ProBoards v5 Launch Date Announced!

[feline]

have to say I Im not a techie and don't have a clue nor do I need all this even in a years time

why do we have to upgrade at all there is nothing wrong with what I have and don't need another 50000 buttons

it too me ages to start making templates looks like now they all need to be dumped or major amendments I don't need or have time for

I only have a small forum with a small number of members and looking at this I feel like packing up completely because I don't have the faintest where to start

[Patrick [ASE]]

Jan 28, 2013 8:32:50 GMT -8 feline said:

have to say I Im not a techie and don't have a clue nor do I need all this even in a years time

why do we have to upgrade at all there is nothing wrong with what I have and don't need another 50000 buttons

it too me ages to start making templates looks like now they all need to be dumped or major amendments I don't need or have time for

I only have a small forum with a small number of members and looking at this I feel like packing up completely because I don't have the faintest where to start

Just like your browser, and some computer software, things will always need to be updated, and because the browsers are being updated, the forum must be too so that it will work in the future.
Also, there are many communities that have asked for things to be simpler to use, take header and footer codes for example, in V4 you copy and paste, and hope you don't miss copying a closing tag, which would deny you access to the admin panel.
In V5 (once everything starts being added) you go to the plugin library, choose the plugin (side tables etc) and click on it, you only then need to fill in what you want to display, and you're done.

Add to this, the forum will be more secure with logins, spam will be reduced etc

If you haven't already, you should register for a Betazone copy of your board by going here you can then see how your forum would look in V5m and be able to ask for help on any part you get stuck with.
Anything you do on the beta can be exported to your v5 board once it is converted

[nitroimage]

My first post here. I started our motorsports forum and have been the sole admin since 2004 and I'm excited to progress to V5. I've played in the BetaZone and have activated my forum for upgrade. I have received the following message;

"This forum is currently in queue to be upgraded to ProBoards v5.

Current Position in Queue: 1"

I'm just wondering if anybody knows approximately how long it takes until my forum is upgraded after the process starts.

Thanks in advance,

Blair Alderton
nitroimage.proboards.com/index.cgi

[clint017]

I have the same on my forum link. Everyone can't be in position 1. 

"This forum is currently in queue to be upgraded to ProBoards v5.

Current Position in Queue: 1"

[RedBassett]

Please read below.

support.proboards.com/thread/444242/forum-upgrade-queue

[clint017]

Jan 28, 2013 11:49:59 GMT -8 RedBassett said:

Please read below.

Link

Thanks for your reply RedBassett

[nitroimage]

Ok that didn't take too long... about two hours for the conversion. Thank goodness I had played around with the beta version, I just copied my formatting over. I'm good to go!

[wsarah]

Hey there,

New to the forum and wondered if anyone can point me in the right direction to find out what the new updates are for V5? 

Thank you! 

[VS Admin]

Jan 29, 2013 4:56:40 GMT -8 wsarah said:

Hey there,

New to the forum and wondered if anyone can point me in the right direction to find out what the new updates are for V5? 

Thank you! 

Here's a few features. There are literally hundreds, though www.proboards.com/press-releases/proboards-revolutionizing-online-forums

[Patrick [ASE]]

Jan 29, 2013 22:29:23 GMT -8 LifeOfWylie said:

Jan 28, 2013 10:08:11 GMT -8 Patrick [ASE] said:

If you haven't already, you should register for a Betazone copy of your board by going here you can then see how your forum would look in V5m and be able to ask for help on any part you get stuck with.
Anything you do on the beta can be exported to your v5 board once it is converted.

Hi, Patrick (or anyone...)! Just so's I'm clear: I'm working on my test forum and am one of those who is 60/40 against change. Just in case I like v5, are you saying anything I do on the test page can translate to the actual v5 or will I have to go back to the old forum and change over with it, since it is the original. I would hate to lose all the work I've done over the past 24 hours and have to redo.

Thanks!
LoW

Once you get the betazone board looking the way you want it, you can export themes and plugins to your computer.
Then you can convert your current board to V5 and import the themes and plugins.
You will not lose posts etc when you convert, just a bit of tweaking of the theme, and you should be good to go.

Remember that the betazone board is temporary for testing

[Patrick [ASE]]

Jan 30, 2013 8:22:35 GMT -8 LifeOfWylie said:

Jan 30, 2013 6:42:39 GMT -8 Patrick [ASE] said:

Once you get the betazone board looking the way you want it, you can export themes and plugins to your computer.
Then you can convert your current board to V5 and import the themes and plugins.
You will not lose posts etc when you convert, just a bit of tweaking of the theme, and you should be good to go.

Remember that the betazone board is temporary for testing.

Oh I see, sort of like working on and tweaking v4's headers and footers, and saving the format offline before you do something major. Then, just re-inserting some or all back in. That's great!

Thanks for the reply! Now to convince my 200 members to take a leap of faith.

If you and your members have any concerns, take a look at some of the posts in the praise board, there are many that were terrified of change, but have now seen the advantages.

[jimmuck]

Hi' Patrick,
I found the Key' in my mail folders .... entered it in my Beta Test page and was informed that the site is "Under Maintenance" is this a fact as I see lots of folks 'Testing' new templates

Please advise. Thank you in advance, Jimmuck'

[Patrick [ASE]]

Jan 31, 2013 10:23:02 GMT -8 jimmuck said:

Hi' Patrick,
I found the Key' in my mail folders .... entered it in my Beta Test page and was informed that the site is "Under Maintenance" is this a fact as I see lots of folks 'Testing' new templates

Please advise. Thank you in advance, Jimmuck'

Do you mean proboards is in maint ?
give it a while and try again
If you mean that your betazone forum is in maint mode, you should be able to login.

[jimmuck]

Hi' Patrick, Here's the e-mail I got from PB and went to the Sign-In page, entered my Key and when I 'submitted' my 'Key' the Page that came up and has came up every time I go there? I'm told that it's closed for "Maintenance" I have submitted my board glesgafolk.proboards.com/index.cgi to try out the Beta testing ... but when trying to acceess it? get the Maintenance Page.
Sorry bout this, but it's frustrating the heck out of me, at my age I just want simplicity, LoL!


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Thank you for upgrading your account at ProBoards Support (v5 Test Area)!

Your activation key is: removed

[Patrick [ASE]]

Never post your activation key (i removed it)

Go back to the betazone page using the link, and at the top of that page it should show where it is in the queue