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Forum upgrade notification

Posted: 12. Mar 2018, 13:31
by gapan
An upgrade to the forum software has been long overdue. I'm planning to perform the upgrade on Wednesday, March 14, at around 07:00 GMT. The forum will probably be down for about an hour or so.

Since the the theme we're currently using is not compatible with the new phpbb version, I have created a new one. So it will look a bit different than it does now. Here's a screenshot:
http://people.salixos.org/gapan/img/for ... _3.2.2.png

I'm not expecting anything to go wrong, I have already performed the upgrade on a backup server, so hopefully everything will be back to normal soon after the upgrade.

Re: Forum upgrade notification

Posted: 14. Mar 2018, 08:06
by gapan
And we're back! :)

Re: Forum upgrade notification

Posted: 14. Mar 2018, 19:55
by ChuangTzu
Looks good!

Re: Forum upgrade notification

Posted: 15. Mar 2018, 10:54
by laprjns
Not sure if it's because I've been using mobile devices this week but the Active Topics link is buried under a Quick links menu. Is this how it appears on laptops and desktops?

Re: Forum upgrade notification

Posted: 15. Mar 2018, 11:00
by gapan
laprjns wrote: 15. Mar 2018, 10:54 Not sure if it's because I've been using mobile devices this week but the Active Topics link is buried under a Quick links menu. Is this how it appears on laptops and desktops?
Yes. I'll see if I can put it back where it was.

Re: Forum upgrade notification

Posted: 15. Mar 2018, 11:25
by gapan
Better now? I put it on the right side next to Notifications and Private Messages.

Re: Forum upgrade notification

Posted: 15. Mar 2018, 12:43
by laprjns
Yes, much better. Thanks

Re: Forum upgrade notification

Posted: 15. Mar 2018, 12:55
by mimosa
I also missed unread topics (my normal way of looking) though if you put that up there too, it may start to look a little cluttered.

Re: Forum upgrade notification

Posted: 16. Mar 2018, 08:15
by gapan
OK, so I've put that up there too. I think it's OK on big screens. On small ones, like mobile phones, maybe it's a bit confusing as the text disappears and you get two similar looking icons, one blue and one red, but I guess you can get used to it.

Re: Forum upgrade notification

Posted: 16. Mar 2018, 08:25
by mimosa
Thanks - entirely your call. I could always bookmark it, and I think I am the only one who uses it. The reason I do is to see foreign-language posts, which I think don't appear in active topics. French is a particular concern, because a lot of people there really don't speak English that well.