Tyler
03-05-2010, 10:55 PM
Over the past several days I have been doing a fair bit of work on CookingForums.net. While you may not have noticed any differences, there have actually been quite a few improvements and modifications.
Here is an overview of what's new or has been changed:
First, I upgraded our forum's software from vBulletin v3.7.1 to v3.8.4 PL4. Most of the updates fixed small bugs and possible security exploits, which you most likely never encountered before anyway, but it's still good to patch them up of course.
While the software upgrade tended to focus mostly on bug and exploit patches, it also added some improvements. Below is a list of some of the more notable ones:
Private message quick reply
Social group discussions
Social group categories
Private message sorting and filtering
Private message history
Quick edit for visitor messages and picture comments
Social group icons
Social group transfers
Private message reporting (to report spammers)
Profile privacy (limit who can see your profile, like Facebook)
Lightbox navigation
Thread prefix permissions
Dismissible notices
In addition to upgrading vBulletin, I also had our skin updated to reflect the software changes, as well as simply update some aspects of it:
There is now a CookingForums.net Partner newsletter form located at the top right. Anyone interested in hearing about special cooking-related product deals and offers can sign-up to get notified by e-mail.
Various areas of the forum have been updated to reflect the software updates, such as the new Community dropdown link located in the top menu.
Our advertise page has been updated with up-to-date stats, prices, and other details. This took a while to do, as it was in bad need of an update.
The text colour on one of the pages during the forum registration process has been changed so that it is easier to see.
The top left login area, when not logged in, now has a "Join Us Now" link to make it easier for new users to create an account.
The top left login area, when not logged in, changed the checkbox that was previously labeled as "Cookie?" to "Remember Me". This is more descriptive and also helps prevent any confusion since we are a cooking forum after all :-)
A little logo and link that used to be in the lower left corner has been removed as it was a link to our skin's designer's website, however his site got infected with malware and was often down as well, and he was unresponsive to any contact.
The top 468x60 banner has been enlarged to show a 728x90 banner instead.
These changes took some time to do, but I hope you enjoy them.
As CookingForums.net continues to grow, I will add more new features and improvements as well.
Thanks everyone!
Here is an overview of what's new or has been changed:
First, I upgraded our forum's software from vBulletin v3.7.1 to v3.8.4 PL4. Most of the updates fixed small bugs and possible security exploits, which you most likely never encountered before anyway, but it's still good to patch them up of course.
While the software upgrade tended to focus mostly on bug and exploit patches, it also added some improvements. Below is a list of some of the more notable ones:
Private message quick reply
Social group discussions
Social group categories
Private message sorting and filtering
Private message history
Quick edit for visitor messages and picture comments
Social group icons
Social group transfers
Private message reporting (to report spammers)
Profile privacy (limit who can see your profile, like Facebook)
Lightbox navigation
Thread prefix permissions
Dismissible notices
In addition to upgrading vBulletin, I also had our skin updated to reflect the software changes, as well as simply update some aspects of it:
There is now a CookingForums.net Partner newsletter form located at the top right. Anyone interested in hearing about special cooking-related product deals and offers can sign-up to get notified by e-mail.
Various areas of the forum have been updated to reflect the software updates, such as the new Community dropdown link located in the top menu.
Our advertise page has been updated with up-to-date stats, prices, and other details. This took a while to do, as it was in bad need of an update.
The text colour on one of the pages during the forum registration process has been changed so that it is easier to see.
The top left login area, when not logged in, now has a "Join Us Now" link to make it easier for new users to create an account.
The top left login area, when not logged in, changed the checkbox that was previously labeled as "Cookie?" to "Remember Me". This is more descriptive and also helps prevent any confusion since we are a cooking forum after all :-)
A little logo and link that used to be in the lower left corner has been removed as it was a link to our skin's designer's website, however his site got infected with malware and was often down as well, and he was unresponsive to any contact.
The top 468x60 banner has been enlarged to show a 728x90 banner instead.
These changes took some time to do, but I hope you enjoy them.
As CookingForums.net continues to grow, I will add more new features and improvements as well.
Thanks everyone!