Dolphin U Alpha 9
We are getting a lot closer to the feature set that we plan for initial release of Dolphin U. This update (alpha 9) is a significant and very important leap forward. Most notably, Dolphin U now has a new Video Transcoder, which has already been used in the new "Timeline Videos" feature. So, you can upload videos to Timeline and they will convert on the server to watch via an HTML5 player. Works perfectly both on desktops and mobiles.
Another big addition is the new Invitations extension that is designed to run the site in Registration-By-Invitation-Only mode. Invitations can be requested and then requests can be attended by site Admins/Moderators. It is also possible to allow new members to send a pre-set number of invitations.
Invitation-only mode is great for websites that are just launching and aren't ready to deal with high traffic, spam (especially from real humans) and any issues that may arise during initial setup. We believe that this is an essential component for Dolphin U - platform that's undergone such a dramatic overhaul.
Recently released #hashtags have been added to comments and Timeline posts. Timeline posts also received location tags in this alpha. Timeline is now a part of site-search and its links have "nofollow" attribute for added spam-protection.
So, these and a number of smaller improvements made it into the latest build. We plan a few more Alphas, but not many. Stay tuned!
Links and Plugs
Plug 1: This is Alpha. Not feature-final. Not tested. Not to be used on production sites.
Plug 2: Automatic update will be pushed shortly.
The new Dolphin solution is powered by UNA Community Management System.
Only a single uploader should be displayed to the user depending upon the browser they are using. Simple uploader should appear as fallback for older browsers.
Dolphin should be smart enough to handle this trivial task on its own and users should not be forced to make the decision.
Thank you for the great job!
Ref: https://github.com/boonex/dolphin/commit/9c5d8d9f910f37d98176f663339ab43715f2c438
(Old) Trident: https://web.archive.org/web/20110205054134/http://www.boonex.com/trident/
Is it the same? Some explanations would be welcome?
Thanks Andrew!
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any chance adding username option and custom url for timeline page..
Would be a very useable feature for those of us who have customised sites that may not convert to DU...
This is great news!
Hashtags, location tags and other have great potential and can be extended using various ways, we will gradually enhance it by adding more features into it.