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This is a thread for feedback on what works and doesn’t work in this forum, or any other issues that you may have. Just be aware that there are limits to what can be fixed and upgraded. There is no money for fancier software, for example, at least not at this time.
My experience of the forum is much better on my phone compared with desktop. But that maybe more to do with my end.
On my desktop browser the forum seems to load the Norwegian version and I must use Google Translate to switch to English.
And, I am asked to log in to the forum but it fails to log in. I think because my own WordPress log in details for my blog are filled into the log in boxes.
Both issues that I think my own issues.
Thor, any chance of a “like” function for posts?
Your comment about login made me remember an issue: if logging in through the username and password fields at the bottom of the forum, login always fails. Probably because the captcha is missing.
Let me first explain that we choose bbpress being a plugin to WordPress to keep maintenance low. The alternative would have been a standalone more sophisticated forum software which would require its own updates and such. We probably more sophisticated than the FMS forum but certainly less than the jwfan forums some of youre may be “spoilered” by (which is using a commercial software which here is naturally out of question).
THe bbpress plugin does not have an awful lot of functions. There a plugins to this plugin to extend functionality but while the forum is maintained its not that actively maintained and lots of those plugins seem to be not. So I probably frequently will not be able to fullfill request (and while I theoretically code things myself that causes some overhead).
On my desktop browser the forum seems to load the Norwegian version and I must use Google Translate to switch to English.
There is a language selector on your user account you have to set as your language explitly. Its set to the default language by default which unsurprisingly is Norwegian 🙂
And, I am asked to log in to the forum but it fails to log in. I think because my own WordPress log in details for my blog are filled into the log in boxes.
The form at the bottton indeed misses the captcha. Sadly the plugin taking over the main login form does not cover the form of the forum, it literally is not compatible as the forum does it’s own thing… I have to look if I can remove that one…
And, I am asked to log in to the forum but it fails to log in. I think because my own WordPress log in details for my blog are filled into the log in boxes.
You own WP login surely does not have to do with that. Its just the above issue.
Thor, any chance of a “like” function for posts?
I have to look if there is a working plugin for this. Otherwise………
Spotted this question on another topic:
When I select “reply” on a post, isn’t that post supposed to get quoted in my own post?
It’s not possible to auto-quote things (and such an automatism can “pollute” replies a little as well). The reason for this “reply” link is that theoretically comments in WP do support hierachical or nested views. This is rather uncommon on forums and makes everything a little hard to read so it is disabled…
Thanks for the explanation. What about inserting a space or vertical line between the time and “EDIT”/”REPLY” in the header of each post? 🙂
Thanks for the explanation. What about inserting a space or vertical line between the time and “EDIT”/”REPLY” in the header of each post? 🙂
Not sure I understand that… The reply link is at least on desktop on the right and the time is on the left. Besides that I cannot simply edit such small details as they come like that from the forum plugin.
Ah, I see, you probably mean the display on mobile. (I never use this on the mobile as I hate typing there ;-). As a admin I have a few more links there but I see if I can do this via theme styling perhaps.
By the way, if anyone other than me wants to start a new thread on….whatever, nothing would make me happier! I’m getting a bit exasperated here.
Chill out, Thor. Don’t get exasperated. Enjoy the wine. As the great Sir Christopher Lee once said to me when I was assistant makeup artist on THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, “Don’t sweat it”. You see, Lee was bald but wanted people to think that Billy Wilder had asked him to shave his head for the role of Mycroft. As I was taking off his wig (“No cameras, no cameras!” bellowed Lee), he then patted me on the hand (I was only nine years old) and said gently, “Don’t sweat it”. And I rarely have done since.
What about inserting a space or vertical line between the time and “EDIT”/”REPLY” in the header of each post? 🙂
I could not do that as we admins have several links more so it gets a new line below thte post date now. Since the reply link was confusing I have hidden it now.
The login form at the bottom that was not working due to plugin conflicts with captcha has been removed now.
I looked into adding a like button to replies but sadly I have not found any suitable plugin for this. Either ugly, too limited and requiring buying a pro version or totally outdated… Sorry.
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