LB Technical Updates

++++++++ A TON of new smilies have been added +++++++++

See http://lakersball.com/threads/boom-lb-smilies-are-here.1118/#post-63033

 

++++++++ Even more smilies have been added +++++++++

This time I added mostly portraits of all the current players, FO, and media personalities:

http://lakersball.com/threads/boom-lb-smilies-are-here.1118/page-2

 

+++++++ Changed Smilie tab order and reduced the number of Simple Smilies ++++++++++++

I figured most of the custom Lakers Smilies seem to be more popular, so I changed the order to have them first, moved the Simple Smilies to the last tab, and greatly reduced the number to just the ones that get used all the time.

 

+++++++++++ Like Conversations +++++++++++

I added an addon that allows you to like a message in a conversation the same as you would in a thread. This allows you to acknowledge you saw a post and liked it without having to reply.

 

++++++++ Donations Button Added +++++++++

I installed a PayPal Donations button underneath your member avatar/info on the sidebar of the forum pages to allow members to donate to Lakersball.com

 

++++++++++ Smilies Updated +++++++++++

Added a bunch of new ones courtesy of Sirron

 

+++++++++++++++ Tapatalk Upgraded ++++++++++++++++

I upgraded from Tapatalk 2.3 to Tapatalk 3.2.1

I checked the app, and it seems to be working fine. Let me know if you see any technical issues that didn't arise in the older version before the upgrade.

 

+++++++++++ Game Time Upgraded ++++++++++++

I upgraded the Game Time plugin from 1.4.4 to 1.4.7

Seems to be working fine

 

++++++++++++ Updated Media Embedding ++++++++++++

We should now have a ton more media we can embed from a lot more media websites (114 different sites to e specific ), and the videos and music files should be even more stable.

Let me know if you have any new problems with posting media after the upgrade.

Spoiler: Edit: Here is a partial list of some of the websites we can now post media from:

114 media sites: ABC News, Amazon Product, audioBoom, Audiomack, Bandcamp, BBC News, Blab, Bleacher Report videos, Break, Brightcove, CBS News Video, CNBC, CNN, CNNMoney, CollegeHumor, Comedy Central, Coub, Dailymotion, Democracy Now!, dumpert, 8tracks, ESPN, Facebook, Flickr, FORA.tv, Fox News, Funny or Die, Gamespot, GameTrailers, Getty Images, Gfycat, GitHub Gist (via custom iframe), Global News, GoFundMe, Google Drive, Google+, Google Sheets, Healthguru, Hudl, Hulu, HumorTV, IGN, IMDb, Imgur, Indiegogo, Instagram, Internet Archive, İzlesene, Kontinental Hockey League (КХЛ), Kickstarter, Kiss Video, Libsyn, LiveCap, LiveLeak, Livestream, Mail.Ru, Medium, Metacafe, Mixcloud, MRCTV, MSNBC, National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Video, NBC Sports, NHL VideoCenter, NPR, The New York Times Video, Oddshot, Pastebin, Plays.tv, Podbean, Prezi, Reddit comment permalink, Rutube, Scribd, SlideShare, SoundCloud, Sportsnet, Spotify, Stitcher, Straw Poll, Streamable, Team Coco, TED Talks, The Atlantic Video, The Guardian, The Onion, TinyPic videos, TMZ, Trailer Addict, Tumblr, Twitch, Twitter, Ustream, VBOX7, Veoh, VEVO, Viagame, Video Detective, Videomega, vidme, Vimeo, Vine, VK, Vocaroo, Vox, WorldStarHipHop, The Wall Street Journal Online, XboxClips, Xbox DVR, Yahoo! Screen, Youku, YouTube, Zippyshare audio files.

 

++++++++++++++ Disabled Game Day and Library ++++++++++++++

No one used the Game Day section to post about games once the Game Time messenger was up and running, so I disabled it. It can be re enabled if needed, but it's a cleaner look without it.

Thk and I are looking into having that Library section up and running with Player and team stats, but for the moment, it is disable as well.

 

+++++++++++++++ Page Load Time Improved ++++++++++++++

Or it should be. I installed an addon that should defer Java script loading for pages, so the pages should load faster.

Please let me know if pages are loading noticeably slower.

 

++++++++++++++ Updated Titles +++++++++++++++

Added new Lakers related Member Titles associated with your number of posts.

 

Titles were handed out by Byron Scott.

He didn't think you had enough Grit

 

+++++++++++++ Updated Privacy Policy +++++++++++++++

As this website grows, I need to make sure all legal information is disclosed and available for our members. View the new Privacy Policy here:

http://lakersball.com/pages/Privacy/

 

++++++++++++++++++ Thread Tittle Addon ++++++++++++++++++

This one is all THK.

He created an addon to allow you to capitalize any words or letters in Thread tittles.

Please let us know if you experience any problems

 

+++++++++++++++++ Stats Tab Added +++++++++++++++++++

Once again, thank @thkthebest for this one.

He has created a fantastically rich stats area for checking Lakers Player and team stats all the way back to the 96-97 season.

Just click on the "Stats" tab at the top of the page to see all the searchable information

PS: I'm still tweaking some of the colors for the Stats area in some of the Themes. All themes will be set correctly in time.

 

++++++++++++++ New Ad Network +++++++++++++++

I joined a new Ad network that targets sports related websites.

Hopefully now the Ad content will be a little more relevant to most of you.

Please let me know if the pages are loading a lot slower or if you see any inappropriate Ads.