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  • Rastin Mehr 9:33 pm on July 18, 2012 Permalink
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    So what is new in Anahita 2.0 

    Planning the upcoming #Anahita 2.* releases

     

    Just over a day ago we started distributing the Anahita 2.0 Birth release package as well as 2 additional free social apps: Anahita Groups and Topics. We also have the Anahita 2.0 API documentation available for the hackers and developers out there who would like to learn what goes on inside the Anahita framework. It was 4:30 AM that we announced the availability of the 2.0 Birth release and I promised to do another blog post describing all the new aspects of the Anahita 2.0, so here we go:

     

    Completely Rewritten Framework

    We have taken all the knowledge and experience that we had gained from the Anahita 1.5 release and rewritten a lot of the framework code to be more reusable and efficient. Anahita now provides one of the most comprehensive APIs specialized for developing custom social apps and services. You can take a look at the Anahita API documentation for yourself.

     

    It is faster

    Anahita 2.0 is about 30% faster now due to the improvements that we have done all the way from the low level system calls and database queries up to the user interfaces where pages are loaded and rendered. For those of you who are more technical:

    1. we are using the latest release of Nooku Framework which renders the layouts faster with APC on.
    2. Using technologies such as Twitter Bootstrap and LessCSS, Anahita now has a single compact CSS file which downloads very quickly and pages render quite fast.
    3. Stream paginations on the dashboard and profiles have been optimized to load and pre-load faster which results into a instantaneous and seamless user experience.

    Lighter and leaner social apps

    All the Anahita social apps have been rewritten using the new framework code and now contain on average 48% less code and that is while they perform faster and smoother than before.

    That means the custom social apps that you wil be developing require less code than before.

    Anahita 2.0 apps are on average %48 smaller in comparisons with the 1.5 ones

    How much smaller are the Anahita 2.0 apps in comparison with the 1.5 ones?

    • Anahita Pages: 39%
    • Anahita Todos: 39%
    • Anahita Photos: 37%
    • Anahita Groups: 84%
    • Anahita Topics: 66%
    • Anahita Connect: 22%

    Improved Story Feeds

    The logic in the story feed has been greatly improved in comparison with the 1.5 release also a lot of the data grouping and preparation that used to happen at the application level are now happening at the database query level.

     

    Improved Composers

    Until now, the composers on the dashboards and profiles could only be used for posting stories. In the Anahita 2.0, the composers can be used for posting all types of media such as photos, topics, pages, etc. The Anahita framework also provides a very easy to use API for you to create your own custom composer for the social apps that you are developing.

    Anahita composers

     

    Improved Actor Profiles

    The actor profile layout has been redesigned to be less cluttered and it provides more room for additional applications and modules.

    Anahita Actor Profile
    The Edit Profile user interface has also been completely redesigned so all the profile administration task can be done in one place. Anahita framework provides the necessary APIs for your custom app to include additional tabs into the edit profile area.

     

    Notifications System

    Anahita now has a notification system to alert the viewer about all the new comments, likes, and other events that they should be notified about.

     

    Twitter Bootstrap & LessCSS

    We have used and extended the Twitter Bootstrap 2.0 library with the Anahita set of styling libraries in order to construct and style the user interfaces. Anahita 2.0 also comes with a built-in LessCSS compiler so let’s say if you wanted to customize the Anahita Shiraz template, just switch on the debug mode, modify the Less files or include new ones, then refresh the browser and Anahita will compile a single compact css file that contains all the Boostrap library as well as Anahita libraries.

    Important Note: We are still using the grid system provided by the Gantry Framework rather than using the fluid grid system provided by the Bootstrap. We will soon be discarding the Gantry framework and use the native Anahita template engine which will be using the Bootstrap responsive grid. As soon as we are done, the update will be available for free.

    What’s next?

    The 2.0 Birth release has opened a new chapter for the Anahita project and we have a whole new journey ahead of us. Our main focus for the upcoming 2.* releases will be: Search, content curation, and mobile accessibility.

     

    • James 1:19 pm on July 19, 2012 Permalink

      Super super work guys, looking forward to seeing what is beyond version 2.0 ;)

    • Rastin Mehr 5:56 pm on July 19, 2012 Permalink

      Thank you @James the work has already begun. I am drafting a list of what the vision going to be for the 2.* releases.

    • kostas 4:06 pm on July 21, 2012 Permalink

      well done guys ;-)

    • Claude Gelinas 10:11 am on July 22, 2012 Permalink

      Looks like a nice start, 2.0-wise!

    • Andre 12:43 pm on July 26, 2012 Permalink

      Well done guys. Love it

  • Rastin Mehr 9:15 pm on September 4, 2011 Permalink
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    Anahita 1.5.11 Birth Release Update Available for Download 

    You can receive this updates either from the Anahita Bazaar in the administration back-end of your Anahita installation, or by downloading and installing the Anahita update and application packages one by one.

    DO MAKE SURE to make both file and database backups before applying the updates to your Anahita installation.

    This minor update provides a number of bug fixes in the core libraries as well as a number of user interface and usability improvements. To name a few:

    We have added a Visual and HTML editor API which is reusable in Anahita Apps. This editor is custom developed for the social networking posts and only provides the type of tags that are most commonly used in comments, topics, pages, and etc. within the body of the user generated content.

    Anahita Visual Editor

    Anahita Visual Editor

    Anahita HTML Editor

    Anahita HTML Editor

    Currently Anahita ™ Discussions and Pages apps are using the editor which makes it a lot easier for all types of users to add bold, italic, block quote, and other types of stylings in their posts.

    Anahita Comments

    More minimalist and user friendly comments

    We have also changed the way comments are displayed so they take up less height. Before users had to go to the action list on top of the comment list and click on the “Comment” action before they could comment. Now they can go to the bottom of the comment list and click on the highlighted “Add a comment” area for the commenting box to appear.

    New Photos and Album Stories

    New Photos and Album Stories

    When you upload new photos or create a new album, this is how the new stories are displayed. Of course the story items can be commented on.

    What else should be updated?

    We recommend that after you update the Anahita Social Networking Engine, you also update Anahita Shiraz template and the apps: Groups, Discussions, Photos, and Todos.

    If you are using a template other than shiraz or a custom social app that you have developed yourself, you’ll probably have to update them too.

    Change Logs

    The following are the change logs.

    Legend:

    * -> Security Fix
    # -> Bug Fix
    $ -> Language fix or change
    + -> Addition
    ^ -> Change
    - -> Removed
    ! -> Note

    Anahita Social Networking Engine

    ===Version 1.5.11===
    + Added a ptag filter for text-based HTML editor
    ^ the @content( method used to prepare node description fields is now wrapping text blocks in p tags
    + ul and ol tags inside the story body now have left padding
    # large images within comments now have max-width styling
    + Added html/quick tag editor
    + Added overtext to add comment
    # Fix playing flash video in IE
    # An actor list view always show regardless of the profile privacy. This allows for the socialgraph actions to render even if an actor profile is not visable
    # Privacy Form display an activity indicator when submting in ajax post
    + Added comment prompt for when a user can't comment either because they're guest/not following or the comment is closed
    - checking for the banners folder was removed from the systeminfo in the back-end
    + profile actor info fields now recognize endline in the sentences
    + profile actor info fields textarea now have a height of 100px
    ^ Person date of birth no longer has endlines before and after it
    ^ instances of "My" are changed to "Viewer's" in the menu item entry points to the com_socialengine
    ^ search now happens in the nobe body as well as the name or title
    ^ css class .an-se-medium-description in socialengine.css now has word-wrap: break-word

    Anahita Groups

    ===Version 1.3.2===
    # pagination link was constructed wrong. It is fixed now

    Anahita Discussions

    ===Version 1.2.3===
    ^ all description fields are now using @content
    - white-space: pre-wrap; has been removed from the discussions.css for styling the description fields
    ^ topic form is now 380px height
    - RSS link from the board view has been removed
    ^ if no boards are created, no boards selector shows on the topic form
    ^ comment story item now includes the name of the owner as well

    Anahita Photos

    ===Version 1.4.2===
    ^ all description fields are using @content( to render
    ^ on photo read view the names of author and editor are now shown in the additional info area
    ^ images within the story feed are now larger
    ^ new album story is now showing the medium size cover and up to 5 image square thumbnails in the album
    + in upload.js timeLimit has been increased to 60 and the fileListMax is limited to 10
    ^ profile gadget translation has changed. Instead of "Photo Stream" it says "Photos"
    + Added a photo uploader HTML fallback
    # Fixed the photo count after a photo delete

    Anahita Todos

    ===Version 1.2===
    ^ all description fields are now using @content(
    - an-se-text-body class tag has been removed for all the description fields
    ^ milestones are sorted by endDate DESC
    + added blank component module to the todo-item default view
    # closing and openning todo-items without parents was causing an error.

     

  • Rastin Mehr 1:28 am on June 11, 2011 Permalink
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    Anahita ™ Todos has replaced Anahita ™ Projects 

    How do we find time to enjoy our cappuccinos? we use Anahita ™ Todos!

    We have successfully started using the Anahita ™ Todos social app on Anahitapolis website for managing todos and milestones in all of our projects. There is also an Embryo release package available for download. We are going to use this social app for a while on the Anahitapolis.com and pretty soon there will be Birth release available to you once we find it stable enough to be used on your live social networks.

    Anahita ™ Todos is replacing the Anahita ™ Projects which was initially developed as the project management social app for Anahita and we have been using it since Nov. 2010 to manage about 10 projects on Anahitapolis.com

    Anahita ™ Projects was basically a custom groups with features to handle to-do items, to-do lists, and milestones. Back then we thought this app would evolve and specialize as a project management tool. After several months of using it, we realized that we were maintaining two social apps, Anahita Groups and Projects, which were mostly identical in terms of providing groups functionality. There was no point in maintaining two codebase with mostly similar aspects! So a better approach was to instead improve the Anahita ™ Groups app and then develop the Anahita ™ Todos which is now installable on both groups and people profiles.

    There is always such a grace in simplicity!

    I really would like to write more about how projects are managed in Anahitapolis community. A lot of people still wonder how 2 people get to manage and develop 10 projects and still find free time to enjoy their cappuccinos! That’s because solutions built on a social networking engine such as Anahita™ put your productivity and communication on steroids or shall I say on good wholesome caffeine!

    If we can do it, so can you. So sign up as  Premium Tribe Member and start building the foundations of your business on the next generation of productivity and communication tools that Anahita™ provides.

     

  • Rastin Mehr 6:24 pm on April 28, 2011 Permalink
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    New Update packages for the Anahita and Birth Release Apps 

    We have new update packages available for the Anahita ™ social networking engine and Anahita ™ Groups, Discussions, and Photos birth releases that provide a number of improvements and critical bug fixes. We do recommend that you update the Anahita ™ before upgrading any of the social applications.

    Important Note: do make a back up of your entire installation and database before applying the upgrade packages.

    Updating Anahita ™

    • Download the latest update package of Anahita ™ from here
    • In your installation of Anahita ™ go to administrator backend: Extend > Install/Uninstall
    • Select and package zip file and upload

    Updating Anahita ™ Social Apps

    To upgrade any of the Anahita ™ Groups, Discussions, or Photos applications do as following:

    • Download the latest update package of Anahita ™ Groups, Discussions, or Photos applications. Please note that the same package can be used for first time install or upgrading from an older install.
    • In your installation of Anahita ™ go to the administrator backend: Extend > Install/Uninstall
    • Select and package zip file and upload

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  • Rastin Mehr 3:36 am on March 8, 2011 Permalink
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    Anahita™ Groups 1.0 Birth release now available 

    This is the first birth release in the collection Anahita™ social applications and one of the most essential ones. We have been using the Anahita™ Groups for about 6 months now to provide service and support to the Anahitapolis members. The only problem was that until recently only the website administrators were able to create and maintain groups. In the 1.0 Birth release any of user types within the system, depending on the configuration, can be allowed to create their own groups, assign administrators, and maintain them.

    Anahita Groups Profile

    An Anahita™ group profile is just like a person profile except that a group represents a collection of people coming together to collaborate and stay updated in regards with a shared goal or context. A group has:

    1. an avatar
    2. identity (title, description)
    3. a story feed
    4. a social graph
    5. a collection of social application that are available within it such as (Photos, Discussions, blogs, etc.)

     

    Anahita Social Apps within a group

    Instances of applications such as discussions, photos, blogs, etc. work within group and people profiles. A group can be followed just like how a person can be followed. A group is entitled to privacy just like a person is entitled to privacy. Group administrators have the option to remove or ban followers from a group.

    To learn more about the Anahita™ Groups visit this page. Premium members can download the package and install it on the Anahita™ 1.5.3 and later.

     

     

    • Eric Doriean 4:02 am on March 8, 2011 Permalink

      Congratulations. Anahita is really coming together. Like the fact you mentioned blogs a few times. Must mean its getting closer?

    • Rastin Mehr 4:29 am on March 8, 2011 Permalink

      Thank you @Eric :)

      Closer to what?

    • Eric Doriean 8:34 pm on March 8, 2011 Permalink

      Closer to having the blog functionality in Anahita

    • Rastin Mehr 9:37 pm on March 8, 2011 Permalink

      Oh you are waiting for the blog! We will have blogs after the folksonomy libraries are implemented in the next release. Building the blogs after that will be quite simple!

    • Eric Doriean 4:07 am on March 11, 2011 Permalink

      Cool as. I like it when you use words like folksonomy

    • K 12:43 am on March 13, 2011 Permalink

      Please update your broken link for photos for the Anahita premium package. I purchased it yesterday and I do not have time to wait 72 hours for your company to get back to me. This is not acceptable. Time is money. please update this problem. Many thanks!

    • Rastin Mehr 1:37 am on March 13, 2011 Permalink

      @K the link was broken for a short while because we are reorganizing the SVN and building the Anahita Photos Birth release as we speak. We apologize for the inconvenience. The link has been updated and if you can wait a bit longer we will have the stable packages ready too soon. I’ve just sent you an email with more information.

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