Kiwi Biker upgrade to vB4 Suite.

Published on 2nd January 2010 11:31

388 Comments

Over 6 hours. That's gotta be the longest an upgrade has taken.

This upgrade is a work in progress, as there is still much to do. I have modified the code for my Trader, Calendar, Event Attendance, Image Browser & Censor mods to work with the new software, but have still to do the following:

Quote Notification
avatar/profile pic censoring
Profile Rep Stats
Fallen Bikers page
JavaChat Integration
Force Style for Selected Users or Groups
PM Reply to all
Flame Warrior

Mods awaiting an update
Advanced Forum Statistics
Social Group Calendars
v3 Arcade
vBTubePRO
KB Spy
Wiki single login

The old Dark Zone style is not compatible with the new version. As soon as I find a dark style I like, I will add it to the site.

All your images from Blogs, Social Groups, Albums and Posts are now in a central pool which is controlled via an enhanced attachment uploading window. You may need to enable it your settings.

Image censoring has also changed. Now all iffy images need to be in a folder called "pr0n". You can have as many pr0n folders as you like anywhere in the folder tree. Again you may need to enable enhanced attachment uploading in your settings. So yes, you will now need to go through all your images and drag & drop all the naughty ones into a pr0n folder.

Until I've sorted the Wiki single login, you will need to login to the Wiki seperatly using your KB login name. New Wiki accounts have also been disabled. If you have content to add to the Wiki and don't have a login, let me know.

It will be several weeks before I've finished coding and sorting the new look.

Anything not working as it should, let me know here.

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388 Comments

dangerous - 3rd January 2010, 09:36
Originally Posted by TOTO

Another thing - is it possible to have a big picture on the profile page, like before ? That was quite nice, as a picture was kind of the jewel of the profile page. It seems a bit dull currently with the small picture.

thanks Spank.

yeah bloody oath I 2nd that

Originally Posted by Gremlin

edit: Actually, one thing. I don't seem to be able to find the User CP page, only my profile page. I used the User CP page to get a quick summary of new pm, new rep, and a quick summary of my subscribed groups (without visiting each one). Have I missed it, or are there plans afoot to bring it back?

same... its now the settings button I think.. maybe the word settings can be replaced with the word 'user CP' ?

PS: is there anyway of making the printing bigger in the posting section so as I can see what Im writing... you buggers know Im shit at typing when I can see

Danae - 3rd January 2010, 11:03
Cool story bro

Now to find the User CP...

Oh and the 'X' things to show the status of threads are pretty ugly. Log in username and password are black on a black bg so can't be read ): Smilies on thread titles have gone all weird and have some white bleed. yeh...

Lol looks green on one screen, grey on the other

rok-the-boat - 3rd January 2010, 11:05
A lot better since it turned black from white. Hope it stays that way.

Mom - 3rd January 2010, 11:15
Spank, is there anything you can do to enlarge the font size in the reply box? It appears very tiny to me, about half the size of what it is when posted, and is actually incredibly difficult to read white on black screen.

cowpoos - 3rd January 2010, 11:37
How do I make the forum look normal again....I don't like change!!

kwaka_crasher - 3rd January 2010, 11:39
Originally Posted by cave weta

give it a week, its full of cool new features that you havent found yet

New 'features' are usually just pointless gimmicks.

cave weta - 3rd January 2010, 11:43
Originally Posted by cowpoos

How do I make the forum look normal again....I don't like change!!

You close your eyes, hold onto your teddy bear tightly and say-
theres no place like home, theres no place like home,theres no place like home,theres no place like home,theres no place like hometheres no place like hometheres no place like hometheres no place like hometheres no place like hometheres no place like hometheres no place like home.

Thaeos - 3rd January 2010, 11:51
It's better now that there's a dark theme.

Str8 Jacket - 3rd January 2010, 11:55
You must be getting old au!

Though, I am finding that drinking beer has eased the pain of the change!

motorbyclist - 3rd January 2010, 12:59
we (again) can't edit old posts, making events difficult to manage/update (again)

if this could be remedied (change the update time to 12 months or mod me in my forum seeing as I post there often enough) that would be helpful in managing events

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...t-Chiller-2010

motorbyclist - 3rd January 2010, 13:02
oh and can we please get rid of the big X things marking the forums? I like the new features but preferred the old look

SpankMe - 3rd January 2010, 13:25
Originally Posted by Mom

Spank, is there anything you can do to enlarge the font size in the reply box? It appears very tiny to me, about half the size of what it is when posted, and is actually incredibly difficult to read white on black screen.

Is that better?

Str8 Jacket - 3rd January 2010, 13:27
Nice work Spankme, im getting used to it but srsly, where are the games?....

Jantar - 3rd January 2010, 13:42
Maybe I'm not looking closely enough, but where is the date and time of a post?

Str8 Jacket - 3rd January 2010, 14:01
Originally Posted by Jantar

Maybe I'm not looking closely enough, but where is the date and time of a post?

Top left of post (above)

SpankMe - 3rd January 2010, 14:06
Originally Posted by motorbyclist

we (again) can't edit old posts, making events difficult to manage/update (again)

if this could be remedied (change the update time to 12 months or mod me in my forum seeing as I post there often enough) that would be helpful in managing events

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...t-Chiller-2010

Sorted.