Blogs

We’ve just released the long-awaited downloadable 3.0 BETA. Those of you that are current clients can now login to the client area and upgrade to 3.0 for $25 US. This will give you immediate access to the 3.0 BETA, which you can install on your own server if you wish. Note that at this point,…

Hi everyone, We’ve just been notified of an important security issue in SocialEngine. We are distributing a patch that will immediately fix the issue and keep your installation safe. The patch only requires that you replace three files. If you have any questions about the patch, don’t hesitate to create a support ticket. We would…

Hey there everyone, I am finally announcing the public beta of SocialEngine v3. We are still wrapping up some small things with it and will be working on the beta over the weekend and during next week, but we invite you to check it out, tell us what you think, and report any bugs you…

Due to the massive number of requests for a music player on users’ profiles, we’ve released a Music Plugin. This new plugin will give your users a way to upload audio files (with a convenient Java multi-file uploader or a basic HTML form), create a playlist, and share their music on their profiles.The Flash music…

We’ve updated our 15-day free trial version of SocialEngine to the most current version, 2.81. The trial is now also bundled with all of our plugins – groups, albums, events, photos, polls, chat, and classifieds. To all of you considering SocialEngine, we think this will give you a good idea of what our platform can…

Polls and voting features have been requested quite a bit in the past, so we have created an official Polls plugin. This simple plugin allows your users to create their own polls and display links to them on their profiles and recent activity feeds. Your users can also browse through the most popular or most…

Here’s something many of you have been waiting for. We’ve released a classifieds plugin! This plugin lets your users post classifieds listings within any categories you create (like “Jobs”, “Personals”, “For Sale”, etc.) Your users’ listings will appear in the recent activity feed and on their profiles. Users can also browse your marketplace by category…

It’s about time we revisited some of our older plugins and spiced them up a bit! Charlotte has improved the Groups plugin by adding forum-style threaded discussions. We think discussion threads will keep your users more actively engaged with other group members, which translates to more user-generated content and page views for you!

Here’s a tasty new plugin – live chat! This plugin lets you install a live chatroom on your social network, allowing your users to interact, create new connections, and have more fun. The chat system utilizes AJAX to put a minimum amount of stress on your server, and management is a snap. Use the admin…

SocialEngine 2.5 is ready for download! This update includes some minor bug fixes throughout the platform. Also, Charlotte and John have been coding furiously this week to bring you three new mod tutorials: