We've made a change to the policy for image galleries for guild sites.

Our old policy was to limit the amount of megabytes of images you can upload per month, we are changing this to a limit to the total amount of megabyte of images you can have for your site.

The new limits for each package are as follows:

Standard - 1000MB (1GB)
Pro - 2000MB (2GB)
Premium - 5000MB (5GB)

These limits should be well beyond what most guilds will use for their galleries. As an example if every image you uploaded was 100KB, with the standard package your guild could have 10,000 images before reaching the limit.

We added a new block called "Gallery Slideshow".



It's a simple block that displays images randomly from your members galleries. The images fade in and out as it switches every 10 seconds. To add this block visit the Layout tab of the Admin Panel.

We've completed a round of updates primarily to the forums this week.

Forum Signatures
Forum Signatures will appear below all of your forum posts. You can set yours in your Account Profile Settings

Searching
Some basic searching options are available for the Forums now

Subcategory Permissions
You can now set permissions on Forum Subcategories. If all of the Subcategories of a Forum Category are above a users permission level the entire Category is hidden from the user. Permission checks take the highest permission level set, so if a Forum Subcategory is set to Admin privileges, and a Forum Thread within that Subcategory is set to Guest privileges the Thread will still require Admin privileges.

Move Threads
You can now move Forum Threads to a different Forum Subcategory if you wish. You will see a green arrow icon next to pin and lock if you have Admin privileges while viewing a thread, and after clicking it can select from a dropdown with Forum Subcategory you wish to move it to.

Forum Updates Block Available On Forums Page
You can now set the "Latest and Hottest Forums" Home Block to show up on the Forums page rather then your home page. It's a simple checkbox option when you add the block from the Layout tab of the Admin Panel. Setting this block to show up on the forums page will cause it not to show up on the home page, if you want it in both spots you can add two blocks; one for each =)

Navigation Links - Open In New Window
You can now set your main menu navigation links to open in a new window rather then the current one. When you add a link from the Navigation Tab of the Admin Panel there is an additional checkbox option to allow this.

Latest Forum Posts Blocks
You can now click on the "Last Post" text in the latest Forum Posts blocks to go to the last post in the thread. The text does not appear as a link for readability, it looks too busy with so many links, but it is indeed a clicky ;)


Most of these feature requests came from our users, if you notice a feature you would like to see on MMO Guildsites or a change to how you would prefer something to work let us know and we'll look into it =)

Happy holidays.

If your guild is serious about raiding and DKP you'll be happy with our addition today of 6 DKP Blocks you can add to your site.

Last 5 Raids & Most Active Raiders


Most Earned DKP & Most Current DKP


Biggest Spenders & Most Adjusted


Blocks are optional features for your site and may be configured on the Layout tab of the Admin Panel.

These 6 DKP blocks may be added individually as side blocks or paired up on the home page.

If you have ideas for future blocks you may like to see do let us know =)

Thanks to a feature request from one of our users we've added a new block today =)

WoW: Server Status


This is a simple block that shows the status of your server (whether it is online or offline) and its current population.

To enable this block add it from the Layout tab of the Admin Panel. It uses the 'Server' field from your Guild Settings to know what data to fetch, so ensure that is set correctly =)

We're very open to feature suggestions from our users and eager to improve our service, if you have a feature request you'd like to see added to the site let us know! =)

Our DKP System is ready for public use!

We've done our best to make it very simple to add data into the DKP system and provide lots of statistics from past raids.

Our Add Raid form is done entirely with AJAX, meaning you can enter all your data without ever refreshing the page. The form allows you to add multiple users to events at once, assign items and adjustments to users and view a live preview of the data you're entering.

Some Feature Highlights

We've hooked up our Item display with Allakhazam's Database:



Sort and Filter standings to narrow down the info you want:



View your personal DKP stats within your profile:



The DKP feature is our newest addition, and while ready for general use now will continue to see enhancements over the coming weeks. If you have any feature requests for DKP or any other aspect of the site do let us know through our contact form or by emailing our staff - staff@mmoguildsites.com

To get started with DKP for your guild, visit the Navigation Tab of the Admin Panel and enable the 'Raids' item. To enable item popups set your game to 'World of Warcraft' in the Guild Settings tab of the Admin Panel.

Just in time for the weekend we've added 3 new themes to the public list.

Beige n Blue - "its beige...and blue"


Dee Green - "fun with limes"


Dee Red - "what if limes were red!"


These themes are more creations of the fabulously quirky mind of Severed Pinkies.

Public themes are meant to help you get started quickly with your guild site, providing a base theme you can use and customize to your needs...of course you can easily design your own as well with the Theme Editor. To use one of these themes for your site just sign in and click the "Apply to My Site" button next to each theme.

We've added two new themes to the Public Themes list.

Tropa - "a dark mellow theme"


Setis - "a squishy blue theme"


Both themes are designed by Severed Pinkies. To view all themes by her you may search the themes list for 'Severed Pinkies'.

Public themes are available for anyone to use for their guild sites. They may be directly applied to your guild site or loaded into the Theme Editor to be modified (for example to change the banner graphic or the theme width).

We will be regularly adding new themes to the public list, which help to demonstrate some of the uses of the Theme Editor as well as provide nice starting themes for new guilds.

Anyone can, and is welcome to, contribute to the public themes list.

We've made a small update to the race and class settings UI, making it easier to deal with many races and classes by allowing you to minimize races and classes in the admin view.

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After almost a year in development, MMO Guildsites is now live!

To get an idea of what our service provides, we have put up a short 7 page tour highlighting some of our features and benefits, and for those who prefer a more hands on approach we have a 7 day free trial.

The trial is a great way to experience MMO Guildsites first hand, and is offered with a no commitment no hassle approach. You do not need to provide a credit card information and at the end of your 7 day trial it will automatically expire. No cancellation action is necessary on your part.

The trial can be repeated as many times as you like, so you can get a very good idea if MMO Guildsites will meet your needs before you sign up for one of our paid plans.

Now that our service is live we've already begun work on new features we will be adding to the service in the coming months, included a detailed DKP system for raiders.

If you have any suggestions for features you'd like to see us add send us a shout and let us know.