Dolphin 6.2, Ray 3.6, Orca 2.1 Now In Works
We've been doing some development on the "new versions" side and now it's time to start discussions about what's going to be added to the next set.
A few notes though...
1. We're still going to release one or two patches to the current set to ensure that bugs or security issues are timely fixed.
2. The new set will most definitely have a clear update instructions, so all your investments into "extensions" and deployment of current set will not go in vain.
3. NBT will not affect and will not be affected by the upcoming release.
Focus
As you may know 6.0 was all about new features, and 6.1 was all about making them work. Ok, 6.2 is going to be about making them work very well. So, it's all about stability.
Stability, in this case, means...
1. Broad bug-fixing and re-factoring (where needed)
2. "Improvement" features. Little (or not so little) tweaks to make systems work better (moderation, IP blocking/security, affiliate system, filters/kickers in Ray, a few visual things in Ray, etc).
3. Performance. Ok, you know what that means. Some Dolphin sites (particularly those under SmarPro license) are taking off and get very large users DBs, so performance tweaks are still needed.
4. Layout. The oh-so-flexible nature of Dolphin layout couldn't come at no price, so there's still need to fix spacings, fonts, styles here and there.
So...
now we need some feedback and help from you again. Our techs will work on the 6.2/3.6/2.1 milestones lists in Trac and we really need assistance from Unity Pundits and Moderators to help us add bug reports to that lists. Feature suggestions can also be added, but PLEASE keep the "focus" in mind and be careful.
In your comments...
please submit a short list of 5 (!) things that you think are most important for the next version upgrade. This will help us plan ahead better.
When
We'll have to see the final "plan" to give the date, but we hope to get it ready before the BoonEx Birthday ;) .
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When user is filling the Join Form, after he selected his Country, another
City field will drop down under it, which will let him select his city or region. I know that for this you need a quite large see more
In forums (via Admin) I would like to be able to transfer selected forum entries to chosen Groups.
In Chat I would really appreciate a Moderator facility
Shoutbox: via Admin, edit/delete comments (this is available as an free addon but should be a part of Dolphin.
For me the ability to add new pages and have a multi column ability was the missing 'ingredient' all in all Dolphin 'rocks' Congrats see more
It would also be good if in the user's profile showed the number of friends and numbers of scraps, I know that this detail is not the focus now, but users like to display the numbers and that would be good if it were not native of dolphin mods ... what to boonex would not be so difficult to enter this data to future versions.
2/ ip look up, ban (list all accounts with same ip log last 2 ip's used by same member)
3/ admin sets access for moderator permissions ( so we can have different staff to do different functions, i.e. media moderators, profile/ forum and global moderators
4/ admin login i understand. but moderator login on different page is senseless to me. can we have moderator permissions linked to their user accounts?
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Possibility to make users as moderators...and they get all moderator priviledges at the front end...no need of logging at moderators page...even different moderator levels wud be gr8...
*optional package install /orca /ray some dont need to install the full package.
*more functionality from the menu instead of just the horizontal, would like to see vertical options.
* allow comments by members only
* allow for the default memberships to be deleted the standard and promotional
well thats all i have
Well i agree with ideas...optional install of ray and orca seems to be important...bcoz many use them just bcoz they cant take them out of dolphin...
but agree with ideas?
thumbs down for being silly
- I agree. Either let us use another forum such as vBulletin or phpBB or make Orca better.
* allow comments by members only
- Users should be able to set who can comment on their profiles. Public/Members/Friends only.
So just Scrapbook functionality.
1. Categories for Pictures (both personal and public albums), and Videos so they can be more organized. Many people have requested this.
2. Privacy. Users should be able decide who is allowed to view their profile, comment on their profile, and see their birthdate. See Facebook/Myspace for examples of good implementation of privacy.
3. Ratings should be traced by user, not ip so we know who rated what and they can't vote multiple times.
>>> personal albums.
>>> permissions to see your profile, "friends", "friends of friends", "all".
a little advanced but has orkut, is advanced.
>>> answer the scraps without the need to enter the profile of the user to answer the scrap.
>>> full of friends and scraps in the user's profile.
The user should be able to set permissions for:
- Profile
- Show birthday
- Allow profile comments
- Allow blog comments
- Other things I haven't thought of
Each of these can be set to:
- All
- Members Only
- Friends and Friends of Friends
- Friends Only
- No One (Self only)
2:)ip look up, ban (list all accounts with same ip log last 2 ip's used by same member)
3 :) Video
*Nicer interface for video player (not so blocky, more elegance)
*categories for videos
*ability to put youtube vid instead of uploading your own and then youtube vid gets embedded instead of dolphin player, with same comment functionality and the rest..
4:) Better see more
We can make this block available to move in admin (builders), but we will need to place here 2 block - for usual profile and for couple. What you mean smaller? as default dimension of profile image is 340*340, if block will smaller here will problems in design. or you want overflow:hidden? :)
Try to offer better solution
When you upload a video there should be an option like:
Upload from external server like youtube:
Enter youtube video url:
submit
And it should display the embedded youtube code
rather than collect that staff and publish hudge upgrade patches that could content 80% of code that is related to features not used by some of your "clients".
2) same like 1)
3) same like 2)
4) same like 3)
5) Create a searchable repository for these fixes/improvement
:-)
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here many couples, and all who want can set thumb for a couple, from same page where we set thumb for own (main) profile
upload_media.php?show=photos
page
2. Page builder
3. Possiblity to add "actions" to membership levels. This means, specifying which features
memberships are allowed, at the moment its only the standard rules
4. Fix the polls as my post "All polls - SOLVED" said but with pagination
5. Pagination on contacts side and everywhere where you could need it!
Just my ideas ;)
Greets,
Jerry
2. Merge the profile and photo album.
3. Allow multiple uploads of pictures so that it is not annoying for some beginners. .
Thats all my suggestion :) . . not a demand,. hehehe *cheers*
Comments by everyone or friends only
Option that admin can decide wheather to show age or DOB on profile age,Showing DOB is security issue.
Uploading multiple photos in one go
Making profile visible to everyone or friends only
Email notification when added as a friend
More stability, after for new fonction, as I already tell : we have mod, if people want this or this fonction, they have to buy it, you can't do every fonction for everybody
Current hackable remote bugs for 6.1.2
Look at:
http://www.astalavista.com/index.php?section=exploits&cmd=details&id=6128
http://www.astalavista.com/index.php?section=exploits&cmd=details&id=6132