As we make repairs, improvements, and upgrades to the website they will be documented here. If anyone ever gets curious to what the admins are doing behind the scenes, this will outline a good portion of it.
1/29/2016
- Facebook announced no more gun sales
- Domain name & hosting account purchased for http://www.azgunbuy.com
- Forum software built
1/30/2016
- Website launched
- Various software improvements and bug fixes
1/31/2016
- Server upgraded the higher traffic than anticipated
- Image attachment bug fixed
2/1/2016
- Facebook removed the Arizona Guns - Buy/Sell/Trade group
2/2/2016
- iOS and Android app (Tapatalk) configured for use and activated
2/4/2016
- Major forum software upgrade (forums inaccessible during upgrade)
2/5/2016
- Anti-spam protections installed and configured
- Post composition box upgrade
- Google Analytics installed and configured
- Various SEO tweaks
- Time zone forum bug fixed
- 2/6/2016
- Security patch
- Quick reply box integrated into forum software
2/7/2016
- BB codes added
2/9/2016
- Back end code optimizations
2/11/2015
- Website privacy changes
2/12/2016
- Server upgraded again to handle high traffic levels
- Homepage software installed
2/13/2015
- Homepage software configured
- Where to shoot map integrated into homepage
- Mobile browser optimizations on homepage
2/15/2016
- Social media share buttons integrated into forum software
- Live chat framework set up
2/16/2016
- Social media share button improvements
- Forum Open Graph tag automation script configured
- Homepage Open Graph tag automation scrip configured
2/19/2016
- Began developing new website software
2/23/2016
- Removed the Wordpress and phpBB website software
- Imported user accounts and data to the new vBulletin software
- Launched the new and improved site with the new software
- Fixed post display glitch
- Implemented quick registrations and logins with social media accounts
- Imported file attachments not showing. Glitch repairs began
- "Like" button installed
- Website was down and not accessible for a few hours in the afternoon
- Re-configured Tapatalk to work with the new vBulletin
2/24/2016
- Notification bar similar to Facebook installed on the top of the site to notify on post replies and private messages.
- Continuing repairs to the imported file attachment glitch
- Began developing further website improvements and social media integration
- E-mail sent out to all members explaining the password reset procedure required since passwords from the old software did not import into the new software.
2/25/2016
- Installed and configured live chat system
- Usergroup permission changes
- Image attachment improvements
- Externally linked image import installed to prevent future broken links
2/26/2016
- Fixed a glitch with the "like" button
- Integrated the "like" button with notification bar to provide like notifications
- Forum sidebar modifications
- Similar threads box added at the end of each thread
- iTrader ratings installed (similar to eBay ratings)
2/27/2016
- Repairs to database glitch
2/28/2016
- Installed Facebook share button





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