SMF 1.1 Beta 3 Public!

[future assassin]

Im using the classic theme slightly modified.

[xenovanis]

Im using the classic theme slightly modified.

So, that's the way how a theme based on Classic YabbSE works. If you use the default theme, you have a on2.gif, which shows if there are new posts in a subboard. Classic YabbSE theme doesn't have this. You could remove or rename the BoardIndex.template.php of your current theme and copy on2.gif yo the images directory of your new theme.

[future assassin]

Im using the classic theme slightly modified.

So, that's the way how a theme based on Classic YabbSE works. If you use the default theme, you have a on2.gif, which shows if there are new posts in a subboard. Classic YabbSE theme doesn't have this. You could remove or rename the BoardIndex.template.php of your current theme and copy on2.gif yo the images directory of your new theme.

Thanks for the info. Fixed by replacing the Classic code with the one from the default theme

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// If the board is new, show a strong indicator.
if ($board['new'])
echo '<img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/on.gif" alt="', $txt[333], '" title="', $txt[333], '" border="0" />';
// This board doesn't have new posts, but its children do.
elseif ($board['children_new'])
echo '<img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/on2.gif" alt="', $txt[333], '" title="', $txt[333], '" border="0" />';
// No new posts at all!  The agony!!
else
echo '<img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/off.gif" alt="', $txt[334], '" title="', $txt[334], '" border="0" />';

echo '</a>

[Meriadoc]

about the membergroups. the limitation in the database is 65,536. You could mod the database to get around this though

[[Unknown]]

Still, it's not really designed for such large numbers of groups - I would suggest keeping it below 100.

-[Unknown]

[greystone]

about the membergroups. the limitation in the database is 65,536. You could mod the database to get around this though

More then 65,536 membergroups? Wow I'd be happy just to be able to have that many members LOL...  that would almost guarantee a group for each member about and then some in most cases... im not sure why anybody would need more?

[Meriadoc]

I'm just giving you the mathmatical number based on the column type in the database. Notice [Unknown]'s post.

[Yonkey]

I just want to say that I upgraded from YaBB SE 1.5.5 to SMF 1.1 Beta 3 Public three days ago and my community loves all the new features!

Of course, this wasn't a smooth conversion but given that this is a beta, I wasn't expecting it to be smooth either.

I had already installed a separate SMF forum from scratch (1.1 Beta 3), so when database errors came up with "missing table", I would just copy the table from the other version of SMF I had. 

I didn't write down all the error messages, but it would add the word "Array" into the CREATE line, when trying to convert some YabbSE 1.5.5 tables.  It did this with "_banned" and a couple others.  Also, it was expecting a "pm_recipients" table (which doesn't exist in YaBB SE), so I duplicated the "instant_messages" table and just altered the columns accordingly.  I then later had to update the data for "deleted" from -1 to 0 and "is_read" from "-1" to "1".

Anyway, the forum is now working great, and I've already modded a bunch of files successfully using a custom Package in the Package Manager.  Great work guys!

[[Unknown]]

It sounds like you didn't exactly upgrade the standard way, Yonkey... what steps did you take?

-[Unknown]

[Yonkey]

Ok, well I wanted to minimize the downtime of my forum, so here were the steps:

- Using CPanel, I duplicated my YaBB SE 1.5.5 "forum" dir and called it "forum2"
- I then downloaded the SMF 1.1 Beta 3 upgrade and ftp'd all files into this "forum2" directory
- I then copied the theme I was using on my other SMF 1.1 Beta 3 forum into the Themes directory
- Then I put my YaBB SE 1.5.5. into Maintenance Mode, and copied the Settings.php and Settings_bak.php to the "forum2" directory
- I then renamed "forum" to "oldforum"
- I then renamed "forum2" to "forum"
- finally, I ran upgrade.php

I know, I should have removed all my mods before running upgrade.php but I forgot about that.  That alone didn't cause many problems.. it was just the Post Groups and Member Group Colours mods that caused one of the database errors, and as a result I had to redo all membergroups after upgrading (including the standard ones like Administrator, Global Moderator, Moderator, Guest and Regular Member).

During the upgrade, I would just solve the problems either by: copying a table from my existing SMF 1.1 Beta 3 forum into this one, altering column names to the expected values, or I'd just rename the YaBB SE 1.5.5 table so that it would "skip" over it.

I should point out that the tables I skipped over due to "Array" errors weren't really crucial.. it was like "banned" and some some "log_" tables.

[Lillie]

Well this is getting weird, I've recently upgraded to this beta version from 1.0.5 but now whenever me or any of the members are replying or starting new topics they can't use any of the smilies or text modifying buttons/icons. It's really fustrating! I've even deleted all the packages I used (since I thought they might be causing the problem), but still no change! :/ Is there any way of downgrading back to 1.0.5? or am I doomed? 

[Deaks]

Well this is getting weird, I've recently upgraded to this beta version from 1.0.5 but now whenever me or any of the members are replying or starting new topics they can't use any of the smilies or text modifying buttons/icons. It's really fustrating! I've even deleted all the packages I used (since I thought they might be causing the problem), but still no change! :/ Is there any way of downgrading back to 1.0.5? or am I doomed? 

yeh just reinstall the backup of your smf 1.0.5 ... otherwise i think you gotta start back ...

[Lillie]

What do you mean by backup? just the mysql backup or the whole version? like overwrite the beta version? 

[DemonicInfluence]

the mysql backup and restore the 1.0.5 files too..

[Lillie]

So I need to install 1.0.5 over the beta version and then restore the old backup (when the forum was 1.0.5)? Just want to be sure 

[Deaks]

before you upgraded to the beta you are ment to take a full back-up incase things like that happens.

[Compuart]

Well this is getting weird, I've recently upgraded to this beta version from 1.0.5 but now whenever me or any of the members are replying or starting new topics they can't use any of the smilies or text modifying buttons/icons. It's really fustrating! I've even deleted all the packages I used (since I thought they might be causing the problem), but still no change! :/ Is there any way of downgrading back to 1.0.5? or am I doomed? 

This looks like a Javascript error occuring somewhere on your page. Do you have any modifications to the original templates? Do you have a link to your forum?
(or even better, start a new topic in the support boards to get a sollution to your problem)

[tentronik]

Maybe you have to reinstall the smileys?

[erockza]

Hi if I were to upgrade my forum from 1.0.5 (here it is if you want a look http://www.ausfx.com/forum [nofollow])
What would get wrecked in the upgrade?

I am using location mod, and donation mod, and also have added a button to go to my coppermine
gallery. I guess the only other thing is that im not using the default smf theme...

Is there anyone that could tell me what i should make sure i have secure before i upgrade?
cuz i'd hate to spend hours trying to fix everything again.

[tentronik]

Backup your databas eand you shoul dbe safe.
Get a upgrade SMF version and follow the install instructions.