LeatherSportB
Two modules are in dire need of some Time, Care, and Love. Blogs and Events! Blogs would have been nice ten years a go (I think I'm being generous with this) but can't compete with the likes of WordPress Mu. I don't think Dolphin needs a full blown Blog/CMS system like WordPress but there are definitely missing features. Events (along with the sites 'Calendar' feature) is also lacking in a big way. You could do a wish list post to find out what the community wants in those two modules instead see more of me rambling off a list of what I want.

The Videos module is also light years in the past compared to other video sites. This could be a killer 'fishing net' but the the issues with the module itself, and the actual costs in terms of server resources and bandwidth is a huge issue and sadly most 'Noobs' have no idea the true cost of running a video site. Real video embed support to embed a video from another site into yours (like those light-years ahead sites have) would be a HUGE step in addressing this. Only supporting YouTube embed just dosen't cut it. Especially for 'Dating' sites.
richmanfl
LeatherSportB,

I think you have something! But the events mods that UE30 has were rewrites of the core of the events section, and made upgrading a scary proposition. But Chris is a phenomenal support person and takes care of his clients. Now he rewrote the entire mod as a standalone product, and it is world class and better than anything that Boonex would do to the core. If events are important, then follow his example. What he has done is take the entire premise of Meetup.com and improve on see more it.

As far as videos, this is a shortcoming of the entire Dolphin project. None of the developers who do even YouTube mods really do a good job. Embedding videos into a profile should be an easy project, and just adding URL checking and validation when a link is put into place should be a small project. THe admin side should just have a list of different services that are accepted and the validation runs according to choice, and then processed and stored. In admin, you should be able to stop upload of videos altogether, and it would not show in options when a person goes to add a video.
paulo rodrigues
I agree with you on the video embedding ...I have been working with rayz on his video embedding mod and he has made a good mod even though it's still a bit buggy and could use some need tweaks dealing with certain programmers can be a bit frustrating his mod does allow for custom coding to be added along with a custom image for that video ....using URL's I recommended allowing members to just be able to upload their own image from their hard drives which would make the users ease of use faster. see more the bugs come in that the embedded videos using the custom embedding don't show up on Google browsers as well as a few others.....would be nice if he would address that and or Boonex incorporate his idea into the next version!

one more thing that i would love to see handled is alertpay added to the payment gateways....I purchased a mod which handles the subscriptions but falls short of letting members buy or sell goods in the store...and sense I run an Adult community Alertpay is the Adult friendly gateway on the block...which does not charge $700 to use and take visa payments....as for the bells and stuff one of the new kids on the block with a large growing base of users is myyearbook.com which has lots and lots of things for its users to do and to discover keeping them on the site longer for them to take in offers from advertisers....so more bells and things needed

a much needed built in banner advertiser and affiliate mod these things help grow a pay site by rewarding active members who promote the site.
as for video chats yes they are the thing most people who are on dating site want to know that that girl they have been courting is in fact a girl and not a 400 lbs couch bum who has a funny kink.....lol and they also add a hint of safety and fun.

but then again just my take on things......:)
 
 
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