BabyU Site Redesign and Software Upgrade

Woo Hoo!

As you've noticed there is a brand new look that will continue to evolve for BabyU. When I first came to BabyU I was struck by the loyal and supportive community we have here. I'm happy to reward the community with a brand new look and upgraded forum software that allows you to do many new things and encourages more interaction with your BabyU friends!

Some of the new features are:

New Profiles
Your profile page has been upgraded and you now has the ability to make contacts, upload photos, message people, and take a look at member stats!

In the future I hope those of you who are crafty will use your profile as a place for potential customers to find out more about you!

New Photo Albums
Now you're able to create a photo album that will be attached to your profile! Upload photos of your family, craft projects, pets and tell us about them! Uploading photo's is easier than ever, and you can use your new album to attach images to forum threads!

Social Groups
Members can create groups for others to join! Groups get a mini board or wall of their very own to post to. This is good to build relationships with members who have the same interests, netowkr regionally, or to band together and show your support of an issue.

There's so much we have access to now, if you have any issues at all figuring things out DON'T HESITATE to create a new thread in the Technical Assistance forum. I am going to work on making step by step tutorial or video tutorials for some of the new features.

There are even more upgrades than just this in the works! Personal blogs for members, a BabyU content management system for the main site, and all kinds of great contests to roll out!

Enjoy and again let us know of anything we can help with.

Re: BabyU Site Redesign and Software Upgrade

Good to hear your feedback!

Today's post is in the top navigation under the Quick Links drop down menu. So Quick Link > Today's Posts

The who's online box won't be returning to the top until we pick up activity a bit more.

If you're asking about the skin specifically, this is a custom creation just for BabyU. I know it's different than what your used to, but I also didn't think you wanted to stagnate on an old board that used decrepit technology. The forum software was extremely out of date and I could hardly do what I needed to do on it to administrate the forum with ease.

Thanks for the input, I think both of your points have been addressed above.

We as a group can decide if we want to use the reputation system or not, basially you earn points for your participation in the forum by making posts and creating new threads. Other members can also leave you positive feedback about your posts and will will also contribute reputation points.

As with every change it's going to take some time get used to, I wasn't expecting everyone to love it. Social Groups are completely optional and is a brand new feature for this software. You can choose to use them or not. BabyU isn't cliquey, that's one of the most amazing and cherished aspects of this community. Groups are an optional feature and as a community we can choose to use them or not.

Social groups are simply a group you can join, there is no real time or private chatting functionality. What happens with them is totally up to you, you all are in the drivers seat with them.

You will make that happen, you all are the members here. This site is driven by you. I don't think you understand how groups work, there is no private chat, just the ability to leave comments on a "wall".

Noted, but it's not changing. What I can do is give those who wish to use to continue the skin that option.

Thank you for your positive outlook!


You've discovered something I didn't know about, I will have to check this out. You can feel free to disregard anything you don't wish to participate in.

Be on to what BBU was and what it is being turned into? Am I missing something here?

Well thanks for the enthusiasm everyone. The goal has always been to make BabyU the best parenting destination on the web. I value all of the group here, but the common goal, that there was never an issue with, was to restore BabyU to it's former glory as an active and busy community of like minded women. That means we need to provide a fantastic community of women, features for them to use, resources for them to reference, and obviously design is a big part of the initial attraction.

When you use Multi Quotes you must click the "new reply" button for them all to show up in the editor. HTHS!

Re: BabyU Site Redesign and Software Upgrade

Sure, to clarify - If there are those who wish to continue using the older "skin", then I will enable it as a choice for those who wish to use it. Please note though - if you wish to use it, it is not a "supported" product which means we won't be "fixing" or "upgrading" it to be compatible with the new forum features.

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Why does being personally childless mean that BabyU is now a womens "interest" only site? BabyU is an all encompassing pregnancy and parenting board that focuses on the whole woman including pregnancy and child rearing. I haven't done anything that would in any way suggest the focus has changed to a general womens interest forum.

Re: BabyU Site Redesign and Software Upgrade

Just a note to let everyone know that I have no problem listening to you. I understand you have spent a significant amount of time here, that is valued. I understand the visual change to the board is significant, but please remember it's simply aesthetic. You are what makes this community what it is.