Forum Software Upgrade coming soon!

[Barry]

Hi guys...this old software will be running out of security updates soon so we need to plan on upgrading to the new version 5 software in the very near future...I know some of you hate changes but unfortunately, they are necessary to keep the software safe and the forum running smooth and fast!

I've seen the updates and they aren't too bad...the forums will still have the familiar look and feel but there may be some things reorganized into different places.  I upgrade the forum almost monthly but this upcoming update is a little bigger with more visible changes so I wanted to let you guys know ahead of time so you don't get overly shocked after I run the update!

There are also 2 features that will be going away after the update...Status Updates an the forum Q&A Mode.  This is mainly for security as they can be vulnerable to hack attacks...so expect those features to disappear.  

[mowerman]

thanks for that,,,,and also everything you do for us,,,bob

[mrsmackpaul]

Hopefully it all goes smoothly 

Thanks Barry 

 

Paul

[mowerman]

I’m not sure if this transition has taken place yet or not I don’t really see anything different 

[Vladislav]

Thanks for the service Barry.

I hope we will survive after one more software update 

[Barry]

On 4/24/2026 at 9:21 PM, mowerman said:

I’m not sure if this transition has taken place yet or not I don’t really see anything different 

Not yet...we are waiting for the Garage and Wiki plugins to be updated for the new software version.  Maybe a week or two yet!

16 hours ago, Vladislav said:

Thanks for the service Barry.

I hope we will survive after one more software update 

We'll get through it, LOL!