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Adds a bbcode that embeds a google disk document, spreadsheet etc. View the full article at IPS Resources

http://i.imgur.com/V8uxpnG.png http://i.imgur.com/NX1WUYq.png http://i.imgur.com/E8FmVcf.png Crown Crown Skin is 100% responsive. Your forum will be available from any mobile device and your community members will get a great user experience with the theme. http://i.imgur.com/p9xNhZA.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/AMdXedG.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/ApdAQGv.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/BMHjY24.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/AMdXedG.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/wrgNTvy.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/AMdXedG.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/JtSUpHE.png With a choice of three different colors of skin, you can use a very simple way. http://i.imgur.com/AMdXedG.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/SjUzoau.png Sidebar and footer information blocks are available. You can use them for ads, contact information or anything else! It is extremely simple to use features. Thanks to the dynamic nature of the administration panel, you can perform the desired changes. http://i.imgur.com/AMdXedG.png Crown Skin Configurations Panel Here you can activate or deactivate a variety of settings. (For example, skin width, font, guest posts, etc. footer area management.) http://i.imgur.com/wZGMwEM.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/AMdXedG.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/cRENDzl.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/AMdXedG.png PSD and Fonts This skin comes with layered PSD files and fonts http://i.imgur.com/HCBmd1f.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/AMdXedG.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/2o9PL5m.png Full and detailed documentation included. If you have any questions on using the skin youll find the answer inside the documentation! Credits Google FontFont AwesomejQueryModernizr View the full article at IPS Resources

We've previously shown how responsiveness works in the AdminCP, but I'd like to briefly introduce responsiveness on the front end, and pick a few views to show you as examples (this will be a screenshot-heavy entry!) What is responsiveness? Before we get to that, allow me to recap what responsiveness is. Responsive design is a method by which you design one page in such a way that it adapts for the available screen space on the device the user is using. This means that one theme handles both the full desktop view and the condensed mobile view with some clever CSS, in contrast to 3.x where we had a separate mobile skin. When we took the decision to use responsive design for IPS4, one key aim was to ensure that the mobile view isn't feature reduced. We want all functionality and all areas of the suite to be available regardless of device, and with only a couple of exceptions we're on track to deliver this. Primary navigation In mobile view, the primary navigation collapses and moves to a menu accessible with the icon in the top-right. The breadcrumb becomes a 'Back' control, taking you up a level from the current page: The primary navigation, when opened, looks like this: Moderation Given that the responsive theme supports all functionality, this naturally includes moderation. IPS4 support full moderation capabilities regardless of the device you're using. Here's an example of moderating images in Gallery. Notice the menu to quickly select types of content to moderate, as well as the floating toolbar at the bottom of the screen to choose actions. Settings page Taking the settings area as an example, here's the same screen at the three supported breakpoints - desktop, tablet and mobile. Profile view Here's profile view (which we covered in more detail here) as seen on a phone: Calendar Calendar views on mobile: Gallery Viewing albums & images in a category: Blog The blog homepage: And viewing a blog: Forums Submitting a topic on mobile: Conclusion So that wraps up this round-up of responsive views. Naturally, there's many more views than this in the suite and we can't show screenshots of every single one, but hopefully this entry has given you a taste of a variety of views, and a better idea of how we're approaching mobile users in IPS4. As always, screenshots are from pre-release software and are subject to change before release. Attached Thumbnails http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-20284000-1399958656_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-05773200-1399958784_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-14365000-1399959399_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-83500100-1399959399_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-42293400-1399959400_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-03610200-1399959745_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-27176700-1399960132_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-87550000-1399960132_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-11651400-1399960390_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-55144600-1399960646_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-47848800-1399960890_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-37977500-1399961255_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-42646500-1400170361_thumb.jpg View the full article at IPS

We've previously shown how responsiveness works in the AdminCP, but I'd like to briefly introduce responsiveness on the front end, and pick a few views to show you as examples (this will be a screenshot-heavy entry!) What is responsiveness? Before we get to that, allow me to recap what responsiveness is. Responsive design is a method by which you design one page in such a way that it adapts for the available screen space on the device the user is using. This means that one theme handles both the full desktop view and the condensed mobile view with some clever CSS, in contrast to 3.x where we had a separate mobile skin. When we took the decision to use responsive design for IPS4, one key aim was to ensure that the mobile view isn't feature reduced. We want all functionality and all areas of the suite to be available regardless of device, and with only a couple of exceptions we're on track to deliver this. Primary navigation In mobile view, the primary navigation collapses and moves to a menu accessible with the icon in the top-right. The breadcrumb becomes a 'Back' control, taking you up a level from the current page: The primary navigation, when opened, looks like this: Moderation Given that the responsive theme supports all functionality, this naturally includes moderation. IPS4 support full moderation capabilities regardless of the device you're using. Here's an example of moderating images in Gallery. Notice the menu to quickly select types of content to moderate, as well as the floating toolbar at the bottom of the screen to choose actions. Settings page Taking the settings area as an example, here's the same screen at the three supported breakpoints - desktop, tablet and mobile. Profile view Here's profile view (which we covered in more detail here) as seen on a phone: Calendar Calendar views on mobile: Gallery Viewing albums & images in a category: Blog The blog homepage: And viewing a blog: Forums Submitting a topic on mobile: Conclusion So that wraps up this round-up of responsive views. Naturally, there's many more views than this in the suite and we can't show screenshots of every single one, but hopefully this entry has given you a taste of a variety of views, and a better idea of how we're approaching mobile users in IPS4. As always, screenshots are from pre-release software and are subject to change before release. Attached Thumbnails http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-20284000-1399958656_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-05773200-1399958784_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-14365000-1399959399_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-83500100-1399959399_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-42293400-1399959400_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-03610200-1399959745_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-27176700-1399960132_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-87550000-1399960132_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-11651400-1399960390_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-55144600-1399960646_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-47848800-1399960890_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-37977500-1399961255_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-42646500-1400170361_thumb.jpg View the full article View the full article at IPS

A nice simple rank image set, PSD included Enjoy this freebie http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.png http://i.imgur.com/RzuL28J.png View the full article at IPS Resources

http://www.codza.net/public/style_images/gamepro/logo.png GamerPro took lots of time create I must say. It's a very clean Light Gaming/tech skin that uses some jquery and other unique HTML. This will definitely bring style and lots attention to any board that uses it. Screenshots BoardIndex GUEST- http://gyazo.com/78f...0666d0a245f2e44BoardIndex USER - http://gyazo.com/9c6...9b576376877ad67Footer - http://gyazo.com/20a...bb38d3c079a0167Topics - http://gyazo.com/63e...d1f3a030cfc76f2Topics bottom - http://gyazo.com/7e8...0726271f8ececadPost - http://gyazo.com/65c...ed7d6d5654db98cPost bottom - http://gyazo.com/762...91a045b3bd41bb8 Features Smooth scroll to topONLINE SIDEBARCustom search sidebarNew unique styled footerJava script page loader(pretty cool, when you click on a new link look how the page loads)Custom type box(ckeditor)New forumindex stlyeHorizontal userinfopanelfast loadingThose are just some of the main features, using the demo is a lot better than pics I must say. View the full article at IPS Resources

A rank pack for gaming clan sites, Very customizable! Easy to change colors! Full psd included! Pips and icons included! As always a low price! Works in all versions of IPB! See the video for yourself! http://screencast.com/t/XBNtX0oXik View the full article at IPS Resources

Profiles are one of the key sections of a community, as everyone knows. They are what represent your users; where their information is shown and their content is gathered. When users contribute quality content to your community, their profile is where other users go to find it in one place. In short, it's an important area. In IPS4, profiles have had a complete makeover. There's a lot to cover, so I'll start with a numbered screenshot, and address each section individually (please note this is a large image; if you're on mobile, you may wish to wait to view it full-size). 1 - Header images In 3.x, users could customize their profiles by uploading a background image. In practice, this didn't work well when the software was integrated into an existing website design, and the options presented often ended up with a garish profile. In addition, social networks like Facebook and Twitter have adjusted user expectations on how profiles are customized. In IPS4, instead of page backgrounds, users instead get to customize their profile header image. This provides the best of both worlds - ample space to choose something creative, but it's contained and won't mess up a website design. 2 - Reputation The user's current reputation count is shown prominently in the info column, letting other users know if this member is an asset to the community. 3 - Warnings For moderators/staff, the profile now provides quick access to warning tools. By expanding the panel, they can see a brief history of recent warnings: And clicking one of these pops up the warning details: New warnings can also be issued inline, of course. 4 - Followers Followers replace friends in IPS4, and the user's followers are shown in this block. Instead of requiring mutual acknowledgement as with the traditional friends system (an approach that isn't entirely useful in a community of anonymous users), in IPS4 you follow users whom you find interesting in order to be updated when they contribute to the community. Users can of course prevent others from following them, if that is a concern to them. We'll have more details on how followers works in a later entry. 5 - About the user Traditional information about the user is shown in the next block, including custom profile fields. 6 - Recent visitors Recent visitors to this user's profile are shown next. As with 3.x, this can be toggled on and off by the profile owner. In 4.x, this is done by clicking the X in the corner of the block. 7 - Follow/Message member These primary buttons enable others to follow the user (if enabled), and send a new message inline, without leaving the page. 8 - User's content In 3.x, browsing a user's content was handled by the search area of the community (though links were available in the user's profile and hovercard). We felt this wasn't the best place for it, though. After all, a user's content should be available in their profile. That's what this button does. It switches the profile view to 'content browsing' mode, where you can see everything the user has done. It's smooth and buttery, and because it all loads dynamically, it feels like a true part of the profile. Here's a video of it in action (14MB) 9 - Long-form custom profile fields IPS4 supports various kinds of custom profile fields, including rich-text editors for long, styled content. Those custom profile fields will be shown in the main section of the profile where they get the space they need to be effective. About Me is a default field, but you can of course add your own too for your users to fill in. 10 - User's 'Nodes' A node is a fancy developer term for content containers that a user creates themselves, like gallery albums and blogs (as opposed to forum categories, which are created by the admin). In IPS4, a user's 'nodes' are shown right on their profile page, making it easy to find more interesting content from the user. In this screenshot, you can see my profile is showing my albums, my blogs, and other blogs to which I contribute. For developers, supporting your application in this section is easy too. 11 - Status feed The status feed from 3.x is of course still present, and the interaction is all inline without leaving the page. Conclusion That's profiles in 4.0. We hope the new focus on content and streamlined design provides a better experience for your users! As always, screenshots are from pre-release software and are subject to change before release. Attached Thumbnails http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-37744100-1399951227_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-96737200-1399948781_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-59802300-1399948865_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-98073500-1399950528_thumb.png View the full article at IPS

Profiles are one of the key sections of a community, as everyone knows. They are what represent your users; where their information is shown and their content is gathered. When users contribute quality content to your community, their profile is where other users go to find it in one place. In short, it's an important area. In IPS4, profiles have had a complete makeover. There's a lot to cover, so I'll start with a numbered screenshot, and address each section individually (please note this is a large image; if you're on mobile, you may wish to wait to view it full-size). 1 - Header images In 3.x, users could customize their profiles by uploading a background image. In practice, this didn't work well when the software was integrated into an existing website design, and the options presented often ended up with a garish profile. In addition, social networks like Facebook and Twitter have adjusted user expectations on how profiles are customized. In IPS4, instead of page backgrounds, users instead get to customize their profile header image. This provides the best of both worlds - ample space to choose something creative, but it's contained and won't mess up a website design. 2 - Reputation The user's current reputation count is shown prominently in the info column, letting other users know if this member is an asset to the community. 3 - Warnings For moderators/staff, the profile now provides quick access to warning tools. By expanding the panel, they can see a brief history of recent warnings: And clicking one of these pops up the warning details: New warnings can also be issued inline, of course. 4 - Followers Followers replace friends in IPS4, and the user's followers are shown in this block. Instead of requiring mutual acknowledgement as with the traditional friends system (an approach that isn't entirely useful in a community of anonymous users), in IPS4 you follow users whom you find interesting in order to be updated when they contribute to the community. Users can of course prevent others from following them, if that is a concern to them. We'll have more details on how followers works in a later entry. 5 - About the user Traditional information about the user is shown in the next block, including custom profile fields. 6 - Recent visitors Recent visitors to this user's profile are shown next. As with 3.x, this can be toggled on and off by the profile owner. In 4.x, this is done by clicking the X in the corner of the block. 7 - Follow/Message member These primary buttons enable others to follow the user (if enabled), and send a new message inline, without leaving the page. 8 - User's content In 3.x, browsing a user's content was handled by the search area of the community (though links were available in the user's profile and hovercard). We felt this wasn't the best place for it, though. After all, a user's content should be available in their profile. That's what this button does. It switches the profile view to 'content browsing' mode, where you can see everything the user has done. It's smooth and buttery, and because it all loads dynamically, it feels like a true part of the profile. Here's a video of it in action (14MB) 9 - Long-form custom profile fields IPS4 supports various kinds of custom profile fields, including rich-text editors for long, styled content. Those custom profile fields will be shown in the main section of the profile where they get the space they need to be effective. About Me is a default field, but you can of course add your own too for your users to fill in. 10 - User's 'Nodes' A node is a fancy developer term for content containers that a user creates themselves, like gallery albums and blogs (as opposed to forum categories, which are created by the admin). In IPS4, a user's 'nodes' are shown right on their profile page, making it easy to find more interesting content from the user. In this screenshot, you can see my profile is showing my albums, my blogs, and other blogs to which I contribute. For developers, supporting your application in this section is easy too. 11 - Status feed The status feed from 3.x is of course still present, and the interaction is all inline without leaving the page. Conclusion That's profiles in 4.0. We hope the new focus on content and streamlined design provides a better experience for your users! As always, screenshots are from pre-release software and are subject to change before release. Attached Thumbnails http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-37744100-1399951227_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-96737200-1399948781_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-59802300-1399948865_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-98073500-1399950528_thumb.png View the full article View the full article at IPS

These badges were custom made in Adobe Photoshop CS6. Things provided: PSD FileReadMe.txt - Install instructions View the full article at IPS Resources

A while ago I blogged about some of the internationalization and localization changes in 4.0. One of the things I mentioned is a "Visual Language Editor" which allows you to quickly change any of the verbiage used throughout the suite just by clicking on a word of phrase. Not only is the really useful for those who want to translate the IPS Community Suite into another language, it can also be used to easily change words and phrases as you like (for example if you want a link to say "Register" rather than "Sign up") - it can even be used to rename forums, categories, etc. Before I couldn't show you it in action as we weren't quite ready to show the front-end interface but now here's a video of the feature in action: Attached Thumbnails http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-108264-0-37993800-1400159810_thumb.png View the full article at IPS

A while ago I blogged about some of the internationalization and localization changes in 4.0. One of the things I mentioned is a "Visual Language Editor" which allows you to quickly change any of the verbiage used throughout the suite just by clicking on a word of phrase. Not only is the really useful for those who want to translate the IPS Community Suite into another language, it can also be used to easily change words and phrases as you like (for example if you want a link to say "Register" rather than "Sign up") - it can even be used to rename forums, categories, etc. Before I couldn't show you it in action as we weren't quite ready to show the front-end interface but now here's a video of the feature in action: Attached Thumbnails http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-108264-0-37993800-1400159810_thumb.png View the full article View the full article at IPS

A clean modern skin ,lightweight and versatile.Ideal for any kind of forum. Font awesome icons used in various elements of the design. Social media icons in the header area. Low price as always http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.png View the full article at IPS Resources

IP.Board 3.x supports "My Media", which enables you to share other content from within the community by using the "My Media" button on the editor. This results in: http://community.invisionpower.com/index.php?app=downloads&module=display&section=screenshot&id=4464 IPS GDK for IP.Board 3.2 & 3.3 1.1 Category: IPS Extras Last Updated Mar 28 2013 09:41 AM While this works, it has a few shortcomings: The styling of the block isn't really designed for each type of content it might showUsers have to click the My Media button, then browse for the item, when they probably already know the URL they want to link toNot all content types are supported; e.g. you can't use My Media to link to a topic.For developers, implementing support for My Media in other applications was a process involving extension files and multiple methods We wanted to make sharing existing content much easier in IPS4, both for users and developers. "Embeddable content" is our solution. How to use it To embed content from elsewhere in the community, here's a step by step guide: Paste a link to itThat's it! When you paste a link to almost any kind of content, whether it's a forum topic, calendar event, gallery album or more, IPS4 will automatically embed a small preview of the content, designed specifically for that content. In order to not disrupt an existing paragraph of text however, the embedded block won't be used if the link is surrounded by text. Embedded content only shows if the link is pasted on its own line, giving users more control over their post. Here's what a post looks like with a few embedded types shown: Embedded content can be used anywhere as you'd expect, including posts and comments, but also status updates, IP.Content articles, and so on. For developers Supporting embedded content in your apps is very easy; your content model simply has to implement IPSContentEmbeddable: Conclusion Our hope is that this easier method of embedding content encourages more cross-posting and highlighting of good content in IPS4. The process is almost wholly automatic, meaning users don't have to think in order to share great content with others. As always, screenshots are from pre-release software and are subject to change before release. Attached Thumbnails View the full article at IPS

IP.Board 3.x supports "My Media", which enables you to share other content from within the community by using the "My Media" button on the editor. This results in: http://community.invisionpower.com/index.php?app=downloads&module=display&section=screenshot&id=4464 IPS GDK for IP.Board 3.2 & 3.3 1.1 Category: IPS Extras Last Updated Mar 28 2013 09:41 AM While this works, it has a few shortcomings: The styling of the block isn't really designed for each type of content it might showUsers have to click the My Media button, then browse for the item, when they probably already know the URL they want to link toNot all content types are supported; e.g. you can't use My Media to link to a topic.For developers, implementing support for My Media in other applications was a process involving extension files and multiple methods We wanted to make sharing existing content much easier in IPS4, both for users and developers. "Embeddable content" is our solution. How to use it To embed content from elsewhere in the community, here's a step by step guide: Paste a link to itThat's it! When you paste a link to almost any kind of content, whether it's a forum topic, calendar event, gallery album or more, IPS4 will automatically embed a small preview of the content, designed specifically for that content. In order to not disrupt an existing paragraph of text however, the embedded block won't be used if the link is surrounded by text. Embedded content only shows if the link is pasted on its own line, giving users more control over their post. Here's what a post looks like with a few embedded types shown: Embedded content can be used anywhere as you'd expect, including posts and comments, but also status updates, IP.Content articles, and so on. For developers Supporting embedded content in your apps is very easy; your content model simply has to implement IPSContentEmbeddable: class _Topic extends IPSContentItem implements ... IPSContentEmbeddableYour controller then simply looks for an embed request and returns HTML - that's it. Our default blocks also have their own template and CSS file, so theme designers can change the styling on a per-theme basis. Conclusion Our hope is that this easier method of embedding content encourages more cross-posting and highlighting of good content in IPS4. The process is almost wholly automatic, meaning users don't have to think in order to share great content with others. As always, screenshots are from pre-release software and are subject to change before release. Attached Thumbnails http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-23628000-1399913682_thumb.jpg View the full article View the full article at IPS

Here are some mock up forum badges free to use as you will. It comes with: Customizable PSD File5 Pre-made badges View the full article at IPS Resources

One of the most distinctive uses for a forum is that of a 'knowledge community', where users visit in order to get help with a problem or question. Our own Pre-sales forum uses this model, but we also have many customers who run forums that are almost exclusively knowledge-based (such as Roxio and Evernote). IP.Board 3.x introduced the concept of a "Best Answer" flag, allowing topic creators and staff the ability to highlight the reply to a topic that they deem best answers the question. This shows a snippet of the post in green at the top of the topic. Many sites now use this feature, but for IPS4 we wanted to expand the functionality offered for these types of forums. Question & Answer Forums Forums in IPS4 will enable you to set a forum as a "Q&A Forum". This adjusts the forum to be specifically designed for knowledge sharing. Instead of topics and posts, it has questions and answers. On the forum index, the forum will be shown as a Q&A forum with its forum icon (unless you've set a custom forum icon for that forum): Forum View When you enter the forum, instead of the normal topic listing, you see a list of questions: You'll see here that questions that have a best answer are indicated with a green checkbox. You'll also notice that one of the stats on the right hand side is 'votes'. In Q&A forums, questions can be voted up or down by users, in order to give them more visibility. More popular questions will bubble to the top (depending on the age of the question). You can of course still order by more traditional methods, if you wish. Popular questions from the past 30 days are also highlighted at the top of the forum, providing an up-to-date 'knowledgebase' that other users can see. Using our own presales forum as an example, if someone asked a question about an important feature and it was voted highly, other users visiting the forum would see it right at the top, which is great for content visibility and helping users get the answers they're looking for with minimal fuss. Question View Clicking into a question shows an adjusted topic view: The question (i.e. the first post) is shown at the top of the page on all pages, with answers listed below. You'll see that replies can also be voted up and down - in fact, this determines the order in which answers are shown inside the question. Popular answers, as determined by the community, will appear at the top, with worse or incorrect answers being pushed down. This is great for quickly finding the best information for the question at hand; in IP.Board 3.x, all too often a high-quality answer will appear in the middle of a topic and unfortunately go unnoticed by the topic creator or others looking for an answer. You can still sort answers by date, if you prefer. In the screenshot above you can also see the first post is marked as the best answer. "Best Answer" always appears at the top, regardless of its vote count. Question/answer ratings are separate from reputation, so you can of course still "Like" posts even if you don't think they're a good answer to the question. Conclusion So that's the new Q&A feature for IP.Board. We think it'll a big step forward for knowledge-driven communities using IP.Board, or even individual forums in other communities (like our pre-sales forum), helping users find answers to their questions more efficiently, and ultimately making your communities more useful. As always, screenshots are from pre-release software and are subject to change before release. Attached Thumbnails http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-00251600-1399903573_thumb.jpg http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-45333100-1399906965_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-35454300-1399931885_thumb.png View the full article at IPS

One of the most distinctive uses for a forum is that of a 'knowledge community', where users visit in order to get help with a problem or question. Our own Pre-sales forum uses this model, but we also have many customers who run forums that are almost exclusively knowledge-based (such as Roxio and Evernote). IP.Board 3.x introduced the concept of a "Best Answer" flag, allowing topic creators and staff the ability to highlight the reply to a topic that they deem best answers the question. This shows a snippet of the post in green at the top of the topic. Many sites now use this feature, but for IPS4 we wanted to expand the functionality offered for these types of forums. Question & Answer Forums Forums in IPS4 will enable you to set a forum as a "Q&A Forum". This adjusts the forum to be specifically designed for knowledge sharing. Instead of topics and posts, it has questions and answers. On the forum index, the forum will be shown as a Q&A forum with its forum icon (unless you've set a custom forum icon for that forum): Forum View When you enter the forum, instead of the normal topic listing, you see a list of questions: You'll see here that questions that have a best answer are indicated with a green checkbox. You'll also notice that one of the stats on the right hand side is 'votes'. In Q&A forums, questions can be voted up or down by users, in order to give them more visibility. More popular questions will bubble to the top (depending on the age of the question). You can of course still order by more traditional methods, if you wish. Popular questions from the past 30 days are also highlighted at the top of the forum, providing an up-to-date 'knowledgebase' that other users can see. Using our own presales forum as an example, if someone asked a question about an important feature and it was voted highly, other users visiting the forum would see it right at the top, which is great for content visibility and helping users get the answers they're looking for with minimal fuss. Question View Clicking into a question shows an adjusted topic view: The question (i.e. the first post) is shown at the top of the page on all pages, with answers listed below. You'll see that replies can also be voted up and down - in fact, this determines the order in which answers are shown inside the question. Popular answers, as determined by the community, will appear at the top, with worse or incorrect answers being pushed down. This is great for quickly finding the best information for the question at hand; in IP.Board 3.x, all too often a high-quality answer will appear in the middle of a topic and unfortunately go unnoticed by the topic creator or others looking for an answer. You can still sort answers by date, if you prefer. In the screenshot above you can also see the first post is marked as the best answer. "Best Answer" always appears at the top, regardless of its vote count. Question/answer ratings are separate from reputation, so you can of course still "Like" posts even if you don't think they're a good answer to the question. Conclusion So that's the new Q&A feature for IP.Board. We think it'll a big step forward for knowledge-driven communities using IP.Board, or even individual forums in other communities (like our pre-sales forum), helping users find answers to their questions more efficiently, and ultimately making your communities more useful. As always, screenshots are from pre-release software and are subject to change before release. Attached Thumbnails http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-00251600-1399903573_thumb.jpg http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-45333100-1399906965_thumb.png http://community.invisionpower.com/filestore/uploads/monthly_05_2014/blogentry-1094-0-35454300-1399931885_thumb.png View the full article View the full article at IPS

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Add a subscribe button easily to posts with this bbcode button more styles to follow http://i.imgur.com/WLkAB5A.png View the full article at IPS Resources

Some simple member ranks for your forum. Note: The image attached is actually live ranks on my board,and you can see them here: http://www.war-arena...teva-schimbari/ The package include: - the easy editable psd file(PS6). -download link for free fonts used in case you dont have them in the readme file. -readme. Easy customizable Colors with the hue/saturation: http://i.imgur.com/XzRECZF.png Here is an image with the template in PS: http://i.imgur.com/RygqNSj.jpg View the full article at IPS Resources

This simple hook allows you to integrate the popular gaming tracking service, Raptr, into your forum. Great for a gaming community, this hook allows users to add a block which shows what they are currently playing to their profile via a custom profile field. Additionally this hook enables the user to easily add a Raptr widget into their signature with the click of a button. View the full article at IPS Resources

Custom made forum badges you can use on your site. Comes with: Pre-made rank badges Customizable Badge PSD Badge color changer View the full article at IPS Resources

Power truly lives up to its name. With this heavily customized skin, YOU have the ability to change the look and feel of important features via simple settings thanks to the Virteq Premium Products System. This theme is very lightweight and immediately recognizable. Power truly lets you take control with the use of special settings for modifying the skin without using code. With our new theme, Power, we're bringing something fun to our customers with a vertical navigation and MANY customizations that can be managed through your ACP without editing any code. These cusomizations include: Social media icons Horizontal user info pane Global font changes Global messages Profile photo in user navigation instead of username Avatars for post icons Display/remove sidebar All of these features are optional and can be applied/reverted with one click. This is all possible thanks to our Premium Products System. This FREE app is required for using the features built into Power, and all of our future premium themes. This app is what enables all of the cool changes you can make. It is only required to be installed once, and you can manage ALL future Virteq premium themes from within one central place. The installation of this app is already included in your download for Power. No additional downloads are necessary. View the full article at IPS Resources

http://www.codza.net/public/style_images/futurex/logo.png About Yet another skin created by Codza Services, this one in particular being created by one of Codza's administrators. The skin could easily edited and turn into red, green, black, orange(ect) skin. Future SkinX uses very few images which makes the skins loading a lot faster than the previous ones. Features quick loading editable footer Custom sidebar search Custom forum tables Custom Post bit/userinfopanel Custom Topic view Stable navigation View the full article at IPS Resources