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Author Topic: DC Forum Mods Thread  (Read 54709 times)

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DC Forum Mods Thread
« on: February 13, 2011, 07:42 PM »
I am going to start listing some of the forum mods we add to the site and tweak to give credit where credit is due.

  • 12/9/11 - Improved custom code to report forum errors and alerts to automatically throttle emails in case of high volume (like forum server errors)
  • 12/9/11 - Added a bunch of code to detect spam-like activity, require first-posters to prove humanness; now AUTOBANS users if they are clearly trying to spam their first post
  • 2/27/11 - Added Countdown bbc mod by Hunter
  • 2/14/11 - Added Previous and Next Links mod by gigitravels

Others
  • change all subjects
  • custom ban code
  • batch export of mailing list data
  • batch reseting users newsletter preferences
  • register for newsletter at signup
  • Improved list items
« Last Edit: December 21, 2012, 12:19 PM by mouser, Reason: adding more mod history »

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2011, 07:42 PM »
Oh no, mouser has access to apply mods. Someone alert gothi[c]!

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2011, 07:55 PM »
thanks, mouser.. the export PMs function works in Firefox. :up:

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2011, 12:24 PM »
If anyone finds any mods they think would be really useful on the simplemachines site, let me know which ones:

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2011, 12:28 PM »
http://custom.simple...s/index.php?mod=2431

Description:

PM Sent Notification 1.0 by live627

This mod puts a nice little message above your pm index after you send a pm to someone. Just like the "Profile Updated" message.

Languages
Included in the package
English (American and British)
Seperate language pack
Spanish (ES and Latin) thanks to Membre

Changelog
1.0.5 - September 01, 2010, 03:08:11 AM
* Backported to SMF 1.1

1.0.4 - March 11, 2010, 04:32:14 PM
* Updated to SMF 2.0 RC3

1.0.3 - March 03, 2010, 08:34:54 PM
! Members without a membergroup were not displayed
! Comma-separated display didn't work right

1.0.2 - February 25, 2010, 07:18:46 PM
+ Now can get multiple names from the recipient list
+ Names now link to profiles
+ Gets their online color

1.0.1 - February 24, 2010, 05:43:51 PM
! Changed message to display recipient instead of sender

Legend:
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 ! Minor change or bugfix
 * Feature edit
 & Known bug
 + Feature addition
 - Feature removal

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2011, 02:30 PM »
@mouser
:huh: Links are the same. I can't find Geshi Mod on the SMF Mod Site... - Forum Topic

If anyone finds any mods they think would be really useful on the simplemachines site, let me know which ones

« Last Edit: January 14, 2020, 02:35 PM by Winkie, Reason: Formatting »

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2011, 02:45 PM »
Oh yes, that would make life much more enjoyable when browsing DC on a smartphone. The page numbers are really small when you try to hit them with your finger on the touchscreen

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2011, 05:40 PM »
prev+next mod -- installed.
go direct to moved topic mod -- installed.

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2011, 07:21 PM »
this feature would be nice to have..

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2011, 01:27 AM »
prev+next mod -- installed.
Ah, that's nice, and quick :tellme:, thanks!

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2011, 09:07 AM »
lanux, i fear your feature request would be too hard on server load.

what's next?

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2011, 09:55 PM »
lanux, i fear your feature request would be too hard on server load.

it's ok, thanks anyway..

what's next?

hmm.. i'll think of something.. ;D

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2011, 03:30 AM »
Something to better access DC on Android would be cool.

I found tapatalk which according to here supports SMF 1.1.11+ with custom modifications (to some extent). I'm not using tapatalk yet, so don't know if it's any good.

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2011, 11:10 AM »
One of these to implement Open ID. :)

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2011, 01:57 AM »
I've added code so that the Quick Reply Box now shows a warning when you are viewing an old topic, so that people will be a little more conscientious about reviving very old threads.

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #15 on: July 06, 2011, 03:10 AM »
Quick Reply Box now shows a warning when you are viewing an old topic
Great :Thmbsup:

What's the definition of 'old'? 3 months, 1 year, 2 years? (just curious)

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #16 on: July 06, 2011, 03:28 AM »
It's currently set to 90 days, but it's easy to change.

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #17 on: July 06, 2011, 05:35 AM »
Ok, I've just seen that warning, and it's pretty clear now ;D

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #18 on: July 06, 2011, 02:09 PM »
I've never understood what's wrong with reviving old threads. If your post is appropriate to the thread subject and the older discussion is useful context, then it makes more sense to post to an existing thread than make a new one in my view...

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #19 on: July 06, 2011, 02:18 PM »
I don't think its that there is anything inherently bad with reviving an old thread..

My personal take is that the object is mainly to alert people that they are about to post in a thread where the original participants may have moved on long ago -- that the discussion they are replying to may contain out of date information and opinions, and that others on the forum are probably not following the thread the way they would a more recent thread.

So the warning is to catch the attention of the poster and give them an opportunity to re-frame their intended post in light of the fact that it's not currently an active discussion.

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #20 on: July 06, 2011, 05:21 PM »
Yeah, I agree with the warning, just some forums have a "don't post in old threads, ever!" kind of thing going on. Hehe. I know that's not true here though, I see "necro thread revival" all the time. ;)

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #21 on: July 06, 2011, 11:10 PM »
I've never understood what's wrong with reviving old threads. If your post is appropriate to the thread subject and the older discussion is useful context, then it makes more sense to post to an existing thread than make a new one in my view...

I'm actually the opposite.  Though sometimes it makes sense to post in the original thread, IMO, starting a new thread makes more sense most of the time because of the people moving on or forgetting about the conversation, or just a change in perspective since the original thread.  Also, there might be some things in the old thread that aren't relevant anymore- especially fluff that sometimes gets added to threads.  Just my opinion of course...

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #22 on: August 21, 2011, 03:11 PM »
Just put in place some minor changes to better highlight the New Topic button and put it on more pages.

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Re: DC Forum Mods Thread
« Reply #23 on: December 09, 2011, 05:51 AM »
New:
  • 12/9/11 - Improved custom code to report forum errors and alerts to automatically throttle emails in case of high volume (like forum server errors)
  • 12/9/11 - Added a bunch of code to detect spam-like activity, require first-posters to prove humanness; now AUTOBANS users if they are clearly trying to spam their first post

It's wonderful watching the new code catch and kill spam bots.
« Last Edit: December 09, 2011, 05:57 AM by mouser »