Mike
Well-Known Member
A couple of users have asked me to identify some of the new things around here. I thought this was going to be a simple explanation, but the end game is that everything is new. We're on a new branch of the XenForo forum software, which is still in the Beta testing process. (Have I mentioned XenForo provides zero support for Beta software? Whatever you do, looking down is not recommended. We're up pretty high, and there is no net below us. Welcome to the bleeding edge, by the way.
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When I moved the site onto the 1.5.x branch of XenForo, our old styles were out-dated. And the DXF-Red style we used as our site default is no longer available. The developer behind DXF and DXF-Red decided he was finished doing styles. I think most of you know I love a challenge, so I actually considered re-coding DXF-Red to work with XF 1.5.x, but there are just so many hours in a day. So, after a couple weeks of agonizing over a long list of choices, I decided to go with Audentio Design's Intrepid theme. I tried to tick as many check boxes as I could with this one - it's as colorful as seeing a peacock on acid, but it still retains a light look, and an airy feel. And I went out on a limb and bought an Intrepid license without asking anyone for their opinion. We currently have a little over 1,700 members, and had I asked for input, a grand total of 6 people would have responded, with 3 being ecstatic about it, and 3 being absolutely negative about it. Instead, I threw caution to the wind. Screw it, either you like it, or you don't. And that's the end of that story.
As for new functions and features in XF 1.5.x, well, there are a whole lotta things goin' on. Some of them are designed for members to use, on the front end. Some of them are designed for staff members to use, on the back end. But for the purposes of this tutorial, I will try to focus on the front end changes and additions. Yes, in most screenshots, you are going to see some elements you do not see on your end, but let's try to focus on what I am pointing out, rather than what I am not.
OK, we're about to push away from the gate, so please fasten your seatbelts, return your seats to the upright positions, fold up your trays into the locked position, and stow all items under your seats. Because, here we go...
When I moved the site onto the 1.5.x branch of XenForo, our old styles were out-dated. And the DXF-Red style we used as our site default is no longer available. The developer behind DXF and DXF-Red decided he was finished doing styles. I think most of you know I love a challenge, so I actually considered re-coding DXF-Red to work with XF 1.5.x, but there are just so many hours in a day. So, after a couple weeks of agonizing over a long list of choices, I decided to go with Audentio Design's Intrepid theme. I tried to tick as many check boxes as I could with this one - it's as colorful as seeing a peacock on acid, but it still retains a light look, and an airy feel. And I went out on a limb and bought an Intrepid license without asking anyone for their opinion. We currently have a little over 1,700 members, and had I asked for input, a grand total of 6 people would have responded, with 3 being ecstatic about it, and 3 being absolutely negative about it. Instead, I threw caution to the wind. Screw it, either you like it, or you don't. And that's the end of that story.
As for new functions and features in XF 1.5.x, well, there are a whole lotta things goin' on. Some of them are designed for members to use, on the front end. Some of them are designed for staff members to use, on the back end. But for the purposes of this tutorial, I will try to focus on the front end changes and additions. Yes, in most screenshots, you are going to see some elements you do not see on your end, but let's try to focus on what I am pointing out, rather than what I am not.
OK, we're about to push away from the gate, so please fasten your seatbelts, return your seats to the upright positions, fold up your trays into the locked position, and stow all items under your seats. Because, here we go...