R3VLimited Beta Site Preview

[kronus]

sorry guys I'm under a mountain of work and can't commit to skinning a whole vbulletin thingy

also the inline theme editor really sucks and is super slow and frustrating to work with :[

[nando]

The other option is we simply launch it with the current design (as it looks now on the beta) and adjust as required.

Have not really thought of that angle... thoughts?

Do it.. the beauty of CSS is you can update the look of the site at any time.

I'm just hoping the newer board has better spam control.. lol

[george graves]

Is there other "skins" for VB that will allow for a bit more condensed layout? (I like all the info compact)

A dark layout sure seems easier on the eyes. And might not look like to much empty space. My 2 cents.

[James Crivellone]

I am really a fan of the current layout and functionality of the forum. What is your reason for upgrading? Newer does not mean better, and it often brings new problems and issues. Readability and navigation is the most important part of a forum, and the current forum does that very well.


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I realize that newer is certainly not always better, however VBulletin has discontinued security updates for the version we are on, and our gallery plugin is no longer maintained.. so at this point I need to at least bring is up to 4.X to maintain some level of current software.

[Dirty325ix]

Don't see any advantages of changing it except the search function worked on my phone.......prolly gonna be slower looks less unique, so when to new people look at the site it may look like a genaric shitty fourm that they(at least me) avoide like http://www.newschoolers.com/forum while the current look is alot nicer, like my other fourm http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/index.php
I also don't like change

[rturbo 930]

^+1, bfc has the new layout and I can't really say I'm a fan. Less is more.

[itsonlygeorge]

I am really a fan of the current layout and functionality of the forum. What is your reason for upgrading? Newer does not mean better, and it often brings new problems and issues. Readability and navigation is the most important part of a forum, and the current forum does that very well.


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[GAbOS]

5.x is a huge jump from 4.x. You really have to mangle it to get it to look anything like the 4.x boards as the new 5.x design purpose is mainly focused on blog and social media bits. Also be aware, there is currently no easy way to revert a 5.x database back to 4.x.

[Dylanhat]

nooooo. I like this format.

[James Crivellone]

As far as the CSS goes, what does the change to 5.1.5 entail in this regard? I checked out the preview and at first glance I don't really see any issues I can attribute to CSS unless you're not a fan of the color scheme.

color scheme mainly.. I like the simplistic view, however it has a rather default out of box feel to it at the moment

[jclar]

As far as the CSS goes, what does the change to 5.1.5 entail in this regard? I checked out the preview and at first glance I don't really see any issues I can attribute to CSS unless you're not a fan of the color scheme.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Slowly but surely.. not being a web developer has certainly limited a few things.

Kronus was looking at the CSS for awhile and helping out, however he became busy and has not been able to spend any time on it lately.

If anyone here has some web development talent, and wants to help with the CSS aspects of upgrading to VBulletin 5.1.5 please let me know.. that is the current holdup to be honest.

ahh okay

[James Crivellone]

The other option is we simply launch it with the current design (as it looks now on the beta) and adjust as required.

Have not really thought of that angle... thoughts?

[James Crivellone]

Lol can't joke around??? Sersly though is there any updates when we get the new site?

Slowly but surely.. not being a web developer has certainly limited a few things.

Kronus was looking at the CSS for awhile and helping out, however he became busy and has not been able to spend any time on it lately.

If anyone here has some web development talent, and wants to help with the CSS aspects of upgrading to VBulletin 5.1.5 please let me know.. that is the current holdup to be honest.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

With that attitude, don't be surprised if your account encounters some issues during the migration...

Lol can't joke around??? Sersly though is there any updates when we get the new site?