Brad Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 As you can see, we have finally upgraded the forums to vBulletin 3.5. This new version has some new features for both you the users and us the admins. As with any new version, there may still be bugs or we may have messed up when installing the various hacks/add-ons/plug-ins, so if you see something that doesn't look right, either reply to this thread or send me or RossMAN a PM. Besides the new overall look of the forum, there are many new features that either were a part of vB 3.5 or that we added after the fact to give you added functionality. A lot of the smaller things you'll find on your own, but here are a few of the bigger changes: * Member Pages: in your User CP, there will now be a link to create or edit your "user page". You can use this page as a "super signature" to post whatever you want - pictures, text, etc... You can use it to list items you are trying to sell, post links to your favorite sites - whatever you want. You can browse others' pages by clicking the "Member Pages" link above on the navigation bar. Each member page also has a "shoutbox" where you can communicate about that page with each other like your own forum thread. * New Avatars: we have added several new categories of avatars in case you don't want to find a custom avatar to use. Many of these new avatars were custom made for this board from various sources. * Create New Thread on Forum Home Page: next to each forum title on the forum home page is a little "page" icon. Clicking this will allow you to create a new thread in that forum right from the home page. This saves a click as you don't have to go into the forum and then click the "new thread" button if you don't want to. * Members Visited Today: at the bottom of the forum home page, in addition to the list of members currently online, there is now a list of everyone who has been to the site since midnight. Hovering over their username will show you the time they were last online. * Expanded "Top 7" Statistics: the very popular "top 7" statistics are back, and are improved. Click on the title of that section and you will be taken to an expanded, dedicated statistics page where you can determine how many of the top/newest/most recent stats you want to see on that page. * GottaDeal Hot Deals: at the bottom of every page will be a drop down menu where you can quickly see at a glance the latest deals posted on the main site. Just click on a deal and it will take you directly to that deal's page on the main GD site. * Back to Top Icons: in every post in every thread, in the bottom right corner there is a little icon with an arrow pointing up. Clicking that will take you to the top of that page in case you need to see the original post. * Inline Editing: now when you edit your posts, you can do so right on the actual thread page. The text of your post changes to an edit box where you can make changes and re-save your post. If you need more formatting controls, click the "Go Advanced" button to go to the traditional form. Also any "new post" text boxes can be expanded in height using the arrow icons in the upper right corner - try it out. * Notification of New PMs: with the previous version, those using IE saw a flashing box when you had a new PM. It didn't work for Firefox, so for this version we will have the PM box be a neon green with a little flashing red LED. This works in both IE and FF and should be enough to catch your eye should you have new PM(s) waiting. * GottaPoints System: this system awards you points for various things on the forum. These points will be able to be redeemed for entries into our contests, and in the future you will be able to redeem your points for things like free GD t-shirts & pens, and other items. I will be making a new thread for this system, so check for that to get much more info on this new feature. * vBulletin Lite for PDAs/Phones: in the bottom left corner of the page you can select your "skin" for the forum. One of these skins is called "GottaDeal.com Lite" and is an extremely stripped-down version perfect for PDAs, cell phones or when you don't want the full graphical version (i.e. work, etc...). There is also a skin called "GottaDeal.com SFW" which is a more work-friendly version in greyscale with no avatars or sigs. There is also a "GottaDeal.com Classic" skin which looks very similar to the old version. Other than these new additions, the board should work pretty much the same as it has. We tried to keep a similar look, but wanted to make it a little more "pretty" and brighten it up a little compared to the older darker blue color scheme. If you see anything wrong, or have suggestions for how to improve the forum, please reply to this thread or let us know via PM. So that's it, welcome to the new forum and let us know what you think :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 One thing that is not working right now is the FlashChat chat system. I'll be fixing that shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Nice, I like the over all look of the forums now. Im excited about the new "skins" and point system. edit: I also like the "Weekly Ad" section at the top, but alot of the links won't load for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outnumbered Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Cool! I can't wait to try the new stuff out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Great new features. I'm checking many of then out now. The skin looks stunning. Inline editing is very cool! Thanks guys! :) Edit: I just wanted to edit this thread to check out the in-line editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 Great new features. I'm checking many of then out now. The skin looks stunning. Inline editing is very cool! Thanks guys! :) Edit: I just wanted to edit this thread to check out the in-line editing. Do you see your requested links in the "Quick Links" menu? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 That users visited block is going to get insane around BF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outnumbered Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 I can't make a member page...I clicked on the "create your userpage" link and it said I don't have permission, and when I went back to my User CP page the link was gone. What did I do LOL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 I can't make a member page...I clicked on the "create your userpage" link and it said I don't have permission, and when I went back to my User CP page the link was gone. What did I do LOL?Uh oh I've been having problems with that user page thing all day. I'll take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 Try it now and see if it lets you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outnumbered Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Yep. :) Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 Also, if you want to link to your userpage somewhere (either on here or elsewhere), you can also use this easy-to-remember format: http://forums.gottadeal.com/outnumbered (obviously replace it with your username) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsHoneybee Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 I like the new look. Ross and I are clicking on various things. I love the new PM flashing since we're both using Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Do you see your requested links in the "Quick Links" menu? :)Yes.... I have already used them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 are we able to edit the quick links drop down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrn8 Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Some good new features. The back to top thing is great, especially when I'm browing with my laptop (sans mouse) or my Axim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 are we able to edit the quick links drop down?not at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DigDoug Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 This is awesome! This has to be the best forum I've ever been on! I like the changes. I noticed one little quirky thing: In he upper right hand corner where it says "Select a store", it was only showing the letters "Sel". It's not doing it right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cronos Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 ah finally :) i haven't had time to read the whole of Brad's post because we're just about to go out. i will have to read it later. so far i *really* like the new looks. good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keebelf Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 I said it on the other site but I will say it here. GREAT JOB GUYS! The site is now even better than before and I didn't think that was possable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 FlashChat is once again working :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keebelf Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 FlashChat is once again working :)has it always asked for a username and password? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 has it always asked for a username and password?It shouldn't ask for a password if you are already logged into the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keebelf Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 It shouldn't ask for a password if you are already logged into the forum.I am clicking the CHAT up in the top toolbar and it is coming up but before any wording or anything, a screen comes up that is asking me for my username and password and asking me what language I want it in (had to laugh at the Pig Latin choice. Wonder how hard that is to read). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 hmmm. doesn't happen for me. the chat program doesn't "officially" work with this new version of vB yet so maybe that is the problem. most likely the next chat version should fix that. when you log in, you do get to the chat room though, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kandy Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 The site looks great to me. Can't wait to use all the improved features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigNate Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Wow, I'm really liking all the new stuff. It's going to take some exploring before I get it all sorted out though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigNate Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 It seems that when I reply to a post it's highlighted as NEW even though I'm the one that just replied to it... It's a fairly minor gripe though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keebelf Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 hmmm. doesn't happen for me. the chat program doesn't "officially" work with this new version of vB yet so maybe that is the problem. most likely the next chat version should fix that. when you log in, you do get to the chat room though, right?The only thing that is coming up is the blue background and that is it. I haven't tried it since my last post so..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkRaby Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Huh? New forums? What new forums? </sarcasm> Absolutely Awesome, Brad! -Mark- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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