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PAST RELEASES

|What's New on Wiserearth |

Release 52

• CSS upgrade - using Yahoo's YUI Base CSS standard
• Group bug fixes
• Editing toolbar fixes for Internet Explorer 6/7

Symfony upgrade

• Upgraded symfony version from 1.0 to 1.2

Release 51

• File uploads flash fix

Release 50

• Inbox design revisions
• Area of Focus revision "Indigenous Peoples"
• Expired events bug fix
• Group chatterbox and spacing revisions

Release 49

• RSS News Feed module
• Anti-spam security measures

Release 48

• Personal dashboard bug fixes

Release 47

• Personal dashboard 
• Friend Feed activity aggregation

Release 46

• Bug fix - Groups were not immediately searchable upon creation
• Bug fix - New users were not immediately searchable
• Bug fix - missing icons for Suggested Content tile
• Organizations - Nonprofit/Charity ID added

Release 45

• Comments - posting comments bug fix
• List of groups to be de-activated for sitewide cleanup

Release 44

• Newsletter - unsubscription feature
• Subscriptions - Add "newsletter" filter to message all users
• Subscriptions - Add user setting module
• Subscription - Unsubscribe links in footer of newsletter
• Homepage navigation - new horizontal look

Release 43

• Group modules - Rename modules with blank titles
• Groups - remove See All from drop-down menu
• Groups - Discussion forums - remove first breadcrumb link
• MyGroups dropdown - Covers up links in the top right corner
• Forums - TinyMCE toolbar not available when creating a new topic
• Group creation - Invitations
• Group creation - JS errors in IE 6 and 7

Release 42

• Watchlist alert email - "Click here to go to user settings..." needs some fixin'
• Spam link in footer of messages - Loads blank page
• URL in group invitation does not include invite buttons
• Groups - bulletin board in 2/3rd view
• Users - invite to group
• Group - don't notify yourself when you've joined a group
• Watchlist - clear watchlist alerts option
• Messages - provide a link in top right to say "mark all messages as read"
• ShareThis - add link as an option in Action bar
• Watchlist - remove ability to watchlist private groups
• Groups: Events calender icon needs hyperlink
• Groups - Align drop-down menus with right border of module
• Reduce size of title bars area - font size can be smaller
• Groups - Blink rate for new modules
• Orgs - Top 500 most viewed, sorted then by which one is the most outdated

Release 41

• TinyMCE - Giving focus to editing window
• TinyMCE editor- does not load correctly until you do a page refresh
• Groups - can't drag new module once added
• Groups - allow existing groups to migrate over to new design
• New group layout - "3rds" layout
• Bboard - change default text or add back edit link
• Search bar - spacing

Release 40.5: (short release to address some priority issues)

• Invitations - Declining an invite sent to email address of existing user bug
• Add languge field to entities
• Advanced Search - Allow users to limit search by language
• Mnogo - allow search results to display non-english results
• Groups - deactivate script

Release 40

• Request for group removal - masterid AGAG
• Groups - 3 templates during group creation
• Groups - new group creation process
• Optimize the refresh_entity_attributes script
• Groups - Add new module fix
• Recent Activity - make default to be "View all activity"
• AoFs - error when editing AoFs with relationship types

Release 39

• Groups - Redesign of groups look!  A dramatic redesign for a softer, more inviting look, and a greater ability to showcase important content.
• Groups - New layout!  Group admins can now opt for a different physical layout (with columns at 2/3 and 1/3 widths rather than the current 50/50 split) that provides a much more visually enticing view of their group's content.  
• Groups - Suggested Content module added to groups. Find the latest and greatest that WiserEarth has to offer, and add that content or person to your group.
• Organizations and resources - added field called "RSS Feed URL" to allow community members to input in any RSS feeds for those organizations or resources
• Database - improved coordination with search crawlers to improve the performance and lessen the toll on the servers
• Areas of Focus - Slimmed down maximum number of Areas of Focus selections to 10 per person or per content type.  This will improve the tagging system and make for much more fine-tuned categorizations.

Release 38

• Groups - fixed issue with saving changes to group layout
• Groups - additional igoogle like enhancements

Release 37

• Igoogle-like drag and drop - Allow group admins to easily drag and drop modules directly on the group homepage.  Admins can easily move things about without having to go to a different layout pageAbility to rename modules directly on homepage
• Consolidation of menu links into one button on the upper right
• corner, including a remove module link
• "Add new module" link to Admin tools to add modules

Release 36

• Invitations center - redesigned and streamlined invitations center across WiserEarth, providing a cleaner, more consolidated interface
• Igoogle-like drag and drop - Allow group admins to easily drag and drop modules directly on the group homepage.  Admins can easily move things about without having to go to a different layout page
• Watchlist - Integrated watchlist with network additions - all changes made to a user's network will be reflected in their watchlist

Release 35

• Groups - added navigation bar to allow users to leave their group and explore other content
• Groups - added chatterbox module to allow quick drop-ins and messages by group members
• Internationalization - explored synching up site with Google's official translation API feature
• Page views - log and show the number of views per page
• File uploads - upgraded flash upload meter to latest version for maximum compatibility

Release 34

• Solutions - launched Solutions directory on WiserEarth!
• Database - explored using Amazon's EC2 service to streamline server costs
• Groups - Fixed file uploading issue

Release 33

• Group - redesigned Admin Tools interface for easier, more streamlined navigation
• Groups - Simplified watchlist addition - joining a group will add it automatically to a user's watchlist
• Database - implemented database monitoring tool to identify performance 
• Allows videos from Current.com to be embedded
• File uploads - allow users to upload directly into a folder or subfolder
• Added solutions to Network flash visualizer

Release 32

• I-Frame url - check out www.ecoapril.org or www.conservationpages.org to see this in effect
• Message all users - add in filter option
• Network - add in relationship choices for groups
• Network  - fix "decline" button
• Network - choose "record creator" by default for some connections
• New User Signup - continued enhancements for signup page
• Splunk - new database logging tool
• TinyMCE upgrade - upgrade to latest version
• User Signup - add example text to signup page
• Database cleanup - remove entries that were created through duplicate submission

Release 31

• Ratings released across site.  Allows users to rate content on a 1 to 5 scale
• Groups - Change default selection to notify admins of new members
• Groups - Fixed issues with Open to Apply settings
• Groups - Updated referral invite message
• Groups - Renamed URL for Groups Tutorial
• Fixed link to allow admins to message multiple users on the site
• Added requirement for Areas of Focus for Jobs, Events, Resources and Groups
• Added back in footer message for messages to let users report as as spam
• Added username prompt during new user sign-up process to remind users to select a name that represents themselves as an individual, not an organization
• Updated Welcome email template to come from our online community manager
• Fixed bug when de-activating user
• Fixed issue of 404 errors for de-activated users
• Fixed bug causing upload issues when using Firefox on a PC
• Fixed issue where message alerts took user to incorrect url
• Fixed footer misalignment for creating a new record page
• Fixed bug where uploaded files and photos for a private group showed up in user's profile
• Fixed TinyMCE issue of paragraph spacing
• Re-arranged organization profile titles so the organization type appears at the end of the organization title
• Updated organizations to make "Type" a required field
• Solutions - fixed search issues when clicking "All"
• Solutions - support for special characters

Release 30

File upload - fixed bug for unsigned-in site visitor

Solutions - new feature added to website that provides a repository of solutions for users

Release 29
For-profit/Government agency inclusion

-->The WiserEarth community voted on expanding the scope of the WiserEarth Organization Directory, see suggestion

- Provide new organization type for for-profit and government agencies
- Visually distinguish between 3 organization types
- Revise content guidelines to reflect changes
- Add in certifications field to allow organizations to showcase their certifications

Release 28
Network relationships - clean up current list, make relationship connections reciprocal
Welcome email - revised to add a more personal touch to the email
Discussion forums - provide a "Post a reply" link at the bottom of the page

Release 27 - Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Google/Yahoo sitemap uploaded - provided generously by Gary of GetToTheTop!
Meta-description updated - each page wil have a unique meta-data snippet
Page titles - pages now have titles that are related to the information listed, rather than a generic one-size fits all title
User profile - Fix bug that prevents users from setting pic as avatar
Wikipages - Rename "Edit options" to "Edit Title" (community suggestion)

Release 26
Welcome to WiserEarth email - language/formatting revisions
Geographic locations - database clean-up for all records with incorrect longitude/latitude information
Forums - allow users to toggle order of comments in either ascending or descending order
Browse results - optimized database to speed up query when browsing organizations
Watchlist - changes to a record are grouped together to avoid clutter
Discussions - all pages of a discussion thread have breadcrumb links
Browse results - optimized database query when browsing through database records
Invitation email - typo corrected
User Profile - vertical line error corrected
Network - clean-up of "friends" usage across site

Release 25

TinyMCe 3.0 - upgraded TinyMCE editor to latest version to support Firefox 3.0

Release 24

Inbox redesign - added features to improve usability of the message center

No-reply@wiserearth.org - set message to send a bounce-back reply to users who accidentally respond to the email address

Invite a friend - revised email to improve language used in the email body

Groups - Offered option to choose how many results per page when clicking on the "View all" function for group content (wikipages, related orgs, discussion topics, etc)

Release 23
New User Registration process - redesign to allow users to choose Areas of Focus during sign-up

Image upload - increase file size limit to allow users to upload pictures up from 1mb to 5mb

Release 22

Group membership options - bug fixed prevent admins from admitting in new members

Release 21

Watchlist redesign - offering full sentence description, links to any changes to a watchlisted item, and email digest notifications of watchlist activity

Release 20

Watchlist bug fix - users are no longer notified of changes they made themselves to a watchlisted item

Internal Messaging - fixed a bug that prevent Internet Explorer 6 users from sending a message

Groups creation - Groups creation process streamlined

Release 19

Events - added "award" and "other" to type field

Post a job - page titles updated

Jobs - Level field ranked by experience instead of alphabetically

Internal messages - added full toobar to messages, allowing pictures, links font formatting, etc

Groups - added toolbar to group messages, allowing pictures, links, font formatting, etc

Groups - updated email message sent to creators of new groups

Groups - added "Manage" to Related Groups to allow deletion and ability to set as "sticky"

Groups - Spacing for messages has been corrected

Groups - Hyperlinked group logo to homepag

Network - added Client, Consultant and Funder to relationship choices

AoF Portal - organized sidebar links in a more consistent fashion

Flag comment - Renamed to "Flag comment for removal"

Release 18

New User Signup - Simplified and shortened registration process, added new images to choose from

Groups - Simplified sign-up process to join a grou

Release 17
Network - automatic connection for pages created by a user
Groups - revision history available for bulletin boards
Groups - activity logs record when a new member joins a group
Groups - Join group/watchlist buttons placement on Home tab
Forums - ability to edit posts within a 30 minute time limit
Invite to your network - dialog prompt to explain request
Users - New User registration process re-design
Bug fixes - image uploads, Watchlist link fix

Release 16

Groups - quick bug fixes affecting group layouts

Release 15

• Search - Mnogo search engine re-evaluation
• Multiple bulletin boards for groups
• Set items as "stickies" in groups
• Group membership roles - consolidation into just admins and members
• States/Province listed in search results
• Files & Photos moved to new tab
• Group content modules - show # displayed out of total availabl
• Added HTML titles to key pages
• Timestamp - changed to a more international friendly format
• General help link - redirects to helpdesk
• General browser fixes for IE6

Release 14

• Comments - Adding in formatting bar for comments
• Groups - adding interface to add connections to existing content and to related groups
• Internal messages - URLs are hyperlinked

Release 13

• Folders for file uploads!
• Users can delete comments on their profile
• Groups frame feature revised
• Link colors
• Jobs Expiration
• AoF now lists group entities
• Expanded Comment box

We also had our usual bevy of bug fixes, and slight  to our spam monitoring features.  Many of these ideas came from our Suggestions for WiserEarth group, which has given us great insight into how our users are interacting with WiserEarth, and what we can do to help improve their experience.

Release 12

• Anti-spam reporting/prevention features
• Action bar - righthand sidebar revision
• De-activated users - comments will remain visibile after de-activation
• Join groups - sign-in option for already registered members
• Option to chose "other" for certain drop-down menus
• Homepage events - stat will reflect only upcoming events
• Bug fixes - comment box, link color for already visited links, timestamp dates in forum, TinyMCE spacing tags, Area of Focus selection saving

Release 11

• TinyMCE 3.0 upgrade
• Sent messages outbox for group mass messages

Release 10

• Upload Files/folder feature
• RSS feeds for disccussion topics
• Comments fix - horizontal scrolling, empty comment posting, privacy access restrictions
• User de-activation made immediate
• Group mass messages - hyperlinked group name in message foter
• Internal messages include the body of the message when replying
• My groups drop-down menu includes vertical scrollbar
• Searching for users now checks full name
• New tutorial for group admins
• Member referrals have their referral button restored
• Added asterisk to entities that require Areas of Focus selection during creation process
• Networking - added validation step to gray out connections that you have already made
• Fixed watchlist icon for group header
• Fixed image uploading bug
• Fixed cancel membership bug
• Fixed Public/Privacy option bug in IE6

Release 9

• About section comments revision
• Watchlist fix for groups/discussion reporting

Release 8

• Group - administrators are notified of new applications and pending referrals
• Group accept/decline button placements
• Forums - option to keep the topic creator automatically updated of replies
• WiserEarth welcome email - sensitive login information removed
• Events - timestamp and "types" updated
• Emails - showing internal messages in body of email when alert notifications are sent out

Release 7

• Watchlist activity report - readable sentences to describe change
• Sent messages folder for group administrators/editor
• Group bug fixes - forum removal topics, application/member referral issues, "History" tab renamed to "Activity Log", group invitations
• MySQL mail client replacement - Sendmail swapped for Postit, which will address the intermittent database issues we have been experiencing

Release 6

• Archive sent messages
• Group Administrators tutorial
• Wider wikipages setting
• TinyMCE upload images bug fix
• Page status indicators
• Bug fixes - image upload, User edit "about" section

Open Source code release (3-4 months) will start January 14th 2008

Release 5 - 12/26/07

• Homepage quick fix revisions - Invest in now button removal, stats movement, etc
• Alerts/Subscriptions - email notifications
• Network - permission based network functionality
• Total of 39 tickets for this release

Release 4 - 12/03/07
My groups - also include drop-down menu to show list of clickable groups
to jump directly to
Remembering the security code [x]
Confirmation email - SALT ((med)
Comments - Automatic url linking [x]
Aof Ordering [x]

Release 3
Group invite emails - change from and reply-to
Personal invite - body text
Topics - required fields

Release 2
AoF Multi-Select - add multi-select, add arrows in between, (med) - Arash [1150]
Invite Multiple - Group, Sign-Up, Profile - would lose personalized first name (easy) (Hilary) [845]
Welcome Page - jumps straight to last invited group (Hilary) [1149]