CoffeeSnobs - Server chaos weekend (Happy Easter 2020)

[338]

I think these screenshots will help. The 'View All' button at the bottom of the 'Latest Posts' section on the right hand side (on tablets and PCs) provides the very similar functionality as the old 'new posts' button (I missed it as well). It gives a list of the latest posts (not topics) and has the latest post listed is shortened form. This means if the topic is one you have been reading and someone posts 'I agree' there is no need to click on it, if there are five paragraphs of instructions you will get the first line and can click for more. (you do see posts you have read in this list)

The 'View All' button location and result:





VIEW ALL results

[Javaphile]

Not sure if it's just me and I'm going blind, but since the upgrade I can't find the 'New Topic' button.

Java "A picture's worth lots of words" phile

[flynnaus]

Not sure if it's just me and I'm going blind, but since the upgrade I can't find the 'New Topic' button.

Do youmean a button to create a New Topic? Perhaps Andy has just tweaked it this morning but there is a New Topic button in forums that allow New Topics to be created. There isn't one in the News forum as creating new topics is not allowed.

[Javaphile]

Do youmean a button to create a New Topic? Perhaps Andy has just tweaked it this morning but there is a New Topic button in forums that allow New Topics to be created. There isn't one in the News forum as creating new topics is not allowed.

That's the same as it was on the old site in the News forum.


Java "Some things don't change" phile

[simonsk8r]

Aaaaaaand Tapatalk is baaaaack! (Some features it still isn't displaying but the main stuff is working). Find it so much easier having the forums that I frequent all within this, hoping it stays but understand if not. Thanks Andy for getting it back on board and for all your efforts with the new format! Edit: ah just saw some prior posts. So I'm using Android, Tapatalk is working, with some funky Tapatalk issues still (number of person's total posts not displayed, total number of thread posts is different) but I'm ok with that haha.

[Andy]

Cool.

Some features it still isn't displaying

Specifics? Tapatalk isn't very configurable, you get what you get (including their ads)

[Yelta]

Email post notifications are starting to come through, unsure if it was me changing the (safe sender) setting in outlook or something else, regardless, its a good result.

Thanks for the heads up Andy.🙂

[Andy]

It was certainly your spam settings as all email was leaving here.

The gotcha with email, people forget that it's just like posting a letter in a letterbox, you know you posted it, it's up to others to deliver it... sometime in the future.

[Andy]

Sorry to make changes and muck-up the above screenshots but we'll give this a try (and await feedback)


If you are not logged in then you won't get the New Posts and Today's Posts buttons.
(to stop search engines, "bots" and guests from hurting database performance)




If you are logged in, you'll get two tabs under the FORUMS and BEANBAY buttons.





New Posts:
Returns a compact view of any posts in the last 2 weeks that you have not read (or marked as read).
(Gotchas: it might throw an error if you have too many unread posts and it might not update instantly as it's a server side task that marks posts as read on a schedule)

Today's Posts:
Returns a list of all the posts today regardless if you have read them or not.
If they are unread, the title of the post will be BOLDER than a post you have read.

[chaos75]

338Javaphile Thanks - sorry I might have confused terminology, but was looking to create a new topic.

flynnaus - I can now see that "New Topic" button, but not in the "Coffee Hardware for Sale" forum

[Javaphile]

flynnaus - I can now see that "New Topic" button, but not in the "Coffee Hardware for Sale" forum

Check again. The button should be there as you have the proper permissions.


Java "Clear your cache" phile

[flynnaus]

flynnaus - I can now see that "New Topic" button, but not in the "Coffee Hardware for Sale" forum

Yes, neither can I in that forum but can see it in nearly every other forum. I tried it on two different browsers. It must work as others have added new For Sale posts since the upgrade. Bug or we are missing something?

[Andy]

Not likely to have "bugs" just configuration woes.

[338]

Yes, neither can I in that forum but can see it in nearly every other forum. I tried it on two different browsers. It must work as others have added new For Sale posts since the upgrade. Bug or we are missing something?

Flynn and Chaos, my result is the same, even after clearing my cache. Maybe a bug?

[Andy]

Try now.
Tests okay with my test account

[338]

And there it is, as if like magic

[Andy]

I resemble that remark. Watch me pull a rabbit out of a hat.

[flynnaus]

All good now

[SniffCoffee]

Yay! A new posts button (the button formerly known as "new topics")

[chaos75]

Thanks all - I can see it now as well!

[338]

Andy, the configuration changes you have made on the 'new posts' button where it now shows the first line of the post have made it just about perfect. The previous version was easily my most used button, I am sure this one will be as well. Thank you