Upgrade instructions can be found on the page below:-
https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/kb/
After upgrading you would need to re-apply the changes for your own registration system. The page below has instructions on how to do this:-
https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/kb/existing-members-api.htm
New features since version 9.x include:-
- Chat Room - Your members can chat in real time using the new AJAX Based Chat Room.
- Topic Rating - Your members can rate topics with a 1 to 5 star rating.
- Post Thanking - Your Members can 'Thank' other members for their posts.
- Points
System - Replaces post count by setting how many points members can
receive for New Topics, Replies, being Thanked and more.
- Social Networking - Facebook Like, Twitter Tweet, Google +1 and improved Topic Sharing.
- Mobile Optimised View - Improvements to Mobile Optimised view.
- Member Profiles - Improved member profiles with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and more.
- Registration - Registration Improvements including customisable registration form.
- Private Messaging - Improvements to Private Messaging including Outbox, Full Inbox Alert, Full Inbox Actions.
- Image Upload Resizing - Automatically resizes uploaded images over a configurable size.
- SPAM Filter - New Configurable SPAM Filter with configurable actions to take when SPAM is detected.
- User and Group Settings - New User and Group settings including disabling Signatures, Links, Images, Private Messaging.
- Forum Ads - Support for 3rd Party Ads including VigLink, AdSense and others.
- External URL's - Create External Links that are displayed on the Forum Index page in the list of Forums.
- Answer/Resolution
Posts - Admins and Moderators can set sticky Posts that are the
Answer, Resolution, or Official Response to a question poised in Forums.
- Ladder Groups - Support added for Multiple Member Ladder Groups.
- [HIDE] BBcode - Hides message content till the member replies in the Topic.
- Improved SEO - Lots of improvements for Search Engine Optimising and configuration.
- Google Analytics - Built in support for Google Analytics.
- Forum Statistics - Improved forum statistics including most active users.
- Custom Header and Footers - These can now be configured from the Forum Admin Area for both desktop and mobile views.
- Custom Registration Rules - Create Custom Registration Rules from the Forum Admin Area.
- Security Improvements - Password complexity requirements , incorrect login settings, new error handling, and more.
- Search Improvements - The admin can now set the default search age for searches.
- FURL's - Improvements to Friendly URL's.
- Plus many more new features and improvements.
- Support for Internet Explorer 10, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012
- Improved support for StopForumSpam - Checks with the StopForumSpam service to block known spammers from registering.
- Improved
support for SSL encryption for sensitive sections including
Registration, Login, Profiles, Admin Area, and Private Messages.
- StopForumSpam - Checks with the StopForumSpam service to block known spammers from registering.
- New SPAM Cleaner Tool - One stop tool for removing, blocking, and cleaning up messages from a spammer.
- New
SSL Support - Native support for SSL encryption for sensitive sections
including Registration, Login, Profiles, Admin Area, etc.
- EU
Cookie Directive Compliance – New EU Rules on the use of Cookies becomes
law in the UK as of May 2012. Updates to Web Wiz Forums allow you to
comply with these new laws.
- New Date/Time Format – New date and time formats displays time since in hours and minutes for dates under 24 hours.
- Blocking New Member Registrations based on country of their IP address (IPv4 and IPv6 support)
- Optional CAPTCHA Security Images for blocking automated Member Registrations
- Extra validation checks for GMail addresses with dots used by spammers to register multiple times
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