Post by William L. Rupp on Apr 10, 2013 11:45:38 GMT -8
As most of you no doubt know, AztecMesa is a ProBoards site. In the near future, ProBoards will transition this and all their sites to a new software version.
We have been aware for some time that this change was in the works. I was beginning to consider changing to the new software when it was still in the test phase, but decided to wait when I got a negative report on the new ProBoards version from Erik. Erik reported to me that he had seen a site that had already adopted the new release and that he was not favorably impressed. Be that as it may, it looks like we will be seeing the updated AztecMesa in a few weeks. We can hope that the new version of ProBoards proves to be an improvement over the old one.
I will be interested to see how you all react once we have gotten past our own "singularity." Don't hesitate to pass along comments, questions, or complaints.
Below is a list of the new features that will be available once the transition is complete. (Be advised that only the three site administrators will be able to access some of these.)
ProBoards v5 is coming soon!
We're excited to let you know that on April 29th we will begin to upgrade all forums to ProBoards Version 5. This free upgrade to this forum contains literally hundreds of new forum features and improved functionality. Below are just a few of the great things you can expect with this free upgrade!
* The "Colors & Theme Creator" section of the Admin Panel makes it extremely simple for you to customize the look of your forum.
* Host all your forum's images directly on ProBoards! No more relying on third party image hosts!
* The new Forum Dashboard helps you keep track of what's happening on all your ProBoards forum accounts all in one location.
* Create custom web pages and Forum Portals directly on your forum using our new Custom Pages feature.
* A new Member Groups system that allows you to categorize your members into multiple groups allowing you even easier member management.
* New Live Search functionality that brings you search results as you type; Never wait for your answers again.
* A Shoutbox integrated directly into your forum!
* Join multiple forums and transition between them seamlessly using a single account with our ProBoards Global Login.
*Notifications to help you stay on top of the latest updates to threads you've participated in and more.
* Send a personal message to multiple people in the same conversation, or even entire groups!
* Create a unique, custom avatar inside of your forum with the new Avatar Maker.
* Per-user activity feeds with the ability to follow other members.
* Better moderator tools that make moderating your forum a breeze.
The ability to "Like" posts!
* A new Visual Editor for creating posts. See exactly what your post will look like while you make it!
* Upgraded attachments system that allows you to easily attach even more files to your forum posts!
* Lightning fast forum navigation on every page with our new drop-down navigation tree and improved hotkey support.
* At the top of each page you can see if any of the topics you've participated in have been recently updated.
* Direct access to the forum's HTML and CSS for those hard-to-reach tweaks.
* tagging to bring a member's attention to a post.
* Coming Soon: Our new Theme Library and Plugin Library provides you with one-click installation for custom themes and plugins. No coding knowledge needed to make your forum look great and add new functionality!
... and so much more.
WLR
PS: I notice with interest and a bit of a smile that even a huge operation with millions of dollars and probably hundreds of employees can still make mistakes. Notice that they neglected to capitalize the first word ("tagging") in the next to the last bullet point comment.
We have been aware for some time that this change was in the works. I was beginning to consider changing to the new software when it was still in the test phase, but decided to wait when I got a negative report on the new ProBoards version from Erik. Erik reported to me that he had seen a site that had already adopted the new release and that he was not favorably impressed. Be that as it may, it looks like we will be seeing the updated AztecMesa in a few weeks. We can hope that the new version of ProBoards proves to be an improvement over the old one.
I will be interested to see how you all react once we have gotten past our own "singularity." Don't hesitate to pass along comments, questions, or complaints.
Below is a list of the new features that will be available once the transition is complete. (Be advised that only the three site administrators will be able to access some of these.)
ProBoards v5 is coming soon!
We're excited to let you know that on April 29th we will begin to upgrade all forums to ProBoards Version 5. This free upgrade to this forum contains literally hundreds of new forum features and improved functionality. Below are just a few of the great things you can expect with this free upgrade!
* The "Colors & Theme Creator" section of the Admin Panel makes it extremely simple for you to customize the look of your forum.
* Host all your forum's images directly on ProBoards! No more relying on third party image hosts!
* The new Forum Dashboard helps you keep track of what's happening on all your ProBoards forum accounts all in one location.
* Create custom web pages and Forum Portals directly on your forum using our new Custom Pages feature.
* A new Member Groups system that allows you to categorize your members into multiple groups allowing you even easier member management.
* New Live Search functionality that brings you search results as you type; Never wait for your answers again.
* A Shoutbox integrated directly into your forum!
* Join multiple forums and transition between them seamlessly using a single account with our ProBoards Global Login.
*Notifications to help you stay on top of the latest updates to threads you've participated in and more.
* Send a personal message to multiple people in the same conversation, or even entire groups!
* Create a unique, custom avatar inside of your forum with the new Avatar Maker.
* Per-user activity feeds with the ability to follow other members.
* Better moderator tools that make moderating your forum a breeze.
The ability to "Like" posts!
* A new Visual Editor for creating posts. See exactly what your post will look like while you make it!
* Upgraded attachments system that allows you to easily attach even more files to your forum posts!
* Lightning fast forum navigation on every page with our new drop-down navigation tree and improved hotkey support.
* At the top of each page you can see if any of the topics you've participated in have been recently updated.
* Direct access to the forum's HTML and CSS for those hard-to-reach tweaks.
* tagging to bring a member's attention to a post.
* Coming Soon: Our new Theme Library and Plugin Library provides you with one-click installation for custom themes and plugins. No coding knowledge needed to make your forum look great and add new functionality!
... and so much more.
WLR
PS: I notice with interest and a bit of a smile that even a huge operation with millions of dollars and probably hundreds of employees can still make mistakes. Notice that they neglected to capitalize the first word ("tagging") in the next to the last bullet point comment.
