Guild hosting

A guild hosting service is a specialized web hosting service which has been designed for providing support to the online gaming communities which are usually referred to as the guilds or clans.

The Guild hosting services address the basic needs of the guild to have an online presence and also allow the guild members to interact with each other outside the game. Setting up and maintaining a web site like this needs continuous maintenance, upgrades as also integration of the available new software. The main characteristic feature of the guild hosting services is their focus on relieving the guild from this overhead as also keeping them free to spend more time playing the games.

One of the first companies was GuildPortal which was established in the year 2001. In the year 2006, competition increased with 3 new services: GuildCafe, GuildLaunch and the MMO Guildsites. In the year 2007, Guildomatic was established as the first game specific guild host, which started the trend for more specialized services custom made for individual games. With the guilds increasingly playing more than one single game, Enjin launched a new content management system in the year 2009 with an ability to create multiple gaming divisions on one single web site. The number of guild hosting services has been growing continuously with the rising popularity of the Massively Multiplayer Online Role playing Games.

Features of Guild hosting

Perfect Pages: Users get perfect control over all the pages. They are free to create any kind of layout or structure. Any content can be dragged and dropped anywhere on the pages. All the pages can be manage and published in one place. Offers high level of customization with the layout editor.

Public & Private Forum: The forum system is highly versatile. Customized forums with the Theme Editor. Sub-forums can be created. Advanced forum polls with bar results. Images, audios and videos can be posted with a fast speed. All posts can be viewed since the last visit.

Event Calendar: Multiple calendars with a variety of event types, member signups and RSVP can be created. Members can update participation status. Sign up limits can be established. Recurring events can be created. Commenting for each event is possible.

Guild and Clan Themes: Professionally designed gaming themes with great details and flash.

Donations: Collection of donations via Paypal from the members to help the community grow. Tracking and listing of generous users.

Security and Backups: Email verification, Spam proof restrictions on unwanted user IPs from web site, Secure Data centres and file storage, continuous database and server backups.

Additional Modules: Menu module, drop down submenu support, digital clock, shoutbox for easy messaging and communication.

Branding: Lets the users customize the copyright and footer settings as also upload web site avatar and logo

Profiles: Can create gaming identity with personal profiles and update status, display networks

Community and Support:

• Provides friendly and fast supports for all the games and for gaming web sites

• Friendly community forums and Recruitment forums and access to gaming communities

• Free graphic request areas.

More info:
What are clans and guilds