ASF Website Redesign

[Wysiwyg]

The Default Search Order can either be set to "Most Recent" or "Relevance".

Okay, the drop down menu v beside More I thought not to look at. Thank you.

 

[Parse]

This isn't important, but I was wondering if it would be possible to have different styles available for the forum. I notice other XenForo sites sometimes have this. All I prefer is a "wider" page, the default page size of the forum is obviously made to suit mobile devices. I was just wondering if a full width page style would be available for those of us viewing from PC's, laptops etc. These styles (if available) are usually selectable from one's account preferences.

I don't think Joe has advertised this yet but he did add a "wider" style to the site. If anyone's interested it's located down the bottom left of the page where you can select Aussie Stock Forums - Fixed or Aussie Stock Forums - Fluid.

If you are like me and like seeing the site take up all the browser window, then give it a try.

 

[tech/a]

Must say I love the new format Joe.

 

[Trembling Hand]

Has this got a glitch?

 

[pixel]

would you by any chance have deselected general topics?
I haven't found out (nor been looking too hard) how to do that. I get my full load of all the wailers...

 

[Trembling Hand]

would you by any chance have deselected general topics?
I haven't found out (nor been looking too hard) how to do that. I get my full load of all the wailers...

yeah I have. But that kinda sucks. I've been having trouble finding a page to land on without having to be confronted with the worst of ASF.... and there is more and more each day.

There seems to be no page I can find that has a decent list of new market posts.

 

[pixel]

There seems to be no page I can find that has a decent list of new market posts.

Same here.
I've tried to revive some stock-specific topics, but the result was mostly silence. And I'm not senile enough to enjoy talking to myself all the time. (Or maybe I'm so senile to find only those stocks interesting that everybody else doesn't.)
I don't know how other places handle it; sure, every list of "Latest Posts" has a few gaps in the Codes column, but the ratio of stock-related posts to political/social/opinion ones is better than 2 to 1; here it's the other way around.
Mind though, quantity doesn't give an accurate measure. There's a gulf between, say, Howard's hints or Daffy's alerts, and the one-line ramps that fill pages elsewhere. And that's why I put up with "the usual suspects", even though, at times, I get drawn into an argument and just have to give a troll some shtick...

 

[galumay]

Has this got a glitch?

In what way, TH? Like me you have the general topics deselected. It is disappointing there isnt more detailed discussion on specific companies and less of the 'other stuff'. I dont know of any way to narrow it down more without missing out on some of the more interesting threads that are not company specific.

What would be good would be if you could set up "Recent Posts" to only see new posts in the "ASX Stock Chat" forum.

 

[Joe Blow]

Hi guys, I've been a bit busy this weekend and have only just caught up with this thread. I am aware of the shortcomings of the current situation with the Recent Posts function and I am making plans to improve it. I have been giving it a lot of thought over the last couple of months and think that ideally each ASF member should be able to decide which forum's posts show up in Recent Posts, and I think the best way to achieve this is for people to be able to individually select and deselect forums that are included in the Recent Posts list. However, I have not yet found a reliable coder for this new software so it may take a little while to realise this kind of functionality. Please let me know if you have any other ideas or suggestions. I appreciate and value all feedback so don't be shy in letting me know what you would like to see.

With regard to the stock specific threads, please keep posting. I realise that sometimes it appears that the General Chat forum is too dominant, but that is all the more reason why we need more posts in stock threads. Even if there is no reply to specific posts, they are being read and they do add value so please keep it up. Every post helps.

 

[Joe Blow]

The new forum software and design has now been in place for six months, so hopefully everyone has had a good chance to adapt to both.

Now that we are six months down the track, I'm interested in finding out if anyone has any feedback about things they like, dislike, would like to see changed, added, or removed? I'm interested in how we can make ASF a better and more useful place to visit. So if you have any feedback or suggestions to offer, please feel free to do so.

Thanks!

 

[PZ99]

I think it's much easier to use than the previous design

One thing I noticed is when viewing the boards as a guest I have to scroll through the last page to view the latest post. I'm not able to click on the latest post link (as pictured). No biggie though

 

[Trembling Hand]

How the hell do I stop the general chat crap showing up in the front page of ASF?

I have the sub-forum on ignore but it still comes up. Why?

 

[nulla nulla]

Any chance the "Forums" Tab links could be added to the Home page?

ie "Search Forums", Watched Forums", Watched Threads" & "Recent Posts"

 

[Joe Blow]

How the hell do I stop the general chat crap showing up in the front page of ASF?

I have the sub-forum on ignore but it still comes up. Why?

Unfortunately, much of ASF's functionality is from third party add-ons, some of which do not necessarily respect the functionality that other third-party add-ons provide. The "Recent Posts" widget is one of the problem areas in that it does not seem to respect ignored forums. I agree that this needs to be resolved. I will check with the coder I have been using and see if he can fix this issue once and for all.

Any chance the "Forums" Tab links could be added to the Home page?

ie "Search Forums", Watched Forums", Watched Threads" & "Recent Posts

I will check with the designer this week and see if he can do this.

 

[Joe Blow]

Any chance the "Forums" Tab links could be added to the Home page?

ie "Search Forums", Watched Forums", Watched Threads" & "Recent Posts"

This has now been implemented. TH's request is going to take a little longer to sort out unfortunately. It's a much more complex coding task.

 

[nulla nulla]

Thanks Joe, makes it easier and faster to get around.

 

[Joe Blow]

I don't think Joe has advertised this yet but he did add a "wider" style to the site. If anyone's interested it's located down the bottom left of the page where you can select Aussie Stock Forums - Fixed or Aussie Stock Forums - Fluid.

If you are like me and like seeing the site take up all the browser window, then give it a try.

Just a quick note for those using the "Fluid" or "wider" style. There has been an update to this style and the old version has now been deactivated, so you will need to re-select it again. You can find the style selector down towards the bottom left of the page where it says "Aussie Stock Forums - Fixed".

Please let me know if you require any further assistance.

 

[dutchie]

Hi Joe
I would like my post(s) to appear in "new posts" straight after I post it.

 

[Joe Blow]

Hi Joe
I would like my post(s) to appear in "new posts" straight after I post it.

I'm not sure which way to go on this issue but ultimately the decision is one for ASF members to make. This is the difference between New Posts and Recent Posts.

New Posts contains a list of threads that have unread posts in them. This list will be different for everyone as everyone reads different threads, so it is a more customised list. Once a thread that you have read has a new post in it, it will re-appear in the New Posts list of threads. Because it is assumed that you have read the first post of any thread that you have created, it will not appear in this list until someone else has posted in it.

Recent Posts contains a list of all recent threads. Threads that contain unread posts will be in bold typeface and threads that contain no unread posts will be in regular typeface. There is a "View All Recent Posts" link at the bottom of the Recent Posts sidebar to the right of the forum list.



So it is currently easy to access both lists. However, I am happy to alter the current system if people would like it configured differently. Those who feel strongly about it, please express your preference in this thread. I'm interested in any feedback on this issue and am happy to answer any questions.

 

[PZ99]

Hi Joe. My personal preference is to swap the buttons so that "Recent Posts" is in the green box and vice versa