Guild Launch News
Guild Launch Version 6.6 Released
Guild Launch Version 6.6 Release Notes
This release is a focused release to provide key, in-depth enhancements to Raid Signups, provide other functionality such as the Boss Strat widget and perform bug fixes.
There is something in this release for just about everyone.
Note: If you have old signups the short version that now displays on the signup page may contain some HTML code. This should only effect removed signups. This is expected and is a result of changes in how we display notes. The hover should have a more readable version. New signups will not have this issue and only removed signups should be effected in the first place.
Note: New Warhammer Character Profiler
The new Warhammer Character Profiler is officially in Beta. This means it may still have bugs, or may not upload, or may not work. We appreciate your patience during what we expect to be a pretty short Beta phase. We had quite a few helpful users during the Alpha phase and made good testing progress during this time. The fact still remains that it is Beta. If you encounter an issue please open a new thread instead of responding to this one so that we can track these issues seperately.
The New Warhammer character profiler can be downloaded here:
http://glmods.guildlaunch.com/gwiki/index.php?page_name=Warhammer_Character_Profiler&gid=68936&page_id=8133
Enjoy!
Stephen
Feature Additions
Raid Signups
The Raid Signup process has been completely overhauled. Change include:
* A new Overview tab allows users and admin to focus on the critical functionality of the Raid Signups: When is the raid, who is signed up, who is approved into signup groups, and to indicate your availability.
* The new Group Detail, Signup Detail and Templates tab allow you to focus on those repsective tasks on a page dedicated to that functionality.
* Seperation of Admin functions from User functions
* Seperation of major function areas into a tabbed layout
* Ajax through 95% of the functionality for quicker loads, less clicking, etc.
* Sorting is now retained on the Signup list
* Fixed "LATE" signup detection
* Ability to signup as "Avaiable", "Tentative" and "Unavailable" so no more two step process
* Ability to add to your signup notes after signing up.
* Full tracking of state changes for signups and who made the change when. e.g. The system tracks if you change from Available to unavailable and adds the time it was done and who made the change (User or Admin) and allows the user to add to their not when making the change
* A very visible Raid Name, Date and Pool indicator is now shown on the signup overview page.
* The new Signup Overview page contains all of the critical data that most users and admins need to determien the state of the raid signups.
* You can now edit a Signup Group so you can change the Max Participants, Auto Fill Settings and Group name whithout removing all of the members.
* The saving of Group templates is now done in a seperate tab. This change deemphasizes this process and makes it clearer that it is optional.
* The Signup information has been reorganized to be clearer and more readable.
* Signup notes have been refined so that the first 50 characters of the signup note displays always and the full signup note is shown on a hover, so no clicking and reclicking is required to check signup notes.
* A "Class & Signup Date" sort has been added to the Signup Detail tab.
* All sorting on the Signup Detail tab is retained when assigning members to groups and changing their status.
* The signup detail tab is fully Ajax driven so that signups can be done without page reloads and without losing your place in the signup list.
* The Quick signup option has been moved to the left to be more readily available.
* Instructions and wording on all pages have been improved.
* Instructions regarding how to get an eligible character for signing up has been improved.
* A Green, Yellow and Red stripe runs down the right side of the signup list to help you orient when looking at a long list of signups.
* Some tabs duplicate access to certain functionality such as changing a signup status, so that these often performed functions are at your fingertips. This will become more noticeable as you gain experience with the new layout.
Boss Strat Widget
We all know that Boss Strategy is important in alot of games. The new Boss Strat widget is something that I dreamed up after noticing just how many guilds linked to boss strats, made posts about boss strats. This widget provides a way for an admin to embed a video, link to a discussion, and to link to other info regarding a boss strategy. The user can then shuffle through the strategies directly onto the widget and click on a link for more detailed info such as the video.
This widget is very flexible for sharing all sorts of boss strategy info and we think you all will enjoy it alot.
Warhammer Character Profiler
The Warhamme character profiler is now in Beta and the data can be uploaded to the site. You can access the upload form at the bottom of your Characters tab on your User Profile.
Image Gallery Comments
Guild members can now post comments on pictures in the Image Gallery. This has been an often requested feature and we're glad to be making it available. Admins are able to delete comments, but otherwise the system is a straight forward stream of posts, no editing, no posting, no BBCode.
Templates
2 New Aion Templates
We've added two new basic Aion templates. We have another Aion template on the way as well, but it is more involved and wasn't quite finished.
1 Runes of Magic Templates
We've added a RoM template as well. This template uses in-game icons for the widgets and around the template as well as some of the game art. It's a nice template.
Enhancements
New Guild Welcome Post
The new guild welcome post has been cleand up and refined. The information is more tailored to what we've learned about the needs of new guilds and is generally more eye pleasing.
Homepage Music
The Apple Quicktime MP3 player that has proven to have issues has been replaced by a simple Flash player. This player will render all of its buttons and won't puke it's guts out when given a bad URL which are all improvements over Apple's offering. Essentially, it just plain works.
Other Enhancements
* Added an "Indent" BBCode. This BBCode is essentially like a Paragraph tag, but lets you indent a block of text a configurable number of pixels. The new BBCode is available in the Guild Launch BBCode extension dropdown.
* Changed header background color entry on the template editor to accept more varied colors including those with pounds signs (#) and those without.
* The application now correctly enforces a numeric header height on the template editor
* The calendar page now shows the user's and the guild's current date, time and timezone information at the bottom.
* Better session expiration detection has been added in many areas so that the app will now inform the user of the session expiration instead of presenting an error or blank page.
* Error codes have been added to some messages to differentiate between subtle error differences.
* We've moved the "Old Import" into an area for "eqDKP Compatible" imports. This should support usage of mods such as Headcount. If you have any Headcount sample export XML we would like to test more with them. Please send them to support@guildlaunch.com
* An indicator for whether a use is signed up for a raid is now available on the Signup Overview page and on the Calendar Itinerary
* The Guild Itinerary for the month no longer shows events and raids that have passed.
* Various instructions in the Signup Process have been refined. In addition the layout has been refined to make some notifications larger and to make the multi-step process more evident.
* Some Rapid Raid navigation has been cleand up
Other Updates
* We've upgraded the WYSIWYG editor to it's most recent version. If you encounter an issue with the WYSIWYG please clear your browser cache and try it again.
Bug Fixes
* PMs to users with special characters will now function properly
* A minor layout issue has been fixed on the Add Raid page
* An issue with requiring a login to post in public forums has been fixed
* An error with moving images when an image_id wasn't present has been fixed.
* Sorting in the File LIbrary has been fixed.
* An error that could lead to an error on the Section linkbox page has been fixed.
* An issue with display of certain HTML in the Wiki editor has been fixed.
* The KOS page will no longer error if a KOS ID is not provided.
* The Date Range Type on the Advanced Attendance Report is now properly defaulted.
* An error has been fixed that would lead to signup instructions being removed from a raid when it was edited.
* An error has been fixed that was leading to Events being created with invalid data on the Events page for Rapid Raid.
* When adding a character that already exists on the guild roster the user is now presented with a recommendation to claim the character.
* An issue that could lead to an error on the poll creation page has been fixed.
* When decaying DKP values, negative DKP will no longer be decayed *upward*. It will instead not be decayed at all.
* An issue where customization settings could cause heading in the Admin to disappear has been fixed.
This release is a focused release to provide key, in-depth enhancements to Raid Signups, provide other functionality such as the Boss Strat widget and perform bug fixes.
There is something in this release for just about everyone.
Note: If you have old signups the short version that now displays on the signup page may contain some HTML code. This should only effect removed signups. This is expected and is a result of changes in how we display notes. The hover should have a more readable version. New signups will not have this issue and only removed signups should be effected in the first place.
Note: New Warhammer Character Profiler
The new Warhammer Character Profiler is officially in Beta. This means it may still have bugs, or may not upload, or may not work. We appreciate your patience during what we expect to be a pretty short Beta phase. We had quite a few helpful users during the Alpha phase and made good testing progress during this time. The fact still remains that it is Beta. If you encounter an issue please open a new thread instead of responding to this one so that we can track these issues seperately.
The New Warhammer character profiler can be downloaded here:
http://glmods.guildlaunch.com/gwiki/index.php?page_name=Warhammer_Character_Profiler&gid=68936&page_id=8133
Enjoy!
Stephen
Feature Additions
Raid Signups
The Raid Signup process has been completely overhauled. Change include:
* A new Overview tab allows users and admin to focus on the critical functionality of the Raid Signups: When is the raid, who is signed up, who is approved into signup groups, and to indicate your availability.
* The new Group Detail, Signup Detail and Templates tab allow you to focus on those repsective tasks on a page dedicated to that functionality.
* Seperation of Admin functions from User functions
* Seperation of major function areas into a tabbed layout
* Ajax through 95% of the functionality for quicker loads, less clicking, etc.
* Sorting is now retained on the Signup list
* Fixed "LATE" signup detection
* Ability to signup as "Avaiable", "Tentative" and "Unavailable" so no more two step process
* Ability to add to your signup notes after signing up.
* Full tracking of state changes for signups and who made the change when. e.g. The system tracks if you change from Available to unavailable and adds the time it was done and who made the change (User or Admin) and allows the user to add to their not when making the change
* A very visible Raid Name, Date and Pool indicator is now shown on the signup overview page.
* The new Signup Overview page contains all of the critical data that most users and admins need to determien the state of the raid signups.
* You can now edit a Signup Group so you can change the Max Participants, Auto Fill Settings and Group name whithout removing all of the members.
* The saving of Group templates is now done in a seperate tab. This change deemphasizes this process and makes it clearer that it is optional.
* The Signup information has been reorganized to be clearer and more readable.
* Signup notes have been refined so that the first 50 characters of the signup note displays always and the full signup note is shown on a hover, so no clicking and reclicking is required to check signup notes.
* A "Class & Signup Date" sort has been added to the Signup Detail tab.
* All sorting on the Signup Detail tab is retained when assigning members to groups and changing their status.
* The signup detail tab is fully Ajax driven so that signups can be done without page reloads and without losing your place in the signup list.
* The Quick signup option has been moved to the left to be more readily available.
* Instructions and wording on all pages have been improved.
* Instructions regarding how to get an eligible character for signing up has been improved.
* A Green, Yellow and Red stripe runs down the right side of the signup list to help you orient when looking at a long list of signups.
* Some tabs duplicate access to certain functionality such as changing a signup status, so that these often performed functions are at your fingertips. This will become more noticeable as you gain experience with the new layout.
Boss Strat Widget
We all know that Boss Strategy is important in alot of games. The new Boss Strat widget is something that I dreamed up after noticing just how many guilds linked to boss strats, made posts about boss strats. This widget provides a way for an admin to embed a video, link to a discussion, and to link to other info regarding a boss strategy. The user can then shuffle through the strategies directly onto the widget and click on a link for more detailed info such as the video.
This widget is very flexible for sharing all sorts of boss strategy info and we think you all will enjoy it alot.
Warhammer Character Profiler
The Warhamme character profiler is now in Beta and the data can be uploaded to the site. You can access the upload form at the bottom of your Characters tab on your User Profile.
Image Gallery Comments
Guild members can now post comments on pictures in the Image Gallery. This has been an often requested feature and we're glad to be making it available. Admins are able to delete comments, but otherwise the system is a straight forward stream of posts, no editing, no posting, no BBCode.
Templates
2 New Aion Templates
We've added two new basic Aion templates. We have another Aion template on the way as well, but it is more involved and wasn't quite finished.
1 Runes of Magic Templates
We've added a RoM template as well. This template uses in-game icons for the widgets and around the template as well as some of the game art. It's a nice template.
Enhancements
New Guild Welcome Post
The new guild welcome post has been cleand up and refined. The information is more tailored to what we've learned about the needs of new guilds and is generally more eye pleasing.
Homepage Music
The Apple Quicktime MP3 player that has proven to have issues has been replaced by a simple Flash player. This player will render all of its buttons and won't puke it's guts out when given a bad URL which are all improvements over Apple's offering. Essentially, it just plain works.
Other Enhancements
* Added an "Indent" BBCode. This BBCode is essentially like a Paragraph tag, but lets you indent a block of text a configurable number of pixels. The new BBCode is available in the Guild Launch BBCode extension dropdown.
* Changed header background color entry on the template editor to accept more varied colors including those with pounds signs (#) and those without.
* The application now correctly enforces a numeric header height on the template editor
* The calendar page now shows the user's and the guild's current date, time and timezone information at the bottom.
* Better session expiration detection has been added in many areas so that the app will now inform the user of the session expiration instead of presenting an error or blank page.
* Error codes have been added to some messages to differentiate between subtle error differences.
* We've moved the "Old Import" into an area for "eqDKP Compatible" imports. This should support usage of mods such as Headcount. If you have any Headcount sample export XML we would like to test more with them. Please send them to support@guildlaunch.com
* An indicator for whether a use is signed up for a raid is now available on the Signup Overview page and on the Calendar Itinerary
* The Guild Itinerary for the month no longer shows events and raids that have passed.
* Various instructions in the Signup Process have been refined. In addition the layout has been refined to make some notifications larger and to make the multi-step process more evident.
* Some Rapid Raid navigation has been cleand up
Other Updates
* We've upgraded the WYSIWYG editor to it's most recent version. If you encounter an issue with the WYSIWYG please clear your browser cache and try it again.
Bug Fixes
* PMs to users with special characters will now function properly
* A minor layout issue has been fixed on the Add Raid page
* An issue with requiring a login to post in public forums has been fixed
* An error with moving images when an image_id wasn't present has been fixed.
* Sorting in the File LIbrary has been fixed.
* An error that could lead to an error on the Section linkbox page has been fixed.
* An issue with display of certain HTML in the Wiki editor has been fixed.
* The KOS page will no longer error if a KOS ID is not provided.
* The Date Range Type on the Advanced Attendance Report is now properly defaulted.
* An error has been fixed that would lead to signup instructions being removed from a raid when it was edited.
* An error has been fixed that was leading to Events being created with invalid data on the Events page for Rapid Raid.
* When adding a character that already exists on the guild roster the user is now presented with a recommendation to claim the character.
* An issue that could lead to an error on the poll creation page has been fixed.
* When decaying DKP values, negative DKP will no longer be decayed *upward*. It will instead not be decayed at all.
* An issue where customization settings could cause heading in the Admin to disappear has been fixed.
Last edited by GL_Support on Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:24 am; edited 3 times in total
Stephen, you guys have really outdone yourselves this time.
Love the new features ESPECIALLY the boss strat widget! Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for making our guild site even better!!
Love the new features ESPECIALLY the boss strat widget! Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for making our guild site even better!!
*~ Sadie ~* wrote:
I'm glad you like it!
Just so you know, you can actually paste the YouTube (or any other site) embed code (as opposed to the link) in the Boss Strat video textbox and the video will show on the Boss Strat's detail page.
-Stephen
Stephen, you guys have really outdone yourselves this time.
Love the new features ESPECIALLY the boss strat widget! Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for making our guild site even better!!
Love the new features ESPECIALLY the boss strat widget! Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for making our guild site even better!!
I'm glad you like it!
Just so you know, you can actually paste the YouTube (or any other site) embed code (as opposed to the link) in the Boss Strat video textbox and the video will show on the Boss Strat's detail page.
-Stephen
Select all checkbox... you know that feeling when you leave town and you're piled in the car and you're just about too far to turn back? Yeah...
As for the Quick Signup and the Select box. They should be able to be moved a bit more apart.
-Stephen
As for the Quick Signup and the Select box. They should be able to be moved a bit more apart.
-Stephen
I did notice an issue when I updated a members note and removed him from available to tentative, I then removed him from DPS to standby. It shows he is in the standby group under his name on the Signup Detail tab but not when you look at the Overview or Group Detail tab.
Feel free to move this to a different forum if need be, not sure if you wanted it here or in a new subject
EDIT - Raid/person in question - Ulduar 06/18 Deathblade (DK)
Feel free to move this to a different forum if need be, not sure if you wanted it here or in a new subject
EDIT - Raid/person in question - Ulduar 06/18 Deathblade (DK)
Amethy wrote:
I've got this fixed in dev. We're going to test it then roll out a fix.
-Stephen
I did notice an issue when I updated a members note and removed him from available to tentative, I then removed him from DPS to standby. It shows he is in the standby group under his name on the Signup Detail tab but not when you look at the Overview or Group Detail tab.
Feel free to move this to a different forum if need be, not sure if you wanted it here or in a new subject
EDIT - Raid/person in question - Ulduar 06/18 Deathblade (DK)
Feel free to move this to a different forum if need be, not sure if you wanted it here or in a new subject
EDIT - Raid/person in question - Ulduar 06/18 Deathblade (DK)
I've got this fixed in dev. We're going to test it then roll out a fix.
-Stephen
After reviewing some more feedback and seeing some more sample data from live sites we are going to work on the Signup Detail tab just a bit. Our goal is to reclaim some of the vertical space that was lost and to optimize a bit more for wide monitors. The current layout leans a bit towards the narrower monitors which are in the relative minority.
-Stephen
-Stephen
Another suggestion (do you want these in the Feature Request forum instead of here?)...
On the Overview tab can we have a total for the "Current Signups" category? There is a total, but it is at the bottom of the page (and in regular font making it hard to notice)...but would be better if it were on the same line as "Current Sign-ups"
On the Overview tab can we have a total for the "Current Signups" category? There is a total, but it is at the bottom of the page (and in regular font making it hard to notice)...but would be better if it were on the same line as "Current Sign-ups"