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I don't begin to know all of the new user or administrative features in Olympus, so I thought a thread on this subject might be helpful. I'll post a few I know about and I'd appreciate it if you folks would do the same. I'll put them in the first post on this thread as a resource. Please post the location of the control to activate the feature.

Thanks,
Chas.

1. Posts can be shown oldest first or newest first. This is set in the User Control Panel (UCP). Click on the Board Preferences option, then select the "Edit display options" and set the "Display Posts" options to order by date, either ascending or descending.

2. Set theme In the UCP, go to the Board Preferences and set the "My board style" to the selection of your choice.

3. Friends & Foes Lists If someone is put on your Foes List, you won't see their posts. If they are on your Friends List, they will show up in a box when they are online, making it easier to send PMs. It might have other functionality as well.

4. Global site search, or search within a sub-forum or thread There are three different search boxes or features. The one on the top left of the page searches the entire site. When you are in a forum, another search box appears and it searches only within the forum. Once you open a thread, a search box searches only within that thread.



Here is a link to phpBB's feature comparison between 2.0.X and Olympus. NOTE: Some of these features are User features and some are Administrative features.