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Forums 4.4.2 and other changes

Myr

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Today, we are upgrading the site to the latest version of the forum software.  While there are not going to be a lot of visible changes, there was a ton of things changed under the hood that is geared towards making the site faster loading and to operate better on mobile devices.  It is going to take a few days to sort through the various settings and getting things operating properly.

I'm going to post here several times as we go through this process.

Some changes that have occurred prior to the upgrade:

  • Today's birthday's widget has been removed.  Due to the ongoing privacy issues and trying to comply with various rules and regulations on the topic, as well as to make it simpler to maintain the code on the site, we have removed the "Today's Birthday" widget.  When you are on the main forum page, this will no longer be displayed.
  • We have removed the require for you to enter your birthday.  Also to make it easier to comply with privacy rules, we've removed the birthday requirement.  However, so we can still comply with laws regarding minors, you are required to enter your current Age.  Teenagers MUST have their exact age. 
  • We have added a bunch of fields to the profile for links to various social media sites.  Feel free to drop a link to your content.

More will be coming today.

chris pratt mind blown GIF by Omaze

Well, we now support Giphy, the animated Gif place.  Often times, we can't express our feelings in text and this is one way to do it.  The "GIF" box in the editor will pull up a search box for you to select from.

Most of the front end stuff has been minor tweaks with the vast majority of changes geared to makes things fast and snappy. 

An important change:  We can now control the devices widgets show on.  In order to speed up mobile devices, a lot of the widgets will be turned off on mobile, thus requiring less to load.

 

Please report any bugs you encounter here or in the help forum and we ask for patience if you experience any.

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Carlos Hazday

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Good luck, Boss.

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comicfan

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Good grief. Sounds like you will be massively busy. Hope it all goes well.

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JamesSavik

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TOO THE OARS!


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drown

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Smooth sailing. Hope it goes through flawlessly :)

 

Still hoping to get a chat feature back :D 

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wenmale64

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Keep a backup in a safe place and rub the lucky stone three times :) .

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Myr

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Updated!

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excited new year GIF

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lazarus61

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I hope this upgrade will make it possible to sign up on this site. Currently I can’t complete the gotcha bot eliminator. 

After writing this I was able to follow through and register. 👍

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AusGlitterati

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yas GIF

 

I saw the new icon and thought "what the heck is GA?" - derp

Lovely! Thank you very much for all the work! :)

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MacGreg

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Oh no, GIF capability... LOL

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slow motion yes GIF

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Thank you for doing all you can to improve the site.  

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good seal of approval GIF

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Bleu

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Well done on the update! I use GA mostly on my phone so I'm looking forward to the new features.

I'm just curious as to why I turned from Author into a Newbie. My stories and my blog are still here, and my profile doesn't seem to have changed otherwise.

Should I just purchase an Author status in the store again?

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Myr

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@Bleu, it looks like the upgrade 'canceled' Author group purchases instead of renewed them.  (At one time, renewal was ever x years)  I've fixed your account.

For anyone else that bumps into that, yes, just go to Store and get it again.

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Bleu

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1 hour ago, Myr said:

@Bleu, it looks like the upgrade 'canceled' Author group purchases instead of renewed them.  (At one time, renewal was ever x years)  I've fixed your account.

For anyone else that bumps into that, yes, just go to Store and get it again.

 

Thanks Myr! It was a minor glitch, but I thought I'd ask. Thanks for fixing it.

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Parker Owens

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Thank you Myr for your incredible hard work. 

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Thanks, Myr! 

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Brayon

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Thank you for your hard work, Myr and the GA staff.

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Dr. John NYC

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Merci beaucoup, Myr! 🤩:worship:

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neon thank you GIF by GIPHY Studios Originals

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Defiance19

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Huge thanks, for all that you do, Myr!

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Great job. Thanks to a wonderful Team

 

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