5/13/2024 | Updated Wordpress Core to 6.5.3. |
10/10/23 | Updated the Wordpress Core to 6.3.2. |
9/16/23 | New Dark Mode toggle added to the site, replaced the IBM green with site style colors. |
7/13/23 | Simple Press updated to revision 6.10.3 To resolve member searching crashes. |
7/7/23 | Entire front end has been redone to use popups for registration, contact us and logging in bases on logged in status. |
7/7/23 | Simple Press core forum software upgraded to 6.10.1. |
7/5/2023 | Simple Press core forum software upgraded to 6.10.0. |
7/3/23 | Added a popup generator for doing FAQ's around the site and changed the login procedure and registration screens to be popups. Looks pretty! |
6/13/23 | Wise Chat was upgraded 3.4.2 to 3.4.6. |
6/1/23 | Upgraded Simple Press and signed up for a sending Mail account at Mail Poet that allows 5000 email messages per month for free, turned off WP SMTP Pro as part of the change. |
4/1/23 | Upgrade Ultimate Member from 2.5.4 to 2.6.0. |
10/8/22 | Simple Press forum software updated to version 6.8.4. |
10/8/22 | Core software that driver the forum has been updates. This should be a transparent update. Please let us know if any issues occur! |
8/23/22 | Abandoned Better Messages that was used for the chat room and replaced it with Wise Chat this could be a temporary item as well. |
8/19/22 | New icon on the bottom left of the screen that allows you to put the site into dark mode. Colors need to be updated for this feature since when you use it it shows up in IBM terminal style green. |
8/12/22 | Site navigation has been changed to use the menu system. This makes things easier for the end user to find things and gives me a single point to make changes as necessary to any links. Both render well on the PC as well as mobile devices. |
8/12/22 | Registrations now collect more information about the potential new member for approval by an administrator, no more automatic approvals. Protecting the sites users and the integrity of the site are of paramount importance. |
8/12/22 | In addition to the financial information, a donations page has been added. |
8/12/22 | Want to read more please see the news article Indecisiveness. |
8/3/22 | It is hoped that no one ever uses it or feels the need to use it, there a menu item that will allow them to initiate removal of their user profile. |
7/31/22 | Updated login procedures to us a newer version of captcha that no longer requires you to find crosswalks, palm trees, bicycles, ext! It works with no user intervention. |
7/31/22 | Changed the registration process to have more fields and require the admin to approve membership. |
7/31/22 | Policy change for new user is to have a post within 14 days of becoming a member then the automatic clock starts for 365 days, if no user posts for 365 days, their account will be deleted automatically. |
7/14/22 | Added a chat function, it is a little clunky for now, but it appears to have many available features that have not been enabled. So, if you want, take it to a room! So to speak! This is in a beta state, so if you find something wrong, please add a bug report in this part of the forum Bug reporting here. |
7/14/22 | Added an indefinite login period. So if your pc is a shared space please remember to logout! Now allowing comments to this thread. |
7/2/22 | Added a new posts button at the top of the forums page to view newest posts list quickly. |
6/29/22 | Added site financial information, this is a restricted area and will only be shown to registered members as well. No one ever knows what this costs until you build a site. That being said, this has been fun to create! |
6/29/22 | Still need to spend time with the smiles and search engine optimization to steer new users to the site. |
6/18/22 | Changed some of the forum grouping, highlighting colors so it is easier to spot and see the hyper links. |
6/9/22 | Changed the registration process to be much simpler. New users will now be directed to the terms and use page upon registering for the first time. |
6/9/22 | New Usage Policy and Privacy Policy pages have been created to support this as well. |
6/9/22 | Added “Thank You” buttons and “Watch” buttons to posts. |
6/9/22 | A makeover for colors and styles and different font a makeover so to speak and added buttons at the top to make navigation easier. As well as consistency from mobile devices to PC’s. |
6/8/22 | Changed the template for the layout, seems to be a bit tighter and cleaner for the pc and mobile devices. Making color changes too while I am playing with it. |
6/7/22 | You no longer need to be a math wizard to post! Thank You for the suggestion! @Candy Kowal |
5/26/22 | Added a feature to highlight other members within posts by starting your mention with the “@” the forum will pull up a list of members that you can mention in your post. This will also provide the mentioned user with a notification on their screen with a link so that they can go review the post. |
5/26/22 | Added the ability to respond directly to a post within a thread instead of just quoting and adding the post to the bottom of the list. |
5/24/22 | Enhanced search capabilities. |
5/24/22 | Added the ability to subscribe to a thread, this gives users the opportunity to receive an email when the subscribe topic is updated or receives a new reply. |
5/24/22 | Also added the ability to change colors while in the forum portion of the site for readability, this is available at the bottom of a forum screen. |
5/21/22 | Found some site appropriate smiles and made them a, well to me a more decent size. Existing ones will be updated in the coming days. |
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