Latest Club News from Bootie

OK Bootie is that Avatar holding his head because he's getting a headache? How are you holding up with all this goings on?
 
Ok I went out and bought the pro version of the software we use for our chat board on the forum homepage., The free version was no longer supported so not only do we have our shoutbox back but we have it back with additional features.
New 'speed-mode' refresh system

Inspired by the architecture behind all good 4chan-style imageboard scripts, this system replaces the extremely server-intensive calls to a PHP script on every refresh with a static HTML file that is rewritten when someone posts a message.

This creates a level of efficiency previously only reachable by embedded IRC chatrooms or custom server software. And the best part? It works on shared hosting.

Where previously maybe 10 or 20 people could chat on a low refresh time like 1 or 2 seconds without having an effect on server load and site speed, now most servers should have absolutely no problem handling hundreds of concurrent users.
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Persistent message colours and colour picker

Inspired by vSA ChatBox, users can now pick a colour to use for all their messages - this improves overall readability as messages can be identified at a glance. Plus, instead of having to figure out the [color] bbcode and fiddle with hex codes, there is now a full colour picker.
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Realtime-updating Message Of The Day

Going above and beyond the original request for some kind of 'announcement' or 'sticky message' in the shoutbox, I have added an MOTD which updates for all users viewing the shoutbox instantly without refreshing, and that can be edited by anyone with appropriate permissions - so even your moderators, not just admins.
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Realtime 'users in chat' listing

As you may have noticed all shoutbox views now display the number of users currently viewing the shoutbox, and this is updated in realtime.

The 'users in chat' sidebar display on the Full view has also been brought up to date, with all previous bugs fixed and the addition of realtime updating.
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Message notifications in tab/window title

A new optional feature: while in the full shoutbox and the tab or window is unfocused, the title will be flashed to grab your attention when a new message is posted, akin to Facebook messenger.
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Live threads and posts

New threads and replies are now displayed in the shoutbox.
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Ban from shoutbox

A new addition to the message dropdown, allowing anyone with the appropriate permissions to ban a user from the shoutbox. This allows you to have 'shoutbox moderators' without giving them Admin CP access. So be nice. ;)
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Miscellaneous features

Other new features, or features that cannot be easily described with a screenshot:

- Moved mini avatars to the left of timestamps to improve readability.
- Moved BBCode toolbar to the side of the message input box.
- Changed template edits to use template hooks, eliminating the need for the ‘global hook’ option - should reduce server load slightly if you had it enabled.
- Added option to disable smilies.
- Refresh speed now controlled on a window focused/unfocused basis, with extra support for slower refreshing in background tabs in modern browsers.
- Message editing is now done inline and instantly without redirecting.
- Added new 'Absolute Time' time display - displays full date for previous days' messages and time only for current day.
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@Bootie, I just got back on the site after a week or so away (and having only used tapatalk for the couple of weeks before that), and like the updates.
 
Bootie said:
I'm back on Monday evening guys... Doing another long weekend caring for my father. Apologies for the delays on game turns.
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Hang in there bud, we're all praying for you and the family.....
 
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