Hooray! We’ve finally released SocialEngine 2.0. SocialEngine clients may now login to the client area and purchase the 1.8 -> 2.0 upgrade for $25 US. Please note that your upgrade order may take us up to 24 hours to process. If you would prefer that we handle your upgrade process, you can purchase our install service for $19. We will begin filling these installation orders on the 17th (this coming Monday). Last week’s online beta went exceptionally well and we are pleased to see fewer bugs than we had expected. Thank you all for participating in the testing – your feedback was extremely helpful! Here are answers to some common questions about SE 2.0:
1. When I upgrade from 1.8, will I lose my customizations and layout design?
The upgrade process involves replacing all of your PHP, TPL, and CSS files. This means that you will lose any changes you have made to these files. Unfortunately there is no easy way to avoid this since we’ve made so many changes to the platform. If possible, make a note about each change you’ve made in your current installation so that you can reapply them after the upgrade process.
2. When I upgrade from 1.8, will I lose my settings and user data?
Thankfully no! When you upgrade from 1.8, you will run a program that will import all your settings and user data. The only data that will be lost is your users’ profile styles and their email notification settings – unfortunately, those could not be easily imported into the new platform.
3. When I upgrade from 1.8, should I make a backup of my current installation?
Of course! Download all of your SocialEngine files to your computer desktop. Next, use PHPMyAdmin to export your entire database WITH data – choose to save it as an SQL file on your desktop. Now you can proceed with the upgrade. DO NOT try the upgrade yourself if you are unsure how to make a proper backup.
4. Will the source code in 2.0 still be 100% unencrypted?
Absolutely.
5. When can I expect to see the events plugin and forum tutorial?
Our next task is to create the events plugin. Our goal is to have this released within two weeks of today, but it may in fact come much sooner. The first forum integration tutorial will be for phpBB and will also be released within one or two weeks. Thanks for waiting!
For any kind of technical support regarding 2.0, please create a support ticket.
We hope you all enjoy the great new features in SE 2.0!
