Product History
"I was introduced to John by another happy customer. He made it very easy to get a web site up and running. I tried to do this myself and wasted precious time.
John is very professional and patient with customers. In a very short time you to can have a web site running."
Richard
President Lanlyn Inst.
lanlyninst.com
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Product History
Invisible Gold 3.0 (September 2007)
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After nearly a year of improvements, the new Invisible Gold version is out. You could say this is the "administrator release". Our main focus was to improve core security and reliability and provide a foundation for several new versions and features.
Regardless, there are some neat features that are already proving to be very popular. The new "top 25" traffic lists, and "form bot" filters are the first things that people talk about:
SECURITY
-New filter blocks spam to website owner from "form bots"
-System audited and locked down against common threats such as XSS, SQL Injection, SPAM, SPLOGs
-Forgot Password page now accepts email address or login and only allows reset
SEARCH ENGINE/TRACKING
-"Top 25" lists in tracking - most popular page, referring site, and search phrase
-Custom meta tags settings (enable you to use Google tracking)
EMAIL
-Websites now support custom "email frameworks" that can be optimized to avoid spam filters
-Email addresses are checked to be valid before sending (to reduce bounces)
-Unsubscribe a list of email addresses with one click
-Track "opens", "clicks", "unsubscribes" of email newsletters
OTHER
-Upload images IE, FireFox, and Safari on Macintosh
-Contact Us template allows custom admin email (to differentiate on sites with multiple forms.)
-Search entire website (administrator) feature can be used to find pages and data
-Pages compressed to load faster while editing
-Search and Approvals much faster
AD SYSTEM
-Now supports Flash banner ads
CUSTOM TEMPLATES
-System templates can now be customized
-Update prices on list of products in one click
-New RandomImage and updated Random gethtml calls return 1 or more images
CART
-Now supports PayPal Pro payment gateway (for accepting credit cards)
-New "Call In" payment option
-Order notifications (to admin) modified to protect user data and are less likely to get caught in filters.
-Optional "Sku" numbers help track products in cart
-Custom Order Fields in Cart
HOSTS
-Memory cache optimized to use 50% as much memory and run more efficiently
-Email system protected against spam highjacking
-"Command Center" tracks uptime, errors, and status of IG sites running on multiple servers
-Server-wide email setting (manage outgoing smtp from one place)
-Sent and Unsent email lists automatically clean up to prevent long lists
-New "sys_statusicon.jpg" can be used with tracking tools to verify operational status of a website with minimal resource use and no false traffic |
Invisible Gold 2.95 - (August 2006)
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Invisible Gold 2.95 is our best version yet. It set a new standard for security and reliability, and added a few eagerly anticipated features.
Major new features include:
- Custom Shipping Options
- Inventory Control
- Recurring Calendar Events
- Faster Search and Approvals
- Improved Newsletter/Email Response handling
- Bug/Feature Reporting System
Calendar
-Now supports recurring events. (daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly)
-Events now store start and end times, location, contact, and uploaded files.
-Calendar now shows thumbnails.
Shopping Cart
-Supports custom shipping methods based on price, weight, or quantity.
-Inventory control debits count automatically.
-SKU numbers on products (and passed through cart).
Email
-Contact form emails use field names. (not USER1, USER2, etc.)
-Newsletter system doesn't allow you to send pages that are hidden.
-Newsletter unsubscribe text has been trimmed.
Templates
-Discussion list supports anonymous postings option.
-The Virtual Page template can link to pages outside of your site.
-"Explorer" template lists files like a Windows Explorer window.
Search:
-The site searches are faster and more relevant.
-Hide html tags in search results.
Security:
-Password reminder system hides email addresses.
-Shopping cart blocks out credit cards (in stored orders) and tracks client IP address.
Performance:
-Approvals system is faster and easier to use.
-Saving very long pages is now much faster.
Bugs:
-Added "yellow triangle" button to submit bugs or ideas while working on your site.
-Fixed a bug that caused some credit card transactions to be declined.
-Fixed bug that prevented download of certain files in https:// mode.
-Fixed a bug that caused splash pages to work improperly.
-Fixed about 300 issues reported by users. (minor inconveniences, ideas, etc.)
Authoring:
-New option allows product templates to have flexible prices.
-"Random" gethtml call can now select more than one page. |
Invisible Gold 2.9 - (February 2006)
This version really shows how far Invisible Gold has come. There are improvements all across the product. Most notable are a new email system, improved performance, and integrated documentation.
There are also 1001 usability improvements such as a faster way to set sortkeys, better visitor tracking, new templates (Sitemap), support for Flash movies as images, and more.
The image at the right shows IG_Wiz, a tool that a host uses to manage the Invisible Gold powered websites on a machine. It allows them to create sites, virtual directories, and make changes to existing sites.
Click here for a list of fixes in 2.9
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Invisible Gold 2.8 (July 2005)
This version of the product improved performance by adding a page caching system (up to 60x as fast as before) and a new email queue (that spools messages slower to avoid spam filters). It also includes nearly 100 bug fixes and minor improvements.
The image on the right shows a server with 20 users accessing pages. Halfway through the graph, caching was turned on and the processor load dropped to almost nothing. |
Invisible Gold 2.6 (April 2005)
This release enhanced many of the critical "behind the scenes" features of the product:
- The new administration wizard makes it easier to upgrade and maintain websites - and more likely for websites to stay current with the latest Invisible Gold updates.
- The new email and order processing systems can handle 10x or more (20,000 emails?) capacity.
- Updates to many of the common templates, and the addition of the "custom form" template.
- A new "search online help" box in the edit interface integrates with the latest questions and articles on the Invisible Gold support site.
- Directory enhancements make it easier for clubs and Chambers of Commerce to manage member directories. |
Invisible Gold 2.5-2.52 (December 2004)
Along with hundreds of updates and improvements, the big news is that website owners will be able to easily update the design on their sites very inexpensively (colors, layout, and design).
Major new features:
- Content approvals
- Paid user registrations
- Member directory (lists of users)
- New upgrade platform - this will allow sites to be upgraded more easily in the future when an upgrade tool is released (sites on earlier versions will need to be upgraded to 2.5 first.)
- System Page and editable system settings (it used to require an administrator to make these changes.)
2.51 and 2.52 streamlined these features and eliminated bugs. |
Invisible Gold 2.40-2.45 (Fall 2004)
Product development stepped into high gear in 2004. Bimonthly releases changed the focus from adding new features to polishing the process of editing pages, managing a newsletter mailing list, and selling products online. Along the way, the product has gotten faster, easier to use, and more robust.
Customers with support contracts enjoy free upgrades with each new release. 3rd party hosts enjoy the ability to "brand" the product and sell their own Invisible Gold powered websites. |
Invisible Gold 2.2 (Summer 2003)
The third major release is easier to use and has many new features and enhancements including:
An Improved Shopping Cart with Authorize.net integration (credit card processing), Shipping Cost, Shipping Address, Discounts, and Paypal support.
A more accurate Visitor Tracking System. It now discards automated (non-human) visitors such as spam email harvesters, search engine spiders, etc. A traditional website might report 10,000 hits for only 20 visitors. An Invisible Gold powered website will tell you whether they are new or returning and how many pages they viewed.
A Template Library; you can now browse through a catalog of templates when you create a new page. The current library has grown to almost 30 unique templates including a calendar, discussion list, product pages, different layouts, and more.
More than 50 enhancements and bug fixes to make the product more secure, easier to use, and prevent common mistakes.
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Invisible Gold 2.0 (Winter 2003)
This is the most significant product release yet. It was rewritten from scratch with the primary goal of being easy to use.
An elegant new interface streamlines the way you work with your website.
A new Orders Processing system is makes it easier for customers to place orders and easier for your office to process them.
A new Tracking System processes visitor information and displays it with 4 simple charts.
A new Newsletter System allows you to send pages from your site to a list of users. Addresses can be collected with a signup form or imported from database and email programs.
User Security allows you to restrict access to view or edit different pages on your site. You can create user accounts or allow users to register their own.
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Site Engine 1.0 (Spring 2002)
Site Engine makes it easy to manage your own website. Using just a login and password, you can edit the text on pages. A designer can create a new look for your site without effecting the content, and the technology can be replaced as the product is upgraded. |
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