Invision Community November: auto-split large topics, welcome email customization and more

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The Invision Community November edition includes numerous improvements, including customizable welcome emails and a new feature to keep your community running smoothly. Auto-splitting large topicsWhile most topics run their course over a small number of pages, some continue to receive daily replies for years, growing to quite a size. Many communities have breakout areas where people enjoy simple forum games or trivial social updates that help bond community members together. However, when forums reach hundreds or thousands of pages, they can struggle a little and may take a little more time to show. We all know how vital page loading speed is to both SEO and user experience, so we have a solution that doesn't disrupt the conversation flow. When a topic nears 100,000 replies, the moderating team will see a message indicating that the topic is approaching the split threshold. Once it exceeds that threshold, the original topic is locked, and a new topic is opened automatically via a background task. Each topic will list all the various parts of the topic in the sidebar and in a block on the topic itself. This allows the conversation to continue, and signposts where the older parts of the conversation are for those who wish to revisit them. The result is a fast-loading topic that preserves all the history. Welcome EmailsThe first point of contact after joining a community is crucial to the onboarding process. Invision Community has always sent a generic "Thanks for registering" email, but it's not particularly useful outside of informing the user that the process has been completed. Now, in our November release, you can easily add content to that email to tailor it to your community. You can add a message that fits the tone of your community, or signpost key areas to help acclimatise members. What else?Of course, every monthly release includes numerous bug fixes and minor improvements. This month, we've focused on the posting editor to address some issues and add some minor quality-of-life improvements.

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