Andi 2,147,483,647 Posted February 5, 2011 Hi all, and welcome to THE Corrado Forum 2.0 :) What's happened?!?! I hear you cry. Well, we've changed forum software from phpBB (a free forum bit of kit, nice, but a bit lacking in features now) to vBulletin - a very comprehensive forum / site software suite that will allow us to give users a much greater experience (but sadly, isn't free!). One of the cons of this process is that, I'm sorry to say, your Avatars have been lost (please don't cry) but also you had to reset your password. This is due to the software not being able to copy the encrypted passwords from phpBB to vB. It's done pretty much everything else though. There are a couple of 'faults' at the moment which Dom (dinkus) and I are working on: The banner - yeah, work in progress! Attachments from the old software aren't being shown inline of posts Smilies from the old software not correctly copied There's a couple of other quirks too - if you had a font size change in your post or signature - it's gone a bit crazy now! You'll have to change that manually. But, to the pros - this is where this software will help the CF community become great: Blogs! You can create your own Blog - perfect for Builds, How-Tos Reputation - don't recognise someone by their username, or are you new to the site yourself? With this, other members can vote up or down your reputation - making you a saint, or a sinner, of the forum Coming Soon: Front Page site. A news portal highlighting great threads, VW news, and anything and everything that will interest users Coming Soon: Facebook Connect - login using just your Facebook ID, and 'Like' posts, threads, pictures, plus have links posted on your FB wall to share to your friends outside of the CF community plus much much more in the background which makes this site so much better for the Moderators and Users. So, have a look around, have a play - and please feel free to post back any issues you may have in this thread. Thanks! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slimg60 0 Posted February 5, 2011 Top work Andi, forum looks tops. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butterfly 0 Posted February 5, 2011 Ah, that answers the avatar questions. The pros sound interesting, again, I hope I can work it all out! Thanks again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davebirl 0 Posted February 5, 2011 much easier to read the threads now Andy. Well done my man! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dukest 0 Posted February 5, 2011 plus much much more in the background which makes this site so much better for the Moderators and Users. um, speaking of Mod capabilities Andi, are there any?! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andi 2,147,483,647 Posted February 5, 2011 um, speaking of Mod capabilities Andi, are there any?! :) You should have "Moderation Tools" in the bottom right... I hope.. lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OllieVR6 0 Posted February 5, 2011 Hey Andi, Nice upgrade mate, LOVE the new forum. Have to say the Twitter updates were fab, a very nice touch! Ollie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Dude 0 Posted February 5, 2011 Looks good Andi, much better. However I don't seem to be able to set an avatar? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dukest 0 Posted February 5, 2011 You should have "Moderation Tools" in the bottom right... I hope.. lol not that i can immediately see yet! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butterfly 0 Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) Sorry me again. Have all old threads been copied over? I can't find my members thread. Found it after seeing Corozins post about setting thread categories or what ever... Edited February 5, 2011 by Butterfly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 0 Posted February 5, 2011 Tapatalk no longer works. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dukest 0 Posted February 5, 2011 not that i can immediately see yet! if and/or while we cant its probably also worth locking the other thread or merging it with this one i guess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andi 2,147,483,647 Posted February 5, 2011 Tapatalk no longer works. I know - lemme get it working properly in normal browsers first ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poll250 0 Posted February 5, 2011 Looks great Andi, thanks for putting in all that effort, was good watching the updates on Twitter. Long live The Corrado Forum! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Critical_Mass 10 Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) Looks good Andi, i like it. Are the "your posts" & "new post" buttons coming back, i found them handy especially the "your posts" button. :D Edited February 5, 2011 by Critical_Mass felt like it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coolrado 0 Posted February 5, 2011 Seems to work very well in the iPhones opera browser, quicker to load and easier to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chazrad 0 Posted February 5, 2011 Andi, this looks pretty good stuff, so well done. Can you enlightne me on how to re install my avatar. I've looked in 'settings' but I can't find the screen and /or button on which I can do it. Rgds Charlie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emu 0 Posted February 5, 2011 I hate new design, I loved the old one. Am I alone ?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firecracker 0 Posted February 5, 2011 Still getting to grips but am finding it smooth and easy so far, good job guys! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andi 2,147,483,647 Posted February 5, 2011 Andi, this looks pretty good stuff, so well done. Can you enlightne me on how to re install my avatar. I've looked in 'settings' but I can't find the screen and /or button on which I can do it. Forum Actions -> Edit Profile -> Edit Avatar (on the left hand side, half way down) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Critical_Mass 10 Posted February 5, 2011 I hate new design, I loved the old one. Am I alone ?? You'll get used to it mate. Though i got use to the avatars been on the right >>>> They're back on the left again now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toad 0 Posted February 5, 2011 You'll get used to it mate. Though i got use to the avatars been on the right >>>> They're back on the left again now. The "old" forum went through three iterations I can remember and they soon became familiar. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emu 0 Posted February 5, 2011 You'll get used to it mate. Though i got use to the avatars been on the right >>>> They're back on the left again now. Yeh, will do, but what;s the point to change something what was perfect ?? ,my personal opinion Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Critical_Mass 10 Posted February 5, 2011 i dunno, it looked ok before. But i think it looks more funky now. Bar the smilies... they suck b@lls imo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toad 0 Posted February 5, 2011 Yeh, will do, but what;s the point to change something what was perfect ?? ,my personal opinion Everything changes with love? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites