Forum Upgrade

Started by Leon, 07 December 2021, 06:15:57 PM

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Leon

It's been a few weeks since the forum got it's upgrade so we've been compiling the feedback and Stewart's made some changes for us:

Top Bar Logo - Moved to the right hand side like it used to be.

Member Images and Post Count icons - These will need to be recreated and uploaded again.

Login - Issue fixed where the login popup wouldn't show if you weren't on the www. version of the site by forcing the www.

New Member Registration - Turned back on.

Post Boundaries - Done (this option was well hidden in the admin!)

Auto-Login - Can't find the error on this, unable to replicate the issue?

Forum Time - This should be sorted (it was a daylight saving thing I think)

Blue Colour Scheme - Blue changed to something a little softer.

Font Size - Increased the overall font size of the site slightly, should all be relative but some bits may still be specifically stated at a pixel size (old way of doing it but legacy stuff creeps in sometimes)

Font Colour - No change yet, the colour looks OK on most machines and complies with accessibility requirements by a large margin too (https://contrastchecker.online/4d4d4d/e7eaef).  Will keep an eye on it and see if it's an issue going forward with the bigger font.

Code in Signatures - Signatures are mostly fine but some members still have old html code in their sigs, so people will need to check and edit those themselves.

News Box - This is now working on the home page and will cycle through the latest news.


Keep the feedback coming in and we'll see what other adjustments we can make. 
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fred.

Good new Leon

Changes look good, the slightly larger font helps - and probably works with the standard text colour.

Edit - and yes, post time seems to be right now too
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Orcs

Yes the larger font definitely helps
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Orcs

Corrected my time, though with my user mane I am thinking about using Troll Time !
The cynics are right nine times out of ten. -Mencken, H. L.

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Steve J

It certainly looks better for me.

d_Guy

It is very crisp and clean - I like it, in fact I no longer remember what the old forum looked like.
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QuoteMember Images and Post Count icons - These will need to be recreated and uploaded again.

My avatar is still displaying fine, without me doing anything. Post 'rank' badges are not working.

hammurabi70

Significantly more comfortable to use, although personally I find the blue is still a bit harsh for my eyes but I have the impression there is less of it on a page and is less intrusive.

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

Quote from: Orcs on 07 December 2021, 07:47:17 PMwith my user mane 

Do you get that trimmed at the local Turkish barbers ?


Only roughly 36hrs but seems to have reverted to keeping me fully logged in.
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Orcs

Quote from: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 08 December 2021, 05:07:08 PMDo you get that trimmed at the local Turkish barbers ?


Only roughly 36hrs but seems to have reverted to keeping me fully logged in.
;D  ;D
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Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. - Robert Louis Stevenson

Orcs

On the old foprum when you clicked on somones moniker it showed when they last accessed the forum. That does not seem to be on the new version.
The cynics are right nine times out of ten. -Mencken, H. L.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. - Robert Louis Stevenson

mmcv


QuoteOn the old foprum when you clicked on somones moniker it showed when they last accessed the forum. That does not seem to be on the new version.
It shows "Last Active" on their profile which is the same thing I think

hammurabi70

Spent 20 minutes writing a post but when posted it disappeared.  Was that because someone had added a post to the thread during that period?  Will new posts prevent posting on threads by WIP posts?

Ithoriel

I've posted things where others have posted while I was writing without problem.

I have, a couple of times, had posts "vanish" and realised I'd hit preview instead of post and then hit 'Unread Posts.'

I know there is this drive for corporate colours and corporate branding but I do wish buttons clustered together were different colours. Red for Preview and green for Post (or some disability aware equivalent) would save the hard of thinking, like me :)
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John Cook

All OK for me - no complaints or comments.  I didn't even mind the previous blue. :)

fred.

One thing I have just noticed is that when you quote someone it just shows Quote, whereas previously and on other SMF forums it shows who you are quoting


QuoteAll OK for me - no complaints or comments.  I didn't even mind the previous blue. :)
And at the point you insert the quote it shows both the person quoted and the time stamp of the quote
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Orcs

Quote from: mmcv on 09 December 2021, 11:47:23 AMIt shows "Last Active" on their profile which is the same thing I think


Yep missed that, THanks
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mmcv


QuoteOne thing I have just noticed is that when you quote someone it just shows Quote, whereas previously and on other SMF forums it shows who you are quoting

And at the point you insert the quote it shows both the person quoted and the time stamp of the quote

Using the quote button on their post pulls in those details as here. I think the manual quote insert always just showed quote?