Dolphin 7.0.3 BETA (!) is here!
The long awaited "speed-up" version BETA is finally available. It is very important to understand that this is NOT A FINAL VERSION and it is NOT recommended for live/production sites. You may download and install a test site for yourself or play with our online demo, but please, don't upgrade your live sites. There will be NO beta-to-release update packs.
What's so important about 7.0.3:
1. Speed. A LOT of performance improvements (cache, MySQL, code, etc).
2. Forum. The major update of Forum module, same as at BoonEx Unity.
3. Bug-fixes. About 100 bug reports processed and fixed.
4. Security. We have received another security audit report and made proper fixes.
Specific details on most changes can be found here. Once 7.0.3 is production-ready, we will post more details on version change-set, along with the upgrade pack, and upgrade instructions.
Links:
Online Demo of Dolphin 7.0.3 BETA
Discussion Forum for Dolphin Betas
(that's where you post your bug reports and impressions and that's where premium members can grab info and submit tickets to Trac)
Note:
Dolphin 7.0.3 is the first step of our "Speed-up" project. We intend to continue working on speed/performance and plan to provide even more improvements in 7.0.4 and on. Further iterations are expected to take significantly less time than 7.0.3.
Next stage is "Detox" project, which will give birth to Dolphin 7.1. We are already working on it, adding/changing some features and significant amounts of Dolphin code is being re-factored. Performance-wise 7.1 should bring even greater advantage, especially in "perceived" loading speed.
As for your modifications/extensions and templates Dolphin 7.0.3 is a relatively safe upgrade, while 7.1 may potentially have a lot more compatibility issues. We'll start sharing more details on it as soon as possible.
Now, if you have time and drive for it, please try the 7.0.3 BETA and let us know how it rolls.
The new Dolphin solution is powered by UNA Community Management System.
I don't want you to thing we are asking for to much
In the new version can you please make the videos, audios and photos with out scrolling up or reloading the hole site
members have to scroll up so they can see the next video, photo and sound each time and this is driving me nuts and my members
will be nice to click next with out the hole site realoding or scrolling up
can you please add this on the Dolphin 7.0.3
Please >> see more
when you click next to see the next video the hole site reload than you have to scroll up
will be nice to click next with out scrolling up I know is like other sites but on the site if you can see when you click next the page reload but you don't have to scroll up I know the page need to be realod but please the scrolling up al lthe times each time you want to see a videos is not good
It's exhausting to browse Photos or Videos and reload the whole template with every photo/video. If you look on facebook for example, only the photo-frame will be reloaded.
Maybe there is a posibility to segment the page in separate frames, so that only the photo/video-frame will be reloaded with every arrow-click (<= , =>).
Hope u understand what I mean!
Thanks!
http://www.demozzz.com/dolphin703b/search.php
it is a very important function - it's the third page visited by members of my site ( google analytics)
I'm still with D 6.1.6 - with over 11,000 members - I'd love to migrate on D7
But without this feature I think this is unreasonable - there are too many competing system with sophisticated search
Apart from this problem - congratulations for your work
Ayyways. Keep up the good work guys. I really like you´r attitude and you´r professionalism.
Some people don't read the annoucement complett. :(
It also has to be said, but with something this large, it really is about time there was an upgrade patch for each stage, beta see more
The Forums look good and the site loads fast...looking forward for the final 7.0.3
Former demo version were loading slow and I always had a faster speed on my servers then.
Great job guys
One thing I realized with playing a sound. The indicator rushed right to the end. The second time it was doing fine and since then.
As for the speed... in "perceived" loading speed of a properly configured site/server you wouldn't notice that much of a difference. Main gains are on server-load site for large member databases. Thus, for example 500 online members would experience similar performance with 7.0.3 as 100 online members experienced with 7.0.2, with everything see more
finaly
ill download & teste
good work
@ TRACKER
Yes UFO360, I got your point! and I'm with you.
It's exhausting to browse Photos or Videos and reload the whole template with every photo/video. If you look on facebook for example, only the photo-frame will be reloaded.
Maybe there is a posibility to segment the page in separate frames, so that only the photo/video-frame will be reloaded with every arrow-click (<= , =>).
Hope u understand what I mean!
Thanks!
I guarantee that there will be a lot of idiots trying to update their production sites to the beta, then running into all sorts of problems that I will refuse to help them with.
You might want to check your facts regarding Facebook reloading the entire page when loading another photo. It sure looks like like the only content loaded is new photos and their comments. Regardless of how they do it, the entire page doesn't scroll to the top when advancing to the next photo.
UFO is correct. Viewing photo albums in Dolphin is an extremely annoying experience. I discussed this almost 2 years ago, but you folks at Boonex chose not to listen. Most computer screens see more
Why you DON'T want to have it working with AJAX: this would compromise URLs structure, SEO and user-experience. Imagine people sharing direct URLs to the media pages see more
The ticket is now here: http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/ticket/2179
fixed (rev. 14452), it was page blocks cache issue which was introduced in 7.0.3
we must be positive even if sometimes it is difficult to be positif
@ Andrew Boon
it is not very encouraging to read
: At this point 7.1 is the most likely candidate to get this addressed, but 7.0.4 is also possible.
We have 4 search block - one block is enough - if it works correctly
why not enjoy the beta version 7.0.3 to solve this problem - it is a very important function for all sites -
I hope you will do something for this problem - really tired of always being see more
What has been introduced with regards to the admin/moderator functionality on the forum?
I haven't got time to install a beta release and take a look but in the new beta, is it possible to easily apply the following:-
1. Reorder forums/subforums easily
2. Make topics sticky/unsticky
3. Delete topics
These are three pretty critical and expected functions for an admin of a forum and is beyond me why previous versions have not had this ability.
Please advise. Thanks
waiting for Dolphin 7.1
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dude Dolphin 7.1 is old are you still waiting for that version
lol
Can you please fix this on the new version take a look please >>>> http://www.boonex.com/unity/forums/#topic/Chat-Rooms-2010-07-22.htm
Thank'ssss
I know and have read Andrews post before about upgrading the last site however Andrew i need to update now.
I know it's beta but i am sure if bugs exist you will fix them in the stable release however i have been waiting so long for this update i want to update now.
How do i go about updating the software???? Without causing havok to my current installation of course i have backed it up aswell i just need to know how!
Best Regards,
Lee
I don't mean to sound like a bully or a punk or whatever you want to call me but Dolphin 7 is usable right now.
On my servers it runs perfect with no major errors or any major problems with dolphin 7.0.2 i agree something should be changed.
If you feel this way Goto Joomla or Drupal you will find more bugs in them and as you install more components for them your software before more unstable.
Dolphin 7 is much better than 6 imo, Even the current stable release version 7.0.2 see more
As for this beta release, you should not use it on a production site, as it will not be further updated.
When will a STABLE release be made Andrew i am not getting at you but this release was suppose to be made 1 month ago.
My communities depend on is as we are loosing a lot of members due to the forums system that we currently have, there are also a few other issues with the current system that we also need to get sorted A.S.A.P.
I will ask the question for other people who have asked me as well,
Are we going to have to wait for the following before see more
Daily or even every other day news being released in regards to dolphin packages and status.
I have noticed that news and administration is not real time here, you release news when people are at near breaking edge and then when you do release news people get angry for this reason.
I will continue this conversation over private messenger with Andrew anyhow.
Best regards,
Lee
That would be an excellent addition to a future version
I wont get into the number of tickets that have been submitted, such as the fact that the clear cache from the admin panel does not work, has not worked, and most likely will never see more
How hard can it be to change the script to empty both folders?
There has been more than enough time to get a release candidate out on this project and shipping see more
Best Regards,
Lee
If I install this beta and I choose to take the site live, can I expect an update to take me to a release version or am I facing another beta (7.04?)
Realistically speaking, when are we going to get a production ready version of Dolphin 7? I've been waiting a year now and I am sure there are TONS of people that have been waiting longer than that.
It is a direct question that deserves a direct answer.
(Chinese New Year).
When are we going to get a base production version of this software that we can start building a real site with? next summer? the Christmas after that? I mean, this is just stupid! I need to move forward with my project as does everyone else. Hanging see more
As for BoonEx's projects, many have been completed (around eight, maybe ten) and seem to work well (I'm not counting all of them in that regard, though). As for their products, that's a different story.
SkyForum is right, they have NOT released a completely finished product since I have been here from 2007. This is just another slap in our faces to wait so long for what? another BETA! Go ahead and tell us that you are a expert programmer and have NO issues with any of the releases.hahahaha. I personally see more
This is mean that all is good?
@LightWolf: I've been here for roughly two years. While this may not seem like such a long time to you, I feel it's long enough to have caught onto some things. I don't know everything about this script, or any BoonEx product or project see more
As for problems, I run into many issues with this script. I never once said that I have had zero issues with Dolphin, nor would any sane main clame such a thing. I have run into bugs, some more troublesome than others. I have not run into some of the issues others describe, mainly because I do not use the features they use. I admit see more