AlstraSoft E-Friends is an online social networking software that allows you to start your own site just like Friendster and Tribe.net. The E-Friends software allows members to connect to people in their personal networks and community, creating a new online interactive resource that is based on a trusted network of friends and associates on the internet.
General Member Features Password forget system NEW Members can create their unique username during registration for their personal profile URL (eg, yoursite.com/friends?username) Ability to edit personal profile, upload photos to the photo albums, change account settings and many more! Ability to upgrade membership plans using paypal payments NEW Recurring billing for paid membership plans and member can view last 5 transactions and next billing period Members can see who has view their profiles Member voting system NEW 5 most recently updated member profiles will be listed on main page Members can edit and customize their profile layout [Demo] NEW Members can upload multimedia content in their profile which can be broadcast through online windows streaming NEW Allow members to cancel their account NEW Members can upload multiple photos to their account Members can create a member ignore list Ability to bookmark a Group, listing or a member Write a testimonial for a friend Email notification which will send an email to the member when there is a new action to be taken (i.e invitations, new friend request, new testimonial and more) View History - Members are able to view the history of member profiles or groups they have visited. Messages Compose new messages just like any ordinary emails and send them to the member's network of friends View inbox/sent/saved messages Bulletin Board: Bulletin board messages created by a member will be broadcast to al friends Search Search for new friends and increase the member's network of friends Basic Search: search by first name, last name, email, distance and degrees Advance Search: enhance search functions where members can search for friends by age, schools, gender, occupation, interest, company and many more! Members have the ability to display only friends with photos and sort search results. Listings Members can create listings which will be posting in the Listings Directory Members can select the category where their listings will be posted and have the ability to upload photos, select the period of the listing (up to 30 days), make the listing anonymous. Members also have the ability to publish a listing to their groups (which only group members can view) or selected network of friends Ability to search listings by keywords, category and subcategory, distance and degrees Members can notify friends through email about their new listings Groups Groups draw together individuals who share a common interest. These groups can be focused on any subject, affiliation, or activity. Book clubs, soccer teams, and alumni groups can form their own Groups, as well as family members, hobbyists, or professionals Members can create groups which will be listed in Groups Directory Group Events - Members can create a group event Discussion Board - Enable members to post messages in a group NEW File sharing system Manage Group - This feature allows a member to manage the group type (public, moderated or private) and change other settings such as group URL, title, des cription and category View the most popular and newest groups in the directory Ability to search for groups by keywords Invite Member can invite friends to join their network Support for multiple invitation Members can view the invitations they have sent to their friends and its status (whether their friends have signed up) NEW Member can now use tags to display either normal invite URL or affiliate URL Blog Members can start their own online blog with a unique blog URL Blog search function Ability to create blog categories Ability to edit/delete blog entires Allows customization of blog layout such as custom header/css, background settings including music/image, blog font, color, time format Built-in HTML editor for blog entries RSS 2.0 support Forums Members can view all topics and forum stats (number of post/ topics and last post) Ability to create new forum topics and post replies Events Ability to browse event categories Members can search for an event by keywords, category, dates degrees and distance. NEW Ability to create new public/private events NEW Event creator can specify the max number of guests each member can bring and allow comments by members NEW Built-in RSVP for each event: participating members can reply with yes/no/maybe and specify number of guest they are bringing NEW Event creator can invite friends in existing network or enter the email addresses for non-members to join event NEW Members can now add events to their calendar Chat Ability to chat with other members Members can select chat rooms to talk to other members Members can send private message or chat invitation to selected members Ability to configure chat rooms (set display layout and sound controls) Calendar Members can have their own personal online calendar Ability to view/add new events Instant Messenger Members can send/reply IM to friends or other members HotorNot Image rating system where images of members are randomly displayed Show top 25 men and women Show most rated men and women Show men and women by age NEW Affiliate Program Unique affiliate link for each member Support for Tier 1 and tier 2 Support for recurring commissions Displays affiliate account stats overview Shows affiliate commission details including amount earn and date Members can withdraw affiliate earnings via paypal
Admin Functions
Template-based software Easy to install. Run your own social networking site in minutes! NEW Admin can create custom profile fields which are made searchable on the member search system NEW Admin can customize email messages NEW Create/Edit custom profile themes for member NEW Admin can set the number of days to notify members of their upcoming events by email. NEW Admin can view payment history for all members by date and set min account balance for each member's account Users Manager Ability to delete/ban members Admin can mass mail or email selected members Show member stats Add/Deduct credits in each member's account NEW Admin can set a member as "Featured Profile" in main page NEW Add a new user account Search Users Ability to email address and name Listings Manager Ability to view/edit listings Admin can add/delete categories Ability to add sub-categories Groups Manager Ability to view/delete groups Admin can add/delete categories Set max file size and restrict file extension type Statistics Display real-time statistic which includes total members, total visitors for the week and month, daily visitor stats, number of signups and signins for the week and month Package Manager Create/Edit custom membership packages Admin has the ability to set prices for each membership plan with limited access to Groups, Listings, Events, Blog, Chat, Forum and number of photo uploads. Great for creating a profitable social networking business! Events Manager Ability to view/delete events Admin can add/delete event categories Blogs Manager Ability to view/delete blogs Forums Manager Ability to view/delete forum postings Admin can add/delete forum categories Banner Manager Admin can add/edit new banner ad for header and footer Supports flash banner ads Set duration for banner display by date range, number of clicks or number of impressions Ability to block/unblock current banner ads View banner status and statistics (number of clicks, impressions and click-though rate) Advance IP blocking system Chat Rooms Manager Ability to edit chat rooms NEW Affiliate Module Ability to set affiliate settings such as tier 1 and 2 commission amount and minimum withdraw for affiliates Admin can view commissions (including recurring commissions ) by month and year showing username and commission amount Admin can track where referrals are coming from and traffic log for each member will show IP address and HTTP referrer. Traffic stats report also include total hits, unique hits and number of registrations. Affiliate Payout: all withdraw requests will be shown here and a paypal link will be automatically generated for each payment.
