SocialEngine - Community Software

Build A Lasting Social Community

Lately, it seems everyone and their dog is on social media. Groups and companies use it for a variety of reasons. But if you’re not distinguishing yourself with something to offer, chances are even your group members will fall out of touch. Here are a few suggestions for how to keep your online community alive and thriving. Be…

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The Ultimate Guide to Creating Your Crowdfunding Community

When it comes to raising money online, crowdfunding provides probably the best avenue. Crowdfunding campaigns, however, are often fraught with overlooked details that could drastically limit your success. What many people do not realize initially is that crowdfunding campaigns entail more than just setting up a project and waiting for donors and sponsors to pour in. The most effective campaigns…

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Four Simple Tips for Communicating Setbacks to Your Post Crowdfunding Community

So, you decided to launch a crowdfunding campaign. Now it is over, the money is in your hands, and you are working hard to deliver on the project you promised your backers. Everyone in your post-crowdfunding community eagerly awaits your weekly or monthly updates. Then you hit a delay. One of the many considerations you…

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SocialEngine Self-Hosted 4.9.1p1 Patch Release

Hello, We noticed an issue that precipitated an immediate release. This 4.9.1p1 release patch fixes an issue with photo album privacy on the profile. Changed files: You can download your copy of this patch from your client account. The file will be Photo Albums 4.9.1p1.  No need to run the full upgrade if you already…

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Going Wild with SocialEngine Banners

Of all the features and improvements made to SE Self-Hosted v4.9, banners would have to be one of our favorites. With banners, you can let your creativity run wild and provide a truly beautiful site experience to your users! Let’s dive into the details! What are Banners? Banners are widget blocks that you can place…

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SocialEngine 4.9.1 Release

Bet you didn’t expect to see us with another release so soon! Our team is committed to providing a quality product for our clients. This minor release addresses some issues that impacted clients that had third-party products and upgraded before those products had compatible versions. We felt we needed to improve our product to avoid…

SocialEngine - Community Software

3 Ways to Keep Your Online Community Positive

A successful online community is all about a positive and supportive atmosphere. With that, members and managers can be transparent, helpful, and direct about the messages they share. The only downside is the inevitable complaining about the other guys. Some members may be so excited they found your community that they start bashing other less-supportive…

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SocialEngine Self-Hosted 4.9.0 and Third Party Products

Hello! Well, we’ve had an exciting time with our release of SocialEngine Self-Hosted 4.9. While many have been able to smoothly upgrade without any issue, we have had some customers facing issues with third party plugins during the upgrade. We want to take a couple minutes to help offer some advice in this realm to help…

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How to Manage User Frustrations in Online Communities

When you build a successful online community, there will be a few roadblocks. One ongoing issue to prepare for is user frustrations within your community. When users find bugs, glitches, or missing features, they are quick to point fingers and demand solutions. As long as you’re on top of your communications, you can reassure community…

SocialEngine 4.9 Release

SocialEngine 4.9 Release!

It is finally here! Our SocialEngine team is so pleased to announce the release of SocialEngine Self-Hosted 4.9! We have been working so hard for a very long time to bring you some great new features, improvements, bug fixes, and updates. You’ll enjoy a beautiful responsive theme, an improved UI, new social sharing features, Self-Hosted…