As usual, we are hard at work preparing a new release. This one will come out the week of November 17th. This release is all about making site managers happier, and adding some fit and finish to other areas. The one after this will have something really new. Here is the list of features in the next release:
- Direct Add – this will enable site owners and managers to directly add users to the site versus sending them an email invitation. When the user is added, they will be in an unconfirmed state but can still get daily digests and other communication feeds. The manager will be able to influence all the profile settings
- Bulk Upload – you can also add users by uploading a CSV file with names and emails. This makes getting your site ramped up a snap
- User Profile Refresh – managers will be able to modify users profiles. This helps when they are added to the site or if they are not in the appropriate groups
- Mass Group Changes – managers can add or remove multiple people from multiple groups in one step. This is also important for LDAP/AD integration if you have it
- Content Linking – we are adding a feature where you can link to other content in the site from a single link box in the post form. For example, if you are in a wiki, you can add a link to a relevant discussion or file right from the post form using most recently used or even searching for it
- Watchlist Improvements – you can now watch files and wikis. Use a RSS feed or email alerts to stay on top of the content that is most important to you
- Wiki Feeds – we are adding “clumping” so when a single person makes multiple changes to a wiki page, they will be consolidated into one line item. We are also adding the change comment to the feed so you can see exactly what was done to the wiki page
- Videos – we are adding videos to help train users on wikis, files, discussions and watchlists. If the area is empty, a video will be waiting there for them to watch
- Tag navigation – we are adding a “All” tab to the tag navigation. When you click on a tag in the tag cloud or anywhere in GroupSwim, you’ll see a mixed sort of relevant wiki pages, discussions, emails and files
- Captcha – we are adding captcha on the invite page to eliminate any spam invites managers may be getting
- Reporting – we have started to add more reporting to the site. You can now click on someone’s profile and see their last contribution. Much more to come on this one
- API Support – way more to come on this one
As you can see, this is a heavy release. We are very excited to see it come out. Let us know what you think.
