Forum Activity for @claygordon

Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/24/15 12:06:31PM
758 posts

Selecting "Newest Posts" tab from "All" on Home Page
Installation and Configuration

Brian -

But that's not where I wanted it - but I like it there.

I took a look at what you did in the menu and then back again at what I did in the Latest Forums Post block and said, "What the heck, let's reset both the template and database caches (again) just to see if that made a difference." And it did. Works the way I want it to now.

Thanks.

-- edited to fix typos for clarity --

Another lesson on why it's important to switch into developer mode even when you think you are doing trivial stuff.
updated by @claygordon: 01/24/15 12:23:16PM
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/24/15 11:20:29AM
758 posts

New Feature Request - Who am I Following in addition to Followers
Installation and Configuration

This came from a member and I think it's a feature that any Ningster will want.

He wants to know who he is following, not just who is following him.

I don't see it anywhere in the UI or in the documentation.

I would simplify the UI/UX by removing the "Followers" menu item from the profile's menu and make Followers and Following items in the Stats area.

If that's not an (easy) option, then I would add to the Followers page a Following group and change the visual display to what the Galleries page looked like if there were only two galleries - one named Followers and the other named Following. I would even think of adding the lightbox feature.

On related notes, but not strictly relevant to this post, not sure why there is a "delete" button permanently visible. This could be a mouse-over trash can icon and appear in the upper-right corner to make it consistent with behavior in comments, etc. It would also be very helpful if there was the same controller as in image galleries that allowed me to change the size of the images by selecting the number of images in a row, from 4-8.

updated by @claygordon: 02/27/15 06:20:10AM
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/24/15 11:09:53AM
758 posts

Feature Request: Two New Stats Needed on Profile Page
Installation and Configuration

Right now, one of the stats is the number of blogs I have started and how many photos I have uploaded.

I want two more Stats that I think every Ningster is going to want:

1) A count of the number of Group discussions I have started and/or participated in and when clicking on that number seeing them listed in newest first order.

2) A count of the number of Forum discussion I have started and/or participated in and when clicking on that number seeing them listed in newest order first.

BTW - these are useful diagnostic tools for Ningsters to work with Paul to unearth data migration problems. I have one member on Ning in 471 discussions and only 1 of them is visible on my JR community.
updated by @claygordon: 03/03/15 02:23:10AM
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/24/15 11:04:16AM
758 posts

jrcomment wont verify after update
Installation and Configuration

@Strumelia -

I just complained that it was real slow and that "I'd heard" that they artificially limited the performance on the personal account with some sort of monitoring code. A little birdie told me that - might have been Brian - but I did not mention that to Arvixe support, just that "I'd heard."
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/24/15 11:01:51AM
758 posts

Selecting "Newest Posts" tab from "All" on Home Page
Installation and Configuration

Brian-

Just tested this and when I click on All from the home page it still goes to the Forum page with the Forums tab selected. I want the Newest Posts tab selected. I cleared caches.
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/24/15 08:28:07AM
758 posts

Selecting "Newest Posts" tab from "All" on Home Page
Installation and Configuration

Brian -

Yep, the final URL is exactly the same.

If I go to it directly via clicking on a URL or entering it into browser location field, I go to my profile.

However, if I click on Forums in the top nav and then click on the Newest Posts tab, I stay on the site Forums page - I don't go to my profile Forums page.

I want to stay on the site Forums page. The screenshot attached.
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/24/15 08:13:51AM
758 posts

Selecting "Newest Posts" tab from "All" on Home Page
Installation and Configuration

@Brian

I know this works but it's not taking me where I want. I don't want to go to Newest Posts on my profile page as the context is wrong.

I want to go to the place where I click "All" on the home page, and then manually select the "Newest Posts" tab as can be seen in the attached.

I am collapsing the extra click into the code. I know this is possible - you do it all the time in the ACP - I just don't know how to do it.

One place is in ACP > Users where you present the option of going to the Account tab or the Profile tab ... okay, there's the clue. Looking at the desktop headers menu ...

<li>{jrCore_module_url module="jrProfile" assign="purl"}
{jrCore_module_url module="jrUser" assign="uurl"}
<a href="{$jamroom_url}/{$purl}/admin/tools">users</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="{$jamroom_url}/{$purl}/quota_browser">quota browser</a></li>

I am guessing I have to build on that approach, just not entirely clear how to do it.

-- edited to add photo --
Newest_Posts_-_Clay_TheChocolateLife_-_2015-01-24_11.14.18.png Newest_Posts_-_Clay_TheChocolateLife_-_2015-01-24_11.14.18.png - 170KB

updated by @claygordon: 01/24/15 08:15:43AM
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/24/15 07:44:58AM
758 posts

Selecting "Newest Posts" tab from "All" on Home Page
Installation and Configuration

I want the "ALL" on the Latest Forum Posts block on my home page to go to the Newest Posts tab, not the "All Forums" tab.

My first thought was to modify the URL by explicitly adding the URL I get when clicking on the Newest Posts tab, as can be seen below (in the href).

<h2>{jrCore_lang skin=$_conf.jrCore_active_skin id="20" default="Latest"} {jrCore_lang skin=$_conf.jrCore_active_skin id="47" default="Forum"} {jrCore_lang skin=$_conf.jrCore_active_skin id="48" default="Posts"}{if strlen($_conf.nsTCLSkin1_forum_profile) > 0}   <span class="normal"><a href="{$_conf.nsTCLSkin1_forum_profile}/new_posts">{jrCore_lang skin=$_conf.jrCore_active_skin id="30" default="All"}</a></span>{/if}</h2>

This takes me to my profile, which I don't want. I want to go to the main forums page with the Newest Post tab selected.

Possible?
updated by @claygordon: 03/03/15 12:22:05PM
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/24/15 07:29:42AM
758 posts

Have to move off Arvixe NOW -- Linode? Digital Ocean? Other?
Jamroom Hosting

Performance check went from about 310 to about 450. Still not great (as baseline is 1000) but the perception of responsiveness is pretty high; my Ning site appeared to run more slowly at times. I may run the check a couple of more times at different times of the day to see if there is some other site on this server that is slowing things down.

I am kinda jealous of SE's report of getting an 1800 on his dedicated server. But, at the moment, the community is not generating enough direct revenue to justify a 5x or greater increase in cost for a managed solution.
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/23/15 09:01:38PM
758 posts

jrcomment wont verify after update
Installation and Configuration

Work into the conversation questions about the sucky mySQL performance, mention that another Jamroom user just upgraded to business class because of sucky mySQL performance and is now happy, so inquire about that ... and see if they will soften their stance on things.

It can't hurt.
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