http://www.webmastersite.net/forums en-us See http://demo.wsnforum.com/wsnlinks/ (and this forum, though the wrapper template is customized here) for an example of it in action. Suggestions for improvements are much appreciated. Comments about the new website theme are also welcome. http://www.webmastersite.net/forums/threads/how-do-you-like-the-new-wsn-default-theme-9443.html Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:10:56 GMT http://www.webmastersite.net/forums/thread/9443/ I've placed a download link in the customer downloads area. Please note that there will be an upgrade fee for the 6.0.0 final release, but not for the betas. Upgrade procedure (please use a clone, Admin - Misc - Clone): 1. Upgrade to the latest 5.1 release. 2. Go to /admin/autoupgrade.php?switchseries=1&keeptemplates=1 (or remove keeptemplates=1 to automatically overwrite templates) 3. You're done. Known bugs: - wsn gallery comment subscriptions not working according to bittercrank. didn't see the option even even showing. Essential planned features: - ratings+comments option to include a capatcha for guests and usergroup permissions so that the reviews can be held for validation Non-essential: - admin panel spot to set the requested linking code (linking code is given in suggest.tpl, showvotecode.tpl and the language item suggestlink_cantfindrecip). it should be a language item since it'd vary by language, but i can allow editing on the link settings page (put all languages there?). - forced ignores -- disallow a poster from reading or replying to another poster. that'd use a member field forcedignore. posts would be invisible. postreply would ensure they're not quoting the person. - highlight friend posts in-thread with additional style class 6.0 feature list (x indicates it's sufficiently tested for release): x- Reduced queries and increased speed, especially for scenarios where numerous switches are off. x- Lightbox attachment galleries. x- A flash-based multi-file uploader with progress bars. Uploading numerous large files at once is now a breeze. x- Admin option to choose which buttons are available in WYSIWYG standard and basic modes. x- Attached images are now listed in google sitemaps to improve your google image search performance. x- Added filter search options to the email log page. x- Banning date and reason now in profile. x- Separated the admin-only options under a special heading on submit/edit pages for clarity. x- Added facebook "like" button to improve your social network marketing. x- Standard edit/deletion reason options in a selector for moderators. x- When the proprietary geoip database is loaded, it's now used to show admins the city a poster lives in. x- Added miniature avatars in IM and shoutbox (plus on threads in WSN Forum). x- Online indicator and IM button by posts, and general rejiggering of the postbit. x- Updated to google maps API v3 and simplified the template code. x- Added an option to preview edits of private messages. x- Enabled conditionals in IM chat line. x- Added type selector to the bulk edit listings admin page. x- Prevented submission of non-html in the category header insertion boxes (auto-guesses appropriate meta tag to use). x- The edit option on the details page now returns to listing details instead of to category after finishing. x- In WSN Forum, added a warning prompt when moving a thread another moderator has already moved. x- Submission times now displayed on validation page. x- Color coding for usergroups on manage usergroups page. x- Added 'can view member list' and 'can view member profiles' usergroup permissions. - Updated WYSIWYG to the latest CKEditor, added background color for it to the stylesheet, and incorporated smilies into it. - Options (size etc) for shopping cart. Just use input type="hidden" name="cartoption1label" value="Size" /select name="cartoption1"...size options.../select where you could add an unlimited number of options by changing 1 to 2 or 3 etc. This should make wsn suitable as a shopping site. Note: quantity could be a standard option to test with. - Redid sponsorship backend to be more future-proof. [paypal.php (well, inc/sponsorcommon.php) is broken on PF at last check] - Listing description length can now be altered by sponsorship. [NEEDS MUCH TESTING!] - A more powerful backups system, with staggered automated backups over two weeks and download/restore options on the backups page. [Currently broken on PF!] - Member ratings now default to percentage approval, with visual bar by posts illustrating. [bar seemed off visually i think] - An option to delete a custom template in the template editor. - Ability to pass &returnto=CURRENTURLENCODED} to the submit or edit pages to be returned after submitting/editing/deleting. - Custom file attachment fields for calendar events. - In WSN Forum, when somebody edits their first post title it now automatically changes the topic title too. http://www.webmastersite.net/forums/threads/beta-release-9075.html Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:45:59 GMT http://www.webmastersite.net/forums/thread/9075/ Submit an approved theme for any of the WSN scripts to the [url=http://scripts.webmastersite.net/wsnlinks/resources/]resources area[/url] -- it can be just a style + images combo if you like -- and get a WSN Gallery license in exchange. This offer will continue indefinitely. You can create a theme package at Admin Panel - Templates - Theme Packager. http://www.webmastersite.net/forums/threads/get-a-free-wsn-gallery-license-for-an-approved-theme-9043.html Sat, 19 Jun 2010 23:56:47 GMT http://www.webmastersite.net/forums/thread/9043/ 5.1 is out, so I want to take the time to introduce some of the features you might not notice. Search-based categories should be useful to a lot of people, I think. In essence, it allows you to create a category which doesn't accept submissions, but is instead filled with anything from the rest of the site that meets a search criteria. Previously you might have tried to simulate it with a custom template and a toplist, but this way it fits in more naturally. The filtering condition is a mysql filter, same as for toplists, specified on the submit category page (you can't edit an exiting non-search category into a search category, though you can edit the search condition on a search category). Feel free to ask for help composing a filter. The "custom pages" area makes WSN into more of a natural CMS, allowing you to add new pages like an about page or whatever without having to go through the complications of custom templates. The "link ratings w/comments" switch enables amazon-style reviews, where the star rating is associated with a text comment. Useful for reviews sites. You can now import large CSV files. WSN Gallery has a redesigned details page with back/forward thumbnails. Search result maps and driving directions extend the mapping possibilities. The shopping cart option is big if you want to do a shopping site, of course. Full new feature list: - There are now three setup modes: simple, recommended, and kitchen sink. - Style designer. Modify the style/colors without learning CSS. - Type manager. Set up your link types without having to dig into the templates. - Custom pages system. A more intuitive way to add new pages to your site. - Autocomplete for simple searches, member list search, postal codes, editing the owner of a listing, sending a PM, quote authors. (Any other spots you can think of where it'd be useful?) - Click-to-insert lists of template variables with descriptions for template editor, toplist generator, etc. - Switch to enable leaving a text comment while rating a listing -- suitable for a reviews site. - The category slideshow is now per-attachment, and available in all scripts (previously just WSN Gallery). The slideshow link in a category opens up a slideshow of all image attachments in said category. - Added switch for category link counts. By switching this off, you can remove the "(25)" from "Category Name (25)" without touching templates. - Added switch for new/updated icons. By switching this off, you can remove the "new" and "updated" icons by categories and listings without touching templates. - Added an option to set the guest default time since for the 'new links' page. - The thumbshots.org code language item now accepts any link variables you insert in it. - MEMBERREPLIESRECEIVED} is now available to count total comments made to links you own by people other than yourself. - LINKISSAVED} is now available to check whether the link is saved by the viewer. This is now used in the default link bit so that the "Save to list" link only shows when the link isn't already saved. - The instant messanging system is now refreshless. - Added a 'can create album' usergroup permission. - A tweaks editor for the admin panel. Some -- though not all -- tweaks.php values can now be set there without having to edit the file directly. - Manual payment processing. If you recieve a payment through a means other than the supported payment processors, you can now enter it manually. - Added host name search to the search ips page. - Date picker. For date fields, select desired date visually from a calendar. - Size-variant, newest-first tag cloud. - If summaries are switched on, but the listing has no summary filled in, the first part of the description is now repurposed as the summary. - Toplist generator is now multi-step. - Toplist generator now prompts directly for a link type to filter to. - Updated fckeditor to 2.6.4, switched default skin to office2003. - WYSIWYG now supports wider variety of formatting options. - Image uploads now work in WYSIWYG editor by default in apache mode. - Added illiteracy detector options to require validation and exclude categories. - Sponsorship settings page has been redesigned with an easier interface. - Sponsorship now asks for $_ per _ days on each level instead of making you do arithmetic. - All sponsor levels now automatically show up without need to customize display template. - Added a switch for aliasing to secondary categories. - When the indirect linking switch is on, the linkbit link to the details page no longer uses the external links appendage. - City/state/country search options now on advanced search page when applicable. - The submit/edit category page now includes options to set custom submit/edit listing templates. - Distinct empty/full folder images for categories. - Some button beautification work. - Number currently online in category now hidden when the number is zero. - Option to add/remove custom ratings table fields. - Date format for shouts. - Flat-file imports now processed in chunks to hopefully support larger files. - "Show untranslated language" now excludes some of the language associated with switches that are off. - The incomplete submission notification area is now more eye-catching. - Asterisks by required/incomplete fields. - Option to block spammers based on stopforumspam.com blacklist. - Submit/edit link/category pages now refresh when category changes, so category conditionals can be used safely. - !-- RESTRICT FROM GROUPS 1,2 -- syntax to lock out only particular groups, instead of having to use longer REVERT TO list. - Add and delete language items from all languages at once. - Rating a comment is now refeshless. - Upload multiple attachments without having to press a button and wait. - On adding a new usergroup, permissions now default to those of a regular member. - Clickable link to find the members in each usergroup. - Category usergroup permissions now formated as table of radio options. - Removed L_, P_ and PALL_ language items for better compatability with languages such as German which have different capitalization rules. - 'Search' switch to turn off whole search system for a plain directory. - 'Sponsorship' switch to remove from menu and template list and automatically remove all sponsorship levels. - For integration with other WSN scripts, usergroup can now be edited. - For integration with other WSN scripts, usergroups from the integratee script which aren't in the integrater are automatically copied over and mapped. - Category sponsorship is now done via the sponsorship settings page instead of edit category. - Implimented canonical tags where appropriate for SEO. - Style, template and language selectors on registration and edit profile now hidden when there's only one option. - Prompt to force people to deal with situation of having apparant leftover uncustomized copy of default style or template set. - Options to delete styles and template sets from the admin panel. - Added member home main spot to show/edit future listings not yet effective. - When the link-associated feeds switch is on, any feed at the link url is now automatically associated. - Author field in RSS feeds where applicable. - When there are no traditional results, simple-searches for exact title (as in autocomplete) redirect to the listing and simple-searches for a username redirect to the profile. - edit/regenerate options in details template - autoincluded PNG fix for IE 6. WINE is broken such that it doesn't appear to work, but I believe it actually does work, I need somebody to verify for me. - converted all .gif images (except ones likely to be animated) to .png in order to make prettier images more practical - switch for google map on search results page - custom subdirectories of base automatically kept accessible by rewriting - support for rewriting & as and while also using and in names - sponsored types listed on suggest page, with "x costs $y per z days" in the labels column. when selected, redirects to sponsorship page. - complete simpler page titling system on the "page titles" page - automatic path updates on moving directory - search-based categories - driving directions with the maps - shopping cart http://www.webmastersite.net/forums/threads/release-8860.html Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:39:12 GMT http://www.webmastersite.net/forums/thread/8860/ [i]Installation[/i] To install, download autosetup.php from the customer downloads area, place it on your server and visit it in your web browser. [i]Upgrades[/i] To be on the safe side, you may want to test your upgrade to see how it goes before committing your busy live website to it. To do this, clone your site and upgrade the clone: 1) In your 5.0 production copy, go to Admin Panel - Miscellaneous - Clone Utility. Follow instructions on-screen. 2) In your clone, click the upgrade to 5.1 prompt which appears when you're on the latest 5.0 release. Please do this -- it will allow me to make things work right for you before you go live. Clone upgrades of actual fully-customized websites should reveal a lot more of the bugs than just playing with a standard new setup. Note that testing clones won't count against your license total. Upgrade note: after upgrading you'll have to re-create any per-category sponsorships you want through the new interface at Admin - Settings - Sponsorship - Add level. [i]Template Changes[/i] There are many template changes. That doesn't mean you'll have to use them. If you keep all the old templates without applying changes: - you'll lack some of the new features - the style designer won't work with 5.0-based stylesheets (can still edit styles manually) - you won't be able to rate comments up and down (not sure if there's a way to autofix, but i could autohide?) Please let me know if anything in 5.0 templates doesn't work. I'm trying to enable old templates to work insofar as is possible. [i]Final[/i] [list] [*] There are now three setup modes: simple, recommended, and kitchen sink. [*] Style designer. Modify the style/colors without learning CSS. [*] Type manager. Set up your link types without having to dig into the templates. [*] Custom pages system. A more intuitive way to add new pages to your site. [*] Autocomplete for simple searches, member list search, postal codes, editing the owner of a listing, sending a PM, quote authors. (Any other spots you can think of where it'd be useful?) [*] Click-to-insert lists of template variables with descriptions for template editor, toplist generator, etc. [*] Switch to enable leaving a text comment while rating a listing -- suitable for a reviews site. [*] The category slideshow is now per-attachment, and available in all scripts (previously just WSN Gallery). The slideshow link in a category opens up a slideshow of all image attachments in said category. [*] Added switch for category link counts. By switching this off, you can remove the "(25)" from "Category Name (25)" without touching templates. [*] Added switch for new/updated icons. By switching this off, you can remove the "new" and "updated" icons by categories and listings without touching templates. [*] Added an option to set the guest default time since for the 'new links' page. [*] The thumbshots.org code language item now accepts any link variables you insert in it. [*] MEMBERREPLIESRECEIVED} is now available to count total comments made to links you own by people other than yourself. [*] LINKISSAVED} is now available to check whether the link is saved by the viewer. This is now used in the default link bit so that the "Save to list" link only shows when the link isn't already saved. [*] The instant messanging system is now refreshless. [*] Added a 'can create album' usergroup permission. [*] A tweaks editor for the admin panel. Some -- though not all -- tweaks.php values can now be set there without having to edit the file directly. [*] Manual payment processing. If you recieve a payment through a means other than the supported payment processors, you can now enter it manually. [*] Added host name search to the search ips page. [*] Date picker. For date fields, select desired date visually from a calendar. [*] Size-variant, newest-first tag cloud. [*] If summaries are switched on, but the listing has no summary filled in, the first part of the description is now repurposed as the summary. [*] Toplist generator is now multi-step. [*] Toplist generator now prompts directly for a link type to filter to. [*] Updated fckeditor to 2.6.4, switched default skin to office2003. [*] WYSIWYG now supports wider variety of formatting options. [*] Image uploads now work in WYSIWYG editor by default in apache mode. [*] Added illiteracy detector options to require validation and exclude categories. [*] Sponsorship settings page has been redesigned with an easier interface. [*] Sponsorship now asks for $_ per _ days on each level instead of making you do arithmetic. [*] All sponsor levels now automatically show up without need to customize display template. [*] Added a switch for aliasing to secondary categories. [*] When the indirect linking switch is on, the linkbit link to the details page no longer uses the external links appendage. [*] City/state/country search options now on advanced search page when applicable. [*] The submit/edit category page now includes options to set custom submit/edit listing templates. [*] Distinct empty/full folder images for categories. [*] Some button beautification work. [*] Number currently online in category now hidden when the number is zero. [*] Option to add/remove custom ratings table fields. [*] Date format for shouts. [*] Flat-file imports now processed in chunks to hopefully support larger files. [*] "Show untranslated language" now excludes some of the language associated with switches that are off. [*] The incomplete submission notification area is now more eye-catching. [*] Asterisks by required/incomplete fields. [*] Option to block spammers based on stopforumspam.com blacklist. [*] Submit/edit link/category pages now refresh when category changes, so category conditionals can be used safely. [*] !-- RESTRICT FROM GROUPS 1,2 -- syntax to lock out only particular groups, instead of having to use longer REVERT TO list. [*] Add and delete language items from all languages at once. [*] Rating a comment is now refeshless. [*] Upload multiple attachments without having to press a button and wait. [*] On adding a new usergroup, permissions now default to those of a regular member. [*] Clickable link to find the members in each usergroup. [*] Category usergroup permissions now formated as table of radio options. [*] Removed L_, P_ and PALL_ language items for better compatability with languages such as German which have different capitalization rules. [*] 'Search' switch to turn off whole search system for a plain directory. [*] 'Sponsorship' switch to remove from menu and template list and automatically remove all sponsorship levels. [*] For integration with other WSN scripts, usergroup can now be edited. [*] For integration with other WSN scripts, usergroups from the integratee script which aren't in the integrater are automatically copied over and mapped. [*] Category sponsorship is now done via the sponsorship settings page instead of edit category. [*] Implimented canonical tags where appropriate for SEO. [*] Style, template and language selectors on registration and edit profile now hidden when there's only one option. [*] Prompt to force people to deal with situation of having apparant leftover uncustomized copy of default style or template set. [*] Options to delete styles and template sets from the admin panel. [*] Added member home main spot to show/edit future listings not yet effective. [*] When the link-associated feeds switch is on, any feed at the link url is now automatically associated. [*] Author field in RSS feeds where applicable. [*] When there are no traditional results, simple-searches for exact title (as in autocomplete) redirect to the listing and simple-searches for a username redirect to the profile. [*] edit/regenerate options in details template [*] autoincluded PNG fix for IE 6. WINE is broken such that it doesn't appear to work, but I believe it actually does work, I need somebody to verify for me. [*] converted all .gif images (except ones likely to be animated) to .png in order to make prettier images more practical [*] switch for google map on search results page [*] custom subdirectories of base automatically kept accessible by rewriting [*] support for rewriting & as and while also using and in names [*] sponsored types listed on suggest page, with "x costs $y per z days" in the labels column. when selected, redirects to sponsorship page. [*] complete simpler page titling system on the "page titles" page [*] automatic path updates on moving directory [*] search-based categories [*] driving directions with the maps [*] shopping cart [/list] http://www.webmastersite.net/forums/threads/betas-8803.html Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:14:25 GMT http://www.webmastersite.net/forums/thread/8803/