Post by Admin on Jun 3, 2016 7:08:21 GMT
Soon - no date given yet - ProBoards will update their software to version 6. This won't affect the look and feel of this forum, but is should provide opportunity for a number of changes and options to make posting better and more flexible - or so they say. As I get word of them I will post here and members can tell me if they like or dislike these options and we will take it from there.
Here's the first post in their own words - remember you don't have to have these or don't have to apply them if they are loaded.
Emoji:
Let's face it, emoji are awesome. From the smartphone in your pocket to your forum we'll be using Twitter's open source emoji pack to provide you a massive host of emoji/smiles options in v6. You can check out the upcoming options here: twitter.github.io/twemoji/2/test/preview.html which includes 1661 total emoji images! Additional smiles/emoji images will of course be available to add at the forum owners discretion.
We hope this massive new set of images will help you accurately convey your emotions to your fellow forum users!
Additional Gender Options:
It seems like a couple of times a month we get the question in support "Why don't you guys offer more than two gender options on signup?" Well, ask no more! We plan to introduce a 3rd gender option, "Other / Decline to State" which will be available at the v6 launch. Once ProBoards v6 is available, this new option will become available to users during registration, and existing users will gain access to the feature when going to edit their profile.
We feel that this feature both provides a great option for people that do not specifically identify as a particular gender, but also for others looking to have more privacy by not disclosing their gender to the rest of the forum. As always you can use custom profile fields to add in even more options on the forum itself if you wish.
That's all of the annoucements for now everyone! We hope to bring you frequent updates like this one in the future as we unveil more and more of ProBoards v6.
FAQ:
Will I still be able to add my own smilies/emoji? Of course! You can add and remove smilies/emoji at your discretion on the forum.
Can we remove the "Other/Decline to disclose" gender option from our forum? No.
Here's the first post in their own words - remember you don't have to have these or don't have to apply them if they are loaded.
Emoji:
Let's face it, emoji are awesome. From the smartphone in your pocket to your forum we'll be using Twitter's open source emoji pack to provide you a massive host of emoji/smiles options in v6. You can check out the upcoming options here: twitter.github.io/twemoji/2/test/preview.html which includes 1661 total emoji images! Additional smiles/emoji images will of course be available to add at the forum owners discretion.
We hope this massive new set of images will help you accurately convey your emotions to your fellow forum users!
Additional Gender Options:
It seems like a couple of times a month we get the question in support "Why don't you guys offer more than two gender options on signup?" Well, ask no more! We plan to introduce a 3rd gender option, "Other / Decline to State" which will be available at the v6 launch. Once ProBoards v6 is available, this new option will become available to users during registration, and existing users will gain access to the feature when going to edit their profile.
We feel that this feature both provides a great option for people that do not specifically identify as a particular gender, but also for others looking to have more privacy by not disclosing their gender to the rest of the forum. As always you can use custom profile fields to add in even more options on the forum itself if you wish.
That's all of the annoucements for now everyone! We hope to bring you frequent updates like this one in the future as we unveil more and more of ProBoards v6.
FAQ:
Will I still be able to add my own smilies/emoji? Of course! You can add and remove smilies/emoji at your discretion on the forum.
Can we remove the "Other/Decline to disclose" gender option from our forum? No.