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Hopefully most of you don't have the need to visit our bug tracker enough to have noticed, but we recently switched from a third party application for managing our bugs to IP.Content. The history of the software we used to use... View the full article View the full article

While we discussed some of the basic core navigational changes in IP.Gallery 5.0 already (and yes, we've heard your feedback on those changes!), we have implemented some other changes to enhance consistency and bring IP.Gallery into the modern world wide web. ... View the full article View the full article

We have taken the time with IP.Gallery 5.0 to implement some smaller changes that help to round off the functionality of the software and bring it more in-line with the rest of the suite. While these changes individually are all quite small, collectively they help to make Gallery easier to use and more intuitive for the average user. pInterest... View the full article View the full article

One of our big <a href='http://community.invisionpower.com/blog/1174/entry-7800-gallery-50-goals/' class='bbc_url' title=''>goals with Gallery 5</a> is to restore a level of administrative control that allows different sites to dictate how their users and moderators will interact with the software. Some sites wish to allow their users to have control over their submissions. Some... View the full article View the full article

Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of IP.Board 3.3.4 We have worked hard to create a quality, modern community platform and the feedback from our clients has been tremendous. This is a maintenance release designed to continue our goal of providing a stable platform for your community. IP.Board 3.3.4 Fully featured community platform including forums, members profiles, calendar, status system, integration, and much, much more. What's new in IP.Board 3.3.4 This maintenance release of IP.Board addresses most of the reported bugs. Release NotesIf you have IP.Nexus installed, you should also upgrade to IP.Nexus 1.5. Older versions of IP.Nexus are not compatible with IP.Board 3.3.4. Security Update: IP.Board 3.3.0 - 3.3.3, 3.2.x It has been brought to our attention that an XSS exploit has been discovered in the search results page. IP.Board 3.3.4 fixes this issue but we're releasing the manual patches for older versions of IP.Board. Simply download the relevant zip file, expand and upload the file inside. The directory structure has been retained so you can quickly locate the file you need to update. IP.Board 3.3.0 - 3.3.3: ipb-july-33x.zip 10.36K 245 downloads IP.Board 3.2.x: ipb-july-32x.zip 9.97K 64 downloads View the full article

Development of Gallery 5.0 is well underway, and while we are not quite ready to reveal the product just yet, we wanted to give our clients an outline of what they can expect to see when the new version becomes available. Gallery 5.0 will build upon changes in the 4.x series, while restoring some of the functionality of the 3.x series, delivering a product... View the full article View the full article

Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of IP.Nexus 1.5.1. IP.Nexus 1.5.1 Fully featured commerce system to sell products, membership access, advertising, digital downloads, and more. Includes tools like a support desk to help manage your clients. This release resolves issues reported since the release of IP.Nexus 1.5.0 Demo You can try our free demo to see IP.Nexus in action for yourself. Purchasing You can purchase IP.Nexus in your client area by clicking the 'New Purchase' button in the upper right corner. New clients can purchase IP.Nexus along with IP.Board. If you are an IPS Community Hosting client, IP.Nexus comes with the Plus 40 and higher packages! If you have already purchased IP.Nexus, you can download this update in your client area. Requirements / Notes IP.Nexus 1.5.1 requires IP.Board version 3.3.x Installing / Upgrading For further assistance on installing IP.Nexus please refer to this document and for upgrading please refer to this document View the full article

It has come to our attention that there is a vulnerability in a third party plug-in we use for uploading files (swfupload). We've updated the download zips with the patched swfupload file. It is attached below so that you can patch your own board. Simply download the zip, unarchive and upload 'swfupload.swf' to your /public/js/3rd_party/swfupload folder. swfupload_patch.zip 13.49K 190 downloads View the full article

Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of IP.Nexus 1.5.0! This newest version of IP.Nexus adds many features and fixes reported issues to enhance your community commerce. IP.Nexus 1.5.0 Fully featured commerce system to sell products, membership access, advertising, digital downloads, and more. Includes tools like a support desk to help manage your clients. Release NotesIP.Nexus 1.5.0 requires IP.Board 3.3.x. What's New In addition to many fixes for reported issues, the following changes have been made: New Feature: Fraud RulesAllows you to define custom rules to handle which transactions should be held for approval. New Feature: Selling DomainsIntegration with eNom to sell domains to your hosting customers. New Feature: Fedex IntegrationIntegration with FedEx to get shipping prices, arrange and track shipments. New Feature: Custom Support FieldsAllows you to request additional information when a customer submits a support request. New Feature: Customer Satisfaction SurveysAllows you to receive feedback from customers on support requests. New and Updated Payment GatewaysStripe, Authorize.Net DPM, Sagepay and enhancements to existing gateways and payment handling. Updated Mobile SkinFull mobile support for browsing the store, client area and support system. Updated Referrals SystemAllows you to create multiple commission rates for customers who refer their friends to your community. Store EnhancementsGift vouchers, multiple renewal prices, bulk discounts, self purchase management and more. Support EnhancementsPay-per-incident, improved incoming email handling, merging support requests and more. Miscellaneous EnhancementsCustom ad zones, expected output monitoring, and more. View the full article

Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of IP.Board 3.3.3 and IP.Calendar 3.3.1. Everyone at IPS is very proud of the IP.Board 3.3.3 and IP.Calendar 3.3.1 updates. We have worked hard to create a quality, modern community platform and the feedback from our clients has been tremendous. These releases are maintneance releases to continue our goal of providing a stable platform for your community. We are releasing the following new software: IP.Board 3.3.3 Fully featured community platform including forums, members profiles, calendar, status system, integration, and much, much more. IP.Calendar 3.3.1 Integrated calendar and event management for your IP.Board. What's new in IP.Board 3.3.3 This maintenance release of IP.Board addresses all reported bugs and contains some minor SEO improvements which include: - "Page x of y" added to the beginning of the meta description tag to denote pages in a series - "Page x" moved closed to the topic title in the <title> tag - Fix where a 301 (permanent redirect) was sent for /unread/ where it should have sent a 302 (temporary move) Requirements / Notes IP.Calendar requires IP.Board version 3.3.x View the full article

To wrap up our blog entries on IP.Nexus, there's a few more additional features and enhancements that we haven't previously covered: Custom Advertisement Zones IP.Nexus allows you to create advertisements and even sell advertisement space on your community. There are several different areas where the IPS Community Suite has built-in... View the full article View the full article

Our last few blog entries on Nexus have talked about some of the larger changes we've been making to the storefront and how billing is handled. In this blog entry, I wanted to go over some of the smaller changes we've made in these areas :smile: Gift Vouchers Starting with Nexus 1.5, customers can purchase gift vouchers, which can then be... View the full article View the full article

IP.Nexus allows you to sell hosting packages with using integration with CPanel/WHM.In IP.Nexus 1.5 we're adding support to sell domain names too using integration with eNom.Once set up, customers purchasing hosting accounts will see a new option to purchase a domain name:The TLDs... View the full article View the full article

IP.Nexus currently provides support for a number of gateways: Authorize.Net (with ARB and CIM support), PayPal (Website Payments Standard and Pro), 2CheckOut and manual payments (check, bank wire, etc.)In IP.Nexus 1.5 we're adding more gateways and extending the functionality of some existing... View the full article View the full article

We have started work on IP.Board 3.4 and this blog entry will give you a general idea of our goals and also introduce some important license changes and future plans from IPS. It's an important entry so read on!IP.Board 3.4As always we will be blogging about specific features as they are completed. IPS does not post... View the full article View the full article

Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of IP.Content 2.3.2! IP.Content is our community content management platform for IP.Board allowing you to create content for your site ranging from a simple portal to a full website with custom databases and more - the possibilities are endless! This release resolves issues reported since the release of IP.Content 2.3.0 and 2.3.1. Thank you to our team of Beta and QA testers who have made this release possible. We welcome feedback on this or any other release in the relevant feedback forum including suggestions for future releases. Demo You can try our free demo to see IP.Content in action for yourself. Purchasing You can purchase IP.Content in your client area by clicking the 'New Purchase' button in the upper right corner. New clients can purchase IP.Content along with IP.Board. If you are an IPS Community Hosting client, IP.Content comes with all packages! If you have already purchased IP.Content, you can download this update in your client area. Requirements / Notes IP.Content 2.3.2 requires IP.Board version 3.3.x Installing / Upgrading For further assistance on installing IP.Content please refer to this document and for upgrading please refer to this document View the full article

IP.Nexus allows you to set up shipping prices with customisable rates, destinations and tax. Once an item has been shipped, you can then provide a tracking number which will provide the customer with a link where they can view tracking information.While this solution allows complete control over shipping prices, it can be tedious to set up methods, and... View the full article View the full article

Our last two blog entries have focussed on large new features to the support system in IP.Nexus.But we're not stopping... View the full article View the full article

Those familiar with IP.Nexus will be familiar with the ability to create custom fields both for packages (so when a user purchases a package they can provide custom information such as the size, colour, etc. of the item being purchased) and for customer accounts (so you could add additional fields for customers to provide when making a purchase, etc.).In... View the full article View the full article

IP.Nexus provides a great support system, allowing customers to submit support requests through your community or directly through email.The support system also includes robust reporting tools allowing you to see the volume of support requests over time and audit individual members of staff to view how many replies they're making and the quality of... View the full article View the full article

Invision Power Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of IP.Board 3.3.2, IP.Downloads 2.5.1, IP.Chat 1.4.1, and the IPS iOS App. Everyone at IPS is very proud of IP.Board 3.3.2, IP.Downloads 2.5.1 and IP.Chat 1.4.1 updates. We have worked hard to create a quality, modern community platform and the feedback from our clients has been tremendous. The new IPS iOS App is our latest addition to our community platform. These releases are maintenance releases to continue our goal of providing a stable platform for your community. There are no new features except for changes in IP.Board to support customization features for the new IPS iOS App and a new privacy policy option. Customization features for the IPS iOS App include the ability for admins to push new button/control images and colors plus the ability for an admin to put in their own ad code to monetize their mobile browsing. We are releasing the following new software: IP.Board 3.3.2 Fully featured community platform including forums, members profiles, calendar, status system, integration, and much, much more. IP.Downloads 2.5.1 Integrated download management for IP.Board allowing you and your members to upload files for sharing in an organized category listing with permissions, version control, and more IP.Chat 1.4.1 Integrated chat software for your forum. Allow your members to chat to each other in real time. IPS iOS App Native iOS app for iPhone/iPad allowing you to browse your community, get push notifications, and more. Requirements / Notes IP.Downloads, IP.Chat, and the IPS iOS App require IP.Board version 3.3.x. Installing / Upgrading For further assistance on installing these updates please refer to this document and for upgrading please refer to this document View the full article

IP.Nexus has for a long time included a referrals system, allowing your customers to refer their friends to your community and subsequently earn commission on any purchases they make in IP.Nexus.The problem with this set up though is that you might not want referrers to continue earning commission forever, or you might want to specify different commission... View the full article View the full article

As mentioned in our last blog entry, we're hard at work on our next version of IP.Nexus.One of the more visual features we're adding in this version is an updated mobile skin - here are some screenshots!Main store page:Category listing:Product... View the full article View the full article

IP.Nexus is our hugely popular eCommerce and business management application for the IPS Community Suite. Over the past few weeks we've been working on lots of new features and enhancements for the next version of IP.Nexus (version 1.5).The first change we wanted to share with you is called... View the full article View the full article

Referencing our coming soon blog entry ... Apple was fast and has already approved our new app!Download nowA few things to keep in mind:The app will work... View the full article View the full article