Stories & Status Updates Plugin
$299.00
About
What if your users could share what they're doing right now without cluttering your profile?
That's exactly what stories and status do. It’s perfect for sharing moments that don't need to live on your feed forever. And because they are present at the top of your feed, it is the first thing your user sees when they visit your site.
With our Stories & Status Updates Plugin, your SocialEngine site gets this same engaging experience. Members can post photos, videos, and status updates. It's a simple way to keep your community buzzing with fresh content every single day.
What You Will Get from the
Stories & Status Updates Plugin?
This plugin gives you two powerful ways to stay active, engaging and interactive.
Stories
For sharing visual moments through photos and videos
Status
For sharing text through thoughts and announcements
Features
Frontend User Features
Story Creation & Sharing
- Add Stories: Share moments, updates, or announcements instantly with your community.
- Media Support: Upload photos and videos to create rich, visual stories.
- Story Captions: Add text descriptions to give context or highlight key moments.
- Live Streaming: After your live stream ends, choose to share the recording to your stories and feed to reach more members.
- Favorite Stories Mark your favourite stories into starred in the settings & archive section.
Engagement & Interaction
- Reply and Reactions: Enable instant reactions with emojis and replies to spark quick conversations.
- Story Privacy: Choose who sees your stories, only you, everyone, or only community members.
Viewing & Navigation
- Auto-Play & Manual Controls: Stories auto-advance or tap to skip forward/backward through them manually.
- Story View: See exactly who viewed your story with the eye icon counter.
- Skip Stories: Jump to the next story or status instantly without waiting.
- Play/Pause Control: Pause any story to read captions or resume when ready.
- Sound Toggle: Mute or unmute audio for video stories with one tap.
- Progress Bar: Track your position with a visual progress bar across the top.
- Delete Story: Remove your stories anytime from the viewer or admin panel.
Personal Control & Preferences
- Mute / Unmute control: Mute stories from specific members and unmute them when needed.
- Settings & Archive: View all your past stories in your archive.
- Report Content: Users can report any inappropriate or flagged content (Available in iOS and Android).
Admin Features
- Custom Story Backgrounds: Upload backgrounds for text-based stories and remove outdated ones to keep your community fresh.
- Video Upload Limits: Set video file sizes to manage server storage and performance.
- Story Expiration Settings: Set how long stories remain visible before they're archived (customizable in days).
- Display Duration: Define how many seconds each photo or text status displays during playback.
- Story Management Dashboard: View, filter, and delete user stories from a centralized admin panel. Search by username, date, or content type.
Advantages of Using Our
Stories & Status Updates Plugin
Turn your passive visitor into an active one
Stories feel temporary and low-pressure, encouraging more members to share content daily.
Supports different content-sharing styles
Both visual and text-based content can allow users to express themselves comfortably in stories and status updates.
Promotes real user interaction
Users can respond, react, and comment on stories and statuses, creating more interactive conversations.
Boost activity easily
It reduces the pressure to post regularly, so members share 3x more often, keeping your site active without effort.s
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