Some stuff that can be improved on this Forum :)

Lakotaubp

Though I think most of the issues in this thread might not be directly related to the Forum software we are aware that in some instances it is not easy to find and use some of the tools. These things are starting to be looked at but, please don't hold your breath for quick changes. The whole Forum will be looked at and that takes time. The main priority for now is the rebase to 20.04.

flohack

@nero355 In general we have so many spam attacks that we had to put in some more aggressive antispam measures, and sometimes there are false positives, but, sorry to say, we cannot lift those measures again. Our few moderators are already working all the day to keep spammers off, and its the internet in 2021. You could also call it broken by this time

Mario.CH

By the way:
I dream of an AI forum that would have the ability to allow only new topics, and automatically link similar or even identical questions to the questioner.

There are extremely many posts in this forum at the moment, and the built-in search function rarely brings satisfactory answer selections. This tempts many to simply ask again, and thus to expand the forum again.

One may dream nevertheless times, or?

flohack

@mario-ch I agree the search function is rather useless ^^ also it ranks not by initial post
time by default

klh

Does the forum use Discourse? If so stuff like making some buttons more visible can be solved in the theme, which might finally be something I can easily help with, since I'm a front-end dev by day and have experience with Discourse

Keneda

@klh said in This Forum's software is horrible! :

Does the forum use Discourse?

https://forums.ubports.com/topic/4172/what-is-this-forum-cms

nero355

@klh said in This Forum's software is horrible! :

Does the forum use Discourse? If so stuff like making some buttons more visible can be solved in the theme, which might finally be something I can easily help with, since I'm a front-end dev by day and have experience with Discourse

As a Pi-Hole addict I use Discourse a lot and it's a lot better than the NodeBB software used here!

In fact I think it's perhaps one of the most innovating pieces of forum software I have seen over the last 25 years or so!

klh

@keneda Ah well, at least it's not phpBB And themes look pretty easy to do in it.

RJDan

@keneda said in This Forum's software is horrible! :

BTW if you can't do some things here it's because your reputation is not already high enough.

I couldnt find how to increase reputation... There isnt any links on the landing page to guide new users on how use the platforw.

RJDan

@opolork said in This Forum's software is horrible! :

I'm using Firefox ESR -- no issue with the UBports Forum.

I have had problems on firefox on ubuntu. I cant post from there and i couldnt reset my password a while ago. That left me locked out and without any info on how to ask for help to recover my account. Apparently morph on ubuntu touch doest have the same problems.

Moem

@rjdan said in This Forum's software is horrible! :

I couldnt find how to increase reputation...

You build up reputation by posting and getting upvotes on your posts.

RJDan

@moem said in This Forum's software is horrible! :

You build up reputation by posting and getting upvotes on your posts.

I couldn't post because my reputation was too low.

Moem

@rjdan said in This Forum's software is horrible! :

I couldn't post because my reputation was too low.

I had that problem when I tried to add some links to my introduction post: I could not post it like that. I had to post without any links.

nero355

Since I started this topic many bugs disappeared :

Editing post works with any browser.
The Load Balancer Error thingy has disappeared too!

Happy coincidence or not ?!

Something different that bugs me are the notifications :

You get a notification for every damn little thing that happens in a topic where you posted something ?!
And if there are multiple and you only click on one then the rest is marked as Read too ?!
And the layout of the posts now that I think of it : Not enough space between the lines so your post looks very "crowded" even if you add multiple empty lines!

But maybe I will get used to it some day...

AppLee

@nero355
I never had issue editing posts.
And never experienced the load balancer issue too.

You can change the settings for notifications.
Yes they disappear because when there is an upvote or a new post in a thread when you read the thread it considers you saw these even if you didn't pay attention to it.

For the layout I don't understand ; seems fine for me.
Can you show a screenshot or give us the browser you're using so we can try to reproduce?

Edit: Also have you tried the forum's app on Ubuntu Touch devices?

Moem

Just yesterday I suddenly found out how to add tags to a post!
Took me long enough...

nero355

@applee said in This Forum's software is horrible! :

And never experienced the load balancer issue too.

Do you ever open multiple tabs at once ?

Yes they disappear because when there is an upvote or a new post in a thread when you read the thread it considers you saw these even if you didn't pay attention to it.

Yeah, that! So weird!

For the layout I don't understand ; seems fine for me.
Can you show a screenshot or give us the browser you're using so we can try to reproduce?

I will create some screenshots and let you know

Edit: Also have you tried the forum's app on Ubuntu Touch devices?

I am not a big fan of browsing forums on a phone to be honest...

PC/Laptop FTW!!!

/EDIT :

How do I start a topic in the Xiaomi sub-forum ?!
https://forums.ubports.com/category/91/xiaomi
Doesn't show any button to do so ??

cliffcoggin

@nero355 said in This Forum's software is horrible! :

How do I start a topic in the Xiaomi sub-forum ?!
https://forums.ubports.com/category/91/xiaomi
Doesn't show any button to do so ??

Open the appropriate subcategory to find the "Start new topic" button at top left.

Lakotaubp

@nero355 Or big blue button New Topic f not related to one of the listed devices.

nero355

@cliffcoggin @lakotaubp

I see one here : https://forums.ubports.com/category/92/xiaomi-mi-a2

But here : https://forums.ubports.com/category/91/xiaomi

There is no button ?!