News
Audit Log Monday, March 17, 2008 A new way of tracking site changes is available where significant events can be configured to write into the database instead of the Log Files. This will usually result in more longevity and makes it easier to search for specific activities. However, unlike the Log Files, not every click or action will be recorded. Typically only if something is changed will there be an event logged. You may still elect to use the Log Files as before, in addition or in lieu of the new Audit Log.
Section Access Privileges Friday, February 22, 2008 You can now specify which Article, Product and Link Sections are available to each User Profile. To enable this extra layer of complexity, a new option has been included in the configuration file, which when set, will display all of the available sections for that workgroup as a check box. Unless checked, a Section will not appear in the side panel menu for any User assigned to that Profile. This allows different content for various groups of Users without necessarily organizing them into Workgroups.
System Administration Considerations Saturday, December 8, 2007 It is no longer adequate just to be a member of the System Administration workgroup to be granted full access privileges across all workgroups. Unless a user also has Administration privileges within the System Administration workgroup, they will be restricted to read-only access to workgroup, profile and user data for everyone except themselves. In other words, you must be an Administrator in the System Administration workgroup to have Administrator privileges in any other workgroup, public or private. Users in the System Administration workgroup that do not have Administrator privileges will still automatically be granted read access privileges across all workgroups, in addition to write privileges for everything except the security-related workgroup, profile and user maintenance pages. Now for the first time you will be able to setup users who have access across all workgroups without "giving away the farm".
Report Export Format Thursday, November 8, 2007 Registered Users can now set their preferred file format when exporting reports. Currently only the csv and tsv formats are supported, which is specified on the Edit Account page. For Excel, the csv format is highly recommended while tsv or tab-separated format is best for importing into other databases.
Advertisements Friday, November 2, 2007 A new approach for managing image-based "Offers" or advertisements has been implemented. Although the old style method of specifying these ad images and their corresponding urls in the configuration file is still supported for now, it is highly recommended that these ads be transferred to the new Offers pages, which provide additional capabilities for multiple ad rotating and tracking clicks.
Publishing Enhancements Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Articles no longer must have the author's name in the byline, but can be attributed to any source, or even be anonymous. You can also attach a url to whatever source you specify. Articles can now also be blocked from being released directly to the site by the author via a simple configuration change. When this option has been set, only an Administrator can release an article and only for the articles that originated within their workgroup.
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