Forum Software Upgrade

[MattW]

Thanks to @ripjack13 for funding the software licence renewal, we are now on the latest XenForo version. This is a large improvement from the previous version, and allows us to remain secure (as we can now run the newer PHP version for the site).

There is a new Dark Theme available on WBv2

 

[MattW]

As we have over 250,000 attachments on the site, I'd like to change these to use the new WEBP format, and optimize the old ones.

WebP is now supported by every single major browser. Anyone using an up to date browser will not experience any issues with viewing images. However, certain Apple devices and browsers prior to September 2020 do not support WebP.

Specifically, if you are using iOS 14 or above, there is no issue at all. Safari 14 and above is great, too but you must be running at least macOS 11 Big Sur for WebP images to display.

In earlier browsers, these users will simply not see WebP images at all. They will appear as broken images.

 

[Spinartist]

 

[MattW]

I've added a whole new section / function to the upgraded Trader Feedback addon:

 

[duncsuss]

I knew something had changed - I'd been using the light-background style and today it flipped to the dark theme

Thanks for the upgrade, keeping cybersecurity up to date is a never-ending effort. I'm glad I retired so these days I only have to deal with the gear inside my own house.