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Dolphin 7.4 (Legacy) Released
After a long wait, our legacy platform - Dolphin 7 receives a much-needed update. The most important improvements are PHP7 compatibility (minimal supported PHP version is now 5.4.0), user-data export (for GDPR compliance) and iframe embeds for Audio and Video. Additionally, over 60 issues have been addressed. Upgrade instructions and patch download - https://www.boonex.co m/trac/dolphin/wiki/7.3.5 -7.4.0
Dolphin 7.3.5 Released
The 7.3.5 is a service update, focusing on the most critical enhancements and fixes. Since most updates are minor this build is considered stable and recommended for all production sites. Notably, the Dolphin 7.3.5 adds support of reCaptcha v2, which is critical due to reCaptcha v1 service being discontinued on the 1st of April by Google.
Boonex Dolphin and GDPR
GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation and is the EC regulation which also has an extraterritorial effect - it applies to every organization doing business with EU residents. We received a number of requests to clarify what we plan to do about making Dolphin platform GDPR-compliant . After much research and consultation, here is our statement: There is no such thing as GDPR-compliant software. Unfortunate ly,
Dolphin 7.3.4 Released
The long-awaited Dolphin 7.3.4 is here. While it's a service update, focused primarily on stability and bug-fixing, there are still plenty of enhancements. Altogether, 179 issues were addressed in this iteration. Do lphin 7.3.4 is a stable version, recommended for all Dolphin-powered sites. Upgrade instructions and patch download: https://www.boonex.com /trac/dolphin/wiki/7.3.3- 7.3.4 List of changes: https://github .com/boonex/dolphin.pro/m ilestone/11?closed=1
How to grow your social site from 1000 to 10,000 members. Part 1.
Practical advice on what can be done to scale your social networking website membership base from small to mid-size, maintain activity, attract organic traffic, and accelerate growth. The second step is usually just as steep as the first, if not steeper. Paradoxically, we often take it in stride. Getting past your initial 0 to 1000 members phase is a rare achievement—the
Boonex Market Spring Cleaning
Boonex Market has grown to include over 3000 listings. Many of them are excellent extensions, templates, languages or service offerings, supported and regularly updated. At the same time we have accumulated a number of "sub-par" listings that haven't been attended to by their authors for years. Moreover, due to several market updates we still have some listings that use pictures with
Rocket.Chat adds Boonex Dolphin oAuth to core package!
The Rocket.Chat developers included support for Dolphin Pro authentication to the core package of Rocket.Chat, effectively making it possible for Dolphin users to update to newer version of Rocket.Chat without waiting for Chat+ integration update. More details in this pull discussion at GitHub. This is not a full integration yet, but once the first step is made there's no going back. Good
2017
Lean, efficient, concise. These are the words for 2017. Less talk, more walk. We have a lot to do... - Release Dolphin v10 - Release UNA v9
The new Dolphin solution is powered by UNA Community Management System.
