Tips and Tutorials

One of the most frequently asked questions from new site owners is, “Why isn’t my website listed on Google?” That’s a great question and the answer is important for any type of website, whether a social network, blog, or specialty niche. When you do a Google search, you may notice that there are hundreds of…

Happy Spring! Spring is such a great time of year with flowers blooming, birds singing and yes, spring cleaning. Okay, so maybe the spring cleaning isn’t so much fun but it does need to be done. This article tackles spring cleaning and your SocialEngine website. We know what spring cleaning is for our home or…

With the recent General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) updates, we thought it a good time to go over Privacy and your SocialEngine Community. This article will go over the “why,” “what,” and “how” regarding what’s on everyone’s mind these days – user data privacy. What is the GDPR? In layman’s terms, the GDPR was enacted…

Starting a new community is an exciting endeavor. You’ll probably have a checklist of tasks to accomplish, many of which can have a price tag attached. This article will provide some tips on how to start a SocialEngine community on a shoestring budget. Freebies! The SocialEngine Certified Marketplace has a lot of great free plugins…

SocialEngine Self-Hosted and SocialEngine Cloud come with some great tools for member management. This article will help you find and use those tools effectively. We’ll also show you a few certified plugins that can help with member management. SocialEngine Cloud The tutorial entitled, How to Manage Members, provides info for where to find members, how…

Networks are an incredibly powerful tool in SocialEngine Self-Hosted. With networks, your site can become a “niche-centric” community. This article will delve into networks and creative ways you can use them to help focus your community. What are Networks? In SocialEngine Self-Hosted, Networks are described as follows:Networks are generally used for determining what members see…

Welcome back! We hope you’ve enjoyed our previous articles and found them helpful. Today we’d like to talk to you about something we think is both very important and foundational, preparing to launch a social network with SocialEngine. We want to make sure that both our Cloud and Self-Hosted users can benefit from this article…

Starting a website can be an exciting time. It can also cause some anxiety if this is a new adventure for you. The good news is, SocialEngine Cloud and SocialEngine Self-Hosted are easy to set up and get started. Here are some tips to help you on your way with your new website so you…

Twitter has always been a staple of the social media scene. The platform created a genre of social networking that has seen steady growth since its inception. As the medium continues to grow you can grab a piece of the action by making your own Twitter clone with our SocialEngine Cloud. SocialEngine Cloud is sometimes…

Hello and welcome! Today, we’ll introduce you to Profile Questions in SocialEngine Self-Hosted. We’ll cover what they are, how they work, and how they can be useful to your community. What are Profile Questions? Profile Questions are custom fields or questions that members answer for their profiles. The Profile Questions can correspond to Profile Types…