07-12-2014, 06:23 PM
Right guys, i did want to do this when we opened up the new forum on Friday but we were chronically late for the christmas meet so didnt get a chance.
We were looking at moving servers for several reasons but mainly, cost and reliability. We have our own dedicated server and the old one was over 3 years old and like anything, the older it gets, the less reliable it gets. Unlike our cars, we want to keep this forum as reliable as possible. Also, this new server is costing us £10 less a month so the donations will go further!
The other big point and what you all would of noticed is that the forum software has been upgraded. We use MyBB and used to be on 1.6. We are now on 1.8 so a major upgrade mostly to security and reliability but also a few little extras you will notice as you use the forum more.
What we have done:
'Thanks' system on all posts
Gallery available to upload all your favourite pics
New chat box that actually works and is now on the home page
New theme
'Similar threads' plugin so hopefully to answer your question before you post a new thread
Multi uploader so when updating threads, you can upload several items at once
What we are doing in the near future:
Shop will be properly integrated into the forum
Home page will be added with any big news, events etc
User tagging
more user selectable themes
With anything like this, theres always issues and this forum is no exception. We are aware that the smilies aren't working and aware some people are getting error messages when uploading several files. We will fix these ASAP.
If anyone knows of any other issues or has any other realistic suggestions, please say so here
We were looking at moving servers for several reasons but mainly, cost and reliability. We have our own dedicated server and the old one was over 3 years old and like anything, the older it gets, the less reliable it gets. Unlike our cars, we want to keep this forum as reliable as possible. Also, this new server is costing us £10 less a month so the donations will go further!
The other big point and what you all would of noticed is that the forum software has been upgraded. We use MyBB and used to be on 1.6. We are now on 1.8 so a major upgrade mostly to security and reliability but also a few little extras you will notice as you use the forum more.
What we have done:
'Thanks' system on all posts
Gallery available to upload all your favourite pics
New chat box that actually works and is now on the home page
New theme
'Similar threads' plugin so hopefully to answer your question before you post a new thread
Multi uploader so when updating threads, you can upload several items at once
What we are doing in the near future:
Shop will be properly integrated into the forum
Home page will be added with any big news, events etc
User tagging
more user selectable themes
With anything like this, theres always issues and this forum is no exception. We are aware that the smilies aren't working and aware some people are getting error messages when uploading several files. We will fix these ASAP.
If anyone knows of any other issues or has any other realistic suggestions, please say so here