Fresh out of the oven! GroupSwim just keeps getting sweeter...

We are pleased as punch to introduce you to the newest version of GroupSwim! This is the follow-on to our recent 'wiki pages' release, and features several powerful new tools for managers, various product enhancements, and bug fixes. A couple highlights...

Direct Add and Edit Profile for Managers

Managers just gained some powerful new tools to dramatically speed-up user adoption and better grow their communities. The new Direct Add feature lets you put members directly into your site without any invitation process. You can Bulk-Add members by uploading a CSV file. There is more control over member's profile settings and group memberships; you can edit someone's groups individually on their profile, or en masse from Manage Members.

Site linking and Site images for Everyone

We've enhanced the powerful Site Link tool to interconnect all your content. Now you can cross-link any discussions, wiki pages, and files in a site. Just use 'Insert Link' from the rich text editor. Similarly, we now allow you to Insert Images from your Site. Now you can upload an image from your computer, use one from the web, OR select one that's already been uploaded to the site. This will allow you to re-use common assets. 
 

See below for the full list of changes (wow, that's a lot!). We hope you like these improvements.  Please let us know what you think here on the Pool, and as always, keeping on swimming!

Yours truly,
Team GroupSwim

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The Full List:

Manager Tools

• 'Direct Add' capability for managers; skip the invites, and get those members in there right away! (See above)
• Bulk add members capability for managers to direct add from a CSV file 
• Access to member's invitation code for open invitations from manage members
• New 'Account settings' page for site members allows you to modify member's preferences
• Ability to edit a member's group memberships and role from their profile page
• Ability to edit multiple member's group memberships at one time from the manage members page
• Added to the 'New...' menu: 'Add new members' and 'Create new group'
• Captchas (those squiggly words that make sure you're human) on requests for invite; cut way down on spam
• More intuitive controls for the site and group announcements

New Features

• Link discussions, files and wiki pages with a point and click UI (See above)
• Can reuse inline images that have already been uploaded to the site (try 'Insert Image' in the editor)
• You can now watch files and wiki pages in your watchlist
• More sophisticated file uploader interface now shows upload progress
• Activity feed now "clumps" consecutive wiki page edits, cutting down on the noise and improves readability
• 'All' tab for tag browsing allows you to see all the content with a certain tag at once
• Added change comments for edited wiki pages to the RSS feeds and email alerts
• Refreshed the profile design, including showing date of last contribution, and clarification or what is shown on a limited profile
• Intro videos for Discussions, Wiki pages, Files, and Watchlist when you come to an empty page.
• Improved email-out so you'll get email notifications much faster
• Enhanced Related Content in the sidebar of discussions, wiki pages, and files
• Increased API support

Bug Fixes, including...

• Fixed multiple rendering and JavaScript alert problems in Internet Explorer 6 and 7
• Upped the maximum size limit for HTML in custom headers, improved error messaging
• Better support for Japanese characters in RSS feed, web app, and email alerts (for all unicode characters, actually)
• Saving a wiki page no longer takes you on the '/edit' URL
• Clicking 'Preview' for a wiki page works consistently
• Allow Google Calendar embed code.
• Substantial quality improvements on the rich text editor; in particular, cross-browser support