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Advanced warning - we're upgrading the forum
At long last the DPNow forum will be brought right up to date. I will start the work on Sunday.
The new forum will be similar in many ways but different in other fundamental areas.
Plusses include:
A few qualitative minuses:
The work on Sunday (10th November) will mean the forum will be unavailable for several hours and could be up and down for short periods after that.
To start with the forum will look generic but over time I will customise its look. Some extra functionality may be added over time.
If you have any questions about the new forum - please let me know
Thanks,
Ian
The new forum will be similar in many ways but different in other fundamental areas.
Plusses include:
- Modernised user interface
- Cleaner look
- Smartphone and tablet device friendly
- Additional features
- More secure
- No more lost posts as the post editor saves as you type.
- Better video handling
- Better integration with social media
A few qualitative minuses:
- The Gallery will close. This is because the server will upgrade to a later version of PHP which the (now unsupported) gallery software is incompatible with. However, the forum itself has good image posting facilities. Images posted to the forum from the gallery will remain visible in posts. I will provide detailed instructions on how to use the new image posting tools.
- The 'Thanks' function will disappear (for now). Unfortunately, this modification is not supported by the new software. The 'Like' function remains, however.
The work on Sunday (10th November) will mean the forum will be unavailable for several hours and could be up and down for short periods after that.
To start with the forum will look generic but over time I will customise its look. Some extra functionality may be added over time.
If you have any questions about the new forum - please let me know
Thanks,
Ian
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