Forum Software Upgrade Complete!

[Adam]

I'm happy to announce that last night's software update was implemented without any major problems! The forum is now running vBulletin 3.7.0 gold!

This upgrade brought several new features to the site, and hopefully, no major bugs surfaced during the process. However, if you notice anything that's not working properly, please send me a PM.

Thread Prefixes

One of the most exciting new features is the build-in thread prefix system. Users will now have the ability to add thread prefixes to threads in the Marketplace and the Suggestions forums. Therefore, from now on, please no longer begin marketplace threads with with abbreviations such as FS, WTB, etc.



Prefixes can be applied to threads from the thread posting screen in any applicable forum:




Keyword-Rich Tags

Any post or thread can now be associated with up to 25 keyword-rich tags. For example, if you are posting a thread about K10D focusing screens, the following should be entered in the tag field (found below the post editor): "K10D, Focusing Screen." Remember to separate each tag with a comma, since tags may consist of more than one word.



Tags are use to enhance the forum search feature as well as to build a search tag clould, found here: PentaxForums.com - Tags



The could consists of the top 25 most recently searched tags.

New Profile Page

The new profile page is broken up into several tabs. "Public messaging" comments can now be left for every user.




Social Groups

vBulletin 3.7 also added social groups to the forum. All users are now free to join and creata various social groups- these can be beneficial when trying to organize local meetups or find out which site members use a particular camera. A link to the social groups interface can be found in the quicklinks menu as well as User Control Panel and member profile pages.

PentaxForums.com - Social Groups



There is also a new friends/contacts system, and the forum header will not only notify users of new private messages but also of new public messages and friend requests.




Once again, please notify me of any bugs or errors you may encounter. I appreciate your patience during yesterday's brief downtime as well as during the 12 hour period in which changes were still being made.

Enjoy the new features!

[mtnbearhug]

Adam,

Everything looks really great... and improvments are very nice... Thank you!!

I dont know if it is just me or not.. but my log off link.. .(usually by my username in the top right corner) is not there anylonger??

Did this change?? or am I missing something.....

Kim

[ramshot]

I also don't have the log off link anymore and on the "User CP" page there is not an "Edit Profile" link.

Edit: I figured out how to edit my profile. But I don't have the "Edit User Profile" link above the tabs as shown in Adam's example.

[cupic]

A splendid effort on your part Adam

cheers

[Adam]

Originally Posted by ramshot

I also don't have the log off link anymore and on the "User CP" page there is not an "Edit Profile" link.

Edit: I figured out how to edit my profile. But I don't have the "Edit User Profile" link above the tabs as shown in Adam's example.

That edit profile link you see is an administrator-only feature.

You're correct about the log off link- I'll put it back in right away.

[mtnbearhug]

Originally Posted by Adam

You're correct about the log off link- I'll put it back in right away.

Thanks Adam!!!! All is better now!!!

Kim

[Damn Brit]

Thanks for the upgrade Adam. We all hate change, it's human nature, but it looks like the new stuff is going to make the Forum even better and more fun once I/we get used to it.

Gary

[Matjazz]

Does vBulletin 3.7.0 gold support subgroups like continent/country/state ?

[KrisK10D]

Looks cooooool. Thanks Adam

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Matjazz

Does vBulletin 3.7.0 gold support subgroups like continent/country/state ?

Are you referring to profile fields?

[thear]

Marketplace Reputation link in user profiles are broken.

[Adam]

I fixed them about 30 minutes ago. Can you confirm that they are still proken? Everything appears fine over at my end.

[thear]

User ID does not appear for "Marketplace Reputation: View 's feedback score and comments".

Profile > Statistics > PentaxForums.com Marketplace

http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/feedback.php?u=

[hessenwulf]

in the upper menuline the link for search / new posts points to pentaxforuns.com

[rparmar]

Originally Posted by hessenwulf

in the upper menuline the link for search / new posts points to pentaxforuns.com

Beat me to it!