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  • The Flux Platform gives developers a highly extensible and customizable environment on which to build websites:
  • Flux Markup Language (FML) – Developers can customize the appearance of web pages, modules, and their elements using FML. FML is a combination of standard HTML tags with additional proprietary Flux-specific tags added, with the Flux-specific tags being used to access the social data and layer it into the community pages.
  • Flux Developer Tools provide a Preview environment with deploy functionality for developing FML and CSS and also FTP functionality to upload static content directly to the Flux servers. This can all be managed via an easy-to-use interface.
  • Flux Data Access API (DAAPI) – this provides a mechanism for retrieving publicly available community data. The output is offered in multiple formats (XML, Atom, JSON) for convenience. The DAAPI can be used both inside the community (via FML) and externally (for integration of outbound widgets and promotions).
  • Join the developer community now to interact with other Flux developers. Learn more, get answers to tricky questions and share experiences on the developer Discussion Board.
Release Notes
Posted on: 07.16.2009 16:28

New “Manage Content” and “Manage Members” interface updates Released April 2009

Flux released improvements to the Member and Content Management tools, allowing Admins more control and tracking options for moderation actions in their community. The new features include:

          “View Profile History” or “View Item History” link. This allows you to view the moderation history of an individual profile or content item by. It displays all flagging actions taken on the selected profile or item, and who performed each of the action(s).

“Add Note” link. Click here to add a note to a member or content item. These notes appear in the Profile or Item History.

Links to the Member and Content Management tools are available via the Community Manager homepage and Admin Quick Menu.

Click here for more information about Member Management.

 

FML Updates Released April 2009

New FML elements have been added to support context specific CSS or markup based on content type or category ID

Support has been added to inject HTML into the <head> tag of the page

Category IDs and content types may also be added to the current page dynamically

Click here for more information about FML

 

Special User Updates Released May 2009

We released some additional features for our Special User functionality.

Special User Profile Changes

Each Special User Type now has a unique profile template with independently customizable ‘Community Column’ modules. Some of the notable differences from Regular User Profiles include:

Relationship Controls: “Become a Fan” control replaces “Add as Friend”

User Sub-Pages: Left column link to “My Fans” page

Communities List: A “*” badge appears next to communities in which the user is Special

‘Community Column’ Modules: Displays community-customizable module shared by all SUs of the same type

Special User Activity Changes

Special User Type activity receives a unique visual treatment within the Feeds of Regular User Type fans:

Larger profile avatar

SUT Display Name above avatar

Different share message ‘bubble’ color

Special User Administration Changes

New Admin page at Community Manager > Manage Special User Profiles allows the following administration actions:

Create, edit and delete special user types

Customize profile templates for each SUT

Click here for more information about Special User Types.

 

Other updates Released May 2009

Communities may control which 3rd party widgets (embedded flash objects) are granted script access. This setting is available within the Community Manager > Edit Moderation Settings > 3rd Party Widgets page. Click here for more information about moderating your community.

“Digg” and “Stumble Upon” have been added to FShare.