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Post by Doppelgänger on Jan 22, 2013 22:50:01 GMT -5
is there really no new topics? or active topics button I really rely on that for her to see whats going on ;/ i like that the avi's are bigger it looks like it can get easy to adjust to but highly concerned if they dont have the active topics or new topics Actually there is something similar at the bottom of the page for new topics that I spotted so I don't think we lost that ability.
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Post by Doppelgänger on Jan 22, 2013 22:51:04 GMT -5
Also they are still asking for suggestions and tweaking it before the final version comes out so we can still put in our requests.
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Post by Ruby2579 on Jan 22, 2013 22:56:06 GMT -5
Yea I saw it it says recent threads and post :-)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2013 23:25:02 GMT -5
I see you widened the forums! Sorry if it's a bit inconvenient! I was thinking of making my gifs smaller if there was no other way since my post in general was looking super long with my two big gifs being stacked on top of each other
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Post by Ruby2579 on Jan 22, 2013 23:41:25 GMT -5
i love that i can see klaus so much bigger nw lol
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Post by Klovin'11 on Jan 22, 2013 23:45:01 GMT -5
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Post by Doppelgänger on Jan 23, 2013 8:18:48 GMT -5
If everything goes as it has for the test I think we should be able to upgrade without too many bugs, though I'm sure there will be some. Our site is eligible to upgrade tomorrow, but tomorrow is a bad day because it's TVD Thursday and it takes hours to upgrade. Yesterday it took all day but that was because someone's site caused their converter to throw errors and stop working for a while. Still don't want to risk that on a TVD Thursday. Plus they are still trying to get a working chat, although there is a work around in their forums I could try and we can use the direct link to it as well.
So, when do you think we should upgrade the site? This weekend, perhaps? The pluses to the new version definitely outweigh the few minuses I see and they are still working to get it to 100% bug free. The new themes are very exciting to me as I can make them so easily with hardly any fuss, perhaps even for member requests if they have a decent background they want to use, and I will add alot more variety to what we have to choose from now. The site speed is miles ahead of this one as well which is awesome.
I need people to make some posts there to test that part of it, see if any bugs occur in posting and really give it a good test run before we decide to do this because once we do it there is no going back.
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Post by Doppelgänger on Jan 23, 2013 8:22:53 GMT -5
Actually, not on the weekend as their office is only open M-F 9-5pm pacific and if there's a major snag the site would be down until their office hours. Friday might work even though it is soon, but if I wait until Monday it's the day that all can upgrade so the major bulk of sites will be upgrading that day, making the chance of a backup to be likely and the site being down longer.
I'm thinking either way I will keep the betazone temp site open during that time and put updates there and if anything major occurs we can still post there so we won't feel so lost during the conversion with no site to go to, so that should be a good temporary fix in the interim. All posts there will disappear though when I take that site down after a successful conversion.
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Post by Doppelgänger on Jan 23, 2013 8:53:53 GMT -5
Features of the New V5:
Faster and more modern graphics, interface, coding Ability to make multiple themes quickly and easily
and this from Proboards:
Live Search
There is a new search box in the top right corner in many sections of the forum: When viewing a board, viewing a thread, in your Personal Messages. You can type any search term into this box and results will instantly appear on your screen.
How can we make this feature even better? We offer a new Live Search Filters system. Filters allow you to narrow down your results even further by various criteria.
Here's some examples of searches you could do:
Inside of a thread you could search for all posts containing the word "forums," posted by Patrick Clinger, created after June 20th but before June 22nd -- and your results will come up instantly.
When viewing a board you could search for all threads created by Ricky Zyvoloski that have more than 10 replies and were created before January 2010.
These are just a couple examples -- try it out for yourself!
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Member Search Box
Don't know a member's username? No problem! We're introducing our new Member Search Box (1). This feature allows you to type in either a persons username or their display name to find them. For example, if you wanted to send me a PM, you can type "Patrick Clinger" to find me. Results popup live on your screen (2).
Exact username matches will show up at the top of the results. So if you type "admin" my name will always be at the top, if you type "ryan" you will find Ryan Roos at the top, etc.
Then you can easily add the member to your search filters, conversations and more (3).
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Like!
Did you really like something that was posted, but don't feel it deserves a reply with "Me too!"? Our new Like button (1) is the way to go. Each post tracks how many likes have been made (2) and who liked what (3).
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Notifications
Notifications give you quick access to important information about your account.
Do you wish you knew every time someone quoted you in a thread? How about when a new member joined your forum? Or someone mentions you in a post? We have all of these and much more!
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Visual Editor
Do you wish you knew what your post would look like without having to hit that Preview button? Our new Visual Editor allows you to see exactly what your post will look like while you create it!
Our editor comes with all the regular options that you are used to and even some new ones. Check it out!
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Updated Attachments System
We've made many improvements to our attachments system: •You can now attach multiple files to a single post.
•Instead of listing the attachments at the end of a post, you can insert the attachments anywhere you want.
•You can opt to display or not display the thumbnail of images that are uploaded.
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Avatar Maker!
We have a super fancy new avatar maker. One problem people have when joining a new forum is that they don't have an avatar. We want to make creating an avatar a fun and easy process. Our avatar maker allows you to mix and match hundreds of options to create truly unique avatars. Give it a try by clicking Profile -> Edit Profile -> Avatar
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Navigation Tree
We have a new navigation tree for v5. Instead of just the basic "Forum :: Board :: Thread :: Post" we now have a much more functional navigation tree. You can quickly jump to any board on the forum by clicking on the arrow next to the name of the forum. It will also show you which boards are new and which are not -- making it even easier to keep tabs on various boards in your forum.
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Recent Threads
When you are logged in to v5 you will notice a new link on the right side: Recent Threads. Clicking on this will bring up a small window showing all topics that you have recently participated in. The "Recent Threads" link will even display a new icon if any of your topics have been recently updated!
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Shoutbox
All forums now come with an integrated shoutbox (disabled by default). This shoutbox is fully integrated with the forum. It optionally supports guest posting, allows you to edit and delete shouts, and will even live-update for 5 minutes using AJAX if you post a shout to it.
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Conversations
No longer are you limited to having only two people involved in a Personal Message. Our new Conversations system allows you to send a message to multiple users at the same time, allowing them all to participate in the same conversation. Also, we have added a new Forward Conversation option, allowing you to send a copy of a conversation to a different member.
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Following and Friends
You can now "Follow" other members on a forum. There are a few benefits you get by following a member: •If two members follow each other they automatically are labeled as "Friends" on the forum
•There is a new tab in your profile called Following where you can see the activity of all the members you are following (such as topics they have participated in).
•When you follow another member they will automatically show up higher in the Member Search Box than members you are not following (excluding exact username matches).
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username
Ever wanted to mention someone in a post and link to their profile? Now it's easy! We have a new username feature to accomplish this. All you need to do is type @ followed by their username in your post. This will automatically link to this member's profile and will tag them in the post, notifying them if they have notifications turned on.
Don't know a member's username? No problem! Just hover you mouse over their display name to find out. If you're creating a new post click on the member icon to popup our Member Search Box and you can do a quick search for them as well.
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Post by Doppelgänger on Jan 23, 2013 11:10:36 GMT -5
Hmmm...it just popped up that we are eligible right now to upgrade but what do you all think? I'm hesitant without further testing of it. Like I said we can't go back once we start converting it. So get testing!
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Post by Ruby2579 on Jan 23, 2013 11:20:53 GMT -5
If we do it today how long can it take? if it takes no more then a couple of hours I say lets go for it. Because that way it won't interfere with TVD thursday and fridays discussions etc what you think/?
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Post by Doppelgänger on Jan 23, 2013 11:24:55 GMT -5
That's the problem, it is dependent on their converter not having problems or being overloaded so I can't say. Some people say it only took them a few minutes. For me yesterday, because their converter jammed up it was hours on the test site. We DO have the test site to post stuff temporarily though. It just won't come over when the conversion is done but we can certainly fangirl away for the episode there if we had to.
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Post by Ruby2579 on Jan 23, 2013 11:31:52 GMT -5
thats true there is always a way! =D I say we go for it today then thats my vote
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2013 11:37:57 GMT -5
Yeah I say we go for it today as well. Even if it does take a few hours it's only Wednesday and it'll surely be done converting by 8 P.M. tomorrow so I like the sound of getting it out the way now lol
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Post by Ruby2579 on Jan 23, 2013 11:41:04 GMT -5
awesome if we were in the new threads right now I can LIKE your post anbu haaha
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