Steve
02-15-2003, 05:51 PM
I will most likely be upgrading the forums to a newer version some time next week. There is a few things that may change with the forums:
1. The current design - the new version of the forum is not completely compatible with the current templates I'm using. I'm sure that although the design may be nice to the eye, it's really the ability to post and conversate with other members that's more important. I'm just curious, would you mind if the design goes to a very plain, square look and feel to it rather than what I have now? (it would look like this: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/index.php)
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Here is a list of all the new features that are part of the new version of the forums:
General
Quick registration system...username, password, email and any required custom fields and timezone
Pop-up auto-refreshing buddylist with ICQ-style alerts when new buddies come online. You'll find a link in the temp buttons top right in the nav bar.
Show the title of the last posted to thread for each forum on index.php
Subscription to Threads/Forum without receiving e-mails
Favorite threads - you don't get email from these either.
User rating - Karma
User ranking
Password break-in watches -- too many failed attempts warning with a preset wait after too many failures.
Threaded view
Password protected forums
Similar threads display
Send an email "thanks for registering and welcome to .." on user registration (welcome email)
Validity check for homepages
Search engine friendly archive of open forums
Happy b'day emails
Much improved calander system (too many changes to mention)
hit counter on announcements
Digests: new posts/threads in selected forums daily/weekly/monthly
"excerpt of message:" are now in the new reply email notifications
'report post to mod' sends anonymous copy to the original poster of the message
Restyled FAQ section now looks similar to a forum
Posting
WYSIWYG Editor for major text input fields (IE 5.5+Only)
Minimum number of characters in post
Insert smilie/vB code where cursor is (IE 5+ Only)
Preview on edit
Ability to add attachment when editing a post instead of just when creating
Reason for editing
Reason for deleting(for admins and mods)
User CP - Profile
User Pictures - user can upload a personal picture. This picture is shown in the profile of the user.
Completely revamped PM system (currently in work)
Longer signature field with optional limit
Search
Get daily for just one category
Search only in subscribed forums
A list of ignored words or words used in a search are added to the results page
Option to find only started by 'username'
Display matching forums in results
Support for searching custom profile fields
Search for exact username (e.g. turn off wildcards)
Polls
Option for users to see who voted for which option (public vote)
When you vote your name is highlighted when viewing results
Poll results ordered by most to less voted
Ability to post a poll AFTER a thread had started
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Again, I'd like to remind everyone that there will be NO data loss. All user accounts, posts, private messages will remain intact.
1. The current design - the new version of the forum is not completely compatible with the current templates I'm using. I'm sure that although the design may be nice to the eye, it's really the ability to post and conversate with other members that's more important. I'm just curious, would you mind if the design goes to a very plain, square look and feel to it rather than what I have now? (it would look like this: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/index.php)
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Here is a list of all the new features that are part of the new version of the forums:
General
Quick registration system...username, password, email and any required custom fields and timezone
Pop-up auto-refreshing buddylist with ICQ-style alerts when new buddies come online. You'll find a link in the temp buttons top right in the nav bar.
Show the title of the last posted to thread for each forum on index.php
Subscription to Threads/Forum without receiving e-mails
Favorite threads - you don't get email from these either.
User rating - Karma
User ranking
Password break-in watches -- too many failed attempts warning with a preset wait after too many failures.
Threaded view
Password protected forums
Similar threads display
Send an email "thanks for registering and welcome to .." on user registration (welcome email)
Validity check for homepages
Search engine friendly archive of open forums
Happy b'day emails
Much improved calander system (too many changes to mention)
hit counter on announcements
Digests: new posts/threads in selected forums daily/weekly/monthly
"excerpt of message:" are now in the new reply email notifications
'report post to mod' sends anonymous copy to the original poster of the message
Restyled FAQ section now looks similar to a forum
Posting
WYSIWYG Editor for major text input fields (IE 5.5+Only)
Minimum number of characters in post
Insert smilie/vB code where cursor is (IE 5+ Only)
Preview on edit
Ability to add attachment when editing a post instead of just when creating
Reason for editing
Reason for deleting(for admins and mods)
User CP - Profile
User Pictures - user can upload a personal picture. This picture is shown in the profile of the user.
Completely revamped PM system (currently in work)
Longer signature field with optional limit
Search
Get daily for just one category
Search only in subscribed forums
A list of ignored words or words used in a search are added to the results page
Option to find only started by 'username'
Display matching forums in results
Support for searching custom profile fields
Search for exact username (e.g. turn off wildcards)
Polls
Option for users to see who voted for which option (public vote)
When you vote your name is highlighted when viewing results
Poll results ordered by most to less voted
Ability to post a poll AFTER a thread had started
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Again, I'd like to remind everyone that there will be NO data loss. All user accounts, posts, private messages will remain intact.