Advanced notice: Forum upgrade late May/early June 2018

[archibalduk]

Just to let everybody know that the forum will be undergoing an upgrade very soon. I am aiming to upgrade next weekend (i.e. some time between Friday 25 May and Sunday 27 May). If I fall behind schedule then it will be the following weekend. It will be apparent when the upgrade is in progress as the site will be offline. This should be a relatively quick process assuming all goes to plan (I envisage around 1-2 hours to undertake the work).

I will be posting updates on our Twitter feed during the upgrade: https://twitter.com/ehmtheblueline

The forum software we are currently running is around 8 years old. So the new upgrade should bring us right up to date with security, optimisations, features, etc! One of the most notable improvements will be a layout which adapts to your device. So if you're viewing the site on a tablet or mobile/cell phone, you'll get a tailored layout rather than the standard desktop layout. I for one am always viewing the forum on my phone.

Please note that the upgrade is part of a wide project to bring the site more up to date. Consequently this will be a work in progress with the rosters and the Editor taking priority. There will of course be plenty of opportunity for everybody to give feedback as I am keen to keep to tradition and maintain our community-driven ethos.

P.s. for those who are curious, we will be upgrading to phpBB 3.2.2: https://www.phpbb.com/about/launch/

[archibalduk]

The site upgrade should be taking place today. Expect the site to go offline within the next couple of hours. The site will probably be offline for a few hours.

Updates will be posted on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ehmtheblueline

[archibalduk]

The upgrade is now complete! There are a couple of teething issues (looks like the nav menu isn't wrapping properly and is not overlaying in Chrome - also the Mods' and Research Forums are invisible). I'm taking a look...