Waivio is introducing custom domain names for social shopping websites.
Previously, users were restricted to launching websites under the *.social.gifts domain. This update allows for the use of custom domain names, providing more flexibility and branding opportunities for website owners.
Domain Protection via Cloudflare
All custom domains must have a robust DDoS protection. This service is provided by Cloudflare.com at no additional cost and is known for its effectiveness in safeguarding websites against DDoS and other attacks.
Domain Configuration Requirements
Before launching a new website with a custom domain, certain configuration steps must be completed:
- General Instructions: Domain configuration via GoDaddy, Cloudflare.
- Secure Connections: Enforcing the use of HTTPS protocol.
- Smooth Redirects: Forwarding from 'www' to the apex (primary) domain.
New Domain Registration
For those who do not yet own a domain name, purchasing directly through Cloudflare.com might be a cost-effective option.
Additionally, domains purchased through Cloudflare are automatically hosted on their nameservers, which ensures DDoS protection and simplifies the setup process.
Other Updates:
1. Objects / Image viewer - allow approve/reject votes, album & avatar selection directly in the viewer (2188);
2. Campaigns / Sponsors - simplify the process of rejecting posts and adding users to the black list (5179, 5180);
3. Person / Books - add a list of books authored by the person (5201, 5202);
4. Objects / Descriptions - if there are no reviews or custom pages, show description in the middle column (5205);
5. Business / Products - add a list of products produced by this business (5210, 5211);
6. Data import / Large files - increase the size of imported files to 50Mb (5228);
7. Profiles / Affiliate codes - allow users to specify affiliate codes for shops in their profiles (5278, 5279, 5564);
8. Object / Affiliate program - allow users to configure affiliate programs on Hive (5317, 5318, 5563);
9. Wallet / Hive withdrawals - replace Blocktrades with Simpleswap for intant withdrawals (5522, 5523);
10. Data tools / Claim bot - automatically claims authority for all products listed, with an optional feature to include all products in embedded lists as well (5504, 5526).
Minor Updates and Bug Fixes:
Tasks: 3764, 3766, 3638, 5009, 5160, 5161, 5169, 5170, 5178, 5191, 5203, 5205, 5206, 5207, 5208, 5209, 5010, 5218, 5220, 5225, 5226, 5227, 5229, 5240, 5250, 5276, 5277, 5275, 5285, 5298, 5299, 5300, 5301, 5304, 5306, 5307, 5324, 5326, 5341, 5369, 5308, 5344, 5383, 5384, 5394, 5395, 5396, 5409, 5411, 5412, 5413, 5414, 5415, 5416, 5417, 5418, 5420, 5429, 5432, 5468, 5471, 5478, 5479, 5494, 5524, 5527, 5528, 5539, 5540, 5551, 5552, 5553, 5562, 5569, 5570, 5571, 5589, 5590, 5595, 5596, 5597, 5604, 5612, 5619, 5625.
Waivio is an open-source project. Further information about tasks and development progress can be found on GitHub.
GitHub: https://github.com/Waiviogit/waivio
It's cool to see what you're developing here! I have long believed that one of the most important use cases we could bring to the Hive ecosystem involves "ordinary things" people do every days... like shopping.
Exactly. In fact, social shopping is where the benefits of web3 become most apparent.
Once product information is published on the Hive blockchain, anyone can add these products to their profile shop by simply clicking the heart icon on a product page. This enables users to recommend the best products or their combinations to their followers on Hive and beyond.
Linking to a product in posts and comments also becomes very easy. Just type '#' and begin typing the product's name; close matches will appear as suggestions.
Posts containing product links are displayed as reviews on product pages, giving additional visibility to these reviews.
This approach allows any social shopping website to capitalize on content published on the Hive blockchain, including product information, ratings, user reviews, related items, and more. Moreover, the success of each social shop contributes to the success of all others, as they share a common user database (all Hive users), product knowledge, reviews, wiki pages, and more.
I think, the potential is vast, and many are going to use this.
There was a time when we added products manually, entering each field separately: title, avatar, description, images, product IDs, etc. Now, we can add products to our social shop with just one click using the Waivio Chrome Extension.
Regarding custom domains, we transitioned from https://coffeetime.social.gifts to https://CoffeeShop.Gifts as soon as this option became available for testing.
It also appears that search engine indexing is better for primary domains. And looking forward to canonical URL forwarding for better SEO.
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