CAG Site upgrade - thread 2

[BankFodder]

Please will you post bugs, glitches or issues in this new thread.

 

If you have previously posted a problem on the 1st thread, but that problem still exists, please post it again here.

 

Please try to keep it short and to the point.

 

Please try to limit discussion on this thread.

 

We will try to address everything.

 

This upgrade has proved very difficult for the team as well as for the users. Apologies.

 

Please stick with it.

[Michael Browne]

Small niggle. On the New post page, the page count is shown as:

 

 

1) No Results 1 to 20 of x

2) No total number of pages

3) No Last Page button

 

Whereas all these do show on both forums and individual threads

 

[Guest wino]

No smilies

 

Text too small

 

Cannot start new thread

 

No zero replies search

[Michael Browne]

 

No zero replies search

 

The best I can come up with is:

 

Click top right Advanced Search

Then top right click Search by Type

Then Find Threads with 'At Most' and '1 replies'

 

For some reason if you put '0 replies' it returns a mixture of threads with loads of replies and ones with no replies.

 

There has to be an easier way, but I haven't found it yet

[Undercover-Elsa]

The best I can come up with is:

 

Click top right Advanced Search

Then top right click Search by Type

Then Find Threads with 'At Most' and '1 replies'

 

For some reason if you put '0 replies' it returns a mixture of threads with loads of replies and ones with no replies.

 

There has to be an easier way, but I haven't found it yet

 

You can also refine that by setting it to sort results by number of replies in ascending order, and Find posts either since last visit or whatever period you want in drop down box

 

Elsa x

[saintly_1]

Marc this forum uses v4

 

Edited August 15, 2010 by cerberusalert

[letsdothis]

A lot of issues with the current situation maybe resolved just by bringing vB4.0.0 up to vB4.0.6

 

4.0.4 fixes 450 bugs since the release of 4.0.3.

4.0.6 fixes over 100 bugs since the release of 4.0.5.

 

So rather than spending so much time trying to resolve some issues, upgrading to the latest version available may help and save time?

 

I appreciate it is a lot of work to upgrade, but Webby would be peeing in the wind trying to fix everything and then risk the chance of having to do it all over again once you upgrade anyway.

[locutus]

Biggest unresolved complaint so far I believe is no smilies on the "quick reply"

[Michael Browne]

Biggest unresolved complaint so far I believe is no smilies on the "quick reply"

 

That and the ridiculous 5 minute Edit time limit

[locutus]

Also as demonstraded above, quotes don't "fit in the margins " of the advert on the last post.

 

[kennythecelt]

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Re: CAG Site upgrade - thread 2

 

Originally Posted by locutus

Biggest unresolved complaint so far I believe is no smilies on the "quick reply"

 

That and the ridiculous 5 minute Edit time limit

 

 

Hi Michael

 

 

I read on a thread in the general consumer forum that this is being altered soon- to 24 hours.

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?273338-This-Five-Min-Edit-Restriction-is-getting-Through

 

Post 8 Ida in fife

[BankFodder]

I think that the move to v.4.06 is a very sensible idea. We'll discuss this with the WebMaster.

 

Some of the problems are definitely problems with our upgrade - and are fixable. Others are merely new features of the new version of the vB software and will take a little more work, I expect.

 

I have to say that vB seemto have changed some things just to produce a visible difference, even though thechange is not better.

 

The clutter which MB referred to in thread 1 is an example. The screenshot which MB has reproduced above is another example.

 

We'll try to address these but we'll have to try and get our installation fully working first and then we can try improving on what vB have written for us.

 

Certainly, the vB search function - which was never very good, is now really much more limited than ever. I can't imagine why reducing functionality - and effectively reducing choice - could ever be seen as good thing.

I think that it comes with the American village mentality. I like Americans a lot, but I used always to be amazed at how un-International and how un-savvy, Americans are. But it really is true. There is a sort of we-know-what-is-best-for-you attitude which can really put a damper on things. You have to remember that they were helped to their Independence by the Fwench and I think that explains a lot

[letsdothis]

I have to say that vB seemto have changed some things just to produce a visible difference, even though thechange is not better.

From what I have read vB when they were bought out by Internet Brands got rid of / sacked / resigned a lot of the original coders. vB is no longer a personal company in my eyes. The difference before was the guys who were at vB pre the sale of, knew the product back to front as it was their baby. What you are seeing now is a commercial entity's product rather than a brand that was reknown for quality, being personal and it's willingness to work with the community, and not just for profit.

 

This is my opinion and not fact if IB are reading this.

 

vB3 is end of life and a lot of people who had bought vB were very unhappy with the way things went once the newer version came out.

 

Overall I do like vB4 but like you say, it should be right out of the box, not all the malarky that Webby has had to endure.

[BankFodder]

Yes, I've read the same things about vB and IB. Unfortunately I don't exepect that IB will read this or worry about it.

 

I have a sense that vB 4 = Vista and that there will be pressure to sort it out and that a Win 7=vB5 will be released in a couple of years.

[middenmess]

The upgrade was essential for security after this report...

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10714192

 

We are all very trusting when it comes to the Internet.

[Michael Browne]

The green dot which flags threads I am subscribed to appears in the main forum lists:

 

 

but on the New Posts page is missing:

 

No big deal, is this just me or is this happening to others?

[lexis200]

A size limit would be very nice for when pics etc are inserted so that the page does not get thrown out by a large insert.

 

Smilies - could they possibly be changed back to the old style as the new ones are very similar to each other?

 

On thread replies it would be handy to see who made the last post like we used to be able to.

[letsdothis]

The upgrade was essential for security after this report...

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10714192

 

We are all very trusting when it comes to the Internet.

 

That flaw never affected CAG and was not even present in their older version of software that CAG used which was vB 3.7.0 or this one vB 4.0.0 - However I do agree, the upgrade was definitely needed for other security reasons.

Edited August 15, 2010 by letsdothis

[letsdothis]

The green dot which flags threads I am subscribed to appears in the main forum lists:

 

 

but on the New Posts page is missing:

 

No big deal, is this just me or is this happening to others?

 

The green dot thingy should only appear if you have actually posted in that particular thread as far as I know.

 

On a none important issue, the actual green dot is wrong anyway. In the thread list it is like it is in your image, yet the icon legend it is like this. (the wrong way round as in the arrow points the opposite way)

[Undercover-Elsa]

A size limit would be very nice for when pics etc are inserted so that the page does not get thrown out by a large insert.

 

Smilies - could they possibly be changed back to the old style as the new ones are very similar to each other?

 

On thread replies it would be handy to see who made the last post like we used to be able to.

 

I second all the above.

I find it especially difficult to read threads where an oversized image means you have to scroll sideways on every post. As indeed is happening on this page

Either needs an automatic maximum set at around 540 pixels or a prominent note on the image upload box. That said, to be fair that isn't a problem peculiar to the upgrade, it's always happened, but is very offputting, so while we are tweaking it would be good to sort it out...

 

 

Elsa x

[citizenB]

I second all the above.

I find it especially difficult to read threads where an oversized image means you have to scroll sideways on every post. As indeed is happening on this page

Either needs an automatic maximum set at around 540 pixels or a prominent note on the image upload box. That said, to be fair that isn't a problem peculiar to the upgrade, it's always happened, but is very offputting, so while we are tweaking it would be good to sort it out...

 

 

Elsa x

 

Over sized images were a nuisance with the previous format though werent they ?

 

I did try firefox which solved a lot of problems, but finally upgraded to IE8 now and life is so much easier

[letsdothis]

Over sized images were a nuisance with the previous format though werent they ?

 

I did try firefox which solved a lot of problems, but finally upgraded to IE8 now and life is so much easier

 

FAO Webby

 

This modification would solve this issue afaik

[Undercover-Elsa]

LOL CitizenB I just edited that in while you were posting . I've always found it difficult.

I have to set my zoom at 125% to read comfortably, so it's even worse..like watching a tennis match LOL

[citizenB]

It is annoying I agree. Have asked if someone can reduce that particular image.. and letsdothis appears to have found a solution as well. Will point that out for Webmaster

[Michael Browne]

The green dot thingy should only appear if you have actually posted in that particular thread as far as I know.

 

That's my point, the two screenshots are of this thread, which I have posted on. The forum page shows the green dot but the New Posts page doesn't - just a blank space.