Site Upgrade

[Tommy]

Please excuse the downtime and changes you may experience over the next few hours as Malloy and I are working on the site. We will be adding the new style soon along with a few other enhancements. A member gallery just like this one (http://gallery.trailvoy.com) will also be added soon.

Thanks,

[Donn29]

YOU BROKE IT!!!!!
ahem...
Are you revamping the main page(cs.com)

[Tommy]

What you see right now will eventually become the main page but we have to move all the content over into the new article CMS first. Until then, it will go back to the old homepage. :)

The forum has been upgraded from VB 3.0.7 to VB 3.5.4 which is more secure and offers more features for both the admins/mods, and members.

[Chrisfrom1986]

i am very confused as to what trailblazers and envoys have to do with celicasupras... :confused: i hope the site returns to normalcy soon, but im kinda diggin the main page right now.

[Malloy]

Everything is being revamped. The new and improved cs.com will be done shortly. To those who sent me negative PMs, give us some time to get everthing finished.


boo on new website
what happened to the old site?

can't get to Forums.

sometimes change is not a good thing!

Classy, eh?

[BuddyJ]

While it isn't pretty now, that type of front page design can be super cool. www.toyotagtturbo.com is similar.

Can't wait to see how the upgrade works out!

[Malloy]

The gallery and articles section will be awesome. :-)

[Chris Sullins(STIX)]

change is good..Cant wait for it..:)

[turbogoo1]

Hey Mike what ever you think will make it better......Your the boss!!

(just don't take it down for a long time.....I go into withdrawls....)

[Donn29]

I just noticed that there is no 'loading' between pages. Seems interesting...
We are all just used to the old look, I cant even remember what the phpbb2 layout was like...
So this will be the same as the trailvoy site, with supras?
Not a big fan of the extras.... but as long as the forums work the same/better who cares.

[MWebber]

slick, digg'n it so far, can't wait to see it finished.


"more features for both the admins/mods" :woohoo:

Does this mean we can turn Zank purple and make him watch Brokeback mountain for 48 hours? :badger:


Mike

[TOYMAN321]

Cant wait to see it all setup and running... everytime this sites gone down for upgrades it come back up better than before (would click smiley here but those dont seem to be working)

Tommy... have you introduced yourself and I just missed it? Either way welcome and thanks!

[Malloy]

Not a big fan of the extras.... but as long as the forums work the same/better who cares.

You wouldnt like a free image host? Member gallery for mk1, mk2s? Indexed article system? What on earth are you talking about?

ps. Tommy is a founding member of the 28 Media Group. Hes been around here since the Geocities site (circa 1997)

[turbogoo1]

Were not worthy!!! Were not worthy!!!! :hail: :hail:

[Greg G]

Wussup Tommy Boy !!!

[RedP85]

Spunds promising !

I was quite surprized of the blue page, had to look twice !

[Donn29]

You wouldnt like a free image host? Member gallery for mk1, mk2s? Indexed article system? What on earth are you talking about?

ps. Tommy is a founding member of the 28 Media Group. Hes been around here since the Geocities site (circa 1997)
I meant clutter on the main page....:facesjump Not a fan of the look on TrailVoy.
but ya cool features... Just have to see how they're implemented.
I'm behind ya!

[Chris Sullins(STIX)]

Importpost.com is the same also..Im pretty much use to it..Just need more pics of the cars though..Like before..So far i like it.Good job guys!!:good:

[trdmkii]

slick, digg'n it so far, can't wait to see it finished.


"more features for both the admins/mods" :woohoo:

Does this mean we can turn Zank purple and make him watch Brokeback mountain for 48 hours? :badger:


Mike

haha, thats hilarious.

[Malloy]

This is not going to be a copy of trailvoy.com. While we did change to a content mgmt system for the index, that doesnt meant it will look the same.

[Chrisfrom1986]

should i even bother changing my bookmark from celicasupra.com/vbforums right now, or will this be a put back into a vbforums folder?

[Tommy]

Yeap you can change it. It will now be: http://forums.celicasupra.com :)

[bracham]

I had a bit of a shock when I tried to load the old page and it wouldn't load. So I tried the address for the main site, and it came to this. Very nice, guys! Keep it up! Kudos! (I think that's the word.)

[MWebber]

yeah, been looking through the new stuff, it likes to bounce the URL around a good bit, but that's not a big deal at all.

Mike

[ZZT231]

I'm so lost in the navigation but that is because I'm used to the old one... Keep it up fellas and hope the upgrade goes well...

[Chrisfrom1986]

wait a minute, so now all the links that we have saved in the celicasupra.com/vbforums?showthread blah blah format are going to be lost once again just like when it was switched to from phpbb? great... :ugh:

EDIT: yes just as i suspected, all links are broken. isnt that wonderful.

[zank]

Everything is being revamped. The new and improved cs.com will be done shortly.
Its good to know you guys are still here keeping up this site.


To those who sent me negative PMs, give us some time to get everthing finished.
:eatcorn: can you say ban? :)



Does this mean we can turn Zank purple and make him watch Brokeback mountain for 48 hours? :badger:
Mike

you would like that wouldnt you :gtfoslap:

[fatpanda]

Keep up the good work. I remeber when the phbb site was converted to vb. I was still a forum lurker at that time.

You can change the site but you can't change the community.:)

[Phil G.]

Hmmm.....thought I stumbled onto the FX35 Forum for a second :weaksauce

Seriously - nice work on the upgrades. My eyes are happier about the lighter colors :facesjump

[AOArriolaSanchez]

Looking good, change is always good. It might be a littel difficult to get around but that won't last long. Keep up the good work guys. :zzzzz:

[Malloy]

909: it will be OK, really. Sheesh.


wait a minute, so now all the links that we have saved in the celicasupra.com/vbforums?showthread blah blah format are going to be lost once again just like when it was switched to from phpbb? great... :ugh:

EDIT: yes just as i suspected, all links are broken. isnt that wonderful.

[wjanusz]

When you're done will it still go to the regular site first (www.celicasupra.com)? I figure for people surfing the web and finding the site for the first time it's good to show all that content before they hit the forums and ask a million stupid questions that are answered on the site :) - Bill

[Greg G]

Great work Tommy and Mike... well mostly Tommy Im sure

[Malloy]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y208/MkIIMike/nav.jpg

Im going to take all of the old content (which is temporarily linked on the current main page) and add it into a new dynamic article software. Its a major pita job, which will take some time to get done...but it will be so worth it. That will standardize the existing information, and offer endless options going forward.

Also, members will be able to create articles that can be added to the FAQ, or other sections. All I need to do is proofread and click 'approve'

[Malloy]

Great work Tommy and Mike... well mostly Tommy Im sure

Mike didnt do anything. The user name 'Malloy' is actually a semi intelligent bot.

[Tanya]

wow, this is weird. can't wait to seethe finished product :)

[Supra GTR]

OMG I'm color blind now.... :faint:

I kid. :zzzzz:

Good work guys. (Not that the old site was bad.)

Hats off to everyone that has worked on the site previously and the people currently working on it!

[skeen550]

I like the stats section to the right on the main page, william is the man ! 7k+ of posts, damn :)

[CELICA XX]

Thanks for the effort... looking good !!!

[glmomp]

hehe, add some stuff like on www.turboforum.net, and we'll be goot. *cough* the garage *cough*

[Supracress]

you guys scared me for a sec, I thought this site was banned at my work! I liked the old look, but I think I can get used to this, Good job!

[Darrow]

Ok I have a stupid question. How the hell do you use the FAQ button. I click on it and it brings up a search page. I type in "7mgte" and I get a no results found page. would be good for newbies to use but if it dosen't work then it is very frustrating.

[TRD 83 SUPRA XX]

Damn I guess this is how I can tell that I dont come onto cs.com as much..... 3 pages already sence I saw even noted whats happend!!!

[Malloy]

darrow: that FAQ is for the software operation only. All VB forums have it, and this site had it before the upgrade.

[BillyM]

...fixed the "new posts" button for my track-point-usin-ass.

...sweet!

(gallery will be tight too... if only we can teach these kids how to put pictures on the internet without suckin')

keep up the good work guys, we appreciate it

--BillyM

[Malloy]

billy: dont get too excited ;-) Thanks for the kind words, its getting there.

[Lino]

sounds like the site will be great! keep up the good work!

[Tommy]

There are always pros and cons when making changes, but I think the pros will out weight the cons. All of the old 3.07 vb files and templates had to be overwritten and reverted as they do not work with vb 3.5.4. This is why we could not use the old style.

The major additions/upgrades are done and in place. Just an overview of what we did...


PHP and MySQL upgraded
Upgrade to the latest version of vBulletin (many changes vs the older 3.07 version, including many security fixes)
Installed and integrated the latest version of PhotoPost Pro Gallery
Installed a more efficient, database driven, content management system
Installed and integrated a database driven article CMS
Revamped the directory structure and URLs by adding sub-domains. (forums.celicasupra.com and gallery.celicasupra.com) All the old links that point to the old directory will work once I add the 301 redirect code.


Malloy is in charge of creating the new style for the site. I suggest a style/skin that doesn't increase page load times. The vBulletin default style is only temporary.

Input from the members is always beneficial. Let us know what color scheme you would like to see on celicasupra.com and we can work off of that.

The things that we are working on now...


Incorporate a new style
Add new site header with navigation
Move the old html content over to the new Content Management System
And a few other non-priority tweaks. :)


I added this convenient link to the posbit quick-links menu this morning. Be sure to add your photos to the Gallery! :)

http://www.celicasupra.com/images/fp/gallerylink_ex.jpg

[mk2_suprafan]

looks good guys. itll be awesome when complete, although ive never set up a forum myself, i have a friend who does forums for anyone who pays him... he's good, but it still takes him time. i like the photo gallery too, hopefully thatll cut back on the red x's and "sorry photobucket bandwidth exceeded" pix, but i probably wont be using it much since i pay a butt load of money every month for my own hosting :)

[Lino]

On suggestion is for a dark style, kind of like supraforums.com. I's nice for us night owls (I work graveyards).

[Tommy]

On suggestion is for a dark style, kind of like supraforums.com. I's nice for us night owls (I work graveyards).

I agree. Two styles, one dark / one light and it can be user selectable.

[TRD 83 SUPRA XX]

How do we add the pictures to the Gallery?

[Tommy]

I use the same gallery on my site and one of my mods put together a "how to" just for that.

I guess you can use it for now until Malloy or someone here makes one for CS.com

Just ignore step 1 and 2 as they are site specific.

http://forums.trailvoy.com/articles.php?do=viewarticle&artid=75

[stevrock]

Well, I must say I was skeptical at first. It's now shaping up to look pretty good.

[Tommy]

The CS logo in the header is just temporary. I couldn't stand looking at the vbulletin default one anymore. :) I have to wait for Malloy to send me the master CS logo psd file. The header looks a little plain right now but we are going to modify it a bit more, possible with a supra graphic on the right side.

[Malloy]

Yea, we will have a sweet supra image in the header soon :)

[Speed Racer]

Looking good ... def lovin' the new forum software. Content mgmt rocks -- this has been a long time coming. Good job Tommy & Mike :badger:

[yannis-supras]

The CS logo in the header is just temporary. I couldn't stand looking at the vbulletin default one anymore. :) I have to wait for Malloy to send me the master CS logo psd file. The header looks a little plain right now but we are going to modify it a bit more, possible with a supra graphic on the right side.
Was about to say that the whole think looks great but the "CelicaSupra.com" fonts. The old one that matched the original Toyota fonts rocked, I hope you'll be using that!

[mk2_suprafan]

just an observation, you guys may or may not know about it. i tried to log in at work, and couldnt, it kept giving me a message that the domain needs to be added to a white list... whatever the hell that means. it could have just been me too, or the computer i was on, but i shouldnt have had a problem logging in like i did.

[Tommy]

just an observation, you guys may or may not know about it. i tried to log in at work, and couldnt, it kept giving me a message that the domain needs to be added to a white list... whatever the hell that means. it could have just been me too, or the computer i was on, but i shouldnt have had a problem logging in like i did.

The "Post Referrer Whitelist" error you received was the result of a vBulletin security feature. You must of been trying to login from the new CMS index page or gallery. I updated the list so that should be resolved. I tried to re-produce the error and did not get it.

Thanks for the heads up.

[trdmkii]

i defnitley didn't like it at first, but patience is key....keep up the good work, its looking good.

[mk2_suprafan]

The "Post Referrer Whitelist" error you received was the result of a vBulletin security feature. You must of been trying to login from the new CMS index page or gallery. I updated the list so that should be resolved. I tried to re-produce the error and did not get it.

Thanks for the heads up.


yeah, i tried logging in at both the start page (with the top 10 newest posts), and also at the top of the site itself. i didnt try going to the forums though and logging in from there.

[ren0]

i like the new stuff, and the new CMS would make things easier for upkeep (for you admins).

but there is one thing i wouldn't mind changed. the icon for "new posts" and "no new posts". i think there needs to be a more obvious difference. when i scroll through the list i want to be able to tell which forums have new posts with out actually looking at the icon. like the old one was a yellow supra, to a watermarked supra for no new posts.

i don't know, maybe its just me. i doubt you guys'll listen anyway. so i'll just have to get used to it.

[Donn29]

Incorporate a new style
Add new site header with navigation
Move the old html content over to the new Content Management System
And a few other non-priority tweaks. :)

I can help with moving/copy the old docs. PM if you guys need a hand(knows a bit of html/anal about making things look perfect)

[kovec]

most users have no clue what goes on in the background of a website and how much work it takes these days to design and run a good site, but i know better. i want to thank you guys for putting in the time and effort for doing this, you're doing a good job!

[Chrisfrom1986]

im having a problem with the site freezing from time to time... pages wont load at all and just sit where i am... kinda getting frustrating. im running cable and this website is the ONLY site that it happens on, while its frozen i can open a new browser and load any page instantly. im wondering if anyone else has run into this problem?

[Malloy]

I heard the same complaints about speed when we switched from phpBB to vBulletin. They seemed to iron themself out. If loading problems persist, let us know.

[RedP85]

If loading problems persist, let us know.Already better than yesterday.

[Kevin Kisseberth]

Thanks for all the hours you all spend keeping this comunity tight. Thanks

[Lino]

I keep getting this:

Not Found
The requested URL /profile.php was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

[Malloy]

At ~12PM EST we were having issues. Are you astill having that problem?

[wjanusz]

I had similar issues earlier but it appears to be working fine now. Thanks for all the work. Looking good!!! - Bill

[Lino]

yes, i just had it again. was really bad when i posted last (almost everytime i clicked on something it would say not found). Now it only does that when i first come on to the site. (ie. i click on my bookmark or type in the address it will only do it once, then im fine untill i go to a diffrent site and try to come on again.)

[Malloy]

I have no idea. I will consult with Tommy (trailvoy) in the AM. Hes the VB master.

[MWebber]

/vbforums/ isn't the same directory that the subdomain (forums.celicasupra.com) is pointing to. since the new CMS was installed, /vbforums/ has been deleted and forums.celicasupra.com is now the place to go.

so...
www.ceilcasupra.com/vbforums/ <--------change in favorites to:

http://forums.celicasupra.com

and all with be flowery again.

Mike

[Malloy]

Guess I should actually read the posts, hehe. I hope to have the redirect done today.

[Donn29]

Site seems to be good. Liking the CMS, can't wait to post up some articles.... And I like the discuss this article type thing.
My only bitch is with the Vb software. Could we get the email links changed, so they point to a thread number and post number? I find that the links change(whats in the address bar after loading) when you use them. Instead of using the newpost thing for the thread.

[Lino]

/vbforums/ isn't the same directory that the subdomain (forums.celicasupra.com) is pointing to. since the new CMS was installed, /vbforums/ has been deleted and forums.celicasupra.com is now the place to go.

so...
www.ceilcasupra.com/vbforums/ <--------change in favorites to:

http://forums.celicasupra.com

and all with be flowery again.

Mike

Thanks! i actually had my favorites set to go to www.celicasupra.com

[TRD 83 SUPRA XX]

OK Im not sure if this is some sort of issue with the upgrade but I haveint been geting any e-mails from the site when people post in threds Ive posted on or subscribed to.

So I just wanted to let you guys know.

[Tanya]

Is there anyway we can have mouseover on thread titles to get a "preview" of what's going on in the thread?

[Donn29]

OK Im not sure if this is some sort of issue with the upgrade but I haveint been geting any e-mails from the site when people post in threds Ive posted on or subscribed to.

So I just wanted to let you guys know.
works here

[Tommy]

Is there anyway we can have mouseover on thread titles to get a "preview" of what's going on in the thread?

Done. :)

[Tanya]

Done. :)


Oo awesome, thanks

[mk2_suprafan]

hmm not working for me... oh well. i guess if i wanna read it ill open it :)

[intelwalk]

I get this when i goto www.celicasupra.com, it goes straight to www.cs.com/profile.php.


I keep getting this:

Not Found
The requested URL /profile.php was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

[Lino]

Just set your bookmark to forums.celicasupra.com. Worked for me. Thanks MWebber.

[TRD 83 SUPRA XX]

Still not geting e-mails from the forum.

[CanuckDave]

Since the forums are now located in /forums rather than /vbforums, any link to another thread in the forums now results in a broken link.

Shouldn't be too hard to set up some kind of forwarding I would think..

anyway, nice work on the site guys.

edit:

as a temporary workaround, if you want to go to a link to a different thread somebody has put in their post, just copy the url then paste it in a different browser window, select the text and take out the "vb" from "vbforums"
i.e.
incorrect: http://www.celicasupra.com/vbforums/showthread.php?t=21136

correct: http://www.celicasupra.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21136

[Chrisfrom1986]

actually on my end the setup is:
http://forums.celicasupra.com/
not http://www.celicasupra.com/forums

[Daves2JZGTE]

Y is it I cant edit my post anymore ?? I could right after i posted but now a day latter i cant.

Dave

[Donn29]

If you have posted since the post you want to edit, you cant. You can only edit your last post. Not sure if it was like this with the PHPbb2 software. But it's been like this for a while.

[Chrisfrom1986]

Y is it I cant edit my post anymore ?? I could right after i posted but now a day latter i cant.

Dave
i just noticed that... whats up?

[MWebber]

Y is it I cant edit my post anymore ?? I could right after i posted but now a day latter i cant.

Dave

http://forums.celicasupra.com/showthread.php?t=21870

[TRD 83 SUPRA XX]

I saw that a few mins ago. I dont really like the fact that we cant edit our own posts.

But if you guys want to edit our posts as soon as we ask you to then by all means go ahead.

[CJSREDPRA]

So... This now means that if I want to edit any of my postings/threads that I have in the FAQ (Every so often, I'm updating the 1st postings in the Paint Code & the Trim Code threads, mostly to add new pictures), I now have to give you guys a holler?????

[Malloy]

Yep. Send me a PM, it will be handled. :)

[Speed Racer]

Guys,

Do you understand why you can't? Instead of complaining about it...please accept the fact that if we let you guys do that....it creates a HUGE amount of garbage on the server that impacts site performance.

Hopefully you understand that this is the reason -- it has nothing to do with playing big brother, and trying to take away control from you. It's not that we WANT to edit your posts, you have an 8 hour window that you can make adjustments to what you post. That should be more than sufficient.

[Chrisfrom1986]

Guys,

Do you understand why you can't? Instead of complaining about it...please accept the fact that if we let you guys do that....it creates a HUGE amount of garbage on the server that impacts site performance.

Hopefully you understand that this is the reason -- it has nothing to do with playing big brother, and trying to take away control from you. It's not that we WANT to edit your posts, you have an 8 hour window that you can make adjustments to what you post. That should be more than sufficient.
im anal about my spelling in posts but sometimes dont notice the mistakes for days. i think somebody is going to be mad when i keep contacting them to fix my spelling :faint:

:edit: jeez, already misspelled 2 words in this post...

[TRD 83 SUPRA XX]

Hahaha This is going to be funny. Speed can you change this to and f insted of an e. LOL

Good luck guys.

And by the way whe you say 8hr window you mean we can edit the post within that time?

[MWebber]

Hahaha This is going to be funny. Speed can you change this to and f insted of an e. LOL

Good luck guys.

And by the way whe you say 8hr window you mean we can edit the post within that time?

ya, 8 hours to be able to edit yourself.

I'll be the first to say, simple spelling mistakes are going to be low priority, you'de be better off not worrying about it. Those that abuse this will surely get on the shit-list ASAP....

Mike

[Daves2JZGTE]

is no biggy i was just guna update a GB list but i gess i will just make one as i go.

Dave

[MWebber]

is no biggy i was just guna update a GB list but i gess i will just make one as i go.

Dave

Dave,

I'm your man on GB's... just drop me a PM and I'll copy and paste it.

Mike

[TRD 83 SUPRA XX]

OK as far as the e-mail issue that has now been takeing care of. Sorry for the big mix up.

And as far as the 8br rule I can live with that.

[Malloy]

The 301 redirect is now working :-)


Shouldn't be too hard to set up some kind of forwarding I would think..

[Chrisfrom1986]

still running into the problems with the pages not loading... and i know it is not my end of the line... has happened 3 times more today.

[Tanya]

it's been a bit laggy for me too recently... but it was about the time Stephen was torturing evil little trolls...

[Malloy]

909: I have no clue man. Is anyone having this problem consistently?

tanya: Ive been on the site all day with no issues. Around 7 it got laggy for a few mins, and its working OK. If its consistently slow, let me know.

[Chrisfrom1986]

for me its not laggy, it just does not load the page. status bar only shows waiting for forums.celicasupra.com until i close the page.

[TRD 83 SUPRA XX]

Im not haveing that issue.

[fatpanda]

I just noticed the small supras - for the old and new posts -are back on the forum. Sweet! Keep up the good work.

[Donn29]

for me its not laggy, it just does not load the page. status bar only shows waiting for forums.celicasupra.com until i close the page.
for me I just click the link again and its fine. Bad for the server though.
It only happens once in a while, even at work.

[Donn29]

also, when you vist cs.com's main page the greeting for a guest needs some tweaking... :badger: