A new version of the forum software has been released. I've bought a licence (with thanks to Blaarev and Feriol, whose contributions helped pay for it), but I'm unsure whether to install it yet.
It's a big upgrade and none of the add-ons I've installed will work if I install it.
We'd lose the ability to:
Select the number of posts/page
Ignore the swear filter
Ignore threads and subforums
Play games in the arcade
The add-on developers may release new versions of these but there's no guarantee.
The upgraded forum would give us:
An improved mobile site
Emoji support
Retina avatar and smilie support
Enhanced post editing
Alerts in the browser title bar
Improved media embedding
Faster thread creation
So I need to decide is whether it's worth upgrading now (and losing some features), or wait for a while until the add-ons we use become available.
Any opinions?
It's a big upgrade and none of the add-ons I've installed will work if I install it.
We'd lose the ability to:
Select the number of posts/page
Ignore the swear filter
Ignore threads and subforums
Play games in the arcade
The add-on developers may release new versions of these but there's no guarantee.
The upgraded forum would give us:
An improved mobile site
Emoji support
Retina avatar and smilie support
Enhanced post editing
Alerts in the browser title bar
Improved media embedding
Faster thread creation
So I need to decide is whether it's worth upgrading now (and losing some features), or wait for a while until the add-ons we use become available.
Any opinions?