SocialEngine

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SocialEngine
Developer(s) Webligo Developments
Initial release June 2006 (2006-06)
Stable release
4.10.3 / March 28, 2018;6 months ago (2018-03-28)
Written in PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Type Social software
License Proprietary software
Website socialengine.com

SocialEngine is a software suite that allows creation of customizable online communities. It is sold in two flavours: as standalone software package called SocialEngine PHP, and as software as a service under the name SocialEngine Cloud.

Software as a service is a software licensing and delivery model in which software is licensed on a subscription basis and is centrally hosted. It is sometimes referred to as "on-demand software", and was formerly referred to as "software plus services" by Microsoft. SaaS is typically accessed by users using a thin client, e.g. via a web browser. SaaS has become a common delivery model for many business applications, including office software, messaging software, payroll processing software, DBMS software, management software, CAD software, development software, gamification, virtualization, accounting, collaboration, customer relationship management (CRM), Management Information Systems (MIS), enterprise resource planning (ERP), invoicing, human resource management (HRM), talent acquisition, learning management systems, content management (CM), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and service desk management. SaaS has been incorporated into the strategy of nearly all leading enterprise software companies.

Contents

SocialEngine PHP is a PHP-based white-label social networking service platform, that provides features similar to a social network on a user's website. Main features include administration of small-to-mid scale social networks, some customization abilities, unencrypted code, multilingual capability, and modular plugin/widget compatibility. There is a range of templates and add-ons available to extend the basic features already included in the SocialEngine core.

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor is a server-side scripting language designed for web development. It was originally created by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994; the PHP reference implementation is now produced by The PHP Group. PHP originally stood for Personal Home Page, but it now stands for the recursive initialism PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor.

Social networking service online platform that facilitates the building of social relations

A social networking service is an online platform which people use to build social networks or social relations with other people who share similar personal or career interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections.

SocialEngine Cloud is a software as a service (SaaS), hosted version that facilitates interest graphs or communities of people with similar interests. The new cloud-based service lets anyone create a community website, including discussion communities similar to the microsharing style of Reddit, the photo curation style of Pinterest or activity stream style of Facebook depending on the theme. [1]

Modular extendability

Official plugins

Webligo Developments, LLC offers a variety of plugins to extend the functionality of SocialEngine into blog hosting, photo album hosting, groups, music sharing and hosting, video sharing and hosting, chat and instant messaging services, event planning, online polls, and forums.

Third-party templates

SocialEngine installations are unbranded by default. Webligo does not supply templates to alter the appearance of an installation, but these templates are available through third-party vendors.

See also

Social networking software provides the technological basis for community driven content sharing and social networking.

A virtual community is a social network of individuals who interact through specific social media, potentially crossing geographical and political boundaries in order to pursue mutual interests or goals. Some of the most pervasive virtual communities are online communities operating under social networking services.

Web 2.0 World Wide Web sites that use technology beyond the static pages of earlier Web sites

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References

2. Stepan (March 23, 2015). "SocialEngine PHP 4.8.8 released". SocialEngine.com

  1. Carney, Michael (September 26, 2012). "SocialEngine Launches New Cloud Solution to Better Manage Interest-based Communities". PandoDaily.