Next Release Of The Forum

[Mark H]

It will be a few months off by the time I finish working on it and testing it but it does have some nice features and will be a great improvement

 

 

Invision Power Board (IPB) 2.1 is the latest development version of our award winning Invision Power Board line of software and features many brand new original and innovative features as well as a totally re-designed administrative control panel and many few customization features.

 

IPB 2.1 builds on the solid foundations of our previous releases and extends functionality and improves the user interface with many time-saving tools. IPB 2.1 has been totally refactored to increase efficiency and improve the OOP (object orientated programming) engine which now allows seamless integration with our forthcoming CMS product.

 

IPB 2.1's new features high-lights include:

 

    * Rich Text (WYSIWYG) Editor

      Allow your members to easily format their posts, signatures and personal messages.

    * RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Import

      Import RSS content from all over the 'net as new topics in any forum you choose.

    * RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Export

      Allow others to syndicate your content by setting up exclusive RSS export streams from forums of your choice.

    * Multiple Question Polls

      Create new polls in our easy to use interface. Set different questions for multiple question polls.

    * Member's Display Name

      Optionally allow your members to choose thier own display name which is separate from their log-in username, and change it as often as you allow.

    * Components Framework

      Download pre-written components and install them with a few clicks. Create new functionality without needing to

      touch a line of IPB's code; future-proof your modifications!

    * Improved Forum and Topic Marking

      Forum are topic markers are now stored in the database. Our comprehensive system accurately tracks all your unread

      topics regardless of which computer you use to access your account.

    * Topic Rating

      Allow your members to rate each other's topics. This can be set per forum and per usergroup.

    * Concurrent Post Capture

      Optionally merge concurrent posts within a settable time-limit. Prevent "And another thing..." from creating a new

      post!

    * In-line Topic Editing

      An IPS innovation: Edit topics from the forum listing without a need to refresh your page!

    * In-line Post Editing

      An IPS innovation: Edit posts quickly from the topic view page without reloading the topic!

    * Member Name Suggest

      An IPS innovation: When composing a new PM or pruning a forum, enter part of a member's name and IPB will bring up a

      list of suggested matches, instantly!

    * MyAssistant Re-Designed

      An IPS innovation: A combined floating palette comprising of instant notification of new PMs with the ability to

      cycle through recent PMs. Instant "new posts" listing, and quick search - all used without a single page refresh!

    * Re-designed Admin Control Panel

      A totally re-worked ACP. A new tab system categorizes the ACP menu making it much easier to find what you want!

    * Re-designed Template Editing Screen

      Taking advantage of the very latest scripting tools, we've totally re-worked the template editing interface making

      it much easier to find the correct template bit you need to edit and even allowing you to edit several at once.

    * Log In Authentication

      Choose between different types of authentication. Use existing member databases to authenticate your users; allow

      a single password for your current member systems and your forums! LDAP and .Net PassPort modules being developed

      now.

 

IPB 2.1's refactoring not only increases efficiency and scalability; it also allows for our new components framework. The components framework allows modification authors to extend IPB's functionality. Using a very simple ACP / directory interface, modification authors will be able to "hook" into the core functionality such as: UserCP menu generation, ACP menu generation, Online list generation and cache pre-loading.

 

IPB 2.1 will also feature a new API (APplication Interface) allowing you to use core functions from IPB in your own software. The new HTTP-API system allows all this to be done without the need to code a single line!