Zoom Images 🖼️ & Create your own Groups! 🎊🎉

Hi everyone 🤜🏼🤛🏼

We are pleased to announce two great updates to SimilarWorlds!

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[big]Zoom Photos - we boosted our max image size! 🌅↗️[/big]

Going forward, a bigger size of the images uploaded to SW will be saved so that users will be able to tap them to Zoom.

Since the very first days of SimilarWorlds, users have been giving us the feedback that some photos become too small, and sometimes hard to see or read what's there, especially if it contains text.
That should no longer be an issue, as now you will be able to tap a photo (if you see the "Zoom" word located at the top-right corner of it) to view a much bigger size.
You can then pinch to zoom into more detail.

[b]To leave the Zoom mode, just tap anywhere.[/b]

Here's an example:





[big]Create your Own Groups 🥂🍾[/big]

[b][c=BF0000]Users can now finally create Groups on SimilarWorlds!![/c][/b]

To create a new Group, find any "level 3 forum", like, for example:
[b][1] People & Family > [2] Pets > [c=BF0000][3] Dogs[/c][/b],
and then press the link "[u]Associated Groups[/u]".

If you are eligible to create a new group, you will find this button:



You can also do it directly in this page: https://similarworlds.com/new-group
You'll have to search for a Forum to put the group under.

User Groups can only be created within Forums, and not directly under the broader hierarchical parents, Categories and Topics. Therefore, only Forums that can accept Groups will appear in the search results.


[b]Please note:[/b]
• Only accounts older than 6 months can create new groups.
• There is also a minimum account reputation, to qualify.
• Non-VIP users can create up to 3 groups, currently.
• VIP users can create up to 10 groups, currently.
• Groups that are offensive, hateful, discriminative, revolting or disgusting, or containing name-calling or personal attacks are not allowed.
• Creating an inappropriate Group will risk you losing the ability to create new Groups in the future.

As this feature is still in BETA mode, some moderation features are still under development, which we will be releasing in the coming weeks.
If you find any issues, please let us know. 👍🏼


To find your own Groups, you can go to your Profile, then "Forums", and then press where it says "[u]ADMIN / MOD[/u]" at the top of the list.


[big]... and much more! 🚀[/big]

We are continuously working on improving security and other technical elements.
As usual, we always work in correcting known glitches, fix bugs, and make improvements to the System, Security and User Interface.

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Thank you for your support.

We are constantly listening to your suggestions, so please keep giving them to us, as they are very important to the future of SimilarWorlds.

Very kind regards, 🧡
- The SW Team