Forum upgrade to 3.7.2 has been completed, new feature list as well

[R1Lover]

I just updated a few things on the server, there was a minute or so of downtime when rebooting.


Everything should be fine now..

Also I will be updating the forum software today as well. This will be after the races today.. :lmao

This will create about 15 minutes of downtime as well... although I will try to make it as short as I can.

Just a heads up for everyone.

Also if you experience any issue due to these upgrades please post up and let me know.

Thank you

[van-man]

So you're finally gonna do it huh? Well, this is a bit exciting ;)

[R1Lover]

well I updated all the other sites first and left this one for last... there are a few reasons but mainly because you guys are so special.... :lmao

naaaaa I wanted to make sure there were no bugs when updating this site because of course you Ducati guys are the most anal of all.... and I know how many of you would pacing the floors if there was an issue. :)


I will get started in about an hour or so... as soon as my daughter goes to bed. :lmao

[R1Lover]

Inline Spam Management and Prevention Tools

Forum spam is an increasing problem for many boards. Unfortunately, due to the visible-source nature of vBulletin and most other forum systems, most preventative measures we might add to the system can simply be reverse-engineered and worked around by persistent spammers.

Therefore, 3.7 contains a new set of tools to help clean up spam and deal with spammers.

Threads and posts can be selected in the usual inline moderation fashion, and then the new 'Delete Threads/Posts as Spam' command can be selected, which will load the spam management interface, which contains options on a single page for removing the spam posts and threads, banning the spammers and finding other spam they may have posted.

http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/spam-management.png

[R1Lover]

Thread Tagging

A new way to facilitate searching and grouping of threads, it is now possible for users to add tags to threads they post or read.

http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-tags-newthread.png

Tags can be added when creating a new thread, or to an existing thread by any user (with appropriate permissions).

http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-tags-showthread.png

Any users who then click on these tags will not only find all thread that have the same tag as the one clicked, but will also contribute to the building of a search tag cloud, which gives users a quick guide as to what has been searched for recently and most frequently.

http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-tags-search-cloud.png

[R1Lover]

Thread Prefixes

Long requested by users, threads can now have administrator-defined prefixes to their titles.

http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-prefixes-forumdisplay.png

Thread prefixes are divided into groups by the administrator, allowing different prefixes to be available in different forums.

http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-prefixes.png

Update

Here is a new screengrab showing some of the thread prefix administration system, which should answer a lot of questions we have been receiving.

http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/thread-prefixes-admin.png

[R1Lover]

Public Messaging

While private messages between users have been in vBulletin since version 2.0, vBulletin 3.7 introduces the public messaging system, allowing users to communicate publicly via their profile pages.

http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/public-messages-profile.png

[R1Lover]

User Picture Galleries

vBulletin users can now create albums and upload pictures to their account.

http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/album-show-album.png

The ability to view these albums and pictures can be limited by the user to just board staff and people on their buddy list if they want privacy.

http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/album-show-picture.png

[R1Lover]

New Member Profile Page

In order to accomodate all the new features in vBulletin 3.7, the member profile page has been completely redesigned from the ground up.

The new page presents information in a far cleaner and more logical manner, while dividing up information into manageable chunks using a tabbed interface.

Individual profile field categories can be displayed alone in blocks in the right column, in addition to appearing by default in the 'About Me' tab.

http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/new-memberinfo-b.png

[R1Lover]

Inline Editing of Profile Field Values

The 'About Me' tab of each member's profile page has edit controls, allowing them to quickly change values without leaving their profile page.

http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/profilefield-ajax-edit.png

[R1Lover]

Attachment Viewing Lightbox

Clicking on an attached image will now open a lightbox rather than open a new window, with the image scaled to fit the browser viewport. A click on the image in the lightbox will open it in a new window as before.

http://files.vbulletin.com/3.7/lightbox-showthread.png

[R1Lover]

If there are any question please post up..........


Just a note on the user albums... these are the only images that will rotate on the forum home page, the original photo album we have on the forum will stay, but this is a better place to post your image. If you make your album PRIVATE when you create it only people in your contacts list will be able to see them and they will not display on the forum home page. In order to put someone in your contact list you can click on there name and then ADD TO CONTACTS.

[DesmoDog]

Holy crap, now the forum comes with a user's manual...

I'm never going to remember all this! :eek

[R1Lover]

:lmao


:beer

[Phil]

looks great. I like the spam prevention feature, saves us from doing it manually...

[shoedog]

My sincerest thanks to all involved with the upgrades.

[R1Lover]

Your very welcome... and you guys are either too easy or not interested in the new features... :lol but that's ok too!

Every other thread I did on other sites was filled with questions :)


Enjoy!

[DesmoDog]

Your very welcome... and you guys are either too easy or not interested in the new features... :lol but that's ok too!

Every other thread I did on other sites was filled with questions :)


Obviously the people here are much more tech savy than the average bear, and don't need to ask questions.

Well most of us anyway.

Ok, fine. Most of you.

I'm just happy I can work the smilie thingies... :scooter

[IcePick06]

Cool, good job Rhett :thumbup

Also, congrats to Van-Man (new mod)...I just noticed the color change to his name.

[R1Lover]

:lol someone noticed.... There will be more too... we need a little more help and coverage :)

:beer your all very welcome and glad you like the new features.

[IcePick06]

:lol someone noticed.... There will be more too... we need a little more help and coverage :)

:beer your all very welcome and glad you like the new features.

Yep, I noticed :cool Well I'm still here if u need me dude :)

[van-man]

someone has to keep an eye on the cali forum, cause there ain't no way I'm going in there! :oh