Trakr Update: 8th April 2008
I have been working mainly on the core site since the last update in order to build up an initial user base for user testing and feedback. Here is a list of what I've done:
- Improvements to registration and edit profile
- E-mail confirmation - To make sure users are using a valid e-mail address.
- Added location and about fields
- Added option to make profile public/private (details below)
- Improved mobile entry - Automatically converts UK numbers into international format.
- Privacy control - User's can now specify whether they want their profile to be public. If they decide to make it private, users who aren't their friends can't view their profiles and their profile page won't be crawlable by search engines.
- RSS feeds - If a user's profile is public, an RSS feed is available showing their recent lifestream activity. For privacy reasons, RSS feeds for individual users are not available if their profile is set to private.
- Improved sub navigation - Now appears on all pages if a user is logged in and has nice icons too!
- Friends system
- Friend requests - Users have to approve new friend requests before they can see their activity and profile. A personal message can be attached to a friend request to make it easier for the friend been requested to identify them.
- Friend lists - Friend lists appear on the dashboard, friends page and profile page
- Terms of Use
- Privacy Policy
There are a couple of small things to finish off before it is in a suitable state to announce the web site, but all being well it should be ready tomorrow when I will start inviting users to register.
Posted: 8th April 2008 03:04