FH Changelog Changelog for FreddysHouse forums
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I'll get around to it tonight.
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This document describes the changelog for enhancements made to FreddysHouse forums:
12th January, 2012 (Wonder if anyone reads this...)
10th January, 2012
- Implemented the Post Rating addon.
- Upgraded XenoMorph framework to version 1.1.1.
16th December, 2011
- Installed the XenForo Enhanced Search module. Searching on less than 3 letters is now supported.
6th December, 2011
- Upgraded XenForo to v1.1.1
3rd December, 2011
- Enabled Yubikey authentication for all registered users. Yubikey is a hardware USB keyboard (smaller than a pendrive) which facilitates 2 factor authentication. More information can be found at http://www.yubico.com
23rd November, 2011
- Updated TinyMCE (the editor) to version 3.4.7 to see if it solves mobile phone issues.
22nd November, 2011
- Upgraded forum software to v1.1 GOLD.
18th November, 2011
- Installed the FreddysHouse Tools: Yubikey authentication addon. This addon allows you to protect your account with two-factor authentication. More information at http://www.yubico.com
15th November, 2011
- Made changes to the media library to support true streaming. You can seek to any point on a video.
8th November, 2011
- Upgraded forum software to v1.1 RC 1.
6th November, 2011
- Upgraded forum software to v1.1 beta 5.
29th October, 2011
- Pointed forums.freddyshouse.com to a Varnish reserve proxy for ipv4.
- Changed some settings of the caching system APC.
20th October, 2011
- Installed Igbinary which is a drop replacement PHP serializer. Modified APC and PHP to use Igbinary instead of the builtin PHP serializer.
- Switched to using Memcached for PHP variable storage instead of APC.
- Tightened up the security of the forum installation.
30th August, 2011
- Migrated from vBulletin to XenForo 1.1 beta3. Rejoice
- Installed the XenQuotation mod.
- Started the tidyup of groups/permissions.
19th August, 2011
- Removed all user paid upgrades (they do not import into XenForo).
- Increased limits on Private Messages for every member to 5000.
- Updated ForumRunner to version 1.7.0.
- Further server optimisations.
27th July, 2011
- Implemented a 404 page.
6th July, 2011
- Migrated to a new server. IP Address is 193.138.95.70
15th April, 2011
- Upgraded Forum Runner plugin to latest version.
5th November, 2010
- Upgraded MySQL to 5.5
13th July, 2010
- Removed Xcache and installed APC (opcode caching systems for PHP). APC is now being merged into the core of PHP so it made sense to move to this caching solution.
- Started testing the Forums under nginx (Engine-X) to replace Lighttpd. For all those who want to test, modify your local hosts file and put the following in : 193.138.95.61 forums.freddyshouse.com. If you experience any problems please report them in the feedback forum. Things to certainly test would be the blogs and the gallery.
12th April, 2009
- Upgraded forum software to latest version in the 3.x series.
- Updated templates to accomodate changes in latest version.
- Removed some mods.
- Increased performance by utilising cookieless domains for static content.
3rd April, 2009
- Upgraded forum software to latest version.
- Upgraded SEO software to latest version.
13th February, 2009
- If you are logged in then a part of history begins to unfold itself.
28th January, 2009
- Upgraded Photopost software to the latest version.
7th January, 2009
- Updated the forum software to the latest version. There will be templates wrong including skins, they will be fixed so don't panic.
31st December, 2008
- Updated many mods to the latest version in preparation of an upgrade to the latest version of the forum software.
29th August, 2008
- Updated the forum software to the latest version.
28th August, 2008
- Enabled visitor messages to profiles (forgot to activate it ages ago).
- Enabled social group creation (doh! noone had permissions to create any, now you can!)
26th July, 2008
- Upgraded the forum software to the latest version. The biggest impact on this upgrade is that user's cannot use their username as the password.
- Installed AME (Auto Media Embedding).
- Added Last.FM information in User Profile page, you need to add your Last.FM details in your control panel. Check my profile page for a demo here.
10th May, 2008
- Upgraded the forum software to the latest version.
- Installed a couple of new mods.
- Upgraded a few existing mods to the latest versions.
5th January, 2008
- Upgraded forum software to version 3.7.0. Updated all current mods to the latest versions.
2nd October, 2007
- Installed VBBlogs 1.03. Most of you should be able to create a blog within the forum system. Version 3.7 of the forum software will allow much more in the way of social networking....
26th September, 2007
- Changed default behaviour when voting on polls to NOT refresh the thread's last update time. This will stop voting from bumping threads.
22nd June, 2007
- Upgraded forum software to version 3.6.8
22nd May, 2007
- Added new breadcrumb mod to show breadcrumbs at bottom of threads.
14th May, 2007
- Upgraded the forum code to the latest version.
- Upgraded the FreddysHouse and DAOC styles to use the latest templates. Thanks to SheepCow for actually doing the templates for us.
- Upgraded certain specific mods to FreddysHouse to use product templating. Thanks again to SheepCow.
5th May, 2007
- Removed Inferno Warning system and activated the inbuilt infraction system.
- Upgraded the photopost gallery software to the latest version.
12th April, 2006
- Added SEO mod.
- Updated QuoteIT! mod to latest version
- Removed dead templates.
11th April, 2006
- Added the Steel Blue theme
- Added the Heavy Metal theme
8th April, 2006
- Added Google AdSense to thread display pages. Subscribed users do not see them.
6th April, 2006
- Re-added the latest version of v3 Arcade for vb 3.5.x
- Reactivated the removal of user's who have not completed their registration after 10 days
7th October, 2005
- Upgraded base forum code to 3.5.4
- Upgraded many of the hacks/plugins/products used to the latest versions
- Changed MySQL to 5.0.19
- Added a World of Warcraft style.
- Added warning system.
5th October, 2005
- Added couple more themes.
- Got the signature mod working.
- Added a forum rules/announcement extension
- Implemented hosted forums.
- Other little tweaks to images and the like.
30th August, 2005
- Finally upgraded the forums to VB 3.5. Let the fun commence.....
9th August, 2005
- Updated forum Code of Conduct and forced all users to agree to them if they want to continue using the forums.
13th July, 2005
- Enabled all users to be able to post polls. If abused will be removed.
- Imported some old messages....
11th July, 2005
- Installed new icons for the default style. Have passed to Jinglebells to recolour ready for VB 3.5
28th June, 2005
- Added gallery software. All users who subscribed should check "The Elite forums" for further news. All registered users can upload images to do with wallpapers and desktops.
- Created an NFS setup so all the webservers get their content from one place. Should make it easier to maintain going forward.
- Added a new optimizer to further speed up web performance. Should be pretty fast now.
10th February, 2005
- Added new database server. The forums should hopefully be extremely responsive.
- Forgot to add, recompiled apache, php, zend across all webservers to latest versions
The above system was coded by SheepCow and all credit to the frontend part of the system belongs to him. There is a backend process which is not currently live, it will be later on today. Anyone can request an email under this beta, though they will not work. This is more of a way to stress test the system and see if there are any bugs. Feel free to have a play!
- Installed beta of FH services which initially offers only email.
16th January, 2005
14th January, 2005
- Added IBProArcade. Need to get some more games for it.
9th January, 2005
- Added a registration hack. This sends out email reminders for those that haven't activated their account. If after 10 days the account is still not activated then it is deleted from the forums. This will help catch those that add incorrect email addresses.
6th January, 2005
- Upgraded the forums to the latest version of VBulletin. Remove all references to petz/arcade from the code in preparation for new Arcade system.
- Activated FlashChat. A simple forum based chat system like IRC using Flash.
21st December, 2004
- Beefed up anti-spam measures.
Users have to be registered for 7 days and have 5 posts before they can:
a) create new threads
b) use the bbcode URL
26th October, 2004
- Added a change to stop spammers from posting urls as soon as they signup.
28th September, 2004
- Added page generation stats to the bottom of each page.
20th September, 2004
- Installed a Journal system into the forums. Link is in the navbar.
9th September, 2004
- Activated the load balancer and pointed the primary IP at it.
19th August, 2004
- Upgraded the portal page to use CMPS, an advanced portal system which allows modules and pages to be created.
3rd May, 2004
- Upgraded the forums to the latest software. Hopefully many little quirks and bugs are resolved by this!
29th March, 2004
- Upgraded VBArcade to the latest version. Should reduce CPU load on the forums, also has a search facility (located under Search in the navbar).
25th March, 2004
- Changed where the images for the forums are loaded from to reduce the load on Apache. Hopefully there are no broken images.
- Updated the Code of Conduct. Basically spam and you win a 2 week ban and we will edit your postcount/virtual money down to 0. Also added information on Trading.
23th March, 2004
- Activated VBArcade. Follow the link in the navigation bar or failing to understand that, click here
21st March, 2004
- Added vbPetz. This allows you to create a pet, look after them and engage them in battles with other forum users. You will need to create your pet (initially there is only a dog) by following this link
- Installed a link database system. Not live yet, need to find some people who are willing to maintain the database.
20th March, 2004
- Added a quote system to the forums. See the home page.
- Put the old images back until the new ones are finished, more to stop the whining.
18th March, 2004
- Re-added the seperator between sticky threads and normal threads.
- SAS and Summo have agreed to sort out the graphics on the board. Thanks guys. Appreciated.
- Upgraded the forums to vBulletin 3.0.0 GOLD. The smilies have changed, the graphics have changed. The graphics are anti-aliased and need to be rejigged for each style so apologies for the white outline around each one. Some template changes need re-applying....
The only downside I can see so far is that the style stored in your cookie is lost so you need to select it again.
11th March, 2004
- Reduced the time you have to go back and edit a message you posted to 5 minutes.
7th February, 2004
- Updated the DNS to send all traffic thru a new load balancer. Hopefully this will help spread the forum load.
26th January, 2004
- Moved the forum SQL database to another physical server. This will speed up the boards (hopefully).
- Disabled some options that display what is currently happening across the boards to reduce the number of SQL queries that are carried out. Most notably, "Who's Online".
10th January, 2004
- Removed colour tags as it was doing my eyes in no end and I really don't want to wear glasses just yet.
9th January, 2004
- Increased the character limit for PM from 10000 to 20000.
- Re-enabled the reputation system. You can only give someone a good reputation without a comment. Let's see how this works eh?
- Changed user titles. There were lots of them and it seemed to be encouraging some people to post farm to get to the next title. We now have 3 titles. upto 50 Posts = Fledgling Freddie - upto 1000 posts = Regular Freddie - over 1000 posts = Scrounging Bastard
- Added a rule about nudity in the CoC, so people know what is and isnt allowed
- Added yet another bloody rule about people telling others to "Die" and things like that. Save it for the playground kids.
- Added announcement drawing attention to this changelog
8th January, 2004
- Changed the time to wait before you can send another Private message from 60 secs down to 15 secs.
7th January, 2004
- Added a rule to the CoC about not posting your email address in the forums for all to see
6th January, 2004
- Removed users viewing the current thread, save cpu cycles and database queries.
- Upgraded the forum software to RC2
- Added a template change will show a user's signature once PER page.
5th January, 2004
- Added a high contrast style, white text on black
4th January, 2004
- Updated login.php and register.php to fix security hole in RC1
- Added some green buttons for the GREEN style - you will need to HARD refresh your cache to pick them up
- Added some smiles for those that requested them
- Changes the shit blue ones - smilies that is
- Upped the max message length to 20000 chars
- Upgraded forums to VB3 RC1
- Added SheepCow's signaturemod hack
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Any news of when a mobile version of the forums is coming?
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Yes, XenForo 1.2 is supposed to have a mobile friendly style. No ETA on the release but I cannot see it being that far away now that the lawsuit is finally over and development is continuing.
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