If you thought Community Server 2008 had some cool features, you haven't seen nothin' yet. In the new 2008.5 release, not only did we make enhancements to the forums module but we were able to squeeze in Wikis, an entire new component to the Community Server platform. That being said, this is not your traditional point release. The demand was too high to let this one slip into Q1 2009.
Before I dive into feature highlights, I would like to say thanks to all community members and Telligent employees for all their feedback during the beta phase. It's amazing what a community can do to improve a product launch. Oh, and I can't forget about the Telligent Community Server Product Team for their hard work and making this happen -- and ON TIME!
Ok let's get to it. What you'll notice right away are the enhancements to the Forums/Discussions and the addition of the Wiki.
Forums
- A new forum can be enabled for question and answer or for a general discussion.
- New workflow: User A asks a question, users B & C suggest answers, and user A marks one of both of the suggest answers as the "verified" answer. Once an answer is verified it is always shown at the top (in green) of the thread under the question.
- New design: The theme icons and visuals have been updated to clearly reflect the three post/thread states (Unanswered, Suggested Answer, and Verified Answer)
- Supports points system for contributions.
Wikis
- WYSYWIG editable pages with revision history's, tags, comments, and ratings.
- Multiple Wikis per site and one Wiki per group.
- Roles for Wiki Administrators and Moderators.
- The ability to create a Table of Contents.
- Supports attachments and points system for contributions.
In addition to the Forums and Wikis we made much needed enhancements to Enterprise Mail Gateway, Content Manager, Spam Filtering, and improved System Performance.
Posted
Wed, Sep 17 2008 8:36 AM
by
Burt Barnes