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

The files are simply loaded unlisted to Imgur using an API. Odd that you can do a post with an image, see it and yet it’s not there.

Can you check in your media manager in the forum editor whether it’s sitting in there with lots of other photos?

Also when you reply, drag and drop an image into your reply.

Elcarajillo

![](https://). just tried again this is the result. Nothing in my media setting.
Strange that it worked before when I posted showing coffee arrival. ?
When I add a photo it just comes up full screen on the computer, nothing else

DavecUK

Elcarajillo Are you running an adblocker, pop up blocker that can be turned off for the forum.

It’s also very odd the photo comes up full screen in your computer…it’s as if your web browser is set to display it and not communicating properly with the forum? Which actually tells your browser to send it to Imgur.

Elcarajillo

No adblock installed, I set up an E/m to test /try, image D/D from desktop to E/m no problem.
I give up, give me something mechanical. I tried to D&D to this post, ![](https://). All it does is bring this up.

DavecUK

Elcarajillo Do any of the image upload options work for you?

Also if you paste a direct link from an image hosting site what happens?

DavecUK

Elcarajillo Also with your specific error, watch this, because I can induce the error…may give you some clues. I’ve also just found (not in video), that if one post links to another post there might be issues sometimes.

MediumRoastSteam

My main feed “all discussions” page is looking very weird. I don’t know what’s going on and why I have that greyish rather than black.

All is good if I click on a topic.

hornbyben

MediumRoastSteam I get this on my iPad too. I can live with it if the theme is better for others as the functionality is fine, but it definitely doesn’t look as nice.

If I change to day mode the grey boxes remain, but I can’t read any text other than the title.

My iPad is set to dark mode (i.e. in the iPad global settings) and if I change to light mode the page looks fine, so I guess it’s just a conflict between the system mode and the way the Oxo skin has been designed.

DavecUK

It looks like you have night mode on, but possibly being overridden by local settings?

Mine, is almost all black….

Perhaps a setting in your profiles advanced settings here:

MediumRoastSteam

That setting is off.

Above is in night mode. In day mode, it looks even worse…

DavecUK

MediumRoastSteam Was this when I put in the new Oxo theme a few days ago?

MediumRoastSteam

DavecUK - it seem to have started today. I’m on iPad using Safari, mind.

Edit: checked on MacBook and iPhone, and it’s fine.

Must be an stylesheet compatibility issue with tablets or something.

DavecUK

close your browser, then restart, does the forum look ok now, I reverted back to the standard theme

MediumRoastSteam

DavecUK , please revert to the OXO theme. It might’ve been a cached asset. Please let me know when you do that.

Flat_Eric

Whatever you did has fixed the new posts not being highlighted on my front page Dave!

MediumRoastSteam

For all intents and purposes, it’s working fine now. But we need to prove the change of theme - and not resetting etc - is what fixed the issue. 👍

DavecUK

I’ll change the theme back

DavecUK

Theme is back to Oxo (which I really like). Close browser restart and see how it is now

MediumRoastSteam

DavecUK - let me do the same again. One sec….

MediumRoastSteam

DavecUK - problem returned.

But I’m happy to live with it if this is a nicer theme and benefits everybody. It’s a very localised/specific issue for this device, so let’s not worry about it.

Flat_Eric

Ok, new posts no longer highlighted for me.

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