Folks,
We’ve grown so much over the years, and yet we’re still operating on outdated forum software, as I’ve had so many customizations over the years that it was impossible to upgrade to the newest versions. I’m going big and amending all those customizations so that I can keep this software at peak performance, and because we have one of the largest forums (2.4million posts) of any running this software, it’s a big undertaking.
I’ll keep folks updated on this thread when we know timing, as it will be important to have announcements of the downtime that will result. We’ll probably be completely down for 24-48 hours because of the size of our database, and all the final development and design of the new site will be done on a ‘ghost’ site to make sure it is correct before going live.
Know that we’ll have a more feature-rich forum when it’s all done, as I haven’t been able to offer the newest features of this software without upgrading it overall. I’ll be changing up the BerserkerBusiness program, and hopefully setting up some really advanced features that can include shopping quick-links (for non-Subscribers, most likely). I’ll be upgrading everything from the TLS to the software to the server OS, so we’ll start our 11th year bigger, badder, and better than ever!!!