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Not sure it was temporary or if you're already aware of this.
Reporting anyways.
I see a move() in the error. I actually moved all my files from category X to Y; not sure it's related.

I have taken a look at their documentation, and it appears this is missing because your facebook developer account must have business verification. 
This permission or feature is only available with business verification. You may also need to sign additional contracts before your app can access data. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/features-reference/oembed-read
 

Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention! I can confirm this should be further reviewed and I have logged an internal bug report for our development team to investigate and address as necessary, in a future maintenance release.
 

In my opinion it's a big mistake that a native application is not made, as there is, for example, Reddit.
PWA is a mess, it doesn't even have all the functionality of the browser. PWA functionality is not at all the same as a native application. We should not lie to ourselves.
In the future, web sites without an native application are doomed to disappear, since all traffic has moved to mobile.

Yes, the design will not only look different but the way you do themes will be very different. We're pretty close to starting our public v5 blogs/teasers.

The best way to kill a community is to refuse to keep up with new ways that people consume content.

I honestly can't decide whether this is good or bad news, I understand both point of views.
My 2 cts (definitely not worth more):
- I like the idea that devs will have more freedom, but the risk of security issue is real issue for me. Most of us do not have the money to perform professional security assessment of our sites. I liked the idea that ips reviewed proposed ressources.
- the centralized aspect of the marketplace was very simple for community owners, hopefully we will have a viable alternative.
- marketplace ressources and discussion is one of the main reason I come here, the impact on this community might be an issue.
 
Globally this looks like another step toward "big customers" who can pay for specific dev and further away from small community owners who try to improve their community for a few $.
 
What is surprising is that it looks like you invested in the marketplace not so long ago integrating it in the admincp and with the compatibility check etc...
Also I guess a big part of the costs is about resource checking which is something you implemented not so long ago and actually might explain part of the marketplace activity decrease one the devs part.
 
In the end, we will see how this goes but honestly the 3 months warning is clearly not enough and a change of this magnitude deserve better that an announce in the middle of the summer with a short warning.
 

Thanks, Charles. This is a serious change that should be described on a blog or in a dedicated topic.
For me and for many clients it is breaking news 😬

@Lindy I sincerely see other ways for you to do this.
As I said earlier, the marketplace is a great showcase that connects developers to IPS customers without leaving here. Having this removed makes life difficult for your clients in trying to find resources quickly without having to go to thousands of developer websites.
My idea is, remove the paid market and keep a free market so that developers can maintain this showcase, so they start offering two versions of the product. A free one, where the user could get it directly from the IPS website, and the paid (full) version that would be described within the product and the user would be redirected to the developer's store. Where he would have all financial responsibility for the product.
Example 1

Example 2

 
IPS could go another route, which in this case would be to charge a small fee to developers who publish resources with a limited free version. And keep the market for developers who support the community with completely free resources.
Many of these resources are made with good heart and are freely available in the market, such as translations that connect people all over the world, and all of these will be "lost".

This means no more sexy lonely women using the Contact Us form, lol

Disposable email filtering is great. Nice job on that.

Disposable email filtering is great. Nice job on that.

Ryan and the team have done a fantastic job with these new tools and I'm really keen to see how they help in the current spam wave we're all experiencing.

Spam has always been an ongoing battle for community owners as spammers find new ways to circumvent existing anti-spam practices.
We have seen an uptick in new ways spammers are breaking through existing defense.
As such, we here at Invision Community continue to look at new ways for community managers to combat against spam. For our September release, we have added several new tools that can prevent spammers from registering in the first place and help combat them even if they register successfully.
Let's take a look at these new tools and settings.
Geolocation based registration filtering
Oftentimes, spam attacks can originate using bots and servers from specific regions. Using our existing Geolocation service, we have now added filters that will allow administrators to hold registrations from specific regions for administrator review, or deny the registration entirely.

Using this, administrators whose communities are under a spam attack from a specific region, can temporarily filter registrations from that region. Multiple regions can be defined at once, and each individual region can either be held for administrator review, or denied completely.
Disposable Email Filtering
We have added an extra option to our spam defense system to filter users registering with throwaway disposable emails, which are often used by spammers to bypass email validation.

During Spam Defense checking, we now also check the domain in use for the registration against a frequently maintained list. If the user passes through the normal spam defense checking, but is found to have a disposable email address, then the administrator can define one of the following actions to be taken.
Allow the registration to proceed Allow the registration, but moderate all posts (which an option to remove moderation after a certain amount) Flag the account for administrator review Register the account but immediately ban it Completely deny the registration For both Geolocation and disposable email filtering, the existing Spam Defense Whitelist is always honored ahead of these filters.
Contact Us Email Verification
A common pain point has been the Contact Us page. While the spam does not go to a user facing location, it does still land in the administrators inbox, or other area defined by the sites Contact Us settings.
To help with this, if a visitor who is not logged in attempts to use the Contact Us page, then in addition to the existing CAPTCHA, the administrator can optionally require the person to verify their email address before the message is ever sent. This applies to all Contact Us behaviors, including any added by third party applications.
Cloud Content Analysis
For our Invision Community Cloud customers, we have also added an additional layer of spam prevention after registration.

After a user registers, or if the account has been dormant, then the first few content submissions will be analyzed using a custom developed algorithm within our platform.
The algorithm takes into factor many different elements of the content, and will rank the post between 1 (not spam) and 5 (definitely spam).
The algorithm can be constantly adjusted and improved based on trends without any intervention from the administrator, and without the need to update to new releases of Invision Community.
The administrator can then decide one of the following actions to take based on the score that was received.
Allow the submission Hold the submission for moderator review Deny the submission completely Of course, specific groups can be made exempt from this and not have their content checked at all, which is useful for sites with subscription based registrations which may not want to have this applied to new subscribers, but do want to have new non-subscribers checked.
Spam can quickly become a headache for most community managers, and these new tools will help further combat it at the source. For our enterprise and Invision Community Cloud customers, being able to check for spam when posting is a new tool which will further filter out more of those annoying topics and posts.
We hope these new features give you additional tools in the fight against spam.
The features and changes presented here are available in the following packages:
Geolocation based registration filtering, Disposable Email Filtering, Contact Us Email Verification: Beginner, Creator, Creator Pro, Team, Business, Enterprise, Invision Community Classic (Self Hosted).
Content Analysis: Beginner, Creator, Creator Pro, Team, Business, Enterprise.

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To be clear, we are not closing down third party development, in fact we are developing new tools for v5 to make some areas easier to add functionality to. 
 
This announcement is that we are no longer listing items and facilitating sales directly on our site. 

Greeting everyone,
I'm thrilled to announce that I have secured an opportunity to interview none other than Charles from Invision Community. This is a rare and exciting occasion, and I believe that involving you as our community members can make this experience even more enriching! In recent happenings, I can imagine some of you might have some questions you'd like to see included in this interview.
As I always say, a community is the backbone of any platform. So, I thought: Why not let YOU have a say in the interview? I'm offering all of you a chance to send in your questions, and I'll do our best to include as many as I can in our conversation with Charles.
 
How to Submit Your Questions:
Reply to this topic with your question for Charles. You may PM me your question if you wish to send it anonymously.  Please keep your questions respectful, relevant, and constructive. If you see a question from another member that resonates with you, give it a "like". This will help us gauge the most popular and sought-after questions. You can submit multiple questions, but please post each question separately to make it easier to tally and sort.
Deadline:
The last date for submitting your questions is September 1st. I'll compile them shortly afterward and then proceed with our interview.
A Few Guidelines:
Avoid asking questions that have been answered multiple times in previous communications or on the official FAQ. While I appreciate all the input, I may not be able to include every question in the interview due to time constraints. This is a golden chance to get insights, clarifications, or just to know more about the visions and aspirations of Invision Community from one of its key figures. So, let your curiosity run wild and be a part of this unique opportunity! Looking forward to seeing what you all come up with. 😄 I'm very grateful for this opportunity and hope to receive many questions and interest for this interview.
Best regards,
Cedric (Admin Junkies)

UI Extensions part 3 of 3 and AMA (sort of!)
 

Hi,
Revolut becoming very popular way of getting pay. It is beating alternative for PayPal in aspect of fees while keeping even better Customer experience because it is very simple way of paying. While PayPal is only financial institution, Revolut is a bank already, so you have real bank account that allows you to take card payments, wired payments, payments on @nickname, or payment for mobile number. It is a way quicker than PayPal and way more modern for now days. IPS, @Matt, @Lindy, please consider a gateway for Revolut Pay: https://developer.revolut.com/

Problem solved, backup restored. Will not be touching that option again anytime soon!

A deprecates module was removed, not the feature!

Thanks, Charles. This is a serious change that should be described on a blog or in a dedicated topic.
For me and for many clients it is breaking news 😬

Posted previously in this topic - if you want Google Adsense to login to your site, then set up an account for it and configure away...
 

Will it be possible to subscribe to a user in IC5?
It would be nice if users could monetize their content in this way.

Meanwhile, myself and fellow Cloud users watching all this pricing confusion unfold 😛

A few updates:
FYI to those lurking, the above stuff was resolved a long time ago via PMs.
Lots of moving parts behind the scenes these days and Invision Community 5 exists in a quasi-state of both being months and months away but also coming on a LOT faster than you realize. Many of my big things will require new purchases for a variety of reasons including but not exclusive to:
a somewhat new codebase what may or may not be possible to do in the new version and other probably secret things  If you are punching renewals on this, thank you as always, but I'd request you actually hold off on those for now - ditto for any other apps/plugins of mine you have until the sun rises on a few things. You'll have clarity soon enough. Things change, the world ever turns, and all that, but I'm not going anywhere.