Xenforo Software - Troubleshooting and Questions

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  1. Falena

    Falena Cherry Bomb Staff Member Past Donor

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    I asked the owner if it is possible down the line, can we have a members directory.
     
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  2. Just_a_Citizen

    Just_a_Citizen Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I wonder if a rate topic button would come in useful.
    I mean I mark many new topics, intending to come back to them, because the OP alone, or after a few replies, things seem really interesting, or whatever. Sometimes when I return, after checking news in my watch list, I check general new posts, & find that theses topics often get lost in the shuffle.
     
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  3. Bluesguy

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    Was quoting a post i which the peraon had included an emoticon :nana:
    I was deleting that part of their post and could delete the text but could not delet the emoticon.
     
  4. Moi621

    Moi621 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    We must know if someone is :flagcanada:

    Show us the nation of the author, again!
    Honestly, it adds to the evaluation of an upload.


    Moi :oldman:

    r > g


    o-RCMP-BARBIE-570.jpg
    Across an immense, unguarded, ethereal border, Canadians, cool and unsympathetic,
    regard our America with envious eyes and slowly and surely draw their plans against us.
     
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  5. Just_a_Citizen

    Just_a_Citizen Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Not sure profile posts makes a great widget....
    A Chat Box would be a much better offering...
    Just putting that out there.
     
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  6. Smartmouthwoman

    Smartmouthwoman Bless your heart Past Donor

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    Any chance of adding notifications (other than email)? Would be great to receive alerts without having to open forum.
     
  7. Just_a_Citizen

    Just_a_Citizen Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You mean like a PF App., or flares?
     
  8. Smartmouthwoman

    Smartmouthwoman Bless your heart Past Donor

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    Not sure of the technical term, maybe 'push notifications?' For example, when someone makes a post in a thread I 'watch' on Tapatalk, I get a notice on my phone. Actually has never worked on PF even on TAT, but with the new software thought it might be an option. Thanks for checking. :)
     
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    Looking at my device, appears it would have to be an app. Then it would be up to user to get notifications or not.
     
  10. Just_a_Citizen

    Just_a_Citizen Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    https://www.appmakr.com/

    Give that a look.
     
  11. Smartmouthwoman

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    Not opening for me.

    Found it in playstore... will check it out. Thx
     
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    Smartmouthwoman Bless your heart Past Donor

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    Over my head. Guess I'll settle for no notifications. Thx for trying. :)
     
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  13. Just_a_Citizen

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    There are easier examples. A google search for creating an app. might give you a choice.

    I mean it's simpler than the site here designing one. Especially with the site's volume of activity.
     
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    I'll check into it when I have more time. I take it its an app that mirrors forum activity?
     
  15. Just_a_Citizen

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    You can design an app to do just about anything.

    You can tailor it to suit whatever it is you wish to be alerted to.
     
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    I'm still getting logged off at random times for no apparent reason. It just happened again. It happened yesterday too.
     
  17. TommyH

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    As a newbie here I don't want to irritate the staff and state the obvious, but this sentence did raise a eyebrow and I thought I would just post to let you know in case you do not know....

    ...which is, that this version of Xenforo, the current version, is coming to the end of its life. It will probably be supported for a few more years, but that's it. The new version, XF2, is due in a few months.

    XF2 has been completely rewritten from scratch and is totally incompatible to XF1, which is the version of the software that this forum uses. I say this as you mention add ons. If you purchase add ons for XF1 they will not be compatible with XF2. I am sure you know this, but in case you didn't, I thought it was worth highlighting this, in case you spend a lot of money on add ons that will quickly become obsolete.
     
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  18. Moi621

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    Nice to have known you. :roflol:
     
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    Is it too late to suggest a way to get a quote from a post after a thread topic is closed? It would help in creating the next part of conversation in a new thread topic.
     
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    I just noticed that one of the mods closed a thread giving the reason as the "post limit was exceeded."

    By my own limited understanding post limits for threads under vBulletin were necessary because of database indexing causing performance problems.

    Does Xenforo have the same database shortcoming because I thought that was one of the problems that would have been resolved by upgrading to this platform?

    I would appreciate a clarification because if it isn't necessary to close threads and start new ones any longer that would be appreciated by myself and probably others. Be one less thing for the mods to have to be concerned about too.
     
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    Deleted duplicate post! :(

    Any ETA on having a [Delete Post] option again?
     
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    It's kind of a pain in the neck, but it can be done:

    Hint: use the bbcode editor.
     
  23. ChrisL

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    @Wrathful_Buddha

    First of all, what do you want to edit on your profile?

    I can give you some very general information. If you click on your name in the upper right hand corner, a drop down menu will show. On the left hand side of that menu there are several options, so depending on what you want to change, you will choose one of those options.

    Don't forget that when you are done, you have to scroll to the bottom and click on "save changes" or else it won't change. :) Hope this helps! If you have a more specific question, you can just quote me here and I'll try to help you out.
     
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    No it doesn't work for me.
     
  25. Wrathful_Buddha

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    Ah, thank you. I was trying to change my signature. I was trying to do it the old way and I didn't realize all those items on the pull down menu were clickable. Thanks again.
     
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