About This File
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]This app is meant to act as an Activity Stream, similar to Facebook. The feed will include EVERYTHING (or as many different actions as possible). A list of supported actions is below.[/size][/font][/color]
[b]Features:[/b]
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[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]- Admin Module - manage configuration settings, as well as settings for individual RSS feeds[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]- Public Module - new tab on the board called "News Feed".[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Shows all updates[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Allows members to filter activity by their friends or by all members[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Integrated with IPB's reputation system[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Allows members to comment on some types of feed records[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]The screen will refresh with the latest content. The Refresh Rate is configurable in the System Settings.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]- Profile Tab - new tab on member's profile called "My Feed"[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Will display all updates made by that member[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]- Sidebar block -[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Will display all updates made by all members[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]- Portal plugin -[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Will display all updates made by all members[/size][/font][/color]
[b]Customization:[/b]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]------------------------[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]- UCP - new section in the UCP for News Feed settings[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Members can show/hide each kind of update[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Set the maximum number of updates to show[/size][/font][/color]
[b]Settings:[/b]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]------------------------[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]- System Settings - in ACP[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Customize the global feeds (sidebar block, portal plugin, guest view) and show/hide each kind of update[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Set Refresh Rate (in seconds) for global feed[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Show/hide filter tabs[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Show/hide sidebar block[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Show/hide portal plugin[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Set maximum number of records to show in global feed[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Set maximum number of records to show in sidebar block[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Set maximum number of records to show in portal plugin[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Set maximum number of records to show in profile tab[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Enable/disable each kind of update - when an update type is disabled, it will not be stored in the feed AT ALL. This means that members will not have access to it either. They will not be able to customize it in their UCP, etc.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Retention period - how long should the system store updates[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Cache Time - how often global feeds should be re-cached[/size][/font][/color]
[b]Supported Update Types:[/b]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]------------------------[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]New account[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]New Topics[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]New Posts[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Profile Comments[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Status Updates[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Status Comments[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Display Name Changes[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Photo changes[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Sig changes[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Group changes[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Generic profile update[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Friends[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Reputation[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]IP.Blog Integration: new blog entries, blog comments[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]IP.Calendar Integration: new events, updated events, event comments[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]IP.Content Integration: new database records (including articles), new comments (including articles)[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]IP.Downloads Integration: new files, updated files, file comments[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]IP.Gallery Integration: new albums, new images, image comments[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3] [/size][/font][/color]
[b]Additional Comments:[/b]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]------------------------[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]The feed will be pruned regularly to prevent it from becoming too large. This is configurable in the System Settings.[/size][/font][/color]
[b]Features:[/b]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]------------------------[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]- Admin Module - manage configuration settings, as well as settings for individual RSS feeds[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]- Public Module - new tab on the board called "News Feed".[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Shows all updates[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Allows members to filter activity by their friends or by all members[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Integrated with IPB's reputation system[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Allows members to comment on some types of feed records[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]The screen will refresh with the latest content. The Refresh Rate is configurable in the System Settings.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]- Profile Tab - new tab on member's profile called "My Feed"[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Will display all updates made by that member[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]- Sidebar block -[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Will display all updates made by all members[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]- Portal plugin -[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Will display all updates made by all members[/size][/font][/color]
[b]Customization:[/b]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]------------------------[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]- UCP - new section in the UCP for News Feed settings[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Members can show/hide each kind of update[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Set the maximum number of updates to show[/size][/font][/color]
[b]Settings:[/b]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]------------------------[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]- System Settings - in ACP[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Customize the global feeds (sidebar block, portal plugin, guest view) and show/hide each kind of update[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Set Refresh Rate (in seconds) for global feed[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Show/hide filter tabs[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Show/hide sidebar block[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Show/hide portal plugin[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Set maximum number of records to show in global feed[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Set maximum number of records to show in sidebar block[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Set maximum number of records to show in portal plugin[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Set maximum number of records to show in profile tab[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Enable/disable each kind of update - when an update type is disabled, it will not be stored in the feed AT ALL. This means that members will not have access to it either. They will not be able to customize it in their UCP, etc.[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Retention period - how long should the system store updates[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Cache Time - how often global feeds should be re-cached[/size][/font][/color]
[b]Supported Update Types:[/b]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]------------------------[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]New account[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]New Topics[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]New Posts[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Profile Comments[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Status Updates[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Status Comments[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Display Name Changes[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Photo changes[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Sig changes[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Group changes[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Generic profile update[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Friends[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]Reputation[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]IP.Blog Integration: new blog entries, blog comments[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]IP.Calendar Integration: new events, updated events, event comments[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]IP.Content Integration: new database records (including articles), new comments (including articles)[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]IP.Downloads Integration: new files, updated files, file comments[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]IP.Gallery Integration: new albums, new images, image comments[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3] [/size][/font][/color]
[b]Additional Comments:[/b]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]------------------------[/size][/font][/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40)][font=helvetica][size=3]The feed will be pruned regularly to prevent it from becoming too large. This is configurable in the System Settings.[/size][/font][/color]
What's New in Version 4.2
Released
- When moderated posts were approved from the ModCP they did not show up properly in the feed. Fixed (for real this time).
- Status comments did not point to the correct member. Fixed.
