New forum preview (website version)

[Phil Herring]

Below are some screen captures from the new forum. As you'll see, the color are different and stuff like that, but the controls are in the same place. There's a familiarity about it.

Finally, a readable login screen.

The main forum page with menus open.

Main page with menus closed

Forum thread list

Reply controls

A post

New posts and stuff

Preferences menu

 

[JamesG161]

Looks touch or click friendly.
Jim...

 

[kloudie1]

Looks pretty good.. Will I still have the "New (Legacy)" option or equivalent that shows new posts and ongoing replies on one page.? I really like that format..

 

[dziedzicmj]

Is there a place where one could try using it? A different URL? a different port?

 

[Stu Jackson]

Looks pretty good.. Will I still have the "New (Legacy)" option or equivalent that shows new posts and ongoing replies on one page.? I really like that format..

Yes, yes, yes. Pleeze...

 

[Phil Herring]

Unfortunately, we can't open the staging site to everyone due to licensing terms.

 

[Stu Jackson]

Looks pretty good.. Will I still have the "New (Legacy)" option or equivalent that shows new posts and ongoing replies on one page.? I really like that format..

Yes, please, pleeze, please.

 

[Phil Herring]

Looks pretty good.. Will I still have the "New (Legacy)" option or equivalent that shows new posts and ongoing replies on one page.? I really like that format..

The one with the threads on the left and replies on the right? I hadn't planned on it but yes, we can. We already have the code.

 

[kloudie1]

Thanks, Phil! Saves time scanning through stuff, especially if I've been off line a while.

 

[Tally Ho]

Is the app available to download yet?

Greg

 

[Phil Herring]

Not yet, and probably won't be in the app stores for another week or so.

 

[jssailem]

It appeared that the system was set to display the first unread. It also allowed you to use the date of the last poster to jump to that message. Or jump to the messages in the thread of a poster by clicking the name.

There are some hidden features to discover in the new forum.

 

[KZW]

So, um, what is wrong with the current system driving the change?

 

[Phil Herring]

So, um, what is wrong with the current system driving the change?

Not a thing... yet. The current forum software is unsupported as of June 2019, which means no further development, security patches, etc. Meanwhile, operating systems drive changes to development languages and sooner than you'd think, functions start breaking down.

We hung onto vBulletin 3 as long as we possibly could. Some systems began to fail and a couple of months after we migrated off of it there was a massive data breach of many VB3 installations.

This upgrade lets us stay ahead of potential problems and also allows us to have a mobile app, which was impossible with the version you see now.