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The new version of IPB 2.1 is great but it can be hard to get the hang of the new software with little documentation.
RSS feed imports
I already mentioned in a previous thread my difficulties in setting up the RSS feed imports.
Rich Text Editor
I just overcame a second problem which was how to get the WYSIWYG editor or Rich Text editor working. It appears that each user has to go to the "My Controls" tab and click on "Board Settings", then scroll to the bottom and find: "Type of text editor to use when posting Rich Text Editor requires either IE6, Mozilla or Firefox" and use the drop down to select "Rich Text Editor".
Apparently the IPB Rich Text Editor won't work with certain browsers (e.g. Opera) and so this is why it is not turned on my default.There is a way of running a MySQL query to turn this on for everyone but I will leave this alone for now.
Concurrent post capture
Another issue I had was finding the setting for the "concurrent post capture". It can be found here
Tools & Settings -> View All General Settings -> Topics, Posts and Polls -> Merge member's concurrent posts . It turns out this option is fairly limited because it applies to either everyone (including admins) or no one. I would have thought admins and moderators should have been able to bypass this feature.
List of new features
In case anyone was interested here are some of the new features of the IPB 2.1 software:
- ACP Permission Restrictions
Restrict your administrators to certain tabs, features and tasks! - Rich Text (WYSIWYG) Editor
Allow your members to easily format their posts, signatures and personal messages. - RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Import
Import RSS content from all over the 'net as new topics in any forum you choose. - RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Export
Allow others to syndicate your content by setting up exclusive RSS export streams from forums of your choice. - Multiple Question Polls
Create new polls in our easy to use interface. Set different questions for multiple question polls. - Member's Display Name
Optionally allow your members to choose their own display name which is separate from their log-in username, and change it as often as you allow. - Components Framework
Download pre-written components and install them with a few clicks. Create new functionality without needing to touch a line of IPB's code; future-proof your modifications! - Improved Forum and Topic Marking
Forum are topic markers are now stored in the database. Our comprehensive system accurately tracks all your unread
topics regardless of which computer you use to access your account. - Topic Rating
Allow your members to rate each other's topics. This can be set per forum and per user-group. - Concurrent Post Capture
Optionally merge concurrent posts within a settable time-limit. Prevent "And another thing..." from creating a new
post! - In-line Topic Editing
An IPS innovation: Edit topics from the forum listing without a need to refresh your page! - In-line Post Editing
An IPS innovation: Edit posts quickly from the topic view page without reloading the topic! - Member Name Suggest
An IPS innovation: When composing a new PM or pruning a forum, enter part of a member's name and IPB will bring up a
list of suggested matches, instantly! - MyAssistant Re-Designed
An IPS innovation: A combined floating palette comprising of instant notification of new PMs with the ability to cycle through recent PMs. Instant "new posts" listing, and quick search - all used without a single page refresh! - Re-designed Admin Control Panel
A totally re-worked ACP. A new tab system categorizes the ACP menu making it much easier to find what you want! - Re-designed Template Editing Screen
Taking advantage of the very latest scripting tools, we've totally re-worked the template editing interface making
it much easier to find the correct template bit you need to edit and even allowing you to edit several at once. - Log In Authentication
Choose between different types of authentication. Use existing member databases to authenticate your users; allow
a single password for your current member systems and your forums! LDAP and .Net PassPort modules being developed
now
