Posting Features
Multiquote: To quote multiple posts in one fell swoop, click on the
button. (It'll turn blue so you know that post is selected for quoting. Click it again to deselect.) You can click on as many as you want over the pages of a thread, or even over multiple threads, then click on
and all the posts will be quoted in a new post.
Edit: This is now a quick edit feature to change the contents of a post. To access the full editor, click "Preview Post" after clicking "Edit" or click the "Edit" button again.
Thanks: Express appreciation for a post by clicking the Thanks button:
. This will add a small field underneath the post listing any users who have clicked Thanks.
To see all of a member's thanked posts, click on the "Find all thanked posts by [username]" link in their profile.
To hide the field underneath posts that lists the thanks a post has received, click on User Tools - Edit Options, scroll down to the Thread Display Options and select "No" in the "Display Thank you Block" area.
Hyperlink: to use the hyperlink button, click
, enter the URL and click on OK. You'll find yourself back in the post with your cursor perfectly located, so just type whatever you want the link to say. Alternatively, select the word you want to make a link, click the hyperlink botton and enter the URL.
Spellcheck: to check spelling and look up a misspelled word in the Merriam-Webster dictionary or thesaurus, click this button:
.
Increase/decrease size: to stretch/shrink the new message field, click on these buttons
in the new reply window. This is particularly useful when working on long posts. The board will remember the size you last picked.
New BB Codes:
User -- to link to a member profile in a post, put the username between [user] tags.
Wikipedia -- to link to a Wikipedia article, put the keyword between [wiki] tags.
Google -- to link to Google search results, put the keyword to be searched between [google] tags.
Table --
click here for instructions on how to create an HTML-style table.
Video Embedding: to embed a YouTube, Google Video, Metacafe, iFilm, Putfile, or MySpace video into a post, simply paste the link into the post. The Automatic Media Embedding add-on will automatically convert the link into an embedded video.
New Thread Browsing Features
New posts: to list unread threads which have new posts since your last login, click Show Threads - New Posts.
New posts (old style): to list ALL threads (unread and read) which have new posts since your last login, click Show Threads - New Posts (old style).
Live feed: to see a real-time feed of all new posts, set to auto-refresh every 30 seconds, click Show Threads - Live feed. Be warned: any forums, threads or people you have on ignore will show up in the live feed.
View first unread: to jump to the first unread post in a thread, click
to the left of the title on the index.
Show only posts by user: to see all of the posts that user has made in the thread back-to-back, click on a username in a thread and then click "show only [username]'s posts".
Go to Page: to navigate to a specific page in a thread, click on the
button to the right of the page numbers.
Postdisplay-Type: to switch between the default post layout (user info on top) and the legacy postbit (user on the left) in a thread, click on Thread Tools - Postdisplay-Type.
Exclude a forum from view: to hide a whole forum, click User Tools - Edit Options and scroll all the way to the bottom of the screen. Click on the forum (or forums) you wish to hide, and click save. You will no longer see it on the forum home, in the New Posts or the Active threads view.
You can still see the excluded forum on the live feed, however.
Ignore an individual thread without opening it : click the
button to the right of a thread on the index to make the thread disappear from view.
Disable smilies in posts: go to
Edit Options and select 'Disable' under "Select 'Disable' to disable smilies (emoticons) in posts."
User Control Panel Features
Avatar resizing: to upload any avatar regardless of size, click on User Tools - Edit Options - Edit Avatar. The sofware will automatically resize your images so they fit within the 100 x 100 pixel parameters.
Signature uploads: to upload pics directly from your hard drive, click on User Tools - Edit Options - Edit Signature.
Date Format options: to pick between 4 different date formats, click on User Tools - Edit Options, scroll down to the Date & Time options and select your preferred format.
Hour format options: to switch between the default 12 hour time format to 24 hour format, click on User Tools - Edit Options, scroll down to the Date & Time options and select your preferred format.
Ignored Signatures/Avatars/Threads: to manage the signatures, avatars and threads you have on ignore, click User Tools - Ignored Signatures/Avatars/Threads.
Other Features
Articles section: now on the forum list so any new articles or comments will appear on the new posts and active threads lists.
Blogs: like the old journal hack, this
new blogging system gives you the ability to only allow people on your buddy list to read and/or comment on your blog. A new feature is the ability to block people on your ignore list from reading and/or commenting. Blogs are also open to guest comments, so you can share your blog with non-members.
Googlemap: add your location to a
Google map of
members.
Search titles in search dropdowns: to search quickly for keywords in thread titles instead of in all posts, check the "Search titles" box in the search dropdown menus of the navbar "Search" (underneath the header) and the "Search this Forum" (on the top right of all forums).
PM addressing: to send a PM to multiple recipients, add their usernames in the To field (all recipients will see the full recipient list), or the BCC field (recipients will see only sender).
PM options: to save all sent messages by default, delete received messages once you've replied, or choose to receive PMs only from Admins and buddies, click on User Tools - Options and scroll to the Messaging & Notification section.
PM preview in email notification: when you choose to receive emails notifying you of new PMs, the email now includes the first few sentences of the PM.
PM search: easily
search all your private messages by keyword, recipient and/or sender. You can find the "Search link in the left-hand menu, under "Send New Message"
PM attachments: attach one or more files to a PM by scrolling down past the reply window and clicking the "Manage Attachments" button. Click "Browse" to find the file on your hard drive, and click "Upload". Repeat for as many files as you wish to add.
PM Reply to All: click
to send your reply to everyone who received the original message.
New stats: scroll to the bottom of the forum list to find out the number of active users (people who have logged in over the past 2 months), and the number of guests and search engine spiders that have visited today.
Arcade Favorites: to add a game to your favorites tab on the arcade home, click on the
button next to any game in the arcade.
New Features List - Updated
I'll split off the discussion when I have a feature update just to keep this thread clean.
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