My vBulletin Blog ;-)

vBadvanced Blogicles is currently undergoing private beta testing. Since we know some customers who are not a part of the test are still following the product, we will still be posting announcements regarding new releases publically.

• New Attachment Options
  • New permissions setting to allow you to limit the total attachment space a member may use which may be changed on a per-usergroup basis.
  • New option to allow you to display a selected attachment with each entry on the browsecategory page. This may also be limited to display only attachments with thumbnails if desired. New options have also been added to each module (What's New, Random Entries, and My Favorites) to display the attachments within these modules.
  • A new maintenance option has been added as well, allowing you to update your entries selected attachments (useful if the setting is changed from allowing only attachments with thumbnails to allowing any type of attachment, and vice versa).
  • New "Manage Attachments" page showing a list and detailed information of all attachments uploaded by a user. Also includes inline moderation tools for members to quickly delete or move their attachments, as well as some information about the total attachment space consumed by the member.
  • Options to attempt to change PHP's timeout and maximum file upload size when uploading attachments.
  • Moderation permissions settings for attachments.
  • New permission setting and options so you can allow your members to upload attachments via FTP.
  
  
• New Category Options
  • My Categories module which shows links and information about the categories created by a member.
  • New category setting to change the default options that are set for any user created sub-categories under that category.
  • New option to allow users to specify the display order for their categories.
  • Category Icons - New options allowing you to upload a different icon for each category. Includes a new permissions setting to allow/deny your users the ability to upload category icons on the user side, plus options to limit the image by filesize and dimensions as well.
  • New option for collapsible categories in the Admin CP (helpful for those with a lot of categories).
  • "Show Sub-Categories" setting changed to allow you to split the smaller sub-categories into columns.
  • New option when adding a category that will allow you to base that category's settings off of an existing category's settings.
  • New images to replace the edit/empty/delete links in the Category Manager in the user interface.
  • The category owner's username is now displayed with the category in the Manage Categories section in the admin cp.
  
  
• Custom Fields
  • Options to allow custom fields to be placed above and below the message area when submitting and viewing entries.
  • New option to allow a custom field to only be displayed for admins/moderators.
  • New "Multiple Select" custom field type added.
  • "Maximum Number of Choices" added for custom fields that allow multiple choices, allowing you to limit the number of options a member my choose.
  • Search page updated to display select fields and checkboxes for custom fields with pre-set options, allowing your members to more easily narrow down their searches.
  
  
• Miscellaneous Options/Features
  • RSS feeds.
  • New option to allow clicking a tag to search every field, or just tags.
  • Quick Navigation module updated to allow you to add custom links, plus options to display or hide the default links in the module.
  • New option to allow you to specify a time limit on editing entires, as well as an option for posts.
  • Options to send entries/posts/categories back to the moderation queue if they're edited and moderation should be required.
  • Moderation features have been removed from the Mod CP as the same options are available on the user side and are redundant.
  • New "Permissions Duplication" tools allowing you to quickly copy the permissions settings from one group to another.
  • New "View Permissions" link allowing you to easily view how the permissions for all of your usergroups are set.
  • New option to allow tags to be separated by commas instead of spaces, thus allowing tags with multiple words if desired.
  • New options for meta keywords and description to use in vBa Blogicles. Includes a new option to use these settings instead of automatically generating meta data from the content of the entry.
  • New option to select the default vBulletin style to be used throughout your vBa Blogicles pages.
  • New "Manage Custom User Modules" link in the Admin CP allowing you to search for and modify custom user modules.
  • "Can reply to entries" permission setting split into two settings for "Can reply to own entries" and "Can reply to others entries".
  • New permission setting to allow members to change the time/date that the entry was submitted.
  • Permissions backend system changed to group permissions and allow for more permission settings.
  • Pagination for modules in the admin cp, now limited to showing 50 modules per page.
  • Options for users to delete their custom modules.
  • The admin cp and installation files have now been split from 2 single files into multiple files for each.
  • Admin CP phrases split into multiple phrase groups.
  • Of course all currently known bugs and other issues from Beta 1 have been fixed.

Current beta testers
You will find Beta 2 available in the Members' Area here. Upgrade instructions may be found in the "readme_vba_blog.html" file that comes with the download package.


Interested in Beta Testing?
We would still like to bring a few more forums on board for the beta testing process. If you think you may be interested in participating in the test, please see the original announcement for more details and instructions on how to apply to become a beta tester.


Special Thanks
We would like to thank those who are currently participating in the beta test. We have a great group of members helping out and sharing their ideas, and I think we're going to end up with a great product because of the help and feedback from these members. So, thanks again to all of you. :)