The Old Man

Excellent, thank you! 

From within a plugin, I want to establish the status of a file storage setting. Is it possible to check what or if a Storage Setting Configuration is set to either local or remote S3 storage for a specific file category (say custom emoji, reactions, or theme resources etc)? If so how can I do this?

Many thanks.

Hi @HeadStand

Just wondering if there's any plans to update this one for 4.5?

It seems to work okay, an email test comes through okay after enabling the 4.4 version after upgrading to 4.5. 

For info, I do get a 500 server error every time if I click on the Marketplace link next to it in the Apps list,

and it creates an error log entry saying it's not compatible:

3C409/G This file is not compatible with the version of Invision Community you are using.

I fixed that quickly by noting not to click on it again! 😋

Many thanks.

Thanks Paul, yes I've done it (same situation) into Wordpress before, but not IPS.

There's also about 130 non-news articles, but similarly structure tables.

I realise the converter works with full forums and CMS's like Wordpress, but I was wondering if anyone has used it or has a suggestion (RSS import, manual copy/paste or MySQL table import, manual front-end recreation) for an old-school situation where a website has a simple news article MySQL table and HTML articles were inserted/pasted directly via phpMyAdmin, pulled from a mysql table into the pages of the front end website, used in RSS feeds etc.

This is the actual InnoDB table used for news articles, it has about 450 rows:

Many thanks.

Yes that occurred to me after posting, but it's not 100% required. It think it should be restricted to the majority of Commerce related pages.

Thanks @bfarber , no need to apologise! Could we have an option to limit it to Commerce pages only?

Actually I think, with hindsight, they're probably talking about site-wide in relation to dedicated e-commerce sites like Fatface, etc.

Yeah, a little bit more here, I think it's a recommendation not a strict mandatory requirement:

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Include Stripe.js on every page of your site, not just the checkout page where your customer enters their payment information. By doing so, Stripe can detect anomalous behavior that may be indicative of fraud as customers browse your website—providing additional signals that increase the effectiveness of our detection.

https://stripe.com/docs/radar/checklist#include-stripe-js

Browsing my boring webpages or members discussing what ice cream or TV series they prefer, isn't going to identify anyone as a fraudster, poor taste perhaps. Commerce transactions, baskets, checkouts, absolutely, but not site wide, every day pages.

I've raised this before as well, I like Stripe, but this 'requirement' is ridiculously OTT and potentially a privacy/tracking issue. This issue need pressing with them, honestly. It's creepy and unnecessary. In fact the rest of my website (non-IPS content/my own web pages) doesn't include these files ever throughout (1000's of pages), and they have never complained about it or stopped a client from paying via Stripe.

3 minutes ago, Morrigan said:

Hell.... teach them how to use quotes. Quotes link to the original post.

Lol! Absolutely, there's a 5th way to refer to a piece of content!

2 hours ago, BankFodder said:

So are you saying that we shouldn't have a choice?

No, not at all. 

Diversity is always good! Choice is always good!

2 minutes ago, BankFodder said:

You can either refer to the number – simply not displayed at all, or refer to a post by your method.

Sorry, I just don't understand the point you're making because if you want to refer specifically to an ID number, it's there to see in the link, 2826125 in the example. Or by the post number you mean say, the 16th post in the topic, or maybe the 16th post on page 8? IMHO the permalink is easier because a member reading your reference can just jump straight to it, see a preview of it and anyone using a screen reader can understand it easier from an accessibility point?

I'm obviously missing the point, but in my defence, it's Sunday and I've only had the one coffee. 

If I copy the share link of a post, say from Adriano earlier, I can post it anywhere and I get either like this:

and then IPS offers to revert it back to a traditional link so it appears like this:

https://invisioncommunity.com/forums/topic/457939-why-arent-posts-numbered-within-a-thread/?do=findComment&comment=2826125

So I could refer a member to a preview of the post I'm referring to, or just post a full link, or use the url button to make some typed text a link.

If someone deletes a post in the thread, it doesn't matter as far as my reference goes, because AFAIK it is unaffected.

1 hour ago, Lindy said:

Admittedly, I think our frustration with demands for legacy functionality does bleed through on occasion, for which I apologize.

I think you hit the nail on the head here. Often it seems frustration can be interpreted as arrogance. Like with the handling of Sparkpost-gate. (Too soon?) 😋

There's also a difference with legacy and tradition. It's interesting that the default view of forums is still the traditional view, and not the more modern, space saving and attractive grid view.

5 hours ago, BankFodder said:

Also, let me ask you this:  If a developer comes along and puts a new post-number plugin on the Marketplace, will you prevent it?

Well the new Marketplace has this requirement:

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1.4. Your resource must not replicate any functionality that already exists in Invision Community or re-introduce functionality that has been removed, excluding inconsequential cosmetic changes that require no backend changes.

I don't know if anyone would want to take the risk of re-introducing the original post ID. The MP is a fairly scary and off-putting place these days, and whilst there's not exactly an "Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here" sign above the gate and it's done with the best of intentions, it comes across loud and clear that there are clear penalties for those going repeatedly against the corporate grain that could quickly affect their livelihood.

I actually never knew you could click on the post date, there's no indicator that it is clickable a bit like that dot in the topic list, but the ability to reference a post via the share link works great, no lengthy post id to remember, just a dynamic link or embedded rich link (a member's choice) that means it doesn't matter if the ID changes or the post moved, they will always get there by clicking on it.
 

On 9/3/2020 at 6:48 PM, DesignzShop said:

So then what's the purpose to upgrade other than features which are only added during major upgrades? How's IPB supposed to turn a profit, pay devs, pay for support and other bills, taxes etc... etc... Renewals are a major asset to IPB or they wouldn't have them.

LOL? Of course they need to charge for renewals! I never suggested otherwise. I was referring to the practice of restricting security and vulnerability patches to active license holders only. 

Yes, we have to pay for the new feature updates by renewing our licences and we also get continued access to all the other perks like spam reduction, tech support, etc. Rightly so.

I'd really like to see IPS take action against a prolific site offering nulled versions of IPS, that seems to have existed for a decade or more despite being discussed here in the forums. Not doing so is almost like turning a blind eye, essentially a slap in the face for all of us who are loyal clients but also struggle to keep the lights on at IPS and our communities. Get them shut down, blacklisted from Google, whatever you can. 

Regarding security patches for fixing vulnerabilities, I believe they should be removed from point releases and instead made available separately for free through the Support Tool, especially with auto updates coming closer. You should NEVER, EVER have to renew a licence to ensure your member's data is safe and your site is secure, especially after you have paid a lot of money for professionally developed quality software with increased security in the first place.

Thats an instant PR win for IPS, right there. 🙂

I'm often reminded of the facility to limit the number of name changes in the AdminCP. The same methodology could apply to domain name changes, to limit people obviously extracting the golden fluid but support 2-3 changes a year.

I've always thought that if you put in a ticket and explained the circumstances for a domain change then IPS would/should look fairly and reasonably at it. $15 is a bit cheeky I suppose, and I never agree with anything that penalises the majority because of the actions of a small minority. If the account and admin is in good standing, why not allow such a request? It's called good customer service and it's the kind of thing that you remember and judge other providers by.

That said, IPS don't always get it right, for instance a couple of years ago they insisted I buy a new Pages licence for one of my existing community sites when I already had an unused Pages license I wanted to reactivate (for a site on which I'd disabled the Pages app some time ago), and it was just sitting there unused; they wouldn't let me move it from one active licensed site to another. I've been with the founders since Ikonboard and stayed with them, that's loyalty. That's just not right. Sometimes things work out, sometimes they don't, and if you have multiple site licenses it is only fair and reasonable that you might want to try make an app work on a different community site where it may be better utilised or do better. I went ahead in the end and bought a new Pages license but it left a bitter taste. That reminds me, I suppose I really should start using it!

Escalating the Marketplace fees to 'Apple rates' whilst was wrong but they did hold off because of the financial impacts of pandemic which was positive. IMHO being able to advertise your product as having a long established and reputable third party developer system is worth its wait in gold, it might not break even but holistically, surely it's a positive loss leader.

On the other side of the coin, Lindy recently allowed me to use Marketplace credit I'd saved up to renew a full suite license renewal, that's good customer service.

Yes, I'm sad this didn't get a reply or further response from IPS other than how Matt responded in the blog comments.

Yes, this would be nice to have. I'd actually like to see an IPS 'TV' channel like Cloudflare recently launched. Available 24/7 for your convenience because of the international user base time zones, monthly content in the form of tutorials, Q&A's, monthly IPS staff and member/developer interviews, a look at featured community site of the month, previews, demonstrations, (perhaps even with a dash of that new age corporate marketing and PR bollocks that appears in the blog for those of us who value and appreciate it). Sprinkle on a light hearted chat and technology programme presented by IPS Staffers. Beginners, intermediate and advanced level content would be great. A series of guides on a particular aspect. IPS University. Calm down, Old Man.

Team effort!

Okay, thanks guys! 😬

Hi,

Try turning the zlib.output_compression directive to Off in your php configuration file or Multi PHP ini settings in CPanel (Software section > basic mode > select your ini location and look at the last option named zlib.output_compression).