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IP.Board 3.2.0: Front-end Changes Afoot

Posted by Rikki, 16 March 2011 - * * * * * · 957 views

While we aren't quite ready to show off IP.Board 3.2.0 in its entirety yet, I wanted to talk a little about what you can expect from our new front-end skin - our thinking behind development, areas we've focused on, etc.

Goals
Before development commenced, we created a list of goals that we aimed to meet. These...



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IP.Board 3.2.0 Dev Update: Applications Improvements

Posted by teraßyte, in 3.2.x 11 March 2011 - - - - - - · 1,779 views

Parts of this entry may only apply to those who create applications for IP.Board. Feel free to skip the sections that may not interest you.

In my last blog entry I mentioned the improvements we have made for the hooks system, in...



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IP.Board 3.2.0 Dev Update: Hooks Improvements

Posted by teraßyte, in 3.2.x 09 March 2011 - - - - - - · 1,180 views

Parts of this entry may only apply to those who create hooks for IP.Board. Feel free to skip the sections that may not interest you.

As mentioned in our previous blog entries about IP.Board 3.2 we are focusing not only on adding new features but also on improving some of the current areas as well. In this entry I'll talk about the changes we...



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IP.Board 3.2.0 Dev Update: ACP Restrictions Enhancements

Posted by Mark, in 3.2.x 07 March 2011 - - - - - - · 879 views

IP.Board allows you to set "ACP Restrictions" which allow you to restrict which administrators have access to which areas of the Admin CP.

The two main pieces of feedback we hear about the ACP Restrictions system are:
- It should be easy to set up and manage ACP Restrictions, without having to check lots of boxes, but still remaining the high...



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IP.Board 3.2.0: Easy Member Management

Posted by Rikki, 04 March 2011 - * * * * * · 1,123 views

One of the areas we identified as requiring significant update in IP.Board 3.2.0 was the member management process. Member management is, for most communities, the most frequently-executed task that happens in the AdminCP, so it is important the process is quick and easy.

In previous 3.x releases, each different type of member (normal, banned, validating...



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IP.Board 3.2.0: View New Content and Topic Marking

Posted by Matt, in 3.2.x, Beta 02 March 2011 - - - - - - · 2,373 views

Of all the features we receive feedback on, view new content receives the most. To many this is their primary browsing page and it's vital that it works accurately. We've had database level topic tracking for many years. It was introduced in 2.0 and has gone through many refinements for efficiency and accuracy.

We rewrote the system in IP.Board...



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IP.Board 3.2.0 Dev Update: Calendar Improvements, Part V: iCalendar Support

Posted by bfarber, in Calendar, 3.2.x 28 February 2011 - * * * * * · 793 views

In our last Calendar-specific blog entry for this upcoming IP.Board 3.2 update I wanted to discuss the last big change you should expect to see: support for importing and exporting events to and from your calendar using the universally-supported iCalendar specification.



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IP.Board 3.2.0: New reputation mode - "Like"

Posted by Matt, in Beta, 3.2.x 25 February 2011 - * * * * - · 2,303 views

In IP.Board 3.0.0 we added a reputation system. This allowed your members to "up-vote" and "down-vote" a post's "reputation". This not only allows you to quickly identify "valued" replies but you can also elect to filter out replies below a certain threshold.

This system has worked very well over the past few...



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IP.Board 3.2.0: New AdminCP Style

Posted by Rikki, 23 February 2011 - * * * * * · 2,842 views

One of the primary areas we have targeted for improvement in IP.Board 3.2 is a fresh style and usability improvements for the AdminCP. Our AdminCP has long been considered one of the best in the industry, so while we didn't want to tear up that work and start again, we did feel it was time to make substantial improvements.

Overview

First,...



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IP.Board 3.2.0 Dev Update: Calendar Improvements, Part IV: Simplification and Interface Changes

Posted by bfarber, in Calendar, 3.2.x 21 February 2011 - * * * * * · 1,308 views

Hot on the heels of our blog entry detailing how RSVP-style event...ork in Calendar as of IP.Board 3.2.0, we would like to take a moment to discuss some interface changes we have made in the next release of...



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