We
are excited to announce Web Wiz Forums version 10 which is scheduled
for release in a few short weeks. Web Wiz Forums version 10 is now in
public BETA testing and is available for downloading for testing
purposes.
Web Wiz Forums version 10 has been in development for
over 3 years. Here are a few features and enhancements you can look
forward to in the next version of our award winning Forum Web
Application:
- Chat Room - Your members can chat in real time using the new AJAX Based Chat Room.
- Topic Rating - Your members can rate topics with a 1 to 5 star rating.
- Post Thanking - Your Members can 'Thank' other members for their posts.
- Points
System - Replaces post count by setting how many points members can
receive for New Topics, Replies, being Thanked and more.
- Social Networking - Facebook Like, Twitter Tweet and improved Topic Sharing.
- Mobile Optimised View - Improvements to Mobile Optimised view.
- Member Profiles - Improved member profiles with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and more.
- Registration - Registration Improvements including customisable registration form.
- Private Messaging - Improvements to Private Messaging including Outbox, Full Inbox Alert, Full Inbox Actions.
- Image Upload Resizing - Automatically resizes uploaded images over a configurable size.
- SPAM Filter - New Configurable SPAM Filter with configurable actions to take when SPAM is detected.
- User and Group Settings - New User and Group settings including disabling Signatures, Links, Images, Private Messaging.
- Forum Ads - Support for 3rd Party Ads including VigLink, AdSense and others.
- External URL's - Create External Links that are displayed on the Forum Index page in the list of Forums.
- Answer/Resolution
Posts - Admins and Moderators can set sticky Posts that are the
Answer, Resolution, or Official Response to a question poised in Forums.
- Ladder Groups - Support added for Multiple Member Ladder Groups.
- [HIDE] BBcode - Hides message content till the member replies in the Topic.
- Improved SEO - Lots of improvements for Search Engine Optimising and configuration.
- Google Analytics - Built in support for Google Analytics.
- Forum Statistics - Improved forum statistics including most active users.
- Custom Header and Footers - These can now be configured from the Forum Admin Area for both desktop and mobile views.
- Custom Registration Rules - Create Custom Registration Rules from the Forum Admin Area.
- Security Improvements - Password complexity requirements , incorrect login settings, new error handling, and more.
- Forum Notification - Forum Admin can create a message that is viewed across the top of all forum pages.
- FURL's - Improvements to Friendly URL's.
- Plus many more new features and improvements.
In
the next few weeks we'll be releasing more details on these and other
features included in Web Wiz Forums 10.x, so keep an eye on http://twitter.com/WebWizUK" rel="nofollow - @WebWizUK and http://www.facebook.com/WebWiz" rel="nofollow - facebook.com/WebWiz . And be sure to participate in the http://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-downloads.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums 10.x BETA .
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