In the last few days I am having issues with forum features not being available. When this happens, I am having the following issues: - No option to Like a post (three dot menu only has the Flag option). - No option to quote from a post (nothing appears when selecting text). - No option to Reply to a post (nothing where the option is usually displayed). - No option to add photos to a post (instead of a few options in the menu, only the option Add an image appears, but instead of working as normal, selecting it brings this code: ![](https://)). - No option to Preview a message in the bottom menu bar. - Notifications only showing the name of the thread, but no specific information that is usually there. - Possibly other things that I forgot. Then, after a while, everything is back to normal. And then it happens again. I assume the problems are on the forum side, but maybe it's just me?

I was having some as well and I noticed they restarted the hosting servers a few times yesterday. At the same time I was experimenting with some extensions and found one that was causing a problem. I removed them, but the changes can take time to ripple through the database. I think because the Cron jobs (unix) have quite a low resource allocation. This is why, pms have to be done with a good long gap in between, because they use a real time push command…but with low resource allocation, if you try and do another when the first isn't finished (error error..X). if I change, add or remove and extension, this can often make things weird for a bit until that change has rippled through…**especially with the likes system**. Yesterday I disabled it and then re-enabled it and it was strange for a while until it had gone through the database. I am actually removing some unnecessary modules and ones that don;t work as they should…this flipping approval of posts. Nightmare, because I don't know why it's flagging so for approval incorrectly, so I just disabled it and will deal with the spammers manually as we did on CFUK. I think of people have not added us as an exception to their ad blockers and pop up blockers, that may not be helpful. Lastly, when I make a change, if you are logged on, sometimes you might need to close the tab/refresh the window, for it to work properly….The good news is, I'm pretty much finished making changes by adding/removing extensions/functions. It's been a complex environment to learn in a short time, made harder by some extensions with small bugs which show themselves when pushing them to the limit of what they are supposed to do.

Thanks for your efforts, Dave. This might explain why I got an email at 21.27 last night telling me that a post I had made had been removed for having something in it that we might not want to see, or words to that effect. However having checked the very small number of posts I have made they are all still there!

@"Dumnorix"#p1187 I just disabled all the anti spam, were small enough they won't bother us much and if they do…I will take measures then. I have a few simple measures that I can perhaps take. So hopefully you won't see those messages again. My thoughts to reduce spam might be to allow users to register and until a mod elevates them to full user, their posts have to be approved. in this way a spammer usually discloses their intentions on the first post…not knowing it's going to go to approval. We shall see.

Occasionally I need to log out and log back in to restore the ‘like’ and ‘reply’ buttons. I thought it was just my phone acting up.

I disabled the big purple people eater header as well, I was suspicious of it, and achieved the same thing through dropdown menu items on Flarums own top bar. I didn't know I could do dropdowns. so one more possibly troublesome and to be honest, unattractive extension gone.

Currently having the problems again. Yesterday I thought it was because I had another tab opened with an active message box opened, but today it's happening without that. Behaviour is the same: No Like/Quote/Reply to and the bottom menu has less options. Can't add a photo as there is only one button, and pressing it brings up this code: ![](https://). I also don't see Likes on any messages, though I know they are there. Surely it will sort itself out later, but it has been happening quite often on my side. (ah, no option for emoji either).

There is a way I can almost always induce that error. If when looking at the lists of new posts and **I right-click a post to open it in a new tab**, the "like" option is not there. If I then close that tab and click to go to the post, or use the left-hand menu to go to the post…the like option reappears. As you can see I pin the pop out side menu, which you can make appear when viewing a thread by moving the cursor to the left. I can then go from new post to new post just by clicking on the list and not needed to open new tabs. Hope it helps. The pop out side menu is just the list of posts that appear on the home page…and speeds things up, rather than going backwards and forwards from the home page. [URL=https://i.imgur.com/XkZ0WOX.png][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/XkZ0WOX.png[/IMG]

@"DavecUK"#p1231 Yep, I can confirm I have also noticed the issue is usually (not always - sometimes it doesn't happen, I think) is induced when opening messages in new tabs. This is how I am used to browse forums: I go over the main list, open all the threads I want to read, each in a new tab, then go over them. I will try to avoid that here, because it doesn't work well. However, if that can be fixed it would be good, because I am not the only one who uses the browser like this. I saw another message from a person who said they got a code instead of a photo (can't say in which thread, because it's not opened in another tab, :)) - I bet it's the same issue. When you have the issue - you can't drag and drop a photo to the post - it doesn't work.

If you can use the pop out menu, it's really good and much better than CFUK

@"DavecUK"#p1281 how do you use a pop-out menu?

Random issues on forum (no Like/Quote/Reply/photos) - is it just me?

DavecUK

Dumnorix What happens when you try? Don’t open a tab with right click, won’t work if you do that.

Create post, then paste a direct link from an image service.

Dumnorix

I created a post and then clicked on the second symbol in from the left, next to the eye, which I assumed was upload image. It allows me to navigate to the jpeg and says it is uploading, but then a red cross appears with ‘error’ and nothing happens,

DavecUK

Dumnorix If you could also leave the post you make with whatever the system inserts, I may be able to see whats going on…and possibly look for something in the logs (which are massive)

DavecUK

Just upload it to Imgur, or any other services where you can direct image link and try again.

Dumnorix

Many thanks Dave-will try again tonight.

DavecUK

Dumnorix Many thanks Dave-will try again tonight.

To me the advert looks perfect and full of nice photos??

Dumnorix

DavecUK
Many thanks- hope I have followed all the guidance OK.

Dumnorix

Just to report back- images uploaded fine today- I did exactly the same as what I did yesterday!!

DavecUK

Dumnorix you, I shall add the “for sale” tag as it’s just in classifieds at the moment.

Doram

Not sure if this was discussed or not DavecUK, but when looking at the main page on PC the names of read and non-read threads seem to be of the same shade, so it’s not easy to see the difference. The number of new replies is very clear, but I think that a few changes ago it was easier to see what threads were already seen.

The difference between read and non-read threads is very clear on mobile (see under the screenshot from PC), so perhaps it would be good to have the same on PC?

This is how I see the forum on PC:

And this is mobile:

DavecUK

Doram It does seem some PCs/browsers do the shades differently. I see this in firefox

I don’t believe it’s an option, unless I can change the CSS of the standard theme…not sure I am allowed to….even if I knew how. I’ll have a look.

Doram

DavecUK Doram It does seem some PCs/browsers do the shades differently. I see this in firefox

DavecUK

That’s interesting! For me Firefox and Edge display the same as Chrome, not like yours (see screenshots below). I am sure that in some of the previous versions there was clear distinction between seen and unseen threads. Also interesting is that in the pinned side menu the difference is also clear (bottom screenshot). It’s only on the main page with no sidebar that the font looks the same.

FF:

Edge:

Pinned sidebar (on Chrome):

DavecUK

Doram I loaded up chrome and this is what I get.

I checked and the forum colour code for highlight is #111 which is Black…and unread is grey. Chrome seems not to be interpreting the #111 command as black??

As for changing highlight colours the developers were all for the opposite and making it less noticeable and people were going yeah, kool…. So whatever we believe eminently sensible….there will be as many that think otherwise. I looked at changing the text colour of bolded items, but I have no idea how to do that. Might try some other themes…..

As chrome does everything else as it should, I’m inclined to think that front page problem is down to Chrome, especially as it’s OK in 2 other browsers…nah I take that back, it’s OK in firefox, edge suffers the same fate.

Well as Humphry Bogart once said.“ we’ll always have Paris”. We’ll always have the black speech bubble…which does work as black in all browsers

Flat_Eric

DavecUK nah I take that back, it’s OK in firefox,

I’m using Firefox but have this issue!

Doram

Thanks @DavecUK. I have no clue why Chrome doesn’t see it as black in the main screen but displays fine on the sidebar - I am not that technical.

Also strange that you see something different than me on FF. I have now checked my work PC and it’s not looking like yours even on FF (so not a machine-specific issue for me).

It’s not a biggie - after opening the first thread I look at the sidebar anyway, and on the main page I can identify the unseen threads by looking at the unread messages counter - I just thought I’d mention it in case you or anyone else was interested.

DavecUK

Flat_Eric @Doram Flat_Eric @Doram

Hows this, I think every new post now says new…I changed the theme?

Of course the numbers near the little bell top right on a desktop browser are now pale grey and not super readable…more tweaking to do.

Doram

DavecUK Hows this, I think every new post now says new…I changed the theme?

A bit weird to my taste: the read messages font is bolder and more prominent than the un-read messages. In case you don’t see the same, here is a screenshot:

P.S. 1 the message write box is now narrower - is that intentional?

P.S. 2 A space was added after the apostrophe in “don’t”. I thought I made a mistake so went to Edit to delete it, but it’s not there!

P.S. 3 It’s adding a space after every apostrophe… :)

P.S. 4 - the extra space isn’t there on mobile. And the plot thickens…

DavecUK

Doram FFS, you are right, this extension is adding a space. I don’t believe it.

DavecUK

OK, bolding fixed, It’s now Bold and grey for read unread in all browsers I have tried.

I removed all themes except the default Flarum one. It seems all these people writing extensions, especially themes, have bugs they never found.

I should have listened to my self and that age-old saying…“If it ain’t broke don’t fix it” So I removed everything I had added.

Giphy -

Doram

DavecUK OK, bolding fixed, It’s now Bold and grey for read unread in all browsers I have tried.

Thanks, I can confirm this works on my side as well.

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