FunkBoard - The funk Strikes Back

What's New?

What's new V0.73
Unfortunatly during a house move I've lost my list of alterations/upgraded but there's a LOT :-)

What's new V0.71

Funkboard will now work with register_globals on or off
More encryption added
Auto delete of message older than 'x' days option added
Added [center], [blockquote], [list] and [rev](try it!) bbcode
Altered the number of pages display
Improved user tracking so that you can see what each caller is doing
Added better checking of OS & browser types
Added link converter so all text starting with www is converted automatically to a link
Added extended info box option to index page
Added manual and auto backup of database
Added option to turn forums on or off or make visible to certain levels only
Autodeleteing of unused accounts now deletes priv messages to that account
Added PNG format avatar uploads
Added realname & DOB fields in register
Altered email message header info
Fixed search bug when mixed case was being used
In admin added 'number of callers in last hour'
In admin added 'number of posts since 'x''
In admin you can now makes notes for each user
In admin you can now do a user search by user number
Certain sections moved from global.php to seperate scripts in a new inc directory.

Plus many other small alterations.

What's new V0.70

Major security issues dealt with
Added multi language. Currently only English and Dutch are available. If you want to translate into another language please let me have a copy of the new language file
Added cell highlight to index
Added 'number of viewers' to each forum
Altered the way the number of pages available is displayed
Fixed the problem with [b]bold[/b] and [i]italic[/i]
Altered the quote display. Quoted text is now seperated by a thin border
Added restricted forums. Forums can now be restricted to certain user levels For example you can set a forum so that only mods & admin can view
Fixed the cookie path bug
Logging out now removes user from whos online list
Added received message confirmation to PM messages
Added Admin configurable registration options. You can now choose which options are compulsory
Fixed unsubscribe bug
Added regtext.php - If you want a message to be included in the registration email just create a file called regtext.php containing the text you want added in the main directory
Added PM message waiting flag to the thread etc screens
When deleting a catagory you now have the option to delete all the forums/threads too
Improved the 'General Info' display in Admin
Added a notepad to Admin
Added printable and exportable user lists to Admin
Upgrade and install now automatically delete the install scripts
Funkboard will not run if install scripts still online

V0.66 > V0.66 - February 2005

Again, loads of mods. I can't list them all as I lost my logs during a hard drive crash
Instalation is now MUCH simpler and there have been some major security issues dealt with in the admin section

V0.64 > V0.65 - November 2004

There's been over 60 major/minor updates in this release. Only a few are listed.

Message Board Updates:-

New Topic, Reply and Edit screens now have click on icons for smilies,BBCode etc
'Sticky' topics can now be made unsticky
Delete All option added to the private messages
Added ICQ and YIM links.
The way text is quoted has been altered.
Bug that occasionally set thread dates to 1st Jan 1970 when a message was deleted has been fixed

Admin Updates:-

Major re-writes to most of the admin files. They are now a LOT easier to navigate using a lot more 'point and click' screens
You have the option of allowing users to enter their own password or emailing them a random password. By emailing the password it also verifies the email address that they have entered.

V0.63 > V0.64 - September 2003

Message Board updates:-

Bug in multi-page display in thread.php & forum.php fixed
Quote reply added
Users can now hold polls
'Sticky' topics added
Little icons added to show which posts are new
Private message area now displays whether a message has been replied to or not
Avatars added
Added smilies to private messages
Last Login date displayed in member list & profile page
Fix for 'page refresh' on some systems

Admin Updates:-

Multi-admin login added
You can now set up names that users cannot use to register with such as 'Admin'
You can now edit/delete/read/reply all private messages
Autodelete read private messages x days after they have been read
Increased the number of o/s & browser types recognised by the log
Added 'referer' log

V0.52 > V0.63 - May 2003

Message Board updates:-

After log-in you are now automatically taken to the main screen after a 2 second pause
The search now accepts multi word searches (with AND / OR options) and author searches
You can now post a private message from the private message area.
Private message section now displays text of old message when entering reply.
Pictures and smilies can now be used in the sig line.
Announce section added.
While displaying the thread listing, clicking on the authors name will now display the authors profile.
Where a user has chosen to hide their email address it is now still displayed to Admin
When the posts are displayed the posters location and number of posts are now displayed under his/her name.
Replies can now be displayed either with new messages above of below old posts.

Admin Updates:-

Option in admin section to disallow anonymous posting
General info section added to Admin. This displays some general info such as the total calls, number of posts, last caller, version number etc.
Browser types and OS type info. Again, in admin, you can now see what browser type and OS your callers have used.
You can now disallow anonymous posting.
I've added a small selection of pre-defined colour schemes.
When you modify a category all the old info is now auto entered into the config screen.
IP banning has been added
Banning a user is now much easier. Just click on 'Ban User', enter the users name and they are banned :-)
Verify posts option added. You can now set up areas where new messages are not displayed until they have been verified by admin/moderator.
IP Logging option added

V0.51 (by Paul Murphy) to VCF0.52 (by Colin Birch) - Feb 2003

I've fixed the multi-page problem with the forum and topic list screens.
List of threads now show the last posters name as well as the last post time
Bad language filter added
When you start a new topic you have the option of being informed by email when that topic has received a reply
User editor in the admin section now allows you to alter all the users details
Forums can be made 'read only'
Posts to forums can be restricted to certain groups
Admin informed when a new user registers (switchable)
Members list now displays date joined
Altered the word 'preferences' on the top right menu to 'log in'. People didn't have a clue what 'preferences' was for
More info about retrieving lost passwords added
User list can now be made private so that only logged in users can view it
During registration a user can 'hide' his email from others
Lots more icons & smilies added
Lots of security issues dealt with
Private Message section has been integrated into the program with new functions
Multi coloured text commands added to BBCode
Email message if someone attempts to log-in to your admin panel using wrong name/password
Assorted little 'cosmetic' bits and pieces
A few things that I've forgotten about but I've done anyway !