http://members.webs.com/websblog/ Freewebs http://members.webs.com/websblog/?blogentryid=4540477 The new site manager has been released!  With this release, we really wanted to streamline the editing experience and remove as much superfluous content as possible.  Here's some of the changes:

1. No more big app icons on the top of the site manager.  These are replaced with two simple buttons, one for adding a new page, and one for adding a new app.
 - We've also moved the function to add a link to navbar, inside the "add a page" popover
 - And we've added a link to the app store from the add a page popover as well

2. Quick Links dropdown
We have added a simple dropdown menu to quickly take you to core functions that used to be several clicks away including editing sidebars and editing your template.

3. Completion meter
For those of you who see the completion meter, it has been moved to the top and the tasks have been "minimized".  When you click on the meter, you can see the completed and uncompleted tasks.  

To view the changes go HERE

Enjoy!]]> http://members.webs.com/websblog/?blogentryid=4540477#topBox http://members.webs.com/websblog/?blogentryid=4540477 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:23:00 -0100 http://members.webs.com/websblog/?blogentryid=4540013 You can now use your Webs credits to purchase domain name coupons in the credit shop.  Some of you requested this feature and we thought it was a pretty good idea too.  

Couple Key Points:
- Domain Name Coupons can now be bought for 3000 credits.
- You can only have one unused coupon active on a site at a time.
- You have one month to use the domain coupon before it expires. 
- Domains purchased using the coupons will last for one year

Where to redeem Domain Coupons?
Coupons can be redeemed on domain names page HERE.]]> http://members.webs.com/websblog/?blogentryid=4540013#topBox http://members.webs.com/websblog/?blogentryid=4540013 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:56:00 -0100 http://members.webs.com/websblog/?blogentryid=4539008
It's a rare occurrence to have a fiber cut but it happens (see here).  We were feeling the outage pain together with all of you, and unfortunately, this one was completely out of our hands.  Nevertheless, we are doing a review to figure out ways to add even more redundancy to be safe from unanticipated events like this in the future.  I do understand that nothing is more important than your sites being available 24/7, 365 days a year.

Also, if you would like to stay on top of any outages or events we experience, please feel free to follow us on Twitter or Facebook.  You can also sign up for email service announcements HERE.

 

Best Regards,
Haroon, CEO, Webs.com
]]> http://members.webs.com/websblog/?blogentryid=4539008#topBox http://members.webs.com/websblog/?blogentryid=4539008 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:04:00 -0100 http://members.webs.com/websblog/?blogentryid=4537990
But recognizing that we, as a single organization, are limited in the number and range of apps we can create ourselves, Webs is delighted to announce the launch of the new Webs App Store!

By opening up our App Store, Webs is giving developers around the world the opportunity to create custom applications for Webs.com and to add value to our community of tens of millions of users. We believe that third-party developers will come up with all sorts of new and creative ways to empower you, the Webs.com site creator, to achieve success with your websites.

We're incredibly excited to see what apps come out of the App Store in the coming months, and welcome our newest partners: The App Store launches with quality apps from the talented teams at Meebo, BookFresh, Heyzap, Etsy, and WetPaint.

Head to the App Store now to start playing with our new functionality, check out the video below, and read the nifty coverage on TechCrunch!

Interested developers should request access to our documentation.

As always, we'd love to hear from you! Thanks for using Webs.

The Webs Team


]]> http://members.webs.com/websblog/?blogentryid=4537990#topBox http://members.webs.com/websblog/?blogentryid=4537990 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:29:00 -0100