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2015-07-07 - iShoutbox update

We have released an update to the shoutbox system. For a complete review of all the changed/new options, see:

http://forum.chat4all.net/index.php/topic,10793.0.html
 

As always, if you find a bug (any bug), please let me know by opening a
support ticket at:

http://support.chat4all.net
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Posted By Jeroen on 2015-07-08 00:00:00
2013-11-17 - Large iShoutbox update

We have released a large update to the shoutbox system. For a complete review of all the changed/new options, see:

http://forum.chat4all.net/index.php/topic,1240.0.html
 

As always, if you find a bug (any bug), please let me know by opening a
support ticket at:

http://support.chat4all.net
.



Posted By Jeroen on 2013-11-17 01:10:00
2013-04-21 - Small iShoutbox update
We have released a small update to the shoutbox system:

  • Private Shoutbox Option: It is now possible to have a private shoutbox where users who are not logged in (guests) can not view the shoutbox contents. For guests, an informative text is displayed instead. This text can be edited in the adminpanel (settings), and can contain links and other UBB code.  

  • User Confirmation: Along with the above option, an option has been introduced to manually confirm new users who have finished the new user registration procedure. These new users will not be able to login, or post, or view shouts if the shoutbox is private, until the shoutbox owner, or an admin, have manually confirmed the user.  



  • Posted By Jeroen on 2013-04-21 19:00:00
    2013-02-10 - Small iShoutbox update
    We have released a small update to the shoutbox system:

  • User Online Counter Removal Option: It is now possible to remove the counter that displays how many users are currently online.   

  • Bug fix: A couple of small bugs were fixed. One was a bug where links in some cases would not be transformed correctly. This bug was plugged by a nice piece of coding work done by Filip H.F. "FiXato" Slagter. 

  • Admin panel: Some items such as the 'Shouts In Frame' option have been rephrased. The section where you can get the shoutbox code has also been reworked a bit 

  • Shouts In Frame: For newly registered shoutboxes, this option is now turned off by default. Though it is a nice option that we also show in our demo box, we found that most people simply copy the code and place it on their website without making sure the shoutbox fits. Not making it fit (where the shoutbox is taller than the alotted space), results in two vertical scrollbars when this option is enabled. Ofcourse this can be enabled in the Settings Page



  • Posted By Jeroen on 2013-02-10 01:14:15
    2013-01-21 - iShoutbox maintenance announcement
    Coming weekend (25/01/2013) iShoutbox will be updated to a new version. There will be a lot of changes. Some changes are mostly visual, like more skin customizations, while others provide more (better) moderation options.

    The update will probably be done on Saturday, and the system may be down for an hour.

    Posted By Jeroen on 2013-01-21 18:53:00
    2012-01-22: Lots of updates
    We have updated the shoutbox system today and added/changed the following items:

    • Tor Checking: It is now possible to check if a user who is trying to post a shout, is coming from the Tor network, and if so, deny the shout from being posted. This feature is off by default and can be turned on at the settings page.  
    • Layout change: We have changed the layout of the post form a bit. In the previous update, we moved the smilie/code links to icons that become visible when you move your mouse over the message field. This is still the case, but we now have added the option to make those icons visible below the message field. This is useful if the shoutbox is used on tablet like systems. This new feature is default for shoutboxes that use a single line messagefield. 
    • AJAX: Posting shouts is now being done without a full page refresh. Additionally, error and success messages that are being displayed will auto-remove after 10 seconds. Another change, is that the shout button will disable for a number of seconds after posting a shout. 
    • Archive: We added an option to display the archive in a popup window instead of in the iframe where the shoutbox is located. This is now the default for new shoutboxes.
       
    • New language: The shoutbox is now also available in the Persian language. 
    • Bug fixes: Several bugs have been fixed. The most notable one is that in some cases some smilies were not correctly transformed from code to smilie. Also some RTL (Right to Left) language issues have been fixed.


    • Posted By Jeroen on 2012-01-22 04:14:15
    2011-10-01: Lots of updates
    We have updated the shoutbox system today and added/changed the following items:

    • SSL iShoutbox: It is now possible to also load the shoutbox and our website using SSL. Simply replace http with https.

    • Layout change: We have changed the layout of the post form a bit. Where you originally would see a [smilie 200 usbc] line between the name/website and message fields, in the new layout this line is removed. The smilies and usbc links are now visible when you move your mouse over the message field, and the 'characters remaining' digits are located right below the message field.

    • Layout change 2: In addition to the previously mentioned layout change, we also removed the 'edit' and 'delete' shout buttons that appeared next to the name of the user who posted a shout. These buttons are now only visible when you move the mouse pointer over de shout you wants to edit.

    • Dutch website: We are now also offering iShoutbox on a dutch domain: http://ishoutbox.nl. This is exactly the same service, but completely translated into dutch.

    • Shorter domain: Your iShoutbox can now also be reached on our short domain: isb.me. This means your shoutbox can now also be loaded using http://<shoutboxname>.isb.me. This will make it easier for mobile users to reach your shoutbox by typing in the url. Saves a few characters to type :)

    • Bugfixes: Several bugs have been fixed.



    Posted By Jeroen on 2011-10-01 04:14:15
    2011-03-25: Facebook login is possible again.
    I just found out that Facebook login no longer worked. This was caused by our recent move to a new server. The problem is now resolved.

    If there is anything that does not work as it should, feel free to contact us on the support forum.

    Posted By Jeroen on 2011-08-05 06:44:15
    2011-03-25: iShoutbox updated!
    The shoutbox service has been updated. New/changed items:


    • It is now possible to login using Facebook, and connect existing accounts
      to Facebook. Admin login is still password only.

    • Users who have their account connected to Facebook, can display their
      profile picture as their shoutbox avatar. This is only available if the
      shoutbox allows avatars.

    • The shoutbox registration form now has 3 additional options to define
      the initial look/layout of the shoutbox. Also, the default skin has changed
      to a more lighter one.


    If you find any problem that wasn't there before this update, please let me know.



    Posted By Jeroen on 2011-03-25 02:42:37
    2011-03-11: iShoutbox updated!
    The shoutbox service has been updated. New/changed items:


    • Shoutboxes are now loaded from their own subdomain. Old urls are automatically rewritten to reflect this.

    • Removed some bugs and reworded some items.


    If you find any problem that wasn't there before this update, please let me know.



    Posted By Jeroen on 2011-03-11 17:39:25
    2011-01-17: iShoutbox updated!
    The shoutbox service has been updated. New items:


    • Improved posting form design for wide shoutboxes.

    • Added an option to remove borders from the shoutbox. This makes it easier to intergrate the shoutbox on some websites.

    • Added an option to remove the seperation bars between the shoutbox elements.

    • Added an option to allow RTL (Right to Left) text formatting.

    • Added an option to allow for the text orientation to be changed from descending to ascending.

    • Pagination has been added to the user manager.

    • Row Highlighting has been added to the user manager and shout moderation.

    • An option has been added to the shout moderation page to report a shout as spam.

    • An option has been added to the shout moderation page to ban a user.

    • It is now possible to maintain a list of reserved nicknames.

    • Skin customization has been improved by showing a preview box where colour changes are visible immediately.

    • An option has been added called 'Website Locking', where you can lock the shoutbox to your website domain(s).


    All this can be turned on/off and modified from the admin panel.



    Posted By Jeroen on 2011-01-17 19:30:12
    2010-08-07: iShoutbox updated!
    The shoutbox service has been updated. New items:


    • Added a visible ajax refresh that replaces the smilie icon on top every time a polling cycle happens.

    • Added an option to show an avatar instead of a sticky icon for stickied messages.

    • Added an option to have the message start below the name. This looks better on smal shoutboxes.

    • Added an option in the admin panel to submit skins for review. These skins, if accepted, can then be offered to all shoutbox owners.

    • Added an additional smilie set and increased the max smilies setting to 50.


    All this can be turned on/off and modified from the admin panel.



    Posted By Jeroen on 2010-08-07 20:24:32
    2010-02-22: iShoutbox reopened!
    Welcome to the new and improved iShoutbox. If you used to own a shoutbox on the old iShoutbox site, then we invite you to register a new shoutbox, and import your old shouts from the admin panel. Importing also works on old shoutboxes from xignashout.com and shoutbox.chat4all.net.


    Posted By Jeroen on 2010-02-22 11:53:40
     
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