Community forum feedback

[SamES 1056]

1 minute ago, Abobader said:

Hi @SamES Yes, this been reporting for some years now, it a bug, well as we now close to new completely build of this forum software, we will see if fixed all that.

Thanks.

Perfect, thanks.

[Abobader 3464]

Good day,

We will update the forum.

Today before the update I will remove most of the modifications, we will add most of them back after the update but not immediately.

My best

[softworkz 5066]

Just curious, to which version will we update?

[Abobader 3464]

2 hours ago, softworkz said:

Just curious, to which version will we update?

4.7.18, not ver 5, still in alpha.

[Abobader 3464]

All ready now for the update after 6 hours from now.

I am closing this thread temporally till we done the update.

Thanks all.

[Abobader 3464]

Good day,

Forum update done.

Great thanks to bigjohn for his great work on this update, as well to our admin's team (Luke and Ebr), well done guys, you done great work.

Re open the thread.

My best

[Q-Droid 989]

Nice job.

Some feedback. The "Fluid" view home page is slow to load and navigate to next pages. Perhaps indexing or caching? Direct post links from notifications or search are fine and loading normally. Search feels faster, were there enhancements for that?

 

 

Edited August 15, 2024 by Q-Droid
added info

[Abobader 3464]

Thanks @Q-Droid  Yes things should improve regarding speed matters as the cache will build up.

Yes re speed, as we update the php/mysql, bigjohn did great job indeed.

I will watch things for few days to insure all fine, then I will start modify our templates again.

Thanks again for your feedback buddy.

[pwhodges 2012]

11 hours ago, Abobader said:

Thanks @Q-Droid  Yes things should improve regarding speed matters as the cache will build up.

How long will that take?  At present every time I click the browser's "back" button to return from a thread to the main fluid view, I have to wait 5.5 seconds.  It all adds up...

Paul

[Gilgamesh_48 1240]

18 minutes ago, pwhodges said:

How long will that take?  At present every time I click the browser's "back" button to return from a thread to the main fluid view, I have to wait 5.5 seconds.  It all adds up...

Paul

FWIW: I see absolutely no delay when using the back button. I am currently using Opera One (version: 112.0.5197.59). I have also tested with Chrome and Fire Fox and they all are virtually instantaneous. 

You might be having some problems related to old data. You might want to clear your cache. It can't hurt.

[Q-Droid 989]

8 minutes ago, Gilgamesh_48 said:

FWIW: I see absolutely no delay when using the back button. I am currently using Opera One (version: 112.0.5197.59). I have also tested with Chrome and Fire Fox and they all are virtually instantaneous. 

You might be having some problems related to old data. You might want to clear your cache. It can't hurt.

What view/layout mode do you use for the forums? Fluid is slow. Table and Grid are fine.

 

[Gilgamesh_48 1240]

29 minutes ago, Q-Droid said:

What view/layout mode do you use for the forums? Fluid is slow. Table and Grid are fine.

 

I guess i am using "table" as I find the other views virtually useless. They all get in the way of using the forum for me. But that might be the reason I have virtually no problems as far as forum use goes. For me "simple" is better than "flashy." I see no advantage to the other views but each to their own and things like the specialized views you mentioned might just be ideal for others.

Sorry for polluting the forum.

[softworkz 5066]

46 minutes ago, Q-Droid said:

What view/layout mode do you use for the forums? Fluid is slow. Table and Grid are fine.

 

Fluid is much faster when you make specific selections at the right side (checkboxes).

[Q-Droid 989]

26 minutes ago, softworkz said:

 

Fluid is much faster when you make specific selections at the right side (checkboxes).

Yes, and why I suggested a possible indexing or caching issue. The difference is significant from before and after the site update. I made no changes on my end yet the site is much slower when I came in after the maintenance. The Fluid mode was not exactly snappy or instant before but now it takes 7-10 seconds to load the home page and also when using the page navigation PREV, NEXT or by number. Not within threads or directly to posts but on the main pages.

 

 

Edited August 16, 2024 by Q-Droid

[TMCsw 247]

1 hour ago, Q-Droid said:

Fluid is slow. Table and Grid are fine.

Okay, idiot question of the day...

...Hu? where do I select/change this?

[softworkz 5066]

1 minute ago, Q-Droid said:

Yes, and why I suggested a possible indexing or caching issue.

Yup. It can't be caching because the default sort is by "recently updated", which can change any second, so it can only be query changes for which the indexes haven't been updated accordingly.

[softworkz 5066]

2 minutes ago, TMCsw said:

Okay, idiot question of the day...

...Hu? where do I select/change this?

 

But it would be better if people wouldn't use it right now as it hits the server, slowing things down for everybody.

[softworkz 5066]

11 minutes ago, softworkz said:

But it would be better if people wouldn't use it right now as it hits the server, slowing things down for everybody.

An (at least temporary) alternative for getting a list of all recent changes in all forums is menu: Activity >> All Activity (for those who don't know)

This view is loading as fast as usual. 

Edited August 16, 2024 by softworkz

[TMCsw 247]

13 minutes ago, softworkz said:

But it would be better if people wouldn't use it right now as it hits the server, slowing things down for everybody.

thanks, But it's kind of obscure where to change this? No? 

[softworkz 5066]

4 minutes ago, TMCsw said:

thanks, But it's kind of obscure where to change this? No? 

I think this kind of view is primarily useful for mods and admins who are tracking all content in all forums, but not necessarily for everybody. I don't use it either and I don't think it needs to be more prominent.

[Abobader 3464]

Good day,

Thanks all for the feedback, we know about the issue after the update, but we faced other issue to solve, our server admin will sure find the issue and fix it.

My best

[pwhodges 2012]

13 hours ago, Gilgamesh_48 said:

I am currently using Opera One (version: 112.0.5197.59).

Same here.

12 hours ago, softworkz said:

Fluid is much faster when you make specific selections at the right side (checkboxes).

This I have always done.

11 hours ago, softworkz said:

An (at least temporary) alternative for getting a list of all recent changes in all forums is menu: Activity >> All Activity (for those who don't know)

Thanks!  I hadn't found this.  Activity/Unread Content may be what I need (though I lose the ability to restrict it to a subset of forums).

Paul

[softworkz 5066]

8 hours ago, pwhodges said:

21 hours ago, softworkz said:

Fluid is much faster when you make specific selections at the right side (checkboxes).

This I have always done.

It's not proportional to the count of checkboxes checked but to the sum of the numbers right to each checked checkbox, so the biggest difference comes from having Server > General/Windows checked or not.

8 hours ago, pwhodges said:

Thanks!  I hadn't found this.  Activity/Unread Content may be what I need (though I lose the ability to restrict it to a subset of forums).

Yeah, that's why I said "temporarily". I know it's being worked on. From what I've understood, there's some major updating of the db server in progress, so let's give them a little time, I'm sure they'll get it back working like it should. 

[TMCsw 247]

 

minor reputation is missing...

[Abobader 3464]

2 hours ago, TMCsw said:

 

minor reputation is missing...

 

On 8/14/2024 at 5:21 AM, Abobader said:

Today before the update I will remove most of the modifications, we will add most of them back after the update but not immediately.

 

On 8/15/2024 at 2:47 PM, Abobader said:

I will watch things for few days to insure all fine, then I will start modify our templates again.

Thanks.