We're just back from the first UK CiviCRM user group meeting of 2011, hosted by Circle Interactive http://www.circle-interactive.co.uk in Bristol.
An engaged group of users and a lively discussion on growing the CiviCRM community. We'll be holding more user group meetups throughout the year in Bristol, London and Manchester.
In addition there are two training events coming up.
It seems like time to give people a quick update as to what api v3 is about. API v3 will be shipping with CiviCRM 3.4 and basically it's like v2 but more so. Well, it's like bits of v2 api and all the other bits have been changed to be like those bits... make sense?
The team is excited to announce the release of CiviCRM 3.3.5 - it is now available for download. You can also try it out on our demo site. Apart from fixing a few bug issues, this release contains two critical security updates:
Cross site scripting problem, where the site can be exploited to execute arbitrary JavaScript. Permissioning vulnerability, which allowed anonymous users to potentially change information for another contact.
Please consider doing an upgrade as soon as possible to avoid potential security risks. If you have already upgraded using the 3.3.4 release package - and you did not experience any errors during the upgrade - then you already have the security patches installed and you do not have to upgrade to this release at this time.
The 3.3.4 release has been pulled due to potential problems during upgrade. We will be posting a 3.3.5 release with the security fixes shortly. If you've downloaded 3.3.4 and haven't done the upgrade yet, you can trash that file and wait for 3.3.5 later today. If you've upgraded to 3.3.4 and did NOT get an error - then your upgrade is fine.
The webform module is a great way to collect info from your contacts, perfect for things like application forms, surveys, contact forms, feedback forms, etc. The hard part is getting those form submissions to actually link to your CiviCRM contacts... until now.
I just wanted to give you all some update on how we are getting on with the development of CiviSync. The application interface is ready. There will be three buttons on Outlook Toolbar to Sync Contacts, Sync Email and Settings. I hope they are self explanatory. We have also worked on a number of setting options to make it as extensive as possible and at the same time user friendly as well.
A few months back we introduced the newly revamped and automated Professional Services listings. The listings are divided into two categories - Active Contributors, and Additional Organizations. We've had a few queries on how organizations get assigned to these categories.
Here are some criteria that come into play when we decide where to place an organization. We tend to look at activity for the past six months and give that a lot more weight.
CiviCon 2011 is shaping up to be an awesome event. The session line-up includes exciting case studies, CiviMail best practices for implementors, security session for developers, "ask the experts" panel and lots more.
March 7, 12 noon - 6pm After party 6pm - whenever! TechNexus - 200 S. Wacker Drive (in downtown Chicago)
I'd like to introduce our client and case study the Nonprofit Association of Oregon.
