Current Fixes/Requests as of 2/10/15

[theophania]

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CANNOT MAKE CHANGES IN TAPATALK or on MOBILE. I will work on gathering some TapaTalk FAQs and Troubleshooting posts into one easy to read post once I finish some of the most requested board modifications.

Humpty's Cheat Sheet for common questions

CURRENT REQUESTS TO BE HANDLED:
- Signature resizing or size restrictions - Researching, currently signatures cannot be increased beyond 500 characters. Sizing images down may be a fix.
- Can the number of new posts within a thread be listed next to "new" so you can quickly see how much activity it has had since last viewing? - Researching
- Add ability to sort threads - Researching
- Add ability to subscribe to threads or forums - Researching
- New smiley suggestions - In the works
- Choosing a new board name - In the works
- Notifications when someone posts on a thread you've created - Researching
- Creating our own badges - In the works

REQUESTS ON HOLD:
- New forum color options for members to choose from - This might be possible in the future after we choose logos and branding for the site.
- Alphabetize boards in the sidebar - Boards will be left in the current board order for the time being.
- Notifications in the navigation bar - Not possible at this time.

COMPLETED REQUESTS:
- The board has been added to the TapaTalk directory for mobile. You'll search goodbyecb I believe and the logo is a blue and white GBCB.
- There is a "pagination" (fun word right?) bar that scrolls along with your threads at the top. It's grey. It has page numbers for the thread, but the page numbers do not always take you to the top of the next page. We're working on figuring out why and how to fix that. In the mean time, clicking "home" on your keyboard will take you to the top of the page without needing to scroll
- I added a button to the grey pagination bar that says "Back to Threads" if you click it from within a post it takes you back to the thread listing. Since it scrolls with you along the top it can be clicked from anywhere within the post if you get bored with the thread you're reading .
- Posts per thread page has been increased from 15 to 30.
- Text Editor buttons have been added to quick reply.
- New icon has been resized larger with darker text. The color was changed to gray because the blue made my eyes bleed.
- Page numbers have been added to the bottom of threads.
- Removed stalkerish Member names from forum statistics User is Online sections.
- Added a likes counter next to your post count in posts under your avatar.
- Post counts and title ranks updated.
- Sidebar added with clickable board index
- New smilies are being added and the colors have been updated for the board.
- The categories are now collapsible. Just click on the category name. BMBs have been moved to year categories.
- "Back to Top" arrow added to posts. As you scroll down the arrow appears on the right side. Click it to jump to the top of the page.
- Spoiler button option is now live to allow posters to hide spoilers in threads.
- Moved quote/edit/like buttons to the bottom of each post instead of the top. Added padding to separate buttons.
- Thumbs up changed to a heart.
- Page TOP and BOTTOM buttons added to each individual post to allow users to jump to the top of bottom from anywhere in a thread. Desktop only.
- Back to Threads for mobile - Please use the < Back button at the bottom of your mobile screen. We cannot add buttons to mobile.
- Acronym Listing - Added to the Greetings and Salutations board and linked to the Mission Statement, TOU, & Links thread.
- New board rankings have been implement on Desktop and Mobile. See this thread for the Ranking Chart.
- Quick Tags have been added to the quick reply and reply boxes on the Desktop to allow for easy tagging.

[theresat858]

Please please please get the page numbers at the bottom! It is so annoying to have to scroll back to the top to continue the thread.

[theophania]

theresat858 there are page numbers that actually follow you as you scroll on a gray bar along the top. I am working on getting ones on the bottom as well though.

[theophania]

humpty Some felt the stats are too stalkerish so we removed them to make people more comfortable.

[theophania]

I know. It still seemed like an issue for some people so for now it's easiest to click it off.

[theophania]

With 2000+ members I think we should all just assume a lot of people are seeing posts.

[theophania]

I'll look into a better solution for the long-term though.

[daisycat]

Can we make it so when we click a thread it takes us back to the last page we were on? Whenever I click a thread it takes me to page one and I have to figure out where I left off.

[theophania]

daisycat if you click the "new" button you should go to the last page you were on.

[daisycat]

Jan 15, 2015 15:32:46 GMT -5 theophania said:

daisycat if you click the "new" button you should go to the last page you were on.

Thanks!

[ahsile]

I just want to thank you all! Anything I have thought of in the past 24 hours is already mentioned. Love it!!

[theophania]

@iheartmyshiba When I look at quotes the name of the person is included. Is this not the case for you? If not can you tell me if you're using mobile or desktop and what browser?

[whitepony333]

Where's my avatar? When I sign into Tapatalk its there, when I sign in to GBCB its nowhere to be found.. :/

[theophania]

@scoutnumbers Have you encountered this issue with Tapatalk?

[ahsile]

I dont see the names within the quotes either on tapatalk.

Screenshot of what it looks like. First msg on there. Im in ANdroid 4.3. Haven't updated in a while since I'm rooted and I don't have time to change anything. Looks like others have the same problem with different OS though.

[whitepony333]

Do I have an avatar yet?

[whitepony333]

Fml

[whitepony333]

#success!!

[ahsile]

Jan 16, 2015 7:37:21 GMT -5 ahsile said:

I dont see the names within the quotes either on tapatalk.

Screenshot of what it looks like. First msg on there. Im in ANdroid 4.3. Haven't updated in a while since I'm rooted and I don't have time to change anything. Looks like others have the same problem with different OS though.

I was googling this though, and it seems people have been complaining about this since 2011.

[theophania]

Unfortunately I can't do anything about the set-up of the boards on the TapaTalk app. I don't have any control over the code there.

[theophania]

We're looking at changing the thumbs up button into a darker, brighter heart. I'll have to look into whether or not I can increase the padding on them in the code a bit.

[BostonKisses]

This wouldn't be a priority, but is it possible to alphabetized the board lists in any side bars or drop downs?

[theophania]

I'll have to look into that. BostonKisses

[BostonKisses]

theophania, no worries if you can't do it!

[jnnfrrose6]

Can the number of new posts within a thread be listed next to "new" so you can quickly see how much activity it has had since last viewing?

[geetargirl05]

Can we have the option to create clicky polls? (I'm on the tapatalk app -- not sure if that's the problem or not)

[theophania]

jnnfrrose6 I'll have to look into that.

geetargirl05 On the desktop and mobile sites when you create a new thread there is a checkbox to create a poll and add poll options. Is that not there in Tapatalk? If it's not, I'm not sure if I can do anything to add it, but I'll look into it.

[theophania]

humpty I adjusted the forum stats code and put it back just for you.

[geetargirl05]

theophania yeah I don't see those same options in tapatalk but as long as they are on the desktop site that's cool! Thanks!

[theophania]

geetargirl05 I looked into it some more and it's a known issue with TapaTalk since 2012, but they haven't fixed it. If you go to webview of the forum in TapaTalk you can see, create, and vote in polls. Click the three vertical dots menu to get to web view.