Unique number of the post in the thread

[strike.N]

Hello,
in the old XF software version each post was numbered, so you could refer to a particular post by number.
Currently this feature is missing, some users ask for it.

It seems it is basically no longer available in the latest releases? If yes: is there any plugin that allows the numbering of posts?
Thanks for the effort!

Sincerely,
Frank

 

[strike.N]

What theme are you using @strike.N ?

The forum was taken over a long time ago, the software and settings were never changed. At the end of 2022, the forum was migrated to the Xf Cloud and at the same time the XF software was brought up to date.

Since then, the numbering of the articles has been missing. Which does not bother us (moderators and admins), but some users ask. None of us are really familiar with the XF software and JS. In that sense, it is a search and a guess.

This is how it looks in the Admin Panel (I made the name of the forum unrecognizable):

 

[James]

If you switch to the default style you will realise it's an issue with your theme.

You need to contact the theme owner or make the relevant modifications yourself.

 

[strike.N]

The topic has been solved I will write more about it later.
Now and for the moment, just one more "Thank you!" to everyone for their support and a special big "Thank you!" to @AndyB

 

[strike.N]

As promised, I'll briefly mention why the issue is no longer an issue: the problem was obviously caused by an add-on ([OC24] - Basic). After deactivating it, the post numbers are displayed again.

To be fair: I didn't figure it out myself, @AndyB found the error.

 

[Mr Lucky]

To be fair: I didn't figure it out myself

Anything like this, my troubleshooting triage is:

1. Try default theme
2. Try disabling addons one by one OR disable all and re-enable one by one
3. Ask on here

 

[Paul B]

the problem was obviously caused by an add-on ([OC24] - Basic)

If a master rebuild didn't resolve it in a completely default style, then all else it can really be is a third party add-on.

 

[Chromaniac]

i can see the post number at the top right of the post content box...

 

[strike.N]

i can see the post number at the top right of the post content box...

I don't see anything like that here. I used to be, now I don't. Maybe just a simple configuration? However, I have looked at all the obvious possibilities in the Admin Board and found no "switch".

 

[Chromaniac]

I assume you are talking about these as in the attached image?

 

[strike.N]

I assume you are talking about these as in the attached image?

Yes, I do. That's how it was before the upgrade. Now the number is no longer visible:

 

[Chromaniac]

this seems like a theme issue. might be worth it to check if there is an update available for the theme. or all template modifications are properly merged in the backend. or ping the developer of the theme for support!

basically, there is no setting as per my understanding in the settings panel that would hide these numbers. unless maybe user manually adds some kind of css code to hide it. or remove the code itself.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Hello,
in the old XF software version each post was numbered, so you could refer to a particular post by number.
Currently this feature is missing, some users ask for it.

It seems it is basically no longer available in the latest releases? If yes: is there any plugin that allows the numbering of posts?
Thanks for the effort!

Sincerely,
Frank

Can you see the numbers here? Can you see them using a default theme on your forum? Check that they aren't the same color as the background.

 

[strike.N]

Can you see the numbers here? Can you see them using a default theme on your forum? Check that they aren't the same color as the background.

If the number is always on the right side of the bar, then I can exclude color matching. There is obviously no room for the number.

 

[Mr Lucky]

If the number is always on the right side of the bar, then I can exclude color matching. There is obviously no room for the number.

But how is it for you using the default theme? It's the first part of troubleshooting.

 

[James]

This is almost certainly a theme issue. The post numbers have been there since XF1.

 

[Suzanne O]

What theme are you using @strike.N ?

 

[Suzanne O]

The forum was taken over a long time ago, the software and settings were never changed. At the end of 2022, the forum was migrated to the Xf Cloud and at the same time the XF software was brought up to date.

Since then, the numbering of the articles has been missing. Which does not bother us (moderators and admins), but some users ask.
This is how it looks in the Admin Panel (I made the name of the forum unrecognizable):

Was going to say have a chat to the webmaster who made that theme you choose to use.
in the mean time let members change to their choice of theme until you get that fixed.

 

[strike.N]

Hmmm, it doesn't matter which style I choose, the post number doesn't appear.

 

[mattrogowski]

Doesn't look entirely default as that bar isn't blue by default.

Go to Styles > Add style, select nothing for "Parent style" and it'll create a fresh theme from the master style. Do they show there? If they do, then your default theme has some modifications. If they don't, then something is wrong with the master template data.