Invision Community 4: SEO, prepare for v5 and dormant account notifications Matt November 11, 2024Nov 11
Posted November 14, 2024Nov 14 So the "Prepare for v5" feature said to post here if we have questions. I don't recall seeing anywhere that it was mentioned the status updates feature was going to be removed. While our community doesn't use them a lot, they're still something people want. Are there plans for something to replace it or is it just going away forever? If this was mentioned somewhere else I'd appreciate a link to the topic.
November 14, 2024Nov 14 Hi @Arthmoor, The team have mentioned that status updates will be removed and once you upgrade, the status section simply won't exist anymore. There is a topic open in the Beta Testing club though to discuss what happens to published status updates though.
November 15, 2024Nov 15 This has been posted for a year and a half... in fact back in April of 2023. https://invisioncommunity.com/search/?&q="status updates"&search_and_or=or&updated_after=1680307200&updated_before=1682812800
November 16, 2024Nov 16 This warning appears for me even though I disabled status updates as a setting. Can I get rid of it? If yes, how?
November 16, 2024Nov 16 Most likely you have some old status updates in the database from before you disabled it. If you're not using it you can ignore the warning. Any existing status updates will simply be deleted when upgrading to v5.
November 17, 2024Nov 17 On 11/15/2024 at 12:19 AM, Arthmoor said: So the "Prepare for v5" feature said to post here if we have questions. I don't recall seeing anywhere that it was mentioned the status updates feature was going to be removed. While our community doesn't use them a lot, they're still something people want. Are there plans for something to replace it or is it just going away forever? If this was mentioned somewhere else I'd appreciate a link to the topic. Yes, I also noticed this when I checked out that ACP-page. This is a real shame, and I don't understand why they would remove this feature from a "social" platform. 😞
November 17, 2024Nov 17 Sad to see this going. I hope someone makes a third party for it. I know my community loves the status updates.
November 17, 2024Nov 17 2 minutes ago, coolnet560 said: I hope someone makes a third party for it https://www.ic-essentials.com/forums/topic/97-status-posts/
November 18, 2024Nov 18 Removing status updates is a horrible idea. One of THE WORST. Status updates can help keep the community active.
November 19, 2024Nov 19 13 hours ago, Elektra911 said: Removing status updates is a horrible idea. One of THE WORST. Status updates can help keep the community active. Sorry to hear you believe this to be the case. In our experience, it can actually do quite the opposite, as it moves conversation away from your core community
November 20, 2024Nov 20 On 11/19/2024 at 9:36 AM, Marc said: Sorry to hear you believe this to be the case. In our experience, it can actually do quite the opposite, as it moves conversation away from your core community So you've just gone ahead and decided for us what our "core community" is supposed to be? 🤨 Why remove a feature that's available in one way or another in most other forum software? Will you also be removing PM's in a future update?
November 20, 2024Nov 20 29 minutes ago, simonle said: So you've just gone ahead and decided for us what our "core community" is supposed to be? 🤨 Why remove a feature that's available in one way or another in most other forum software? Will you also be removing PM's in a future update? Get that something like this is quite frustrating to those who use it but we simply do not just remove a feature because we feel like it. We do extensive research on our clients' usage, how the feature is being used, and trends in the space. Simply because other software has it doesn't mean it makes sense for our software to have it. We also have finite resources to spend on a development feature so at some point something has to give. Many third party authors have expressed interest in filling the void we are leaving so you may be able to keep the feature. You will want to research that to see if any have committed to it for version 5. 29 minutes ago, simonle said: Will you also be removing PM's in a future update? Status updates are different than private messages.
November 20, 2024Nov 20 On 11/17/2024 at 2:05 PM, Daniel F said: https://www.ic-essentials.com/forums/topic/97-status-posts/ How do you plan on handling this if the status updates are removed from the database during the upgrade process?
December 5, 2024Dec 5 On 11/20/2024 at 10:44 AM, David.. said: How do you plan on handling this if the status updates are removed from the database during the upgrade process? The upgrade will delete this user generated content...? We have "a few" status updates that would get removed.... terrible :(. Edited December 5, 2024Dec 5 by Fast Lane!
December 6, 2024Dec 6 8 hours ago, Matt said: The upgrader does not remove this data. Thanks Matt for setting the record straight :). I was seeing some confusion. Hopefully a 3rd party solution will come along.
January 9Jan 9 On 11/19/2024 at 3:36 AM, Marc said: Sorry to hear you believe this to be the case. In our experience, it can actually do quite the opposite, as it moves conversation away from your core community I actually kinda see your point now. I do wonder if maybe we can still comment on people's profiles.
January 9Jan 9 It doesn't seem so. At least I find no possibility in my test environment. Edited January 9Jan 9 by Hatsu
January 9Jan 9 2 hours ago, Elektra911 said: I actually kinda see your point now. I do wonder if maybe we can still comment on people's profiles. You cant. That is essentially what the status updates were
January 9Jan 9 I understand the frustration. It's a common issue with each major release. Invision can't always predict which features will be a success or what might need removing, like the social media promotion. I relied on statuses until 4.7, something I believe a third-party developer could easily pick up. It's promising to see that @Daniel F has added it to his consideration, which is the best scenario. The removal of physical products that require dispatching is similar to this situation. It's disappointing that the create menu was removed simply because a few people didn't like it, including a higher-up member of the Invision team. It was super convenient, and instead of adding a way to hide or turn it off, it got removed. Some things make sense to forget, but a lot of v4.7 feels like a roll of the dice. As long as third-party developers can pick up the slack, I personally have no issue, but I can express my disappointment. The status feature had a really annoying bug where responding to one would cause the page to hang, and it took ages to fix. It makes me wonder if there was a point, considering it's now removed. I'm impressed with v5, though disappointed too. I hope these concerns can be tackled closer to the full release. Provided Invision doesn't leave us without key features we once used, with no way of filling the gap, I can explore other means. The important thing is to feel listened to, understood, and not ignored.
