Forum Activity for @strumelia

Question Regarding Seamless Module Function

Using Jamroom

1) Soaring I don't know who you are directing your post to, or what effect your code would have or where it goes etc...

2) I don't want separate TABS for each 'type' of video. Or separate drop down video links in my top nav bar under Videos.

3) I strongly agree with how Curtis is saying all this:

"Viewers dont care if the video they are looking at is a youtube-Vimeo or JR video- they are just interested in the content of the video
The same for uploading...if you want to add a video from ANY source- you should be able to add it from either the same form or in a new window that opens from the same form
New users dont want to spend time looking for the proper place to upload a video- they just want a single button/.."

updated by @strumelia: 03/13/15 09:13:51PM

GROUP search to include group discussions code...?

Ning To Jamroom

Now, when one clicks to view "All Discussions" within a group, you suddenly get my profile name all giant across the top and all my personal profile links.
This is the page i would like to have a SEARCH box on to search all discussions ...of each of my 62 odd groups. This particular group's url for the discussions search would be:
http://mysite.com/strumelia/group_discuss/group_id=51

see screenshot here...

updated by @strumelia: 03/13/15 07:28:11PM

GROUP search to include group discussions code...?

Ning To Jamroom


Here, see this West Virginia Group (created by me, but seen by a regular member logged in).... The main Group page is nice:

updated by @strumelia: 03/13/15 07:22:23PM

hiding the profile location and questions on shops and mnain forums

Ning To Jamroom

I am still having this issue.

My site's (site.com/forum) forums are owned by a profile I created and named "Forums".

When I am logged in as a regular user, if i go to: http://mysite.com/forums/forum
all is fine, I'm in the Discussions TAB and i see no personal profile stuff anywhere, just the forum categories.
When I click on the other two TABS from there though (Newset Posts & My Posts), I do get the desired content, but I also suddenly see the whole profile sidebar for the member "Forums" which includes all MY bio info and ning signup questions (because I won that profile), my location, and little my own avatar. (nothing of the member I'm signed in as though)

Again, the profile sidebar shows in the "Newest Posts" and "My Posts" TABS. The "Discussions" Tab shows everything correctly, without the personal profile sidebar info. See screenshot.

updated by @strumelia: 03/13/15 03:43:09PM

Question Regarding Seamless Module Function

Using Jamroom

It would be a major coup for making ex-ningers REAL happy- especially since ning 3.0 doesn't have a video feature yet after two years of sitting on their asses, and that's been pissing a whole LOT of folks off. To be honest, this video issue has been the main road block on my going live. I've been putzing around working on other details meanwhile, but this is the biggie.

GROUP search to include group discussions code...?

Ning To Jamroom

Sorry, I'm not very good at this. I have around 62 groups that I want to have this search box added for their own members to search within each group's discussions. How/where do i do this?

and a little question- if I delete a group in the future, does that resort and change all the other groups' ID #s ?

Question Regarding Seamless Module Function

Using Jamroom

Yes, yes, and yes. Exactly what I've been trying express.
It's really pretty much like what we have in ning 2.0.
Thank you for explaining it well, Curtis. I've been meaning to get back to this discussion and lay out what we'd like but have been so busy and kind of dreading/avoiding it.

To add to this or further clarify-
I would prefer that the ONLY place where the vids should be split into the 3 types would be when a member goes to ADD a video. And personally I'd like the FIRST choices to be YT and Vimeo, with the actual site upload being 3rd in line in importance, since I want to encourage people to choose simply embedding (YT/Vimeo) over actually uploading it... for me to have to store on my server forever. As a music site, my thousands of members add a LOT of videos, and I really prefer that they use YT or Vimeo. Uploaded videos add up quickly in terms of storage. But I don't want to remove that option altogether.

YES- site's main page: ONE link for Videos at top, and also ONE video module/contentblock ...both showing 'X' number of latest videos of all 3 types together, no glaring visible difference in the thumbnails. YES to the combined grid page with thumbnails, video title, -AND the member name! (we currently do not even have the member name showing of the person whose video it is) That overall grid page would be, I guess, at site.com/video. Then have the module on the index page be like the current one, but showing all 3 types not just the 'uploaded' vids.

Then the member profile pages: YES, Curtis- want to REMOVE the video tabs altogether and have ONE video module with a crolling list or grid showing all 3 types of videos from that member only...in order by latest, with thumbnail, title, and member name. Having the member's vid thumbnails SHOWING on the profile pages instead of seeing only dull tabs...much more exciting and colorful and tempting to click on!

It's all about getting members excited and motivated. I know it seems like a lot to ask for, but member videos are critical for active interactive sites. It's probably the biggest thing remaining in the way of my migration...and always has been the biggest issue for me.

Thanks

GROUP search to include group discussions code...?

Ning To Jamroom

Is there some way to run a search for a key word or phrase within a particular Group's discussions ? (see post above this)
For example, I have a very big and active Group on my site for Dulcimer Builders/Luthiers. On ning, the group members can run a search right within that group for "bass bar" or "planetary pegs" and it will pull up all the discussion posts within that group that include those terms. It's invaluable for them to find past information within the Builders Group, since there may be hundreds of discussions going back years.

Ning Ninga skin vs Site Builder

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Ken, just a note in case you don't know about the "Profile Tweaks" module in the marketplace (it's NOT part of Site Builder though)...the description reads:

The Profile Tweaks module allows your profile owners to customize their profiles, including:
- Selecting a custom background image for their profile
- Selecting which page they want to be their "profile index"
- Uploading a custom site Icon (overrides the main site icon, on skins that support it)
- Selecting a different skin for their profile (from a Quota controlled list)

(Ken if you knew about this already then just ignore this post.)

Featured discussions

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Yes I too really need to have the ability to "Feature" a Forum Discussion/Thread, so that it appears in a "featured discussions" area at the top of the Forum Index page.
(obviously this should be an admin ability, not available to regular members though...otherwise everyone will be featuring all their own discussions!)
There should be a way to 'feature' and 'un-feature' an individual forum thread without having to go into a template and change code for each forum thread's ID.

I'll merely mention as well here: I'm sure I'm not alone in wanting the same ability to 'feature' other content types. For my site, the most important ones would be: members, YT videos, Groups, member photos, and forum discussions. We actually use this featuring a lot.

I'm sure this is all a pita to examine and deal with, but this 'feature' ability in ning really enables us site owners to steer our sites in the direction we want- emphasizing/rewarding certain subjects while de-emphasizing others.
FWIW I'm on Ningja skin.