We've recently had a couple of noticeable updates for authors and for everyone pasting a story link.  I wanted to make sure everyone saw the information.

First, some changes to the software:

Also, A.J. has been able to fix the Preview Chapter button so you can now see how your story will post into the system, with all of the filters applied:

As mentioned in the first topic, when you place a link to a story in a post or a blog, etc, it will now format with a story banner.  Banner priority - Antholology Banner, Story Banner, Author Banner, then Category Banner.  So every story will get something.  Cia updated our Fiction banner:

Or maybe it's a Valdemar FanFiction:

Or Star Trek:

Or an Anthology:

If you're just clicking Newest Stories, remember, you can click "Categories" and get the list of all sorts of stories that are in the system.

https://www.gayauthors.org/stories/browse/category/

Forums 4.3 software has entered beta testing, and we'll be looking at getting everything updated to work with it.  Some new things with Forums 4.3 include:

• Improved Search.  They have really focused on improving search so things work more as you'd expect them to.  They have also implemented a third-party search solution that we will be deploying on Gay Authors that should improve search noticeably.
• They are deploying Emojii support in the editor.  This will vastly increase the amount of readily available emoticons. The current smilies are supposed to still work the same.
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• They are making Clubs a lot easier to find and deal with, including better Follow features and more visibility of topic forums.
• Gallery is being made a LOT easier to use.
• Blog is getting a facelift.
• There are improvements in payment methods for Premium Content subscribers.

I would expect that we'll be able to upgrade in about 4-6 weeks.

We also have some structural improvements to simplify the Stories interface that has been in the works.

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