Davyc

Got it!  Thanks for pointing the way - you're correct too in that the settings are scattered and not always obvious. Now I just need to get @Adriano Faria to allow ratings in the Movie app which appears to run along the lines of Pages without using the Pages app, if that makes sense lol.

Hey @Davyc, brought this to the team and we do see the value in possibly creating an option to archive past purchases. We have some other things to look at regarding this before I bring anything more concrete, but just wanted you to know we heard ya 🙏 

Perhaps this is a pipe dream, but as sub-economies have proven to be a very effective way of hijacking goal-oriented psychology I would love to see a native points system in IPB.
In such an application one could develop different "banks" for different types of points systems depending on the nature of your website.  Examples:
"credits" (for purchasing services, Store products, exchanging for cash donations to relevant charities) tokens (for gambling, buying bling for their online personae) hours (if you're like me, you sell hours of tuition and/or consultation) How might these points be accumulated/awarded?  Examples:
buying blocks of tokens/credits/hours in the Store buying Store products: buy product X and get Y amount of credits in points system Z having the highest-rated answers in a Q/A Support forum having the highest reputation in a given forum Awarding points to people who invite new members to your community completing courses or other certifications Other ideas:
Targeted emails to certain groups, or certain individuals when credits/tokens/hours are at X or 0 - time to get more!) Targeted emails to people indicating they've been awarded free tokens/credits/etc. Promotions where points are awarded under special circumstances from dates X to Y Toss tokens into a (virtual) fight pit and watch your community fight for them.  Cue the oldschool Star Trek fight music.  Dance, puppets, daaaaance! mwuahahaha) Hijacking goal-oriented psych--err, offering points could be a great way to spur development and participation in one's community.  They could also obviously be integrated into other apps (or other apps could make use of points) as part of competitions, e.g., submitting the highest-rated photos, articles, blog posts, etc.  The possibilities go on and on!
As some know there have been a couple of third-party devs who have made Points systems, but I have come to think that if one is going to embed something like this into a community (let alone a business) I wouldn't want to trust it to anyone but the core developers for updates and stability.
I obviously can't speak for others, but I for one would be happy to pay for this as an additional (optional) IPS module, similar to the way IP.Downloads is offered.

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There's so much to unpack here, but I love where your head is at. I put your feedback into our system and will have some eyes take a look. I'd imagine this would be a huge undertaking, but I do think it'd elevate Invision in a pretty profound way. @liquidfractal

You could write up about the lamentable help guides which are anything but helpful to those wanting to learn how things work in the IPS arsenal.  For example, there are very few real-world examples of 'how to' - to further this look at custom fields, there is a brief look but no real examples of how you would put those custom fields to use in templates, in various locations and uses etc.  Anyone wanting to learn would need to understand (or be experts) in PHP, HTML, etc when all they want is to add a custom field in a forum, or pages, or a blog.

😀 It worked 🙂 

Also, make sure your template isn't edited. If it is, it won't show up until you revert it.

You could write up about the lamentable help guides which are anything but helpful to those wanting to learn how things work in the IPS arsenal.  For example, there are very few real-world examples of 'how to' - to further this look at custom fields, there is a brief look but no real examples of how you would put those custom fields to use in templates, in various locations and uses etc.  Anyone wanting to learn would need to understand (or be experts) in PHP, HTML, etc when all they want is to add a custom field in a forum, or pages, or a blog.

This is an example of the guide:
This is an example that doesn't follow the above example:
{{$fields = $movie->customFields();}} {{if $fields['field_3']}} {{$MyRating = $fields['field_3'] / 20;}} {{$averageReview = $movie->averageReviewRating();}} {{if $averageReview != 0 and $MyRating != 0}} {{$totalRating = ($averageReview + $MyRating) / 2;}} {{elseif $averageReview == 0 and $MyRating != 0}} {{$totalRating = $MyRating;}} {{elseif $averageReview != 0 and $MyRating == 0}} {{$totalRating = $averageReview;}} The above is actually in use on my site but was done by someone else who kindly got into the templates and made those changes after adding the custom fields in the ACP.  It uses a different approach to the above, so it would be great if something like the above could be exampled in a real use situation explaining the logic and syntax so it can be understood by someone who would like to be able to do this but doesn't have the knowledge or expertise.  Many of us can absorb knowledge if it's explained.
Hope that illustrates what we're driving at (my bad if it doesn't lol) 🙂
 

Appreciate that example, thank you! 
I totally agree with this "Many of us can absorb knowledge if it's explained."
As someone who is not a developer, but an Invision client, some times I can feel a bit overwhelmed or lost. Which is why I love this idea of simplifying certain processes. Wondering if the example above is a problem members run into frequently or perhaps this is a one-off issue? Wondering what the community has to say about that. 

This is an example of the guide:
This is an example that doesn't follow the above example:
{{$fields = $movie->customFields();}} {{if $fields['field_3']}} {{$MyRating = $fields['field_3'] / 20;}} {{$averageReview = $movie->averageReviewRating();}} {{if $averageReview != 0 and $MyRating != 0}} {{$totalRating = ($averageReview + $MyRating) / 2;}} {{elseif $averageReview == 0 and $MyRating != 0}} {{$totalRating = $MyRating;}} {{elseif $averageReview != 0 and $MyRating == 0}} {{$totalRating = $averageReview;}} The above is actually in use on my site but was done by someone else who kindly got into the templates and made those changes after adding the custom fields in the ACP.  It uses a different approach to the above, so it would be great if something like the above could be exampled in a real use situation explaining the logic and syntax so it can be understood by someone who would like to be able to do this but doesn't have the knowledge or expertise.  Many of us can absorb knowledge if it's explained.
Hope that illustrates what we're driving at (my bad if it doesn't lol) 🙂
 

I hear ya. Sounds like simplifying certain processes is important. 
The biggest hurdle that first comes to mind is prioritizing what processes we would want to look at first considering there's, like, a bajillion things one can do with Invision 😂. 
In other words, you read certain documentation, but it doesn't make sense mainly because it's slightly too complex, is that right? Also, can you point out a specific example for me please 🙏 
Also, props on majoring in music 👏  music is a big part of my life and my own Invision Community =]

Speaking for myself (while cleverly hijacking your exchange with @Davyc), I find that what I'm usually missing - whether in trying to follow the guides or in getting advice from other users - is that I lack the "connector" knowledge that will allow me to implement the advice. I know a smattering of self-taught stuff about website making and administration, HTML, CSS, and a few other things one will find in a tech-knowledge junk drawer. However... I majored in music. What I know about this kind of thing is generally stuff I cobbled together in the pursuit of trying to complete past projects with no money and no one to learn from.
So when I describe what I'm trying to achieve, I get answers that are entirely accurate and reasonable, but they tend to assume that my knowledge base has a direct connection from point A to point B, when in fact, there's a sinkhole somewhere between those two points for me.
Actual footage of my attempts to fill in the blanks and make the solutions work: 

So... yeah, I forgot what I was trying to ask for. I guess, ways to help people succeed with customizing their forums when they don't have quite the right level of knowledge to just pick up and run with the stuff that's in the guides?

I see what you're saying. Essentially, simplify and condense certain important processes so someone with only a little understanding would be able to follow along and understand. Am I accurate in saying that based off your comment? 

You could write up about the lamentable help guides which are anything but helpful to those wanting to learn how things work in the IPS arsenal.  For example, there are very few real-world examples of 'how to' - to further this look at custom fields, there is a brief look but no real examples of how you would put those custom fields to use in templates, in various locations and uses etc.  Anyone wanting to learn would need to understand (or be experts) in PHP, HTML, etc when all they want is to add a custom field in a forum, or pages, or a blog.

That's what I'd like to do using a custom field, but that's beyond me lol.  I know someone who may be able to sort that 🙂
I learn something new every day - that's what I love about the IPS software and those who can get into the guts of the system.
You know, that's my bad - I always forget to check the plugin settings.
I'm off to have a play - thanks as always to @opentype for pointing the way - love it 🙂
 

You could write up about the lamentable help guides which are anything but helpful to those wanting to learn how things work in the IPS arsenal.  For example, there are very few real-world examples of 'how to' - to further this look at custom fields, there is a brief look but no real examples of how you would put those custom fields to use in templates, in various locations and uses etc.  Anyone wanting to learn would need to understand (or be experts) in PHP, HTML, etc when all they want is to add a custom field in a forum, or pages, or a blog.

As an aside a 'tooltip' could pop up over the check box when they go to check it saying something like "Measure your response in a respectful way", or something like that.  It may help to make them think 🙂
 

Whew - this is a big question, and the answers are multiple and complex.
But I would also argue that this is the wrong question to ask - at least, it's asking the wrong first question, which really should be: Why is this community toxic? Followed by, Has the community management accidentally contributed to this toxicity in some way?
Because the communities that I've seen that were toxic generally got that way because of inconsistent enforcement of stated community standards, and/or because they tended to turn a blind eye to member dynamics that amounted to bullying. Often, they turned that blind eye because members of the leadership team were among those engaging in the bullying, but most often, it was because they were allowing personal relationships with the bullying parties to color how they viewed the bullies' actions.
So the first step is to decipher the true sources of the toxicity, if possible, and to resolve to make the moderation of the community more impartial and to stop enabling the bullies. This is really hard, because it requires a willingness to admit past errors in leadership and a resolve to correct them. This is why I said, in my initial comment, that striving to make a community more just is actually a better goal than trying to make it kind. It's impossible to sow kindness if people are being marginalized and bullied.
Then, I'd say the next step is to look at your community guidelines and revise them as needed, then require every member to affirm them. Make it clear that these are the new expectations of the standard of behavior. But the key element here is to recognize that the members that have been marginalized aren't going to just suddenly get over their sense of aggrievement overnight. Be careful that in your push to clear up the toxicity, you don't end up further punishing the people who've been the primary victims of the original causes of that toxicity.

I believe that you will get a flood of different strategies to the above question lol.
Personally, I would PM the offending member/s asking why they are being hostile/toxic/aggravating and politely remind them of the general rules and the terms they agreed to when they joined.  Depending on their answer (or if they do not respond) I would then either sanction them in whatever way seemed appropriate for their transgression, or if they were really hostile, I would warn them.  If that didn't work, I'd put them on Moderation for whatever I deemed an appropriate length of time.  I'd use banning as a last resort. 
I believe everyone can get hot under the collar for many varied reasons, dreadful day at the office, forgot to pay a bill, nagging wife/husband, or just got out of the wrong side of the bed.  Some people are just jerks and like to show it.
Controlling behaviour is not an easy ask of some people as they (admins/moderators) can also be jerks and annoying towards their users.  I try to temper responses with cooling actions and asking 'why' they are behaving badly and going off the rails.  Often, it's either one person (or a small number of people) who like to yank someone else's strings.
I would say, that overall, the vast majority behave as you would expect. This response is a little off-track in terms of the topic, but the question was asked (rhetorical maybe) 🙂
 

😢  Appreciate you saying that 🙏

Yes, when I've seen this come up in the past it has always been due to multiple languages being installed, but the translations for "Records" are not stored in the language pack being used somehow. In any event I'm glad you're all sorted!

That's what I'd like to do using a custom field, but that's beyond me lol.  I know someone who may be able to sort that 🙂
I learn something new every day - that's what I love about the IPS software and those who can get into the guts of the system.
You know, that's my bad - I always forget to check the plugin settings.
I'm off to have a play - thanks as always to @opentype for pointing the way - love it 🙂
 

@Jordan Invision sent in a support request and @Marc Stridgen sorted it.  It was all down to the language file being used in the ACP, one quick click and done.  Support, as always, on top form.  Thanks to Marc for getting me there, I'll sleep tonight lol 🙂
 

The version I have is the last one released which is not compatible with 4.5 and is the version of Invision I am running. As this was a one-time purchase with no renewals, I cannot say that I have not had my money's worth of use from the product.  
If you purchased this product just prior to updating to 4.5 then I can understand your disappointment, but there was no indication that it was compatible with 4.5 or that it would be updated so, there were two things you could have done: 1) hold off updating to 4.5 until the app was compatible, or 2) do without the use of the app if you were intent on updating to 4.5 knowing that the app was not compatible and wait for an update..
There's no obligation on any developer to update an app to work on the latest version of Invision.  Is it disappointing? Indeed, it is, but then life is filled with such disappointments.  The good news is that the developer has said he will update this app, but has given no indication of when, just that it will be updated.  Even with that indication, if it proves too troublesome then there is still no obligation for the developer to make good on what he said.
I understand you're not after a refund, just a version that works with 4.5 so your only option is to either wait or look elsewhere.