Important...
- This site almost certainly will NOT work with IE6 - UPGRADE YOUR BROWSER - IT'S FREE
- Significant changes have been made during this upgrade to existing user details - Members who had not upgraded their profiles have been deleted
- If you were a registered site user but had not logged into the members area for more than 18 months your account will have been deleted. You will need to re-register
Other than cosmetic changes this is the first major upgrade since the site's launch 3 years ago. It is a very major upgrade to cater for new browsers, changing web standards, significantly increased security threats and the need to cater for the number of visitors accessing the site from mobile devices. The changes include...
V4.9 Upgrade
- Member groups upgraded to v2.4 adding more functionality
- Forum restructured and upgraded to v1.7.1
- Members blogs upgraded and now easily accessible from the members menu
- Private message system upgraded to v2.5
- Document management system upgraded to v1.5.12
- Member profiles redesigned
V4.8 Upgrade
- Primarily a technical upgrade rebuilding all the underlying data structures
- Ensuring that 301 redirects are in place for all the major changes
- Restructuring the way that the weblinks work and are presented
- Groups installed and initial configuration completed. Members are automatically joined to groups depending on their profile.
- Forum upgraded to v1.7.0
V4.7 Upgrade
- New step by step registration process implemented
- Users profiles significantly extended
- Forced profile updates installed
- Members can invite other Councillors and Clerks to join the site accounts are automatically notified
- Members can have their own blogs which are only viewable by other members
- Core software upgraded
- Enhanced security (this site is attacked 4 to 6 times an hour)
- New template which auto senses type of user access and adapts for mobile users
- New flat menu structures - no sub menus
- Site completely restructured...
- Public Area
- Members Area
- Members Only Information Area (NEW)
- Authors Only Area
- All user account functions now integrated into 1 single location and consolidated user profile
- Login using USERNAME or EMAIL ADDRESS
- All new integrated registration process
Due to the scale of the work involved this upgrade is not complete. Registered Members should login to access and read more about the many changes.
