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Tips and Tutorials: Selecting a Server for your Community

So you’re ready to create a social networking community with SocialEngine. To start, you need a server. Already have one? Great! Don’t have one? No sweat. It’s as simple as signing up with a company like Arvixe who offers optimized servers configured for SocialEngine. Arvixe is not your only option either. Really, any server that…

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Building Your Social Network

SocialEngine is more than just a turnkey solution. A visit to our customize section demonstrates how dynamic a SocialEngine site can be with custom development. Modifications, simple or extreme, result in a social networking website specialized for you and your community. Sounds great, right? So how do you start? One place is our documentation section.…

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Featuring: Wibiya

Wibiya integration enables a wide selection of apps for your SocialEngine community. The online web bar is interactive and enriches content, and has the potential to increase page views and member communication. Pin images to Pinterest, display Foursquare information, play Soundcloud tunes, chat with other members and more, all through the web bar. Setting up…

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Increase Community Engagement with Games

Add arcade games to your community with add-ons developed by SE4Mods, ITterra, and Radcodes. Members can compete with one another over high scores and leaderboard rankings in thousands of games intergrated from services like Mochi Media and Kongregate. Use MochiAds to earn revenue while members play. A Games Plugin is a fun and simple way…

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SocialEngine 4.2.2 – The MooTools Update

It’s upgrade time again. We’ve updated Mootools, so say goodbye to those javascript errors in Firefox. Other updates include improved Facebook/Twitter integration, additional Janrain data pre-population, and more! See our changelog for full details. As always, don’t forget to backup. Download 4.2.2 from your account! Have questions? Email us! UPDATE: We’ve patched the “edit choices”…

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SocialEngine 4.2.1 Released!

Please refer to this link for the 4.2.2 release. This release focuses on stability, with a few feature additions, and we hope your communities appreciate the improvements. 4.2.1 is now available to download, and please check out our CHANGELOG for the complete list of updates. Don’t forget to backup! Here’s some highlights: Please contact us if you…

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SocialEngine 4.2 – reCAPTCHA, Wibiya and a Simple, Clean Theme

Please refer to this link for the 4.2.1 release.Thank you all for a great 2011! We’ve released some awesome features with 4.2, as well as the usual flurry of bug fixes and tweaks. These are core features, so they are free for all of you!4.2 is now available to download in the client area, and…

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Upcoming Feature: reCAPTCHA (Anti-Spam Registration)

Hello SE Fans, Want to stop bots from registering to your SocialEngine site? reCAPTCHA is the solution! reCAPTCHA is a completely FREE SERVICE that makes it harder for spam bots to register on your site. Below is a screenshot of it in action. You might have already seen this feature in action in many of…

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New Feature: Multiple Social Login (Janrain)

Whats up SE Fans!We just wanted to showcase another upcoming feature for the next version of SocialEngine – Janrain, a web application that offers site registrations and login with Facebook, Twitter, Google, LinkedIn, Yahoo!, and other social networking services. The main purpose of this feature is to help you optimize your site for social media…

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Tips and Tutorials: Selecting a Theme for your Community

Presentation is an important element when creating your community. How are you representing your idea visually? In what ways can design improve the experience? A glance at our client showcase sites demonstrates how differently a SocialEngine website can be themed. Our default themes provide some variety, but for those you who find these themes too…