@Kugayama https://forum.canta-per-me.net/advancedsearch/ is the only real alternative - and already installed - without things getting expensive quick.
I've tweaked all the settings available otherwise. There aren't many.
Xenforo has been updated to 1.5.10a
https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-1-5-8-released.116436/
https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-1-5-9-released.118892/
https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-1-5-10a-released-includes-security-fix.120218/
Got time to work on the...
Server transfer. Sorry I couldn't get in before.
EDIT: Note, chat is on a completely different server than anything else. Theoretically, it just got the first of two major upgrades. Dunno when the second will happen.
Updated the link - sorry about that, forgot I had even made it.
I can't make head or tale of the chat bug. I know there is limited capability with the highlight to match previous names - and an automatically generated anonymous id. Unfortunately, development of the chat software seems to have...
Recent changes are more visible on forms & smaller screens. (look at those sidebars drop past the content. woo)
Colors are up for adjustment now - but I should note, Recant's backgorund yellow is currently the same as the original theme. Whatever it changes to, it will not be a pure white...
Xenforo has been updated to 1.5.7
https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-1-5-5-a-released.110956/
https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-1-5-6-released.112942/
https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-1-5-7-released.114611/
...As I was on the server anyways with the...
Searches have match-anything wildcards on either side. That's all I can tell from the code.
Member names are exact matches. No easy getting around that.
OK, here's the deal with the font stuff.
I THINK it works. (admin note: template) But it works on a rather new CSS feature, so refer to http://caniuse.com/#feat=font-unicode-range
@yuki.n , @Kugayama
The font list for xenforo is only
Georgia,"Times New Roman",Times,serif
... while the font list for the main site is
Arial,sans-serif
I could convert the forum to all sans-serif fonts, but that seems a little extreme...
Xenforo has been updated to 1.5.4
https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-1-5-3-released.109055/
https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-1-5-4-released-security-fix.109642/
Found the server had also stalled security updates. Among other things.
Since there have been complaints with openfire as a chat server, I've tried configuring ejabberd - more options, less hacky, not as easy to configure. I'll expect some complaints, but it's enough to chat for now.