bubba
Administrator
Ok, this is probably a bit of a shock to you all, but I have finally upgraded the forum software as I said I would a while ago.
Why?
SMF is a much better forum system than phpBB. There are many reasons for this, especially from the admin/upgrading/security/moderation angles, but the main thing you should notice is that the board runs faster.
SMF is also far less of a target for hack attacks then phpBB was - considering this I have turned guest access back on.
Problems
Please post of any problems you find in here...
- Time: the time will appear incorrect. To sort this out, go to your profile, select "look and feel preferences" and set a time offset of 6 if you are in the UK. The time will now show correctly.
- Avatars: the conversion software didn't work with avatars - you will need to re-upload - sorry!!!!
- Smileys: are not working, but I will get this sorted now....
- Search: the search index will have to be rebuilt which means that search will not return full results for a while. This is an unavoidable side-effect of the upgrade and will correct itself over time.
Thanks and hope the shock isn't too much to the system!
Why?
SMF is a much better forum system than phpBB. There are many reasons for this, especially from the admin/upgrading/security/moderation angles, but the main thing you should notice is that the board runs faster.
SMF is also far less of a target for hack attacks then phpBB was - considering this I have turned guest access back on.
Problems
Please post of any problems you find in here...
- Time: the time will appear incorrect. To sort this out, go to your profile, select "look and feel preferences" and set a time offset of 6 if you are in the UK. The time will now show correctly.
- Avatars: the conversion software didn't work with avatars - you will need to re-upload - sorry!!!!
- Smileys: are not working, but I will get this sorted now....
- Search: the search index will have to be rebuilt which means that search will not return full results for a while. This is an unavoidable side-effect of the upgrade and will correct itself over time.
Thanks and hope the shock isn't too much to the system!