| Version |
Date |
Description |
| 3.525 | January 15, 2009 | You can now add GIF and other image formats to the website. |
| | The original file is kept for printing full size quality pictures. In the near future, you will be able to directly add items to mugs, t-shirts, and even stamps. |
| | You can add single flash galleries to the sidebars. |
| | You can view the family tree in the full screen mode and search the tree. |
| | You can make a copy of the delinked tree. |
| 3.520 | October 7, 2008 | We are interested in providing more features for churches that use our website. If you are a church website, please send an email
with any suggestions you have. |
| | A popup is show when sending an online message from the homepage |
| | Users can be notified of custom section entries, journals, and video posts |
| | Videos can be listed on the homepage |
| | The homepage can now show a simple list for each section or a more detailed list. To change the option
back to the simple list, go to "Homepage" in the member area and select the option to Show only a simple list. |
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The fun photo creator allows you to
alter your photos
to make them more playful. You can even add extra comments in various formats and drag different items onto the picture.
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| | You can hide and reset the number of visits to the website by going to the [Main options] in the member area. |
| | You can now sort the header links in any order |
| | Track all invites that you send out. |
| 3.510 | August 8, 2008 | You can create a family tree without linking members on your site to a tree! This is currently in the beta release. You have the choice to return to the original view by clicking [Linked] in the family tree section. Since the family tree is not linked, you must create your family tree over if you choose to use it.
Any negative or positive feedback is appreciated. |
| 3.500 | August 4, 2008 | You can add multiple spouses on in a member's profile |
| | Upcoming events were added to the member area. |
| | Easily add videos to the homepage |
| | Stop music on the homepage with the stop and play buttons |
| | You can block specific guest email addresses from logging into the website |
| | The slideshow is available in fullscreen mode and can be added to the Sidebar (Right Section) |
| | Some familylobby sites that have the community option enabled can be seen at http://forums.familylobby.com. The community option is disabled by default and can be viewed in the Community section of the member area. |
| | You can apply search tags to the photos |
| | You can customize the sort order of the photos in photo galleries |
| | The newsletter section was simplified. You see just a list of entries until you click "Preview Newsletter" |
| | Produce a print-friendly version for pages you design |
| 3.450 | April 23, 2008 | Allow users to send newsletters individually to recipients |
| | Edit the names of each links and also allow you to add custom links without a category. You can change the title of all the site header links to a different language, image, etc... |
| | Recent posts are shown in the member area and "What's new". You can remove the recent posts from the "What's New" section by editing the "What's New" section and unchecking the option to view changes. |
| | Allow printing of journals |
| | Last visitor section shows if someone is currently online |
| | Can search for a discussion topic in the discussion area |
| | Add custom RSS news feeds to your websites |
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| 3.400 | February 27, 2008 | Added a thumbnail view for photo galleries |
| | Paging has been added to the members, photo gallery, discussions, and news |
| | You can assign photo galleries to a category |
| | Website Flash Introductions have been added in the website layout |
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| 3.300 | January 1, 2008 | 
We'd like to wish everyone a happy new year. We are starting this year of with several new features. There will be several releases during the month of January. We are doing several releases this month. We are happy to announce that we are tripling the amount of space for upgraded sites! You'll need this space for all the videos you might add. |
| | View photos in the gallery without a full page refresh |
| | The guestbook and weather has been added to custom pages |
| | The recent visitors can now appear on the home page and also custom pages. |
| | A video section has been added to the website! We conveniently convert it to
a format that everyone can see and easily view. |
| 3.200 | December 22, 2007 | We hope everyone has had a wonderful year. Since this is the time for giving, we are giving all sites extra space for pictures, music, and more!
Next year is going to bring even more than this year. We want to continue to provide you with the best place to create a private website for your family or group.
Your comments and suggestions are important to us, so feel free to e-mail us anytime!
Don’t forget about the poetry contest. You can submit a poem until the end of January.
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| 3.110 | December 3, 2007 | Added more section borders |
| | Guestbook entries are listed as a change since the last login. |
| | Categories were added to the template section. |
| | We are holding a poetry/writing competition! Everyone may submit up to two poems each. We want to make this fun and enjoyable. This years theme is about the family. Interpret that however you'd like. There is no minimum or maximum for amount of words/lines. As with all contests we will be awarding prizes.
1st Place: $100 + Winners Signature
2nd Place: $50 + Winners Signature
3rd Place: Winners Signature and Custom Title. (Custom title is an exlcusive text area under your name where you can have anything you want. )
For more information, go to the FamilyLobby Commmunity: http://forums.familylobby.com/poetry_contest/m_3907/tm.htm |
| 3.100 | September 25, 2007 | Siblings are shown on the member profile |
| | More games have been added to the website in the games section. |
| | Users are prompted if they type over the maximum limit for text to enter |
| | Increased some comment sections to 2,000 characters |
| | Due to the volume, the speed of the site became slow at some times. We have resolved many issues and are actively working on other measures to improve performance. We apologize for the inconvenience. |
| 3.0 | July 24, 2007 | This release consists of minor patches applied and suggestions |
| | We've added a game section to the website community. You can play some of the games in the community and try to get on the top scoreboard.
The games can be found at:
http://games.familylobby.com |
| | We have a new moderator in the FamilyLobby.com community (http://forums.familylobby.com). This is where all the families can come together and discuss issues on their mind. You can also find useful tips for your site.
Here is a message from the moderator:
Greetings
My name is Avguste and I am your new community manager. One of the things we would like to do is expand our community membership and forums activity. To do that, I would like to request for all of you to submit ideas,suggestions as to what you would like to see on the forums/site. Also, don't hesitate to recomment familylobby.com to your friends and families
You can submit ideas,suggestions by posting on forums. The thread is located at:
http://forums.familylobby.com/your_suggestions/m_1976/tm.htm |
| 2.992 | June 1, 2007 | We redesigned the spell checker to use another program. There were way too many problems with the old one. This spell checker has multiple languages that can be selected in "My settings". |
| | More smileys and clipart |
| | We've added sounds to the chatroom. |
| | We've added a store at FamilyLobby. Go to shop.familylobby.com. We've categorized the shop by the members of your family and provided items that many people would like as gifts. |
| | You can share your web templates with other websites on FamilyLobby.com. Now you won't be limited to our templates. |
| 2.990 | May 1, 2007 | Added paging to comments in custom sections |
| | Keep discussions on the top of the page |
| | Users can be notified when someone posts news or photos |
| 2.986 | March 11, 2007 | Major infrastructure update. If you are having difficulties with your site, please contact us and we will resolve the issue ASAP. |
| 2.985 | February 25, 2007 | Added a common links section to the member area |
| | Changed the "File Downloads" link to "Files, Videos, and Music". So there is no confusion. You can upload videos and music to your site. We recommend using YouTube or other video sites for larger videos. |
| | All administrators receive login requests. Not just the main contact |
| | Upgraded sites can hide the blue footer at the bottom of
every page by adding the following script to "Apply global style".
<STYLE>
#FLthefoot {visibility:hidden}
</STYLE>
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| | Post comments on news posts and navigate between news |
| | We made a lot of small changes. You may not notice, but some will say "It's about time!". :) |
| | You can hide birthdays on the homepage calendar by going to the homepage layout |
| | We are offering to set up web domains for free to non-profit organizations. We are making a charitable donation and it is completely free. Please go to this link for more details:
http://forums.familylobby.com/fb.asp?m=716 |
| 2.980 | December 26, 2006 | We've added classes to all the fields to make it easier to add color to the text fields and buttons on your site. More information can be found here |
| | We've added more servers and moved to a new location! The speed should be improved. If you have any problems, please let us know |
| | Family trees can be downloaded as a GEDCOM file that is compatible with many genealogy programs |
| | India holidays were added |
| | Administrators have the option to approve guestbook entries before they are shown |
| | Add your site to the community. Use this option if you want to add your site to search engines to meet new people. This is disabled by default. |
| 2.973 | October 29, 2006 | FamilyLobby.com forums were added as a separate link. Administrators can remove this link by going to the website layout in the member area and clicking "Site header links". Uncheck Public Forums |
| | We've updated the chatroom to work with various web browsers. Please let us know if you have any problems. |
| | A neat spell checker has been added. It works similar to Word® and can be removed by going to "My settings" in the member area. |
| 2.972 | September 30, 2006 | The link color can be changed for sections. |
| | Delete multiple photos at the same time |
| | There is a new link in the member area to create  |
| | Added a few more backgrounds and borders |
| | Move or copy pictures from one photo gallery to another |
| 2.970 | August 31, 2006 | Added more roles that administrators can select for members. You can allow members to edit their children and spouse. You can restrict members from viewing other members' addresses. |
| | Added holidays for Switzerland |
| | Updated the horoscope listings |
| 2.965 | August 10, 2006 | Create day tickers to count down the days until an occasion |
| | You can change the primary time zone for the website. Finally! We know... :o) |
| | Flash galleries have been added to the photo galleries. You can add these to any page or another site |
| 2.960 | July 4, 2006 | Added Greek holidays |
| | Sign on as invisible |
| | Added South African holidays |
| | Added Marshall Islands holidays |
| | Added clipart to upgraded sites. More to come soon. |
| | Custom sections can be added for memories, jokes, task lists, registries |
| | I hope everyone can tell that we are listening. If there is something that you always wanted on the site or if there is something that you have a problem with, send us an email and let us know. |
| | Add pictures to the site via a URL |
| | Added New Zealand holidays |
| | Added a print option for news, recipes, and custom sections |
| | Regular members can update galleries by other members. (Optional) |
| 2.955 | April 11, 2006 | Allow users to add HTML and script at the top of every page |
| | We've made a major change to the infrastructure to handle the new servers. Please let us know if you have any problems. All issues will be fixed ASAP! |
| | Allow administrators to prevent visitors from going to a specific page unless they log in. (This only applies to public sites) |
| | Added a popup menu option for custom links in the Site Header Links section |
| | Members can add personal links to other FamilyLobby.com or other sites that are their favorites. These only appear in the individual member's site links |
| 2.950 | April 30, 2006 | View items that have changed since your last visit |
| | Polls can be added to the custom pages |
| | Show thumbnail instead of picture names in the photo gallery |
| | Added holidays for Thailand
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| | Page templates were added for custom pages |
| | Add a site description on the logon page in the Website layout of the member area |
| | You can be e-mailed when it is someone's birthday |
| | Members can be notified when new discussions are added to the site |
| | Added holidays for Japan |
| | You can send an online message to users |
| | Random photos can be added to custom pages |
| 2.945 | April 1, 2006 | Updated the mailbox interface for reading e-mails |
| | Added horoscopes to the online news feeds |
| | You can now add a guestbook section on the homepage |
| | The "What's New" section can be listed to the right or under homepage sections |
| | A new icon appears when there are new photos in a photo gallery or new comments for a photo |
| | Added holidays from more countries. You now have the option to import holidays for different countries. |
| | We have added more servers. We have made a lot of changes to accommodate the new servers. If you have any problems, please let us know and we will fix the problem as soon as possible. |
| | We've added more emoticons! |
| | Added an option to disable the html editor for users that cannot type into it. This has been a problem for some AOL and Yahoo DSL users. In the member area, go to "My Settings" and uncheck the option. |
| 2.941 | March 1, 2006 | Added a guestbook to the site. This is useful for sites that are public and you want visitors to comment on the site |
| | We've added more backgrounds and emoticons. We will add links to sites with more backgrounds in the forum which will be available in the near future. |
| 2.940 | February 21, 2006 | We've added a shop to the site! Go to http://www.familylobby.com/shop to see the items available |
| | All upgraded sites have been given more space! Regular upgraded sites have a total of 75MB and domains have a total of 100MB |
| | Finally, music continuously plays while viewing other pages without it starting all over again. |
| | Can someone give us a good reason why news and recipes were together before? Cause we can't think of one. They are now separate! |
| | We added the color purple to the chatroom for that one user out there that made an impression. You know who you are. :o) |
| 2.935 | January 31, 2006 | Add online news feeds on custom pages |
| | Holidays for different countries were added. Send a request to add other international holidays to support@familylobby.com |
| | We added more features to the custom pages. When you design your own page, you can insert tickers, scripts, and pictures easier. You may need to update existing custom pages so they show up correctly. |
| | Wow! We never thought discussions could get so long! We have added pages to the discussions. 20 entries per page. |
| | Finally, we've updated the editor for journals, what's new, and custom pages. We're really excited about this one. I think everyone will like the flexibility. Send us your feedback. |
| | You can now add basic yearly recurring events |
| 2.931 | January 10, 2006 | Increased the limit on how much text you can write in journal entries |
| 2.930 | December 31, 2005 | A puzzle game that uses uploaded photos |
| | We have important news!! ICSFamily.com is now FamilyLobby.com!! We are in the process of adding news articles, recipes, discussion boards, and much more! Stay tuned for more information |
| | Add comments to journal entries |
| | Rotate photos after uploading the photo in the photo gallery |
| | Filter news articles by the year or the last 12 months |
| | A detailed option is available for the family tree |
| 2.925 | November 29, 2005 | You can edit journal entries |
| | Added more section borders |
| | Added a search feature to the journal and news sections |
| 2.920 | November 25, 2005 | The thumbnail pictures in the photo gallery are no longer blurry |
| | The color of the site links can be changed |
| | Users are notified when another member logs on |
| | When viewing a member, the last login date is shown |
| | You can move the homepage sections up an down in the Homepage Layout area |
| | An edit mode was added to the homepage to allow users to edit/delete sections. You can disable this option by going to the web site settings in the member area |
| | You can now save newsletters into the News area to look back on what has been sent |
| | Hyperlinks are enabled in the discussion board |
| | Comment icon is shown for all photos with comments |
| | Added more help and links for easier use |
| | You can view the members that last viewed a photo |
| | Added a preview pane in the colors section to see what the colors selections will look like before you save. |
| | Added web templates. Administrators can save and load different layouts for the site. The new option is available in the member area. |
| 2.910 | November 1, 2005 | Added a photo gallery slideshow in the homepage layout |
| | Customize the section borders from the "Site links and colors" section |
| 2.900 | October 1, 2005 | The most requested feature was to make the family tree more flexible. That is what we've done in this release.
Please let us know if you have any problems.
You can now create multiple trees on the site
List children from multiple partners
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| | Choose any color for the site in the Site links and colors page. |
| | More backgrounds were added. There are more to come soon. |
| 2.870 | August 28, 2005 | Products and services were added in the member area to update your services and learn about other products |
| | Add weather links based on the member's zip code on the homepage |
| | FTP Access is available as an additional upgrade for uploading and downloading large files or a group of files |
| | Zazzle.com has been added in the product section. This site allows you to create custom t-shirts, posters, and stamps! |
| | Send an RSVP online through Evite® |
| 2.860 | July 31, 2005 | Site accessible from a mobile phone - For upgraded sites only |
| | Sort discussions with the newest first |
| | Upload multiple pictures in the photo groups. (You can still upload photos in a zip file.) |
| | Add short comments to members |
| 2.851 | July 22, 2005 | myspace.icsfamily.com is a new site that we will soon make available. In the upcoming months, you can expect some of the following: |
| | FTP Access to your personal files and for uploading large filesAccess your information for mobile phonePurchase prints of your photosOrder family data on CD/DVD
If you are having problems viewing pictures or other information, please let us know. |
| 2.850 | July 4, 2005 | Select the order of the homepage sections shown on the right |
| | A small calendar can be added to the right homepage section |
| | Added a member listing to the member profiles |
| | Disable last visitors for all users in the web site settings |
| 2.840 | June 13, 2005 | Post comments for each photo in the photo galleries |
| | Change the text color of the font in the headers |
| | Select music to play directly from the family downloads section |
| | Add photos to the bottom right of the homepage |
| | Select the galleries that show as a random photo on the homepage |
| 2.835 | May 5, 2005 | You can see who is currenly logged on |
| | Added a video games section |
| 2.830 | May 2, 2005 | Added more backgrounds |
| | Allow background music to be played on all pages |
| | Select all E-mail addresses at once when sending a newsletter |
| | Added a custom homepage section for custom pages |
| 2.825 | April 9, 2005 | View details of anonymous users |
| | Change the background of the photo gallery |
| 2.815 | March 27, 2005 | The links can be shown on the left in the "Site links and colors" |
| 2.810 | March 17, 2005 | Show recent discussions on the homepage |
| | Add a background sound to the homepage |
| 2.805 | March 15, 2005 | Photo gallery slide show |
| | Filter to reduce the list of news and photos by periods in the member area |
| 2.800 | March 14, 2005 | The number of visits is shown at the bottom of the homepage |
| | Set the maximum photo height in the web site settings |
| 2.755 | February 25, 2005 | Added a printer friendly version of the family tree |
| | Change the font and background color in the chatroom |
| 2.750 | February 16, 2005 | Middle names show on the search and profile pages |
| | Added an option to show the year of birth. Go to the "Web site settings" in the member area. |
| 2.742 | January 31, 2005 | View all member profiles at a glance from the Member area |
| 2.740 | January 24, 2005 | New emoticon added #duel  |
| | Disable pictures for the discussion board |
| 2.721 | January 9, 2005 | Added an option to log on directly to the homepage. (In the web site settings) |
| 2.720 | January 8, 2005 | Optional country field added for international members |
| | More Online News Feeds: Two Word of the Day news feedsRussian News Feed |
| | Changed layout for discussion boards that do not use photos |
| | The member area sorts the news and photos by the date they where modified |
| 2.710 | December 27, 2004 | BUG FIX: Discussion board messages entered by guests where not displaying |
| 2.700 | December 26, 2004 | Administrators can create custom web pages for their site! Go to "Custom web pages" in the administration section of the member area. This is the BETA release, so expect several more features in the near future. Suggestions are always welcome. |
| 2.500 | December 22, 2004 | Chatrooms sounds notify you when new messages appear and members log on |
| | Make a transparent background for the home page and sections |
| 2.435 | December 14, 2004 | Fields have been added for phone numbers |
| | Added a link to view all members from the member area |
| 2.43 | December 13, 2004 | The header links show all the way across the home page without breaking |
| | Change the default font for the web site |
| | Disable the family tree and only assign spouses. This can be changed in the web site settings. |
| 2.42 | December 2, 2004 | We've update the discussion section. The new discussion board is easier to use and read. |
| 2.40 | November 3, 2004 | Members of upgraded sites can select their own news feeds to show on the home page |
| | You can now show birthdays on the calendar of the deceased |
| | The site remembers the last sort order for the family tree |
| 2.30 | October 31, 2004 | Added a page to show the history of new features |
| 2.25 | October 24, 2004 | Quote of the day news feed shows the quote on the home page |
| 2.20 | October 31, 2004 | Added MSNBC, ESPN, and USA Today news feeds |
| | Added Online News Feeds page to search and view news |
| 2.1 | October 20, 2004 | Added Dictionary.com dictionary search |
| 2.0 | October 11, 2004 | Added Online (RSS) News Feeds that can be displayed on the home page |
| 1.7 | September 27, 2004 | Edit a family tree directly |
