S4GRU Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 IP Board is putting S4GRU in the queue to have the site upgraded to its newest version. We currently operate in the 3 series. We will be upgrading to the 4 series.We likely will not have much notice when this happens. If I am given a timeframe, I will post it. But we are currently in an upgrade queue.Once IP Board techs begin the actual migration and upgrade process, S4GRU will be temporarily offline. This will take several hours. When it goes back online, it will likely look very, very different. Not necessarily in a good way.The upgrade will remove most of the S4GRU custom formatting, if not all of it. Also, some of the functionality, like Tapatalk, may not work at all initially. Side banners, tabs, navigation...I mean nearly everything may be screwy, not working right, in a new location or completely missing. Once it's back online, I will spend most of the effort of time on usability and content access. Making sure all the critical parts of the site are functional. Then I will start working on formatting. Working on colors, logos, etc.The content will all be there. Don't need to worry about Wall posts, forum posts or messages being destroyed. But you may not be able to get to it the way you're used to. And it may look very generic initially.The new upgrades will allow more customization and keep us current with all security and spam features. Our old version was no longer supported.I apologize in advance for any inconveniences. I may solicit some help too, if required. As I am very busy at work right now. I wish we had more information on the impacts, but every site takes them differently. We will be surprised and adjust as required. Blessed are the flexible!Robert 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arysyn Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Robert, I'd be glad to help on any of the design features. I've mentioned it in the past to you when you didn't need anything done, though I'd be glad to help now, if needbe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbs123456 Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 I'm always willing to help if i can. Thanks for the hard work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshnys8913 Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Ill help too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted September 8, 2017 Author Share Posted September 8, 2017 It's about to happen. Brace yourselves!!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swintec Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Wow what a difference. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSpark Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Wow. This is really different! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkoellerwx Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Yikes..! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAngel Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 It's too bright! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbastard Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 22 hours ago, S4GRU said: When it goes back online, it will likely look very, very different. Not necessarily in a good way. Well... You were right on both fronts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnjeepmale Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 It is bright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swintec Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 hope subscribed topics and the notifications come back. i would go insane if i have to go back and re-subscribe to everything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAvirani Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Super different for sure. Might take me a little while to get used to it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centermedic Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 What the heck Robert? I go away for a bit and you change the interior decoration? I bet if we were married you would have changed the locks and put my clothes to the curb! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PythonFanPA Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 All I can say is......I wish I had found and read this post before it happened. When the initial page loaded I was in a state of shock to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PythonFanPA Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 The one thing I'll say immediately that I like, which may be purely due to the upgrade and new functionality therein, or may have been neutered in the original configuration - but count me as definitely a fan of keeping the multi-faceted reaction-based 'like' options akin to what you see now on Facebook rather than the like-or-nothing approach. Options are nice. 2 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paynefanbro Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Surprisingly I'm not mad about it. It is quite bright so not the best for browsing at night, but it's definitely a much cleaner and more modern look. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbastard Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Just now, Paynefanbro said: Surprisingly I'm not mad about it. It is quite bright so not the best for browsing at night, but it's definitely a much cleaner and more modern look. The mobile site actually looks nicer. There's no doubt about that. But my main gripe is that whenever you click on a topic with a new response. It now takes you to the first post of the first page. Before Tuesday change, clicking oonthe thread would take you to the first unread response so you could pick up where you left. You can also click on the time to go to the very last response, but then you'd miss an antire conversation. I am definitely not getting used to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paynefanbro Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, greenbastard said: The mobile site actually looks nicer. There's no doubt about that. But my main gripe is that whenever you click on a topic with a new response. It now takes you to the first post of the first page. Before Tuesday change, clicking oonthe thread would take you to the first unread response so you could pick up where you left. You can also click on the time to go to the very last response, but then you'd miss an antire conversation. I am definitely not getting used to that. I didn't notice that change but now you've pointed it out I can see I'm going to be pretty annoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlodish345 Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 16 minutes ago, Paynefanbro said: I didn't notice that change but now you've pointed it out I can see I'm going to be pretty annoyed. i dont mind the change at all.....it actually looks more organized and clean.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 This is the default IP Board layout and color scheme. It will be changing incrementally over the next few weeks. I will be working on it as I have time this weekend. Not home from work yet. Soon™ 6 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbastard Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Paynefanbro said: I didn't notice that change but now you've pointed it out I can see I'm going to be pretty annoyed. I also can't figure out how to edit my posts on mobile. I guess my "Tuesday" and other typos will just have to stay up. Gotta love Gesture typing. Edited September 9, 2017 by greenbastard I found how to Edit on recent post, but I guess there is a time limit by default now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S4GRU Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 I'm really struggling with Tapatalk. Spent several hours reading through boards. A lot of IP Board users complaining about Tapatalk support issues and working with the new software. Not sure we are going to get this part solved soon. Maybe we can tweak the new mobile site to work better and leave Tapatalk behind once and for all? I will be back at it tomorrow. Thanks for your patience. Robert 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony.spina97 Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 4 hours ago, greenbastard said: The mobile site actually looks nicer. There's no doubt about that. But my main gripe is that whenever you click on a topic with a new response. It now takes you to the first post of the first page. Before Tuesday change, clicking oonthe thread would take you to the first unread response so you could pick up where you left. You can also click on the time to go to the very last response, but then you'd miss an antire conversation. I am definitely not getting used to that. 3 hours ago, Paynefanbro said: I didn't notice that change but now you've pointed it out I can see I'm going to be pretty annoyed. There should be a blue dot to the left of the thread title when viewing the list of threads. Clicking that dot will take you to the first unread post. -Anthony 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swintec Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 to add to the long to-do list, key notifications can not be enabled. " Someone comments on something I follow" can not be enabled as the option is disabled by the admin and a few others can not be disabled due to the same reasons. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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