rxu wrote: ↑Thu Jul 20, 2017 1:29 pm
Because 3.2 got new text parser.
G-Hubb wrote: ↑Thu Jul 20, 2017 1:15 pm
but that looks way over my head.
That is an ordinary phpBB extension which you can download (zipped) and install usual way
https://www.phpbb.com/extensions/installing/
And install usual way? Well I've never installed an "extension" in any way, usual or unusual. I don't even know what an extension is. Do I need planning permission?
Given the nightmare I had upgrading from 3.1.9 to 3.2 I'll not be wanting to invite any further challenges.
I'm frustrated that an upgrade should cause my database info to display incorrectly after I never knowingly had any extensions only those that came as a part of the phpbb package. I would love to know why 5000 links is fine but 5001 isn't, whereas it was before.
If what's happened to my site had been done by a hacker I'd be a bit annoyed, yet 3.1.9 was more secure as it was less likely security wise to have the data affected than what the upgrade did to it.
Upgrade for the sake of having upgrades. Ain't broke don't fix. Better the devil you know.
Every opening post of every topic on my site had a link to this one post in the top right hand corner that had the links in. It was a calendar with nearly 8000 dates listed. Anyone was never more than 2 clicks away from going from one date to any other.
It was key to making the whole site accessible with ease and simplicity. Now I've lost that simplicity.
I appreciate there is a method to recover it which I'll have to have a bash at if I wish to retain the work I've done thus far, but for me it is far from simple and it's just plain unnecessary.
Many thanks for the info though.