Website Updated, Continuous Improvements

[Nicklfire]

Hello All,

If you have tried to message me in the past 24 hours i have not likely responded because there has been so much to do. The forum upgrade went well for the most part. We experienced some problems here and there but we have the forum up and going sooner then i expected.

Over the next few weeks we will likely be updating the site to include features we used to have as well we will be fixing issues we are finding. For the most part i have heard good things from members, then i hear so not so nice things. This has been a huge undertaking and this whole thing is to better the website and give access to more features and so on.

I will be creating a list of items that i need to take a look at, so please report a problem if you see one and i will add it to my list of things that need to be addressed. I realize there are some pretty big issues and trust me i am trying to address them all but dont have 8 hours a day to donate to fixing everything so please realize i will get to it when i can.

Things that i have on my TO DO List:


Problem: Problems with uploading of attachments or pictures in thread, or profile avatars.
Resolution: RESOLVED

Problem: Chatroom is not working, some people reported problems of NO chatroom bar along the bottom, or no chatroom.
Resolution: FIXED

Problem: The MAIN image at the top of the website is LARGER then the width of the screen.
Resolution: FIXED

Problem: The website colors are ugly i cannot read anything.
Resolution: FIXED, GOT A NEW TEMPLATE

Problem: Website reloads infinate number of times
Resolution: This Stuipd problem seems to be happening again where the website will refresh multiple or infinite number of times. I have asked for help from vbulletin, vbseo and the 3rd party company that i had helping me originally. I was able to get someone to send me source code a few months back so i submitted that again to the 3rd party compnay to see if they could help me find a solution.

Problem: I need to implement the google advertising
Resolution: Not high on my priority list

Problem: I need to readd the sponsor banner rotations
Resolution:FIXED

[Diztrbd1]

Thanks for the update! Other than problem #3 , I have found pretty much everything to be working great and easy to figure out!
Also a super thanks for all the time and hard work you put into the site Shawn! Truly appreciated!

[gklaw]

Thanks Shawn. The new skin was a little bit shocking but I am starting to like it. I won't be so eager to spend money on new skin yet.

The skin / window theme is a personal preference. Not everyone will be please one way or another

Thanks for the hard work again. Enjoy time with your little one is very very very high priority. They grow really fast - you blink and you will miss

[shelby67]

Good job on ur hard work! And thanks for the like button!

[Arcteryx]

Surprised there aren't any skins or colour theme packs for free - but personally the colours are working for me. Appreciate all the work you've put into it!

[The Guy]

I agree with Gordon and think the skin looks just fine, you are not going to please everyone. I think for the most part people are good with the way it is.
Your little one is very important, take a break and spend lots of time, they grow up far too quickly. Great job on the site Shawn, take a bow!

[neven]

sure not everyone will like the skin, but normally having an option with a darker background theme pleases the people who don't like the white. Forums can have the theme selected in the user profile so that most can be pleased by choosing their preference. I personally like dark gray backgrounds with light gray base text, but i dont expect this forum to ever run that though, since its more of a gaming site theme. What would be better i think is minor tweaking of the current theme and replacing the pictures to the thread icons with the old ones (normally upgrades allow for retro looks in the admin control panel). Also it would be better if the donator fish could be to the right of the names, vs under them.

Now as for cost, some are pricey, especially if you want branding remove (ie VB Styles - Premium vBulletin Skins and Themes ; Complete VB - vBulletin skins. All vBulletin themes just $34.95! )

then theres the free ones:
vBulletin 4.x Styles - vBulletin.org Forum
if you sort the forum by installs, you get a lot less crap, and i've seen some decent ones with the only charge for them being like $10-$15 for branding removal (otherwise free)

[BubBleBee]

Really digging the updates and layout....thanx for all your hard work Shawn....=)

[TomC]

The entire message now fits on my screen without having to scroll sideways. That was fixed quickly, thanks Shawn. The banner still runs off to the left, as it always has but that is no problem.

[discuspaul]

I'm as relieved as TomC about the messages now fitting within the screen without having to scroll.
Many thanks for all the hard work Shawn.