Announcement: Updates

I am doing a lot of backend integration at DesiTwist.com so instead of making a new thread everytime I do something, I will mention it here. As of now I have installed almost all of the bells and whistles made available in the previous version. Here's a quick look at what has been done till now:

November 1st, 2006: DesiTwist's Image hosting comes to life. Members can upload pictures here at DesiTwist.com and can share it with the world. It's as easy as 1-2-3. Open the image hosting page, select a picture from your PC, click the upload button & you're done. You don't need to write tags to make them work with your blog, forum, website outside of DesiTwist.com. All codes are automatically created for you as soon you as upload an image. Just copy & paste them anywhere on the web. You images are also displayed in your profile, so it works like a personal image gallery. To view a demo, surf to [Only Registered and Activated Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...] and scroll down to the bottom. To upload images, click on the DT Image Hosting link (only available in Theme BEE at the moment) on the menu at the top.

You can control who can view your image by setting your uploaded image to public or private. Please make sure that you do not give the absolute URI of your image to anyone once you've made it private. It's not possible for us to control access of direct URI's.

To get things started, we are giving every member an upload limit of 100 images at one time, while the size limit per one image is 500 KB. You're being warned not to abuse the service by uploading copyright protected or pornographic images. Any member found abusing the service will be banned and reported to the authorities immediately. That said, enjoy uploading images.

October 31st, 2006: Links, Private messaging and attachments are now visible on the basis of post count. Members with 15 posts can view links, members with 10 posts can send private messages and members with 10 posts can view attachments.

October 22, 2006: We have introduced member communities for user groups. You can start your own community, invite members, discuss whatever you wish to in your very own community. To join a community or make one of your own, visit [Only Registered and Activated Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...].

October 20, 2006: Media player vbCode has been added. You can integrate music directly into your posts.

vbCode: [.embed]your-mp3-or-wmv-or-avi-url-here[/embed]

Ignore the silent dot (period) in the opening vbCode embed.

Demo:


Latest usernotes since last visit are globalized. You can view the latest usernotes since last visit (every time you sign in) just below the private messages info on the top.

Videos of the popular Pakistani band 'Strings' are now available for download in the downloads section.

October 19, 2006: Our gaming system aka Arcade is back. You can play games [Only Registered and Activated Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...]. You can play games for free at the moment.

You can leave a testimonial for your friend in their profile. To do so, please click on the "add notes" link in his or her profile.

Downloads: Downloads system is back as well. There is no on-server content available as of now but we have plans to do that in near future. You can access downloads area [Only Registered and Activated Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...]

October 16, 2006: Real player & Flash file integration is back at DesiTwist. You can now embed flash & real media files in the posts or topics. Down below are examples with the vBcode that you can use:


Flash files vBcode: [.flash]http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/7828/clock12ng2.swf[/flash]

Output:

Note: Do not use the silent dot (period) in the opening flash code.

Real media vBcode: [.real]http://mysite.com/file.rm[/real]

Output:

Note: This vbcode requires the real player to be installed at user's PC. Ignore the silent dot (period) in the opening real tag.

October 13, 2006: Your profiles are no longer ordinary. Neither the member search, nor the edit profile. I have implemented all that is essential for a friend finding service. Go edit your profiles to see what's new for you: [Only Registered and Activated Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...]

Buddies/Friends in your profile: Your buddies and friends are now displayed at your profile pages. You can create your very own network of friends. Let me explain what friends/buddies in profile are for:

Buddies: A buddy in your profile is a person who has added you as a friend OR you have added as a friend. Their username with a link to their profile will be displayed in both of your profiles.

Friends: When two members add each and other as buddies, they become friends. Your friend's avatar will be displayed in addition to their username & profile link.

You can add anyone as a buddy by going to your USERCP or their profile. Send them a PM and request them to add you as a friend if they want their avatar to be displayed reciprocally. You have all the tools now, grow your network.

Scroll down and fill all the fields available in edit profile. You can now list your Gender, Sexual Orientation, Marital Status, Religion, I speak (Languages), Friends describe me as, My biggest pet peeve, Favorite movies, Favorite music, Favorite food and lots more. All of these are viewable on your profile pages. Here's mine for a demo: [Only Registered and Activated Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...]

You can also search for a member with ease here: [Only Registered and Activated Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...]

Gender specification is back in the postbits (topic view) as well.

October 9, 2006: Shoutbox is back. Our new shoutbox is now ajaxed which means that you won't have to refresh to view the latest shouts.

Recent Blog feature has been integrated on the request of Yunus (Mytonse). You can add your blog's RSS feed by editing your profile. A link with the description to the latest blog entry will be displayed under your username in the topics. Please note that we do not support atom feeds at the moment.

Previously:

A new template named "Epic" is available at the board for our members. You can switch your template anytime by either editing your options or by selecting a different style from the drop down menu available at the bottom of every page.

Privacy policy, Disclaimer & Forum rules are added to the board and all of them can be accessed from the bottom of every page at the board.

Past:

DesiTwist.com's chat room is now live and available to all of our members. I will now briefly describe the features, the rest is for you to find out. Requirement: Flash player & JVM. (Installed on most computers by default) Features: Ability to change font size, send smilies, sound alerts, private chatting & switching rooms. We currently have the following rooms available: Bethak, Love bites, Bollywood & Music cafe. You can suggest new rooms at our town hall section.

Coming soon:

Points system.
Blogs.
Better looking profiles.
Avatars, lots of avatars.
Smilies aka emoticons.

Your suggestions are always welcomed.

Sincerely,
Administrator.

I am there

Thanks for updating Bhaya

What should i say more about your job?Har cheez ke baray main kuch kehna fazool hota hay jo KHUD apni misaal aap ho Awechome work

Thank you Faisal & Hira. I am giving this topic a friendly bump.

Thanks Admin

I would like to see the gender of each member. Sometimes it's hard to interpret if someone is a boy or girl just by looking at their user name.

I agree with Hina

And great work, I love it (Y)

You want it, you have it. I'll be updating the OP now so make sure that you read it.

Thank you

I forgot to say, great job on the site as a whole. All of your hard work shows

My profile looks damn sexy now.. Will ya take a look at it please?

Hina add me to your buddy list.. you're already there in mine Thank you Aapi for not being too lazy today j/k

Waqai bohat achi lag rahi hai aapki profile

Thank you let me check yours and write a testimonial for you

U welcum How to write a testimonial?

I've posted one for you here: [Only Registered and Activated Users Can See Links. Click Here To Register...]

You can write a testimonial by going to a user's profile and clicking on "add user notes". Don't forget to add me & others in your buddy list.

It looks great and i've written a testimonial there as well

I have added you to my buddy list too