We have successfully upgraded the forum software to SMF 2.0.1 (Simple Machines Forum) from YaBB 2.3.1 (Yet another Bulletin Board).

All messages and members (with some issues) have been transferred over to the new forum.

List of issues from transfer:

• 48% of member passwords were lost, for those members please select "Forgot your password?" from the login screen if your password is rejected. Enter your username or Email address and a new system generated password will be sent to your registered email account, once you login you can change the password to your own under [Profile] > [Account Settings].
• All member display names were lost due to the transfer, if you wish your username not to be displayed – go to [Profile] > [Account Settings] to change (you will require your password to verify the change).
• The stats for the number of views from posts were not transferred over.

Top New Forum features!

• Sub-boards, allowing better organization of recipes by country and sub-categories (e.g. Deserts, Soup & Stews, Breads, Vegetables & salads, etc.) – work in progress.
• Faster searches, the new database format (MySQL) is much faster compared to the old YABB flat file database format.
• Custom single post/message print, I created a new preview print page that will allow users to adjust the type size (font) for printing (adjustable from 8pt to 18pt) and URL/Attachment images are now moved to the bottom of the post for printing with the ability to toggle them on/off and toggle image sizes from 320px (less or equal to) to default image size (maximum of 680px widths to prevent cropping).

Disabled features!

• Signatures – unfortunately spammers are using the signature to post their e-commerce web sites and spam.
• Poll Mode – UCK has no use for polls at this point.

Thank you.

Drozd (UCK Administrator)