Rhett

You have 18 ads on your main page, I'm shocked that you have any traffic, as mentioned nobody wants to visit a site like this in 2020.  If they do they will have ad blocker up and running, which defeats your purpose.  You would be better off wit 3-4 ads tops per page. Not only would your site load better, but you may get an actual few users who stick around.  

You have 18 ads on your main page, I'm shocked that you have any traffic, as mentioned nobody wants to visit a site like this in 2020.  If they do they will have ad blocker up and running, which defeats your purpose.  You would be better off wit 3-4 ads tops per page. Not only would your site load better, but you may get an actual few users who stick around.  

I can understand that you need ads to survive, but your website is insane.
I disabled the built-in Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox (81.0b8) and reloaded your website, but I had to abort after close to two minutes, with 530 (!) requests and 11.32 MB transferred. This is nothing but extreme, and obviously one of the (if not the only) reasons as to why the website feels slow. With the tracking protection enabled, the website stops loading after 20 seconds, with 61 requests and 7.46 MB transferred.
Compare this to my own community: 1.91 seconds, 42 requests, and 2.47 MB transferred. Or the Invision Community forums: 3.32 seconds, 52 requests, and 3.35 MB transferred.
I'm probably not in your preferred audience, but I would never in my life use your website with the amount of ads and trackers used.
Disclaimer: I'm currently using a 4G LTE connection, but the number of requests and MB transferred would be the same with high speed Internet.

As mentioned this is all built in, one key is the software would need to be installed at the same url, can you provide the xf url, and your current one?  are they the same?  

Problem solved, thanks.
In htaccess ,there was no dot at the beginning of the 😅

I don’t pay IPS nearly enough for what I get from this software and the support. I suspect self hosting is not exactly a profit centre, per say! 

I agree!  I self host 2 forums and the IPS team has pulled me outta jams quite a few times!  Support ticket help is fast and accurate...and even here on the forums, I find the IPS Team very informative and helpful!! 
That goes for our peer to peer forum members too...help with forum functions, CSS and coding help is never far away with the talented group of forum members in this community!
Everyone...keep up the GREAT work!
 

Just gotta throw it out there for any new potential customers, and to let staff know they're appreciated : 
Support : The few times I have ever needed support from Invision themselves, have always been answered in a timely manner, and "to the point focus", and I love it. Staff has always made a point of answering all my questions in a message, and I find that lacks in alot of other places. A+ support 🥰
Service : Out of 7 months of usage, I think we have experienced 1 "downtime" period, and for only a few hours. I currently use the Cloud package, and I gotta say it works pretty well out of the box, and is surprising what you can do with it 😉 Not to mention not having to worry about running the site it self is a huge relief 😂 
Keep up the great work!

87% of current pending reviews were submitted either yesterday or today (i.e. in around the last 24 hours), there are three pending reviews that are taking longer than usual for various reasons.
Reviews are definitely not slow at the moment, but what you may be seeing is a developer saying their resource is pending review and then their submission being rejected. In this situation it may look like the reviews are taking longer than they really are, but we're waiting for the developer to submit a fixed version in that case, so we can review it again.

If there's one thing I can't stand is someone using blackmail as a lever to assert one’s rights.
I needed this service a couple of times and all I had to do was open a ticket.
It seems quite clear to me that this "fee" was put as a deterrent for those who abuse of the service not for "normal" requests.
 

Good to see you around, Tiger. That is very... passionate feedback on the URL reset fee. Although it's been addressed before, I'm happy to do so again. 
Firstly, prior to limiting the resets, it was very easy to "license hop" - that is, swap URLs around, obtain support, upgrades, etc., swap them around and repeat, etc. So, while not necessarily the original intended purpose, it does help keep the honest... honest in the same sort of way that a deadbolt keeps the undetermined at bay--obviously, the determined/committed can kick the door in. 
Secondly, in many cases, there actually are costs incurred with fresh installations by way of support. Frequent URL resets are a byproduct of tossing ideas around, deleting, reinstalling, configuring and deleting. Quite often, there are numerous support requests involved and unfortunately, often the same questions/concerns over and over again on each reinstall. The spirit of tech support provided is based on a single installation and not so much to support 'tinkering' and perpetual reinstallation support. The fee, when applied, helps (in a small way) offset some of that overhead.
I would hope a number of customers here would attest to the fact that we will generally just update the URL for you if you contact us - especially if you're just changing the URL on an existing installation. In cases such as those described above, the fee may apply. 
I'm sorry you consider it a barrier, but I can assure you, we're not funding private yachts from license reset fees. 🙂 Even with license reset fees, we frankly still typically tend to have a net loss when it comes to many of those (not all, but many) that kind of toss ideas out to see what sticks. You've been around a long time (for which we're appreciative!) - you're a power user (who still sees us as a 'forum provider') and you won't likely require much support throughout your tinkering journey. That's not usually the case here. 
Just drop us a note if you find you need to change the URL on file. We're generally able to help if that's all you need. 
Thanks for the feedback. 

There is a built in tool in the edit themes section in which you can compare to a stock template to see your exact changes and update as needed.  No need to download them in this case as that feature is all built in.
Select edit HTML& CSS on a theme in the admincp > from the upper right drop down menu select "Show Default"  and it will show the two side by side, highlighting the changes between the two templates. 

Lovely. Thanks. 
This is a fantastic feature!

You were right. Spoke with Namecheap, They whitelisted ModSecurity, and the issue has resolved. Thank you, Rhett!

There is a built in tool in the edit themes section in which you can compare to a stock template to see your exact changes and update as needed.  No need to download them in this case as that feature is all built in.
Select edit HTML& CSS on a theme in the admincp > from the upper right drop down menu select "Show Default"  and it will show the two side by side, highlighting the changes between the two templates. 

I'm sorry for the trouble here, the app is still pending approval, it should be resolved soon!  

This is currently in progress, and the app should be approved soon.  We don't have an ETA though at this time. 

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In terms of downloading the resource archive, modifying and reinstalling - no, that is not possible, unless you purchase it directly through the author and install it as a custom app/plugin. 
Respectfully, that is a resource directory. As far as I know, they do not facilitate transactions like an app store (I'm told they instead direct to an author's site for payment) and I'm reasonably confident there is no official code or QA review as it has come up numerous times in sales inquiries from folks coming from XF, wanting to ensure that we do. That's not to take away from the value of the directory - it works for them (and you) and that's great. The majority of our customers have a reasonable expectation to trust that what they install from our Marketplace has been reviewed by IPS. If the Android approach works better for you - we don't take it personally. You have to decide what is important to you but you're not going to get the taste of Coke Zero in a Pepsi Max can (I prefer Coke Zero, if you were curious, but you may prefer Pepsi 😉) -- there's no point in choosing Brand A, if you just want it to mimic Brand B. 
The modern web landscape has changed significantly. There are a decreasing number of platforms that have "downloadable content." We are a point. click. install. done. society now and we've found that represents the mindset of the majority of our customer base, from personal all the way to enterprise. We've organically aligned ourselves with those who prefer and expect a more Apple-esque experience and thus, that's the direction we've been taken since the inception of Invision Community 4. We're comfortable and happy with that. We still provide the power of developing or installing applications independently of the marketplace (but there is a warning it's untested, use at your own risk, etc.) If you're using the Marketplace, we want to keep tighter control on that in the interest of security, stability and customer confidence and support. It also helps the authors which allows them to develop new and exciting things for you instead of spending that time providing additional support for installation, upgrades, issues surrounding out of date resources, etc. Poking holes back in the framework and slapping up downloads to essentially go backwards is not something we are considering at the present time, however, as I said, if the demand changes in the future, we will of course re-evaluate and if a change is warranted, we will do so in a sensible way. 
 

I'm sorry for any confusion on third party items, in this case, we did list a very large amount of core changes in the release notes affecting third party developers, 4.5 is a larger update, and most third party items will require an update for 4.5.  This is actually something that should be checked on every update though, so I'm sorry that you were not aware of that in this case. 
Worst case, if the developer cannot assist you in correcting this issue, reply to your support ticket and we can review your options on a restore for you.  
 

How many plugins do you have

When you run a conversion, it will use the email address to match up accounts and merge them if they are the same. As with all major changes like this, doing a test run on a copy of your community may be a good idea for you. 

When you run a conversion, it will use the email address to match up accounts and merge them if they are the same. As with all major changes like this, doing a test run on a copy of your community may be a good idea for you. 

Other issue is that the number can change with other moderator functions too like split/merge/delete/etc... Not really ideal to statically number things in a dynamic world. Most older posts in a topic might not change but this is a good example where numbering can get confusing.
If they are referencing those posts in a separate topic, I would recommend using the permalink as @Morgin mentioned. This is the way to reference an individual post outside of a topic.
If a user is commenting on a post in the same topic, the "quote" feature should be used to reference it.
If a member is just wanting to save a post for their own future reading/reference, a bookmark tool like in your browser or the app you mentioned are a good way to revisit.
 

Used Invision Community in the Cloud for 3 months before we had to cease operations for our business.
I would like to leave good feedback for Rhett, their Support and Cloud Manager. He was the one who answered almost all my support requests in a professional and prompt manner. Hats off to him.
Will use Invision Community again for possible future endeavors.