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March 2008

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Wetpaint Update for March 2008

Hello Wetpainters, What do you think of the awesome new look of your Wetpaint site?

Based on feedback from YOU, our fabulous wiki creators and members, we've added features to make Wetpaint sites more social and to provide more formatting control over a larger portion of the page. For the quick lowdown on these changes, check out our video demo, or read on.

Fresh Coats

Get WYSIWYG-gy with it!

To provide a wider editing canvas, the tools formerly housed in the right column of your Wetpaint site have been relocated. Access to your profile, messages, etc. is now located in the navigation bar above the WYSIWYG area, and the key content editing tools from the Page Toolbox are aligned horizontally to the right of the EasyEdit button. For all your page creation needs, look to the "Add page" option, now situated at the foot of the navigation menu! How much do you love that wide open editing space?

"What's new?" dashboard

This new activity dashboard contains site-wide notifications of changes to pages and threads. Additionally it presents a number of community-oriented updates such as friend connections, sent compliments, and new members.

What's New Dashboard

Don't want your activities broadcast? You can elect to remove your activity from the What's New area by updating the corresponding preference in your profile settings area.
Visit Wetpaint Central to find out more about how to use this feature.

New horizontal navigation bar

Find your way to all the action with this global navigation bar, providing one-click access to key site areas. Read more about this new feature in our release notes on Wetpaint Central.

Site Members Page Redesign

The Members directory (now accessible from the Members link in the global site navigation bar) has received a much-needed facelift! Access it to easily filter members by role or friend status. Sort (yes, sort!) the member list by number of page edits and threads contributed as well as by join date, most recent activity, or username. Member information is displayed in individual account cards -- like the one pictured here -- with an at-a-glance detailing of the member's vital stats.

Site of the Month

o hai! do u speak LOL? u has a place here for gathers and peeps LOL! nu memberz alwayz welcome! kthxbai

Wetpainters of the Month

This month we feature not one, but two special Wetpainters. Twins1729 is actually two sisters (twins, in fact) sharing a username. They are uber-members of the CSI fan site, as well as creators of the wildly popular and high-profile Luke and Noah site, dedicated to the popular couple on the soap As the World Turns.

Tell us what you think!


	We hope you are pleased with the features in this release! We expect things to tweak things here and there as we receive and react to feedback from you.

Promote your site

The No. 1 question we receive from Wetpaint site creators is "How do I get more people to join my site?" So we decided to create a new section for site creators and admins to provide guidance on how to drive contribution and more traffic to your site.

This new section is chock-full of tips such as how to:

	apply a custom domain
	optimize for search engine discovery
	track inbound and outbound links

When signed in, you can access this new area by clicking "Promote" next to "My Profile" in the horizontal navigation bar.

Use the site promotion feature to help make your Wetpaint wiki an even greater success!

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