Major Forum Upgrade *Please Read*

[CitroXim]

Hot on the heels of a major upgrade of the FCF to phpBB Version 3.1 I now plan to upgrade this forum...

Version 3.1 is a big and major upgrade that brings in many new features.

Rather than me telling you all about it, have a look and play with the Relese Candidate I've built on the Test/Development server here:

http://www.xmv6.co.uk:8808/forum/index.php

You will be able to log in with your normal account details...

Grateful for all thoughts, comments and criticisms... I'd like to get it right before I pull the plug on this one and replace it with the brand new sparkly one and you the users need to be 100% happy with it...

Once happy, the upgrade will take place on a Wednesday and the forum will be unavailable for the best part of the day.. The upgrade is that big!

Thanks all!

[jamescarruthers]

Had a very quick look:

It looks better on mobile!

Thank you.

[Defender110]

Looks excellent, we're very lucky to have you.
Many thanks.

[CitroXim]

It looks better on mobile!

That's one of the big enhancements, the display is adaptive and adjusts to suit the device it is displayed on. It makes Tapatalk virtually redundant although Tapatalk will be installed for those who want it.

Other enhancements to see is the new notification area in the top right corner where you can see PMs and notifications of topic replies and so on..

If you display a list of topics in a forum and hover over the topic title you'll see a preview of tat topic showing the fist few lines of the first and last posts.

I'm also working on a site-wide Google search. the bare bones are in there but not yet fully configured...

Lots of new tools for the admins and mods too with much improved spambot resistance..

[greendale65]

Hello, I'm happy with this
thanks Jim.

[Philip Chidlow]

*LIKE*

[CitroXim]

Excellent

If everyone is happy then I'll most likely do the upgrade next Wednesday morning then....

The forum will be down for a few hours but absolutely no posts will be lost... I'm likely to start work at about 5AM...

I will confirm nearer the time...

[CitroXim]

At the time of writing the forum upgrade will take place on Wednesday beginning very early in the morning...

The forum may be down for longer than half a day...

I will finally confirm on Tuesday...

[Tim Leech]

Cheers Jim!

[CitroXim]

I'm taking the BXC test/development forum down now for a final migration test...

This is the final test before I do it for real on Wednesday morning...

I will advise go/no go for the upgrade tomorrow afternoon...

[CitroXim]

I have successfully completed a final test migration/upgrade to this forum so we're all go for Wednesday morning to do it for real

I will be taking the forum off-line at 04:30 am and with a fair wind it should be back by lunchtime...

Please note that if you experience any difficulty in logging in to the newly upgraded forum, a full clear of your browser cache should resolve the issue.

You can view the latest upgrade test here:

http://www.xmv6.co.uk:8808/forum/index.php

As always, any questions, you know where I am

[Defender110]

As always, any questions, you know where I am

"Location: Newport Pagnell"????

[CitroXim]

As always, any questions, you know where I am

"Location: Newport Pagnell"????

Indeed it is!

[CitroXim]

Just a quick reminder....

The forum will be going off-line at 04:30 BST tomorrow (Wednesday) morning for the upgrade...

The upgrade work should be complete by lunchtime...

Please remember to clear your browser caches before logging in again...

Any problems email me webmaster (at) bxclub (dot) co (dot) uk or forum (at) frenchcarforum (dot) co (dot) uk

Thanks!

[CitroXim]

And the upgrade is done...

If you have any problems logging in, clear your browser cache!