Change Log

DateTypeChange
8/17/2009GuildHostingDisabled off auto refresh on guildsite shoutbox widget...
8/13/2009SocialNetworkBlogging has been added. Create blogs and earn experience when users read them.
8/13/2009SocialNetworkFriend Center added so that you can remove friends.
8/12/2009SocialNetworkAdded achievement icons. Icons will appear on forum posts.
8/10/2009SocialNetworkEnabled last 20 uploaded image inserts from the Rich Textbox Editor.
8/6/2009SocialNetworkDisabled image inserts from the Rich Textbox Editor to investigate a memory leak.
8/6/2009SocialNetworkFixed a bug with adding/editing characters that was redirecting the user back to the homepage of guildtag.com upon submit.
8/6/2009SocialNetworkDisabled attribute creation/editing for users.
8/5/2009SocialNetworkFixed a bug that allowed users able to vote on their own profiles.
8/4/2009GuildHostingFixed a bug where new guildsites were being created with an application forum that did not allow HTML. This resulted in impossibel to read applications.
8/2/2009GuildHostingWidget Compose Page now defines Data Elements a little bit better and give examples of the output they provide.
8/1/2009GuildHostingUsers trying to visit a guildsite with an url like www.css.guildtag.com will now be redirected to css.guildtag.com instead of receiving an page not found error.
8/1/2009SocialNetworkEach user now has an image gallery that groups images by the categories they have been linked to.
8/1/2009SocialNetworkImages can now be marked as "Friends Only". Only friends you have approved will be able to see images marked with this flag.
8/1/2009SocialNetworkFixed a bug with guildsites starting with a "w" not being able to see custom pages.
7/30/2009GuildHostingThe following options are now available for Forum Categories: Read Only, HTML allowed, Polls Allowed
7/30/2009GuildHostingForum Threads can now be set to News, Sticky, and Locked during creation instead of having to edit them after creation.
7/27/2009SocialNetworkRemoved a lot of caching to help improve performance...
7/24/2009SocialNetworkAchievements now have a "quality" attribtue which shows how rare the achievement is among other guildtag users.
7/24/2009GuildHostingUsers can now be given a custom forum title from the Users & Roles admin screen. This title will display under their avatar on the forums.
7/24/2009GuildHostingUsers posts will now be displayed under their forum avatar. This is their overall post count on all guildtag.com forums - not just the specific guildsite forum.
7/24/2009SocialNetworkAdded a lot of caching to help improve performance.
7/18/2009SocialNetworkUpdated the security model to allow more flexibility for future development.
7/18/2009SocialNetworkSwitched to Google site search. This will improve overall results of searches and will allow forum content (that is public) to be searched as well.
7/16/2009SocialNetworkComments Widget has been added. It can be added to any Custom Page of your guildsite. It's still got a couple known issues, but it seems to get the job done...
7/15/2009SocialNetworkAdded an option to edit profile that allows a user to delete their profile.
7/14/2009SocialNetworkUsers can now specify the country they live in when editing their profile. This should allow for more accurate geocoding for the member locator widget.
7/12/2009SocialNetworkQuick Theme has been enhanced with a much better color picker. Users can also put in a hex color directly if they choose.
7/10/2009GuildHostingFixed an issue where Internet Explorer was not allowing a user to login to their guildtag account through a domain name mask. Or something.
7/10/2009SocialNetworkFixed an issue with new message alerts where the message count would not decrement when a message was deleted before being read.
7/10/2009SocialNetworkNew comment alert will be set to zero if a user has new comments and visits their own profile.
7/10/2009GuildHostingForum threads that have been moved will now properly update the total threads, posts, last post statistics for a forum category.
7/10/2009GuildHostingYou can now drop a picture into a forum post that you have uploaded to your profile - making your posts even more full of awesomesauce.
7/9/2009GuildHostingRich Text Box has been added to forums. Please report any issues using this new feature.
7/1/2009GuildHostingFixed a bug where a lengthy forum poll question would cause the database to poop its pants. I bet you didn't even know a database wore pants. We'll ok, not all of them do... some of them wear skirts.
6/26/2009GuildHostingMember widget now has a option that lets you hide members who have not uploaded an avatar image.
6/26/2009GuildHostingGuildsite Statistics widget has been added. This widget lets you display your guildsite avatar, rank, experience, views, number of members, and more.
6/25/2009GuildHostingWowhead.com Search widget has been added. All searches open in a new window.
6/22/2009SocialNetworkFixed an issue with "Your Forum Activity" on the Profile page that was showing an incoorect last updated date.
6/22/2009SocialNetworkAdded top ranked members and guildsites pages that will display the top 100 of each.
6/20/2009SocialNetworkFixed an issue that occured when modifying an image and trying to link it to a guildsite.
6/14/2009SocialNetworkGames and Servers now list the number of guildsites that have been attached to them.
6/14/2009SocialNetworkServer page now hides all server names that do not have at least one character attached to them.
6/14/2009SocialNetworkRemoved about 1,000 redirects that were created to try and get google to realize guildtag had switched from a subdomain to a subdirectory model. It's been three months and google still hasn't sorted the site out so I decided to remove all the redirects. This *may* help improve site load times overall.
6/14/2009SocialNetworkGuildsites are now displayed on the server page of the social network if they have been linked to that server.
6/12/2009GuildHostingFixed an issue with the Event Calendar widget that caused the guildsite to puke its face off when two events were created for the same day.
6/7/2009GuildHostingFixed an issue that was not allowing users to vote on images.
5/6/2009GuildHostingFixed an issue where a user could Request Access to a guildsite and then join the guildsite using an authorization code to become a member of the guildsite twice.
4/27/2009GuildHostingGuildsites can now be linked to a specific guild on the social network. Only one guildsite can be linked to a guild. This will be used in the future to show guildsites all the characters that are looking for guild, and characters all the guildsites that are looking for members.
4/27/2009GuildHostingGuildsites can now be deleted - because for some reason it really bothered people that they could not do this.
4/22/2009GuildHostingCustom Pages allow you to set the width and the visibility of the three content panes on a page by page basis.
4/22/2009GuildHostingCustom Pages now display how many views each page has had.
4/22/2009GuildHostingUsers & Roles page now displays the last time a user has been to the guildsite. This will allow you to be even more overbearing guildmaster than you already are! Just kidding?
4/10/2009GuildHostingEvent Calendar widget now displays a link where a user can "Sign Up" one of their characters to attend. Events can be made visible to everyone and a guildsite admin can choose to display attributes of each character to know what roles have been filled (DPS, Heal, etc).
4/7/2009GuildHostingDKP (Dragon Kill Point) system has been added. Guild characters earn points by attending a raid event, and spend points by purchasing loot. How you manage your loot distribution will be up to you as a guild leader. This tool is mainly to be used to keep a running total of how much DKP members currently have and as an archive of their past loot. For more information visit http://guildtag.com/dkp/help/
4/7/2009SocialNetworkUsernames can be changed on the Merchant page for the low cost of 500 experience.
4/6/2009GuildHostingFixed a bug with the Event Calendar widget that caused it to display data from March by default even though it isn't currently March.
3/25/2009GuildHostingNew guildsites will be created with a link to the guild application page. Generic guild application has been provided that will need to be modified. Removed the generic post an application thread from the forums and any links that pointed to it.
3/25/2009GuildHostingFixed a bug that was allowing users to reply or quote to a locked thread.
3/25/2009GuildHostingQuoting or Replying to a specific forum post will display that post in the compose post window. post. post post post. (just wanted to get a few more in there.)
3/24/2009GuildHostingWho's online widget has been added. This will show all users who have been on the site within the last 15 minutes.
3/23/2009GuildHostingGuildsite admins now have a screen where they can manage a guild application. Submitted applications will be posted to the forum of your choosing. This allows you to keep the application private if needed.The initial release allows you to create as many questions as you want. Answers can be set as a dropdown list where you provide the values, a textbox, or a textarea. Any question can be marked as required.
3/18/2009GuildHostingCSS Theme administration allows you to upload images that can be used in your CSS file. This should make it much easier to customize your site.
3/18/2009GuildHostingFixed a bug where a forum signature would appear before a poll.
3/17/2009GuildHostingForums can now be categorized.
3/17/2009GuildHostingFixed an issue with ventrillo widget phantoms scaring the crap out of people.
3/17/2009GuildHostingForums now show posts that have been read/unread. Sticky, Locked, News, and Poll png images have been added in place of the old text. Icons can be changed using the CSS Theme.
3/11/2009SocialNetworkA forum signature can be added to your profile now. ASCII art geeks wept with joy.
3/11/2009GuildHostingFixed a bug where a custom page name was being displayed in the browser window instead of the page title.
3/11/2009GuildHostingThe "login bar" will now be visible even after logging in. The guildtag.com, my profile, create, login, and logout links have been moved to this bar. Users will now see text after the my profile link if they have new messages, comments, or friend requests. Search box has been moved to the login bar. Search button has been removed - searches from the search box will use the enter key to submit a search. Guildsites with CSS will need to account for these new changes.
3/11/2009GuildHostingGuildtag.com link has been removed from all guildsite navigation bars.
3/9/2009GuildHostingEnabled event creation and added a widget to display a very simple event calendar.
3/6/2009GuildHostingYou no longer need to be a member of a guildsite to vote on a poll thread. If you can see it you can vote.
3/6/2009GuildHostingFixed a membership bug in which a user could request access to a guildsite, join using an auth code, then be granted access and have two guildsite user entries. Who wrote this crap?
3/5/2009SocialNetworkGuilds that do not have characters attached to them are now hidden when browsing.
3/4/2009GuildHostingThe link from guildsites back to guildtag has been changed from '<>' to 'Guildtag.com'
3/3/2009SocialNetworkYou are no longer allowed to vote down another user's profile. There's enough griefing in-game, no need to have more here.
2/27/2009GuildHostingGuildsites now have an avatar image that will be used for guildsite popups (coming soon(ish))
2/27/2009GuildHostingForum thread and post counts are now adjusted correctly when they are moved or deleted.
2/26/2009GuildHostingIncreased the font size slightly for all guildsites.
2/26/2009GuildHostingIncreased the default font size for forum category list and textarea boxes (compose/edit a thread/post) for all guildsites.
2/26/2009GuildHostingFixed a bug where forum widgets were causing a category view counts to be incremented.
2/25/2009GuildHostingFixed a bug with forum category administration not saving roles when a forum is initially created.
2/25/2009GuildHostingFixed rendering issues with forum poll results.
2/25/2009GuildHostingFixed a bug that was not adding a user as a member of a guildsite when their access request was approved. Doh!
2/24/2009GuildHostingImplemented experience and rank for guildsites. Guildsites earn experience for each unique visit and for each member join. More ways to earn experience will be implemented soon. Experience will be used to purchase site "stuff". Rank will be used for bragging rights.
2/23/2009GuildHostingFixed an issue with forum administration that caused a forum category to look like it had a new thread/post.
2/23/2009SocialNetworkExperience is now displayed in real time on your profile and profile popups.
2/22/2009GuildHostingFixed a bug with the Create an Account link on guildsites.
2/20/2009GuildHostingFixed a bug with guildsite font color always showing up as gray no matter what color was chosen.
2/19/2009SocialNetworkCreate "Looking For Guild" ads to advertise your characters availablity. Ads are displayed on the server page your character is located on.
2/18/2009SocialNetworkGame, Server, and Guild pages have been changed to display more information on a single page instead of over several pages.
2/17/2009SocialNetworkFixed a bug with profile gender always saving as Male no matter what was selected. Girls don't play videogames anyway, right?
2/17/2009GuildHostingFixed a bug with some widget dropdown lists not retaining their selected values.
2/17/2009GuildHostingWidgets now have role based security. You can choose what roles are able to see each widget. When creating a new widget it is defaulted to the public role. If a widget has the public role then anyone can view it.
2/17/2009GuildHostingRoster widget has been added. Select a guild from the social network that you belong to and display all members in that guild. Just like other widgets, you have control over the widget template so you can display the data however you want. Game specific attributes are also available to the roster widget. Default template is loaded with as a wow table layout.
2/16/2009SocialNetworkFixed a bug that was not allowing users to create an account from the create account page.
2/16/2009SocialNetworkForum threads can be now be moved to a different forum category if you are an admin of a guildsite.
2/16/2009SocialNetworkIE6 is no longer supported. Some CSS will be reworked to be more consistent across newer browsers.
2/15/2009GuildHostingContent Widgets have been given the ability to display external web pages. There is a url length bug that was introduced with this new feature - it will be fixed soon.
2/13/2009SocialNetworkQuick Theme page now has links to previews for all fonts and images that are available. These links are available in the tooltip help bubbles. Nice to be able to see what you are picking beforehand eh? Also added a few more other help tooltips to the Quick Theme page.
2/13/2009GuildHostingGoogle Maps widget has been added for guildsites. Now you can show a map of where all your users are from. Users will need to enter their postcode in their profile page.
2/11/2009SocialNetworkProfile pages now display the majority of a users information without having to click through six tabs. Profiles are a little slower to load because of this. We are working on increasing performance.
2/11/2009SocialNetworkBlogs are broken and have been removed for now. We will add them back in at some point - but no one was using them anyway.
2/8/2009GuildHostingVentrillo Status Widget has been added. If you have your own vent server you can display who is online using this widget.
2/7/2009GuildHostingFixed a bug with quick theme header images that caused larger font sizes to not display their gradient all the way down.
2/7/2009SocialNetworkQuick Themes now have an option to add a drop shadow to header text.
2/6/2009SocialNetworkFixed an issue with the "create an account" form on the homepage that would try to login the user instead of create their account.
2/6/2009GuildHostingGuildsite administrators can now see the last time members have visited the site, and how many threads and posts they have created on the Users & Roles page.
2/5/2009GuildHostingAdded HTML posting options to forums and an alert if wowhead tooltips are enabled.
2/5/2009GuildHostingYou can now set the width for each of the three "panes" of a guildsite page. Panes can now be hidden completely as well.
2/5/2009GuildHostingWowhead tooltip support has been changed to allow spell and quest linking. They can now be created using a normal html hyperlink.
2/4/2009SocialNetworkOther users will now be able to see the guildsites you belong to.
2/4/2009GuildHostingForum quoting has been added.
2/4/2009GuildHostingReplaced default forum flag icons with text. Replaced default forum admin icons with hyperlinks. CSS classes have been added to text and hyperlinks to allow for customization.
2/4/2009GuildHostingFixed a bug with wowhead tooltip parsing.
2/4/2009GuildHostingFixed a bug that was causing quick theme image headers to not display in firefox and safari.
2/4/2009GuildHostingForum polls have been added.
2/2/2009GuildHostingAdded more Lineage II header images to quick themes.
2/1/2009GuildHostingQuick theme enhancements. Users can now choose a predefined header image, more font choices, help, and a legend to visually explain what each dropdown affects.
2/1/2009SocialNetworkAdded tooltips that will be used to help users better understand certain functions or features of the website where there is not a lot of room for text.
2/1/2009SocialNetworkWhen you edit your profile you can now choose the frequency in which you receive email from us. You will also be able to choose the types of updates you wish to receive (network, guild hosting, and friend updates).
2/1/2009SocialNetworkImplemented a change log to keep track of when changes were made to our social network and guild hosting. This change log allows us to communicate new features to users more easily.
1/31/2009GuildHostingFixed a bug with guildsites that was not allowing users to join using the authorization code.
1/28/2009GuildHostingAdded a default template to the RSS widget.
1/28/2009GuildHostingFixed a bug with the navigation link editing pointing to the wrong url.
1/27/2009SocialNetworkFixed issues with the database that were causing users to not be able to create accounts or guildsites.
1/25/2009SocialNetworkSwitched web hosts from discountasp to orcsweb.
1/25/2009SocialNetworkMigrated the database from discountasp to orcsweb.
1/23/2009GuildHostingImplemented widgets. Widgets allow for custom templating so you can show the data you want the way you want.
1/23/2009GuildHostingRemoved Modules in favor of Widgets.
1/17/2009GuildHostingGuildsites implemented.
1/17/2009GuildHostingEvents
1/17/2009GuildHostingGuildsite Progression.
1/17/2009GuildHostingForums
1/17/2009GuildHostingNavigation links.
1/17/2009GuildHostingRole security.
1/17/2009GuildHostingCustom pages.
1/17/2009GuildHostingModules
1/17/2009GuildHostingCSS Theme
1/17/2009GuildHostingQuick theme.
1/17/2009GuildHostingWowhead tooltips.
12/22/2008SocialNetworkGuild progression implemented.
12/22/2008SocialNetworkLink system implemented.
12/22/2008SocialNetworkGame attribute system implemented.
12/22/2008SocialNetworkGame information implemented.
12/22/2008SocialNetworkGuild information implemented.
12/1/2008SocialNetworkImplemented the market.
12/1/2008SocialNetworkAdded guild and server creation to the character creation screen.
12/1/2008SocialNetworkUpload multiple images at one time and categorize them later.
12/1/2008SocialNetworkAttach an image to a character or guild.
12/1/2008SocialNetworkAchievement system implemented.
12/1/2008SocialNetworkInvite a friend implemented.
12/1/2008SocialNetworkUsers profile will now show recent friend updates.
12/1/2008SocialNetworkUsers profile will now recommend other users you may know.
12/1/2008SocialNetworkUsers can gain experience by uploading an avatar image.
12/1/2008SocialNetworkExperience system implemented.
12/1/2008SocialNetworkRanking system implemented.
12/1/2008SocialNetworkGain experience when your images, blogs, or profile is voted up.