Forum Activity for @claygordon

Approve Users on Sign up

Ning To Jamroom

For me, this is about using the answers to the Ning signup questions in a meaningful way.

On Ning I used a two-step verification process.

Step One: the person signing up has to verify that the email address is really an email address.
Step Two: manual review of the answers to the questions on the signup form before accept/decline.

The best place to review what's in Step Two is on the page where you make the accept/decline decision, which is where it was on Ning.

It's easy to add questions to the signup form, though if the fields imported from Ning are readily accessible that would make the process easier and would allow integration of that information on the profile page (right now I only surface the country out of the location information).

Adding the fields to the email signup notify template (this email gets sent to both parties? Just to admins?) means I am switching back and forth between my email client and the new member approval page. That's not a deal breaker, but it does add time to an already tedious process.

:: Clay

UX observation - keep tag cloud context

Ning To Jamroom

When I click on the Tag Cloud tab, the tabs disappear. This means I have to go back one page in the browser history - an extra and unnecessary step.

I would think that it would be nicer to keep the tabs when displaying the tag cloud, that way I can switch tabs in a single click.

This is not hugely important, obviously, but one of those projects that shouldn't take tooooo long and can fit in between the cracks of larger ones.

updated by @claygordon: 03/09/15 12:50:48PM

Script in index.tpl generating a syntax error

Ning To Jamroom

That was what was happening. Made the change, saved the template, and reloaded the home page. No errors.

Thanks again.

Asking for input - New Header and Menu concept

Ning To Jamroom

@Strumelia:

A number of very good points.

I will probably tone-up the black and tone down the logo color and member name color as the contrast is high and don't really fit the theme of the site. TBH, I just moved bits around from a screenshot - worried more about overall organization than colors at this moment.

However, when it comes to readability of text on a screen, few things are better than black on white, though that white may be a very light ivory. In chocolate terms, somewhere between the color of cocoa butter and white chocolate. Menu hover and selected states will be the inverse of the default.

Script in index.tpl generating a syntax error

Ning To Jamroom

I am trying to insert my ad server scripts into my site. There is one script that goes into the header (meta.tpl) and that I was able to do with no problem.

However, inserting the following into my index.tpl generates a syntax error and the file is not saved.


I did fix one typo I carelessly inserted which initially kept the file from being saved but even after finding and fixing the typo (mismatched braces) the error is still being generated.

This goes in the member marketplace section.

updated by @claygordon: 04/20/15 10:53:14AM

Helping Members Make the Switch

Ning To Jamroom

Happy to help out. It's what being part of the community means - it's not all one way.

Context sensitive menu in Tiny MCE editor?

Ning To Jamroom

I have been looking at Tiny MCE shortcuts. I see that there is a plugin that you can use to add an insert image icon into the toolbar.

But that's not it.

I will have to pay more attention the next time it pops up. I can't reproduce it randomly.

going live on new domain in hours need clarification on new base url tool

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Brian -

I had intended to sign up with Mailgun, the question was whether I would do it before or after sending out the invitations. It's going to be before.

Context sensitive menu in Tiny MCE editor?

Ning To Jamroom

Nope. The menu appears where my cursor is. And it suggests that I can insert an image. Cut and paste, too. 4 commands to choose from.

going live on new domain in hours need clarification on new base url tool

Ning To Jamroom

Okay Paul -

Let me know when it's okay to send out all those emails.

Alternatively, I can sign up for a Mailgun account between now and Monday. I have already downloaded the jrMailgun module, I just haven't activated or configured it.

I have fewer than 10,000 members which is their monthly free minimum. Does that get around this issue? Or is Mailgun only used for jrNewsletter emails?