Upgrade: Improved Toys

[Mini Mia]

Version 4.5 Features

• New thread sort options, ascending or descending order:
  • Order by subject
    
  • Thread creator
    
  • Replies
    
  • Views
    
  • Post order
  
  
• Revamped poll system with many new options:
  • Ability to select multiple answers
    
  • Auto-locking polls at a given time
    
  • Ability to hide results until users have voted/poll is locked
    
  • Ability to retract votes
  
  
• New sub-board permissions:
  • Ability to have all sub-board posts appear in its parent board
    
  • The ability to hide sub-boards when this feature is turned on
  
  
• Vastly improved speed on post and member searches:
  • 1,000 member limit for top posters has been removed
    
  • All users can now be displayed in post order, irrespective of forum size
    
  • Member lists can be sorted in any order
  
  
• Character limit in posts and personal messages has been in been increased from 25,000 to 60,000 characters.
  
• Listing of all users online over the entire day is now available.
  
• Calendar entries displayed at the bottom of the page are now in date order.
  
• Gradients can be automatically generated for your forums colors.
  
• Ability to add a poll to an existing thread.
  
• Ability to set default listing order to a board.
  
• Ability to request a forgotten password by email address has been restored.
  
• Category access can now be granted based on membergroup and/or post count related ranks.
  
• Improved page jump, decreasing load times on large boards/threads/member lists.
  
• Other small software fixes (eg "on Today" now displays as just "Today")

[Phalon]

The one thing I've noticed that I don't like is the "improved page jump". The drop-down menu was much easier and convenient, I think, than typing in a page number.

[Mini Mia]

Yeah, I don't like that new toy either.

BTW: Have you hovered the pointer over the numbers? A window pops up with numbers you can click on.