misterBee Posted January 18, 2018 Posted January 18, 2018 I'll be posting all site development updates here!
misterBee Posted January 18, 2018 Author Posted January 18, 2018 1/18/18: - Purchased daily server backup. The whole site will be safely archived daily in case something goes wrong. - Theme tweaks - Fixed problems with forum confirmation e-mails not being sent out
misterBee Posted January 19, 2018 Author Posted January 19, 2018 1/19/18: - Theme tweaks - New e-mail system! I have moved over to a new e-mail system that should help keep srk2.com e-mails from being marked as spam. There should be no more problems receiving verification e-mails now. Required a tiny monthly fee, but definitely worth it to make sure e-mails work!
misterBee Posted January 20, 2018 Author Posted January 20, 2018 1/20/18: - HTML e-mails now active (clickable links in e-mails!) - Emoji guide added to site rules/info
misterBee Posted January 22, 2018 Author Posted January 22, 2018 1/22/18: - Vanilla forum version change - Voting system removed - Reactions and ranks implemented Ranks and reactions should both work now. It was really hard getting this shit to work...
misterBee Posted January 23, 2018 Author Posted January 23, 2018 1/22/18 part 2: More minor theme fixes. One thing I have heard people complain about is how Vanilla forum saves their drafts in the comment window, and they have to keep deleting it every time. This is NOT a bug. Vanilla forum actually has a 'drafts' section where you can manage all your saved drafts. Click the pencil at any time to manage your drafts!
misterBee Posted January 24, 2018 Author Posted January 24, 2018 1/24/18: No more shitty mobile themes! The new mobile theme is fully featured and can do everything that the full size site does. Should be easy to use -- let me know if you find any bugs or have any problems! Big top menus: Avatars, sigs, images, reactions...everything works on mobile: Stage selector working just fine:
misterBee Posted January 24, 2018 Author Posted January 24, 2018 1/24/18 pt2: - More minor theme fixes - Indicators for threads with new posts - Search bar for mobile view
misterBee Posted January 25, 2018 Author Posted January 25, 2018 1/24/18 pt3: Seems like some people were viewing cached, old versions of the site. This should be fixed now. Everyone should be getting the latest version the next time they visit.
misterBee Posted January 26, 2018 Author Posted January 26, 2018 1/25/18: More theme stuff: - New fonts - Removed rounded edges - Mobile theme tweaks
misterBee Posted February 13, 2018 Author Posted February 13, 2018 2/13/18: So we're having e-mail problems again... Working to get it sorted as soon as possible. In the meantime we're back to the old e-mail method. I'll be approving all new sign-ups manually for now. I hate e-mail.
misterBee Posted February 13, 2018 Author Posted February 13, 2018 2/13/18 pt2: Moved to a new host. E-mail system should work properly again. Reaction counts on posts were reset as a result of the server move, but everything else should have transitioned over seamlessly.
misterBee Posted February 14, 2018 Author Posted February 14, 2018 2/14/18: Wanted to even out the number of light and dark themes, so here's the latest one! MvC really had some great art. <3
misterBee Posted February 16, 2018 Author Posted February 16, 2018 2/16/18: Pretty big code update today, but if I've done my job properly you guys shouldn't really notice a difference. Lots of tweaks to how themes handle different font sizes. It should be much easier for me to scale/change all the fonts on the site at once now. This is important for creating more advanced themes/tweaking the mobile layout. As always, report any bugs you guys find!
misterBee Posted February 20, 2018 Author Posted February 20, 2018 2/20/18: Another BIG update today. - Lots of bug fixes - Improvements to help me create/maintain themes faster - Layout adjustments - Mobile theme overhaul After weeks of dev and polish the site is getting to where I'd like it to be!
misterBee Posted February 23, 2018 Author Posted February 23, 2018 2/22/18: - More theme tweaks and bug fixes - Ranking system tweaks
misterBee Posted February 25, 2018 Author Posted February 25, 2018 2/25/18: More theme fixes! I'm seriously running out of things to fix/upgrade at this point. Let me know if you guys have any suggestions.
misterBee Posted March 5, 2018 Author Posted March 5, 2018 3/5/18: The site is steadily growing, and by now we've passed the 50 member mark! :grin: If you're logged in, you can now access the public member list using the 'members' button in the upper right. Please note that this button is only available on the desktop site. If you're on mobile, you can access the page by going here: https://srk2.com/members Hope everyone is enjoying the forums!
misterBee Posted March 8, 2018 Author Posted March 8, 2018 3/8/18: In the next few days we may be moving to INVISION COMMUNITY (Invision Power Board). I have already purchased the software and am experimenting with it right now. Some advantages: 1) Reactions/ranks built-in. No need for plugins which break every upgrade. 2) Share any post over social media 3) Room to grow (user blogs, paid subscriptions, etc.) 4) User profiles with more customization options I've already tested importing from Vanilla and everything works. If I can make the site look how I want we will be moving over to the new software soon. Look out for more updates. =) Edit: Gonna put this on hold for a little bit while we accept refugees from that other site. Once things settle down I'll revisit this.
misterBee Posted March 10, 2018 Author Posted March 10, 2018 3/9/18: Membership is rising due to the introduction of Discourse at that other site. Welcome to all the new members! I've also updated the emoji set the forum uses. This set is bigger:
misterBee Posted March 11, 2018 Author Posted March 11, 2018 3/10/18: Minor theme fixes. Avatar display size has been increased. Avatars are now scaled differently. If you have a rectangular avatar (horizontal), it will no longer be squashed vertically. If your avatar is rectangular (vertical), it will still be squashed down to size. Obviously for best results use a square image. Hopefully these changes will make it easier to see everyone's sick avatars. DangerousJ 1
misterBee Posted March 15, 2018 Author Posted March 15, 2018 3/15/18: Work is progressing smoothly on the new version of the site. I think you guys will be happy with the new look. DangerousJ 1
misterBee Posted March 20, 2018 Author Posted March 20, 2018 3/19/18: We've moved over to Invision Community (Invision Power Board if you're old school). There's some stuff that still needs polish but here are some neat features: Reactions built in (no wonky plugins that break) More profile customization options! (room for gamertags, games you play, etc.) Big fat avatars Polls! Better, more flexible mobile theme Customizable emoticons (more coming soon once I fix everything else) Room for added features and expansion down the road I'll be running around fixing all sorts of stuff for the next few days, but as always leave feedback in the feedback thread!
misterBee Posted March 21, 2018 Author Posted March 21, 2018 3/20/18: Lots of theme tweaks and fixes. Most issues people had with the presentation should be taken care of now. Will do a bit more over the next few days but this is mostly what the site will look like unless someone finds some glaring issue.
misterBee Posted March 22, 2018 Author Posted March 22, 2018 3/21/18: More theme fixes. User profile/activity pages were a mess! Real tidy now. Mod control panel cleaned up and moved to a single column layout (only useful to me, @DanZan, and @Angel) All text input fields should now be the correct color if you're using a dark theme. Disciple0fAnrky, DarkSakul and DanZan 3
misterBee Posted March 26, 2018 Author Posted March 26, 2018 3/26/18: New logo! (In case you somehow didn't notice) Fixed issues where people didn't have enough inbox space to create more PMs Made e-mail notifications a little prettier Entire site should be SSL all the time, regardless of where images are linked from. Fixed issue where user IPs don't show up correctly for admin/mods.
misterBee Posted April 19, 2018 Author Posted April 19, 2018 4/18/18: Upgraded forum software to latest (most secure) version. There shouldn't be any notable changes to anything else.
misterBee Posted April 25, 2018 Author Posted April 25, 2018 4/25/18: Forum upgraded to newer version once again. You should now have access to the FULL emoji set used by Twitter/Whatsapp/etc! Custom ones to follow soon. Disciple0fAnrky and Darc_Requiem 1 1
misterBee Posted April 29, 2018 Author Posted April 29, 2018 4/29/18: @AYO?! is one of our new mods! 😄 The coffee emoji is now live! Select it from the menu or type 'coffee' in colons! Darc_Requiem, AYO?! and GetTheTables 3
misterBee Posted May 9, 2018 Author Posted May 9, 2018 5/9/18: At @Darc_Requiem's suggestion we now have the emote, in honor of a long-winded guy from the 'other forum'. You can get it by typing 'tldr' in colons! GetTheTables and Darc_Requiem 2
misterBee Posted May 10, 2018 Author Posted May 10, 2018 5/10/18: Forum software upgrade. Minor bug fixes. Darc_Requiem 1
misterBee Posted May 23, 2018 Author Posted May 23, 2018 5/22/18: Another software patch. Nothing major. Darc_Requiem 1
misterBee Posted May 27, 2018 Author Posted May 27, 2018 5/27/18: Made some layout tweaks in preparation for new themes. Trying to make things a little bit neater and less heavy on the eyes. More changes to come in the coming days. Report any bugs you find! Darc_Requiem 1
misterBee Posted June 5, 2018 Author Posted June 5, 2018 6/5/18: Some more layout tweaks. Removed rank badges for now. Don't worry, they will return once I give them a redesign. ❤️ Darc_Requiem 1
misterBee Posted June 19, 2018 Author Posted June 19, 2018 6/18/18: Upgraded forum software version. Thanks to the upgrade we're now compliant with the new EU internet privacy regulations, if that matters to you.
misterBee Posted June 19, 2018 Author Posted June 19, 2018 6/19/18: Some bug fixes. Now that I'm back from my parents' house you can expect redesigned rank badges to return soon. Darc_Requiem 1
misterBee Posted July 25, 2018 Author Posted July 25, 2018 7/25/18: Work has been kicking my ass. I'll get those rank badges back soon. I SWEAR. Updated forum software Added link to our official Discord Darc_Requiem 1
misterBee Posted September 3, 2018 Author Posted September 3, 2018 9/3/18: Sadly our little forum is too small for srk2 Fight Nights to work at this time. I've disabled that forum for now but it'll be back if our userbase ever increases to the point where it's viable. I've added a sub forum for I Fix Machine Arcade, which is a sick arcade I've been spending time at recently. Might not be super useful for people who aren't in the NYC area, but might still be fun to check out. 😃 Also think it might be time for a little re-branding in the near future. That 'other' site seems to be doing well so a name change might be nice. I'll see how things go. Darc_Requiem and Disciple0fAnrky 1 1
misterBee Posted September 18, 2018 Author Posted September 18, 2018 09/17/18: Forum software upgraded. Nothing major.
misterBee Posted September 22, 2018 Author Posted September 22, 2018 09/19/18: Fixed several layout bugs New fonts in preparation for rebranding Please report any problems you encounter!
misterBee Posted November 4, 2018 Author Posted November 4, 2018 11/03/18: Just got back from vacation last night. Fixed some more layout bugs Darc_Requiem 1
misterBee Posted November 19, 2018 Author Posted November 19, 2018 11/19/18: Nobody using the IFM board so guess I'll remove it. 🤷♂️ Removed IFM forum Fixed annoying mobile layout bug
misterBee Posted February 28, 2019 Author Posted February 28, 2019 2/28/19: Forum software upgrade Theme bug fixes/tweaks
misterBee Posted March 28, 2019 Author Posted March 28, 2019 3/28/19: I've been slacking with updates. Forum security update Theme bug fixes/tweaks Latest update seems to have broken typing emojis using text shortcuts. I've removed that feature for now - you can still pick them from the emoji menu like normal though.
misterBee Posted April 25, 2019 Author Posted April 25, 2019 4/24/19: Forum software update It's time to REBRAND! Submit name ideas here.
misterBee Posted May 7, 2019 Author Posted May 7, 2019 5/6/19: Forum theme fixes (why didn't anyone mention that thread page links were weird on mobile?!) Site re-branding happening this weekend or next week. Emoji shortcuts are back. DangerousJ 1
misterBee Posted June 6, 2019 Author Posted June 6, 2019 6/6/19: Forum software update New name for site has been decided, new domain name has been bought -- still struggling with designing the new logo though. 😭 DangerousJ 1
misterBee Posted July 31, 2019 Author Posted July 31, 2019 7/30/19: Forum software update DangerousJ 1
misterBee Posted August 22, 2019 Author Posted August 22, 2019 8/22/19: Another minor software update.
misterBee Posted October 9, 2019 Author Posted October 9, 2019 10/9/19: Forum software update Disciple0fAnrky 1
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