-GoBengals- Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 3.0 is coming later this year... should be QUITE nice... but heres some of the new things.. mostly more my concern than the members but figured id share... We've been blogging for a while about some of the bigger changes you will see when IP.Board 3 is released. Things like enhanced bbcode management, hooks and plugins, and personal conversations, for example, tend to be a bit more interesting to read than smaller features. However, we wanted to take a moment to discuss some of the other smaller features being added to IP.Board that we haven't talked about yet. Minimum posts to view forum You can now configure forums to only allow access if you have reached a minimum post count. Minimum posts to post in forum Similar to the previous setting, you can require members to have a certain post count before they can post in individual forums. Only allow posters to see their own topics A very commonly requested feature, you can now configure forums so that posters can only see their own topics. Of course moderators and admins can view all topics in the forum. This allows you to create "help-desk" style forums without the need for additional software. HTTPS login form You can now force your login page urls to utilize https via a simple ACP setting. You are still responsible for obtaining an SSL certificate and installing it to your server properly. "Performance Mode" We have several larger customers who have a relatively stationary amount of traffic, but have huge spikes at times (e.g. sports teams have huge spikes in traffic on game nights, typically). During these spikes it is often desirable to disable unnecessary features to maintain site stability, rather than purchase hardware to handle temporary spikes in traffic. The performance mode setting allows you to easily disable many features that can save resources with the click of a button. The system remembers the previous setting values so that when the spike dies down you can disable performance mode and return your site to it's previous configuration. Registration "question and answer" In IP.Board 3 you will be able to configure questions and associated answers which will be randomly added to the registration form to help combat automated registrations (spam bots). Loading javascript files from Google Google offers a service that allows you to load the prototype and scriptaculous files from their servers rather than your own. This offloads 2 http requests to Google's servers from your own, while allowing them to manage the proper cache and expiration headers for the files. Guest selectable skins and languages Guests can now change their skin and language selections if you offer multiple skins or languages. Note that skins can be configured to only be available to certain groups, so you can fine-tune which skins guests can select from. Better topic/forum subscription controls You can now unsubscribe individual members from all forums and topics from the edit member page of the ACP, and you can unsubscribe all members from individual forums from the forum management page. More control over "friends" You can now disable the friends feature globally via a setting, and individually on a per-group basis (e.g. to prevent validating members from using the friends feature). Hide last post info for a forum If you have a forum where different users have different configurations as to which topics they can view, you can hide the forum's last post info on the board index via a setting. This information is cached to improve performance, so it does not utilize permission-based lookups, thus the ability to hide it helps prevent topic information from being leaked. Contact fields as custom profile fields All of the contact fields (yahoo, aim, msn, etc.) are now custom profile fields, allowing you to more easily configure them to your liking (or remove them alltogether). Additionally, by default Jabber and Skype will be available for configuration. Force an entire group to be anonymous If you would like to force an entire group (administrators or banned members, for instance) to be anonymous upon login, you can do so easily now. Moderate posts of an entire group globally You can now configure a group to be moderated across the entire site via a group setting. This will force all of the group's posts and topics to be placed into a moderation queue before they are visible, regardless of individual forum settings. Per-group signature restrictions You can now control the maximum number of images, lines of text, and image dimensions for signatures on a per-group basis. Here's a taste of some of the new features we haven't previously discussed (at least in any detail) which we hope you'll like. Let us know what you think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThurmanMunster Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 countdown to 3 days of no posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted October 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 [quote name='ThurmanMunster' post='717542' date='Oct 25 2008, 01:50 AM']countdown to 3 days of no posting![/quote] server upgrades ruin the world we live in.. not IPB upgrades.... tho this one is possible.. *crosses fingers* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThurmanMunster Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 [quote name='GoBengals' post='717547' date='Oct 25 2008, 12:57 AM']server upgrades ruin the world we live in.. not IPB upgrades.... tho this one is possible.. *crosses fingers*[/quote] this looks like a very nice upgrade though. i have to admit that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluhartz Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 [quote name='GoBengals' post='717534' date='Oct 24 2008, 11:36 PM']3.0 is coming later this year... should be QUITE nice... but heres some of the new things.. mostly more my concern than the members but figured id share... We've been blogging for a while about some of the bigger changes you will see when IP.Board 3 is released. Things like enhanced bbcode management, hooks and plugins, and personal conversations, for example, tend to be a bit more interesting to read than smaller features. However, we wanted to take a moment to discuss some of the other smaller features being added to IP.Board that we haven't talked about yet. [b]Minimum posts to view forum You can now configure forums to only allow access if you have reached a minimum post count. [/b] Minimum posts to post in forum Similar to the previous setting, you can require members to have a certain post count before they can post in individual forums. Only allow posters to see their own topics A very commonly requested feature, you can now configure forums so that posters can only see their own topics. Of course moderators and admins can view all topics in the forum. This allows you to create "help-desk" style forums without the need for additional software. HTTPS login form You can now force your login page urls to utilize https via a simple ACP setting. You are still responsible for obtaining an SSL certificate and installing it to your server properly. "Performance Mode" We have several larger customers who have a relatively stationary amount of traffic, but have huge spikes at times (e.g. sports teams have huge spikes in traffic on game nights, typically). During these spikes it is often desirable to disable unnecessary features to maintain site stability, rather than purchase hardware to handle temporary spikes in traffic. The performance mode setting allows you to easily disable many features that can save resources with the click of a button. The system remembers the previous setting values so that when the spike dies down you can disable performance mode and return your site to it's previous configuration. Registration "question and answer" In IP.Board 3 you will be able to configure questions and associated answers which will be randomly added to the registration form to help combat automated registrations (spam bots). Loading javascript files from Google Google offers a service that allows you to load the prototype and scriptaculous files from their servers rather than your own. This offloads 2 http requests to Google's servers from your own, while allowing them to manage the proper cache and expiration headers for the files. Guest selectable skins and languages Guests can now change their skin and language selections if you offer multiple skins or languages. Note that skins can be configured to only be available to certain groups, so you can fine-tune which skins guests can select from. Better topic/forum subscription controls You can now unsubscribe individual members from all forums and topics from the edit member page of the ACP, and you can unsubscribe all members from individual forums from the forum management page. More control over "friends" You can now disable the friends feature globally via a setting, and individually on a per-group basis (e.g. to prevent validating members from using the friends feature). Hide last post info for a forum If you have a forum where different users have different configurations as to which topics they can view, you can hide the forum's last post info on the board index via a setting. This information is cached to improve performance, so it does not utilize permission-based lookups, thus the ability to hide it helps prevent topic information from being leaked. Contact fields as custom profile fields All of the contact fields (yahoo, aim, msn, etc.) are now custom profile fields, allowing you to more easily configure them to your liking (or remove them alltogether). Additionally, by default Jabber and Skype will be available for configuration. Force an entire group to be anonymous If you would like to force an entire group (administrators or banned members, for instance) to be anonymous upon login, you can do so easily now. Moderate posts of an entire group globally You can now configure a group to be moderated across the entire site via a group setting. This will force all of the group's posts and topics to be placed into a moderation queue before they are visible, regardless of individual forum settings. Per-group signature restrictions You can now control the maximum number of images, lines of text, and image dimensions for signatures on a per-group basis. Here's a taste of some of the new features we haven't previously discussed (at least in any detail) which we hope you'll like. Let us know what you think![/quote] I am on here every day and love reading what everyone has to say.. But I never post anything.. Does this mean I won't have access to everything since I don't post????? A hope not.... Thanks Flu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 [quote name='fluhartz' post='717578' date='Oct 25 2008, 10:11 AM']I am on here every day and love reading what everyone has to say.. But I never post anything.. Does this mean I won't have access to everything since I don't post????? A hope not.... Thanks Flu[/quote] The next one down from your bolded one is the one that interests me. We can help keep trolls out of Bengals-related threads with a minimum post count-to-post. Assholes won't be able to register real quick for the sole purpose of a drive-by post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted October 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 [quote name='fluhartz' post='717578' date='Oct 25 2008, 11:11 AM']I am on here every day and love reading what everyone has to say.. But I never post anything.. Does this mean I won't have access to everything since I don't post????? A hope not.... Thanks Flu[/quote] nope, have no worries, ill never limit the popular forums to those with X post count, perhaps private or adult forums, but never the bengals for other forums, i want as many people reading as possible, whether they post as well or just enjoy reading.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Backup you database. Backup you database. Backup you database. Backup you database. Just sayin'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoutforlife591 Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 [quote name='GoBengals' post='717586' date='Oct 25 2008, 12:23 PM']nope, have no worries, ill never limit the popular forums to those with X post count, perhaps private or adult forums, but never the bengals for other forums, i want as many people reading as possible, whether they post as well or just enjoy reading..[/quote] Honestly though, I wonder if a subforum like that would get traffic. Name it after Oldschool. "The Oldschooler's Lounge." Could be an any topic forum, (Bengals included) If you want to have a conversation and not have 5 personalities you don't know comment. Maybe 500 posts and up. I don't know could be interesting. Anyway. Those are some cool features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigshoota Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Sounds like some pretty cool stuff Go, hope everything go's smoothly in the transition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted October 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 [quote name='Elflocko' post='717590' date='Oct 25 2008, 12:42 PM']Backup you database. Backup you database. Backup you database. Backup you database. Just sayin'...[/quote] yea i have the database backed up daily, and will turn off the board, do a full domain backup.. then run the upgrade.. and turn board back on.. *crosses fingers* hopefully its released in late december so i can develope a skin and launch it together in january.. after our misery is over.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalsOwn Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 [quote name='Scoutforlife591' post='717615' date='Oct 25 2008, 10:25 PM']Honestly though, I wonder if a subforum like that would get traffic. Name it after Oldschool. "The Oldschooler's Lounge." Could be an any topic forum, (Bengals included) If you want to have a conversation and not have 5 personalities you don't know comment. Maybe 500 posts and up. I don't know could be interesting. Anyway. Those are some cool features.[/quote] It'd be lame. I'm a member of a certain automotive board (member since 2000), and there is a secret forum for old timers there that allows access based upon how long you've been a member, and it gets very little traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoutforlife591 Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 [quote name='BengalsOwn' post='719033' date='Oct 28 2008, 07:40 PM']It'd be lame. I'm a member of a certain automotive board (member since 2000), and there is a secret forum for old timers there that allows access based upon how long you've been a member, and it gets very little traffic.[/quote] I no longer wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrassBengal Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted November 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 a public "alpha" test its coming late next week for 3.0, followed by downloadable beta testing... ill be invovled in all, and post links so anyone who cares can see it in action ahead of time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 [quote name='GoBengals' post='720004' date='Oct 31 2008, 11:49 PM']a public "alpha" test its coming late next week for 3.0, followed by downloadable beta testing... ill be invovled in all, and post links so anyone who cares can see it in action ahead of time...[/quote] **Raises Hand** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted November 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 [quote name='Elflocko' post='720008' date='Nov 1 2008, 01:40 AM']**Raises Hand**[/quote] definetly send you admin info so you can tinker around in it once i get the beta to test out... i figure itll give me time to test out skin type stuff before trying to go live with it all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 [quote name='GoBengals' post='720014' date='Nov 1 2008, 01:43 AM']definetly send you admin info so you can tinker around in it once i get the beta to test out... i figure itll give me time to test out skin type stuff before trying to go live with it all...[/quote] Sweet.... (Dry-humps copy of PHP Cookbook) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted November 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 [quote name='Elflocko' post='720015' date='Nov 1 2008, 02:51 AM']Sweet.... (Dry-humps copy of PHP Cookbook)[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalsOwn Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 I'd like to see the links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 [quote name='GoBengals' post='720084' date='Nov 1 2008, 11:55 AM'][/quote] Geek porn. You wouldn't understand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Doesn't bengals.com forum have a "VIP Lounge" area like that? Somehow I am a VIP because I registered before a certain time although I only really post there when this site is down ( )....seems like a lame idea overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted November 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 this shit is VERYYY nice... there is a sneak peak in the customer lounge, it should be out for public view tomorrow.. very very very clean looking and much more powerful it seems. im eager to get this mofo installed on the server and start tinkering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted November 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2008 [url="http://ipb3preview.ipslink.com/"]http://ipb3preview.ipslink.com/[/url] for those who want to gander.. its pretty sweet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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