Forum Blog

As suggested by @GettinBetter over in another thread, I've now added a few (optional) extra fields to the thread creation page for all model forums.

Now when creating a post, you'll see them at the bottom:

Which if filled in, will then show above...

 

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I've added a new onboarding feature to the forum now which give new users a basic list of tasks to complete.

This not only serves to help out the mod team (less questions to answer) but also allows me to show off various features of the site that new people might not find...

 

Never drive in silence again! ​

Pretty much since forever, @Davren has been the resident radio unlocking expert - providing unlock codes to anyone who made a donation to the forum

Recently however, his computer sadly suffered a mishap and all...

 

Let someone know they're special
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Everyone is used to using the "Likes" system to quickly show a reaction to a post, but I wanted to expand on this to make it a bit more special.

So I introduce to you, the user given awards system - a new way to show appreciation...

 

As you know, last year I setup a medals system which gave out gold, silver and bronze medals for completing certain tasks on the forum.

In my endless quest to find things to update on the site though, I've decided for 2024 we will change them to icons instead that...

 

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Well you've been asking for it for years (nearly 10 to be exact!) and now it's finally here, the forum's ePER database has been upgraded to v84, which is the last DVD version that was released - hurrah!

But wait! There's more!

If you were just...

 

Chat in real-time
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Expanding on from the Live Threads feature implemented last month, I've just finished writing the code to make the conversions/pms also work in real time, so you can now use them like a fully functional chat system.

If you...

 

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Don't you wish you didn't need to refresh the page each time you are reading an active thread? Right! Me too!

So I'm happy to present to you the latest forum feature - Live Threads!

It is as it sounds - basically thread pages update in real time, so if someone adds a...

 

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Again this was a case of waiting for software updates, but in the end getting fed up and just doing it myself.

The MES Members Register has now been added to the forum directory so is now like a proper register, rather than just a collection of threads in a forum...

 

Using the forum mobile apps

** We are using PWA technology, so they are NOT installed through the App Store **
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I had been holding off writing this until we had both Android and iOS apps released, which as of iOS 16.4 (this is a...

 

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Yes guys, I know you've been waiting for ages but finally it's here. Whereas us Android gang had this from the start, Apple took a long time to integrate the same functionality into their OS - but that's besides the point, it's now here!

Instant notifications!...

 

Now we've actually got some events to start filling up the calendar, I figured it's time to put a bit of effort into it making it more useful.

Whilst every event already linked to a location, there was no map overview to see all of them together.

Well, have no fear, that's now been sorted and...

 

Expanding on the bookmarks feature.

You can now set a reminder when you create a bookmark, which will make the forum send you an alert (or email) at the specified time.

This means if you are browsing a thread / post / whatever but don't want to thoroughly read it right then (or perhaps...

 

Been waiting a while to implement this as the addon required had a few shop stopper bugs, however it's finally here

You can now receive medals on the site for performing different tasks which will then show under your name in posts, as well as if someone browses your...

 

Summer is upon us (my goodness how hot it is) and thought turns to the great outdoors.

We've recently had an influx of Ducato campervan owners for which they had their own forum created and seems to be taking off, so that's nice

To further build on this though...

 

As I keep working out how more of the code works on this system, I'm able to add more of the original forum features back in - and I think this might be the last remaining one.

For the model forums now, the much loved sidebar has returned which lists the latest garage items...

 

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Not every problem can be diagnosed by looking at photos, sometimes you need to see the problem in action.

Before we relied on YouTube uploads and links to allow videos on the forum, but from today this in no longer necessary

You can now attach video files directly to...

 

After the world's shortest poll (I got impatient) - I've now enabled the "Question" type thread in all the model forums.

What is a question thread you might ask?
Well put simply, it is a thread where only one reply can be marked as a solution (generally it's going to...

 

If any of you browse the site via the homepage, you will now see that the Latest FIAT News widget has been replaced with a new Featured Threads one.

I thought this would be a nice place to show off some of the more interesting threads on the forum...

 

I know it's not the most popular of models, but I always feel sad when someone comes on here and can't get any replies (usually due to the questions getting stuck in the "Other FIATs" forum) - so today that changes!

Yes, it's the forum nobody asked for ... the FIAT...