I don't want to come across as ungrateful, because I know a lot of hard work goes into keeping this forum running, and I really appreciate that.  But I have to ask what the reason was for changing the forum software.  To me, it seems like a downgrade, especially in usability on mobile.  Also, the new software isn't free like the old software, correct?

Edited October 7, 20186 yr by jam40jeff

31 minutes ago, jam40jeff said:

I don't want to come across as ungrateful, because I know a lot of hard work goes into keeping this forum running, and I really appreciate that.  But I have to ask what the reason was for changing the forum software.  To me, it seems like a downgrade, especially in usability on mobile.  Also, the new software isn't free like the old software, correct?

Ditteaux.   Reality is, one of the things I liked best about the old forums was their simplicity.  This seems a lot more busy and less straightforward.   I know that's the trend these days, as is change for the sake of change, but I'm a contrarian,

38 minutes ago, jam40jeff said:

I don't want to come across as ungrateful, because I know a lot of hard work goes into keeping this forum running, and I really appreciate that.  But I have to ask what the reason was for changing the forum software.  To me, it seems like a downgrade, especially in usability on mobile.  Also, the new software isn't free like the old software, correct?

SMF was losing steam and hadn’t been upgraded in over a year. Also, this day in age more and more people access sites using their mobile device. With this software, you are accessing the same site/theme/information no matter what type of device you’re using. I personally feel it is light years better than SMF, though will come with a learning curve. To finish, yes it is a pay to use software. 

1 hour ago, Cleburger said:

What is the quickest way to see "unread replies" as I used to click on in the old forum?  I'm playing with "activity streams" but it doesn't seem to have one-click functionality?

Click this icon 

1 hour ago, richNcincy said:

Click this icon 

I'm using firefox on a laptop and when I click this it gives me ALL unread content, not unread replies like I was used to.  In otherwords, i would only get the replies to threads I had participated in. 

 

 

1 hour ago, Cleburger said:

I'm using firefox on a laptop and when I click this it gives me ALL unread content, not unread replies like I was used to.  In otherwords, i would only get the replies to threads I had participated in. 

 

 

Have you tried clicking this option?

 

18 hours ago, richNcincy said:

SMF was losing steam and hadn’t been upgraded in over a year. Also, this day in age more and more people access sites using their mobile device. With this software, you are accessing the same site/theme/information no matter what type of device you’re using. I personally feel it is light years better than SMF, though will come with a learning curve. To finish, yes it is a pay to use software. 

 

well that explains the gigantic ads lol!

but seriously, i like the new format. yes we will have a bit of a learning curve with it, but it really looks clean and modern. seems to work a lot more smoothly as well. thanks again for all your work!

Is there a way to mark threads as read from the activity stream?  I spent a couple minutes going into every subforum to mark all threads as "Read" so old posts stop showing as unread activity. But obviously that's a temp solution. As people post in threads I don't care about they'll always show as unread posts. The activity filter lets me limit based on post date, but that's not an ideal option.

 

edit: Never mind I found it. On desktop there is a link for "Mark site as read". For mobile it's under the 3 line pull-down menu.

Edited October 8, 20186 yr by Mendo

On 10/7/2018 at 2:55 AM, X said:

Are there going to be different theme options?  I find these washed-out, sea-of-white, flat themes to be really hard on the eyes.

@X Scroll to the bottom of the forum page and select the dark theme.  

11 minutes ago, Mendo said:

Is there a way to mark threads as read from the activity stream?  I spent a couple minutes going into every subforum to mark all threads as "Read" so old posts stop showing as unread activity. But obviously that's a temp solution. As people post in threads I don't care about they'll always show as unread posts. The activity filter lets me limit based on post date, but that's not an ideal option.

 

edit: Never mind I found it. On desktop there is a link for "Mark site as read". For mobile it's under the 3 line pull-down menu.

I'm new to the software myself.  Glad you figured it out. 

It'll take some getting used to, and I'm having a few hiccups with mobile, but overall I really like the new interface. You guys did a great job.

On 10/6/2018 at 11:55 PM, X said:

Are there going to be different theme options?  I find these washed-out, sea-of-white, flat themes to be really hard on the eyes.

This is what I was saying in my previous post, but X asked the question much more succinctly.  Yes the white is hard on the eyes.

On 10/7/2018 at 12:29 AM, richNcincy said:

Yes, there will be different theme options.  At the very least, this theme and  a "dark" theme.

 

 

I found the dark theme.  Is it possible to add a theme that's not so extreme as the dark and light? Something in the middle like the blue color the previous forum used would be ideal.  It was easy to read and easy on the eyes.  Thanks.

25 minutes ago, jeremyck01 said:

 

 

I found the dark theme.  Is it possible to add a theme that's not so extreme as the dark and light? Something in the middle like the blue color the previous forum used would be ideal.  It was easy to read and easy on the eyes.  Thanks.

I will work on this.

11 minutes ago, richNcincy said:

I will work on this.

 

I appreciate it, thank you.

The dark theme is better, but I agree- something like a light blue/grey middle ground theme would probably be even better.  Really appreciate you looking into it, Rich!

On 10/7/2018 at 8:25 PM, Cleburger said:

I'm using firefox on a laptop and when I click this it gives me ALL unread content, not unread replies like I was used to.  In otherwords, i would only get the replies to threads I had participated in. 

 

 

 

 

I'm also using Firefox and don't anticipate ever using my phone to read or post on this site.  I don't see this icon. 

 

All I want to do is see new posts on threads that I have posted on.  I don't care about what's happening in Cleveland. 

 

 

3 hours ago, jmecklenborg said:

 

 

I'm also using Firefox and don't anticipate ever using my phone to read or post on this site.  I don't see this icon. 

 

All I want to do is see new posts on threads that I have posted on.  I don't care about what's happening in Cleveland. 

 

 

 

Under the UrbanOhio logo, click "Activity", then "Content I Started" and another row of boxes appears... Click on "Ownership" and a drop down box appears with option for "Content I Have Posted In" - not sure if there's a way to default to that setting though...

You have to make a new activity stream with the settings you want.

 

On desktop: Activity > My Activity Streams > Create New Stream.

 

Give it a name and change whatever settings you want. For example change the Ownership option to "Content I have posted in". I also suggest changing the Clicking Unread Items setting to "Take me to the first unread comment"

 

Then click Save Changes. Now you will see your new stream under the Activity > My Activity Streams menu under the Custom Streams group.

 

When you are viewing your custom stream there is a little checkmark next to the name. Clicking this makes it your default. Though I can't tell wtf this does on desktop. You still have to manually pick the stream every time you open the forums.

Can we get more recent topics on the sites main page? 

When I paste a Twitter URL, it automatically embeds the Tweet... and it looks like some CSS is messed up, forcing the embedded tweet into a too-small height. See attached image where it shows the height is being set to 81px, and resulting in the embedded tweet being cropped. 

 

UPDATE: Tweets are loading now fine for me with the standard Twitter CSS/layout. Must've just been something flukey with my browser not pulling down the Twitter CSS files initially.  

Edited October 11, 20186 yr by jwulsin

On 10/7/2018 at 5:48 PM, Cleburger said:

What is the quickest way to see "unread replies" as I used to click on in the old forum?  I'm playing with "activity streams" but it doesn't seem to have one-click functionality?

 

I use this URL to see unread replies to any thread that I've commented in: https://forum.urbanohio.com/index.php?app=core&module=discover&controller=streams&id=5&stream_read=unread (edited URL since the URL parameters seem to have changed in the last few days)

 

Works for me.

Edited October 15, 20186 yr by jwulsin

4 hours ago, jmblec2 said:

Can we get more recent topics on the sites main page? 

Yes. I put a few in there for now until I’m able to make them a bit smaller to mesh better with the existing content. 

Also, the main site will be integrated with the forum software in the very near future. This will make everything more cohesive and natural looking. 

It seems when we copy paste images into the text box, it creates unwanted duplicates, though when you try to delete the dupes in the attachments, it deletes both images. Whenever you delete the image in the textbox and post your reply to a thread the one duplicate deletes, but the image comes back because it's duplicated in the attachments which is entirely unwanted.

On 10/11/2018 at 2:58 PM, jwulsin said:

 

I use this URL to see unread replies to any thread that I've commented in: https://forum.urbanohio.com/index.php?app=core&module=discover&controller=streams&id=5&stream_read=unread (edited URL since the URL parameters seem to have changed in the last few days)

 

Works for me.

This works for me now as well, but is not nearly as efficient as the old site.  I used to bookmark the "unread replies" page right on my toolbar.   This works, but is MUCH slower to load than the old site.

 

Also--if you click on "replies" from this page, it takes you to the LAST post in the thread, rather than the first UNREAD post in the thread (as the old site used to do).   For me this is more frustrating than anything as I have to scroll up to get back to where I left off.   Any workarounds for that?

44 minutes ago, Cleburger said:

Also--if you click on "replies" from this page, it takes you to the LAST post in the thread, rather than the first UNREAD post in the thread (as the old site used to do).   For me this is more frustrating than anything as I have to scroll up to get back to where I left off.   Any workarounds for that?

If you click on the star or circle just to the left of the title (depends on if it's a stickied topic or not) it will take you to the first unread post

I think the Activity tab at the top of the page will allow everyone to create almost any combination you can think of.

The return of square avatars pleases GCrites80s.

Just now, GCrites80s said:

The return of square avatars pleases GCrites80s.

 

I have never understood why sites have trended to round ones, except as a way to be "different".

Edited October 19, 20186 yr by E Rocc

i notice when you clik a thread it doesnt always go the the most recent page.

On 10/9/2018 at 8:26 AM, Mendo said:

You have to make a new activity stream with the settings you want.

 

On desktop: Activity > My Activity Streams > Create New Stream.

 

Give it a name and change whatever settings you want. For example change the Ownership option to "Content I have posted in". I also suggest changing the Clicking Unread Items setting to "Take me to the first unread comment"

 

Then click Save Changes. Now you will see your new stream under the Activity > My Activity Streams menu under the Custom Streams group.

 

When you are viewing your custom stream there is a little checkmark next to the name. Clicking this makes it your default. Though I can't tell wtf this does on desktop. You still have to manually pick the stream every time you open the forums.

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Kinda diggin the new winter-holiday themed header!

Me too. Especially being able to move the snow around or smash the lightbulbs with my cursor!

I broke all of mine

How do you change your signature and then make it appear?

Doesn't this do it? 

I think

 

https://forum.urbanohio.com/settings/signature/

Cool. Thanks!

Time to air my First World problems.   Since the migration the UO site is still terribly slow to load for me compared to the old version.  It feels much like the photo-heavy threads did on the old site, but on EVERY thread now.   

 

Currently running the latest Firefox 64.0.   Any suggestions? 

^Agreed. Not a browser-specific problem. 

It's been very fast to load for me on Chrome. I don't know anything about computers, so I don't have any suggestions.

I use Chrome and it's extremely fast.  The Christmas-y things added at the top may be slowing it down just a tad, but not as terribly slow as you say.  The next update for this forum software is due within the month and will change a few things, most notably adding lazy-loading, which will help the photo threads a great deal. I'll keep an eye on the issue.

I just went over and signed in on Chrome.  At first glance I would say it's definitely faster--so maybe it is a browser issue.   Will stay on Chrome and see if it stays that way.

 

 

whoa — whats with this you can have 25 views then you have to sign up? i just hit that. why was that added? can it be gotten rid of? i cant jump in officially at work lol.

46 minutes ago, mrnyc said:

whoa — whats with this you can have 25 views then you have to sign up? i just hit that. why was that added? can it be gotten rid of? i cant jump in officially at work lol.

 

It's to encourage users to sign up, which gives them less ads and more control over content.  Plus it encourages participation.  

Are you able to use the log in anonymously option while at work? This would would correct the issue if it's a possibility.

It took me a long time to realize you can pop the lights at the top of the holiday banner. Wee, fun!

On 12/13/2018 at 9:03 PM, richNcincy said:

 

It's to encourage users to sign up, which gives them less ads and more control over content.  Plus it encourages participation.  

Are you able to use the log in anonymously option while at work? This would would correct the issue if it's a possibility.

 

I can only speak for myself but if I hit a view limit, I'd be more likely to not come back, than register an account. Some folks lurk for a long time before registering to post.

17 minutes ago, Mendo said:

 

I can only speak for myself but if I hit a view limit, I'd be more likely to not come back, than register an account. Some folks lurk for a long time before registering to post.

 

I agree that this is a really bad idea.  The "less ads" and "control over content" (as well as the ability to post) should be enough to encourage most people to sign up.  For those that don't, why drive them away?

36 minutes ago, Robuu said:

It took me a long time to realize you can pop the lights at the top of the holiday banner. Wee, fun!

 

I didn't realize it until I read this comment

On the old layout, there used to be a stats page - threads with the most replies, stuff like that.  I can't seem to find it now.  Is it gone?

Finally a dislike button!!!