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Over the last few weeks we have been hitting the site management features pretty hard. As we complete new improvements, we have been rolling out updates. I want to update you on some of the latest changes and give you a sneak peak of things to come.
New Import/Export Theme Features
On your Appearance menu in your website management mode you will notice a new option called "From File" in the choose a theme section. This allows you to upload a theme file that was exported using our tools to import into your website. To export a theme we have added an option in the Advanced section of the Appearance menu called "Export Active Theme". Clicking this option compresses your theme files into a backup file that is then downloaded to your computer and can then be shared with other Spruz powered websites.
Many of you may remember we had a similar feature on the old management system. However it was one of the items we had to cut in order to meet internal deadlines.
New Content Templates Settings Section
On your Settings menu, directly under manage settings we have added Content Templates. This will replace the old system of storing and editing some of the system content templates from the file system. The Content Templates System is work in progress, from the content templates page you will be able to change much of the system text, messages and even templates used for displaying information like Blog Posts. Currently this system only has the Login Menu template, but this area will be expanded over time.
Misc Changes
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We have applied a number of minor adjustments to the management menu, including rearranging some links.
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There is a new box on the Login/Registration settings to further customize your website description that displays on your registration page.
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And of course a range of other adjustments and fixes that we continue to make on a regular basis that most of you may or may not notice.
This update is our Part 2 of the Platform Release we completed last week.
Coming soon..
Theme Contributions Page - This follow up to the theme import/export feature that will allow designers to create themes, export them, then publish the themes through a section on our Owners Community. From this page website owners can install or purchase, rate and comment on Themes added by our theme Contributors. In addition themes will display on the Theme Library on all websites so they can be quickly installed. We attempted to do this in the past but keep everything in the backend theme library, however this limited the exposé a feature like this needs for the success of it. A sneak peek at features designer will enjoy include; reports of how many times a theme is installed, setting up pricing options to ether give free themes or set a purchase price, and a designers profile that you can add your website address and bio to.
New Wiki/KB System - We have been developing a replacement for our current Knowledge Based module. Some highlights of this new feature will include; options for article editing, optional article categories, improved searching, and a range of settings that include enable commenting, who can edit the article and rating features.
Plus many other things in development that we can't discuss right now.
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