Forum todo list (old)

Feel free to edit this and add your ideas or start a thread in the forum doing both would be the best :). For a log list (in case something was not crossed off here) you can check the Update Page

Contents 1 Bugs 2 Changes 2.1 Admin 2.2 General 2.3 Language 2.4 Threads 3 New Options 3.1 Admin 3.1.1 Back Up 3.1.2 Forum Description pics 3.1.3 More Forum Permission's 3.1.4 Post Permission by Forum 3.2 User Options 3.2.1 Subscriptions 3.2.2 Bookmarks/Favorites 3.2.3 PM system 3.2.4 Thread Sorting Options 3.3 General 3.3.1 Forum intro paragraph 3.3.2 Top 10 Forum Posters 3.3.3   3.3.4 Post Splitting 3.3.5 Forum Info in User page 3.3.6 more BB tags 3.3.7 Gestures 3.3.8 Sucking Wiki Pages into threads 3.3.9 More indicators 3.3.10 Wikification 3.3.11 Recent Posts Button 3.3.12 Anonymous Posting 3.3.13 Import data from phpBB data table 3.4 Thread Options 3.4.1 User status titles 3.4.2 Admin pics ?? 3.4.3 Admin - Mod Thread 3.4.4 Sand an Email, when a new thread be found 3.4.5 Thread view 4 Forum Hacks/Mods/Other Wiki Extension Integration 4.1 Other Wiki Extension Integration 4.1.1 SocialProfile 4.1.2 Quiz 4.1.3 Polling 4.1.4 Todo Tasks Extension 4.1.5 IssueTracker Extension 4.1.6 Ajax whos online Extension 4.1.7 SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi

Bugs

1. AWC Forum 2.3.3, MW 1.11.0, PHP 5.2.5 , MySQL 5.0.45 can not view posts or threads. DBs were created and forum can be accessed. vietbio@gmail.com
2. fix "white-space: pre;" in .css for 'Post New Thread' button - Thanks to Freggern
   1. fixed 2.4
3. Default Time Zone - need to look into this more. Not excatly sure what the problem is.
4. cat and forum Order drop down number.
5. sig links, new window
   1. Changed 2.3.2
6. Empty forums with no threads in them, maybe have a message, "sorry, forum if currently empty - Post something ! " and not display the table header.
   1. Fixed 2.3.2 now will only show a message
7. Multipage tabs - Not working 100%...sometimes reproduce bottom post of previous page on top of next page, and numbers of tabs showing, and last tab sometimes gets muddled
   1. Fixed 2.3.2
8. Ayjona Somehow, deleting the first thread (with one reply) I made in my first forum set the post count down to -2. Definitively no biggie, but I figure all bugs are worth mentioning.
9. Ayjona Swedish letters (å, ä and ö) are displayed as strange signs in the forum overview (though not in the actual post, nor when I click my way into the actual forum where the thread is listed). So, for example, "Ett förslag" becomes "Ett förslag ". Again, no biggie, but perhaps worth mentioning.
   1. Fixed 2.3.2
10. In the 'Add/Delete Forum' section, the Delete feature located at the bottom, is titled 'Delete Category' & 'Move threads to: category' - should be forum(s)
    1. Fixed 2.3.2
11. not working $wgGroupPermissions['user' ]['awc_CanEdit'] = true ;
    1. Fixed 2.3.2
12. not working $wgGroupPermissions['user' ]['awc_CanDelete'] = true ;
    1. Fixed 2.3.2
13. See the following pictures:
    1. Fixed 2.4

--Roc michael 23:15, April 28, 2008 (UTC)

1. 1. While trying to create a new thread on this forum [1], got an exception : see User:NicDumZ/exceptionOnPost for the message. The new thread is still saved. The exception is not raised when replying to a thread. NicDumZ 06:27, October 14, 2008 (UTC)

Changes

Admin

1. only 'bureaucrat' can Uninstall forum, prun threads or any other "dangers" thing.
   1. Added 2.3.1
2. Add "update" pic to admins Member CP also
   1. Added 2.3.1 will show in all Users Control Panel - in the future this will be change ot only show in Moderators and Admin, User Control Panel.
3. Permissions to db
4. css to db, optional
5. ACP: control of what links open in new windows, what links stay in current window - also give User there came options.
6. Ayjona The possibility to delete forums and categories without moving threads to another forum/category (completely deleting those threads)
7. Redo the whole admin display, break up options and re-organize, add an extra key to array so they can be sorted and displayed in a logical manner. Maybe a SQL row for each set of options, or just one field with a multi-array. Different rows might cut down on over head, pull only whats needed.
   1. Changed 2.4 - still pulls all settings at once

General

1. make one url function, pass string to end, use urlencode to clean, replace through out whole code
2. re-do how info is passed through URL's
   1. still keep old system in place after new system is working so old links posted else where are still alive
   2. keep titles in urls for spiders
   3. try and clean URL as much as possable, get rid of the 'action' if possible.
3. Clear new indicators - after it 'refreshs' it should stay in the same page, rather than being redirected to the forum main page
   1. Changed 2.3.2
4. Forum Wiki Tag - Add ability to display Replys, Views, Last action info on same line, or drop down onto next line as space requires (same presentation as Dynamic Article List)
   1. Added 2.3.2
5. The activity indicators should disappear after browser closed...even without viewing them....so to negate the need for 'clear new indicators' button, when there are many threads a person does not read due to no interest
   1. Should be user selectable by thread. A user may not have time to read the new messages in all threads s/he follows in one session. Perhaps a "no interest" setting would be a better option.
   2. How difficult would it be to also have the username of the last post in each forum on the main page as well as the date and time? --Krillmeed 15:49, May 8, 2008 (UTC)
   3. Added 2.4
6. Move user's last msg in thread info from cookie to user table in database so that it is browser independent. Currently if a user logs on regularly from two different computers (say work and home), the new message information (if/when it works) is stale.
7. Improved functionality for the <wiki></wiki> tag:
   1. Full namespace support.
   2. Full phasing for extended markup provided by extensions such as "Ratings", "Quiz" and so on.
   3. Ability to import only the section of a wiki page, rather than the whole page.

Language

1. add more fields to hold transalters name, url
   1. Added 2.3.1
2. extra key holding version num so translating new definitions is easyer after updates
   1. has a "New Difinisions" option - 2.4
3. search by key or text for editing
4. Add Taiwanese Chinese (Traditional Chinese) Zh_tw (or zh-tw) file. (See Translated_Language_Files)
5. There is a bug in version 2.4.1 with default english language pack: if thread title has russian (cyrillic) letters, it is displayed incorrectly. All posts, forum titles, categories titles are displayed ok with russian letters. The problem only with thread titles. All my mediawiki site uses UTF-8 encoding.
   
   Please use the forum here, thats whats its for. This thread might be what your looking for, it address your problem and has fixed it. You could also search the forum for 'UTF-8' to find more info about this and fixs other people have posted or checked the update page.
   --AWC 22:49, December 28, 2008 (UTC)

Threads

1. View and post count - The view and post count displayed within the thread, at the top under the tile...currently says something like: '48 times, With a total of 6 posts'...Should begin with 'Viewed'...so say: 'Viewed 48 times, With a total of 6 posts'
   1. Changed 2.4
2. Multipage blocks - The multipage blocks displayed in the forum next to the thread title, start at number: 0.....should be changed to start at number: 2 This is because page: 1 is the thread title, and the first block should be a link to the next page....currently, page: 0 links to what is effectively the second page
   1. Changed 2.3.3 Blocks now start at 1 instead of 0
3. Wiki edits count - Clicking link currently opens a new window, should open in the same window, same as the thread and post counts
4. The Edited On message - If it cant be bottom aligned, can it have a bottom border to tidy it up
   1. Changed 2.4
5. Posts extra width - Force long posts (with html) to split onto a second line, so to not affect the post box width/presentation
6. Have avatars (when added) automatically hyperlinked to the users profile
7. Jump to the most recent post instead of the first one (from the forum tag list, from to forum's list, from the topic's list)
   

New Options

Admin

Back Up

Back-up: MySQL data l

Forum Description pics

1. Pics in forum desciption/title - Easier and better control over pics showen in forum description/title areas...so to easily add attribures like alignment, and hyper links
   1. right now that is more a hack then an option so i added it here - AWC

More Forum Permission's

lux5 Having wiki groups be incorporated into forum permission.

Post Permission by Forum

The ability to set things up so that the ability to post or not post in a forum was controlled based on the forum, rather than globally. Or having a global setting with the ability to override it (IE: Set the forum to Default Permission, Yes Permission, or No Permission). Kitsufox 15:31, September 16, 2008 (UTC)

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User Options

1. User controling date display - more user option in general

Subscriptions

1. Thread
   1. Added 2.4
2. Forum
   1. Added 2.4

Bookmarks/Favorites

Saving threads in a Bookmarking system. Have option to view these favorties via UserCP or new Tab at the top.

PM system

1. Display PMs in new TAB at top
   1. Added 2.4
2. Auto-fill "To:" from user list
3. Send PM to multiple recipients
   1. You can do this, use ; to between recipients names --AWC 15:26, September 6, 2008 (UTC)
4. BCC option for multiple recipients

Thread Sorting Options

1. User selectable thread sorting capability: Oldest --> Newest or Newest --> Oldest, most posts, most read

General

Forum intro paragraph

Basically this would be an introduction paragraph that sits at the top of a forum. It would be underneath the announcements and above the sticky posts. Something along the lines of:

'Broom handle forum

This forum is for discussion about broom handles. Not Tissue boxes! For tissue boxes, see the other forum. Our aim is:

• To learn about broom handles
• To build broom handles
• To love broom handles'

Etc. You get the idea.

Simulare option has been implemented in 2.5.0 http://wiki.anotherwebcom.com/AWC_Mediawiki_Forum_road_map
--AWC 05:31, January 31, 2009 (UTC)

Top 10 Forum Posters

Just like the AWC Top 10 wiki edits extension, a simular functionality for the forums

A list, that shows the Top 10 forum posters...
It could maybe be displayed in different ways:

1. In sidebar just like your Top 10 wiki editers extension
2. Like the forum tag, able to be displayed in any wiki page
3. In a seperate page, that lists all forum posters, not just the Top 10

 

Post Splitting

Splitting of posts - create whole new threads or just moving a post form one thread to another.

Forum Info in User page

hook users Wiki talk page and see if we can add post, thread count. Added 2.4

more BB tags

1. [url]

Gestures

1. add some gestures (smiley system) to posts, threads titles.
   1. Added 2.3.2
2. admin ability to upload personal set of emoticons to allow site customization/personalisation
   1. Added 2.3.3

Sucking Wiki Pages into threads

1. maybe special "Wiki Thread" button
2. maybe <wiki_tag></wiki_tag> for the forum.
3. still having them editable. (would be perfect for threads like this =) )
   1. Done: should be in 2.3.2 release, using <wiki_tag>Page Name</wiki_tag>
   2. Notes:
      1. add Wiki tabs above wiki page sorry, not gonna happen
      2. re-direct hook (MediaWiki version pending ( 1.6 and up )
      3. namespace
      4. forum preview Will embed Wiki page during pre-view, but not during editing
      5. no quoting Done Wiki Pages are not allowed in quotes
      6. <nowiki></nowiki> Done <nowiki><wiki_tag></wiki_tag></nowiki> is working and Wiki Page will not display if wrapped in nowiki tag

More indicators

1. Hot thread
2. Normal thread
3. Read and unread thread
4. Sticky
5. Annoucement

Wikification

1. Wikification/automatic linking of keyords (wiki page titles) back to wiki

Recent Posts Button

1. Ayjona A link on the forum overview page called "new posts (2)", that leads to a dynamic page that lists all new posts in order of, well, newness. The number in the brackets is, of course, the number of new posts. This is to make sure that you do not have to click the link if there are no new posts.
   

Added 2.4 - still needs a little fine tuning, but is working.

Anonymous Posting

• Would be useful to our organization internally to have an option for a particular forum to allow anonymous posting that does not display the IP address of the poster. Not sure if others would find this useful.
• I would like to second this.  It would be very useful for my organisation.
  

• • There is a workaround to do this, please see:User_Instruction_Manual#Anonymous_posting
    

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Import data from phpBB data table

• If we can import data from phpBB2 data table(or give a announcement on this in advance), I think The extension can pull some more people to use it.

Thread Options

1. Polls (check-box and radio button)
2. Rate thread ('ajax script 5 star rating' style)

User status titles

X number of posts user title is "this", XX number it is "that"

Admin pics ??

1. Allow pics to replace text in admin section - langauge file, so to have graphical illustration of User status
   --AWC 06:23, April 18, 2008 (UTC) not sure what this means.
   1. That was my idea, was to suppliment the 'User Status Titles' feature...when a user has xx posts, their 'status' is '....', when they have xxx posts, their 'status' is '.....' I was suggesting this could go further/be made better, by allowing through the admin section - language file, to be able to change the 'status' from words, to a pic instead, so to have a graphical illustration of their status --HTPCnz 10:05, April 18, 2008 (UTC)
      gotcha ya --AWC 17:24, April 18, 2008 (UTC)

Admin - Mod Thread

Have option so threads will only be display for certon groups, no matter what forum(s) they reside in.

Sand an Email, when a new thread be found

Could it be possible that when a new thread be found, the man who is in charge of the forum will get an email to notice him dealing with the thread? Then, we can manage a forum easily.

1. Thread and Forum Subscriptions added, 2.4

Thread view

1. Adding a pics depending on the number of post like in IPB forum
2. Adding a group icon
3. Possibility to create custom profile fields and display them in te member mini-profile

Forum Hacks/Mods/Other Wiki Extension Integration

Can not promises anything, but post your ideas and wants here...
The idea here would be "add-ons" which would be separate downloads for the forum which would enable other extension's, mods, hacks to work with the Forum.

Other Wiki Extension Integration

SocialProfile

SocialProfile

Quiz

Implementing quizzes in the social profile like in facebook.
Quiz extension The "official" extension is not linked to the user profile and to do so would be nice.

Polling

Polling ala the Simple Machines Forum (SMF) is a really handy feature. I don't know anything about the above mentioned Quiz extension. Maybe it works for that -- and has the advantage of being system wide. If not, I know we make hella lot of use of the SMF poll function.

Todo Tasks Extension

On the other hand, if this extension can force the threads belonging to a specific forum use a specific template, we can use Todo Tasks Extension to Email the anyone something about the forum.

IssueTracker Extension

Hi Authors.
The IssueTracker Extension is similar like AWC forum(but AWC forum is more powerful then it). Maybe you can refine it and make it port of AWC forum.--Roc michael 23:33, April 28, 2008 (UTC)

Ajax whos online Extension

I have found that Ajax whos online extention Works well with your forum. Seen here: LCARS Memory Alpha Forum. Its author is also working on some kind of pm and chat system. Just an idea, but his and your projects would complement each other. Maybe they could be integrated some way. --Krillmeed 07:37, May 4, 2008 (UTC)

Hi Krillmeed, i think the best way to have something integrated is GroG make an option to admins add services in the popup box. So we could see for example "Send a PM" and send private messages using AWC. I already requested this on Ajax Who's online page.

SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi

Change the way the forum phases its posts so this and other extension like this will work.
--AWC 16:55, July 8, 2008 (UTC)

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