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VERSION UPDATE: 4.00
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Reviewpost 4.0 is a major update with new features our users have requested as well any bug fixes to date.

New features:

. Message Board (for stand-alone systems to use as a mini-forum)
. Private Messaging (PMs, notices for activity on ads, new ads from buddies,
message board activity)
. Built-in RSS (per category basis)
. Usergroup optimization resulting in significant reductions in memory usage for medium-large sites
. Invites System for users to invite and track invitiations
. Buddy Lists
. Who's Online page
. Internal Registration - Avatars, Titles and Signatures
. Redesigned minor areas of showproduct page
. Redesigned global sidebar element to include all pages not just showcat or showproduct like earlier versions when you elect to show the sidebar globally
. Redesigned profile page - buddy lists, more stats, bio pages
. combined usergroup queries into 1 query versus multiple for each usergroup membership
. CAPTCHA image verification for new registrations
. CAPTCHA image verification for new reviews
. Use of icons versus text on showphoto page (famfam icons)
. Added updated myBB forum integration to correct changes made in 1.2 update of that forum.
. Added support for phpBB3
. Subscription Capability using Paypal and IPN added. You can add/edit subscriptions and list subscribers all from admin. They are bumped into whatever new group you set the subscription to use and you can assign permissions accordingly
. AJAX technology to control scrolling of the calendar pal (click on the arrows)
. AJAX technology to allow reshufflling of the "random features" pal
. AJAX technology to allow scrolling of the filmstrip previews (forward and back)
. Filmstrips will have one additional photo on each side when used in the vertical format
. The vBulletin tempaltes have all been modified to use vBulletin style codes (i.e. thead, tcat, etc).
This will make editing the vBulletin templates easier for those used to using vB's styles. We
have also updated the buttons to use the button classes.
. Option to switch between text links and the new icon links in admin added.
. Larger Link to POST A REVIEW on showproduct pages.
. Bold Title placed on review pal on index.
. Title Check to make sure a product with the same name is not already uploaded.
. New Stylesheets added for standalone installs.

Upgraded files

/*.php (except config-inc.php, config-int.php, inc_reviews.php, inc_reviewpost.php, install.php)

New files:

/board.php
/cap.php
/external.php
/online.php
/payment_verification.php
/showframe.php
/subscriptions.php

forums/*.php (you only need the file the corresponds to your version)
languages/*.php (you only need the file that corresponds to your language)
templates/*.tmpl (there are new templates)

images/*.png (new famfam icons)
images/*.gif (new images)

You will need to run the upgrade.php script after updating your files as there are many changes. It is very important you
upload all the new files except your config files and header footer files etc as most everything has changed.