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Forum Information & Support => Announcements => Topic started by: snowball on February 05, 2017, 04:51:41 PM

Title: forum software upgrade
Post by: snowball on February 05, 2017, 04:51:41 PM: Dear members:

This is snowball. I just made a major upgrade on the forum's software. The old software is outdated with potential security concerns. Now, the forum is using the latest version. Please allow me some time to get everything back to normal.
At this moment, the forum should be functional. If you see any problems, please report to me.

thank you!

best,

snowball
Title: Re: forum software upgrade
Post by: KeepOnTrying! on February 05, 2017, 09:02:34 PM: Changes noted. Thanks.
Title: Re: forum software upgrade
Post by: tater on February 06, 2017, 12:11:18 PM: I noticed the change yesterday it looks good thanks snowball.
Title: Re: forum software upgrade
Post by: dennisma77 on February 06, 2017, 03:10:58 PM: the font and color do not look as good as it used to be.
Title: Re: forum software upgrade
Post by: purpuratum on February 06, 2017, 04:09:35 PM: Quote from: dennisma77 on February 06, 2017, 03:10:58 PM
the font and color do not look as good as it used to be.

Agreed. The color was better before the update :-)

I imagine for color-blind people this could be an issue as well??
Title: Re: forum software upgrade
Post by: snowball on February 06, 2017, 04:12:21 PM: I am going to work on the color shortly. :001_smile:
Title: Re: forum software upgrade
Post by: PandaCollector on February 06, 2017, 06:51:22 PM: FWIW, I am fine with the new setup and appreciate the improved security.

Best wishes,
Peter Anthony
China Pricepedia
www.pandacollector.com
Title: Re: forum software upgrade
Post by: pandamonium on February 06, 2017, 07:06:51 PM: How about large photos of MCC on top, sides or bottom borders?....
Title: Re: forum software upgrade
Post by: snowball on February 06, 2017, 08:14:06 PM: Quote from: pandamonium on February 06, 2017, 07:06:51 PM
How about large photos of MCC on top, sides or bottom borders?....

Sounds like a good idea. :001_smile:
I need to first make sure the site runs smoothly after the major upgrade. Then, I will check around for any useful or interesting modifications for the forum. Thanks for the suggestion.

snowball
Title: Re: forum software upgrade
Post by: KeepOnTrying! on February 07, 2017, 08:01:29 PM: I noticed that the "Forum Time" was now different from my local time (Eastern Standard Time). I went to my profile to change it. Perhaps you guys already know what to do but just in case this is how I changed mine:

Click the "Profile" on top to get into your profile settings.

Click "Modify Profile"

Click "Look and Layout"

Select "Time Offset"

Depending on your time zone you may wish to enter something like "+5" which is what I did to get the forum time to be the same with my local time.

You probably can click "Auto Detect" but I didn't want to mess with that. May be important if you frequently move from one time zone to another.

Finally click "Change Profile" at the bottom of the page to save the changes.

You can always go back and modify the changes if you miscalculated in your early attempts.

I hope this is useful.
Title: Re: forum software upgrade
Post by: PandaOrLunar on February 11, 2017, 01:05:10 AM: Notice the trade count associated with a user is gone.
Title: Re: forum software upgrade
Post by: snowball on February 11, 2017, 11:28:28 AM: It seems like after the upgrade, the Trader Count only works on the default theme (not the custom theme that we previously use). I am going to use the default theme for now. :001_smile:
Title: Re: forum software upgrade
Post by: polldav on February 19, 2017, 11:34:09 AM: It looks very nice - seems much more modern/clean looking and a little snappier to load than I remember. Nice job!