JEFF MACK

Ignore, I found it in the core_member_known_devices table.

Are these stored in the db somewhere?

ips4_login_key - holds a login key

ips4_device_key - holds the device key

Ok I think I found the issue.  I went into Groups, then Guests, and scrolled down the list of forums.  There was a checkmark in the "post" column.  Not sure how this one forum that has existed for years had this, but I have removed that.  Let me see if this continues.  Not sure why I did not look there earlier.

1 minute ago, Jim M said:

Was this posted by a previous user who was deleted?

No, this person never existed.  In the last 3 weeks, I had 4 of these types of posts all from different "Guest" named bots.

I am running into this issue now more frequently.  I have a 3 post moderator rule that people's posts will not show unless approved by a moderator.  These people never posted to be approved so I do not know how these posts are being published.

11 minutes ago, DawPi said:

Done as a custom work for the OP. 🙂

Yes DawPi really came through and helped me get exactly what I was looking for.  The end result will not interfere with the normal replies with the forum keeping users happy, but also allow me to stay in compliance with affiliate rules.

Yes, I have that running now, but the issue I have is in regards to links.  Amazon is threatening to terminate my affiliate status if I include links to Amazon since that is against their terms, so I need to not show any links (especially active ones).  I tested the truncate content option and took an example amazon link and it will still send the link, that is why I can't show any content.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to update this within the tools or do I need to create a plugin?   I see there are email templates that can be modified, but not sure if that is the best way to do it?  For now, I would just like to say something like "A new post by XXXXX has been added to this thread, click here to view the new post"

Is that possible?

Is there a way to disable active URLs in replies from the forum.  There are two options, one is to try and disable any active links in the email reply, but still keep a link to the forum itself.  If this can't be done, is there a way to not display the message in the body of the email and just say "There has been an update to thread......" and link the people to view it online?

This hasn't been approved yet, hoping it does, I would like to restrict this ability from new members

Is there a way to disable the ability for new members to follow other members until they reach the next group?  I am not seeing it in the group options, is there any other way?

Is there a way to send out a Bulk mail to users from a specific region?  I would like to send out a blurb to users in a geographical area to let them know of new features that may be something of interest to them. Is there any way to group members then filter them?  Any plugins that help do this?

6 minutes ago, V0RT3X666 said:

I use a little plugin for such links... 

https://invisionfocus.de/files/file/24-extra-footer-links/

Thats perfect!!!

Is it possible to add a page link down in the footer by the Contact Us link?

Using version 4.5.2, is there a setting now that changed the default setting from 4.4.x to where...

"I use to click on "view new content" and go on a thread, it used to take me to the first unread post, now it just goes to the first page."

I see there is a setting in your account, does this change the default behavior?

I would like to create a blog/news page like the IPB news page: https://invisioncommunity.com/news/

Can anyone give guidance on how to do this or is there a tutorial on how to setup something like this. I do have the Pages app.

Right here..

42 minutes ago, Wildcard Chris said:

Wow, we've been having this exact issue and it's been driving us crazy for the past 2 days trying to get our site back up and running. Thanks for posting this @JEFF MACK we are going to try this and see if it fixes our problems.

Hopefully it helps.  Basically I started comparing the install to another new site I am working on that is working perfectly. When looking at the console errors in the browser, it pointed me to the JS that is generated by the forum.  My live forum wasn't happy with the way the variables were set and it had a number for the height, so as soon as I entered that value, its like everything came alive.

Wow, think i just found it on my own, just because this value was blank killed the whole site.  The sad part is, i ripped everything apart, deleting plugins, applications, themes, etc just because of this one value. Not good.

The upgrade completed, but now I am having a ton of javascript issues.  Most links or functions don't work because it relies on javascript.  The editor doesn't show up, can reply or create new topics. 

• I uploaded files manually
• Ran the support tool, cleared all the caches
• Cron jobs are running, rebuilt proxies, still working on sitemaps
• Cleared datastore
• It is the default theme, i mean right now it couldn't be more default.
• All the directory permissions seem to be fine, not seeing anything else tell me otherwise.
• Some admin features don't seem to be working, like the Marketplace, nothing shows up, can't search, so some javascript seems to be off in the admin area as well.

Any other ideas on what can be causing so much pain?

I have created a support ticket, but maybe someone here has run into something like this in the past.

I do see errors like this in the console:

On 5/12/2020 at 2:13 PM, breatheheavy said:

Looking forward to seeing that!

Here's mine thus far: 

https://www.breatheheavy.com/exhale/index.php?/faq/

Holy Ads Batman.  16 ads on one page.  

1 minute ago, Jim M said:

Are you using Google AdSense's auto ads? If so, this is likely what is happening. You will need to disable this in Google AdSense.

Wow, you are definitely my hero.  While that probably made me money, its was extreme spam 🙂.  That was it!

I am not sure how this was activated, but how would I find the right area to shut the ads that show up in the WYSIWYG area?

Is there any way to get forum activity reporting via the API?  If not the API, how can I pull any of the stats that you find in the admin area. (posts per week/month), (registrations per period), etc.  

Very good, than you for the quick reply!