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I'm going to upgrade the forum software. Check the progress on Twitter: https://twitter.com/like_ra


Source: https://twitter.com/like_ra/status/1667666300162781184
The easiest part has been completed. The software has been upgraded from: 1.8.30 to 1.8.31, then to 1.8.32, then to 1.8.33, then to 1.8.34.

Next steps:

o- Hack WEBP support back in.
o- Update all changed templates
o- Fix bugs
Some "too visible" errors have been fixed.

Let me know if you notice something weird.
New kernel, new MySQL, new ad-column placement (the iDevices issue has been fixed, see https://www.likera.com/forum/mybb/Thread...3#pid62483).

Action items:

o- Upgrade MyBB (new version is out)
o- Replace the current menu system with a mobile-friendly "sandwich" one.

The latter is very important. Also, from the Google point of view (less mobile issues).
New Ruffle Flash player in the Games section. SuperDeepThroat loads without errors now! It even works in the standalone version. So there is a hope, that it will work online (now sooner, rather than later!)
Temporarily switched the blog theme to one of the standards. Got fed up with the plugin bugs...
New package source, new kernel, new libraries, new patches. The server is rebooted.
New PHP, new MySQL.
Hm... I disabled inlining of JS and CSS and forced outlining - the load time decreased by 10 (the forum index) and 20% (thread)!
New WordPress, new WP/blog theme (needs work).