Hi all, well we are back and live with our new home!!!
Some housekeeping for you -
1) Please go to your "Account" and update your profile information. There is alot of information that the new site allows you to enter to make your home on the site more personal.
http://www.expandasdownunder.com/account/
2) Signature Pictures, currently if you had a picture in your signature the new software does not support these out of the box. Over the next 24 hours I will provide more detail around the best way to add a signature picture.
3) If you are unsure of how anything works please use the "Site Testing" forum to test out the forum and its features!
http://www.expandasdownunder.com/forums/site-testing.44/
4) If you are stuck please read the help manual there is a wealth of information in there about some of the features -
http://www.expandasdownunder.com/help/
5) Finally some information on a few features -
a) You will notice when you send a Private Message now it classes them as a "Conversation" this allows you to see an end to end discussion with a user without having to navigate around. This type of communication style is used heavily in programs like Gmail and is a fantastic way to not have to navigate through multiple message. When we moved across all your existing Private Message are not moved into this style so "Conversations" will only work for new messages you send.
b) Quick Navigation menu, you will see at the top of the page a little orange arrow point upwards. This is at the top of every page in the what is called the bread crumbs, clicking on this allows you to navigate the site from a single page vs navigating around.
c) Trophies, you should hopefully as part of the transfer been awarded some trophies. Trophies is an integral part of the new site as it shows how much particaption you have had with the site. You are awarded a trophy based on the amount you interact with the site, how many people like your content etc. Moving forward we will use trophies for some exciting new features on the site so stay tuned for more on that in the coming weeks ahead.
http://www.expandasdownunder.com/help/trophies
d) Alerts, you are automatically subscribed to receive alerts when ever some one makes responds to your posts or threads you post in receive an update and when things change on the site that relates to you. This is a way to keep you update with what is happening on the site that affects you personally so keep an eye on your alerts!!!
We hope everything is working fine but if you need any help please post up a new post, pm me directly if you want to keep it offline or email me directly @:
support@expandasdownunder.com
Finally please enjoy the new site as we hope you like it!!!!
There is a few housekeeping things we are doing over the next week so I encourage you to get in and have a play for now!!
Some things we are working on behind the scenes -
1) Mentions, previously you could mention some one in a thread. We are working on a new solution for this.
2) Photos, currently you will notice the albums have been removed as the new site software does not support these out of the box. All your existing photos that where in albums have been preserved and are just hidden from view. Don't worry for now we are working on the best solution to manage this moving forward.
3) Attachments, in VBulletin there was an attachment manager that allowed you to use your previously uploaded photos and re use them. Currently this has been disabled in our site whilst we work through the best solution for this. Again as with the photos all your attachments have been ported across and are viewable across the site its just the ability to manage old attachments that is not available right now. Again we are working through the best solutions for this.
If you have any feedback please let us know as we are keen to here your thoughts
!
Some housekeeping for you -
1) Please go to your "Account" and update your profile information. There is alot of information that the new site allows you to enter to make your home on the site more personal.
http://www.expandasdownunder.com/account/
2) Signature Pictures, currently if you had a picture in your signature the new software does not support these out of the box. Over the next 24 hours I will provide more detail around the best way to add a signature picture.
3) If you are unsure of how anything works please use the "Site Testing" forum to test out the forum and its features!
http://www.expandasdownunder.com/forums/site-testing.44/
4) If you are stuck please read the help manual there is a wealth of information in there about some of the features -
http://www.expandasdownunder.com/help/
5) Finally some information on a few features -
a) You will notice when you send a Private Message now it classes them as a "Conversation" this allows you to see an end to end discussion with a user without having to navigate around. This type of communication style is used heavily in programs like Gmail and is a fantastic way to not have to navigate through multiple message. When we moved across all your existing Private Message are not moved into this style so "Conversations" will only work for new messages you send.
b) Quick Navigation menu, you will see at the top of the page a little orange arrow point upwards. This is at the top of every page in the what is called the bread crumbs, clicking on this allows you to navigate the site from a single page vs navigating around.
c) Trophies, you should hopefully as part of the transfer been awarded some trophies. Trophies is an integral part of the new site as it shows how much particaption you have had with the site. You are awarded a trophy based on the amount you interact with the site, how many people like your content etc. Moving forward we will use trophies for some exciting new features on the site so stay tuned for more on that in the coming weeks ahead.
http://www.expandasdownunder.com/help/trophies
d) Alerts, you are automatically subscribed to receive alerts when ever some one makes responds to your posts or threads you post in receive an update and when things change on the site that relates to you. This is a way to keep you update with what is happening on the site that affects you personally so keep an eye on your alerts!!!
We hope everything is working fine but if you need any help please post up a new post, pm me directly if you want to keep it offline or email me directly @:
support@expandasdownunder.com
Finally please enjoy the new site as we hope you like it!!!!
There is a few housekeeping things we are doing over the next week so I encourage you to get in and have a play for now!!
Some things we are working on behind the scenes -
1) Mentions, previously you could mention some one in a thread. We are working on a new solution for this.
2) Photos, currently you will notice the albums have been removed as the new site software does not support these out of the box. All your existing photos that where in albums have been preserved and are just hidden from view. Don't worry for now we are working on the best solution to manage this moving forward.
3) Attachments, in VBulletin there was an attachment manager that allowed you to use your previously uploaded photos and re use them. Currently this has been disabled in our site whilst we work through the best solution for this. Again as with the photos all your attachments have been ported across and are viewable across the site its just the ability to manage old attachments that is not available right now. Again we are working through the best solutions for this.
If you have any feedback please let us know as we are keen to here your thoughts
!
