The most important aspects of the premium version are well along:

Smarter search and batch editing.

See here:

www.clipartillustration.com/tmp/premium_search_test.swf
www.clipartillustration.com/tmp/batch_editor.swf

[edit: you can test the search on www.clipartillustration.com]

Its very obvious not everyone will be able to afford the premium version. But why have them be left out? Here  are 2 ways you can get the premium version:

• Purchase the upgrade for 75$. (See planned features below)
• Refer 2 people to the network (They are valid when they are included on Symbiostock.info

So money is not everything Simply adding to the network's growth is of the same value.
Features premium version has in the making (at this point)

• Improved search.
• Batch editor.
• Twitter integration (tweet images, random tweet images daily, network buddy twitter tracking)
• License management
• Collections (selling groups of images at discount)

These are the *big* features. There will be others, but these make up the value.




Please note: You can start taking advantage of the referral program now, and have access to the plugin as well as auto-upgrades as I add the features (nightly or every few days, just like the the days of Beta!!!) But I cannot sell it until features are complete.

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Since this will be a development/long thread just like the bug stompers we had, I'd like to keep a perminant link to Prang's upgrade as well, so you can keep on top of both of them:

http://www.microstockgroup.com/symbiostock-development-area/new-plugin-syxtra-symbiostock-extra-features-information/msg331630/?topicseen#new

Great stuff. Were do we report a referral?

Ok, thanks, And what if we want to keep it private? Or the referree wants to keep it private?

Hi Leo

How is the Search improved?

Could you tell us please
dont worry, just watched video, i'm having a senior moment
Thanks
Mark

I'm trying to incorporate that stuff (as well as font-options on the outside of the theme).

I was reminded of your site when I chose that one

That looks great to me Leo, especially the batch editor will be very, very useful.  What exactly do you mean with license managment ... will that enable us to create an extendend license? Make my day and say YES, please 

Looks great!  I'm anxiously awaiting the release.

That looks great to me Leo, especially the batch editor will be very, very useful.  What exactly do you mean with license managment ... will that enable us to create an extendend license? Make my day and say YES, please 

Plrang and I are trying to set up a nice license system.

I'm getting to it soon, but you will be able to assign any sort of license you want. Also I'm trying to get rid of stuff in the theme relating to "Microstock" or "Royalty free".

I'll avoid explaining and just show everyone once I get it running soon.

Leo - just a thought on the advanced search feature.  When I upgrade how will it interact with anyone in my network that hasn't upgraded?  Will it return no results like the phrase search does now or is there a default to the first word or some other option so it doesn't muck up the network searches?

It won't hurt anyone. In fact you will be giving the network more accurate results. They won't be affected at all.

I haven't done anything with the default page yet. But I can keep in mind a default page for "no results" if you wish.

This is just an update to tell everyone things are well along in the premium version. The twitter integration is going to get LOTS of attention still.

Everyone else testing it seems to have found NO bugs, but instead just a few suggestions.

It seems my little regimen of leaving things to run themselves while I stick to being productive has been quite beneficial.

Here's an update:

Collections are WORKING!

If anyone is curious what they are for or how they work, I can now give a full run-down:

What a collection is for:

Selling a WHOLE SET of images under a "deal" price. Or perhaps you have a specific license that applies to them all. Or perhaps you've done a photo-shoot intended to act as a series. Or maybe like so many illustrators, you have an obnoxiously large supply of humanoids 3d faceless people (guilty) and you have customers with a compulsive need to have the whole set. Thats what collections are for!!!

How it works:

1. Using bulk editor, you assign new "collection" of images, which is technically a unique category.

2. Assign them to a "preview" image, which is an image you create to act as a preview, or just an image you wish to "host" the collection. You must be sure to modify the price, description, and so forth to fully explain the value, etc. (Collections really are gems on your site. You WANT to sell these.

3. Upon assignment of a collection to an image, the image "converts" to a special product which allows the customer to also download associated images upon sale. It shows a list of images being purchased, and has a few areas on the page reminding the customer they will receive a set of images with this sale.

This is a real gem in selling direct

After twitter and some license integrations, i'll be releasing this. We still have a way to go. I wanted to release it early, but I think its best if we just stick to the full feature set.