Update and new look!

**TonyT** · 12-15-10, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by Philip

Good point about the snow... The new version is generally a bit more CPU intensive because of all the javascript I suppose, but it shouldn't be that bad. The quick reply box does seem to have some delay in IE, then again, I have about 20 browser windows open.

This is about the average CPU use with the snow. (see Conky at image right)
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, 2.00GHz, 800Mhz 4M L2 Cache,

**Philip** · 12-19-10, 11:28 AM

Fixed a few more styling issues with blogs/profiles/social groups, added "Gallery" to the navbar and linked login better to the main site (more info in my blog entry).

**YARDofSTUF** · 12-19-10, 11:40 AM

The blog section seems a little useless. So each entry made to the blog is posted latest first? If we all actually used it, it would be hard to keep up with.

**Philip** · 12-19-10, 11:50 AM

Blogs can be categorized, both on a global level and in your personal blog. You can also add tags to each post, and people can follow a certain person/topic only. They can also be styled/personalized/voted on, so it can actually work for those that are interested.

**CableDude** · 12-19-10, 12:01 PM

I should start blogging

**YARDofSTUF** · 12-19-10, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by Philip

Blogs can be categorized, both on a global level and in your personal blog. You can also add tags to each post, and people can follow a certain person/topic only. They can also be styled/personalized/voted on, so it can actually work for those that are interested.

How do I categorize them? Can I Categorize them by user name?

**Philip** · 12-20-10, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by YARDofSTUF

How do I categorize them? Can I Categorize them by user name?

Once you click the "Blogs" tab in the navbar, just look at the line of sub-links under it, here is the "Members Blogs" direct link:
http://forums.speedguide.net/blog.php?do=bloglist
Clicking on any of the names would bring up just that user's blog.

You can access a specific member's blog... (the number at the end of the link is the userid)
http://forums.speedguide.net/blog.php?4
For example, if you had one it would be at http://forums.speedguide.net/blog.php?17191

You can also customize the look/categories/privacy/etc of your own blog:
http://forums.speedguide.net/blog_us...do=editprofile

**YARDofSTUF** · 12-20-10, 02:18 PM

So I can't organize the main list at the blogs page?

As in, I cant reduce it? Right now there are 2 blogs, yours and Penguin's. But each entry pops up, I cant make it so it just says Philip's blog and Penguin's blog?

**Philip** · 12-20-10, 02:20 PM

The main "Blogs" page is not user-editable, but you can access "Philip's blog" if you want (as described in my last post), the personal blogs are just sub-categories of that page.

**Philip** · 12-20-10, 02:23 PM

I can probably link the main "Blogs" page to http://forums.speedguide.net/blog.php?do=bloglist if that makes more sense, not sure it would serve any purpose with a larger number of blogs though.

**YARDofSTUF** · 12-20-10, 02:29 PM

Ah! "Member Blogs" perfect! No you don't need to change the link, having that view ability is all I hoped for to show more per page should it become a popular feature.

**Philip** · 12-21-10, 09:07 PM

There were some search-related problems with the forums, so I cleared the search index and am currently reindexing the database... It takes a few hours, and even though I modified the default vBulletin functions to better control server load and keep the site/forums operational, you may experience some slight slugishness/delays in the next 3-4 hours.

**Humboldt** · 12-21-10, 09:42 PM

Is it me or have to drop down forum menus gone?

They're still here: http://www.speedguide.net/index.php but not on the general discussion page.

**YARDofSTUF** · 12-22-10, 12:57 AM

Philip has to find a new place for them, if he chooses to put them here. Hell at this rate vB 5 will make him have to redesign all of SG. lol

**CableDude** · 12-22-10, 07:55 AM

Originally Posted by Philip

There were some search-related problems with the forums, so I cleared the search index and am currently reindexing the database... It takes a few hours, and even though I modified the default vBulletin functions to better control server load and keep the site/forums operational, you may experience some slight slugishness/delays in the next 3-4 hours.

I told ya, get rid of my job threads.

**YARDofSTUF** · 12-22-10, 01:17 PM

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Philip again."

Sorry Phildawg, I tried to give you reps for bringing the top menu back.

**Philip** · 12-22-10, 01:40 PM

It's all good, I'll just pat myself on the back

It just took me a while to position everything correctly. In fact, there are still a couple of styling issues with the vB top links that I"m working on.

**Humboldt** · 12-22-10, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by Philip

It's all good, I'll just pat myself on the back

It just took me a while to position everything correctly. In fact, there are still a couple of styling issues with the vB top links that I"m working on.

*pat pat*

Looks great

**Sava700** · 12-24-10, 07:10 AM

Awww thanks so much for the top menu navigation!! Much better!

**The Dude** · 12-25-10, 08:28 PM

I didn't read all the posts so please forgive me if this has already been mentioned. I've noticed that when I try to add a smiley to a post, it always appears at the very beginning no matter where the cursor is on the screen. It just inserts itself ahead of the first character I typed in that post. I will mention that I am running IE9 beta 32 bit on Windows 7 x64 Home Premium. Maybe its just an IE9 problem, I don't know.

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