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The forum upgrade is complete. There are a few minor skin fixes that need to be made but for the most part it has been completed.

Here are some of the new features available with our upgrade of the forums:



Rich Text (WYSIWYG) Editor
Allow your members to easily format their posts, signatures and personal messages. Includes spell-check!

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Import
Import RSS content from all over the 'net as new topics in any forum you choose.

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Export
Allow others to syndicate your content by setting up exclusive RSS export streams from forums of your choice.

Multiple Question Polls
Create new polls in our easy to use interface. Set different questions for multiple question polls.

Member's Display Name
Optionally allow your members to choose their own display name which is separate from their log-in username, and change it as often as you allow.

Improved Forum and Topic Marking
Forum are topic markers are now stored in the database. Our comprehensive system accurately tracks all your unread topics regardless of which computer you use to access your account.

Topic Rating
Allow your members to rate each other's topics. This can be set per forum and per user-group.

Concurrent Post Capture
Optionally merge concurrent posts within a settable time-limit. Prevent "And another thing..." from creating a new post!

In-line Topic Editing
An IPS innovation: Edit topics from the forum listing without a need to refresh your page!

In-line Post Editing
An IPS innovation: Edit posts quickly from the topic view page without reloading the topic!

Member Name Suggest
An IPS innovation: When composing a new PM or pruning a forum, enter part of a member's name and IPB will bring up a list of suggested matches, instantly!

MyAssistant Re-Designed
An IPS innovation: A combined floating palette comprising of instant notification of new PMs with the ability to cycle through recent PMs. Instant "new posts" listing, and quick search - all used without a single page refresh!


Enjoy!