That's not what we're changing it to.I agree, I'd rather have a small icon at the end of the thread title or something, and clicking on the title always takes me to the first post.
Glad you're changing it.
Impossible to start reading unread thread from first post
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Floris
Guest
It's easy for admins to just edit the template - it's a one second tweak.
Daniel77
Member
I like the 4 months setting for the read age, but if your board is very big it could cause problems.
I do find in interesting that people have not complained yet. I have been surfing a few boards that converted to see what their complaints were, and I also not once seen anyone complain on it.
Of course maybe they just got frustrated and found a different forum.
I do find in interesting that people have not complained yet. I have been surfing a few boards that converted to see what their complaints were, and I also not once seen anyone complain on it.
Of course maybe they just got frustrated and found a different forum.
Daniel77
Member
Can you share yet what the change may be?
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Floris
Guest
I doubt that. Leaving a board because you get the content you haven't read yet 
danielwerner
Active member
I know, it was just an example of another solution. I'm sure you'll change it to something good.
dieketzer
Well-known member
im not sure why they arent complaining either. i was expecting it. i have gotten some complaints, primarily about the lack of an ignore function and mobile theme, but not a single comment at all about this particular issue. i reckon its down to the 4 month setting. im pretty sure im going to get negative feedback when all their threads start getting marked read. but then i have to wonder if people arent already marking their own threads as read, and why they arent complaining?I like the 4 months setting for the read age, but if your board is very big it could cause problems.
I do find in interesting that people have not complained yet. I have been surfing a few boards that converted to see what their complaints were, and I also not once seen anyone complain on it.
Of course maybe they just got frustrated and found a different forum.
Daniel77
Member
I doubt that. Leaving a board because you get the content you haven't read yet
No it would be for the frustration of everytime you as a new member clicks on a thread title it doe snot take you to the first page. If a board frustrates a person they will leave. If you can educate them thats great. How many times have you quit going to a particualr website becuase of pop-ups or something annoying. I can see that some people would be frustrated by that. This board alone has people that dislike it.
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Floris
Guest
That's strange though, because I have the opposite. I don't post on others their boards where they constantly load the first post or just jump to random page and I go 'where the hell am i' .. oh well
Daniel77
Member
My only concern is for people that newly register as members and try to browse forums that are older than 28 days. When they click on the title it will not take them to the first post.
Other than this, I love the first unread post. Until XenForo spreads and is very commonly used, people will not know that they have to click on the timestamp in order to see the first thread.
I believe XenForo is an awesome forum software, and the more I use this forum I continue to find new things that I like about it. My only problem is what I stated above.
Other than this, I love the first unread post. Until XenForo spreads and is very commonly used, people will not know that they have to click on the timestamp in order to see the first thread.
I believe XenForo is an awesome forum software, and the more I use this forum I continue to find new things that I like about it. My only problem is what I stated above.
Now that I been using XenForo daily I find it very irritating when I visit a non XenForo based forum and clicking the thread title takes me to the first post. New users to XenForo based forums will adapt pretty quickly due to the simplicity of the UI, and they too will start finding certain aspects of other forum solutions just as irritating as I do now (and cumbersome).
dieketzer
Well-known member
is that how it will work? if so, thats terrible.
i had assumed the 28 days was a per user thing, meaning this could never happen to a person until they had been a member 28 days. i hope this is the case.
i had assumed the 28 days was a per user thing, meaning this could never happen to a person until they had been a member 28 days. i hope this is the case.
It's adjustable in the ACP: Options -> Threads, Discussions and Conversations: Read Marking Data Lifetime (Days)
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ragtek
Guest
Just click the time stamp under the thread title.
It even states that when you hover over it.
The date permalink is the first page link.
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ragtek
Guest
haha
nice hidden feature
thx
nice hidden feature
thx
dieketzer
Well-known member
yes, i understand this. but daniel is saying that if a user registers on day 26 of the boards life, two days later all his old threads will be marked read, and anyone that joins after the 28 days will never click the thread link on old threads and land on page one.
now i have mine set to 4 months and havent had the read issue happen yet (i am dreading it though), but i have to think that surely that scenario is not the case.
does 28 days apply to the user? or to the thread?
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