After two and a half months we are ready to release version 3.0 of the Q4 Servers. Most of the observable changes will be within the administrative area itself but there have been many code improvements on public sites as well.

We have run our tests scripts and done our visual tests so it’s time to put our work out there. The migration will be completed on the weekend of the July 15th.

If you are a client and have questions please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are not a client we would be very pleased to give you a demo.

Version 3.0 includes 10 new features and over 50 code updates and improvements. Each of these features and improvements has largely come from your feedback on how the system could be improved.

Here are the 10 updates you should know about:

1. Cleaner Look and Feel:
Overall you will find that the look and feel to be more cohesive and designed with the “anti-design” of web 2.0 type applications. Our strategy is to focus on functionality and let the artistic design flow around this goal.

2. To Do list:
Customers have been asking for a simplified view of the To Do list. Now you can filter by items that below to you – instead of filtering your items out of the total list. We’ve also added quick links to common tasks to make it easy to get things done. All of the original features of the To Do list remain as is.

3. Q4 Record History:
The record history has been improved by allowing you to click on a specific version of the content which will open up your website in preview mode to that exact change. You are also now required to provide a comment when you submit something to be publish. This comment is then stored with your change. This ensures a much more detailed record of changes over time.

4. Q4 Server Security:
Many of you have requested or inquired about the level of security that can be imposed for your various administrators. It is now possible to set access permissions to any page or module for any role type. You should find that the logic is very similar to how Microsoft Windows behaves and easy to start working with. In a near future release you will be able to create protected areas from within your public website using this same feature.

5. Site Analytics
Site analytics are now available for any of your websites. In a future iteration the analytics will be directly accessible from the administrative area. If you are interested in this and have not been assigned an account please contact support@q4websystems.com to have one setup for you.

6. Friendly Urls
Q4 Server now includes friendly (plain language) urls. Transitioning to this system will make it easier for search engines to index your site for content and also provide a much more detailed view of your website analytics. As you can see from the URL below the url now reads: www.tahera.com (the domain), Operations (the top level section), Exploration, PolarProject (the content).

7. Regions and Projects/Mines Content:
Projects/mines and region pages have been moved from the Content Admin area to the Public Page List. Over time we will be creating a tighter bond between the website and the content. Creating content in this context will allow us to be more straightforward in how we train new users and open up more possibilities for how content can be reused.

8. Help
The underpinnings of a new help system have been installed. Where ever you see this icon: you can click on it to receive help regarding the content type you are currently looking at. You can also search all the current help files in the system.

9. Manage Sub Pages:
Managing sub-pages in v3.0 is a whole lot easier. You can now manage sub pages from a parent page. For example, if you need to sort or add a new child page into a section this can now be managed from the top level page. All the information that you are used to seeing is still there and ready to be used.

10. Page Templates
Some page types get created so often it would be convenient to have pre-made page structures for easy creation. In version 3.0 we now have the ability to easily create these for you very quickly. If there is a page in your site that you would like to make a template send an email to support@q4websystems.com and we’ll set it up for you.

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