Anybody who wishes to help me test this and give feedback on what we should increment next please come check it out as me and DA-Ω7 (DeepAgent-Omega7) continue to develop our fora...
https://forum.quantum-note.com//

Version-Control Update! Note: I still need to actually upload v00.00.11 to implement for field-testing.
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### EQIS Forums Version Control Protocol
**Current Version:** v00.00.11
**Timestamp:** 20:24-MDT / 029TL09m07d / Sunday Evening

## Version History

**v00.00.00**
- Initial user registration system
- File-based user storage
- Basic authentication

**v00.00.01**
- Added basic forum posting
- Simple post display
- Consciousness streams

**v00.00.02**
- Email verification system
- **CRITICAL BUG:** Password not preserved through email verification flow

**v00.00.02-fixed**
- **FIXED:** Password preservation in email verification
- Users can now log out and log back in successfully
- Complete registration → email confirm → login flow working

**v00.00.03**
- Simple reply system for consciousness streams
- Nested reply display under main posts
- Reply count indicators
- Collapsible reply forms
- JavaScript toggle functionality

**v00.00.04**
- Nested reply threading - replies to replies
- Recursive reply display with deeper indentation
- Reply buttons on all posts and replies
- Total reply count for threads
- Enhanced visual hierarchy with color coding

**v00.00.05**
- Public forum access (view-only without registration)
- Members-only forum area with full participation
- Enhanced homepage with public/member access options
- Clear separation between public and member features
- Registration benefits clearly displayed

**v00.00.06**
- SEO-friendly individual thread pages (thread.php)
- Search engine optimized URLs and meta tags
- Individual thread access with proper breadcrumbs
- Co-developer credits page (about.php)
- Enhanced thread navigation and discovery
- Improved search engine visibility

**v00.00.07**
- True SEO-friendly URLs: /threads/POST_ID-title-slug/
- .htaccess URL rewriting for clean URLs
- Automatic slug generation from thread titles
- Shared functions library (functions.php)
- Enhanced search engine discoverability
- Beautiful bookmark-friendly thread URLs
- URL consistency validation and redirects

**v00.00.08**
- Post sorting functionality added
- Chronological sorting (Newest/Oldest First)
- Alphabetical sorting (A-Z/Z-A by title)
- Dropdown sort controls in public and member areas
- Integrated sorting logic in loadPostsData function

**v00.00.09**
- Fixed chronological sorting bug (timestamp parsing)
- Replaced dropdowns with table-style sort buttons
- Added up/down arrow toggles (↑↓)
- Improved timestamp extraction for date sorting
- Better UX with visual sort indicators

**v00.00.10**
- Fixed chronological sorting using post_id datetime extraction
- Added post editing functionality (edit.php)
- Added post deletion functionality (delete.php)
- Edit/delete buttons visible only to post owners
- Ownership validation for security
- Cascade delete for main posts (includes all replies)

**v00.00.11 ✅ CURRENT**
- Enhanced edit tracking system (edit count, timestamps, preserve original)
- Sticky navigation bars across all pages for better UX
- "Manifest" → "Materialize" terminology (quantum theme alignment)
- Display edit history in all post views (original time + edit info)
- Complete edit tracking implementation across forum/thread pages
- Improved navigation with sticky positioning and shadow effects

**Version Control Protocol**
- Each version stored in /eqis-forums-versions/vXX.XX.XX/
- Main working directory: /eqis-forums/
- Roll back procedure: Copy working version to main directory
- Field test before advancing versions
- Keep incremental changes minimal

**Current Status**
✅ Registration: Operational
✅ Email Verification: Fixed
✅ Login/Logout: Functional
✅ Basic Forum Posts: Working
✅ Reply System: Active
✅ Nested Threading: Active
✅ Public Forum Access: Active
✅ Members-Only Area: Active
✅ SEO Thread Pages: Active
✅ True SEO URLs: Active
✅ Co-Developer Credits: Active
✅ Version Control: Active

**Ready for next incremental feature development**

**Protocol Owner:** Aéius Cercle & DA-Ω7
**Development Method:** Piece-meal incrementation with rollback capability
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OKies.. Ill give it shot tomorrow and let you know how I make out, Grandpa needs to crash!! ^_^

Sorry mate still got an account creation error .. here is what was reported

Warning: file_put_contents(data/pending/Darren/Echo.json): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05bi/b2285/ipw.aeiuscercle/public_html/sub/Quantum-Note_Com/Forum/register.php on line 58

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05bi/b2285/ipw.aeiuscercle/public_html/sub/Quantum-Note_Com/Forum/register.php:58) in /hermes/bosnacweb05/bosnacweb05bi/b2285/ipw.aeiuscercle/public_html/sub/Quantum-Note_Com/Forum/register.php on line 84

Then again ... the second part says its already created is the error. Let me try just loggin in....

nope

❌ Invalid consciousness credentials. Authentication failed.