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Forum Upgrade 2017

Discussion in 'Communications' started by Grimby , Dec 23, 2017.

  1. jedi_john_33

    jedi_john_33 Jedi Master star 7

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    Are things still being merged? I only see 9 threads in the JCC, and no threads in some like RPG Gaming. I just wanted to see if there was still magic happening before I posted stuff that would be deemed irrelevant. Thanks!
     
  2. LAJ_FETT

    LAJ_FETT Tech Admin (2007-2023) - She Held Us Together star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I haven't heard anything more on tags. Grimby was going to contact the developer of the add-on about the problem. Given that it's holidays he might not have heard anything back yet.
     
  3. LAJ_FETT

    LAJ_FETT Tech Admin (2007-2023) - She Held Us Together star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Sara_Kenobi - what browser and version are you using? I've seen some old messages on the Xenforo site about this happening with Firefox.
     
  4. Grimby

    Grimby Technical Consultant & Former Head Admin star 7 Staff Member Administrator

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    I have applied a fix for the prefix/filtering issues. It appears to be working now. Is it working for everyone else?
     
  5. Todd the Jedi

    Todd the Jedi Mod and Loving Tyrant of SWTV, Lit, & Collecting star 6 Staff Member Manager

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    Just quickly tested it but yup, fully operational. [face_dancing]
     
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  6. LAJ_FETT

    LAJ_FETT Tech Admin (2007-2023) - She Held Us Together star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I gave it a quick test in Community and brought up the Senate threads..looks good..
     
  7. GrandAdmiralJello

    GrandAdmiralJello Comms Admin ❉ Moderator Communitatis Litterarumque star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    Yep, appears to be working in other forums as well!
     
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  8. Sara_Kenobi

    Sara_Kenobi Jedi Grand Master star 7

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    Firefox. Thanks. If it keeps happening, I'll try another browser.
     
  9. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    Can't change topic titles, all of the sudden?!
     
  10. Grimby

    Grimby Technical Consultant & Former Head Admin star 7 Staff Member Administrator

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    It may be a permission issue. We just got the last of our add-ons installed in the past couple hours. Was there a time limit for editing post titles in the past?
     
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  11. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    In fanfic, no. Never. We commonly update thread titles when a new chapter is added, and such.
     
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  12. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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  13. WarmNyota_SweetAyesha

    WarmNyota_SweetAyesha Chosen One star 8

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    Hmmm. I was able to change one as recently as Saturday, the 30th. Makes me wonder what was turned off, turned on, updated in that 24 hour period? That would be a strong clue as to why.

    :rolleyes: I know on my PC, sometimes automatic updates are more trouble than they're worth. :eek: They make stuff stop working right that are totally unconnected. :p
     
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  14. LAJ_FETT

    LAJ_FETT Tech Admin (2007-2023) - She Held Us Together star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Looks like it might be due to the Fan Fic sub-forum. I checked a few other forums and they were fine.
     
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  15. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    Odd, odd, odd!

    It works normally in the Resource, too.

    Did anybody have a chance to check this? If it doesn't make sense, here's addendum: it happens when using the WYSIWYG. I don't want to type heaps of code by hand. ;)

    ...

    I install them on case-by-case basis on my laptop; and on the desktop...well, can't say it in public, shall save it for that message I keep on being irresponsible about. Not that I'm responsible about the other eleven...8-}
     
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  16. Grimby

    Grimby Technical Consultant & Former Head Admin star 7 Staff Member Administrator

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    It wasn't really automatic updates. Two major add-ons we've been using since we originally started using Xenforo had trouble upgrading when we did the main upgrade last week. We had them turned off until yesterday when I finally got everything worked out. One of those add-ons was responsible for a ton of features we all use, like giving users permission to edit thread titles past the post edit time limit, poll editing, post history, and allowing users to unlock their own threads. The issue right now is that some feature permissions got reset during the upgrade since we upgraded from a much older version. They just need to be set back to the way they were before, which I'm currently looking into.
     
  17. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    I though Ny and I were talking about random permissions on our personal computers, unrelated to this? Looks like I need more sleep. [face_tired]

    And copy/paste, I beg you! :_|:_|:_|
     
  18. WarmNyota_SweetAyesha

    WarmNyota_SweetAyesha Chosen One star 8

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    Yeah. That was what I was referring to, as an example of how things can get all wonky with upgrades/updates. It's like a side effect of medication. That wasn't supposed to happen. [face_laugh]
     
  19. Grimby

    Grimby Technical Consultant & Former Head Admin star 7 Staff Member Administrator

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    I misread both of your posts then, lol.

    When you say you can't copy and paste, are you trying to copy part of a post in order to quote it in a reply? Have you tried just highlighting the text and clicking the reply button that pops up?
     
  20. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    *screams and runs away*

    Not agaaaaaaaaaaaaain! I'm already growing tusks! [face_rofl]

    I'm trying to copy and paste text that was already formatted, to elsewhere in the same text box - in WYSIWYG mode, without having to use the code editor.

    E.g. the thing I selected here is a link to a thread...

    https://snag.gy/QCGU0A.jpg

    ...but when I paste it elsewhere, it's plain text...

    https://snag.gy/s7njky.jpg

    This was not the case before the upgrade. Of course, I can use the code editor, being a web dev and all, but it will take longer, be messier...if it annoys me, it will enrage those who aren't that computer-savvy. [face_hypnotized]
     
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  21. LAJ_FETT

    LAJ_FETT Tech Admin (2007-2023) - She Held Us Together star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    https://snag.gy/QCGU0A.jpg

    https://snag.gy/s7njky.jpg

    Both of those appeared as links for me in your post. Let's try..

    Edit - both looked like plain text for me in the post box. However once I posted they appeared as links. Is that what you're talking about?
     
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  22. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    The first one is a link, I just highlighted it to show you which one I copied.

    I'm talking about what's in the images, not the links to images themselves.
     
  23. LAJ_FETT

    LAJ_FETT Tech Admin (2007-2023) - She Held Us Together star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Then I'm confused..
     
  24. Ewok Poet

    Ewok Poet Force Ghost star 6

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    Those two sna.ggy links are pictures of my problem.
     
  25. LAJ_FETT

    LAJ_FETT Tech Admin (2007-2023) - She Held Us Together star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Ah - I get you now. short answer is I don't know. What browser are you using?