not an announcement is dismissable should be an option. More conditions would be nice, i.e. the ability to show announcements based on how many days have passed since registration or the last login, based on reputation points, based on whether or not the member has its birthday... (similar to the conditions you offer in the group promotions in the AdminCP).
I know that technically you can create group promotions first and then display announcements based on usergroups, but that seems to be a bit off. Other than that: Can't wait to see/test it!

I really like the fact that announcements get some attention. I think though that there is some room for improvements:
Whether or not an announcement is dismissable should be an option. More conditions would be nice, i.e. the ability to show announcements based on how many days have passed since registration or the last login, based on reputation points, based on whether or not the member has its birthday... (similar to the conditions you offer in the group promotions in the AdminCP).
I know that technically you can create group promotions first and then display announcements based on usergroups, but that seems to be a bit off. Other than that: Can't wait to see/test it!

The new look is great (of course ), but I definetly like the filterable Recent Account Activity the most.

The new look is great (of course ), but I definetly like the filterable Recent Account Activity the most.

The new look is great (of course ), but I definetly like the filterable Recent Account Activity the most.

The new look is great (of course ), but I definetly like the filterable Recent Account Activity the most.

Like I said: ...I was expecting something about e-mail branding in 4.3, like the ability to add content from your community in the e-mail footer. I guess we will see that at a later time...

The new Blogs landing page looks great!
Will there also be a new block being added that can be placed anywhere on the site in order to display blog articles like on the landing page (ideally with filters, e.g. just recommended articles)?

The new Blogs landing page looks great!
Will there also be a new block being added that can be placed anywhere on the site in order to display blog articles like on the landing page (ideally with filters, e.g. just recommended articles)?

Surely a useful feature, especially for bigger communities!
What about the notice in the last screenshot: '1 Automatic Moderation Points'? Will there be any further info about when the threshold will be reached? Like: '1 Automatic Moderation Point (3 left until auto-hide)' or something similar?