[DBTech] DragonByte Social Groups [Paid] 2.5.0

[zoldos]

Yes it can import from Snog’s groups, but you will need XFMG to use Gallery features.

So it has no gallery system of its own?

 

[DragonByte Tech]

So it has no gallery system of its own?

No, as it makes no sense to reinvent the wheel. XFMG is already an excellent gallery system. For the same reason, I don't implement a calendar system of my own and instead use Calendar by Naz.

 

[zoldos]

No, as it makes no sense to reinvent the wheel. XFMG is already an excellent gallery system. For the same reason, I don't implement a calendar system of my own and instead use Calendar by Naz.

Okay, thanks!

 

[Chernabog]

Sorry @DragonByte Tech -- I have been out of the loop for so long, but hope this finds you well! I have just started updating our XF 2.2 installation to XF 2.3. We're at 3.3.0 so far and getting caught up.

I've been wanting to switch from Nobito to this, for a long time, I just wondered if I could ask a few questions .. because I don't think my mind can handle a 11 page deep discussions search! Sorry for being a pain.

1) Are the forums created for this group independent of our regular forums? With other 'group' add-ons, I've noticed the group forums just appear in your regular forum list which is a bit of a turn off.

2) I love the integration with Naz's calendar, for private calendars, that is awesome! With your use of XFMG are group created albums separate and private from those a user would see when browsing the main XFMG?

3) Is this still open to (or in) on-going development? Or is it a done deal?

Thanks much!

 

[DragonByte Tech]

1) Are the forums created for this group independent of our regular forums? With other 'group' add-ons, I've noticed the group forums just appear in your regular forum list which is a bit of a turn off.

Social Groups are entirely separate and do not use Forums/Threads/Posts for data storage. You can optionally add a node that shows a list of the current user's joined social groups.

2) I love the integration with Naz's calendar, for private calendars, that is awesome! With your use of XFMG are group created albums separate and private from those a user would see when browsing the main XFMG?

Nobody can see albums (or their contents) if they don't have permission to view the group's content.

3) Is this still open to (or in) on-going development? Or is it a done deal?

All of my addons for XF 2.3 are in active development, though for this one in particular I might be limited in what changes I can make as it is a commissioned addon

 

[Chernabog]

As always, you rock, @DragonByte Tech

 

[Alpha1]

Some features that I'd love to see implemented:

Pending - Automatically invite users to groups based on profile fields.

One feature that would really turbocharge groups is to automatically invite group members based upon profile fields. If a member signs up and enters Software developer into the occupation field, then automatically invite the member to the Software developer social group. If a member from...

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Pending - Pay to join group

We have a few folks that would like to require payment to be part of their group for a year. Can you please allow a subscription model, using the built-in payment providers?

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Pending - Pay to activate extra group functions

It would be nice if members can pay to enhance their group with new features and styling. Group members would see a 'Upgrade Group' button. If they click it they can purchase the upgrade by paying for it. After the group has been upgraded, premium functions would become active. When the set...

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Pending - Pay to Feature group

It would be nice if members can pay to Feature their group and give it more exposure. Similar to this: https://xenforo.com/community/resources/xb-paid-content-featuring.9970/

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These would supercharge social groups and generate income from them.

 

[PhineasD]

Has this option been implemented?

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Apr 5, 2024

For example, if the plugin is uninstalled in the future, could all messages be moved to one node? Or what options would there be to avoid losing the content?

At the moment there is no export functionality, sorry.

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At the moment there is no export functionality, sorry.

 

[DragonByte Tech]

DragonByte Tech updated [DBTech] DragonByte Social Groups with a new update entry:

2.4.0

Update highlights​

This version makes major improvements to the group member functionality, as well as improves the thread import feature.

For the group member list, a whole host of new data is now tracked. "Last activity" tracks the last time a member viewed the group, and the number and last date of messages, albums, media items, and calendar events are also tracked. For upgrades, this data is rebuilt in the background after upgrade and may take a long time to...

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DragonByte Tech updated [DBTech] DragonByte Social Groups with a new update entry:

2.5.0

Update highlights​

This version makes further updates to the member list, as well as adding an option to bypass "Max joined groups" permission checks when inviting users. This option defaults to disabled.

Various discovered bugs have also been resolved, see the full change log for more information.

Complete Change Log​

Feature: Optionally bypass "Max joined groups" when inviting users (#212)
Feature: Link to list of...

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[kb87]

@DragonByte Tech Does this allow users to display their groups in the post bit area?

 

[DragonByte Tech]

@DragonByte Tech Does this allow users to display their groups in the post bit area?

No, as the XF postbit isn’t really set up for that amount of data being displayed. It would distort the layout.

 

[Alpha1]

I have nearly 300 social groups imported from Nobita groups for xf1 and am just starting to use the software. I have some questions:

1. There do not seem to be group categories? Browsing 300 social groups is not user friendly.
   I see there is a tag list, but this does not work well for the following reasons:
   • tags do not have hierarchy. i.e. no subcategories.
   • tag pages mix with a mass of other content
   • tag pages have a maximum of 10 pages. The groups will not even get listed if it is a popular tag.
   • You can not filter tags.
   • Tags can not have special characters like &
   • Tags widget does not only display groups, but also group content. So this widget quickly fills up with tags that are not group categorization.
   This makes groups really hard to find.
2. What does this entail: Group watch notification limit. How is it limited?
3. For what events/actions will group members receive an email notification?
4. What are the CLI commands for rebuilds?
5. I have a significant number of invited members in groups. How can we manage these? Can we cancel or resend invitations?
   Previous software had issues with email notifications and invited members may not have received invites.

This seems a bug:
Groups I own have a button to 'Join group'.

Feature request:
Please add hierarchical categories and subcategories.

 

[DragonByte Tech]

There do not seem to be group categories?

Not at this time, no.

What does this entail: Group watch notification limit. How is it limited?

This controls whether these options are available to group owners:

For what events/actions will group members receive an email notification?

See above

What are the CLI commands for rebuilds?

There's no CLI rebuild commands at this time.

have a significant number of invited members in groups. How can we manage these? Can we cancel or resend invitations?

dbtech-social/<groupId>/invited/

This seems a bug:
Groups I own have a button to 'Join group'.

Bugs are best reported @ DBTech as I'm currently busy with the Mail update so I don't have time to look into this at the moment.

 

[Alpha1]

Thanks for the swift response.

Pending - Categories and subcategories

Please add hierarchical categories. We need categories and subcategories. Without it users will not find social groups. Its quite important Tags simply doesn't work if you have hundreds of groups. Tags do not have hierarchy. i.e. no subcategories. Tag pages mix with a mass of other content. Not...

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I think you are missing out on a lot of sales by not having categories or some useful form of categorization.
I think that your groups addon is superior to the others. But this is deal breaker for various people.

See above

Do group members also get email for invites, group takeover requests, quotes and mentions? Anything else?

dbtech-social/<groupId>/invited/

I see no management tools there. Only a list of who was invited when. Should it be possible to remind an invited member? Or delete an invitation? We used to have this functionality.