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I have 2 sites, site 1 is topic specific and site 2 is Off Topic for site 1. However 99% of the users on the off topic site are also registered on site 1 topic specific site so I was thinking of merging the two together however some users on site 1 are not interested in the Off Topic content and don't want to see that content included in the default Unread Content Stream. My thought was to have 2 unread content streams, 1 for site topic specific and one for the off topic content however my concern is the efficiency of achieving this. For stream 1 I would have to specifically include 58 forums plus specifically include certain gallery pages etc categories and more whi…
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Alright, here's another silly question - I assume the answer is right in front of me, but I'm not seeing it. I remember in previous versions of the ACP being able to see who has logged in. Right now I can view Admin Logs and Moderator Logs - are there User Logs?
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Hi, I want to integrate SendGrid as a mail relay service for my forum. Can this service be used for inbound&outbound mail service? Is there any deployment guide? i have opened a free SendGrid account for testing and activated the service and API key on the ACP. But it doesn't work correctly. Many thanks.
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Hi, I was reading at the feature deprecation list the following: We use CloudFlare. I was wondering whether we need any additional steps for caching guest pages at the CDN level or if any additional configuration is needed. Please advise. Cheers, Gabe
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Hello. Greetings everyone... How can I find out why some users on my forum are falling into the Spam option, and can't register for example? I checked that it is registered in ACP / Contente Moderation / Spam Prevention / Spam Defense Logs. I have several emails from people, who by name seem to be valid on this list. And I saw two now that reported to me that they were not receiving the email to validate the account, for example.
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A year or two ago I've set up my GA4 property in Google Analytics and it did not require changing my code snippet, so my website is still using the old UA code snippet for the GA4 data flow (which works fine - I see in GA4 that my data collection is active). However I wonder if I should change the old snippet currently used on my site: <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-XXXXXXXX-1"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-XXXXXXXX-1'); </script&g…
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In ACP > Notification Settings I have no clue why this acp_notification_Maxmind is there (this string doesn't exist) and why ACP_NOTIFICATION_GROUP_COMMERCE is duplicated (it shows again right below, but correctly replaced with "COMMERCE"). In a user profile inside the ACP: I have no clue on why this is happening, as the account_deletion_cancelled string does exist. Maybe something to do with those "quotes"? Cheers
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113+166=279? Single question, two choices, only one answer maybe this only happen in my site
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I'd like to create functionality on our community for users to create their own work portfolios they can share with candidate employers. It should have the following requirements: Users can create the portfolio themselves (i.e. does not require admin privelages) Users have the option to make the portfolio public or private Non-members can view the portfolios (so potential employers don't need to sign up for an account in our community) Users can post pictures, videos, or a mix in their portfolio Along with the media (pictures/videos) users can include text descriptions related to the media (e.g. to describe a project they did that is represen…
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I've had this account since 2013 and have never had a problem logging in. This morning I tried to login to the admin section to run the update, and got locked out. So now when I try to get back in, it says it's locked for 14 minutes and there is no option to reset it and support isn't responding?? I'm still logged in to my forum, so that part is okay for now.
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I want my members to 'share' to social media, but I do not want them to assign anything to 'Our picks'. Obviously, I want admins to be able to select our picks, so I don't want to shut the system off completely. Is there a way? All I have found is the Social Media Promotion toggle which: "Allows members to use the promote system to post to your community's Twitter pages if set up, and also to add items to the 'Our Picks' list." Thx.
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I occasionally have members who will start a new thread to post their projects instead of replying to the existing thread for that purpose. When I try to move/merge those posts into the thread, I am reminded that it will keep the URL/name of the post I am trying to move into the thread instead of just adding the post to it. Is there a way to do that? So if I have a thread that is something like /forums/topic/1433-quick-page-workshop-june-2023/ and the "orphan" post started a thread here /forums/topic/1451-my-results-lesson-3-4/ how do I get that "orphan" post/thread into the thread that should be used? Thanks.
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I have one anonymous forum and quite often members will overlook selecting the "post anonymously" toggle. Is it possible to force this to be checked by default when anonymous posting is permitted in the forum? I had a look in the templates to see if I could customize the add new topic forum but couldn't find anything that looked like it would do. Thanks!
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Hello, is it possible to remove custom profile fields and field groups from the left sidebar and add them under "About me"? Kind regards Vakarian
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Just upgraded software. It said that there were some theme issues and the theme needs upgrading. My question is, where can I find the latest default IPS theme so that I can then make customisations direct to a copy of this? I think this is the best and easiest way to upgrade the theme rather than upgrading the custom one's code. From what I can tell the IPS Default theme after upgrade was not upgraded to the latest software? Many thanks in advance
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I was wondering if there is anyway to include this when viewing topics in a forum. When I have a topic view, I want the ability for users to vote up and down similar to the screenshot provided in a quick way. Is this possible?
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Hi Looking to reduce the amount of custom themes in use on my forum, is there a way to show what themes are being currently used by members. There was a way to show how many members using each theme but i cannot remember. Thank you
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Hello there! I'd like to add a description under some required field in the registration page, to explain why they are required or something. How can I do this? 🙂
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I have quite a few plugins which work, but I can't edit their settings due to PHP errors. I don't have access to the XML files, some of which were custom-made by @newbie LAC. I realise that these can't be exported to be fixed. But can they be fixed in a live dev environment to work properly? I don't really want to lose them, I have most disabled but if I don't have the XML. Will I need to seek them to be remade? 😞
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Is the latest security update for 4.7.11.1 needed if I am still running 4.7.10?
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My SEO adviser gave me the suggestion that I should run my IPB in english and german. Does anybody have any experience in this matter ? Does it in fact make a difference in the SEO ? And is it then possible to have the core on the IPB in 2 languages ? Thanks for the help in forward.
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I've updated to the latest software version, but I can't activate the "Reject cookies" button. It only shows me the Accept button. What do I need to do to make this button appear in the cookie information bar? Thanks!
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Having trouble getting iPhone to recognize a background_color update to the PWA manifest. The apple-touch-startup-image links are correct in the site source code and CDN (correct image and correct background_color), as well as for the dimensions of my model iPhone, but the background of the startup image is not correct on the iPhone when the PWA is started. I've tried wiping the iPhone website data and cache, restarting the device, removing and re-adding the PWA, both Safari and Chrome to Add to Home Screen, but it still seems to be different than the apple-touch-startup-image for the device dimensions. Any ideas? Is there some other cache somewhere that needs to…
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Hello, I have Invision Community Classic (self-hosted IPB) and I am not seeing the ability to make forums, download areas, etc. for clubs. I only have the option to make pages. Is this an error on my end? Thanks
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I have a swift question. Is there a way to diplay a list of only one member group on the IPB ? Thanks for the anwser in forward.
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