Recently Updated Threads Sidebar (0.4.6)

[Todge]

Sept 7, 2019 22:50:57 GMT -8 Blue said:

Todge

Hiya we just added this onto our forum here championblood.boards.net/forum , I've got two questions to ask that I haven't seen yet. First is how to I get it to start displaying recent threads? I thought I had all the settings in the right place but seems not? Secondly can I move this down so it is inline with the boards and pushes the boards over? When I have it offsite the entire forum it just looks a bit off I'd prefer if I could just offsite it with the boards (leave the banner and everything else where it is?) Ah no worries on that second one I managed to get it working with sidebar reduxe! Just struggling to get the recent sidebars and keep the style going : )

Thank you!

The sidebar can only display threads that have been made since it was activated on your forum, so, assuming everything is working, the Recent Threads cell should start to be populated as new posts/threads are being created.

You say you are struggling with the styling? In what way?

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Todge

My designer is having issues on my site: meta-rpg.boards.net
She can't get the time to show up, no matter what she tries. Inspect element even says that it should be there, but it isn't. She's played with z-index, width, height, everything she can think of that might explain why it isn't showing. I realized the time didn't work on my old site either, so I have a feeling it's not just my site's theme. Would you mind checking it in the sidebar (left side) and seeing if you can identify why the timestamp (variable [W]) won't show? Let me know if you want permissions to look into the plugins. It is supposed to be under the thread name in the sidebar, to the right of the avatar.

EDIT: She said it actually IS showing up on mobile - but only mobile. It for sure isn't showing on desktop for either of us. She said she can even change the color and it'll change in mobile. We have no idea why the heck a phone would work and a computer wouldn't....

[Todge]

Oct 18, 2019 11:57:20 GMT -8 ₪» ⅀ ƪ Ƒ «₪ said:

Todge

My designer is having issues on my site: meta-rpg.boards.net
She can't get the time to show up, no matter what she tries. Inspect element even says that it should be there, but it isn't. She's played with z-index, width, height, everything she can think of that might explain why it isn't showing. I realized the time didn't work on my old site either, so I have a feeling it's not just my site's theme. Would you mind checking it in the sidebar (left side) and seeing if you can identify why the timestamp (variable [W]) won't show? Let me know if you want permissions to look into the plugins. It is supposed to be under the thread name in the sidebar, to the right of the avatar.

EDIT: She said it actually IS showing up on mobile - but only mobile. It for sure isn't showing on desktop for either of us. She said she can even change the color and it'll change in mobile. We have no idea why the heck a phone would work and a computer wouldn't....

That's a strange one...

Try moving the plugin to the top of the plugin list and see if that works, if not, try the bottom.

Failing that, could you PM me the code you are using in the plugin to display the recent threads so I can play around with it. Thanks.

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Todge

Moving didn't work. Definitely the oddest thing is that it works in mobile and not desktop hahaha.
Hopefully you don't mind me posting here instead of PM. I can't attach images in PM, and I did the HTML part via an image because she said using code tags on the forum was causing issues.

The image here is what's in the plugin itself:


Then the CSS styling:
#RT-parent
{
   top: 150px;
}

#spr-recent {
   height: 100%;
   max-height: 300px;
}

#recentthreads {
   height: 100%;
}
   
.RTTitle-Bar
{
   display: none;
}

.rtcell-spacer
{
   height: 15px;
}

#announcements-cell
{
   height: 100px;
   border: 1px solid black;
}

#recent-threads-cell
{
   height: 100%;
   overflow: auto;
   width: calc(100% - 10px);
   margin: auto;
}

#recent-threads-cell::-webkit-scrollbar {
   background: #656565;
}

#recent-threads-cell::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
   background: #ffffff;
}

.container {
   height: 100%;
}

.recent-avatar {
   display: inline-block;
   border: 1px solid #000;
   border-right-width: 5px;
   width: 30px !important;
   vertical-align: top;
}

.spr-recent-info {
   display: inline-block;
   width: calc(100% - 41px);
   vertical-align: top;
   height: 32px;
   background: #333;
   margin-left: -4px;
   overflow: hidden;
}

.spr-recent-contain {
   height: 32px;
   overflow: hidden;
   margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.spr-recent-info a {
   color: #efefef;
   font: normal 11px/13px 'Ubuntu', Georgia, Arial, sans-serif;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 1px;
   text-align: center;
}

.spr-recent-info a p {
   padding: 0 5px;
}

[Todge]

Oct 25, 2019 9:19:52 GMT -8 ₪» ⅀ ƪ Ƒ «₪ said:

Todge

Moving didn't work. Definitely the oddest thing is that it works in mobile and not desktop hahaha.
Hopefully you don't mind me posting here instead of PM. I can't attach images in PM, and I did the HTML part via an image because she said using code tags on the forum was causing issues.

I can't explain why it would work on a mobile device but not a desktop, but I have managed to get it to show-up... No idea if this will still work on a mobile device though.

First, change the display coding to this...

<div class="spr-recent-contain">
   [A]
<div class="spr-recent-info">
[T]
<div class="spr-recent-time">
[W]
</div>
</div>
</div>

And then, replace your CSS to this...

.spr-recent-info {
display: inline-block;
width: calc(100% - 41px);
vertical-align: top;
height: 32px;
background: #333;
margin-left: -4px;
overflow: hidden;
}


.spr-recent-contain {
height: 32px;
overflow: hidden;
margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.spr-recent-info a {
color: #efefef;
font: normal 11px/13px 'Ubuntu', Georgia, Arial, sans-serif;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 1px;
text-align: center;
position: relative;
top: -5px;
}

.spr-recent-info a p {
padding: 0 5px;
}

.spr-recent-time abbr {
font: normal 10px/12px 'Ubuntu', Georgia, Arial, sans-serif;
color: red !important;
}

.spr-recent-time {
position: relative;
top: -13px;
}

I changed the color of the time to red, as it was being displayed as black.. Not good on a dark grey background.

[Todge]

Oct 25, 2019 9:48:18 GMT -8 @britnerdgirl said:

Hi there, I've installed this and it works great.
I want to know
1) if a hidden board's threads show up in this? If they do, are they visible only to members who can see the hidden board?
2) Can there be an Announcements box for members AND staff?

1) Yes, hidden boards will be included in the list as standard, but you have the 'Restricted Boaards' option, here you can list all your hidden boards, and any other boards that you do NOT want included in the Recent Threads list.

2) There shouldn't be any need for one box to cover both Staff and Members, you can create the same effect with the seperate cells. If you really do wish to have a seperate cell for both, you can use the extra cell and restrict the plugin to members, but then your guests wouldn't be able to see the lists at all.

[Todge]

Oct 26, 2019 9:41:02 GMT -8 @britnerdgirl said:

Thanks for the reply Todge.
1) So I assume that putting my hidden board name in the Restricted boards options means that even members who can see that board won't see Recent threads in that board?
2) O.K. thanks

I'm afraid so, you can't have separate lists for different members, and even if you could, it would not be easy to know who is allowed to see which list.

Sorry.

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Todge
My coder says she has done the steps you gave her, and that it still isn't working for her. I don't see it, either. She says that inspect element says it's empty, too

[Todge]

Oct 29, 2019 6:54:09 GMT -8 ₪» ⅀ ƪ Ƒ «₪ said:

Todge
My coder says she has done the steps you gave her, and that it still isn't working for her. I don't see it, either. She says that inspect element says it's empty, too

Strange.. It works fne on my test forum...

I do have a slightly different version on mu test forum as is available in the Library, so could you please try this version and see if that works...

Version 0.4.1

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Oct 29, 2019 13:53:56 GMT -8 Todge said:

Oct 29, 2019 6:54:09 GMT -8 ₪» ⅀ ƪ Ƒ «₪ said:

Todge
My coder says she has done the steps you gave her, and that it still isn't working for her. I don't see it, either. She says that inspect element says it's empty, too

Strange.. It works fne on my test forum...

I do have a slightly different version on mu test forum as is available in the Library, so could you please try this version and see if that works...

Version 0.4.1

Thank you very much for your help! That didn't work, so my coder turned off each plugin one at a time to identify if there is a conflict. They were able to identify what the problem plugin is! It's the Interests Notification Center by P̌̓aͧś̀t̀u͒le͆o͂2̀3̃̓. I don't know if you could try to fix it on your end or not, though? =/

[Todge]

Oct 30, 2019 7:19:36 GMT -8 ₪» ⅀ ƪ Ƒ «₪ said:

Oct 29, 2019 13:53:56 GMT -8 Todge said:

Strange.. It works fne on my test forum...

I do have a slightly different version on mu test forum as is available in the Library, so could you please try this version and see if that works...

Version 0.4.1

Thank you very much for your help! That didn't work, so my coder turned off each plugin one at a time to identify if there is a conflict. They were able to identify what the problem plugin is! It's the Interests Notification Center by P̌̓aͧś̀t̀u͒le͆o͂2̀3̃̓. I don't know if you could try to fix it on your end or not, though? =/

Thank you..

This is not the only plugin of mine that Notificaton Center is effecting, I have found another that it is effecting also, and, so far at least, I have been unable to fix it. I will keep trying though, so cross your fingers.

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Thank you! Which other one is it affecting? That's unfortunate. I hate when that happens, I always feel so powerless to fix anything =/

EDIT:
AHA Found something out. My member says she sees the red timestamp in the recent threads if she is logged out, but not when she is logged in. she gave these screenies:
Guest: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/628216143232106499/640369205820260372/Screen_Shot_2019-11-02_at_9.56.17_PM.png
Logged in: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/628216143232106499/640369230570848257/Screen_Shot_2019-11-02_at_9.56.28_PM.png
Idk if it helps us or not, but it's something to share anyway. I have a feeling it's because guests don't see the interests center, which means that plugin isn't interfering with their view, and the reason it's ugly is just cuz we didn't style it yet hahah

[Todge]

Nov 2, 2019 16:30:55 GMT -8 ₪» ⅀ ƪ Ƒ «₪ said:

Thank you! Which other one is it affecting? That's unfortunate. I hate when that happens, I always feel so powerless to fix anything =/

EDIT:
AHA Found something out. My member says she sees the red timestamp in the recent threads if she is logged out, but not when she is logged in. she gave these screenies:
Guest: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/628216143232106499/640369205820260372/Screen_Shot_2019-11-02_at_9.56.17_PM.png
Logged in: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/628216143232106499/640369230570848257/Screen_Shot_2019-11-02_at_9.56.28_PM.png
Idk if it helps us or not, but it's something to share anyway. I have a feeling it's because guests don't see the interests center, which means that plugin isn't interfering with their view, and the reason it's ugly is just cuz we didn't style it yet hahah

Yes, I'd say that the reason guests can see it is because the notification plugin is not functional for them too.

The other plugin I have found that does not work with the notification plugin is the Important Threads plugin. On testing, that too will display the dates to guests.

I will keep trying, but as I cannot get into the Notification plugin there may not be much I can do.

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EDIT: Actually, the version I have is editable in build mode, Todge. He gave me an unlocked plugin a bit ago. Do you have a test account on my site? I've known you for nearly a decade now, I'm quite comfortable giving you access to my plugins so you can check out the build component lol. You even have such access on my other site already xD This is a second site though, so I don't believe I have that set up on there.

[Todge]

Nov 4, 2019 8:13:58 GMT -8 ₪» ⅀ ƪ Ƒ «₪ said:

EDIT: Actually, the version I have is editable in build mode, Todge. He gave me an unlocked plugin a bit ago. Do you have a test account on my site? I've known you for nearly a decade now, I'm quite comfortable giving you access to my plugins so you can check out the build component lol. You even have such access on my other site already xD This is a second site though, so I don't believe I have that set up on there.

Possibly, can you post/pm me a link to you forum so I can take a look?