The updated version is up at www.buffistas.me

Please give me an invite code so I can register and fake post stuff.

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Invite codes will stay good even if the database is wiped. But a database wipe does mean you'll have to register again. On the plus side registering again will get you a new automatically generated tagline if you don't like the one you get before.

The beta site has been updated again. I preserved the current users, but all the threads got wiped. This update adds the start of an admin portal (only visible to admins). Right now it lets you add new threads and lists the current threads (it has buttons for doing stuff, but they aren't hooked up.) This update also adds the infrastructure for guarding routes unless the user has the right permissions.

Next step: tracking a user's current position in threads.

Check it out at www.buffistas.me

If you want a login, let me know and I will give you an invite code. If you are currently an admin, let me know so I can give you the correct permissions.

As a related note, passwords on the beta site are much more secure than this site so nobody can see the password that you use on the beta site, not even me.

I actually never use 'Show New', so is the idea that pressing 'Show New' will bring up a thread with new messages from the threads you've subscribed to?

Yes, correct.

Cool.

As a general note, I've made a few updates recently. The thread navigation buttons when viewing posts work now. Only four posts are shown at a time for testing purposes. New posts can have a bit more formatting now and when you include a link like [link] is will be automatically made clickable. Oh, and if you leave a tag open, it will be fixed.

The next couple of changes will be keeping track of where you are in a thread (if you are logged in) and adding a display for users in the admin portal.

What are you using for cleaning up tags? I used htmlpurifier for another project a while back, but I'm curious what's out there today.

I'm using htmlpurifier