Not a bug Thread sorting is not saved correctly

[psTubble27]

This is most visible in the HYS forum.

1) All threads on the first page of HYS have been read, they have the non-bold font and everything.

2) I look at the sorting at it for some reason was set to "by Start Date" and not "by Last Message". I set it to "by Last Message", and that seems to work for the time being. Bolded unread threads finally appear.

3) I check back the next day, and the HYS again has all threads sorted "by Start Date".

 

[Paul B]

That is a new feature in 1.2.

Default sort order can be set per forum.

The HYS forum had been set to start date.

 

[psTubble27]

So after you change it to your preferred sort order, will the default still override it?

 

[Paul B]

Yes.

The sort order option at the bottom of each forum is just temporary, not permanent.

 

[psTubble27]

Ok so then what's the suggested way for users to see threads with new posts, in a forum like HYS? Flip through all the pages?

 

[Paul B]

Threads with unread posts have emboldened titles.

 

[psTubble27]

Yes I know, but if we can't sort by "Latest Message", then threads with new posts will be dispersed throughout the pages of the forum. Some on page 1, some on page 2, page 3, etc. That's how HYS is right now. And we cannot permanently sort the forum to always bring newly-updated threads to the top, like we could in 1.1

 

[Paul B]

The HYS forum here has been specifically set to sort by thread creation date.

That is a decision the owners of this forum have taken.

You can personally temporarily change the sort order, but not permanently.

http://xenforo.com/community/forums/have-you-seen/?order=last_post_date

 

[psTubble27]

Hmmmmmm.............. I kind of see what you mean. Still it's heck for usability, imo.

 

[Jeremy]

The default sort order puts the newest announced features first.

 

[psTubble27]

I understand. But it kind of conflicts with standard forum usability. Many forum users like to keep up with the latest on a given topic. Here, at best they can click on the newest post that shows up on the main forum page, but God forbid they miss one, cause then they'll have to flip through all of the pages trying to find that one thread with a new post.

 

[Chris D]

Clicking on the thread title takes you to the first unread post.

If people need the granularity of reading every new post, they'll probably be using "New Posts" to locate new content.

There's also the option of Watching the forum for new replies.

I don't really see what the issue is here. The important part of the HYS forum is new threads being created, so what they've done makes loads more sense.

 

[psTubble27]

Thanks @Chris Deeming , but actually, it seems that no HYS posts show up in the "new posts" feed.

Here is my latest "new posts" feed:
http://xenforo.com/community/find-new/3771462/posts

And here is a HYS post that (as of this moment) was posted 15 mins ago, that did not show up in the above feed:
http://xenforo.com/community/posts/570140/

 

[Paul B]

Works for me.

 

[Jeremy]

I see HYS posts in What's New (Even More New Stuff):

 

[psTubble27]

Works for me.

View attachment 49794

Doesn't work for me:



And a brand new "New Posts" search:

 

[Amaury]

I understand. But it kind of conflicts with standard forum usability. Many forum users to keep up with the latest on a given topic. Here, at best they can click on the newest post that shows up on the main forum page, but God forbid they miss one, cause then they'll have to flip through all of the pages trying to find that one thread with a new post.

This. I also prefer sort order by the last new post.