Hello!

We decided to release a quick hotfix for 0.9.9. It addresses the following:

Hotfix:

• When deleting a comment it will delete the notification associated with it.
• Improvements to inputClear JS function. (Uses focus instead of click).
• Improvements to notification list URL. (Beforehand a hash followed by a comment ID appended to the notification “Go To URL”. It wouldn’t direct to the correct location on the page.)
• When clicking on user navigation menu, it will now hide the drop-down based on the corresponding section. (e.g. Click on an open notification tab will now close it without having to click outside the area. Other fixes such as if there is unread messages the icon will remain red even if you click on the profile or notification tab.)
• Fixed Game Rating when it showed 10.0 rather than 10, along with various other improvements to the logic.
• Improved the call for database_error.html. Will be more compatible now.
• If no release date is set in the game settings, the release date is hidden.
• When deleting a platform it will now delete all games that are specifically related to the platform. Not the entire game just the platform it’s associated with.
• Increments are now allowed in Post Types.
• When editing a blog post it loses its timestamp.
• When displaying total comments for a content item it will now count sub-comments.
• On Video and Image List, categories will be shown in the same format that is used on the Post List. Where sub-categories and categories are moved up into the main tab.
• When typing a title which includes an apostrophe, the Auto-Generated URL will no longer convert it as a space, but instead include it in the first word. i.e /post/view/assassins-creed-2-post instead of /post/view/assassin-s-creed-2-post
• Improvements to the word censor in regards to the way words are filtered.

In a few days, we’ll be releasing a preview of the product with multiple skins, showing off the reskinable backgrounds etc.

Enjoy

Custom CMS Team

Hey everyone!

We’ll be pushing the version to 0.9.9 in this release. This is the last update before we begin preparing the product for a 1.0 release.

New features:

• Improvements to the skin management system. (You can now edit CSS + Javascript).
• Improvements to skin import & export.
• Products can now be added into the system, when installing a product it allows for setting groups, settings & language masks to be set on a per product level.
• Improvements to the language filtering and import.
• Sub-categories on a post type level.
• Default image allowed to be set on a per thumbnail level.
• Reimport skin system. Allows you to reimport various areas of skins separately to reset back to default (CSS, JS, Templates, Image Masks, Video Player Configuration) – or reimport the entire skin to default.
• Integrated a 2nd level drop-down system for post types on the frontend. This new system has been extended to various other sections of the website, leaving little room for the default design to break (when too many items cause line skipping).
• Thumbnails can now be organized into categories.
• Friendly database error page.

A variety of fixes & improvements have been made to the system:

• Cleaned the backend navigation menu.
• Cleaned 99% of backend languages. An extra update will be released next week for languages.
• Improved the language selection system in the backend. Now using a tabbing system. Much cleaner looking now.
• Modified the backend list hovers. Now on a 2nd row with more clear colours. e.g.: Edit | Delete etc.
• Improved the comment / wall post input field. Now automatically expands to 2nd line as you approach the end of the input field.

We have also begun the default product configuration. Although it is not complete, we’ll be rolling out a quick update late next week which will showcase all corners of Couch Gamers product – platform-based skins, background reskins (ads) & much more! We want the world to see the power of Couch Gamers!

Enjoy

Custom CMS Team

Hello everyone!

In anticipation of Couch Gamers BETA 0.9.9 release, we decided to pre-announce the update as many community members have been eagerly waiting for an update these last few weeks. This last version update (0.9.9) will be the final update before our release announcement.

Please expect Couch Gamers BETA 0.9.9 on Friday May 11, 2012. It will include a variety of backend & frontend improvements along with a preview of the product in its final form before 1.0.

Stay tuned for an awesome update

Best regards,

Custom CMS Team

Hello!

We just wanted to advise everyone that the WordPress to Couch Gamers Converter has been completed. Here is a list of features integrated with this importer:

• Users
• Posts
• Comments

We’ve added the Old URL Redirector to the WordPress to Couch Gamers Converter which allows old URL’s to be saved & setup as redirects towards the new Couch Gamers URL structure.

The WP Old URL Redirector runs during the CCMS Importing process.

If you have indexed links on google or backlinks from other websites your content will be properly redirected to the new URL’s.

Best regards,

Custom CMS Team

Hello,

We’ve added an important feature to the CCMS to Couch Gamers Converter which allows old URL’s to be saved & setup as redirects towards the new Couch Gamers URL structure.

The CCMS Old URL Redirector runs during the CCMS Importing process. It parses the CCMS .htaccess file (which contains the old link structure) and creates proper redirects to the new Couch Gamers URL structure.

The following content types are recognized by the CCMS Old URL Redirector:

• Platform Pages
• Game Pages
• Faqs
• Company
• Cheat
• Article
• News
• Video Categories
• Videos
• Image Categories
• Images Galleries
• Files
• Blogs
• Information Pages
• Profiles

If you have indexed links on google or backlinks from other websites your content will be properly redirected to the new URL’s.

Best regards,

Custom CMS Team

Hello!

We just wanted to advise everyone that the CCMS to Couch Gamers Converter has been completed. Here is a list of features integrated with this importer:

• Achievements as a Post Type with a Custom Field: “Points”.
• Articles
• Article Comments
• Submitted Articles as drafts
• Blogs as a Post Type: “Blogs”
• Blog Comments
• Cheats as a Post Type: “Cheats”
• Companies
• Files as a Post Type: “Files” & Custom Fields: “Download URL, Filesize, Mirror 1-5″.
• Game FAQ’s as a Post Type: “Game FAQs”
• Games
• News
• News Comments
• Submitted News as draft
• Custom Pages
• Platforms
• Screenshots grouped into galleries
• Screenshot categories
• Screenshot comments
• Users
• User Levels
• Videos
• Video Categories
• Video Comments

As the URL structure from CCMS to Couch Gamer has changed, we’ll be building a feature in Couch Gamers to automatically create proper 301 redirects for past CCMS URL’s. This would avoid any back-link loss upon conversion to Couch Gamers.

Best regards,

Custom CMS Team

Hello,

As we value our past CCMS customers, we decided to focus our efforts on building a solid CCMS to Couch Gamers converter. This will allow all CCMS version 4.5 (and above) to import their data into Couch Gamers - hassle free!

If anyone is running CCMS version 4.0 with a very content rich database, please contact us as we’d like to use your data for testing purposes.

The following has been successfully built/imported so far:

• User Groups
• Users
• Platforms
• Genres
• Board Ratings (ESRB)
• Companies

We’ll keep you guys updated on the progress.

Best,

Custom CMS Team

Hello!

We just wanted to advise everyone that the vBulletin Integration Pack has been completed. Here is a list of features integrated with this pack:

• Login/Logout from vBulletin will Login/Logout from Couch Gamers and vice versa.
• Edit Password from vBulletin will sync up password with Couch Gamers and vice versa.
• Email Address Sync done from vBulletin to Couch Gamers.
• Register from vBulletin to Couch Gamers and vice versa.
• Field for user group mapping. vBulletin to Couch Gamers and vice versa.
• Activate User Registration from vBulletin to Couch Gamers and vice versa.
• Delete User from vBulletin to Couch Gamers and vice versa.
• Add / Update Users from Backend, therefore fields such as: username, email address, user group, password, user title, ip address. vBulletin to Couch Gamers and vice versa.

Notes:

• Installation script has been completed.
• Installations can be on seperate servers, but must be under the same domain (or else cookie creation will not work).
• Currently supports vBulletin version: v4.1.11
• The vBulletin Integration pack utilizes plugins and a custom created API file for communication between Couch Gamers and vBulletin. Naturally the Integration Pack is built well enough to survive many future version upgrades as long as no core changes are done to the vBulletin script.

1 step closer!

Best regards,

Custom CMS Team

Hey guys,

We’ll be undergoing some server maintenance over the evening of March 16, 2012 & morning of March 17, 2012. During this maintenance period, the following websites will be down:

• http://www.customcms.net
• http://community.customcms.net
• http://www.couchgamers.com
• Bug Tracking Server

We look forward to being back online in our new datacenter facility on March 17th, 2012.

Thank you for the ongoing support!

Custom CMS Team

Hello,

As Couch Gamers BETA currently sits on 0.9.8, we’re beginning to prepare for a 1.0 version. Thomas (the lead developer) is currently still working on the vBulletin integration pack. If we look into our “to-do” list, the following tasks need to be completed:

Roadmap to 1.0:

1. Run through the entire backend to make sure ALL instances of the backend function properly. (The help of the community would be greatly appreciated for this one. It seems that throughout the entire beta, most bug submissions were geared towards the frontend. We ask the beta testing community to look through the backend and make sure all instances function properly. We understand that certain sections are inaccessible to beta testers – we will take care of those)
2. Assign default frontend permissions
3. Clean language masks & verify for mistakes
4. Clean navigation menu icons
5. Setup default email templates
6. Build CCMS to Couch Gamers converter
7. Tweak WordPress to Couch Gamers converter
8. Complete vBulletin integration pack
9. Comment & clean code while preparing documentation

Once the following tasks have been completed, we will start preparing a quick Template Developer Kit + Language Mask Kit. While designers / developers / community members play with these kits, we’ll begin the preparation of an improved www.customcms.net website, and plan for a first announcement of pricing / terms / services etc.

We look forward to the beta community’s cooperation with the backend testing!

Thank you!

Custom CMS Team