proboards v5

[vendetta]

so i think you guys also have the "important notice" box at the top of the forums as i do, and are probably aware proboards will be upgrading to version 5 for all their hosted forums sometime in the next 6 weeks or so. i've been getting PMs routinely from proboards support to let me know about some of the features i'll have access to as an admin.

whenever our boards are upgraded, i'm expecting it to be mostly unnoticeable, but i just wanted to make this announcement so everyone was aware of it. if the forums seem down/inaccessible more than usual, or you start to see new features or things you're not familiar with, this is probably the reason for it. i'm waiting til the upgrade occurs and then will do whatever i can to streamline the new version with what we have now.

i may also look at sprucing up the forums a bit. we've always had options for adding in scripts to add features, but the coding for that is something that's always largely been the responsibility of the forum admins and not really been worth the effort. the functionality provided by plugins and other new features will make it much easier to experiment with things like that. so if there's certain things you've felt our forums are lacking, feel free to speak up about what you'd like to see added and i'll dig into it once the new version goes live.

[vendetta]

here's a PM i got recently with a bit more info on the upgrade.

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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.

Have questions about ProBoards v5? We have answers.

We know that ProBoards v5 is a big upgrade, and a big change for forums. In the last few months we have quadrupled our support team to ensure that we are able to handle all of your ProBoards v5 questions. If you need any help at all, our team is available 7 days a week at support.proboards.com!

[vendetta]

and here's a youtube video that was attached to the latest message.