Forum Changes

[pcmodem]

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I noticed how some of the Forum Headings are merging with others. One forum "Technology Help Desk" is sorted Oldest to Newest, while all the others are just the opposite.

I still can't use the Forum Tools within a Forum, and it has been this way for months. A while back we were told this would be fixed in an update. While I haven't seen the update, other changes are taking place.

I hope these changes are in preparation for the update.

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[Cory Smith]

The updates were applied this weekend, we did some cleanup of older/unused forums and some consolidation. There is a bit of a different look, but most things should operate as expected. Please let me know if you run into any issues and we will take a look.

Thanks!

 

[gordo]

I like the softer look. Makes the ads stand out better LOL
Great that a Flexo forum has been created.
The Forum: "What You Think?" seems an odd phrase. Should it be "What Do You Think?"
When I first opened this thread the newest post was first and the oldest post last. But after looking around the site they've switched order.
Clicking on the PrintPlanet logo takes you to the index page rather than the PrintPlanet home page as it used to. I prefer the old - i.e. clicking on the logo should bring you to the home page.
I really like the addition of number of page views for each topic. It gives a better sense of whether there is any interest in the topic being discussed.

best, gordo

 

[Cory Smith]

Thanks Gordo,
For some reason vbulletin defaults new forums to oldest first, why I have no idea, not sure why you would ever want to see that. I'll go through and check em to see what the default ordering is.

 

[gordo]

Hmm, I posted my reply and now the order of posts is:

Gordo
Cory
pcmodem

where it should be:

Gordo
pcmodem
Cory

or

Cory
pcmodem
Gordo

or am I messing up somehow?

 

[Cory Smith]

hmm, i'm not seeing any ordering problems within a thread, only on some thread ordering within a forum.

 

[gordo]

hmm, i'm not seeing any ordering problems within a thread, only on some thread ordering within a forum.

OK, I'll keep an eye on this maybe I was the problem. Shock of the new.
I've tried accessing PrintPlanet on my iPod (same display as iPhone) and realized that I much preferred it the old way when hitting the PrintPlanet logo that it brought you to the home page rather than the forums index page. It was a quick way on a small screen to jump from a message to the listings of all topics under discussion. Same goes for navigating via computer.

Also, on the small screen the light color of the topic headings make them harder to read.

best, gordo

 

[gordo]

Does the search function work?
I did a search on "gordo" and although I've done quite a few posts I only got 1 hit.
I also did a search for "Auraia" which I know has been discussed but got no hits.

best, gordo

 

[Cory Smith]

The search index is being rebuilt right now, so it should be in an hour or so

 

[pcmodem]

The forum list shows which forums are unread by being slightly darker. I would recommend making this darker yet or making the read ones lighter or doing both.

 

[csudman]

As long as your at it. any chance you will use tapatalk?

 

[pcmodem]

I just noticed the Stay Logged In doesn't exist any more.

 

[csudman]

One more thing. on mobile. the site has the vbulliten logo at the top. not printplanets

 

[Al Ferrari]

It's working for me on Safari. I just quit the browser after first reading your pos. Relaunched it and came back to Print Planet logged in.

Al

 

[Lukas Engqvist]

Is this partly to make it more phone-friendly?

 

[Cory Smith]

The remember me option is no longer there, on by default. You can logout after your session.
Tapatalk, we may. but are looking at just doing a native iphone/android app. Personally I have some concerns about allowing a 3rd party direct access to all the member records.

 

[Glenn McDowall]

Is it just a sign of the times that Quark no longer has a Forum here

 

[Ajax]

I like the new look but it's not mobile compatible like the last platform. Hopefully that can be easily fixed.

 

[gordo]

When I go to PrintPlanet on my mobile I see this:

Ugly.

If I go to http://printplanet.com/forums/ instead then it looks good. Unfortunately that means that you have to look at each forum individually in order to see new threads. Not the way I want to navigate.

Again, clicking on the banner doesn't take you to PrintPlanet but to http://printplanet.com/forums/ instead. Which is a real bugger.

best, gordo

 

[gordo]

So that's odd. When I click on to the PrintPlanet logo in Safari it takes me to PrintPlanet.com. But when I do the same thing on my iPod it takes me to http://printplanet.com/forums

best, gordo