Updates

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2012 Updates

2011 Updates

(General) Added edit link icon in several features for each item displayed in non-admin view if user has admin privileges.
(Menu Editor) Added option to add several new blank rows to the end of the menu at one time.
(Members) Member Stats link directly accessible from the member listing page.
(Members) Added filtering based on member group.
(Home) Added ^WEATHER_FORECAST^ tag to display multi-day forecast box.
(Surveys) Added ability to add, remove, or modify the order of linked survey questions (if not voted on yet).
(Mail Manager) Added ability to set up POP email accounts.
(Mail Members) Added option to delete sent mail message history based on message age.
(Server Info) Added additional features to the directory sizes list.
(Reservations) Added separate contact name, phone number and email address fields to the reservation information.
(Mail Members) Added option to save message content and settings as a template for loading in the future.
(Menu Editor) Added option to move menu entries from side menu to top menu and from top menu to side menu.
(Menu Editor) Added option to load a set of default menu entries into the top menu.
(Calendar) Added option for administrator to add a calendar event on a particular day directly from the calendar view.
(Menu Editor) Improved interface with separate tabs for editing side and top menus.
(Menu Editor) Added option to hide or show top menu while retaining its content.
(Sponsors) Added option to display all sponsor ads on one page (also added menu option for this feature).
(Profile) Added display of last profile modification date.
(Surveys) Added option to allow voter to select multiple responses per question.
(Collect Dues) Added currency types for Canadian Dollars, British Pounds, and Euros.
(Surveys) Added ability to download member votes data in CSV format.
(Surveys) Added ability to print survey results and member votes as a report.
(Documents) Added ability to filter view by document update age.
(Surveys) Added ability to preview a survey without recording votes (administrators only).
(Import) Added importing of Residents profile field.
(Menu Editor) Added Action selections for direct links to documents and file manager files.
(Calendar) Added ability to restrict an event to a particular member group.
(Themes) Added option to fix the position of the page background image.
(Themes) Added Extra Wide versions of many of the existing themes.
(Photos) Added additional configuration options for ^SLIDESHOW^ tag display.
(Theme Manager) Added option to display drop shadows on most information tables.
(Profile) Added option to receive email notifications in plain text format rather than HTML format.
(Photos) Added option link to a photo gallery/slideshow on an external web site.
(Surveys) Added option to make survey responses anonymous (secret ballot).
(Setup Info) Added ability to rename Custom Field section on Register/Profile pages.
(Theme Manager) Added option to select a background color for left-side menu instead of image background.
(General) Increased disk storage allocations for most plans.
(Calendar) Added ability for members to RSVP to calendar events.
(Forms) Added option to make form inactive (hidden from non-admin members) without deleting it.
(Group Manager) Added option to allow selection of members from a list to be assigned to group.
(Setup Info) Added option to hide disabled menu options.
(Photos) Added option to make a photo gallery inactive (hidden from non-admin members) without deleting it.
(Mail Manager) Added option to create forwarders for all members or a specific member group.
(General) Web site page width now automatically adjusts to fit the width of the header image.
(Themes) New extra wide themes added.

2010 Updates

(Setup Info/Profile/Register) Added option to make custom fields required for input.
(Photos) Added option to change gallery listing display order (arranged, newest first, oldest first).
(Register) Added random password generator link.
(Members) Added additional print option for shorter (one-line) version of member listing.
(Profile) Added option to also send web site notifications to member's alternate email addresses.
(Action Items) Added Cost field and changed export functions to recognize current listing filters.
(Home) Added ability to save and load home page content layouts, including several predefined layouts.
(Updates) Added a CAPTCHA image verification field to the new member registration form.
(General) Most features now offer direct access to management functions if logged in as an administrator.
(Theme Manager) Added option to set default body font size.
(File Manager) Added Edit link to custom web pages if logged in as an administrator.
(Usage Info) Added tracking of visitor hits per feature.
(Setup Info) New option to enable HTML in email notifications for News, Calendar, and Discussions.
(Discussions) Added option to set the number days into the past to display in Recent Discussions box.
(Surveys) Added support for multi-question surveys.
(Members) Added option to update custom fields and member groups for all members.
(Surveys) Added option to download survey data as CSV file.
(News) Added categories to news stories with filtering by category.
(Action Items) Added option to notify and subscribe a member during item creation.
(About Us) New feature for creating an "About Us" community information page.
(Block Captains) Added option to add a block without selecting a captain.
(Mail Members) Mail Members now saves a history of the last 100 messages sent.
(Discussions) Added option to require webmaster approval for all new posts.
(Violations) Added ability to specify separate recipients for each report type.
(Violations) Added (optional) ability to attach a document or file to the submitted report.
(Discussions) New button allows members to report inappropriate posts to the webmaster/moderator.
(Mail Members) Now allows customization of the message for each recipient using special replacement tags.
(Profile) Added option to subscribe to notifications when documents are added/updated.
(Profile) Added privacy options to hide only addresses or phone numbers rather than all personal information.
(Discussions) Added option to allow members to attach a document or file to a message.
(News) Added ability to attach a document or file to a news story.
(General) Added tags to display a list of users who are actively using the web site.
(Reservations) Added option to allow only administrators to make reservations (read-only for all others).
(Classifieds) Added option to allow non-members to post ads.
(Documents) Added ability to have documents expire based on a document-specific date or global number of days.
(Profile) Added ability for an administrator to be able to change a member's profile user ID.
(Announcements) New feature displays a box with scrolling announcements.
(Action Items/Calendar/News/Documents) Added optional sender (FROM:) address for email notifications.
(Members) Added options to add/remove/replace group assignments for all members.
(Menus) The horizontal "Quick Link" menu at the top of the page now supports dropdown submenus.
(Admin) Categorized icons on the Admin page with the ability to rearrange the categories.
(Home) Added option to specify home page popup content directly in the Home admin page.
(Home) Added option to specify home page popup background color and expiration date.
(Menus) Added option to hide the main (left-side) menu.
(News) Added option to print news articles (in printer-friendly format).

2009 Updates

(Forms) Submitted data is now stored in a database and can be downloaded in CSV format.
(Discussions) Non-members can now view discussions if discussions are public in the menu editor.
(Discussions) New admin option to enable non-member posting to discussion boards (if public).
(Profile) Added new Web Site field to profile for link to member's personal web site.
(Clubs) Added E-Mail address field to club member record to allow overriding profile e-mail address.
(Committees) Added E-Mail address field to committee member record to allow overriding profile e-mail address.
(Mail Manager) Spam filter configuration page now allows bulk entry of whitelisted addresses.
(Calendar) Added option to delete past events that are no longer occurring.
(File Manager) Allows uploading of OpenOffice Writer/Calc/Impress files.
(File Manager) Added bulk file upload option.
(Setup Info) Added option to force default page width for all visitors (disables member profile option).
(Setup Info) Changed interface to multiple tabs; one for each section of configuration options.
(Profile) Changed interface to multiple tabs; one for each section of profile options.
(Documents) Added admin option to sort documents within categories.
(Messages) Added saving of sent private messages.
(Messages) Redesigned message display with inbox and outbox tabs as well as expanding messages for viewing.
(Messages) Added email notifications when a private message has been received.
(Profile) Added option to opt out of private message notifications.
(Discussions) Added admin option to hide the private messaging link under each message.
(Calendar) Added option to print the event listing page.
(Profile) Added additional custom profile fields (10 total).
(Documents) Added editable "last uploaded" date/time fields per document.
(Mail Manager) Add a delete all button to the spam filter page to allow deleting all whitelisted addresses.
(Forms) Added an option to allow a document/file to be attached to the form submission.
(News) Added an option to control the default font size for stories shown in the main listing.
(Calendar) The name of the submitter of an event is now saved in the event database and is visible to the admin.
(Discussions) Added ^DISCUSSION_POSTS^ variable to display a list of discussion topics recently posted in.
(Member Import) Added automatic password generation and an option to email all members with their login information.
(Documents) Allows Microsoft Office™ OpenXML files (docx, docm, xlsx, xlsm, pptx, pptm) to be uploaded.
(Theme Manager) Added option to set default body text font face.
(Setup Info) Added new Custom Meta Command field for specifying a meta command to be written to each page.
(Site Search) Added searching of Contacts company and contact name fields.
(Reservations) Added option to create a calendar event when making a new reservation.
(Photos) Photo viewer now uses smoother visual transitions between photos and during slideshow.
(Theme Manager) Split options to underline links for menu links and body text links.
(Profile) Members can now opt-out of receiving messages sent from the Mail Members feature.
(Clubs/Committees) Members can now email other club/committee members from the listing (if enabled).
(News/Calendar/Discussion) Notifications can now optionally include details of new items posted in these areas.
(Find Members) This application is now available to non-admin members if permission is given in Group Manager.
(Services) Added option to allow non-members to post ads.
(Setup Info) Added option to select default menu font for visitors and option to force default font for all members.
(Setup Info) Added option to select default member group for new member registrations.
(Services) A non-profile contact name and email address can now be entered/displayed for service ads.
(Theme Manager) Added option to allow bold/non-bold menu links (previously all menu links were always bold).
(Theme Manager) Now defaults to the currently selected theme on the theme edit selection (startup) page.
(Theme Manager) Added option to set the font face for table titles.
(Theme Manager) Added option for gradient header bars on data tables.
(Theme Manager) Added option to create a copy of a theme.
(General) Removed table row/col separator lines from most data tables.

2008 Updates

(Usage Info) Option to delete historical statistics files to recover used disk storage space.
(Mail Manager) Internal changes to the processing of mail forwarding and spam filtering.
(Backups) Backups are downloaded during creation reducing the need for extra free space on the site.
(Violations/Problems) Reports can be transferred into a new Action Item.
(Profile) Changes to profile are now listed in the administrator notification email.
(Documents) Documents can now be listed in reverse order or as added/arranged (default) order.
(Setup Info) Added option to notify webmaster of any member profile change.
(Site Search) Added Classifieds to the list of site sections to be searched.
(Discussions) Boards can now be moved from one category to another.
(Violations/Problems) Can now be used for submitting suggestions as well as problems or violations.
(Violations/Problems) If public on the menu, anonymous reports can now be submitted.
(General) Most features display in wider format to match individual profile page width setting.
(Clubs) Added option to allow non-admin members to email members of a club.
(Committees) Added option to allow non-admin members to email members of a committee.
(Setup Info) Added option for default page width format for visitors.
(Sponsors) Added ability to assign a specific sponsor ad to each feature.
(Setup Info) Headings for Primary/Alternate Address sections of Profile/Registration can now be customized.
(Setup Info) Prompt for Apt/Unit field can now be customized.
(General) Disk storage allocations and monthly traffic allocations increased.
(Theme Manager) Added option to display a border around the entire page.
(Setup Info) Added option to select page displayed after a new member registers.
(Photos) Added option to upload multiple photos into a gallery at one time.
(Surveys) Added option to hide survey results.
(Setup Info) Added option to allow non-admin members to send broadcast emails via Mail Members feature.
(Calendar) Added option to admin page to filter view showing only current events that are still occurring.
(Themes) Themes now automatically use the title and menu image height and width.
(Services) Added new Services feature to allow service providers to place ads in customizable categories.
(Profile) Added new selections for wider page formats.
(Documents) Added option to place new documents at the top of the list.
(Register/Profile) Added additional menu font options to member profile settings.
(Theme Manager) Added image preview for page background selector.
(News) Added option to specify width of "Recent News" box on home page.
(Surveys) Added option to specify width of featured survey box on home page.
(Calendar) Added option to specify width of "Upcoming Events" box on home page.
(What's New) Added option to specify width of "What's New" box on home page.
(Themes) Updated existing themes with professionally-designed images and added several new themes.
(Theme Manager) Shows preview of theme on selection page.
(Theme Manager) Added ability to select the page background color (outside/around site).
(Theme Manager) Added ability to specify community name font face, size, and color per theme.
(Admin) Updated admin icons with new professionally-designed icons.
(News) Added an option to set the initial default admin page view mode (All, Current, Archived).
(Map) New Feature - Displays an uploaded map image and directions to the community.
(News) Added ability to shorten "full story" text by adding [show] [/show] tags around the text to be displayed.
(Discussions) Added WYSIWYG editor to the discussion boards to allow for easier formatting of messages.
(Reservations) New feature allows members to reserve amenities.
(Surveys) Individual surveys can now be restricted by member group.
(Theme Manager) Added option to hide community name text in header.
(Calendar) Added ability to specify additional dates for repeating events or exclude certain dates.
(News) Added option to make individual news stories viewable by the general public.

2007 Updates

(Violations/Problems) Now logs problem reports in a database for later viewing.
(News) New admin option to allow members to submit news stories.
(Classifieds) Added option to remove the current photo from an ad without replacing it.
(Mail Members) Mail sent from the Mail Members feature will not be delivered to disabled accounts.
(Board) Site members can now be added to the board member database by selecting them from a list.
(Board) Administrators can now send an email to the members displayed in the Board feature.
(Theme Manager) New option to set header image height for each theme.
(Amenities) New feature to list community amenities.
(What's New) New feature to list items that have recently been added to the web site.
(What's New) Added option to display "What's New" box on home page using ^WHATS_NEW^ tag.
(Setup Info) Added option to require apt/unit field.
(Menu Editor) Added "Messages" action to allow members to exchange private messages within site.
(Profile) Added administrator option to disable an account until reactivated by administrator.
(Board) New feature to list association board members.
(Home) Added option to display popup window as an overlay rather than a physically separate window.
(Spam Filter) Added spam filtering for incoming email.
(Profile) Added administrator option to deny posting classified ads.
(Setup Info) Added option to force the Default Theme for all members.
(Register/Profile) Added "Site Theme" as an option to use the current Default Theme from Setup Info.
(Spam Filter) Added sender address whitelisting to the spam filtering system.
(Spam Filter) Added option to reject incoming email that was sent from outside the United States.
(Photos) Added option to display gallery photos as a slideshow.
(Menus) Added color fields for menu option highlight color and menu option highlight background color.
(Menu Editor) Increased maximum number of menu entries in menu editor.
(Calendar) Added option to send notifications to subscribers when updating an existing event.
(Calendar) Added "Annually" as a frequency option for events that repeat on the same day each year.
(News) Added option to send notifications to subscribers when updating an existing news story.
(File Manager) Added option to restrict access to an HTML web page to a member group.
(Discussions) Added ability to move individual messages to another board/thread.
(General) Updated built-in WYSIWYG editor.
(Calendar) New field for title text color and option to bold title text.
(Calendar) Added popup text with event time and description when mouse is hovered over an event title.
(Menus) Replaced manually-expanded submenus with automatic fly-out menus.
(Member Profile) Now allows members to be assigned to multiple member groups.
(Theme Manager) Added new "Parchment" theme.
(Weather) Improved fonts on current conditions and forecast graphics.
(Member Listing) Export functions now include the Member Group field.
(Find Members) Added 'No Group' option to the Member Group list to select non-grouped members.
(Menu Editor) The "Login Toggle" action will always be forced to 'Public' when saving the menu.
(Discussions) Post notifications will now recognize discussions category member group restrictions.
(Action Items) Now prompts for login if not logged in when following email link in change notification.
(Classifieds) Now prompts for login if not logged in when attempting to view an ad.
(Setup Info) New option allows collapsing all sections when entering this screen.
(Setup Info) New option to sort Apt/Unit field alphabetically instead of numerically in Member listing.
(Clubs) Allows admins to email members of the selected club.
(Committees) Allows admins to email members of the selected committee.
(News) Now prompts for login if not logged in when viewing story from notification email link.
(Calendar) Now prompts for login if not logged in when viewing event from notification email link.
(Discussions) Now prompts for login if not logged in when viewing message from notification email link.
(Admin) Now prompts for login if not logged in when approving profile from notification email link.
(Sponsors) New tag ^CLASSIFIED_VERTICAL^ in Ad Code field displays ads in sponsor area.
(News) Now allows setting a unique expiration date per story.
(Classifieds/Clubs) Using the "Add Me" feature now allows member to specify their "display name."
(Surveys) Admin option to send an email message to members who have/have not taken the survey.
(Site Search) New feature allows searching throughout web site for specific keywords.
(General) New tags ^SITE_SEARCH^ and ^SITE_SEARCH_WIDE^ add site search to a page.

(Classifieds) New options for default main page image and main page instruction text.

(Pet Registry) New options for default main page image and main page instruction text.

(Recipes) New options for default main page image and main page instruction text.

(Title Editor) New administrative program to allow setting custom page titles for applications.

(Calendar) New option to hide individual categories from the "Upcoming Events" box.

(Setup Info) New option to always center the web site regardless of member profile option.

(Photos) Added delete confirmation step when deleting an entire photo gallery.

(News) Added option to post a new story without notifying subscribers.

(Calendar) Added option to post a new event without notifying subscribers.

(Pay Dues) Added return URLs for successful payment or cancellation.

(Forms) Added after-submission target URL.

(Member Listing) Export functions now export custom fields, hidden status, and notifications.

(Find Members) Added option to send an email messsage to matching members.

(Setup Info) New option to generate webmaster notifications for all new member registrations.

(Member List) The instructional text at the top of the page can now be customized.

(Action Items) Action Items can now be placed into separate categories and filtered by category.

(Discussions) Censored words now only censors matching whole words - not portions of longer words.

(Theme Manager) New option to set menu width for each theme.

(Theme Manager) New option to select an image from File Manager for the page background.

(FAQ) New option to allow answers to be displayed inline (expanding) when a question is clicked.

(FAQ) New option to filter view by category on administation screen.

(News) New story posting notifications for restricted stories are only sent to members of that group.

(Mail Members) New option to send message to members of a particular committee.

(Register/Profile) New option to hide personal profile information from viewing by non-admin members.

(Discussions) Restricted categories can now be marked visible (but read-only) to all members.

(Discussions) Added option for administrators to keep specific messages at the top of the thread.

(Classifieds) Individual ad categories can now be configured as non-expiring.

(Member Stats) The main member listing now includes the last activity date for each user.

(Member List) Exporting and printing functions now reflect the current Status filtering.

(Documents) Administrator can view the last date/time a document was uploaded and by whom.

(Setup Info) Added profile instructions field to allow custom instructions on profile edit page.

(New Server) All sites have been moved to a new, faster server.

(Member List) Changed flow for administrators to return directly to list after editing a profile.

(Surveys) Added email address lists for members who have and have not taken a survey.

(Setup Info/Profile) Added four custom fields to the member profile.

(Forms) Administrator can specify a "From" email address for unknown form submitters.

2006 Updates

(Usage Info) Displays total size of files in certain directories.
(Photos) Displays total size of all photos in each gallery.
(Surveys) Now allows up to 20 selections per survey.
(Pay Dues) Added support for one-time payments not associated with a particular time period.
(Pay Dues) Added payment titles and name/address fields for payer identification.
(Pet Registry) Option to require administrator approval before pet appears in listing.
(File Manager) Added .css (style sheet files) to the allowable file types for uploading.
(Sponsors) Now allows inserting of HTML code to generate ads from ad-serving services.
(Surveys/Profile) Administrators can deny survey voting privileges to particular member accounts.
(Mail Members) Alternate email addresses can optionally be included in the list of recipients.
(Calendar/Profile) Members can now choose to be notified when new calendar events are posted.
(News/Profile) Members can now choose to be notified when new news stories are posted.
(File Manager/Documents) TIFF image files are now viewed using the associated application.
(Clubs/Committees) Option to allow members to add themselves to clubs/committees.
(Menu Editor) New "(logintoggle)" action creates an auto-changing Login/Logout menu option.
(Discussions) New option to reverse the order of messages within a thread (most recent first).
(Discussions) New feature to allow removal of inactive message threads..
(Theme Manager) Added "Page Background Color" setting to theme configuration.
(Photos) Added notifications when non-admin members post photos.
(Classifieds) Selected categories can now be made public for non-member viewing.
(Calendar) New "Forever" checkbox makes it easier to allow events to repeat forver.
(Calendar) Administrator's event listing now shows "repeat" information for each event.
(Member Listing) View can be filtered based on member status.
(Multiple Features) The default image on the main page of most features can be changed/removed.
(Multiple Features) Most image files are now compressed during upload to conserve disk space.
(Group Manager) Added permission settings for non-administrative functions.
(Group Manager) Added listings of group members and members with selected privileges.
(Surveys) Added "details" field to allow for additional survey information to be displayed.
(Mail Members) A document or image file can now be attached to broadcast email messages.
(Documents & File Manager) File sizes are now displayed.
(Discussion Admin) New enhanced interface for managing categories and boards.
(Classifieds) Now allows customization of the item condition and ad type lists.
(Member List) Shows current member profile approval status instead of Y/N (active) indicator.
(FAQ) Individual FAQs can be marked private for logged-in members only.
(Setup Info) Option for SHA-1 Password encryption during login.
(Setup Info) Custom instructions for member registration form.
(Setup Info) Setting for local time zone.
(Help) The Help link on the bottom of each page now displays context-sensitive help.
(Help) Help pages for any topic can be overriden to use custom pages.
(Admin) The order of the admin icons can now be set to original or alphabetical.
(Profile) Deleting a profile now requires a confirmation step.
(Committees) New feature to allow assigning members to committees.
(Pet Registry) 'Featured Pet' allows admin to choose one pet to be featured.
(Mail Manager) Setting a blank forwarding address will force mail to be bounced.
(Statistics) Added detailed site usage statistics.
(Clubs) New feature to allow assigning members to clubs.
(Calendar) Option to set vertical gap between calendar event titles in one date cell.
(Calendar) Option to disable word wrap on calendar event title within date cell.
(Calendar) Option to hide the Submit Event button for calendar events.
(Home Page) Option to define a different home page for visitors.
(Templates) New feature to allow customizing top/bottom of pages.
(Register) Added checkbox to Registration form to show acceptance of site terms.
(Setup Info) Option to select custom registration "site terms" page link.
(Login) Custom instructions can now be displayed on the Login page.
(Mail Members) Option to include unregistered members in recipient list.
(Members) Admin can now add a new member manually using the Add button.
(Surveys) Display numeric percentage in results near graph.
(Profile) Added "Email User" button to profile display screen.
(Profile) Option to make member email address visible to all members.
(Profile) Option to hide member's user name from member listing and profile screen.
(Mail Members) Option to select a single member group as the message recipients.
(Utilities) Added Notes field to utility information.
(Photos) Option to make a specific gallery viewable by the public.
(Photos) Option to allow other members to add photos to a specific gallery.
(Setup Info) Option to require a specified minimum password length.
(Setup Info) Option to require both letters and numbers in passwords.
(Mail Manager) Forwarding to AOL addresses will no longer be allowed.
(News) Option to display links to recent news stories on the home page.
(FAQ) FAQs can now be reordered.
(Profile) Option to hide email links for this member.
(Profile) Members can now attach a photo to their profile.
(Profile) Web/email addresses in the Notes field are now displayed as hyperlinks.
(Utilities) Changed to display utilities using the same format as Contacts.
(Utilities) Option to change font size for utility information text.
(Contacts) Option to change font size for contact information text.
(Admin) Icon captions now match the feature's caption from the menu (if applicable).
(Calendar) Calendar display width can be adjusted.
(Action Items) New feature to allow online task tracking and management.
(Forms) The instructional text at the top of the page is now customizable.
(Forms) Entry fields can now be marked as "required" in the designer.
(Setup Info) Fields to modify browser META commands in generated site pages.
(Pay Dues) The instructional text at the top of the page is now customizable.
(Weather) Option to hide storm zone links.
(Weather) Up to three optional custom links can be added to the Weather page.

2005 Updates

2004 Updates

*Not all features are available in all plans.
Refer to the Plan Comparison Chart page for a list of the features included in each plan.