[HSC] Super News Feed

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[HSC] Super News Feed

 

This app is meant to act as a News Feed, similar to Facebook. The feed will include EVERYTHING (or as many different actions as possible). A list of supported actions is below.

 

Features:

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- Public Module - new tab on the board called "News Feed".

• This will show updates made by a member's friends
• When a guest views the feed, they will see updates made by all members
• The screen will refresh with the latest content. The Refresh Rate is configurable in the System Settings.

 

- Profile Tab - new tab on member's profile called "My Feed"

• Will display all updates made by that member

 

- Sidebar block -

• Will display all updates made by all members

 

- Portal plugin -

• Will display all updates made by all members

 

 

Customization:

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- UCP - new section in the UCP for News Feed settings

• Members can show/hide each kind of update
• Set the maximum number of updates to show

 

 

Settings:

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- System Settings - in ACP

• Customize the global feeds (sidebar block, portal plugin, guest view) and show/hide each kind of update
• Set Refresh Rate (in seconds) for global feed
• Show/hide sidebar block
• Show/hide portal plugin
• Set maximum number of records to show in global feed
• Set maximum number of records to show in sidebar block
• Set maximum number of records to show in portal plugin
• Set maximum number of records to show in profile tab
• Enable/disable each kind of update - when an update type is disabled, it will not be stored in the feed AT ALL. This means that members will not have access to it either. They will not be able to customize it in their UCP, etc.
• Retention period - how long should the system store updates

 

 

Supported Update Types:

(and examples)

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• New account (Member1 has joined.)
• New Topics (Member1 has started Topic1.)
• New Posts (Member1 has posted in Topic1.)
• Profile Comments (Member1 has commented on Member2's profile.)
• Status Updates (Member1 ___________________.)
• Display Name Changes (Member1 is now NewName.)
• Photo changes (Member1 has uploaded a new profile photo.)
• Avatar changes (Member1 has uploaded a new avatar.)
• Sig changes (Member1 has a new signature.)
• Group changes (Member1 is now part of the Group1 group.)
• Generic profile update (Member1 has an updated profile.)
• Friends (Member1 and Member2 are now friends.)

 

 

Additional Comments:

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• The feed will be pruned regularly to prevent it from becoming too large. This is configurable in the System Settings.

 

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