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Introducing Activity Feed Improvements, Including Member Status Updates

Today we're pleased to release a set of improvements to the Activity Feed feature on Ning 3.0 networks. The updated Activity Feed allows members to view older items in the feed, and to view new items that have appeared since they loaded the page. We've expanded the capabilities of Social Feeds so that you can have items automatically added to the Activity Feed via RSS and Twitter. We've added a status feature, so that your members can leave status updates in the feed, and we've added link…

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How to upgrade to 3.0 to 2.0

Ok so I'm behind...Could someone please tell me how to upgrade to 3.0 from 2.0?Thanks in advance!

Started by Lakhassia in Ning 3 Tips and Tricks

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Did anyone even want Ning 3.0? ,

Hello :) so... I was emailing Ning the other day about the features we all want, and they got back to me with "we re-designed Ning,so it's not a case of just simply implementing these features back in (which we all know is absolute bull) to give…

Started by Luke Jones in Ning 3 Tips and Tricks

4 Replies · Reply by Fire-Tech 3 hours ago

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Add Some POWr to Your Ning Community

Are you ready to add some POWr to your Ning Network or any other site you administrate? Last week, I literally fell out of my chair when I discovered what is quite possibly the coolest web service to date mega- plug-in, add-on for any community..…

Started by JFarrow in Ning 3 Tips and Tricks, Ning 3 Community Support, and Add a Tip for Other Network Creators (Ning 2)

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New online community survey

Hi everyone, My name is Antoine and I'm the CEO at Crezeo. We are a software startup and we build vertical online communities. I know it's audacious to post that here but I also think, with the Ning platform being staled lately, some of you might…

Started by Antoine Leclercq in Product Ideas & Suggestions, Ning 3 Tips and Tricks, and Improvements to Creators Community

8 Replies · Reply by Antoine Leclercq yesterday

Cometchat are going to be the ones to save Ning

Hello :) While Ning is going downhill, with not bringing in the features we want, Comet chat, are moving quickly, they've already got tons of things, and their bring more, much more :) :) I've asked them for a music player, notification icon and a…

Started by Luke Jones in Ning 3 Tips and Tricks

9 Replies · Reply by Strumelia 15 hours ago

Upload a photo from your profile ?

Hello :) right, I know I' asked this the other day and John told me how to do it, but I' cant seem to find the discussion :/But basically, I want the "upload a photo" feature on a member's profile, instead of needing to see everyone's Photo in the…

Started by Luke Jones in Ning 3 Tips and Tricks

2 Replies · Reply by Luke Jones on Tuesday

Is there a way to make money with my Ning without using Ad's ?

Hello :) So.... I know its a bit of a weird question compared to the ones that are normally on here ahaBut Is there a way to make money with my Website, and not have to see all Ad's on my network ? :)

Started by Luke Jones in Ning 3 Tips and Tricks

2 Replies · Reply by Luke Jones on Tuesday

Hopefully we'll have a music player and other stuff soon :)

Hello :) So ..... My ning network is doing good at the moment, I'm happy with the way it's striving along, I've re-designed it and I've finally found a design that I'm happy with, and more importantly the member's have given me good feedback on it…

Started by Luke Jones in Ning 3 Tips and Tricks

2 Replies · Reply by Luke Jones on Sunday

please help ?

Hello :) So ..... My messages aren't showing up in real time, I have to refresh the page to see I've got a message, is there a way I can fix this ? something in the css maybe ? Thank you :)

Started by Luke Jones in Ning 3 Tips and Tricks

2 Replies · Reply by Luke Jones on Saturday

Another question :P

Hello :) So Every-time I post a question, I forget something :L the thing is, When people message each other in the private messages, It shows them load E.g I've been messaging my mate Jamie, so I've got an inbox off him, then another inbox…

Started by Luke Jones in Ning 3 Tips and Tricks

4 Replies · Reply by Luke Jones on Saturday

Blogs

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Tip 2.0& 3.0: How to Make Your Iframes Full Screen and Responsive

Posted by JFarrow on July 5, 2014 at 3:12pm in Content Creators, Custom Code, and Design

Learn how to make your embedded Iframes open in Full Screen in a Responsive manner for both Ning 2.0 and 3.0 Networks

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Tool: Static Google Map Generator with Embed Code

Posted by JFarrow on May 8, 2014 at 9:00am in Content Creators, Custom Code, and Design

If you want to give your members a tool to use for showing where their posts and content are geolocated, here is a tool for you. Use this static map generator tool to create an embed code for adding maps to your posts, pages and groups or virtually any post on Ning 3.0 networks using this tool. Code is below for adding your own to a site.

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Migration to Ning 3.0 - Demo and Q&A Recording

Posted by Crystal on May 7, 2014 at 12:36pm in Ning Staff Blogs

Last week, we hosted our first Migration Demo and Q&A Webinar. Thanks to Juliet for her awesome Demo and to everyone who attended. There were a few technical glitches, but we worked some of those out for the recording and we'll definitely be taking your feedback on things we can improve on for the next webinar. Read on for the video and additional resources.

How To Help Members Overcome Their Fear of Participation

Posted by Crystal on April 30, 2014 at 10:54am in Engaging Your Community

Members need both the motivation to initiate and to overcome their fear of starting a discussion. Their motivation to initiate will be to either learn something (e.g. "Does anyone know how to....?"), to impress others (e.g. "does anyone else think business class travel isn't as great as it used to be?" or to bond with others (e.g. "I'm upset Kelly got fired from the Apprentice").

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Getting Started

Welcome to Creators!

This is the space where Ning Network Creators come to discuss anything to do with managing their Ning communities. From how to get members more engaged and active to best ways for implementing a feature on your network, it's all here.

What's Up with Ning 3.0

PROJECTS THAT THE NING 3.0 TEAM IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON:

Activity Feed Updates - options for more content in the activity feed.

APIs - The ability to create new members and content programatically.

For more information on what's next, visit the Product Roadmap.

The Feature Prioritization Survey is now closed. Thanks for your feedback and we'll be reviewing the responses and releasing a report in early May.

Activity

Fire-Tech replied to Luke Jones's discussion Did anyone even want Ning 3.0? ,

"Yup"

Strumelia replied to Luke Jones's discussion Did anyone even want Ning 3.0? ,

"Will things ever go back to some form of the way they were? Glam is the only one that can answer that question...and... well.............?

Glam will not answer that or any other questions anymore. But I feel that most of us here can actually answe…"

Lakhassia left a comment for Lakhassia

"Thank you both. "

Fire-Tech replied to Mary Jane Peterson's discussion New Site with 3.0

"+1 lol"

Fire-Tech replied to Luke Jones's discussion Did anyone even want Ning 3.0? ,

"Diane pretty much summed it up.
Many of us had pushed 2.0 to its limits and the features we did have were often left incomplete / didn't function well. A lot of us helped each other with codes to make the platform less clunky and had some good commu…"

Writer Chick {Diane} replied to Mary Jane Peterson's discussion New Site with 3.0

"I wonder if they even care what content is on their platform anymore, since they don't seem to care about improving it."

Writer Chick {Diane} replied to Luke Jones's discussion Did anyone even want Ning 3.0? ,

"To answer your question in the title line honestly....YES, there were (and still are) creators who wanted 3.0, or at least something better than 2.0. We didn't have responsive networks, which was crucial to some of us, me especially. I desperately…"

Trish White replied to Trish White's discussion TEXT BOX NOT WORKING AGAIN

"Hi Kos,
I haven't added any Css code - I do what I always do - nothing different - I also don't know how to remove CSS? where is it?
thanks for the reply,
Trish"

Jorge Vila replied to marshall blake's discussion Events For 3.0 Networks

"Marshall, thanks a lot for sharing this! I really appreciate it. I would like to join your community!
Also, I see you added a Facebook share to your site.
1. Could you share with me how to do this as I read FB's instructions but can't figure it ou…"

Eve Bellator replied to Mary Jane Peterson's discussion New Site with 3.0

"Agreed! They asked me to clean up or shut down my Gas Mask site because of nudity. I shut it down. Now there is a gas mask group on the Horror site- tasteful images only!"

Jorge Vila replied to marshall blake's discussion Events For 3.0 Networks

"Robin,
Do you have Time.ly installed in your site? If yes, may I see it?
Jorge Vila"

steve replied to Mary Jane Peterson's discussion New Site with 3.0

" You need to be careful Jane if you are running some sort of sex toy party thing... Ning are a bit funny about this sort of stuff specially if you have any sexy or semi nude pictures on your site,
Best to keep your head down a bit.
lol,, No pun int…"

Kos replied to Trish White's discussion TEXT BOX NOT WORKING AGAIN

"Trish it must have something to do with the code you have added. It's not happening to us so if I were you, I would remove the codes in CSS and replace them one at a time, until you determine which one is causing the problem. Sorry - hope you get…"