From getting started to mastering discuz! Application Center Operations Guide

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Not long ago, sing Company (Comsenz) officially released discuz! X2.5 New Edition and discuz! Application Center. discuz! The Application Center not only represents the discuz! The third open, but also known as convenient and fast, then whether it is as described in support of a key operation, convenient webmaster? The first time I downloaded a new version, decided to find out.

Software Name: discuz! X2.5

Software version: Official version

Software Size: 9.22MB

Software Authorization: Free

Applicable platform: Win9x Win2000 WinXP Win2003

Download Address: http://dl.pconline.com.cn/html_2/1/776/id=43081&pn=0.html

As of this May, discuz! The results of the Application Center are as follows: A total of 450 applications have been introduced, with more than 2,100 third-party developers and development teams joined, 100,000 Web site installation applications, the total number of installed more than 500,000 times. In discuz! X2.5 new version of the LED, discuz! The Application Center developer, the number of applications and installation volume is still increasing steadily, no doubt, discuz! The Application Center is expected to become the largest application platform in the Community software market.

Figure: discuz! Application Center Home Page

Unlike Apple's App store and Google's Android harsh, discuz! The Application Center constructs a four-layer ecological chain: third-party developers, discuz! Application Center, web site and netizens, this model is the first in China. As the largest community platform provider in China, discuz! Hope to build an application platform, so that webmaster can quickly find the required plug-ins or templates, support one-click installation and convenient upgrades, but also for developers to provide the opportunity to publish, display the work.

Use of the search box

After the official launch, discuz! Application Center has added a search box to facilitate webmaster better search, installation applications. For example, the webmaster can enter the application keyword "fresh" directly in the homepage, looks for the corresponding template.

Using the search box

Current discuz! Application Centers support application types with plug-ins, templates, and extensions. Enter the corresponding keyword "fresh" after a total of 4 templates to search for webmaster selection. What needs to be specifically stated is that discuz! The fresh version of this template is officially produced and popular, the number of installation has been broken 16,000 times.

Search Template Results page

Applied Installation

Webmaster found suitable applications, the next step is to install. discuz! The Application Center supports one-click installation and unloading, and the fool-operated operation greatly reduces the technical threshold of the webmaster. Enter any application details page to click on the installation application. For example, enter a self-service advertising system plug-in to see the eye-catching installation buttons and related properties.

Figure: Plugin Details page

When the webmaster clicks on the "Install" button, discuz! Application Center will automatically start the installation process, download, installation, and so the entire operation process is almost without interference, very convenient.

Apply the Automatic Installation page

When the plug-in is installed successfully, it jumps to the local plugin list page, where the webmaster can enable the plugin or uninstall the plugin. What needs to be specifically stated is that discuz! All applications in the Application Center after installation are closed by default, the webmaster needs to manually open.

Map: Local Plugins list page

Uninstall applied

The application of the uninstall and installation as convenient, is also a key to the operation of a fool. Plug-in as an example, the webmaster needs to uninstall also need to enter the local plug-in list page, each plug-in has three function button "off", "Update" and "Uninstall", click Uninstall can start the uninstall process.

Starting the plugin uninstall Process page

After the uninstall process is finished, the uninstall completion page is automatically jumped. For some plug-ins, the webmaster may also need to delete some of the corresponding plugin folders after the uninstall is complete. But you don't have to worry, discuz!. X2.5 new version of the system architecture, has the logic layer and data layer separate, with a complete API data storage and read and write interface, all applications installed and uninstall will not directly operating system layer, thus safeguarding the security of the Forum itself.

PostScript

At the time Apple's App store was launched, some people were not bullish on the iphone-based online software app shop, and there was a lot of skepticism about jobs. Today, Apple has proved the success of the App Store and its own eco-chain: The App Store has not only achieved unprecedented success on its own, but has also helped countless third-party developers on its platform.

For countless third party developers, the newly launched discuz! Application Center is also a full of opportunities for the blue Sea market, developers to develop applications not only have the opportunity to be millions of of web site installation, hundreds of millions of users to use, but also directly sell money. For stationmaster, can enjoy discuz! Application Center to provide a large number of applications to meet their own segmentation needs, so that more energy into the daily operation of the site. In the foreseeable future, the technical threshold will be further reduced, the website function demand will be greatly satisfied, a "operation is king" era is coming.