Hi everyone,
Do you think I should upgrade our forum to phpBB3? Here are some pros and cons I can think of at the moment:
Pros
- Added security
- More options and features
- More search engine friendly
- Faster load time
Cons
- Coppermine has not yet developed a bridging feature for phpBB3, so accounts will not be able to be shared between the forum and gallery
- We'll lose the Gender mod and some other minor features which I had to manually install for phpBB2, until one for phpBB3 is developed.
Here is the comparison page:
http://www.phpbb.com/about/features/
Here is a phpBB3 styles demo:
http://demo.phpbb3styles.net/
If you would like me to upgrade the forum to phpBB3, what style should I use? Also, do you think I should restyle our entire site, just to give it a new look?
Upgrade to phpBB 3.0.0
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hm, that's a tough decision. I like all the details that the BB3 has that BB2 doesn't. I'm not sure if I like the layout of the BB3. I like how this is set up. Unless, that green page isn't how it'll actually look....Unfortunately, I'm split lol
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You can pick any of the pictures on there? That would be the layout?
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I can always make my own phpBB3 style, so that wouldn't be a big problem. The styles demo just lets you see what styles people have made for phpbBB3 so far, but in the actual thing, there won't be an instant style switching feature in the header like that. You can check out the official phpBB's forum to see what phpBB3 looks like: http://www.phpbb.com/community/
Do you think the main colour of HCP should remain being blue? Or should we focus on another colour, such as purple, orange etc.? Overall, I am leaning towards upgrading, but I'm just thinking of what style we should use. Or rather, I'd be more than happy to make my own style, based on the colour purple.
On another note, I'll have to look for a new shoutbox mod that is compatible with phpBB3.
Do you think the main colour of HCP should remain being blue? Or should we focus on another colour, such as purple, orange etc.? Overall, I am leaning towards upgrading, but I'm just thinking of what style we should use. Or rather, I'd be more than happy to make my own style, based on the colour purple.
On another note, I'll have to look for a new shoutbox mod that is compatible with phpBB3.
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I say purple but that is my FAVORITE color.
Big Daddy*Speedy*Doc*Spot*Sandy*Spongebob*Kolasas*Mrs. Puff*Larry*Gary*Joy*Liberty*Troy*Gabrielle*Ryan*Chelsea
Eddie*Maddie*London*Irwin*Miley*Oliver*Marianna*Dalton*
Chevin*Peeping Tom*April*Hannah*Peanut*Brandon*Brandi*
Autumn*Peyton*Zac*Corbin*Lilly*Rico*Queenie*Princess*Prince
Bruce*Cheese*Sharpay*Elmo*Chris
Eddie*Maddie*London*Irwin*Miley*Oliver*Marianna*Dalton*
Chevin*Peeping Tom*April*Hannah*Peanut*Brandon*Brandi*
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i love purple too, but we do have guys on the forum...would purple be too feminine? i kinda like silver, the colors really stand out against it. i know! make it neon clear! haha! that's my fav fake color. i've been told that it's not a color until crayola creates it in a crayon lol. anyway, i'm for any color except for pink. i'm not fond of pink.
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RIP:
Token 1/8/06 * Butters 1/31/06 * Tweek 3/16/06 * Shelley 4/14/06 * Timmy 8/5/06 * Athena 11/6/06 * Jimmy 1/22/08 * Apollo 2/4/08
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Silver sounds good. I know we could have our color on the crab crew changed to purple.
Big Daddy*Speedy*Doc*Spot*Sandy*Spongebob*Kolasas*Mrs. Puff*Larry*Gary*Joy*Liberty*Troy*Gabrielle*Ryan*Chelsea
Eddie*Maddie*London*Irwin*Miley*Oliver*Marianna*Dalton*
Chevin*Peeping Tom*April*Hannah*Peanut*Brandon*Brandi*
Autumn*Peyton*Zac*Corbin*Lilly*Rico*Queenie*Princess*Prince
Bruce*Cheese*Sharpay*Elmo*Chris
Eddie*Maddie*London*Irwin*Miley*Oliver*Marianna*Dalton*
Chevin*Peeping Tom*April*Hannah*Peanut*Brandon*Brandi*
Autumn*Peyton*Zac*Corbin*Lilly*Rico*Queenie*Princess*Prince
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I have changed the Crab Crew colour to purple! Vanessa doesn't really go on our forums anymore, so I think she wouldn't mind.
I think purple would look good for the whole site, but do you think purple is that "feminine"? Otherwise, I could just stick to blue and avoid any disputes. Silver is a little "default"... although it's a professional colour, it's a little boring.
I think purple would look good for the whole site, but do you think purple is that "feminine"? Otherwise, I could just stick to blue and avoid any disputes. Silver is a little "default"... although it's a professional colour, it's a little boring.
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I think purple is suppose to be a color of royality isn't it? Can you make it up and let us see a prototype ot is that to much work?
Big Daddy*Speedy*Doc*Spot*Sandy*Spongebob*Kolasas*Mrs. Puff*Larry*Gary*Joy*Liberty*Troy*Gabrielle*Ryan*Chelsea
Eddie*Maddie*London*Irwin*Miley*Oliver*Marianna*Dalton*
Chevin*Peeping Tom*April*Hannah*Peanut*Brandon*Brandi*
Autumn*Peyton*Zac*Corbin*Lilly*Rico*Queenie*Princess*Prince
Bruce*Cheese*Sharpay*Elmo*Chris
Eddie*Maddie*London*Irwin*Miley*Oliver*Marianna*Dalton*
Chevin*Peeping Tom*April*Hannah*Peanut*Brandon*Brandi*
Autumn*Peyton*Zac*Corbin*Lilly*Rico*Queenie*Princess*Prince
Bruce*Cheese*Sharpay*Elmo*Chris
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