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Re: Forum upgrade!
Reply #49 - 01/12/09 at 10:24:04
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GMTonyKosten wrote on 01/11/09 at 17:56:30:
Yes, I did see that there was a Forum upgrade, but following the old maxim of 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' I thought I would wait awhile. Are there any new functions worth having?

Golden rule is to always be one or two versions behind, unless you have a big problem.
Very often with new versions they fix a lot, but they also introduce some new problems. 
A bit like changing your opening lines Wink
  
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Re: Forum upgrade!
Reply #48 - 01/11/09 at 21:03:25
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Greetings,

I noted the following advice:

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SPECIAL NOTE:
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If upgrading from any other version of YaBB other than Y2.3 Please follow these instructions.

- In user profile, avatars, signatures and URL links have to be verified and re-Saved by ALL members.
- In The Admin Center admins will have to set Quick Post/Reply colors (whether or not they enable it and set Images pixels to a reasonable value).

As ChessPub is currently using 2.2.1, this advice would have to be followed!

[I see that someone on the YaBB forum is waiting to see if anyone else has problems upgrading from 2.1 before going ahead themselves.  Wink ]

As always, security enhancements are always to be welcomed:

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In addition, we are excited to announce some new bonus features, including support for MySpace videos, a password strength meter, an option to search within YaBBC tags on the post search page, Net::SMTP::TLS mail support, and a backup recovery feature.

Cool

Also, they appear to be embracing Ajax (starting from 2.3 ) which...

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This will improve the speed of these functions and reduce bandwidth and server resources used.


In other words, improved performance. Cool

You'd need to chat with your techical expert to decide whether the upgrade is worth it or not - and clarify how to go about it with minimum risk/downtime!  Shocked

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Re: Forum upgrade!
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Yes, I did see that there was a Forum upgrade, but following the old maxim of 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' I thought I would wait awhile. Are there any new functions worth having?
  
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Re: Forum upgrade!
Reply #46 - 01/08/09 at 23:00:22
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Greetings,

There's a new version available - YaBB 2.3.1.

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Dragan Glas
  
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Re: Forum upgrade!
Reply #45 - 01/08/08 at 19:46:50
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I turned the Forum email notifications off to see how they changed the server load (which was high). I will turn them back on if possible. Smiley
  
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Re: Forum upgrade!
Reply #44 - 01/08/08 at 18:47:14
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What about the notify via e-mail feature. I cannot find it..
  
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Re: Forum upgrade!
Reply #43 - 12/21/07 at 01:33:48
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You can now get notified of posts 'live' with PMs, providing you are online, if you prefer. Look in the User CP. Smiley
  
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Re: Forum upgrade!
Reply #42 - 12/11/07 at 14:44:12
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thibdb13 wrote on 12/11/07 at 07:34:37:
Beetlejuice wrote on 12/10/07 at 20:48:12:


Try clearing your browser cache - at least that worked for me. Then you will get the "new look", with the glowing dots.

Actually I'd prefer to have the look with the orange sticks  Undecided


So do I - but it seems that Tony has solved that problem for us. Thank you, Tony.
  
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Forum upgrade!
Reply #41 - 12/11/07 at 07:34:37
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Beetlejuice wrote on 12/10/07 at 20:48:12:


Try clearing your browser cache - at least that worked for me. Then you will get the "new look", with the glowing dots.

Actually I'd prefer to have the look with the orange sticks  Undecided
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Re: Forum upgrade!
Reply #40 - 12/10/07 at 22:19:06
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Viking wrote on 12/10/07 at 22:07:26:
Would have been great if it was possible to have big fonts also with the classic layout...

Try 'Larger Old Style'. Smiley
  
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Re: Forum upgrade!
Reply #39 - 12/10/07 at 22:11:53
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Since u ask for input...

What about using a different colour on the glowing dots (like orange) indicating new posts. 

...or maybe I need glasses...
  
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Reply #38 - 12/10/07 at 22:07:26
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Would have been great if it was possible to have big fonts also with the classic layout...
  
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Re: Forum upgrade!
Reply #37 - 12/10/07 at 21:56:14
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There is now a template version with bigger message text, just go in your User Panel and then Profile, then Options, then change the template to 'Big'. I can change other values to if anyone wants. Smiley
  
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Re: What happened to the site?
Reply #36 - 12/10/07 at 21:40:29
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Dragan Glas wrote on 12/10/07 at 19:08:10:

Perhaps a sticky in this section with a continuously updated list of "broken" mods would help.
That way, we'd know for what to look whilst being alerted when our favourite mods were fixed.

OK, I have split the thread, and will keep this one for news of any Forum software news.
  
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Re: What happened to the site?
Reply #35 - 12/10/07 at 20:48:12
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thibdb13 wrote on 12/10/07 at 18:31:54:
Dink Heckler wrote on 12/10/07 at 16:42:00:
One small thing: the forum view seems to switch arbitrarily between two views:
One: glowing dots represent unread threads, solid dots indicate no new info.
Two: old style, orange tick represents unread threads in subforum, blue tick shows no new info in subforum

I have the same:
at work (under Windows) I get the orange ticks and at home (under Linux) I have the glowing dots Huh


Try clearing your browser cache - at least that worked for me. Then you will get the "new look", with the glowing dots.
  
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