Status Update

Andrew Boon posted 26th of March 2009 in . 69 comments.

We'll update the demo today or tomorrow, but you won't see too many new things yet - it's mostly a performance update, so hopefully Dolphin would become "snappier". Some small design, layout and functionality changes are also in, but you'd want to wait until next update to see major improvements.

We listen to what you're saying, we read comments and address reported issues. Thus, we redesigned the member menu, we work on better photo albums, account, and customization. So, if you have something to say, be sure that we do listen.

Thank you for your support and help!

 
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Stuart038
Boonex, can we have two fields for (or the option of) members i.e. first name and last name? Also a multi uploader for photos and files (upload / download) for things like resume's etc.

D7 is looking good, keep up the good work!!
Stuart
ShastaSwingers
Two features that I notice are widely requested;

Private Photo Albums - requiring a member to grant access or requiring both parties to be friends (similar to myspace)

"Couple" Setting - being able to join as "Couple" and your account to show sex as "Couple." This would also apply to searching for "Couples" profiles in conjunction with the standard "Male" and "Female" settings.

Other than the multiple uploader (mostly seen in Java see more format) many members are requesting, I see no other major changes. The Private Albums and Couples would make a world of difference to any Community site.
Barber
Two very excellent ideas, especially the "couples" feature.
Jose47
I like the idea of couples also.
houstonlively
As long as that 'Couples' thing has an 'off switch' or a 'Go away and never come back' button that I can click, I suppose I could tolerate that feature.
ArnMan
I was wondering, if you could have a better wysiwyg editor. For some reason the html part was sooo picky on what went in there, that I have been hardly able to get anything to work. And maybe have the ability to add php to it too or possibly be able to add a php content with in a block or new page, instead of just html.
but other than that I amexcited about the new dolphin.
houstonlively
You won't find a better wysiwyg editor than TinyMCE. You can enable all the html tags you want, but when you do, you may as well put a big banner on your site that says, "Hack Me'
MichelSwiss
@ ArnMan

Have a look at CKEditor: http://ckeditor.com/
@MichelSwiss

Superb Editor...Thanks for sharing the link :)
mallorca
Thank you for the update!

Will you please tell me about your "plans" for different languages. What can we aspect?
LightWolf
We still are scheduled to have a section for members to design their own web page like myspace..yes?
houstonlively
You sure that's a good idea LightWoof? Most of those people on Myspace are pretty aesthetically challenged. It drives me nuts when my browser locks up on one of those gigbyte myspace pages.
MichelSwiss
@ LightWolf

My 6th sense told me that you will have a good surprise... later... ;-)
LightWolf
Yes Houstonlively, it is a must for my site. That will be awesome MichelSwiss.
Synergy
Thanks for the update.
MichelSwiss
Thank you Andrew, Victor, Andrey, Alexander, Anton, Alexey, Leonid, Sergey :-)
Your script is incredibly sophisticated !!! and your hypothalamus incredibly strong to resist to all our contrary requests and often undeserved critics :-))

P.S. Some "Green thing" planned on saturday 28 march... infos here: http://www.earthhour.org/home/ (WWF)
playasurge
1. Make classifieds ads less confusing, why is there MAX/MIN Price? Just Price, thats it.

2.Big rating stars look ugly. Redesign please. On classified viewing page..

3. Make better profile customize page. Ability to insert banners on top of page, for business profiles, ability to have business looking profiles, not just social. Sort of like you tube business profiles
mcy
apple osx some problems with videoupload....

recording video/audio not working


Cheers


MCY
tomakali
Dont Miss it...

1.<embed> option for videos upload from youtube, metacafe, dailymotion like sites

2.Multi-IM chat/chatroom integration like Nimbuzz in mobile client and Floating chat pop-ups like in gmail

3.Left or Right Chat like in Gmail

4.Separate Admin section for Moderators so that they can share the burden of the site admin.
tomakali
1.Boonex should takeover mod developments and sell it off to users.


a.User request + Boonex requested should be posted as jobs

b.developers takeup the task and finish it

c.boonex test it

d.boonex releases it as mods for FEE or FREE



2.Boonex should stop releasing new products and should follow up with


a.Service packs and security patches

b.auto-updates [list of available updates should be listed in Admin and the admin should be able to selectively update from boonex] for see more Paid/Non-Paid Members

c.site transfer option and backup site and re-install site


3.Integration of Multi-community chat


a.yahoo, Gtalk, Jabber, Msn, Nimbuzz, facebook etc

b.Communicate with facebook, orkut friends from D7 itself.

c.Messenger in side bar would be nice as in Gmail


4.Speed


1.Test for 5sec loading in 1MBPS internet connection

2.2nd Level Menu should not load the whole page instead it would be nice in AJAX


5.Menu


a.menu structure is not able to contain all the menues

b.a neat collapsible menu to the left is recommended as in www.univercell.in



*These are just suggestions but are highly recommended to be included in beta

Comments please...
tomakali
look at this...
http://claros.org/web/images/screens/chat/chat_640.jpg
A really nice and best alternate to RAY.
If RAY could be re-developed based on this. It would be much better, less resource hungry.
If replace RAY chat, it could be an additional feature to D7 with label "Networks" where multi-IM chat is made possible.

man, that would be the hottest feature on planet.
tomakali
Also look at this...

http://www.tomakali.net/viewPage.php?ID=Cool%20Stuff
TheGateKeeper
Well i do appreciate all the hard work and effort that is going into the V7 .I am in total agreement with tomakali we need fully integrated IM chat/chatroom in the mobile side of it also blogs forums groups etc for mobile users as many of the members of my site have only access to cell phones and not iphone or android so i am hoping that all cell phones will have as many features available to them as pc users on my site ofcourse i realize that they wouldnt be able to use the games or globalvideos see more etc on a common cell unit but at least they would feel more a part of my community i am certain many site owners feel the same way.
teamshabazz
Update looks awesome so far. I'm very excited.
I do have two questions:
1. will my users have a smooth upgrade to 7 or will they need to start all over? meaning i will loose most of my users.
2. will there be a manual available soon after its release?

Keep up the great work
traffiliate
Boonex will be more better and fucntional if you make it available for these features: There must be profile types: Different profile types. For example, busines profiles, non-busines profile types...
jyi123
Be sure to have
1. private video album;
2. group photo and video albums, public or private;
3. ease to change skin or page layout;
4. simple and original Chinese language in the language listings.

waiting for Beta release
hi,

is there a way to make the forum much easier,
it takes a long time to load and in other languages there are always problems?

f.e. www.simplemachines.org
HikeMaster
Flash or AJAX multi-uploader which ties directly into photo albums pleeeeease! Thanks for the continued updates!
Evandromar
Dolphin 7 is incredible, but I have to write tips and telvez boonex already trabalhanso on them ...

Today is my tip in albums, to access them should show the pictures of this album, and below them the number of comments and or videos to this picture (it is interesting ").

PS: to create a navigation menu for photos at a "think booonex already doing:)"

PS: and privacy? and if I want the photo album of a home does not appear in photos? "boonex this datalhe seeing this?:)" see more I think that creating an album it should specify whether the photo album that will be visible in photos home or not ...
Thanks to all ...
mastermindsro
Nice changes, I've "tracked the Trac" :) This is the 8th modern wonder - and is just a script :)
Thanks for the update!

For dating oriented sites:
- It will be nice if the next updates will help admins to add custom registration fields and some more profile info for dating sites (and you can disable them in case you have a simple social network and don't want any dating content) like zodiac sign, hair color, eye color, height, weight, hobbies, custom profile quote, smoking/not smoking, see more drinking - no/occasional/often, education - school/high-school/university/master degree, profile video (play right from the main profile page) + possibility to add some more fields from administration..
- After you clicked "Befriend" the button is disabled until the other person accepts or refuses the friend invitation - invitation received, invitation sent accepted/refused alert message in inbox
- Ignore button (no more access to the profile for blocked user).

For business oriented sites
- Some more options in classifieds for job postings (company profile + logo & presentation/employee profile + photo & C.V.) search by C.V. content, name, experience etc.
- Category & Sub-category system in classifieds etc.
annabel
I would like to see translation options for ALL items, including the chat and IM.

My site is completely in Dutch language and it's a bit annoying that I can't translate everything.
annabel
I would also like to see an option when someone subscribes for an event, the creator of that event gets an email message with information about the subscriber (nickname, ID, event description).
magicdust
HI thanks for all the good work and progress reports.

I have been having another play and noticed some errors/weirdnesses, not sure if you would be interested in hearing about these or you may already know about them.

1. Error when i click MY MAIL in my profile when im logged in.
2. After i nudge someone back the not appears saying greeting successfuly sent, but maybe that should be a pop up rather than not show the whole website.
3. Outbox should probably be called SENT
4. I liked the way see more on d6 in events there was a field for PRICE and seats/tickets available, this works for workshops etc.
5. I so so so would love to see all activity on a memebers profile get email alerts to the users email. Like facebook: new friend request, wall post and group activity posts. I believe this is one of facebooks key to success.
6. With the mobile app could you make it so we can upload an icon for when the memebr saves the page to homepage on an iphone.
7. The search box on the top header, yeilds a strange results page it looks like one has to search again. If there are no results in FEEDBACK, the feed back box should not appear etc. Save search doesn't seem to do anything.
8. If you are friends with someone it should not say BEFRIEND, maybe it should change to WRITE ON WALL

Awesome, off to sleep now, might post some more things i come across tomorrow.
Blessings
TheWatchman
One of the things that find most impressing about facebook is the abillity to write on some ones wall and all other friends are able to view and read what wrote:
boogerd
The map feature showing everyone where you live is NOT very private - where can you turn it off? It should be off by default, or can we disable it?
MichelSwiss
This is a block like any other blocks... From the Admin Panel you can choose to display it or not, for visitors or for members only, etc... You even can choose the zoom level, set the center of the map to any world area, choose the type of the map...
With a little mod (or maybe this option will be included) you even can display only profiles with photo...
This is a great feature ;-)
Nighto2007
Hello

thank you Andrey ..thank you boonex team for all updates and your great works .. and your listen to all comments and suggestions

today I read the comments in top .. I think there are important options the dolphin haven't it's private setting for profile, wall, comments, google maps , albums (music. video, photo) with this private setting I think the dolphin will be the best ... and I wish look to this option and add it to dolphin 7 .

I was think for modules option if you can build see more system for add modules, pluges and components as like Joomla, wordpress scripts .. it will help the experts for create new modules easily and update it with every new dolphin version and it will help the dolphin script users for update him versions to the newest without look to the modules that installed on the site .. they can inactive any modules that not support the new version .. sorry for my bad english language .. i wish you are understan my idea ... I think you can build this system in future but I think also it's important .

thank you for read my comment I'm waiting more and more about the Dolphin7 .. I think there are the more of surprise in this version

regards
Rawaf
MichelSwiss
Privacy settings feature is not finished yet...

Andrew already told us that fully modular architecture is already planned for Dolphin 8 ;-)
CALTRADE
Would there be any way to include more "sort" and other database functions to some of the member functions? For example, many people here prefer to show members with pictures first in the browse members and some of the member blocks- it would be nice if that could be done from the admin panel. I would like to show members of a higher membership level first - will that be possible? The browse members and search members functions are looking much better by the way - and more business friendly. see more Will we be able to add fields to those little dropdowns for search?

Rob

p.s. Any and all database functions to the backend would help - I think you mentioned you were thinking about this in one of your posts. If we could make a database table, and have some kind of field or record level security linked to the site membership levels, it would be unbelievably fantastic.
CALTRADE
p.s.s. Have you thought of a more integrative" approach to tags? First of all, you need to have a way to have multi-word tags - or at least two word tags. Most of the meaning full tags in business are at least two words, and if there is some way to partially standardize tags that would be cool as well. I would like to have a multi-select drop down on the join and profile edit form that allows members to select from a list of tag phrases - perhaps with the option to create one from scratch see more in a blank field form. On the display side there should be one "master" tag page or block. Clicking a tag link on this page or block would take you to a page with everything that has been tagged that way - maybe first members, and then pictures, videos, classified, etc - everything. Better yet, give admin control over the display of this universal tag page.

Rob
srisree
"Powered by Dolphin Smart Community Builder

BoonEx Community Software Experts ( software for online dating sites, communities and social networks )"


the above is your powered by quote from you

do not forget dating features like adding custom profile fields and customising profile view page format


and adavanced affiliate system that every member will get referral link after sign up.

if the member refers others then he will will get income

Private profile photos

members see more can upload their horoscope will be added advantage for dating

payment gateway for Indian sites

ccavenue got two types of gateway one is indian rupees and another is in dollars


http://www.ccavenue.com

regards
physicalmediums
Hi boonex
I been looking at the demo site it looks good, I just wanna say the 6.1.4 i am using has been crashing on server alot, also theres a bug in the dolphin when users login there own picture is there but for some reason when a user goes to another page another user pic shows on theres, the site template changer would be a good option to add in the accounts panel where the user can change the whole site look without having to do it on the home page and there should be a good selection of templates see more to, I am having to let people copy and paste the site skin links to manualy do it themselves any time as Not all templates on home page show the links to change site template.
do you think you will add a chat in the groups ? and do you think the main chat and IM will ever get extra features in like radio, TV etc.
I must make you aware, the desktop is not compatible with Vista and even though I bought a license for it and I created the download for me site It will not open in vista it says the colour scheme not compatible and it wont open. So that will need upgrading. Oh i would like some how to hook up my other sites to dolphin within dolphin menu so people can not be redirected away, I know theres ways now to do this depends on what the programme url is how it fits in.
Will there be a control feature in the chat as in public chat theres a massive delay in voice and when people speak no one is sure where they upto in conversation. will there be mute mic or auto talk on and off etc?
thank you

thanks
physicalmediums
Hi boonex
I been looking at the demo site it looks good, I just wanna say the 6.1.4 i am using has been crashing on server alot, also theres a bug in the dolphin when users login there own picture is there but for some reason when a user goes to another page another user pic shows on theres, the site template changer would be a good option to add in the accounts panel where the user can change the whole site look without having to do it on the home page and there should be a good selection of templates see more to, I am having to let people copy and paste the site skin links to manualy do it themselves any time as Not all templates on home page show the links to change site template.
do you think you will add a chat in the groups ? and do you think the main chat and IM will ever get extra features in like radio, TV etc.
I must make you aware, the desktop is not compatible with Vista and even though I bought a license for it and I created the download for me site It will not open in vista it says the colour scheme not compatible and it wont open. So that will need upgrading. Oh i would like some how to hook up my other sites to dolphin within dolphin menu so people can not be redirected away, I know theres ways now to do this depends on what the programme url is how it fits in.
Will there be a control feature in the chat as in public chat theres a massive delay in voice and when people speak no one is sure where they upto in conversation. will there be mute mic or auto talk on and off etc?
thank you

thanks
houstonlively
Build 14 is definitely faster in FF. IE7 is a different story.
MichelSwiss
Something really wrong with path to images :-))
Most pathes to images (icons) are looking like that: data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAMzM/wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw
MichelSwiss
This problem is only with IE7... Icons are displaing correctly with FF.
kernelpaniker
Thanks for the update...
wouldl ove to see a image or video uploader built into blog posts. That way people dont have to link to some other image....
tassieswingers
New Dolphin is looking smarter and snappier every time that I look. Easy registration of couples profiles with an ADULT swing (pardon the pun) to them is important to us and to the people who use our website. We hope to have a better product for them to use once this development is complete. Congratulations on much improved functionality.

Tassieswingers - supporting sexually adventurous couples.
snwagner
I want to be able to tag people in photos, like on Facebook and Myspace... Where you can tag your friends... Excited about it!
danielmarseille
it is possible to have the date and time in the Shoutbox
natfon
Create Event : Could we have the the hour of the begin and the hour of the end event ?
echoman74
wish list=Angelina Jolie!
:)

For now that's my wish list but i have a head full of ideas and Ii have a blog I'm working on:)
I must sleep and return later on to to tell my ideas:)
dnunion
Please Ad First And Last Name Into Registration
@ boonex

one thing is all the time missing in dolphin.

i think many want to add pictures from parties and events, in admin panel must be a function to add albums and batch-upload the pictures at once, because it´s too much work to single upload everytime 200 pictures from one party.
totallyfreak
what if making dolphin widget compatible with red5.... because i already use red5 for another website and i cant install red5 and rms on the same server.... so you got a solution... dont want to buy 2 server...
playasurge
http://www.demozzz.com/dolphin7a/browse/female/18-20/us&photos_only=on&mode=extended

Notice how the there is no icon pic, but when you click on her profile, she has a picture.
stopero
When searching for the keyword "text" I get this error:

"Fatal error: Call to a member function serviceGetCommonCss() on a non-object in /home/demoz/public_html/dolphin7a/modules/boonex/blogs/classes/BxBlogsSearchUnit.php on line 110"
danielmarseille
you really have done a great job

but I think what is lacking in dolphin

it is the search by region / state

I do not understand why you do not add

for sites that are a single country - the members love to be able to see and looking for members close

you add;

fetured - options --
Country + country + country

People Search - Options
Country + country + country

why not change to:

fetured - options --
Country + region or state + department or counties


add fields on the see more registration page


and we allow in the admin - add oneself regions, country


Almost all sites have this function

why not dolphins

I'm sure you can do, and probably with something more
smartanda
Hello,
D7 is great,please add a feature of embeding the video.
Thanks
kumpleto
when i upgraded from 6.1.4 to 6.1.6, the website functions weird. Some of my members could not enter chat while others could not see the shoutbox and the flash for Chat at all.

Please help..
TheWatchman
Wall communication is what continues to bring the people back to facebook. There is something about that open dialog box!!!
TheWatchman
Wall communication is what continues to bring the people back to facebook. There is something about that open dialog box!!!
 
 
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