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Right now, the header/logo on our site links to the forums. Is it possible to set that to link to a certain page in the Pages App? Thanks!
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Hello, How can i limit from a specific group in a specific forum top open only 3 new topics in the time period of 24 hours? Is it possible?
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In AdminCP/Members there is the "Import Member List" option. Is this only for lists from other IPS communities, or would we be able to use this to import accounts from the system we have currently running on our site to our new IPS community?
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Hello, thank you in advance to anyone who helps me with my questions. 1. Does anyone know why the second navigation bar is permanently displayed even though there are no subcategories? 2. I am also interested in how I can create my own fillable category fields for certain forums. 3. I would also like to know how I can integrate statistics below a forum.
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"Remember to publish your GDPR message using a Google-certified CMP to continue showing AdSense ads on your site in the EEA and the UK. If you don't publish it by January 16, 2024, we'll publish one for you." This is the message many of us are likely getting from Google Adsense. I saw an old topic that Invision was discussing internally and was wondering about any updates. I know we can use the Google one, but it is basically a full-screen of Google Terms and Google Logos and not exactly what most want to see jumping onto a website.
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I am trying to adjust the minimum content count to post as a global value for the entire site. When searching the ACP I can only find per-forum setting. Is there a global setting?
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howdy folks, we got a spam wave rolling in this morning despite 1) the requirement to register by email 2) the requirement to accept guidelines and the privacy policy and 3) having the "invisible" captcha option on. I switched to the second captcha level, but that didn't stop the wave entirely. So in addition to the above, I've now added the requirement for moderator approval for the first post. That seems to have worked. Just a heads up.
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I'm trying to cut and paste an excel spreadsheet into a post and suddenly it's pasting it as picture vs the formatted spreadsheet. Using the same cut and paste option in Windows 11 (Ctr C and CTR V) here's the difference from last year to this year: Last year: https://forum.orioleshangout.com/topic/46429-2022-top-75-prospects/ Notice all the links stayed linked and the format was perfect. This year: https://forum.orioleshangout.com/topic/50152-2023-top-30-prospects/ Now it's pasting as a picture and if I pick paste as plain text the link goes away and the format is screwed up. 1. Has something changed since last year this time? 2.…
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Is it possible to transfer my existing subscription to the cloud? I know there were some promos if we did it before. Really interested now.
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Greetings, I am looking to add a custom field underneath my users names on the staff directory. So far I've taken a peek at the below thread and am still scratching my head. How can I reference a specific custom profile field using the $user->member() variable in the layout blocks? I did it once before but honestly forgot how and cannot find my way again lol. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Hi! We ask members for their DOB on registration and for their age on their profile. Is there a way for us to quickly pull together stats on the age and frequency of age for our members? Thanks!
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Is there a place to add CSS and JS in one place that is common to all themes? I could not find a way to add CSS even at the theme level. Ideally, there should be a common.css application-wide and a custom.css for each theme. And the JS file similarly (common.js and custom.js). Otherwise, it will result in redundant CSS and JS for each theme. If there are a dozen themes, the work and redundancy multiplies as many times.
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Would it be possible to have a message of sorts pop up for Guests reminding them, e.g., of the benefits of registering? Thanks
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Hi, I have custom file made for display content, but i cant find how to create a widget for display the code to my php file. I have Pages app, i keep trying since hours without understanding how-to do it. Any help will be appreciated. Regards.
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Is there a way to allow administrators to be notified of new registrations? I looked around and could not find a way to get this notification. Thanks.
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In my experience, on our board, most spammers use custom link text. For example they'll write: Most legit members don't bother naming links. They most often post: Is there a way to automatically put posts with custom link text in an approval queue? Then perhaps I could have a group of known long time users that could skip that approval queue even when they use custom link text? This would help drastically reducing the amount of spam on our forum.
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I saw in the APIs a column named registrationIpAddress which was the IP address recorded when the user registered. Under modcp, IP Address Tools, when we query a member, does it use the latest IP address or the registration IP Address or both to link all members who are using the same IP address?
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I was doing some SEO stuff and went into the live meta tag editor to check on keywords and so forth. I realized that the meta descriptions automatically generated do not have anything to do with the topic, but only features a snippet from the latest response. Is this normal for it to generate a description from the latest response (may be irrelevant to page)? I think it makes much more sense to generate a description based off the original post since that's generally what the page will be about. And if this is how it generates the meta description, does that mean I have to go into every topic posted and self-correct?
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It appears to me that the Approval Queue is for posts etc that are only made visible after approval. However, one of our moderators said it should also be possible to use the Approval Queue for all posted and visible content on a forum, so moderators can sift through them all. In this case, approval only means they have been checked by a moderator. How do I activate this feature? Any help appreciated.
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Hi Earlier this year we had a product in our store for a limited time. Is it possible to create a new product that are only available for those members that purchased it? They were not put in any group. I will create a bulk email to them, and there I can filter only those with that previous product. But can it be visible to only them, or only those with that link? I think it either is available in store, or its not? Thanks.
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With numerous new GDPR laws going into affect and even AdSense starting to push all sorts of consent hurdles and new rules along the way (plus the general annoyance of data tracking and just dealing with more third party cookies that now need all sorts of listings and such). I was wondering if it was safe to say that selling ads via Commerce was sticking around for 5. I know it was only listed as digital products going away, but I'd rather be safe and ask a dumb question then get burned by a feature change in a few months after switching my methods. Thanks
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I've read some previous posts about offering the option of member selected delete. From what I gathered, this is not a good option because of the loss of member-posted content. I think one of the Invision Community team said that the current system is to shift them to guest? Or does the account actions drop down selection, delete, actually delete the member altogether? My idea is to offer a member option to delete their profile which would simply move them to a new group but not a guest. Instead, I would call it Deactivated. All the content would remain but in the topic member summary below their icon, which would also change to a generic icon, the status badge …
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I am not sure if I am missing a setting or what, but although I see the poll (as admin), and members see the poll too, they don't have a way to choose an answer. They only see the result, which obviously stays at 0 for all options. What might I be missing?
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Qustion for the IPS team, can you tell me if Clubs are here to stay? we are considering setting up a community that will use clubs a lot. so I want to make sure that it's not going to be discontinued in 6 months time?
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Hello, I'd like to remove creation dates from database records. It looks like the timestamp template is global, so you can't make changes to CSS or Templates to affect only database entries. Before I hire a programmer, are there any shortcuts to changing this? I want only database records to show the current time and date, not creation date, so that visitors don't get the impression that the information in the records is 'old'.
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