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I've just laboriously gone through every file in the downloads area and tried to give it a relevant category. God that took ages, I really should have automated it!

Anyway, that's done now - and going forward every resource added will require the uploader to pick type and language...

 

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Just a little update to the forum

You might have noticed now quite a number of websites will convert images to the .webp format when downloading.

Whilst we still won't do that here, you can now upload and use them as attachments on the forum like normal images...

 

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.......well, a little bit at least

In August we had a new member @KenJ77 sign up and make a thread introducing a new book that he was making and asking if it was ok to introduce the forum in it...

 

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I'm going to make an effort to grow our IG page now and I need your help!

So follow us here!​

Do you have an awesome photo of your motor you want to show off?

If so - simply attach it to this thread (feel free to add some text info I...

 

People have been complaining as far back as time began that the model forums should be up the top of the main page forum listing.

Back then, I didn't want that as it meant people might miss out on the other subforums (back before social media was a thing) - however I think...

 

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Record keeping = Good ​

I've updated the garage now to make "Registration Number" (or Number Plate number or License Plate number or whatever!) a required field. This will help us in the future with record keeping of vehicles, but also allows us to do some...

 

Just a little update here, but I wanted to make you all aware.

You can now create a "series" in the guides section and then group related guides together.

As an example, I just put @Pugglt Auld Jock jumpstarting guides into one...

 

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...

 

Little one here.

The default behaviour of the Forum Directory was to only plot the pins on the map of items from the current page.

So for example, if you were looking at the first page of the MultiECUScan register, you would only see the pins for the owners shown on that page.

I've now...

 

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...

 

To combat the behavior of spammers, I've added some new restrictions for new members (defined as someone with less than 5 posts)

• Can only reply to private messages (i.e. can't start new conversations)
• Read only access to the gallery
• Read only access to the guides section

This...

 

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...

 

Happy Xmas Everyone!
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I forgot to post this last year (whoops) but I'm not making the same mistake this time

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas with your friends and family - plus you get something nice for your beloved FIAT

Since the software upgrade in...

 

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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...