Post by The End on Apr 8, 2008 3:29:02 GMT
The Beatle Forum is about to be upgraded to version 4.5 and the good news is that as well as speeding up the loading time of the forum, a few new features will also be added! Details as follows
ProBoards Version 4.5 Upgrade FAQ
What features can I expect from the upgrade?
Please see the end of this message for a list of features.
How long will the upgrade take?
It may take up to a day to upgrade the entire server. During this time The Beatle Forum will be 100% accessable until it is in the conversion process. Most message boards take less than a minute to convert, while some of the largest may take up to 3 hours. For the duration of The Beatle Forum's conversion, a message will be displayed letting you know that an upgrade is in progress and to check back later.
Will all of the regular features still work?
While the majority of codes will still work, we can not guarantee that every single one will. The majority of codes that will be affected are going to be codes related to the Info Center.
Where are my recent posts?
You may notice that the recent posts feature in member's profiles is missing for all posts made before the upgrade. You don't have anything to worry about, that data will appear soon enough. We left it out to make sure forums get upgraded as fast as possible, leaving you with very little downtime. In the hours after your forum is back online, you will then find that this information returns like before.
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 miscellaneous small software fixes.
ProBoards Version 4.5 Upgrade FAQ
What features can I expect from the upgrade?
Please see the end of this message for a list of features.
How long will the upgrade take?
It may take up to a day to upgrade the entire server. During this time The Beatle Forum will be 100% accessable until it is in the conversion process. Most message boards take less than a minute to convert, while some of the largest may take up to 3 hours. For the duration of The Beatle Forum's conversion, a message will be displayed letting you know that an upgrade is in progress and to check back later.
Will all of the regular features still work?
While the majority of codes will still work, we can not guarantee that every single one will. The majority of codes that will be affected are going to be codes related to the Info Center.
Where are my recent posts?
You may notice that the recent posts feature in member's profiles is missing for all posts made before the upgrade. You don't have anything to worry about, that data will appear soon enough. We left it out to make sure forums get upgraded as fast as possible, leaving you with very little downtime. In the hours after your forum is back online, you will then find that this information returns like before.
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 miscellaneous small software fixes.