Forum Activity for @claygordon

Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/20/15 04:23:33PM
758 posts

UX observation - keep tag cloud context
Installation and Configuration

Going back to my original image upload, I would be happier if "Tag Cloud" were added all the way to the right rather than anchoring it as the primary position ... adding to the Tag Cloud tab page the sub-tabs that show all the tags organized by type.
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/20/15 04:17:21PM
758 posts

Missing profile photo on private note
Installation and Configuration

In my case it's gonna look really ugly scaled and cropped to fit.

The creator's account record photo might be a better bet. Could "humanize" the communication - though it's coming from the system, it's actually coming from the root admin.
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/20/15 04:13:09PM
758 posts

One of my most prolific members ... missing almost all content?
Installation and Configuration

http://www.thechocolatelife.com/brad-churchill/forum/new_posts

Only one blog, one forum post? He had dozens if not hundreds he either started or contributed to.

??

-- edited to add --

Also, I am trying to figure out why the gray band across the bottom is missing in some pages and not others.
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updated by @claygordon: 02/26/15 07:27:20AM
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/20/15 04:02:46PM
758 posts

UX observation - keep tag cloud context
Installation and Configuration

Brian -

I got to the tag cloud by clicking on a tag on the home page "Da FAQs".

That takes me to a Tag Cloud page where the "All" tab is selected and the contents are displayed. At the moment, there is just one entry.

I click on the Forum tab (there is one forum post where Da Faqs is a tag) and I see the one entry. If Da Faqs were added to other entries of other object types (e.g., Blog) then there would be a Blog tab.

When I click on the "Tag Cloud" tab, the "All" and any other tabs disappear. WHY? There's no need to remove context here. In order to get back to the previous page I either need to go back one page in the browser or re-select the tag.

What I would expect when I click on the "Tag Cloud" tab is that I would see the entire tag cloud ... with the original All and any other category tabs still there.

Then, if I clicked on any tag in the tag cloud then I would see all of the items tagged with that tag organized by type. Or I could simply click on the All tab again to go back to the original view.

This would make a LOT more sense if there were an "All" in the header above the tag cloud. At first blush it might seem redundant but once someone figured it out it would be a powerful shortcut.
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/20/15 03:51:41PM
758 posts

Missing profile photo on private note
Installation and Configuration

What image is going to be used? Can I specify? I can think of about a gazillion images I would want to put there.

If the @ is @system then we want to make sure the member cannot click on @system.
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/20/15 03:48:38PM
758 posts

Changing Sort Order in two content blocks
Installation and Configuration

There were comments added to one of the discussions in one of my Group's Forums today. However, the sort order for "Recent Active Groups" on the Home Page did not reflect the addition of the new comment. I want whatever Group's are being updated to be at the top of the list.

group_comment_count numerical_desc is the sort order now.

updated asc will get me what I want?

                <div class="blog-index-text" style="{if !jrCore_is_mobile_device()}height:410px; font: 10px/12px; overflow-y:scroll; overflow-x:hidden;{/if}margin: 10px 10px 0 10px;padding-bottom: 10px;">
                 	{if isset($_conf.nsTCLSkin1_top_group_ids) && strlen($_conf.nsTCLSkin1_top_group_ids) > 0}
                 		{jrCore_list module="jrGroup" order_by="group_comment_count numerical_desc" limit=$group_pb search="_item_id in `$_conf.nsTCLSkin1_top_group_ids`" template=$group_tpl}
                	{else}
                    	{jrCore_list module="jrGroup" order_by="group_comment_count numerical_desc" limit=$group_pb template=$group_tpl}
                    {/if}

I have the same issue on my profile page - though in this case it's the most recent group post that's been updated. I am guessing it's a similar change (which I thought I had made), but -- because it's on the profile page, is the template I am looking for in Profiles, Groups? item_list? item_detail?
ScreenShotHomeSort.jpg ScreenShotHomeSort.jpg - 325KB

updated by @claygordon: 03/13/15 09:21:08AM
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/20/15 03:28:16PM
758 posts

Missing profile photo on private note
Installation and Configuration

jrImage_display: image item_id parameter required above the @ - which is empty.
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updated by @claygordon: 03/02/15 10:12:02PM
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/20/15 03:25:47PM
758 posts

UX observation - keep tag cloud context
Installation and Configuration

Brian -

This works if I was looking at the tag cloud in the first place. I see all the tags, then I see the different object types that are tagged and the tags associated with that object type. The display is correct in that I am switching between tabs.

I don't have a link to view all tags from the tag cloud on the home page. I would need to add an "All" which would get me to the the page you're linking to.

So, what I do now is click on a tag and I go to a page with "Tag Cloud" tab, an "All" tab, and one or more tabs that are filtered by object type. I can click back and forth between the All tab and the Object Type tab (e.g., Forums) and I switch between tabs on this page. When I click on Tag Cloud I am taken to a Tag Cloud page.

This difference in behavior is what I am reacting to. When I click on Tag Cloud I don't want the other two tabs to disappear and be replaced by all of the tags organized by object type.
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/20/15 10:42:57AM
758 posts

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

$30/month with discounts for contracts. I will let everyone know by Friday if the swap made any meaningful difference.
Clay Gordon
@claygordon
01/20/15 09:57:08AM
758 posts

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

I contacted Arvixe by chat and here's what we're doing right now.

I have upgraded to a business class server to see if this addresses the db performance issues. They are pro-rating my annual personal class payment and giving me one free month to assess if the performance is better. The transfer window at Arvixe is set for tonight. They are doing the server-to-server move and then sending me the IP address. I update DNS at my registrar and we should be back in action pretty quickly.

As I have no experience managing a server I did not want to go with Arvixe's least expensive VPS dedicated server option.

I have been a Bluehost customer for a long time but have never run anything "big" on my account. A bunch of small Wordpress accounts. I had hoped run what I hope will become a large Wordpress site on Arvixe, but I don't know, now. I would have to upgrade from my dinky basic account if I were to.

Customer support has been reasonable and I have only had them get mad at me once when a couple of Wordpress installs were not managing their logs properly and I was hogging disk space. I deleted the bloated logs and changed some setting so they don't accumulate any more and I have not heard a peep out of them.


updated by @claygordon: 01/20/15 09:57:32AM
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