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@bfarber @Lindy I've got a small issue with the Pages menu in the ACP - there are blank spaces where links should be to view records: The image above shows a faint highlighted area when moused over and this then connects to the records for a database. I can manage the records via other links but these should be populated, any ideas? As you can see in the image below from the console view that the H3 tag is empty With thanks

Not necessarily as there may be times when I want to link to something internal, but for an external link I'd prefer to see _blank as an option 🙂

Yeah, I've had this too on my own and client's sites - the only way to get out of it is to clear your cookies and browser cache. No idea why it doesn't take you to the login fields like it used to, but it is a pain when you need to login with different details for whatever. Does this in the ACP when you try to login to the marketplace and want to use a different account - I must do this as I manage a client's site for him - and it actually says login with a different account and it just logs you back in again as you lol.

Some feedback for the team @Jordan Invision in the manages blocks side panel the option for a Page Builder block: Is there a chance you could add an option to say whether a URL link is _self or _blank optimized? I want to use this, but the link always reverts to _self and I would prefer it to be _blank so it opens in a new tab and leave my site open in the originating tab. With thanks 🙂

Really happy for you that your issues have levelled and you're back on track. I had a gut feeling that you'd weather the storm and come back from out of the shadows. Good to hear that your site is back too. All the best wishes and luck in the world to you and I hope those dark clouds never venture onto your doorstep again 🙂

I would say at this point that the idea should be implemented as a plugin and then admins can choose whether or not to implement it. There will always be points and counterpoints in this debate. If IPS added it as part of the core then it would need to be an optional on/off switch, much the same as post moderation. I'm very much in favour of 'less to click' in order to encourage people to post, the more hurdles you impose the less likely users will be to jump. I know that sounds somewhat trite, in that it's just a checkbox to click. but some people see these things as just too much effort - a side effect of Social Media syndrome, perhaps. So, a plugin would be the best way to go - the next hurdle is finding someone to do it and whether they will charge or do it free.

You can defuse any potential situations where the drama can get out of hand with an already built in feature which I believe would be more useful than a check box that can be ignored; and let's face it people will be people and if they want to post crap and create more drama it just makes the mods lives more difficult. So, with this in mind use the built-in feature.

I don't want to get involved with this issue, but I do want to send a virtual hug to @Morrigan and hope that things in your life begin to improve in the very near future. Life can be a mess at times, many of us are equipped to deal with these things but just as many feels that the pressure can be too much at times and they need to offload some of the stress. I can empathise with you and I also feel for you - but I also get the sense that you're a strong lady and will weather this storm that's entered your life. Big hugs to you and good thoughts coming your way.

Is there any way for a user to clean up their purchases in the marketplace? I have stuff in there going back to 2012 and it's no longer relevant, but just adds to an already extensive list. It would be useful if there was a 'remove purchase' option to slim down that lengthy list of things that are no longer updated/listed or simply just no longer required. With thanks

This is an official plugin from the CKeditor site - they have some really interesting plugins there, if you want something that you have in mind be careful to choose version 4 not 5 🙂 Link: https://ckeditor.com/cke4/addons/plugins/all

Just a quick aside - the plug won't install unless forums are installed. My client used to use this plugin but can't now that he only uses Pages and Commerce - would you be able to add something to allow an install without forums? With thanks

If they turn their links into a button link, they can state whether the link moves to self or blank. I've added a file to my post that allows you to add this button to your editor and it works fine on my sites. It also makes the links look tidier 🙂 Hope that helps simplebutton_1.0.2.zip

It's been a while since I used this plugin so I had forgotten about the settings lol. I am going to use it again soon, so I'll watch out for that 🙂

@Webmaster Scr this will allow you to change the colors to what you want - add it to your custom CSS file just on your dark theme settings otherwise it will override your light theme settings: .SG_record_right_with_image { background-color: #131210 !important; color: #ffffff !important; } 🙂

Can this be used on Pages? The reason for asking is that a rating can only be given in any Pages use if the one rating also posts a review, which I find is very limiting and can also put people off from rating because they don't want/can't write a review. With thanks

This should do the trick - add to your custom CSS file and adjust the colour to suit 🙂 [data-blocktitle="WYSIWYG Editor"] .ipsWidget_inner { background-color: #ffffff; } You may need to add !important after the colour but before the semi-colon if it doesn't work first time.

I loved Grammarly, but the Microsoft edit is the pits - for example, it kept telling me that any word with the letter 'i' in it was a spelling mistake and should be a capital 'I' lol. Also, you're not able to have your own dictionary for spellings out of the norm, so those words or phrases would always be flagged as a mistake. I also don't like the way it tells you to reword something just because it sounds better lol. Nah, give me Grammarly any day over the MS Editor. Shame that it's still not compatible with IPS 🙂

Did not read correctly, early morning here lol. I don't sell products just subscriptions so I can't help there.

As @Nathan Explosion suggests: .cke_wysiwyg_div { font-size: 50px; } Change the size to suit. This only affects the editor as text is being typed and not how it will appear posted.

There are two ways to do this - the first is to highlight your text and use the 'Size' option in menu bar. The second is to increase the size of the normal font size, however, this will affect all text throughout your site that uses the normal font size - if that's what you want use the code below and add it to your custom CSS file. .ipsType_normal { font-size: 16px; } Change size in pixels to suit. Is this what you're after?

When visiting your site and looking at a topic, this is what I see in the URL bar: What browser are you using and what version? It could be a browser issue - I am using Chrome latest version.

You should see a list of your promoted items when you click on 'Manage Promoted Items' from your user menu; You should see boxes with a cross and pencil - clicking the cross deletes the promoted item from the list (not the actual item itself) and the pencil allows you to edit. As @AlexWebsites states check your permissions if you're not seeing anything in your user menu or the list as shown above 🙂

Add this to your custom CSS file: .cPost .ipsComment_controls { display: none; } That should do what you want 🙂

That sounds reasonable - but if you want an actual instance then my own issue is one to view. Uploaded a theme, works great, then for some reason it starts acting funny and there is no apparent reason for it doing so. Uninstalling the theme and reinstalling it resolved the issue, however I lost all my customisations in the process and had to redo them, not a major incident but one which could have been resolved with a simple reinstall of the files. I'm not sure if you're aware of this issue, but it basically meant I could not see a database in the pages app and when trying to add, remove or reposition blocks on the front page I got this error: I understand that these irregularities may not be something that occurs frequently, but just having that little button that says 'Reapply Files' would be a boon and it would potentially cut down tickets and having to contact app authors, many of whom take a long time to respond and many are often in different time zones making any useful dialogue difficult. But thanks for offering an olive branch of hope 🙂

We're not talking about forums or any of the IPS apps, it's about third-party apps and you don't always have to start with a clean slate. I'm not talking about reinstalling database tables, etc, I'm on about the actual files that get installed on the server - this is generally where corruption or other issues can take place. If the issue is with the database, then you may be stuck unless you know how to analyse and manipulate databases. There are some situations where a reinstall will not work, but in general I have always found that reuploading the files of an app works. I run a movies site and if I uninstall the app, I lose everything, if I can reinstall the files without uninstalling, I may have a lucky escape - this is what I am on about and why it was useful to have a hard copy of third-party apps. Not everyone knows about backups and where to find files, etc. I'm lucky in that I can do these things (having done this and learned over the last 20 years), but not everyone can and not everyone will. Now, if third-party apps had a backup option when they use database tables, which would change the landscape, it would be a bonus, but I can't see them doing that. The idea I'm pressing for is to make it as simple as possible for users to fix things themselves without raising tickets or contacting authors who may take days or even weeks to respond. It's like a lot of things in life, you fix an issue and potentially create more issues - which is why there are a lot of topics related to this subject. The system, in principle, is good but as it stands it lacks a lot in terms of self-support. Running the support tool will find issues with any IPS system files that may be out of order, but not third-party apps 🙂