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Gemma
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A few hours. I don't think I want to know
CedricV
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Ah maybe for the better yes. Or we’d lose our sanity.A few hours. I don't think I want to know
ForumExplorer
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How do people get invited? I would be very keen to check this place out!
Gemma
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We're a private community for family, friends, and friends of friends so I'm afraid the only way to check us out is through images posted here or by browsing accessible areas as a guest
Gemma
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Some big and small addons today.....
We commissioned some new formats for the quiz addon we recently installed. You can now create quizzes where you have to sort the answers into categories or in the correct order. As always, great work by @Painbaker
Sort into categories
Order answers
I've made some changes to our thread view layout. I wanted to tidy areas up but also highlight some of the features we have so I've made some of the feature buttons stand out more. I've also moved some of the buttons report/edit/delete etc into the post header.
Updated a couple of @Bob's addons (I'll get around to the others soon). A cool new feature on the Classified addon lets you give feedback directly from member card tooltip or the member profile. I also update IMS (my books addon)
A few miscellaneous updates to improve our stories addon and our user panel widget and latest posts widget. Also added a couple of little addons by @BassMan that make life much easier for my members.
And finally, I've addon just purchased the Content Blur addon by @Wutime - still working through all the settings though.
Still got a few addons to buy and set up but as always thanks for looking
We commissioned some new formats for the quiz addon we recently installed. You can now create quizzes where you have to sort the answers into categories or in the correct order. As always, great work by @Painbaker
Sort into categories
Order answers
I've made some changes to our thread view layout. I wanted to tidy areas up but also highlight some of the features we have so I've made some of the feature buttons stand out more. I've also moved some of the buttons report/edit/delete etc into the post header.
Updated a couple of @Bob's addons (I'll get around to the others soon). A cool new feature on the Classified addon lets you give feedback directly from member card tooltip or the member profile. I also update IMS (my books addon)
A few miscellaneous updates to improve our stories addon and our user panel widget and latest posts widget. Also added a couple of little addons by @BassMan that make life much easier for my members.
And finally, I've addon just purchased the Content Blur addon by @Wutime - still working through all the settings though.
Still got a few addons to buy and set up but as always thanks for looking
Rangers Fans
Member
Looking awesome! Curious on your idea for using content blur rather then just hide replies to guests since your site is by invite only
Gemma
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There's no real reason, to be honest.
I think it "maybe" looks more pleasing to the eye than clicking on a thread only to be presented with an error message that doesn't tell you much other than presenting you with a login/register option.
This way, anyone browsing our forum and possibly requesting an invite can see that the posts contain actual content (even though it is blurred).
Also, with all the online legislation coming into force, we decided to implement this option.
Gemma
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Yeah, sorry about that. We are probably different from most sites in that we don't keep non-active accounts. Also, sadly I guess our site isn't a site for fellow XF admins.Looking great, it's been a while since I visited there, and my account no longer works.
Gemma
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2025 has been hectic so far so just some small updates this month, mainly to the existing layout but one new feature/addon.
We've added a threaded comments/hierarchical posts section to our forums. It is a work in progress but initial feedback from my members has been extremely positive and many prefer it to the current thread setup. At the end of the day, if my members are happy, I'm happy.
Our trending content page has been tweaked slightly and shouldn't need any more customization until XF3.0 comes along
Our portal/community wall has been updated and finished too
I've also finished my thread view template and I'm pleased with how it looks now
Member profiles have been updated
And I've made small changes to our blogs, events calendar, quizzes, notable members and the member account page
Got a few new addons to install (and tweak), and one still to buy but as always, thanks for looking
We've added a threaded comments/hierarchical posts section to our forums. It is a work in progress but initial feedback from my members has been extremely positive and many prefer it to the current thread setup. At the end of the day, if my members are happy, I'm happy.
Our trending content page has been tweaked slightly and shouldn't need any more customization until XF3.0 comes along
Our portal/community wall has been updated and finished too
I've also finished my thread view template and I'm pleased with how it looks now
Member profiles have been updated
And I've made small changes to our blogs, events calendar, quizzes, notable members and the member account page
Got a few new addons to install (and tweak), and one still to buy but as always, thanks for looking
Wildcat Media
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Which add-on are you using for this?
Gemma
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Sorry for the late reply @Wildcat Media, work got in the way
I'm using the Reddit addon detailed by @Seeker-Smith in this thread, I've just modified bits of the layout for my own style/use.
I'm currently getting a quote to have a Reddit style node type developed. If you'd like to throw in a suggestion on how it should work please do. Being a node type it could be a standalone or nested in a category. The thread view will be collapsed until the title is clicked and it will expand to allow comments. Sort of like this image.
The thread view.
The thread view.
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Gemma
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Some little updates and fixes for areas that were broken/reverted when we upgraded to XF2.3
Firstly, we've restored and "improved" the layouts for our recipe and books sections (using @Bob's excellent Showcase and IMS addons)
In our attempts to make content more visible and easier to find, we have extended our latest activity, latest posts, new threads etc widget. I've also customized the new post area of What's New so it adopts out thread list layout (the usergroup of the poster, last 5 poster avatars etc are now available)
I've added a visual indicator for the tier levels for badges, both on the help page and member profiles...
And finally, we've got a new feature in our toplists section - toplist owners can now allow other members to add items to their lists
As always, thanks for looking.
Firstly, we've restored and "improved" the layouts for our recipe and books sections (using @Bob's excellent Showcase and IMS addons)
In our attempts to make content more visible and easier to find, we have extended our latest activity, latest posts, new threads etc widget. I've also customized the new post area of What's New so it adopts out thread list layout (the usergroup of the poster, last 5 poster avatars etc are now available)
I've added a visual indicator for the tier levels for badges, both on the help page and member profiles...
And finally, we've got a new feature in our toplists section - toplist owners can now allow other members to add items to their lists
As always, thanks for looking.
