Retail Plugin [YN] Advanced Forum 4.02p3 (Current 10/2013 Retail)

Advanced Forum v4.02p3

Advanced Forum module is an enhancement to SE’s core forum module by supporting multi-level forum, friendly customized photo icons for specific forum category, and multi-photo attachments for each post. With Advanced Forum, users can search for topics displayed in order within a forum and its sub-forums. In addition, Advanced Forum is equipped with user-friendly layout as well as many more advanced features to drive greater engagement of users with forum activities.

SE compatibility: 4.3.x –> 4.6.x

Product version: 4.02p3

Dependency: This plugin needs SE Forum installed first on your site to make it work.

License key:

This module requires YouNetCore plugin to verify license.

License key and YouNetCore plugin could be found under your Client Area.

Notice:

This module is fully compatible with SE standard themes and YouNet themes.

If you use a custom template, please submit ticket in the Client Area to get help from us.

Knowledge Base: http://knowledgebase.younetco.com/category/social-engine-products/advanced-forum

Demo: http://socialengine4.demo.younetco.com/forums

Improvement

• Topic detail page is now a landing page: admin can add or remove widgets in this page.
• Topics which have new replies will be marked as unread. View Photo
• Add First Page and Last Page buttons. View Photo
• Being able to attach files to posts.
• Being able to rate topics. View Photo
• Automatically detect links in posts. View Photo
• Separate the reputation points to negative and positive point. View Photo
• Add AddThis for the forum

Key Features

• Landing pages for all pages with user-friendly layout
• Support multi-level forums / categories
• Enable admin to assign icon/photo to specific forum/ forum category instead of SE default folder icon
• Enable admin to assign moderators to each forum and it sub-forums along with their modification permissions (edit / delete / approve posts)
• Enable admin to approve posts before being displayed to the community
• Quick user interaction: add to friend, send message, watch post, thank button
• Display forum topic in different orders: most recent replied, most viewed, recent created, etc
• Enable topic search within a forum and its sub-forums
• Enable rich text editor for posting and replying
• Engaging widgets: recent replied, hottest topics, most viewed topics, etc
• Upload photos from user’s computer
• Email templates for notification emails
• Allow users to watch a forum
• Add signature setting option
• Display signature of user under each post

Front End

Guest

• View posts: newest topics, hottest topics, most viewed topics
• View thanked members
• View Icon Legend and Forum Rights
• Search / Filter topics in Forums / Sub-forums

Registered Member: inherits functions from Guest and has other additional functions as below

• Share / Thank / Add reputation to/ Report / Watch other member’s posts
• Upload photos when replying a topic
• Configure to be received notifications from own post activities

Moderator – inherits functions from Member and has additional functions as below

• For forums and sub-forums that are delegated to moderator by admin, moderator(s) can approve post(s) (beside SE Forum features)

Widgets

• Newest Topics
• Hottest Topics
• Most Viewed Topics
• Statistics Top Users: Show Statistics of top users such as Total Thanked, Total Posts
• Profile Advanced Forum Posts
• Profile Advanced Forum Topics
• Recent Advanced Forum Posts
• Recent Advanced Forum Topics

Back End

Manage Advanced Forums

• Multi-level Forums
• Upgrade Add-Category / Add-Forum / Add-Moderators feature
• Share permission with forum moderators for each particular forum and its sub-forum(s)

Global Settings

• Allow topics to be approved automatically
• Set photo quantity per topic
• Set topic quantity in Hottest Topics / Most Viewed Topics / Newest Topics widget
• Set user quantity in Top Thanked Users widget

Member Level Settings

• Allow this member level to edit / delete / approve / make sticky / close / move topics in forum if the member level is a moderator
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--- добавлено: Oct 7, 2013 4:52 AM ---
This new version sets up new database tables "ynforum" instead of advforum.