Web Wiz Blog : Web Wiz Forums http://blogs.webwiz.co.uk/ This is an XML content feed of; Web Wiz Blog : Last 7 Blog Posts Copyright (c) 2006-2011 Web Wiz NewsPad - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:24:27 +0000 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:04:17 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz NewsPad 2.03 30 blogs.webwiz.co.uk/rss-web-wiz-forums_cat2.xml Web Wiz Blog : Web Wiz Forums http://blogs.webwiz.co.uk/images/web_wiz_newspad.png http://blogs.webwiz.co.uk/ Web Wiz Forums 10.14 Released http://blogs.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums-1014-released_post1106.html We are pleased to announce a service release of Web Wiz Forums version 10.14.

This latest service release fixes a number of bugs related to the WYSIWYG Post Editor listed below:-

  • Firefox 17 not displaying Carrot (cursor) in the empty Post Editor till after the first character is typed
  • Corrected detection of Internet Explorer version when server is using Russian locale
  • Improved detection of empty Posts

All changes are listed in the release notes located at; http://www.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums/kb/release-notes.htm  

More information on Web Wiz Forums is available at www.webwizforums.com
]]> Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:04:17 +0000 http://blogs.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums-1014-released_post1106.html 2012-12-04 13:04:17 Web Wiz Forums 10.13 Released http://blogs.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums-1013-released_post1104.html We are pleased to announce the release of Web Wiz Forums version 10.13.

This latest release adds support in the WYSIWYG Post Editor for the desktop version of Firefox 17 as well as support for Firefox Mobile and Opera Mini on Google Android.

YouTube video support have been updated to use the newer IFrame format from YouTube to improve support for YouTube Videos in mobile devices.

All changes are listed in the release notes located at; http://www.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums/kb/release-notes.htm 

More information on Web Wiz Forums is available at www.webwizforums.com
]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:56:42 +0000 http://blogs.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums-1013-released_post1104.html 2012-11-29 10:56:42 Web Wiz Forums 10.12 Released http://blogs.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums-1012-released_post96.html We are pleased to announce the release of Web Wiz Forums version 10.12, which adds support for Internet Explorer 10, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012.

New and improved features include; 

  • Support for Internet Explorer 10, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012
  • Improved support for StopForumSpam - Checks with the StopForumSpam service to block known spammers from registering.
  • Improved support for SSL encryption for sensitive sections including Registration, Login, Profiles, Admin Area, and Private Messages.
  • Visitors with IPv6 Addresses now do not crash Web Wiz Forums.
  • Plus many other enhancements and bug fixes. 

All changes are listed in the release notes located at; http://www.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums/kb/release-notes.htm

More information on Web Wiz Forums is available at www.webwizforums.com
]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:57:47 +0000 http://blogs.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums-1012-released_post96.html 2012-08-23 11:57:47 Web Wiz Forums Anti-Spam Prevention http://blogs.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums-antispam-prevention_post88.html Spammers are a huge problem with forums these days with people in developing countries being paid to spam forums with links in order to try and increase search engine rankings for their employers websites.

At Web Wiz we understand that spam is a real issue with forums and have developed a range of anti-spam prevention measures and tools within the Web Wiz Forums software.

Anti-spam Prevention Tools available in Web Wiz Forums include:-

  • Checking with StopForumSpam’s list of known spammers to prevent spammers registering
  • Configurable Spam Filter
  • Email Activation of Member Accounts
  • Post Approval by Admins or Moderators
  • IP Blocking
  • Email Address and Email Domain blocking
  • Post Flood Control to reduce the number of posts a member can make within a given time frame

In order to help Forum Admin configure Web Wiz Forums to prevent spam we have created the page below:-

http://www.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums/kb/spam-prevention.htm

]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:28:09 +0000 http://blogs.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums-antispam-prevention_post88.html 2012-06-27 17:28:09 Web Wiz Forums 10.11 Released http://blogs.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums-1011-released_post78.html We are pleased to announce the next major release of our flagship web application  Web Wiz Forums, which adds a number of new features, security, and anti-spam tools to Web Wiz Forums.

New features include;

  • StopForumSpam - Checks with the StopForumSpam service to block known spammers from registering.
  • New SPAM Cleaner Tool - One stop tool for removing, blocking, and cleaning up messages from a spammer.
  • New SSL Support - Native support for SSL encryption for sensitive sections including Registration, Login, Profiles, Admin Area, etc.
  • EU Cookie Directive Compliance – New EU Rules on the use of Cookies becomes law in the UK as of May 2012. Updates to Web Wiz Forums allow you to comply with these new laws.
  • New Date/Time Format – New date and time formats displays time since in hours and minutes for dates under 24 hours.
  • HTTP XML API updated to version 2.0.
  • Plus many other enhancements and bug fixes.

All changes are listed in the release notes located at; http://www.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums/kb/release-notes.htm

More information on Web Wiz Forums is available at www.webwizforums.com
]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:12:52 +0000 http://blogs.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums-1011-released_post78.html 2012-04-16 15:12:52 Web Wiz Forums 10.10 Beta Released http://blogs.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums-1010-beta-released_post76.html Web Wiz ForumsWeb Wiz have today released an early release of Web Wiz Forums version 10.10 Beta that adds a number of new features, security enhancements, and bug fixes to Web Wiz Forums.

New features and enhancements include:-

  • Integration with StopForumSpam.com
  • New Spam Cleaner
  • Native SSL Support
  • Experimental Support for new EU Cookie Directive compliance
  • Date displays updated to show number of hours and minutes in the last 24 hours
  • HTTP XML API updated to version 2.0
  • Plus many other enhancements and bug fixes

All changes are listed in the release notes located at; http://www.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums/kb/release-notes.htm

To download the latest Beta version please go to the Web Wiz Forums download page where you can find this Beta release under the Early Release section, http://www.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums/forum-downloads.htm
]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:57:16 +0000 http://blogs.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums-1010-beta-released_post76.html 2012-03-07 10:57:16 Web Wiz Forums 10.02 Released http://blogs.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums-1002-released_post67.html Web Wiz have today released version 10.02 of our popular Web Wiz Forums bulletin board software that adds a number of bug fixes, improvements, and new configuration features.

This release is aimed mainly at fixing bugs in the new version 10, but also includes a few new features including an update to Active Users and an option to select who can view Member Profiles.

A number of bugs that have been reported in our Support Forums have been addressed and fixed, including reports of Forum Members receiving permission denied errors when posting in forums, mySQL Database errors, RSS Feeds, Points System, improved character support for the Chat Room, and others.

All changes are listed in the release notes located at; http://www.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums/kb/release-notes.htm

More information on Web Wiz Forums is available at www.webwizforums.com
]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:15:13 +0000 http://blogs.webwiz.co.uk/web-wiz-forums-1002-released_post67.html 2011-08-23 10:15:13