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SkaDate Dating Software Launches Premium Templates

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

Dear friends,

SkaDate Dating Software is really proud to present you the first batch in what we hope to become a regular series of Premium SkaDate Dating and Social Networking Site Templates.

Over the last eight years we’ve witnessed the enormous growth of SkaDate customer base and were happy to see the amazing creativity of dating site owners customizing free template designs available with each purchase.

These slight or major changes (on display in our Portfolio Section) have one common goal – to make each dating site stand out and look unique. Unfortunately, not everyone has the necessary resources to spend thousands of dollars creating new designs. With this understanding in mind we decided to come up with an accessible solution to this issue.

SkaDate Premium Templates were created by our in-house professional designers, who base their work on extensive online dating market research and feedback regularly left by SkaDate customers. Everything, from color palettes to images and smallest details conform to the current trends in the world of online dating.

The accessible price-tag of just $99 per template ensures the growing chance of your website staying unique and standing out among others. There is, however, an option of a complete exclusivity purchase, which will make the selected template no longer available for others.

To check out the brand new Premium Templates in all their shining glory, visit our Templates Section, or purchase them right away from your Customer Area. Otherwise, place an order for a new copy of SkaDate dating script, or ask our pre-sales operators any additional questions.

SkaDate Dating Software Supports Polish and Thai

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

SkaDate Dating Software Supports Thai and PolishOne of the reasons SkaDate Dating Software is considered the leader of the dating solutions market is the international reach the tool provides. Over the course of last twelve months we have added 4 languages to our collection, and this month we are ready to present you with two more.

Thai is one of the most sought-after languages in our lineup, with requests of its introduction piling up each week for several months now. This is a clear indication of the dating industry booming in Asia and Thailand specifically. On the other hand, Polish will continue the tradition of SkaDate gradually covering the entire EU with each new addition.

As online dating business model grows ever more popular around the globe, we are constantly inquired about supplementing SkaDate dating script with new languages.  As always, we are open to new ideas and are now actively considering Middle East as the next destination.

Check out the full list of NINETEEN languages supported by SkaDate as of now, and then see them in action on the Demo page, before placing your order or forwarding any questions to our pre-sales team.

New Version of SkaDate Dating Software is Here!

Monday, March 18th, 2013

SkaDate MasterDear friends,

We are very happy to share with you the excellent news about the release of a brand new version of SkaDate Dating Software! Yes, you read that right; after collecting user-feedback and analyzing latest market trends for months, we are finally rolling out the long-awaited next iteration of our acclaimed product. We hope you are just as excited as we are!

Meet SkaDate Master

We went with Master as the moniker, since we believe this version of SkaDate dating script is truly a Master solution to start online dating site or business. To date, this is the most complete SkaDate build we ever released, packing several dozen features under the hood – more than any other solution on the market.

We’ve polished up the software back-end to make it easier to operate, added a few exciting user-requested features to remain an industry trendsetter, and most importantly, we’ve optimized the script performance, making it the fastest SkaDate yet. Let’s look into the new package in more detail.

SkaDate Master Optimization Boost

As market leaders we simply couldn’t overlook such an important factor for running a dating site as software performance. After all, the recent industry boom resulted in fast growth of most dating sites, some boasting thousands and even millions of active users.

SkaDate Master Performance BoostTo make sure all SkaDate-powered sites, both content-heavy and just beginning, operate as smoothly as possible, we have made an extra effort optimizing software requests, which resulted in over 50% performance boost.

On top of that, we have integrated CloudFlare services, which ensure that sites remain online even during downtime, and enjoy additional acceleration in site loading due to implementation of cloud-share technologies.

SkaDate Master Additional Security and Spam Protection

The integration of CloudFlare also allowed us to significantly increase site protection.  We, however, did not stop there and introduced additional tools to counteract the ever-growing number of Spam requests dogging popular websites.

SkaDate Master Site Security

The software now allows site owners to block entire countries based on IP, or enable black list IP blocking system from StopForumSpam – a platform created specifically to collect malicious IPs all across internet, so that individual admins don’t have to spend hours moderating their websites.

SkaDate Master New Major Features

SkaDate Master Google Maps IntegrationWhile we are quite proud about the new Optimization and Site Protection  features, we know the most excitement comes from the shiny new toys we give to site runners and their members. Behold:

  • Google Maps Integration

You can now add additional visual representation of all online members on the site, as well as display distance between given users in the profile view;

  • Google+ Inviter

We have supplemented our present Facebook Inviter with Google+ to make it easier than ever to invite even more friends to join your growing dating sites;

  • Completeness Bar

Give your site users more visual reference when they change their profiles. The components shows how complete the profile is with a percentage value and a graphic gauge;

  • Drag-and-Drop for Navigation and Profile Fields

The work with Navigation and Profile Fields has been made much easier and user-friendly with an intuitive Drag-and-Drop system;

SkaDate Master Drag-and-Drop

  • Slideshow

As requested, this feature gives any site even more visual flare, with a custom slideshow on the Index Page. Just add your pictures and move the component to the appropriate page position;

SkaDate Master Slideshow

  • WYSIWYG Editor for Custom Pages and Blogs

This is another much-requested feature that substantially improves the work with Blogs and Custom Pages by introducing a professional WYSIWYG Editor;

SkaDate Master Blogs

  • Integration of 2checkout.com

We have added another alternative Payment Gateway to our extensive collection, to allow even more business growth opportunities and flexibility for doing eCommerce.

  • Site Structure Overhaul

Understandably, it was becoming easy to get lost within the Admin Area as we continuously added more user-requested features to SkaDate. Fear not, we have rearranged some of the items inside the system to improve the intuitive work approach.

SkaDate Master Other Feature Improvements

  • New option allows to disable interactions between members of the same gender;
  • Site language can now be auto-selected for specific countries;
  • Classifieds have been enhanced with a new search option;
  • Albums can now be made password-protected;
  • New option allows to add custom affiliate banners;
  • Most displayed error messages were overhauled for better understanding;
  • Searching the site now displays the total number of found results;
  • All external links now have a no-follow attribute;
  • New option allows to test third-party SMTP setup before sending mail;
  • Myriad of other minor improvements and bug fixes;

Visit this page for a full list of all SkaDate Master features.

SkaDate Master New Free Theme

No SkaDate Release is complete without a new template. This time our Design Department came up with a bright and shiny traditional dating theme in Gold 2.  Combining best elements of our past efforts, Gold 2 is already our favorite and is a benchmark for SkaDate professional templates for years to come. Be the first to try it on!

SkaDate Master Free Theme

SkaDate Master Conclusion

SkaDate Master is the ultimate build of SkaDate, and the natural progression in our effort of producing best dating software tools on the market. SkaDate Master can be used by both, beginning startupers with ambition to conquer online dating industry, and seasoned companies  with vast experience in the area of online business.

To see SkaDate Master in action, please visit our Demo Page. Don’t forget to check out our portfolio featuring real examples of active dating sites running on SkaDate. If you are the current owner of a previous SkaDate build, please contact our Support Service for the Update Instructions. Otherwise, get in touch with SkaDate Pre-Sales Team to ask any additional questions or to purchase SkaDate Master now.

SkaDate Dating Software Adds More Video Tutorials

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

SkaDate Dating Software Adds More Video TutorialsMarch is already around the corner, which means it’s spring cleaning time over at SkaDate Dating Software house. We took a long look across our system, and decided to start with our Manuals and Video Tutorials.

As you might know, all customers in possession of SkaDate dating script have unrestricted access to our vast knowledge base, including a helpful user forum, and the aforementioned tutorials and manuals. Why are those important? Simply because they give all our clients an extra option to tweak SkaDate on their own, without the aid of the support team.

What we are doing now is gradually going through our entire document and video database, making sure all the manuals and tutorials are even more helpful than ever before. Notice the increased presentation quality as well, since the clarity is vital when dealing with intricate processes within a complex software like SkaDate.

Finally, we are really happy to present you with two brand new, but eagerly awaited Video Tutorials, namely for Profile Customization Tools, and (lo and behold), a mammoth step-by-step through the manual Software Update for the cases when we release new script versions. Just remember to always back up your sites if you decide to give it a try.

2013 is shaping up pretty well so far, what with this Tutorial Update, introduction of new partners, addition of new user languages, etc. We have a few more surprises up our sleeve, so keep an eye on our newsletters, and do buy a copy of SkaDate if you haven’t done so already!

SkaDate Dating Software:
New Languages and More Mod Opportunities

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

SkaDate Best Dating Software ProviderNow that the holidays are behind us, we are ready to share a couple of exciting news with you. As you might know, January is the perfect month to start your online dating business, since a lot of new members flock to all kinds of dating sites, looking for an opportunity to make good on the New Year resolution of finding that significant other.

This is where SkaDate Dating Software comes handy, as it’s the perfect tool to build a dating site of your choice – from traditional to religious, to social networking, to adult, to anything else in between.

To jump start the year and further emphasize our international reach, we are happy to announce the addition of two more European languages to our ever-growing collection. The supported User Interface Languages now include Bulgarian and Czech, on top of English, French, German, Chinese, Russian, and a dozen others. Check out the full list here.

We have also partnered with oDesk – the world’s largest online database of freelance developers, to give you more choice and opportunities in selecting the right programmer to modify your dating sites. It’s never been this easy to look for ideal contractors, since oDesk widgets allow specifying the preferred location of a developer, their price range, job requirements, and project time-frames.

Give the system a spin and see for yourself. The market is full of competent independent programmers, and we’ll also add proven contractors to our own list of featured specialist as we go.

Finally, we are extremely proud of being recognized by online dating industry pundits as finalists of this years’ iDate Awards held in Las Vegas. This annual event acknowledges the achievements across our business, and is seen as the Oscars for everyone involved with Internet dating.

For the fourth year running we were able to reach the finals and join the esteemed company in the Best Dating Software category. This wouldn’t be possible without your input, and we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who believed in us and placed ever crucial votes. The award will give us additional incentive to improve our software and services even further. Thank you.