Hey everyone, it's been a while since my last entry. Though, this one'll be pretty short.
We've been on our current version of the forum software we use for around 2 years now, so not a lot has changed. In fact, YouChew has looked pretty much the same as it did 4 years ago after slateR became our default skin. However, the reason we've been stuck on our current version is because the developers that make the software have been working over 2 years completely rewriting their entire application. IP.Board 3.4 is becoming IPS Community Suite 4.0.
For the past year, I've been keeping up with the progress of 4.0, doing test upgrades of beta releases using a copy of our forum. The final version was released a couple weeks ago so most of my effort now is making sure when we do upgrade, it'll be as seamless and painless as possible with minimal issue. There's still a few kinks, but that's nothing compared to what will really take the most time to prepare. That thing is a direct result of the complete rewrite: all skins, modifications, and plugins will no longer work and have to be redone. So we need to wait for the things we deem necessary to get their updates completed.
But once everything is good to go, I think the change will be good. In fact, to show how good it is from a design standpoint, I spent the last couple hours trying to recreate slateR using the new theme editor and I'm impressed at how simple it was. I'd like to share a sneak peak at what the new YouChew might look like. Please note that this is still a work in progress and the final result may not look exactly like this and may or may not even be the same theme I'm showing. Anything that looks off, like an out of place color, will definitely be fixed to fit with the theme better.
Here are the top and bottom of the board index
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The View New Content page
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And finally, a new change that I think everyone is going to like. Reputation can be viewed in archived threads!
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That's all I'm gonna show for now, you can expect more blog entries on the progress of the update as more things are completed. If anyone has any questions about the new look and functionality, I can do my best to answer them.
We've been on our current version of the forum software we use for around 2 years now, so not a lot has changed. In fact, YouChew has looked pretty much the same as it did 4 years ago after slateR became our default skin. However, the reason we've been stuck on our current version is because the developers that make the software have been working over 2 years completely rewriting their entire application. IP.Board 3.4 is becoming IPS Community Suite 4.0.
For the past year, I've been keeping up with the progress of 4.0, doing test upgrades of beta releases using a copy of our forum. The final version was released a couple weeks ago so most of my effort now is making sure when we do upgrade, it'll be as seamless and painless as possible with minimal issue. There's still a few kinks, but that's nothing compared to what will really take the most time to prepare. That thing is a direct result of the complete rewrite: all skins, modifications, and plugins will no longer work and have to be redone. So we need to wait for the things we deem necessary to get their updates completed.
But once everything is good to go, I think the change will be good. In fact, to show how good it is from a design standpoint, I spent the last couple hours trying to recreate slateR using the new theme editor and I'm impressed at how simple it was. I'd like to share a sneak peak at what the new YouChew might look like. Please note that this is still a work in progress and the final result may not look exactly like this and may or may not even be the same theme I'm showing. Anything that looks off, like an out of place color, will definitely be fixed to fit with the theme better.
Here are the top and bottom of the board index
.
.
.
The View New Content page
And finally, a new change that I think everyone is going to like. Reputation can be viewed in archived threads!
That's all I'm gonna show for now, you can expect more blog entries on the progress of the update as more things are completed. If anyone has any questions about the new look and functionality, I can do my best to answer them.