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07-22-2006, 09:30 PM
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#1 | | Administrator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 5,248
| Forum Software Upgrade
We'll be upgrading our software soon, perhaps as early as Sunday, July 23. The forum won't be usable while the upgrade is being performed. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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07-22-2006, 09:40 PM
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#2 | | Member
Join Date: May 2006 Location: Montreal, Canada
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how long will the upgrading take?
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07-22-2006, 09:54 PM
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#3 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Diego, CA; University of California Berkeley
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What version of vBulletin are you guys upgrading to?
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07-23-2006, 01:39 AM
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#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Boston
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The latest version is 3.5.4. Are you guys upgrading to this one?
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07-23-2006, 10:23 AM
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#5 | | Member
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Land of the Two Keys
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Most attractive! Congratulations!
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07-23-2006, 11:10 AM
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#6 | | Member
Join Date: May 2006
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what new features does this upgrade have?
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07-23-2006, 02:06 PM
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#7 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Norfolk, VA
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According to the source code, the boards are using vBulletin 3.0.7 right now, so the next big upgrade is to 3.5.x. Quote: |
Originally Posted by Wikipedia * A plugin system that allows for modifications of the software without the need to edit the program scripts. This allows a forum operator to keep their modifications (called "hacks" in the vBulletin community) and not having to re-edit scripts after upgrading.
* AJAX (Asynchronous Javascript and XML) editing of thread titles and post content.
* Inline moderation, allowing forum operators to manage threads and posts on their board without having to go through intermediary steps.
* An API system (referred to as "data managers") to let third-parties integrate more easily.
* Template history and comparison where administrators can store a specific revision of a template into the database, which can be arbitrarily compared against each another.
* MySQLi wrapper that adds support for MySQL 4.1.
* A database-stored thread marking system. Previous versions of vBulletin relied on a variable stored in the database, and also a cookie, to store information about what threads had been read and not read by the user. However, this information was volatile and did not keep; plus if you merely idled for 15 minutes (some forums have longer timeouts, 15 minutes is the default) this information would be lost. | AJAX allows your posts to be added and edited without having to reload the page.
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07-23-2006, 10:40 PM
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#8 | | Administrator
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It won't look much different than what you see now, but some moderation functions have been improved and customizing the board has been made easier and more reliable.
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07-23-2006, 10:46 PM
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#9 | | Member
Join Date: May 2006
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what do we, as CCers, have to gain from this upgrade? or is it only a *mod* thing?
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07-24-2006, 02:40 PM
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#10 | | Member
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I've seen some people type with smiles and italics and underlines. How can I do that?
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07-24-2006, 08:23 PM
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#11 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Boston
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Refer to FAQ
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07-24-2006, 11:05 PM
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#12 | | Member
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Jersey
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I think it's time for a change in the forum too! Change is good!
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07-25-2006, 09:59 AM
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#13 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Quick reply is not working....
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07-25-2006, 10:12 AM
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#14 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Champaign, IL
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ew the index is so ugly... it seems cluttered and like the forum or my browser is broken and didn't format the page correctly. maybe im just used to the old look...  | |
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07-25-2006, 10:27 AM
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#15 | | Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Florida
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We used to be able to see how many posts in a thread and who was the last poster in a thread. What happened to that? It was a useful feature.
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