Theia installation has been updated - September 10, 2011
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Find out what Theia is, how you can get it and how you can help!

gallery gallery

  • anonymous posting
  • unlimited images per item
  • control who can view each of your gallery entries
  • watermark images with your logo
  • automatic resizing if images are larger than specific maximum
  • automatic thumbnail generation
  • photo albums to organize images
  • get notified when a friend posts in the gallery

blog blog

  • limit access to each item
  • anonymous posting
  • get notified when a friend posts a blog
  • manage an access list, independent of your friends, to specify who
  • control who can view each one of your entries

ads ads

  • built in database of 90,000+ records (over 3 billion IPs), which help target ads by choosing which countries see which ads
  • flag ads as "adult" so they don't get displayed for guests or members who enable adult filtering
  • upload ad banners directly, reference an image URL, or simply paste in HTML / JavaScript code
  • tags - tagging ads help make your advertisements more relevant to the page they are viewing

content content

  • unlimited sections
  • each section has its own independent access scheme and can be used to keep anyone in or out
  • 7 different item listing modes (default, thumbnails, ecards, forums, issue tracker, blog, reviews)
  • categories to help organize items within sections
  • enable item rating on a per section basis
  • unlimited images (& attachments) for every item
  • collaborative item support! (all sections AND items can be configured to allow anyone or specific people to update content)
  • a backup item is created each time a collaborative item is updated so that misuse can easily be reverted
  • allow everyone or specific people to update item tags - a tag history is also kept to prevent misuse

messenger messenger

  • independent sent-box, so you always have a copy of the messages you send
  • search the in-box or the sent-box
  • receive site notifications for everything you could want

settings settings

  • time zone setting so dates and times always appear formated for the client
  • adult content filtering helps hide any items, ads or other content flagged as "adult"
  • post ordering allows each member to choose the way messages in a thread get displayed (newest first or chronological)
  • choose the first day of the week for calendar display (Sunday or Monday, to satisfy both Americans and Europeans)
  • choose how long you want to remain logged in
  • require approval for posts in your guestbook, or automatically have them approved
  • disable advertisements (this is an admin permission that can be enabled for anyone, or any access group; obviously, this permission is disabled by default, but it could be used to give certain custom/paid packages an ad-free experience)
  • toggle between private status for stealth chatting in the chatter box automatically play songs on profiles (or not)
  • new private message notification (pop-up alert, and sound effects)

status status

  • quickly and easily update your current status, by writing whatever you want into the "my status" pane
  • enable an automatic status that gets displayed when you logout or are timed out
  • enable an automatic status that gets displayed when you login
  • time-line showing all status updates
  • reply to status updates
  • follow status updates by other members, and even opt-in for notifications when new updates are posted

admin admin

  • over 200 different administration related permissions; all of which can be enabled or disabled for each specific user, or for access groups which members can be assigned to
  • global & restrictive permissions; so some access groups only have rights to the tools when operating on items in sections the user moderates create your own (unlimited number of) access groups
  • numerous maintenance tools to help keep your site optimized

security security

  • captcha codes for posts, sign-up and contact form
  • temporary auto-lockout feature (when a member tries to login X number of times and fails, the account becomes locked for a certain period)
  • e-mail injection prevention
  • proprietary session verification system, which nullifies attempted cookie exploits

trends trends

  • detailed logging, allows you to view every single page a member or IP address used
  • session related info is always saved (browser, ip, country, stealth mode, username, etc) so you can easily reference when a certain user did a specific thing, or simply when they were on
  • logs the referring URLs that sent users to your site, so you can review this information
  • a breakdown of the most popular search engines and phrases used to arrive to your site
  • every time an admin tool is used, all of the POST data is logged
  • graphs showing the number of unique visitors and page views you receive, broken down over various periods

members members

  • require approval by a staff member if desired
  • require email activation
  • custom member packages - set web space, inbox size and access rights for members belonging to specific packages

themes themes

  • theme support means you can quickly and easily download new themes to change the appearance of the site
  • edit CSS or template files through Theia's interface
  • upload theme related files directly within Theia

language language

  • all words and phrases are stored in modular language files, which means your site can easily support multiple languages at one time
  • left to right and right to left orientations both supported
  • the entire language pack is not loaded into memory (as with many commercial applications); therefor overhead is kept to a minimum

issue issue

  • setup a bug tracker, feature request forum, or any issue tracking system, with unlimited issue tracking projects, versions and statuses
  • notification support allows members to receive email or private messenger updates anytime one of their issue tracking items changes to a status they want updates for

cron cron

  • more than 15 included cron scripts which help keep your site optimized, backed up, and provide extra functionality!
  • automatically have your site send e-cards to each member on their birthday
  • automatic IP database downloading, unpackaging and compiling
  • automatically remove inactivated members
  • optimize your database as desired
  • all cron jobs can be added, deleted and updated using Theia's interface, which means no command line knowledge is necessary!

email email

  • specify whether different types of emails get sent right away, or wait on a list to be sent (useful for sites with slow mail servers, or in situations in which you are forced to use another STMP server)
  • prioritize which emails are the most important to be delivered first
  • all e-mail that gets sent from your site goes through a single process which prevents injections

family family

  • automatic bad word filtering
  • filter adult content (if you allow any)
  • all new items and posts can require the manual approval of you or your staff (set on a section basis!)
  • require users to be a certain age to sign-up, and set a cookie to prevent them from trying again
  • manually approve member sign-ups if you don't want people automatically joining
  • all language, words and phrases used within Theia are neutrally worded to be appropriate for any age or audience

clubs clubs

  • Required membership approval from clubowner if desired
  • Set access to what member classes that can join a specific club
  • Access lists for each section
  • Review sections, gallery, blog, forums and e-cards
  • Club owner can send mass mail to the club members
  • Invite feature so that club members can invite other members to join
  • Automatic welcoming message that is sent out to new members

calendar calendar

  • Ability to add annual events
  • Lists every member's birthday
  • Calender entries can be made either public or private
  • Support for language packs

Misc.

  • force members to re-agree to your terms of use, whenever it is updated
  • signal / event system makes adding your own code easy
  • spotlight feature, to highlight items of interest on your site
  • crush alerts
  • AJAX-based chat rooms with configurable refresh times
  • countless features support AJAX, and AJAX auto-refreshing, at intervals you specify
  • auto-linking system allows you to manage a database of common words or phrases that, when used, will be replaced with a link to a specified page whenever they come up on your site
  • stealth mode; a powerful option that allows whoever you specify the ability to use all member services and remain logged in, while remaining invisible to other members
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