Post by Jo Pearson on Apr 7, 2008 23:44:54 GMT
Remember a while back, I said that Proboards were in the process of upgrading the forum software and we were due to be upgraded sometime? Well, that time is upon us! I've just had a message telling me that, in the next two days, we'll be upgraded to the new V4.5 software. It should be a fairly quick and painless process, taking just a few minutes (although some larger forums could take up to three hours), so don't be surprised if you come here and find a message telling you that the forum is unavailable - it just means the upgrade is taking place.
After the upgrade, things should still be pretty much the same, although there's a chance that some of the tweaks I've put in place may stop working until I can upload an updated version.
Version 4.5 Features
New thread sort options, ascending or descending order:
Revamped poll system with many new options:
New sub-board permissions:
Vastly improved speed on post and member searches:
Character limit in posts and personal messages has been in been increased from 25,000 to 60,000 characters.
Listing of all users online over the entire day is now available.
Calendar entries displayed at the bottom of the page are now in date order.
Gradients can be automatically generated for your forums colors.
Ability to add a poll to an existing thread.
Ability to set default listing order to a board.
Ability to request a forgotten password by email address has been restored.
Category access can now be granted based on membergroup and/or post count related ranks.
Improved page jump, decreasing load times on large boards/threads/member lists.
Other small software fixes (eg "on Today" now displays as just "Today").
After the upgrade, things should still be pretty much the same, although there's a chance that some of the tweaks I've put in place may stop working until I can upload an updated version.
Version 4.5 Features
New thread sort options, ascending or descending order:
- Order by subject
- Thread creator
- Replies
- Views
- Post order
Revamped poll system with many new options:
- Ability to select multiple answers
- Auto-locking polls at a given time
- Ability to hide results until users have voted/poll is locked
- Ability to retract votes
New sub-board permissions:
- Ability to have all sub-board posts appear in its parent board
- The ability to hide sub-boards when this feature is turned on
Vastly improved speed on post and member searches:
- 1,000 member limit for top posters has been removed
- All users can now be displayed in post order, irrespective of forum size
- Member lists can be sorted in any order
Character limit in posts and personal messages has been in been increased from 25,000 to 60,000 characters.
Listing of all users online over the entire day is now available.
Calendar entries displayed at the bottom of the page are now in date order.
Gradients can be automatically generated for your forums colors.
Ability to add a poll to an existing thread.
Ability to set default listing order to a board.
Ability to request a forgotten password by email address has been restored.
Category access can now be granted based on membergroup and/or post count related ranks.
Improved page jump, decreasing load times on large boards/threads/member lists.
Other small software fixes (eg "on Today" now displays as just "Today").