AVATARVAULT.COM CHANGELOG ========================================== ****MOST RECENT NOTES ARE AT THE TOP OF THIS DOCUMENT**** **3/22/05: DEVELOPMENT NOTES (IN BETA)** UPDATES: 1) Returned the homepage to its original layout -- RANDOM AVATAR & MOST RECENT (Note: display of avatar is based on whether or not an image exists; no image no show) **3/10/05: DEVELOPMENT NOTES (IN BETA)** UPDATES: 1) Updated MMORPGs table with game abbreviations to reduce signature size (for inactive avatars) 2) Removed all DAYLIGHT SAVINGS timezones from the timezones table. This reduces the amount of timezones and helps reduce search issues. 3) Added signature preview to the Signature Generator page (MyAvatarVault); 4) Added BBCode formatting for Avatar/User Bios (MyAvatar and MyAccount) **3/9/05: DEVELOPMENT NOTES (IN BETA)** UPDATES: 1) Added User Search to the VaultSearch Page; this will display results based on the criteria selected and will currently ONLY display those users that have their "SHOW USER PROFILE" set to YES. 2) Implemented "Anti-Strathound" code in the avatar views; Disables avatar view increment code when the owner of the avatar is the same as the viewer. Will limit the counts when viewing edits to avatars. **3/8/05: DEVELOPMENT NOTES (IN BETA)** UPDATES: 1) Added truncate function to character bio for aVaultHome page. 2) Added avViews column to the Avatars table; This allows the aVaultHome page to display the MOST VIEWED avatars, as well as the most recently posted avatar. **2/28/05: DEVELOPMENT NOTES (IN BETA)** UPDATES: a) Added some features/functions to the User Account page that Taka had asked for. The User Account is now a bit more comprehensive with an added image link, user bio and Timezone. In addition, there is a checkbox on the User Account allowing users to SHOW PROFILE or not. It is turned off by default. Future development will allow USER SEARCHES to be performed against the sites User Listing... b) Added confirmation messages for all DELETE or CLOSE functions -- both Account and Avatar. Now you should get a confirmation dialog to confirm a delete or account close prior to actually deleting it. Clicking OK will perform the action, clicking CANCEL will divert back to the form and not perform any action. c) Removed the PERMANENT LINK URL that is generated at the bottom of the AvatarView. It was causing some unexpected and not-so-pretty issues with the table layout in Firefox. d) Added a GENERATE VAULT LINK option on the MyAvatarVault page, as well as the corresponding display page. The UserID is encoded in the URL. Passing that along will result in a page something like this > UserVaultView e) Added a password confirmation field on the BETA and STANDARD signup pages. Will likely add this to the "FORGOT YOUR PASSWORD" page as well... f) Edited the AvatarVault Home page to display only those records with avatar pics, narrowing down the "random" results. ADMIN UPDATES: a) Completed coding on the Listing & Add pages for MMORPGs, Classes, Races and Servers to allow admins the ability to add additional items to these lookup tables. b) Completed changes on User Account administration, to match what the user can enter c) Added Admin notes to the Avatar records **2/25/05: DEVELOPMENT NOTES (IN BETA)** UPDATES: a) Worked on bugs in the link generator for "permanent" links to avatars. Ended up re-writing a large portion of it, so links generated before today (2/25/05) will likely not work. b) Added three new fields to User Accounts (Real Name, Timezone & Picture/Image). The User Account page will now accept all of these fields and you can upload a picture of yourself (if you desire). Taka, I already did yours for you (as a test). I'll be implementing a "USER SEARCH" in the coming days that will utilize these features. These fields are completely optional of course. c) Worked on some "beind-the-scenes" admin tweaks to make my job easier. Also worked on adding a "gameAbbrev" column to the MMORPGs table, so that I can implement Tychus' COMPACT SIGNATURE option when generating a signature. This functionality should be in place very shortly. **2/24/05: DEVELOPMENT NOTES (IN BETA)** UPDATES: a) Rearranged Search page; added selection for output view (expanded or table view) b) Added code for cookies; NEEDS TO BE TESTED **2/23/05: BETA Released to VR Community** GENERAL: Opened the beta to the VR Community for usability testing. Any reports of issues and/or features will be reported in the Hey Admins! > AvatarVault forum and recorded in this changelog. UPDATES: a) Changed the output for the aVaultHome.asp page. This now displays a random avatar from the database when arriving on this page. b) Added active/inactive/all filter to the standard search functions on the site. c) Put in a fix for avatar delete redirect; filler function for recordID (to avoid griefers) **2/22/05 : BETA Release changes completed* Made some final changes (adding standard search and additional tweaks to existing code to prepare for Beta Release on 2/23/05.