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New Free Themes in SE 4.1.4!

We announced the SocialEngine 4.1.4 release on Monday, but we forgot to mention something really cool! SE 4.1.4 comes with two new free themes, created by our awesome designer Bryan: Digital and Slipstream. If you already have SE, upgrading to 4.1.4 will make these themes available on your site. Enjoy!

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Mobile Plugin Debut (and v4.1.4 release)!

I’m happy to announce version 4.1.4 is available for download! I’d also like to introduce our newest addition, the mobile plugin! If you’re new to SocialEngine, you can purchase the mobile plugin via the order page, and if you’re already a client, you can pick it up via the client store. If you’re interested in…

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Version 4.1.3 Released!

In keeping with our new once-a-month release cycle, version 4.1.3 is now available in the client area. Here’s a list of a few of the bug fixes and features included: A number of other small bugs have been fixed as well. For a complete list of changes, please refer to the “changelog.html” file in each…

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Important Security Patch

A security exploit was discovered today affecting both the SocialEngine Core (up to version 4.1.2p1) and the Forum plugin (up to version 4.1.2). The exploit allows a registered user to delete content that doesn’t belong to them. While this won’t threaten the integrity of your server or even your SocialEngine installation itself, it does pose…

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Wanted: Import Scripts, Plus New Tutorials for Developers

To our utmost delight, we’ve been seeing lots of requests from people who have existing communities but want to switch to SE. Based on the volume of these requests, we know that there’s a real market opportunity for some third-party developers to produce and sell these import scripts. Make sure to let us know if…

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SocialEngine Version 4.1.2 Released

SocialEngine Version 4.1.2 is now available for download in the client area as promised! If you’re running any third-party addons/mods, please check with the developers to make sure that their mods are compatible with the new version. Additionally, don’t forget to take a full site backup before you upgrade, just in case you need to…

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SocialEngine 4.1.1 Released

We’re right on schedule! SocialEngine clients can now download the new SE 4.1.1 release from the client area. If you’ve got the SE 4.1.0 BETA installed (or an earlier version), we recommend that you upgrade to 4.1.1. If you’re on an earlier version with lots of customizations or third-party addons/mods, you’ll definitely want to check…

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SocialEngine 4.1 BETA Released with Membership Billing Features

Good news everyone. We’ve finished developing the SE 4.1 BETA – a major update that I know many of you have been awaiting eagerly. SE 4.1 introduces an interesting new way to help you monetize your community. We know that monetizing traffic on niche social websites can take some work, especially with advertising-based methods, so…

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SocialEngine 4.0.5 Released

The most recent version of SocialEngine is now available for download from the client area. It includes lots of enhancements and bug fixes, including major improvements to the package manager stability, fixes to the FTP file transfer system within the package manager, improved indexing of searchable content and much more. Please continue to report any…

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Tutorial: Adding your header/footer

Everyone, We know that giving your community a unique look is an absolute priority. We built the Layout Editor in SocialEngine 4 to make this easy. Still, we’re getting a lot of questions about how this can be done, so we wrote a tutorial to help guide anyone with questions about it. I hope this…