Category Labels

[Zephyr]

I like the new features, but was a little bummed that they are restricted to being made on a board-to-board basis.

If possible, I would like to see a new option in the Structures menu, called Labels. Where you can create a label, then add it to boards. Like how some plugins work. You can set multiple boards to use the same labels. Or even select a category, so all boards in that category will have that label present.

Basically so it'd look like this:


Label Name:
Label Color: 
Permissions:

Boards or Categories it works with:


Either that or a Plugin that would enable this would be great.

[Ryan Roos]

Sorry. Every board has it's own unique properties and subject matter. Therefor every board has it's own unique labels (with properties) that are applied to that subject matter.

It's understandable that there may be labels that work across boards. Type labels for example work well here on support. An example is the 'Resolved' label that we as staff use to identify which threads have been helped work on multiple boards here on support. We already have a feature on our future ideas list for copying labels from one board to another. But even in that instance they would still be their own individual labels on each board, and their properties could be changed to reflect the needs of each board individually.

A label is a board element. It is a property within a board. We couldn't make it apply on a higher level if we wanted too.

Analogy:

They're like tickets for different theme parks. Each theme park has it's own set of tickets with different prices and age ranges. They all have their own rules and the tickets each mean different things. Different people each need different tickets but all of them are for the current theme park. You're asking for a way to have tickets that you can take to any theme park. They just don't work that way. You might have a Senior Citizen ticket in more than one theme park. But that doesn't mean all the properties are the same. The price could be different for each theme park for example. Tickets are just ways of identifying the different people within the theme park. Even the same person in a different theme park will have different things apply to them. There is no universal ticket. The world doesn't work that way.

Now in forum speak:

They're labels for different boards. Each board has it's own set of labels with different permissions and attributes. They all have their own rules and the labels each mean different things. Different threads need different labels but all of them are for the current board. You're asking for a way to have labels that you can take to any board. They just don't work that way. You might have a certain label in more than one board. But that doesn't mean all the properties are the same. The permissions could be different for each board for example. Labels are just ways of identifying the different threads within the board. Even the same thread in a different board will have different things apply to it. There is no universal label. The forum doesn't work that way.

I hope that explains things a little bit. It's just the nature of the labels. You might be be thinking of them differently than they really are. Being that they are new there is bound to be confusion. Hopefully this helps you understand that every label is unique. And even once we have the ability to copy labels implemented they will still all be unique.

If you have any questions about labels feel free to ask and I will do my best to answer.

Thank you.

[Zephyr]

Lol, that was kinda Explanation Extreme. ;-)

But yeah, I believe I understand what labels are. Or at least how I intend to use them.

I've got them set up on a couple boards, for specific reasons on each board, but it's to help differentiate between posts. In the one board, it covers multiple areas. The labels allow members to differentiate which area the thread takes place in. Rather than have multiple boards, that might see little use each. But combined, it is a more viable solution.

Similarly, the second board has labels, to allow the Staff to post some quests and Members to post others. So at a glance you can tell.

I was just thinking more about convenience than anything else. Have one label, that could apply to threads in a dozen different boards. Rather than having to recreate it in each one, I could simply create it once.

Lazy, right?

[Ryan Roos]

Apr 8, 2013 17:24:49 GMT -8 Zephyr said:

Lol, that was kinda Explanation Extreme. ;-)

But yeah, I believe I understand what labels are. Or at least how I intend to use them.

I've got them set up on a couple boards, for specific reasons on each board, but it's to help differentiate between posts. In the one board, it covers multiple areas. The labels allow members to differentiate which area the thread takes place in. Rather than have multiple boards, that might see little use each. But combined, it is a more viable solution.

Similarly, the second board has labels, to allow the Staff to post some quests and Members to post others. So at a glance you can tell.

I was just thinking more about convenience than anything else. Have one label, that could apply to threads in a dozen different boards. Rather than having to recreate it in each one, I could simply create it once.

Lazy, right?

Extreme? Maybe.
Remember that other people are reading this stuff too, so I need to make sure I explain in detail or other questions will arise.

Lazy? No.
We understand why you want to do that. Like I said before there will hopefully someday be a copy option, so at least you can duplicate them faster.