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Massive Changes/Relaunch!

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Welcome back! Makestation is today at its one year birthday as a community, and to celebrate, we've been working on some pretty in-depth changes for a while now. And today, behold, they are here. We've added some great new features, an all new design, and of course some new sections and reorganization for the community as well. We hope you love the new changes that celebrate our first year in existence as a community!

What's New


1) We've released our completely revamped design, which, as you may notice, is based on the original Submatrix theme. Submatrix was the most popular design that was ever used here, so we've decided to go back to it, of course with some improvements. Let us know what you think and what you would like to see for the next stage of revisions in our design! (And yes, a tweaked sidebar is among the list of things to do. Tongue )

2) We've integrated a new shop into the Station Cash Panel, offering a large selection of over 30 badges for station cash. As a result, no longer are badges such as the Stamp of Blessings handed out. You can now purchase them yourself! Be careful, however... some items have very limited stock, and prices can change at any moment. Be sure to check them out!

3) We've coded our own custom status updates plugin that functions similarly to the profile comments plugin for our software. The new plugin allows status updates to show up on the sidebar, and also has a "view all updates" page. So, you may just have a little more of an audience next time you need to make a quick rant. Big Grin

4) The shoutbox, alerts, and a few other features have officially returned! Tongue

5) Roleplay has now been implemented here at Makestation. The basic premise divides members into two political parties, each holding different values and morals. Be sure to select your team and check out the roleplay section today!

6) We've also done some board reoganization to bring some life back into the sections of the forum that need the activity. In short, the entertainment section was moved and merged with the "general media" board, the software & coding section was split outside of the general "technology" board, and the "lifestyle" board was moved outside of the coffeehouse. Feel free to check our new about us page as well, which reflects the updated layout. We hope you like the changes!


A year in review

It's been quite a first year as a community. And yes, quite a few theme overhauls have been made over that year, along with a forum software conversion, and almost two. (Perhaps that should be an embarassment? Tongue ) Anyway, this time around, we have decided to revert to an older design that had gained some success, but just for the nostalgia...

From our original SMF days:
[Image: ms1.png]

Right after the MyBB conversion:
[Image: ms11.png]

Needless to say, we've come a long way. Tongue

Anyway, we've spent about a month working on these new changes, and I'm excited about some of the new ideas that are also planned. We hope that you like the new changes to the community! As always, if you have any suggestions, feel free to let us know. Big Grin

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Massive Changes/Relaunch! - by Darth-Apple - April 21st, 2014 at 12:52 AM
RE: Massive Changes/Relaunch! - by Gmdykfuiygh66476 - April 21st, 2014 at 1:38 AM
RE: Massive Changes/Relaunch! - by simlink - April 21st, 2014 at 11:21 AM
RE: Massive Changes/Relaunch! - by Warwick - April 23rd, 2014 at 3:58 PM
RE: Massive Changes/Relaunch! - by Darth-Apple - April 23rd, 2014 at 4:00 PM
RE: Massive Changes/Relaunch! - by Acko - April 24th, 2014 at 3:35 AM
RE: Massive Changes/Relaunch! - by RuthB - April 24th, 2014 at 8:58 AM
RE: Massive Changes/Relaunch! - by Darth-Apple - April 25th, 2014 at 4:33 PM

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