Forum Software Upgrade!

[fossilfly]

Good News!

The forum software has been upgraded from Vbulletin 3.0.7 to 3.5.3 to incorporate new features,including the following to make the forum more secure and easier to use! :) I apologize for the extended downtime (almost 24 hours) as I had to work through some issues.


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[glassman]

Nice. I was wondering why the forum was down, I thought it was my computer. I don't think I will use most of the options available, but its nice to see that they are there.:)

[fossilfly]

Nice. I was wondering why the forum was down, I thought it was my computer. I don't think I will use most of the options available, but its nice to see that they are there.:)

It took longer than expected, but since I started to update it at 1AM and wasnt finished by 3AM, needing to sleep didnt help things. Of course it was something minor that held the whole party up.:rolleyes:

[publius71]

Didnt even notice, been busy and away for a while.
I found a good mag article about Murano that I will post later today. got to get back to work!

[fossilfly]

I will also be enabling Signatures so you can add your name or any other signature that you want, without typing it everytime.

Charlie

[fossilfly]

I will also be enabling Signatures so you can add your name or any other signature that you want, without typing it everytime.

Charlie

Signatures are enabled, finally. It took me awhile to figure it out.
You can add/change your signature through the User CP found at the bar along the top of the screen, on the left hand side/

if anyone has any questions or trouble setting up signatures, PM me.

[fossilfly]

The forum was moved to its new server, sorry for the downtime, it took (way) longer than expected.....

[TxSilver]

:) Good job! Switching servers is always tough. I hope that it wasn't too difficult.

Anita

[publius71]

Glad to see its back on line :)

[glassman]

Glad to see its back on line :)

Yes. I was getting worried :eek: :rolleyes:

[glassman]

Signatures are enabled, finally. It took me awhile to figure it out.
You can add/change your signature through the User CP found at the bar along the top of the screen, on the left hand side/

if anyone has any questions or trouble setting up signatures, PM me.

I was being a bit lazy, and finally :o got around to adding a sig, but I think it makes the forum more of a community with sigs.

[fossilfly]

The forums have been upgraded to the msot recent version of Vbulletin to ensure security and add few more features to the calendar and other areas of the forum. If you notice any issues, let me know!

[fossilfly]

I upgraded the forum again, to version 3.7.2, with minimal downtime.

The upgrades offers some additional functionality including:

Social Bookmarks:
Digg, de.li.cio.us and Google

and the ability to add tags at the bottom of a thread.
This would be a good way to add quick identifying tags to particular items.
Eg. add a "Seguso" tag to a vase so searching the forums is easier, without wading throughout multiple threads. Give it a shot.