Im happy to announce that the next version of the site is just about completed and ready for the changeover on Sunday, Jan 4th. Attached are some more images as a preview and a changelog as of this moment.
+ Indication of a feature addition.
- Indication of a feature removal.
* Indication of a feature change.
# Indication of a changelog comment.
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* Design v3.0
* Color Scheme changed to more soothing darker colors.
* Guild Logo updated to current logo revision.
* Menu system moved to top of all pages for more text body room.
* Menu's more organized for easier viewing and display.
* Menu entries renamed for easier identification.
+ Short Menu added to bottom of all pages for easy navigation. (Most commonly used links only)
- Login box and "Who's Online" box removed.
+ Personalized welcome added to top of page with new private message alert.
+ "Logout" link added next to personalized welcome if user is currently logged in.
+ Current Date added to upper right corner of all pages.
* Flash rotator for new article images and links updated.
+ Option to pause the rotation by clicking the display number box within the flash applet (#/#) added.
* Navigation buttons to cycle through images updated for more streamlined and less imposing layout and look to match the look of video controls.
+ Article title link added to the bottom of all images in rotation to allow easier viewing and identity as a link.
* Search box fixed and added to all pages
+ "Info Center" system added to main page as well as select sub sections of the site.
# Info Center designed as a 4 tab system to easily swap and slide selected data into view saving space.
* "Recent Forum Topics" Moved to first tab.
+ "Events / Signups" adjusted to now show a mouseover of signup stats for that event. (Thanks tons Koth)
+ Mouseover first column now shows "Approved" signup totals.
+ Mouseover second column now shows "Queued" signup totals.
+ Server status image added to right side of event signup listing.
* "Updated Downloads" added to 3rd tab of Info Center.
+ "Most Downloaded" listed added to 3rd tab of Info Center.
+ "Latest Screenshots" added to 4th tab of Info Center displaying last 8 uploaded screenshots to the Twilight Image Gallery.
+ Images load in a Lightbox preview when clicked for easy viewing.
* "Latest Loot" moved to 4th tab of Info Center to the right of Screenshots.
* Lightbox Preview (Image Click Previews) fixed to now resize the image based on browser screen resolution. (No more scrolling all over to see the whole image on large resolution screenshots.)
* Lightbox Preview images now show a small magnifying glass icon on the lower right of images that allow a zoom in view for easy identification.
* Main page now only shows last 3 main articles in full view (down from 4) and 7 older articles below it in link only format (up from 5)
+ "Recent Blog Posts" added to lower left module section of all pages. List is dynamically updated based on all Blogs hosted on http://blogs.twilightonalex.com/ to show the last 10 posts from ALL users.
* Shoutbox formatting fixed for better viewability.
* Shout spacing improved.
* Cross-browser formatting fixed.
* Shoutbox width expanded for easier viewing.
* Text and form layout adjusted for new design look.
* Site background set as "fixed" to create the illusion of scrolling with the page.
* Site background image adjusted for easier flexibility to allow changes during special events and holidays.
* Poll system simplified and moved to the lower right of main page only. (will expand functionality at a later date)
* Search system vastly improved.
* Formatting of results improved.
* Article searching has been fixed and improved.
+ Download searching now works from the same box.
+ FAQ searching now works from the same box.
* News Feed system improved.
* New feeds added for WoW.
* Breadcrumb system vastly improved for easier navigation.
* Breadcrumbs now shown on every page.
* FAQ system vastly improved for easier viewing.
+ System now supports file downloads.
+ System now supports new site design typography formats.
+ New Download System!
* Download display formats now better match the site layout.
* Download management and organization more admin friendly.
* Download category layout more user friendly.
* Download descriptions now support Lightbox image previews for images.
* System now accurately tracks and displays versions.
* Navigation Breadcrumbs now more accurate for easier navigation.
* Download descriptions now searchable via the regular site search.
+ Video Hosting System Added!
+ Videos of 100MB or less can now be uploaded via the web.
+ System displays recent top 5 videos.
+ Comment system for commenting on videos.
+ Youtube style video viewing layout.
+ Embed link generated for easy blog posting.
+ Original file download for higher quality download viewing.
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* Database format converted to UTF-8 for more efficiency, compatibility and speed.
* Signiture Image Generator added to Forum Tools.
* Arcade system upgraded to latest version.
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+ Hardware upgraded and RAID system reconfigured for maximum redundancy.
+ Firewall improved for added security and monitoring.
+ Server now supports Ajax
+ Server now supports RoR (Ruby on Rails)
+ Server now runs updated PHP and PEAR.
+ FTP Server for video upload being set up.
+ Subversion (CVS) server added for addon version control and development.
Big thanks to Koth and Shadow for improving an already badass guild site :Fosters_Pack:
very nice, one of the best themes i've seen in quite some time.
Wow thank you Shadow and Koth for this website! It will be amazing :snowman_smiley:
/Cheer :celeb_toast: :champagne_bottle:
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* Database format converted to UTF-8 for more efficiency, compatibility and speed.
* Signiture Image Generator added to Forum Tools.
* Arcade system upgraded to latest version.
awsome awsome job :D
Video section is finished!
+ Video Hosting System Added!
+ Videos of 100MB or less can now be uploaded via the web.
+ System displays recent top 5 videos.
+ Comment system for commenting on videos.
+ Youtube style video viewing layout.
+ Embed link generated for easy blog posting.
+ Original file download for higher quality download viewing.