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IP.Board Beta 3
Sunday, February 22nd 2009 at 01:57am.
Having just removed beta 1 a few weeks ago, skipping beta 2 with the intention of waiting for beta 3, I have installed beta 3 into a test directory.
I’m not sure if I’m convinced with version 3 yet or not. Yes it looks new, and some areas are good; but at a first look there is too much content stuffed in, for no reason at all.
Looking through the admincp, I can see the board is still tied to the 2.x series; which is a disappointment. Many of the features could have been enhanced, and operate better than they do/have done.
Load times, wow. In the admincp these are sloooow. One of the main features for the update was reduced load times. Fail. Hopefully everything runs smoother in the final version.
Comparison to ZetaBoards. This really surprised me actually, many of the features in ZB outweigh IP.Board quite a bit; and I’m not being biased here, these are the features that are tied to the 2.x series that should be overhauled, since IPS has the ability to make awesome software run flawlessly.
The ZetaBoards admincp is less complicated, it took me about 40 minuets on and off to work out where everything is; whilst the IP.Board admincp is cluttered; awkward; flow-less and painful to navigate.
I haven’t tested the board much, as I just couldn’t be bothered. I had more fun setting up my secret lair. 
I’m planning to upgrade our community forums some time after the 3.0.1 release of IP.Board, as this gives us a chance to see through the updates; and check out any new modifications. I’m also aiming to design a theme this time. I never found the time to do it for 2.3.x