Post by The Lee on Apr 2, 2008 21:09:37 GMT -5
Proboards is doing a software update, this should be in about 2 days, and the forum may be sporadically unavailable. Also some posts may disappear for a bit but they should come back. The update will allow some new features:
Version 4.5 Features
* New thread sort options, ascending or descending order:
o Order by subject
o Thread creator
o Replies
o Views
o Post order
* Revamped poll system with many new options:
o Ability to select multiple answers
o Auto-locking polls at a given time
o Ability to hide results until users have voted/poll is locked
o Ability to retract votes
* New sub-board permissions:
o Ability to have all sub-board posts appear in its parent board
o The ability to hide sub-boards when this feature is turned on
* Vastly improved speed on post and member searches:
o 1,000 member limit for top posters has been removed
o All users can now be displayed in post order, irrespective of forum size
o Member lists can be sorted in any order
* Character limit in posts and personal messages has been in been increased from 25,000 to 60,000 characters.
* Listing of all users online over the entire day is now available.
* Calendar entries displayed at the bottom of the page are now in date order.
* Gradients can be automatically generated for your forums colors.
* Ability to add a poll to an existing thread.
* Ability to set default listing order to a board.
* Ability to request a forgotten password by email address has been restored.
* Category access can now be granted based on membergroup and/or post count related ranks.
* Improved page jump, decreasing load times on large boards/threads/member lists.
* Other small software fixes (eg "on Today" now displays as just "Today").
Version 4.5 Features
* New thread sort options, ascending or descending order:
o Order by subject
o Thread creator
o Replies
o Views
o Post order
* Revamped poll system with many new options:
o Ability to select multiple answers
o Auto-locking polls at a given time
o Ability to hide results until users have voted/poll is locked
o Ability to retract votes
* New sub-board permissions:
o Ability to have all sub-board posts appear in its parent board
o The ability to hide sub-boards when this feature is turned on
* Vastly improved speed on post and member searches:
o 1,000 member limit for top posters has been removed
o All users can now be displayed in post order, irrespective of forum size
o Member lists can be sorted in any order
* Character limit in posts and personal messages has been in been increased from 25,000 to 60,000 characters.
* Listing of all users online over the entire day is now available.
* Calendar entries displayed at the bottom of the page are now in date order.
* Gradients can be automatically generated for your forums colors.
* Ability to add a poll to an existing thread.
* Ability to set default listing order to a board.
* Ability to request a forgotten password by email address has been restored.
* Category access can now be granted based on membergroup and/or post count related ranks.
* Improved page jump, decreasing load times on large boards/threads/member lists.
* Other small software fixes (eg "on Today" now displays as just "Today").