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Published: 01 March 2016

Last Updated: 01 March 2016

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CB Connect 7.0 RC1 is available for download by all paid members.

This release should have been tagged stable, but our high-quality process mandates a release candidate phase.

CB Connect now supports 20 !!! social network providers letting their users join your website using their favorite social network credentials.

This is a win-win situation with huge benefits for everyone. Website owners open the door for millions of social networking users to join their CB Connect powered website and users can quickly get on board without the need to fill-out new forms remember new password.

Here is the full awesome list:

1. Facebook
2. Twitter
3. Google
4. Linkedin
5. Windows Live
6. Instagram
7. Foursquare
8. GitHub
9. VKontakte
10. Steam
11. Reddit
12. Twitch
13. Stack Exchange
14. Pinterest
15. Amazon
16. Yahoo
17. Paypal
18. Discus
19. WordPress
20. Meetup

In addition to the many supported networks, CB Connect can be also configured to:

• work in Single sign on mode letting users register and login with one click
  -- for quick and simple website joining
• prefil the registration form with data taken automatically from the social network and letting the user fill in the rest
  -- saves time for sign-ups and lets users override data
• override approval workflows (on a per social network provider basis) for new users and images brought in from social network (avatar or canvas)
  -- no need to waste time with trusted network data
• link existing user accounts on your website with social network
  -- make it easy for your existing users to single click login
• synchronize CB fields with social network available data during registration, login or linking
  -- grab existing data and display on user profiles on your website
• first redirect and redirect users based on their social network during login
  -- give your social network friends special treatment

As you can see this very powerful add-on is designed to help you boost your website sign-ups by reaching out to millions of social networking website users.

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Category: News

Published: 23 February 2016

Last Updated: 23 February 2016

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CB Connect 7.0 beta 5 is available for download and testing by all paid members.

If you have been following this add-on's progress you are probably aware that it was delayed because of its dependency on a third-party API library.

Well, we finally decided to drop this dependency and move forward using our own code.

As Kyle already commented this new beta curently supports authentication from the following 10 social newtwork providers:

1. Facebook
2. Twitter
3. Google
4. Linkedin
5. Windows Live
6. Instagram
7. Foursquare
8. GitHub
9. VKontakte
10. Steam

There are also plans to add more in upcoming CB Connect 7.0 RC release.

As we are currently in rapid development mode we would like as many people to as possible to download and test this new release and report issues in the forum discussion below.

This way we will quickly reach a stable release.

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Published: 02 February 2016

Last Updated: 02 February 2016

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Community Builder 2.0.13 is here and is ready for upcoming Joomla 3.5
Download it now - it's free and super stable

Community Builder 2.0.13 is a maintenance release that fixes 21 bugs and adds 6 new features (PHP 7 compatibility, Bootstrap and Fontawesome updates - see forum discussion for full changelog) paving the way for the upcoming Joomla 3.5 release.

CB 2.0+ websites can be upgraded to latest CB 2.0.13 using the built-in Joomla upgrader or with a simple install over (precautionary backup always recommended) as all previous settings are kept.

The CB Primer Book is valid and the CB 2.0 Add-on compatibility chart has been updated.

CB 2.0.13 now supports PHP 5.3.3 to PHP 7. Please note that Joomla 3.5 will be needed for PHP 7 support, as Joomla 3.4 is not PHP 7 compatible.

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Published: 18 January 2016

Last Updated: 18 January 2016

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New Primer Book updates released!
Download CB Primer - Download GroupJive Primer

The Community Builder  and GroupJive Primer Books have been updated to be compatible with latest software releases. Both also now contain special sections describing how to upgrade from previous releases.

These are highly recommended resources that you should download and study as - along with the great video tutorials - they will help you take full advantage of Community Builder and GroupJive.

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Published: 04 January 2016

Last Updated: 04 January 2016

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Paid members can download CB Core Ajax Fields 3.0.0

Making CB Field editing easier and quicker is simple with the new CB Core Ajax Fields 3.0 release that supports inline editing on profile pages and even on user lists!

Just install, publish it and then configure each CB Field you want for inline editing.

Once configured, a mouse over on a field will reveal the edit icon that will let you quickly update the specific field value.

This is a huge usability improvement for your users and also a life saver for moderators that need to edit many users directly in user list views.

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