Forum upgrade?

[kamakaziplumber]

It is done. Well, I have to upload some images still. But the forums are up and up to date.

[Hi no Seijin]

Yeah, you kind of started that process while I was in the middle of typing a post.  It's a good thing I preview my posts first; when the preview wasn't showing up, I cut the text and saved it to Notepad.  It's good that you were so quick with the update.

[kamakaziplumber]

Ah, sorry about that. I actually thought it would go more quickly but I decided to have the forums completely up to date before doing the switch, so nothing at all was lost.

[kamakaziplumber]

OK, I'm not really sure why the attachments aren't working right now, all the files and database information are in place, but they just aren't showing up. This means avatars uploaded to the server and some images in some posts will no longer show up. So... reupload your avatars, if you have access. If you've lost the files, PM me and I can grab them from my backup and send them to you.

Also, it's up to all you members out there to make sure the forum is working as you remember it. It should be, but if you find any issues at all, let me know via PM or email as soon as possible. It would be great!

I'll also be considering a new layout for the forums, if anyone has any input on that let me know. And, we should now be able to add modifications to the forum at will, so if you guys want anything, you might as well ask for it here since it has to do with the forum upgrade directly.

[MagmarFire]

Hey, KP, if you need some JavaScript stuff added, I'd be more than happy to add it. :D ...Not that I don't think you can do it, of course, but ya know, I like this kind of thing. XD

[kamakaziplumber]

MagmarFire, I was actually thinking of asking for your help since you seemed to be somewhat interested earlier. I'm not sure if Javascript will be specifically necessary yet, but I'm sure you'd be capable of whatever else needs to be done. We can talk more about this later, if you're still interested.

[MagmarFire]

Heck yeah, I'm still interested! Drop me a line as soon as you have something.

[MagmarFire]

Bumping a sticky in light of the recent bot outbreak. Holy crud, we're deleting these things left and right lately. I think it's high time we did that upgrade. The number of bots getting on there is simply ridiculous. D:

[kamakaziplumber]

We were fully upgraded as of a few days ago, but there does seem to be an upgrade available now, so I'll get to doing that.

[kamakaziplumber]

Aha, so, the good news is we are currently on the newest version of SMF! So, hopefully, no more spam bots (for a while).

The bad news is that the classic TDC theme is very, very ugly when used in conjunction with the latest software. So, looks like I have the best excuse to revamp that theme now! For now, we'll just have to use this default. It's not very nice either, but at least it's readable. =/

[MagmarFire]

KP came and saved the day! Awesome!

Say, are we able to customize the framework any to improve security? Is there a CAPTCHA option available to us?

[Keaton]

I'll set up the CAPTCHA, as that's something a regular admin can do and it's a waste of KP's time to set it up when he has a million other things to do.

[kamakaziplumber]

Actually, I think I might have a reCAPTCHA account for TDC already. They have the best captcha plugin by far.

EDIT:: I totes do. I'll take care of it, if you want.

[Keaton]

Yeah, reCAPTCHA is pretty excellent.  And upon closer examination, I have no way to enable CAPTCHA on the admin panel.

[MagmarFire]

Is the framework built on PHP? If it is, do you have access to the FTP, KP?