kINEkT
Mon Dec 17, 2007, 11:17 AM
Thread Tagging
A new way to facilitate searching and grouping of threads, it is now possible for users to add tags to threads they post or read.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-tags-newthread.png
Tags can be added when creating a new thread, or to an existing thread by any user (with appropriate permissions).
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-tags-showthread.png
Any users who then click on these tags will not only find all thread that have the same tag as the one clicked, but will also contribute to the building of a search tag cloud, which gives users a quick guide as to what has been searched for recently and most frequently.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-tags-search-cloud.png
Thread Prefixes
Long requested by users, threads can now have administrator-defined prefixes to their titles.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-prefixes-forumdisplay.png
Thread prefixes are divided into groups by the administrator, allowing different prefixes to be available in different forums.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-prefixes.png
Update
Here is a new screengrab showing some of the thread prefix administration system, which should answer a lot of questions we have been receiving.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-prefixes-admin.png
Reciprocal Friendships Between Users
As part of our new social networking system, users can now request that people on their buddy list confirm their friendship, after which time a person's list of confirmed friends will be viewable to other users.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/friends-edit.png
Public Messaging
While private messages between users have been in vBulletin since version 2.0, vBulletin 3.7 introduces the public messaging system, allowing users to communicate publicly via their profile pages.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/public-messages-profile.png
User Picture Galleries
vBulletin users can now create albums and upload pictures to their account.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/album-show-album.png
The ability to view these albums and pictures can be limited by the user to just board staff and people on their buddy list if they want privacy.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/album-show-picture.png
User-Created Social Groups
To further social cohesion between users and to encourage people to make friends, vBulletin now includes a facility to allow users to create their own social/interest groups.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/social-groups.png
These groups are enhanced by having their own public messaging system, and the ability to add pictures to the group from user albums.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/social-groups-messages-and-pictures.png
New Member Profile Page
In order to accomodate all the new features in vBulletin 3.7, the member profile page has been completely redesigned from the ground up.
The new page presents information in a far cleaner and more logical manner, while dividing up information into manageable chunks using a tabbed interface.
Individual profile field categories can be displayed alone in blocks in the right column, in addition to appearing by default in the 'About Me' tab.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/new-memberinfo-b.png
Member Customization of Profile Page
The administrator may choose to allow his members to use the profile page customization tool, which allows users to alter fonts, colors, background and borders etc. of their profile page in order to create a more personalized look.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/customize-profile-editor.png
The administrator can lock-down customization permissions, in order to prevent the personalized pages being made too offensively awful by aesthetically challenged members... nobody wants to see some of those really ugly MySpace pages on your vBulletin installation!
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/full-memberinfo-compare.png
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/customize-profile-memberinfo-b.png
Inline Editing of Profile Field Values
The 'About Me' tab of each member's profile page has edit controls, allowing them to quickly change values without leaving their profile page.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/profilefield-ajax-edit.png
Navbar Notices
Administrators can now set up custom notifications that will appear underneath the navbar when visiting users fulfil specified criteria.
For example, one may want to set up a notice to display when a user is a member of a particular usergroup, or to show a congratulatory message when a user has posted their 1,000th post etc.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/notices-manager.png
I am beta testing it now. I could have it all ready to go in the next few days!
A new way to facilitate searching and grouping of threads, it is now possible for users to add tags to threads they post or read.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-tags-newthread.png
Tags can be added when creating a new thread, or to an existing thread by any user (with appropriate permissions).
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-tags-showthread.png
Any users who then click on these tags will not only find all thread that have the same tag as the one clicked, but will also contribute to the building of a search tag cloud, which gives users a quick guide as to what has been searched for recently and most frequently.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-tags-search-cloud.png
Thread Prefixes
Long requested by users, threads can now have administrator-defined prefixes to their titles.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-prefixes-forumdisplay.png
Thread prefixes are divided into groups by the administrator, allowing different prefixes to be available in different forums.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-prefixes.png
Update
Here is a new screengrab showing some of the thread prefix administration system, which should answer a lot of questions we have been receiving.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-prefixes-admin.png
Reciprocal Friendships Between Users
As part of our new social networking system, users can now request that people on their buddy list confirm their friendship, after which time a person's list of confirmed friends will be viewable to other users.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/friends-edit.png
Public Messaging
While private messages between users have been in vBulletin since version 2.0, vBulletin 3.7 introduces the public messaging system, allowing users to communicate publicly via their profile pages.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/public-messages-profile.png
User Picture Galleries
vBulletin users can now create albums and upload pictures to their account.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/album-show-album.png
The ability to view these albums and pictures can be limited by the user to just board staff and people on their buddy list if they want privacy.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/album-show-picture.png
User-Created Social Groups
To further social cohesion between users and to encourage people to make friends, vBulletin now includes a facility to allow users to create their own social/interest groups.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/social-groups.png
These groups are enhanced by having their own public messaging system, and the ability to add pictures to the group from user albums.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/social-groups-messages-and-pictures.png
New Member Profile Page
In order to accomodate all the new features in vBulletin 3.7, the member profile page has been completely redesigned from the ground up.
The new page presents information in a far cleaner and more logical manner, while dividing up information into manageable chunks using a tabbed interface.
Individual profile field categories can be displayed alone in blocks in the right column, in addition to appearing by default in the 'About Me' tab.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/new-memberinfo-b.png
Member Customization of Profile Page
The administrator may choose to allow his members to use the profile page customization tool, which allows users to alter fonts, colors, background and borders etc. of their profile page in order to create a more personalized look.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/customize-profile-editor.png
The administrator can lock-down customization permissions, in order to prevent the personalized pages being made too offensively awful by aesthetically challenged members... nobody wants to see some of those really ugly MySpace pages on your vBulletin installation!
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/full-memberinfo-compare.png
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/customize-profile-memberinfo-b.png
Inline Editing of Profile Field Values
The 'About Me' tab of each member's profile page has edit controls, allowing them to quickly change values without leaving their profile page.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/profilefield-ajax-edit.png
Navbar Notices
Administrators can now set up custom notifications that will appear underneath the navbar when visiting users fulfil specified criteria.
For example, one may want to set up a notice to display when a user is a member of a particular usergroup, or to show a congratulatory message when a user has posted their 1,000th post etc.
http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/notices-manager.png
I am beta testing it now. I could have it all ready to go in the next few days!