moogs
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Post by moogs on Jul 22, 2017 12:39:50 GMT -8
How about merging a few of the sub-forums like including Golf and Tennis in Other sports and one for Football, Baseball and Hockey like at PF? I almost missed the Gardening thread since I didn't scroll down far enough and I'm so used to just clicking the New Posts functionality at PF.com.
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moogs
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Post by moogs on Jul 22, 2017 12:58:27 GMT -8
Is there a New Posts functionality that I haven't found? There is a Recent Posts that could do but the New Posts functionality is better.
Also might be a good idea to only have registered members being able to post.
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Post by Admin on Jul 22, 2017 14:11:51 GMT -8
Yes, the "Recent Posts" functionality is what is available.
As for whether some of the categories should be merged, I'll leave this open for a few days and see how others feel. I don't want to make changes to the structure without a few more opinions.
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Post by Admin on Jul 22, 2017 14:16:03 GMT -8
Ok, regarding guests being able to post.
Here's the issue.
Due to the way I set up this board, I created "categories", not sub-boards. For "categories", I can either change access so that only registered members can view it, or everyone can view it.
Had I created a several "boards" instead of categories, I could have set up access so everyone can view, but only registered members can post.
If people want, I can reset and restructure everything to "board". That would mean losing the content that's already on here.
I didn't know what the difference between categories and boards were.
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Post by Admin on Jul 22, 2017 14:20:31 GMT -8
Where did you find the "Recent Posts" button? I can't find it. I've seen it on other Pro Boards though. Can you take a screen shot?
Thanks.
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moogs
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Post by moogs on Jul 22, 2017 14:31:00 GMT -8
Where did you find the "Recent Posts" button? I can't find it. I've seen it on other Pro Boards though. Can you take a screen shot? Thanks. It is below the sub-forums.  |
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Post by BillLaimbeer on Jul 22, 2017 14:34:38 GMT -8
How about merging a few of the sub-forums like including Golf and Tennis in Other sports and one for Football, Baseball and Hockey like at PF? I almost missed the Gardening thread since I didn't scroll down far enough and I'm so used to just clicking the New Posts functionality at PF.com. I agree that lowering the number of categories would reduce scrolling and make it easier to navigate. |
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Post by CJ on Jul 22, 2017 15:09:10 GMT -8
I think it's now or never with switching from categories to sub forums. I would be in favor.
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Post by CJ on Jul 22, 2017 15:10:41 GMT -8
Also, with Tapatalk you can see unread posts.
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Post by detteam on Jul 22, 2017 16:18:58 GMT -8
I think it's now or never with switching from categories to sub forums. I would be in favor. Agree. Better to do it now. |
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Post by Admin on Jul 22, 2017 16:40:14 GMT -8
Weird, because the other Pro Board has a link at the top for "Recent Posts".
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Post by Admin on Jul 22, 2017 16:43:34 GMT -8
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Post by Admin on Jul 22, 2017 16:47:52 GMT -8
Weird, because the other Pro Board has a link at the top for "Recent Posts". Ok, I'd have to learn where the template for this is, and add a new link for "Recent Posts". |
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Post by Admin on Jul 22, 2017 16:53:54 GMT -8
Done, I was able to add a "Recent Posts" to the header navigation.
This was possible because there's already a built-in URL for recent posts.
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Post by detteam on Jul 22, 2017 17:25:52 GMT -8
Seriously, switch to sub forums which allow more control. The sooner the better, while there are not that many posts lost.
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Post by BillLaimbeer on Jul 22, 2017 17:33:26 GMT -8
Seriously, switch to sub forums which allow more control. The sooner the better, while there are not that many posts lost. What is the difference? |
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Post by detteam on Jul 22, 2017 18:00:39 GMT -8
@bill No forum expert but think nuraman stated the difference below. To me it looks like sub forums allow control/permissions of each independently and categories do not. Ok, regarding guests being able to post. Here's the issue. Due to the way I set up this board, I created "categories", not sub-boards. For "categories", I can either change access so that only registered members can view it, or everyone can view it. Had I created a several "boards" instead of categories, I could have set up access so everyone can view, but only registered members can post. If people want, I can reset and restructure everything to "board". That would mean losing the content that's already on here. I didn't know what the difference between categories and boards were. |
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Post by BillLaimbeer on Jul 23, 2017 12:07:16 GMT -8
Admin, what do you think of adding a category for "Fantasy Sports" in the "General" section?
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Post by nuraman00 on Jul 24, 2017 14:23:43 GMT -8
Seriously, switch to sub forums which allow more control. The sooner the better, while there are not that many posts lost. They should be subforums. I mistakenly thought they weren't, but it looks like within each category, I did create subforums. So I just had to change the permissions settings on each subforum to only allow registered members to post or create polls. |
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Post by Admin on Jul 24, 2017 14:26:10 GMT -8
Admin, what do you think of adding a category for "Fantasy Sports" in the "General" section? Done. |
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