Forum Update Feedback, version 4.7

[Exil]

The forum software has been updated to the latest and greatest in branch 4.7.x.

Due to us skipping a couple of versions a lot has changed under and over the hood. There are still settings to check and tweak, please allow us a bit of time to get things running smoothly.

In the mean time, feel free to leave comments and feedback related to the update in this thread.

[Yarimotsu]

The update looks clean so far. Still the "ERROR for site owner: Invalid site key" is preventing new accounts from signing up.

[Asashosakari]

I'll get the ball rolling with a request: Apparently long-running threads (e.g. Trivia Bits) automatically get a "top posts/posters" widget added now. I hope that can be disabled because all it does is waste screen real estate, and potentially screws up formatting that used to work, too.

Edit (oh, the edit button has moved): I'm guessing the previous forum version we were on was 4.3.5? Just idle curiosity on my part.

Edited Sunday at 22:24 by Asashosakari

[Asashosakari]

The blacklisted for posting embedded content error still seems to persist, meanwhile. That's an issue at the server hosting level, not Invision's forum engine, right?

[Exil]

49 minutes ago, Yarimotsu said:

The update looks clean so far. Still the "ERROR for site owner: Invalid site key" is preventing new accounts from signing up.

This is on the to-do list, we still have a CAPTCHA configuration issue.

40 minutes ago, Asashosakari said:

I'll get the ball rolling with a request: Apparently long-running threads (e.g. Trivia Bits) automatically get a "top posts/posters" widget added now. I hope that can be disabled because all it does is waste screen real estate, and potentially screws up formatting that used to work, too.

Edit (oh, the edit button has moved): I'm guessing the previous forum version we were on was 4.3.5? Just idle curiosity on my part.

There doesn't seem to be a per-user setting for it, so I disabled the widget. Edit: And yes, IIRC, some version in the 4.3 branch.

31 minutes ago, Asashosakari said:

The blacklisted for posting embedded content error still seems to persist, meanwhile. That's an issue at the server hosting level, not Invision's forum engine, right?

Our new ISP seems to have quite draconian default settings. Not that that's a bad thing. I'll look into it.

Edited Sunday at 23:02 by Exil

[Yamanashi]

OK, I'm signing off for the night.  If you never see me again, 1) pop the champagne; 2) there's still a bug in the login process.

[sumojoann]

Hi everyone,

Thanks to those who worked so hard to update SF. 

Where is SF Messaging now?  I can’t find it.  I have 2 active friendships that date back to 2020 that I’d rather not lose.  

Also, where are Notifications?  I can’t find that, either.  

EDIT TO ADD:  The “Remember Me” login function doesn’t seem to be working.  I have to keep logging in every time I leave SF.  (I’m not on a shared or public device).

If it makes a difference, I am using an iPhone 13.  I no longer have a desktop or laptop.  

Thank you.  

 

 

 

Edited Monday at 11:01 by sumojoann
Add another issue.

[Heather82Cs]

2 hours ago, sumojoann said:

Hi everyone,

Thanks to those who worked so hard to update SF. 

Where is SF Messaging now?  I can’t find it.  I have 2 active friendships that date back to 2020 that I’d rather not lose.  

Also, where are Notifications?  I can’t find that, either.  

EDIT TO ADD:  The “Remember Me” login function doesn’t seem to be working.  I have to keep logging in every time I leave SF.  (I’m not on a shared or public device).

If it makes a difference, I am using an iPhone 13.  I no longer have a desktop or laptop.  

Thank you.  

 

 

 

I am on Android and indeed can't access easily user-related stuff. However, if I select desktop-view mode in my browser, the message envelope and my profile pic correctly appear on top right of the page.

[Morning]

Heh, we acquired https, that's new isn't it?

 

Is it possible to move the Mark forum read button up top again?

[Kintamayama]

I like the new look. Every upgrade needs time to adjust to, i'm adjusted.

[Akinomaki]

I hate the new look, I use the edit button more than anything else and now it's gone. I get the new post restriction error now all the time, like that with search:

New posts within a short time frame are limited. Please wait 32 seconds before submitting.

Because I click on quote and don't notice it's a quote - quotes look a bit different now.

Sensible error though, prevents multiple posting of the same post

[Ryoshishokunin]

Any chance you can add a dark mode toggle? The light version feels even more light than it used to, and this is about the only website I go to that's dark-on-light these days.

[RussReimroc]

thanks for the update! my only gripe at the moment is the lack of user related things- as mentioned above. maybe I'll keep this tab in desktop mode for now. mobile is convenient though, so if these could somehow be added back I wouldn't complain

[Benihana]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. And i'm sure these little things pointed out by others, can be fixed. But for now i'm happy i can like again.

You mentionend "fiancially" in the other post...i'd be happy to donate something for hosting, etc., if possible.

[Yamanashi]

10 minutes ago, Benihana said:

i'd be happy to donate something for hosting, etc., if possible.

"Hey! Gimme all your gold, or i'll mug ya!"

 

I'm not sure it would be ethical to accept your offer, but I agree with the sentiment.

[Exil]

19 hours ago, Exil said:

Our new ISP seems to have quite draconian default settings. Not that that's a bad thing. I'll look into it.

We've relaxed the security settings a bit, I hope it fixes the blacklist issue.

9 hours ago, sumojoann said:

Where is SF Messaging now?  I can’t find it.  I have 2 active friendships that date back to 2020 that I’d rather not lose.  

Also, where are Notifications?  I can’t find that, either.  

EDIT TO ADD:  The “Remember Me” login function doesn’t seem to be working.  I have to keep logging in every time I leave SF.  (I’m not on a shared or public device).

There are still a few layout issues that we need to sort out, I'll see if there are new options for mobile users.

3 hours ago, Ryoshishokunin said:

Any chance you can add a dark mode toggle? The light version feels even more light than it used to, and this is about the only website I go to that's dark-on-light these days.

Version 4 of the Invision Community suite doesn't officially support dark mode. Version 5 was built with dark mode out of the box and we will have to migrate to it in the somewhat-near-future anyway, so I don't think we'll be spending a lot of time on this.

1 hour ago, Benihana said:

Thank you, thank you, thank you. And i'm sure these little things pointed out by others, can be fixed. But for now i'm happy i can like again.

You mentionend "fiancially" in the other post...i'd be happy to donate something for hosting, etc., if possible.

You'll have to talk to @Kaikitsune Makoto about potential donations as he is the owner of the forum.

[Akinomaki]

53 minutes ago, Exil said:

We've relaxed the security settings a bit, I hope it fixes the blacklist issue.

I have tested the things that triggered it for me and all works now: editing links works, forum links can be embedded, more than 2 YT links are allowed in a post and the use of the word casino is no longer forbidden.

[Ryoshishokunin]

1 hour ago, Exil said:

Version 4 of the Invision Community suite doesn't officially support dark mode. Version 5 was built with dark mode out of the box and we will have to migrate to it in the somewhat-near-future anyway, so I don't think we'll be spending a lot of time on this.

Fair enough.  And good enough.  Ta.

[Akinomaki]

What I don't like is that the user name proceeds the posted time now in the same line on the top page: I usually click on the time to go to the last post in the thread, it used to be alone in a separate line. Now I keep ending up in the posters profile instead of the thread.

Edited Monday at 20:03 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki]

16 minutes ago, Akinomaki said:

What I don't like is that the user name proceeds the posted time now in the same line on the top page: I usually click on the time to go to the last post in the thread, it used to be alone in a separate line. Now I keep ending up in the posters profile instead of the thread.

And in the list of latests posts the link is gone, instead the topic top with the poster of the thread linked and the starting time of the thread - quite the opposite of what is useful

[Exil]

21 hours ago, Exil said:

This is on the to-do list, we still have a CAPTCHA configuration issue.

We now have a CAPTCHA setup, so member sign up should be working again.

1 hour ago, Exil said:

There are still a few layout issues that we need to sort out, I'll see if there are new options for mobile users.

Layout issues have been resolved and we are as close to the default theme as you can get. Hopefully this resolves mobile usability issues as well.

53 minutes ago, Akinomaki said:

I have tested the things that triggered it for me and all works now: editing links works, forum links can be embedded, more than 2 YT links are allowed in a post and the use of the word casino is no longer forbidden.

Good to hear. I was hoping to get the forum back online by Christmas, but we seem to be ahead of schedule. Quite the unexpected situation.

[Asashosakari]

Is content embedding supported entirely out of the box or are there plug-ins to make additional options possible? I see Youtube, X/Twitter and Reddit are working (same as before the issues of the last half year), but e.g. Instagram and Facebook aren't. Then again, any Meta-related embedding seems to be notoriously flaky on other platforms as well, so maybe it's not worth bothering with even if it's possible, I dunno.

BTW, I agree with Akinomaki that finding the Edit link hidden inside the Report/Delete dropdown is quite annoying (even if that placement is logical to some degree), but I suppose there's no way around that now.

Edited Monday at 21:20 by Asashosakari

[Asashosakari]

And yeah, the forum design is now quite blue again, more reminiscent of how it was in the really old days, as opposed to the more light grey-styled version of the last few years (which I took a while to get used to, but really liked in the end). This might be too trivial to bother with, but maybe the resource buttons at the top of the main page could be changed to black again? It might just be me, but they feel kind of eye-catching in a distracting way now.

Edit: Although looking at those two screenshots like that, maybe it's also their sheer size now.

Edited Monday at 21:34 by Asashosakari

[Asashosakari]

One change that I like is that the search box now has location-appropriate defaults, i.e. "search everywhere" on the main page, "search this forum" in a section, and "search this topic" in a thread.

[sumojoann]

10 hours ago, Heather82Cs said:

I am on Android and indeed can't access easily user-related stuff. However, if I select desktop-view mode in my browser, the message envelope and my profile pic correctly appear on top right of the page.

Hi, How do I select desktop view mode in my browser?  (Sorry, I’m an aging boomer who is not technologically sophisticated).  
EDIT TO ADD:  My Messaging & Notifications are now working!!!!  The symbols are in the upper right hand corner.  I haven’t had a chance to check the “Remember Me” login feature.  Thank you so much to whomever fixed this!

Edited Monday at 22:03 by sumojoann