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[BAP]

Should be in the bottom right of each post, to the left of the "Reply" link. Do you see that? If not, I might need to update a setting here or there.

I am not seeing it. What does it look like?

 

[Mr. K]

Here's a screenshot.

 

[mdhughes]

Mr K, unless I am missing it, it would be nice if at the top of the page, there was something that showed that you are logged in. There has been a few times I came back to OTT, and did not know that I had been logged out until I tried to reply to a post.

You should see your avatar in the upper right of the page along with an envelope, a bell and magnifying glass.

 

[Mr. K]

Yep, mdhughes is right - profile pic present means you are logged in (plus its a quick way to get to your profile settings), envelope lights up if there are new private messages available (conversations as they are called now), bell lights up if you have notifications available such as someone quoting your reply in a post and magnifying glass is for searching the site.

 

[Magicman]

That plus your User ID is listed in the "Members Online" window on the index page. If you just logged on, it will be on top.

 

[BAP]

Yep, mdhughes is right - profile pic present means you are logged in (plus its a quick way to get to your profile settings), envelope lights up if there are new private messages available (conversations as they are called now), bell lights up if you have notifications available such as someone quoting your reply in a post and magnifying glass is for searching the site.

Is your profile picture supposed to be at the top of every page? Because mine isn’t.

 

[Daren Todd]

Mr K, love the site.

Is there an plan for taptalk integration.? I think your gonna lose some members do to not having access through taptalk. I usually access the site through that app from my phone. I find it easier to read and navigate using the app when accessing the site with my phone. Plus an easier time uploading photos.

As for the file size restrictions for photos. Some sites using this same template have a way of converting photos so the file size doesn't matter. You upload your photo and software on the forum end automatically drops it down to the appropriate size for the site.

I know my contributions will probably drop way down if I have to jump through a bunch of hoops to get the file size down in order to post a photo.

Second is just a hmm with navigating the site now. Is there anyway the home button can just take you to the main forum page? Instead of the main page for the site. I keep hitting the home button on accident and getting dumped out of the forums.

 

[Cglaza]

Any progress enabling Tapatalk?

 

[Mr. K]

Is there an plan for taptalk integration.? I think your gonna lose some members do to not having access through taptalk. I usually access the site through that app from my phone. I find it easier to read and navigate using the app when accessing the site with my phone. Plus an easier time uploading photos.

Have you tried navigating the site just using your phone's browser? How does the experience compare to Tapatalk?

As for the file size restrictions for photos. Some sites using this same template have a way of converting photos so the file size doesn't matter. You upload your photo and software on the forum end automatically drops it down to the appropriate size for the site.

Ok yep, let's take a joint mission to make it easy for visitors to upload pictures from their mobile devices, should just work. I've tweaked some settings on my end. Can you see now if you are able to upload an image right from your phone? Let's see if we can eliminate this pre-resizing business members are needing to do.

Second is just a hmm with navigating the site now. Is there anyway the home button can just take you to the main forum page? Instead of the main page for the site. I keep hitting the home button on accident and getting dumped out of the forums.

Ok good callout. I found myself making this mistake too a few times. Updated the top navigation to list "Articles" instead of "Home". Also removed the little house icon and just have the top navigation breadcrumb start with Forums. Let's see if this helps a bit.

 

[Magicman]

When I "Mark read", is there a reason to have to verify that decision by clicking another box? It's not a real problem but it's not like I'm gonna accidentally click a "Mark read" unless I want to.

 

[Fordtech86]

Just tried to upload pic straight from my phone and it didn’t work, still say file too large.

But if I screenshot it and crop the pic it will work. Sorry for the random pic, tonights dinner btw

 

[Fordtech86]

And one other thing I mentioned in a different thread before the update was the “solution” button at the bottom. Our Ford dealer forum has that, only the OP has the option to hit it, when there is a solution to the problem they hit the post that solves the problem and it links that post back to the original post, saves lots of digging through posts to find the answer. I know not all threads have one solution, but it may help in the service forum.

 

[Daren Todd]

Have you tried navigating the site just using your phone's browser? How does the experience compare to Tapatalk?

Yes, older eyes and bifocals. The site is decent with the phone. But I have to enlarge the screen some to increase the text size. So then your having to move the screen back and forth to read it.

Ok yep, let's take a joint mission to make it easy for visitors to upload pictures from their mobile devices, should just work. I've tweaked some settings on my end. Can you see now if you are able to upload an image right from your phone? Let's see if we can eliminate this pre-resizing business members are needing to do.

No go.on the picture. File size is too big.


Ok good callout. I found myself making this mistake too a few times. Updated the top navigation to list "Articles" instead of "Home". Also removed the little house icon and just have the top navigation breadcrumb start with Forums. Let's see if this helps a bit.

Thanks for the adjustment to the button.

 

[Mr. K]

Ok. Let me take another pass here at the image settings. Standby...

 

[chim]

Is there a "Forum Jump" somewhere that enables one to go from Buying and Pricing straight to Fabrication for example?

 

[SidecarFlip]

Everything is working good at my end for me. Especially picture downloads (or uploads), whatever you call it. Even change my signature picture to something more representative of me...

 

[SidecarFlip]

Just tried to upload pic straight from my phone and it didn’t work, still say file too large.

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But if I screenshot it and crop the pic it will work. Sorry for the random pic, tonights dinner btw

I had 2 chili dogs left from last night. Been in the field all day and it was hot in the open station. I stink too...

 

[Lil Foot]

Ok, everything was working fine, (been logged in since the first log in) now I have been logged out after not being on all day.
Also, where did the "Mark Forums Read" feature/button go?

 

[Mr. K]

Also, where did the "Mark Forums Read" feature/button go?

It moved to the "Threads" sub-menu under the "Forums" menu. Forums > Threads > Mark forums read.

 

[Mr. K]

Ads are starting to roll out on the site (sorry!). If you are a Premium or Lifetime member you should see about 50% fewer ads.