UPGRADE EXPERIENCE - I just upgraded my 4 websites from JS 4.1RC to the full release using the iJoomla Installer within the Joomla Admin. No issues. A tip to those upgrading - once you have upgraded clear the cache immediately. If you have a CDN like Cloudflare, don't forget to clear that out as well. I am experiencing no issues whatsoever from the upgrade. - feeling happy

BEFORE YOU UPGRADE TO JOMSOCIAL 4.1 - Please take the time to read the release information on JS 4.1. I was one of a few who installed the RC Release Candidate on several sites that I manage and know for a fact you will need to redo many of your JS modules - not all but most. Take the time to document your current JS installation BEFORE you upgrade. Once the upgrade is done you will lose your...BEFORE YOU UPGRADE TO JOMSOCIAL 4.1 - Please take the time to read the release information on JS 4.1. I was one of a few who installed the RC Release Candidate on several sites that I manage and know for a fact you will need to redo many of your JS modules - not all but most. Take the time to document your current JS installation BEFORE you upgrade. Once the upgrade is done you will lose your layouts making the replication very difficult and time consuming. Other than the modules, using JS4.1RC has been amazing. I am about to do the upgrades to 4.1 stable release. Kudos to the team for such an amazing job! This is still THE BEST social option for Joomla by far. Show more

New in JomSocial is the WATERMARK feature where every picture posted on your social is watermarked with a single logo. As a social network admin, what are your legal considerations or concerns of having users post copyrighted pictures on your network and your watermark ending up on said pic? You really have no control over what content gets posted on your network. Thoughts?

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In the new JomSocial 4.1RC I changed the CSS to show the video thumbnails as full player size and the playback in the stream is also the same size. 620px by 340px appears to work well with my layout. This sample is a standard YouTube link. What do you think?

Siniša Krišan - You asked what I want... I want it put back the way it was OR we be able to determine the order of the tabs based on the install of Jomsocial on a given deployment. What we have here is a forced importance of information that does not fit the need of each install. While some feel members are important, others such as my large Jomsocial install events are a HUGE deal. Having them...Siniša Krišan - You asked what I want ... I want it put back the way it was OR we be able to determine the order of the tabs based on the install of Jomsocial on a given deployment. What we have here is a forced importance of information that does not fit the need of each install. While some feel members are important, others such as my large Jomsocial install events are a HUGE deal. Having them pushed to a secondary position which requires human interaction to view lessens the possibility of that content to be viewed. The interaction heat map on my site which shows clicks is clearly telling me that people are not click on the tabs to see information. My site has 15 million page views a month and a very active social network. I am basing my thoughts on tabs on user evidence. Show more

While I appreciate the new stacked module positions, it did not really address the issue with GROUPS. The EVENTS are buried into a tab and not clearly visible. Makes it very difficult to promote an event when hidden behind a tab as a secondary item. Same with important ANNOUNCEMENTS. Those appear buried to the group member. Because these are baked into the code, we cannot reassign them to a...While I appreciate the new stacked module positions, it did not really address the issue with GROUPS. The EVENTS are buried into a tab and not clearly visible. Makes it very difficult to promote an event when hidden behind a tab as a secondary item. Same with important ANNOUNCEMENTS. Those appear buried to the group member. Because these are baked into the code, we cannot reassign them to a stacked position. How can I un-tab these two important group informational items? Has anyone come up with a work-around? Code mod? As you can see I have VERY active groups (5,000 plus) and the EVENT feature is frequently used and now my members are asking where they are. The tabs are confusing them. Thanks Show more

While I appreciate the new stacked module positions, it did not really address the issue with GROUPS. The EVENTS are buried into a tab and not clearly visible. Makes it very difficult to promote an event when hidden behind a tab as a secondary item. Same with important ANNOUNCEMENTS. Those too are buried. Because these are baked into the code, we cannot reassign them to a stacked position. How...While I appreciate the new stacked module positions, it did not really address the issue with GROUPS. The EVENTS are buried into a tab and not clearly visible. Makes it very difficult to promote an event when hidden behind a tab as a secondary item. Same with important ANNOUNCEMENTS. Those too are buried. Because these are baked into the code, we cannot reassign them to a stacked position. How can I un-tab these two important group informational items? Show more

T3 QUESTION - The Socialize 2 template package currently includes T3 Framework plugin version includes 2.4.5 while the newest version is 2.4.8. I am hesitant about upgrading because I see a mention in the Socialize documentation that the 2.4.5 is a custom version for Socialize. Is this true? Can we go ahead and install updated framework plugins as they become available? Yes, I am having issues...T3 QUESTION - The Socialize 2 template package currently includes T3 Framework plugin version includes 2.4.5 while the newest version is 2.4.8. I am hesitant about upgrading because I see a mention in the Socialize documentation that the 2.4.5 is a custom version for Socialize. Is this true? Can we go ahead and install updated framework plugins as they become available? Yes, I am having issues with Thememagic which is why I want to update and stay current on my plugins. Show more

Does anyone know where to edit the TIME ZONE designations or wording? They are HORRENDOUS! For the western hemisphere they make no sense at all. Thanks.