Re: Forum upgrade to occur today 9-23-2010
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:46 am
I personally like the user info/avatar on the left. Since it would also feel more like the classic look, I'd go for it. Especially as it's an easy fix.
Also, I feel that allowing some [flash] would be a nice addition. I can see some minor issues with this, but these could be easily worked around. Good examples of these is dedicated BBcode tags for let's say youtube. Using only the identifier, makes it pretty safe.
Also, read up on what phpBB3 can do in terms of spam-handling and security. Huge differences there compared to phpBB2.
From my experiences, you might also want to point the other, less tech-savvy elves in the direction of some good documentation. The new tabbed phpBB3 admin panel is a bit hard to get at first.
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admin panel > forum width option > user profile left/right.
Also, I feel that allowing some [flash] would be a nice addition. I can see some minor issues with this, but these could be easily worked around. Good examples of these is dedicated BBcode tags for let's say youtube. Using only the identifier, makes it pretty safe.
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[youtube]{IDENTIFIER}[/youtube]
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/{IDENTIFIER}" width="425" height="350">
<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/{IDENTIFIER}" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
</object>
Also, read up on what phpBB3 can do in terms of spam-handling and security. Huge differences there compared to phpBB2.
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www.google.com
From my experiences, you might also want to point the other, less tech-savvy elves in the direction of some good documentation. The new tabbed phpBB3 admin panel is a bit hard to get at first.
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http://www.siteground.com/tutorials/phpbb3/phpbb_administration.htm