Version 0.1.7 of Community Mobile Channels Released
I am please to announce that version 0.1.7 of community mobile channels has been released at sourceforge, http://sourceforge.net/projects/communitymobile/
This is a fairly major release which now contains enough for the first beta (which will effectively be the bugfix of this release). One of the biggest changes is the User Experience Overhaul which provides for a complete change in look and feel for community mobile channels. Effectively the project is becoming geared up towards a generic platform for not just community publishing but also as a framework for whatever other community activity you may want to add.
Here are some new pics of the interface:
Of course the demo is still available at http://www.mainstreamingict.org/cmc
Here is a quick round up of what is new: -
- Improved installation and upgrade procedure - see the installation_0_1_7.txt file for more details
- Complete revamp of home page and other key pages including low data size icons for better user experience
- User profiles - Automatically generated and linked to users , all are held within a profiles channel
- Activity Channel - this is a bit like a public microbloging timeline for the site
- Comments allowed on m-sites
- Internal links in internal messages and more integration of the site using the internal messaging functionality
- users can report content / comments
- admin can remove content / comment
Many thanks to all who have made comments and provided ideas so far - If you would like to get involved in this project then the door is open (e.g)
1) Are you running a community group or NGO - This project needs testers
2) Are you a PHP coder - The code could do with considerable cleaning and commenting
3) Are you good at writing manuals - this project needs a nice load of documentation
4) Are you a graphic designer - Theming and Scheming around the user interface would be great
5) Have you got ideas - let’s hear them
Many Thanks - Rob [ at ) Ngobeni {dot) Net
