I am happy to announce that the upgrade is, for the most part, complete.
The remaining work is mainly cosmetics with exception to the "View last 10 posts in profile" modification. This modification will be added as soon as it is finished.
Please report any problems with the forum's appearance by either opening a topic in Comments and Suggestions or by sending me a PM.The new software has
a lot of new features. Here are a few of them:
Personal Photo Facility Now you can post a picture of yourself quickly and easily. Other members can view your picture in your profile.
You can add or remove your photo at any time by clicking
this link. You can also access this by clicking "My Controls" and then "Change Personal Photo".
Fast Reply The Fast Reply, activated in
Casual Conversation, allows you to post a response without loading the full posting screen. This can be found at the bottom of any post in
Casual Conversation.
Mini-profile / Contact Card The Mini-profile allows you to view another member's picture and contact information while reading a topic without leaving the page. Click the icon on the far left after a post to view the mini-profile.
Simple Search Our search feature has been upgraded to make searches easier than ever. The search now functions much more like Google, and returns much better results.
Spider Recognition Spiders are now listed in the online list. This allows everyone to see which topics will be appearing soon in the major search engines.
Avatar Gallery The avatar gallery is now organized into categories to make avatar selection easier. You can access the avatar gallery by clicking My Controls and then clicking "Edit avatar settings".
Avatar SizesAvatar sizes have been increased to 90x90 for sponsors as a token of our appreciation. Thank you for helping us pay the bills!
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There are many more features that have been added or enhanced. Watch this topic to find out what else is new.
Mike