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Title: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on November 21, 2016, 06:06:34 PM
OK, so finally I got around to installing stand-alone forum software on the server. The bbPress plugin forum for Wordpress (which my blog site uses) is awful - and not just in performance. It's good for posting articles (e.g. my scoops and musings (http://www.dereksmart.org/forums/forum/main/)) and light discussions only. 

Anyway, most options are in your profile, and are self-explanatory.

You can also chose which theme you want to use if you don't like the default one. Some are "responsive" (works well on mobile).

There is a special Goon only "Smarties" group which is "approval only". Go to your profile and request it via the  Group Membership link. If you're a known Goon, it will be approved. Once approved, you will have 6 (the highest) Yellow stars in your display name, as well as certain other perks (e.g. ability to read/leave profile comments etc)

INSTALLED MODS

Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on November 21, 2016, 06:15:53 PM
@Fooma are you still having trouble posting images? Attachment uploads are disabled, but you can still post external image links.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: orcinus on November 21, 2016, 06:21:04 PM
I'm dumb and cannot find the Group Membership link.
AFAIK, normally on SMF forums, it shows up after Buddies/Ignore List in the Modify Profile menu.

But there doesn't appear to be one there.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: Fooma on November 21, 2016, 06:53:45 PM

(http://s3.thingpic.com/images/YL/iCKKJXfFy4osFtTvXokjDwJQ.gif)


Works now I think.  I have to use the posting icons and not manually [ IMG ] [ /IMG ]
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on November 21, 2016, 06:56:38 PM

You can't image BB code if you are using the WYSIWYG editor (the default). So to switch, just click on that "Toggle View" arrow.


You can also change your profile to disabled WYSIWYG editor by default.

Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on November 21, 2016, 06:59:02 PM
Weird. I just reset it. Try it now.

I'm dumb and cannot find the Group Membership link.
AFAIK, normally on SMF forums, it shows up after Buddies/Ignore List in the Modify Profile menu.

But there doesn't appear to be one there.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: orcinus on November 21, 2016, 07:02:59 PM
Weird. I just reset it. Try it now.


Now it's there.
Thanks.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: DapperDon on November 21, 2016, 08:36:25 PM
I am here to stand in solidarity with the Internet Warlord. I hope the rest of the SA superstars that were regular posters on your sub migrate over here as well. Thanks for the invite.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on November 22, 2016, 08:42:37 AM
I have enabled post attachments. Try not to go crazy with it please. You can still use external in-line links to imgur etc as that saves bandwidth on the server.

Also remember that the WYSIWYG post editor is disabled by default. This will allow you to use BB code.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: ideate on November 22, 2016, 10:26:09 AM
Weird. I just reset it. Try it now.

I'm dumb and cannot find the Group Membership link.
AFAIK, normally on SMF forums, it shows up after Buddies/Ignore List in the Modify Profile menu.

But there doesn't appear to be one there.

Also dumb here, can't find it. I wonder if I need to make a post first.

Edit: yes that did it, just make a post first.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: iron buns on November 22, 2016, 10:32:44 AM
The board notifications are being signed by "The The Smart Community Team". :what:
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on November 22, 2016, 11:40:37 AM
Thanks. Will fix.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on November 22, 2016, 01:09:12 PM
I have installed a bunch of useful mods. Most are pretty straightforward. But if you want to read up on them, the list is below. Check the OP.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: iron buns on November 22, 2016, 01:45:25 PM
Is the Profile Comments mod enabled? I'm not seeing the comment section on the profile pages.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on November 22, 2016, 01:53:56 PM
Is the Profile Comments mod enabled? I'm not seeing the comment section on the profile pages.

Only admins can see those.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on November 22, 2016, 02:33:05 PM
admins and GMs can now see profile comments
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on November 22, 2016, 02:41:27 PM
I removed the Twitter mod as it didn't seem to work correctly
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on November 22, 2016, 03:04:40 PM
I installed Like Posts (http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=3708), but it only works on the two core (default) themes.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: Daz on November 23, 2016, 01:40:29 AM
Added Ohara YouTube Embed (http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=3268), you can now embed YouTube/Vimeo videos.

Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: Bradamante3D on November 24, 2016, 09:49:39 AM
I'm dumb and cannot find the Group Membership link.
AFAIK, normally on SMF forums, it shows up after Buddies/Ignore List in the Modify Profile menu.

But there doesn't appear to be one there.

Yeah, I don't have that option, either.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on November 24, 2016, 09:52:18 AM
I'm dumb and cannot find the Group Membership link.
AFAIK, normally on SMF forums, it shows up after Buddies/Ignore List in the Modify Profile menu.

But there doesn't appear to be one there.

Yeah, I don't have that option, either.

Read the OP. Once you request it, you have to wait for it to be approved. Then you go back in your profile and "set" it.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: Bradamante3D on November 25, 2016, 07:38:59 AM
Nevermind.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: Rogerio on November 26, 2016, 02:20:54 AM
Can I join the Smarties group?

Been a member on the SA since 2009, though there I am mostly a lurker since I stopped playing EvE online (Goonswarm corp FTW) and now I just read some stuff there. :)

 :lurkmore: :parpcorn:
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on November 26, 2016, 05:22:10 AM
Can I join the Smarties group?

Been a member on the SA since 2009, though there I am mostly a lurker since I stopped playing EvE online (Goonswarm corp FTW) and now I just read some stuff there. :)

 :lurkmore: :parpcorn:

Read the OP. As long as you have an SA account, just request membership for a Smarties tag and wait for it to be approved.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on November 26, 2016, 05:50:40 AM
- Removed Like Posts due to it only working with the default theme
- Added nCode Image Resizer (http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=1197)
- Added Quick Ban on Account Delete (http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=2427)

Still trying to figure out where to download/install the Tapatalk 4.4.1 SMF 2.0 Plugin which doesn't appear to be in the list of mods, but from the SMF community forums, some people have it installed (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=550023.0).
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on November 26, 2016, 07:37:19 AM
- Added Tapatalk 4.4.1 SMF 2.0 plugin (https://tapatalk.com/download_SimpleMachines.php)

Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on December 04, 2016, 07:24:19 PM
Over the weekend we did some hardware upgrade and data migration. Everything seems to be back to normal.

If you were posting on the forum during this period, because we forgot to set it to "maintenance mode", that's why anything you posted today, is gone. We restored everything from the latest backups from yesterday, ahead of the server shutdown.

Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on September 03, 2017, 07:28:31 AM
Did some quick maintenance this morning.

Also added/updated...

Embed Facebook BBCode (https://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=4062)

Code: [Select]
[facebook]{facebook URL}[/facebook]
[facebook width={x}]{facebook URL}[/facebook]

Embed Instagram BBCode (https://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=4059)

Code: [Select]
[instagram]{instagram ID}[/instagram]
[instagram width=x height=x]{instagram ID}[/instagram]

Ohara YouTube Embed (https://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=3268)

Code: [Select]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v={ID}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v={ID}&{Parameters}
http://www.m.youtube.com/watch?v={ID}
http://youtu.be/{ID}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=[ID]
http://vimeo.com/[ID]
http://vimeo.com/channels/[channel name]/[ID]
http://vimeo.com/group/[ID]
http://vimeo.com/album/[ID]
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on September 09, 2017, 08:30:41 AM
I noticed some irregular topic/post counts in General Chatter section, so I ran maintenance on it. We did lose the "PC Gamer" article topic though. But I was able to copy and paste it, then recreate it (http://www.dereksmart.com/forum/index.php?topic=81.0).
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on December 16, 2017, 01:30:02 PM
I have installed OneAll (http://www.oneall.com/) which allows new and existing users to login using their social media account.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on December 21, 2017, 05:36:08 AM
Fixed an issue with OneAll login with Facebook and Twitter.

NOTE: It supports Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and YouTube only

Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on February 19, 2018, 06:58:06 PM
- Removed OneAll login package
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on February 19, 2018, 07:00:36 PM
I am experiencing some issues with Chrome in some forums when trying to reply or modify a post. If you are having the same issues, please let me know as I am trying to track it down.

Worst symptom is that you can't type anything in the input box due to major lag or something.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on February 20, 2018, 06:08:46 AM
Sorry guys, I upgraded the board last night and forgot that I left it in maintenance mode. Which is why only mods and admins could login. I only found out when I got an email from the Tapatalk plugin.

I also removed some Smileys which were causing slowdowns. The ones which remain, are now accessible via the drop-down [more] button.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on February 20, 2018, 06:53:31 AM
If you are using Chrome, and experiencing slow-downs when viewing icons in the [more] category, you should enable GPU Rasterization.

To fix the issue in Google Chrome, do the following:

1) Load chrome://flags in the web browser's address bar.
2) Search for GPU rasterization. Alternatively, load chrome://flags/#enable-gpu-rasterization directly.
3) Switch its state to enabled.
4) Restart Google Chrome.
Title: Re: Board Discussions
Post by: dsmart on August 20, 2018, 04:39:33 AM
Yesterday I fixed an issue (had to open a ticket with Microsoft, which they quickly addressed) on the server side whereby board/thread/subscriber notification emails sent to some domains (e.g. @live.com, @outlook.com) were not being sent due to blocklist issues. This required me to revise the server SPL records in the Cloudflare settings, as well as set up DMARC configs for better email handling.

Note that you should still add dereksmart.com to your email spam filter or some emails are likely to also go directly to spam.