Social Squared
Version 7
Email Grouping
Emails now use an identifier in the body rather than the subject line which means emails from a forum will now be grouped in Outlook! Hooray!
Featured Post
This allows moderators and site owners to highlight replies. It may not be an answer but allows certain posts to be highlighted
This will allow administrators to highlight desired content
Post Numbering
Shows the order in which the post was added so they can be seen when posts are ordered non-chronologically
This will enable users to see order topics were created.
Reply Sorting
Allow posts to be sorted both chronologically and by author name
This will enable users to view the content they want quickly
Original Poster highlighting
CSS styling allows the original poster to be easily identified
This will allow users to easily identifier the originator of the topic
Moderator highlighter
Moderators can now be more easily identified with their own css styling
This will allow users to identify authoritative figures on the forum
Allow Non-Administrators to create new topics
Feature that allows only administrators to create topics or open it up to everyone
This will allow administrators control over the topics created.
Button next to user will send email to poster
This will allow communication between end users
Forum Topic in URL
To assist with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) the forum topic now shows in the URL
This will help administrators with page rankings for external sites
Email Filter (OOF functionality)
Emails sent to the Social Squared inbox can be filter based on text that the subject contains
This will help administrators keep spam and out of office emails from the forums
Code Syntax Highlighter
Users can now paste code into the post and it will be highlighted correctly so others can more easily understand the code.
This will help end users share code on the forum
Email Subject
The subject of the email sent by Social Squared can now be customised instead of defaulting to Social Squared.
This will help end users identify forum emails
Pre-load forum content
The forums now come with sample content and replies. The sample content shows information about some of the features of Social Squared
This will help customers get started with the product
Page Title Customization
The page title can now be customized to include the current forum title or not
Topic Notification Only
Users can choose to be only notified when a topic is created rather than when a topic or reply is posted.
This will help end users receive the notifications they desire
Inline Emails
Outlook emails which contain inline images, i.e not attachments now show up in the forum post rather than as an attachment
This will help users post and view images more easily
Registration CAPTCHA
Anonymous users who register are now required to complete a CAPTCHA.
This will allow administrators reduce spam accounts for public forums
See Followers
Users can now see who has opted to follow them on the forums
This will allow users see who is interested in their posts
Hebrew, Arabic version
Localization has been added for Hebrew and Arabic versions. The changes mean that Right to Left (RTL) languages are now supported
This will allow more customers in RTL languages use the forums
Manage File size, type
Administrators can now set the file types and maximum file sizes allowed to be uploaded to Social Squared
This will allow administrators control of the size and content of attachments in the forum
Updated Terms and Conditions
When the terms and conditions are updated it is now possible to enforce all existing and new users should re-accept
This will allow administrators to enforce policies on the forum use
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