eystein
Member
Looking Good !!!
- Will the FordBarn be upgraded as well ?
- Will the FordBarn be upgraded as well ?
- Thread starter Ryan
- Start date
ddawg16
Well-known member
I just opened up this site on my phone just using my default browser (Samsung). Easy to view and navigate.
Looks like my bathroom sitting time is going up
Looks like my bathroom sitting time is going up
wrenchguy
Well-known member
I book marked "What's New" as my go to page. How can I get a full page of it rather than "Latest Profile Post" taking up most of the page. I'm not interested in LLP. Thanks.
Bookmark this instead: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/whats-new/posts/
EDIT: BTW, for the link above, right above the results list to the right, there a drop down for filters that will allow you to customize what you want to see.
Previously when we were on vB, I bookmarked the control panel which showed new posts for the only the threads I was subscribed to. So now that we're on XF, I have this bookmarked: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/watched/threads
Last edited:
Lefty's Garage
Active member
No better reason for a first post than to say 'Job Well Done Ryan.'
Great new format, even has that new website smell
Great new format, even has that new website smell
Private Lugnutz
Well-known member
Although I'm still a scan all the threads on the Vintage Tools board first and check my subscriptions (now watched...) second kind of GJer, the "What's New" and Alerts button is growing on me, Mike.
mv213
Well-known member
Yes, the new site is now MUCH BETTER on iPad! The elements (buttons, etc.) are big enough to get your finger on now. The “Mark Read” button is up top by itself (YES!) instead of hidden in a tiny drop-down that was hard to use on a touch screen. Likewise the page numbers for forums, and in threads, are now really usable on iPad without having to zoom the screen to make the elements large enough to touch. Really happy with the new site.
EDIT: Another nice feature discovered just now—unread threads in a forum are flagged “New!”. Love it!
EDIT: Another nice feature discovered just now—unread threads in a forum are flagged “New!”. Love it!
Last edited:
SamuraiJack
Well-known member
The upgrade has been awesome! Works better on the iPad and mobile. I normally use a desktop and just realized you can highlight someone else's text and the "quote/reply" buttons comes up automatically.
Keep it up, I learn so much here that I really hope all the knowledgeable member's keep coming back.
Keep it up, I learn so much here that I really hope all the knowledgeable member's keep coming back.
Really ? You've been here for 10-11 days and the transition has taken a large portion of that time.
I'd say it's very rude to come to a new forum, that costs you absolutely nothing , and start griping how it has changed .
Ask for assistance and you'll more than likely get it, especially from Ryan, the guy that owns the place, fronted the money for the switch and pays the bills to keep the lights on. The guy worked 39 hours straight to get this done, got a few hours of sleep and has non stop helped out the guys and girls here.
slowtwitch73
Well-known member
First upgrade I have ever witnessed that wasn't a total poop show. Usually half the content is gone, etc.
Well done... I shudder to think of the effort that goes on behind the curtain.
Well done... I shudder to think of the effort that goes on behind the curtain.
OP
Oh... I assure you... It was a total **** show behind the curtains. Hell, I started this 18 months ago... at least...
I screwed up and had false starts more than I can count.
Private Lugnutz
Well-known member
The auto drafts is a very cool and handy feature, especially when you move, literally, between desktop and mobile platforms, or vice versa. (Then again, might be funny and/or risky if the statement ever glitches and releases premature first thoughts instead of edited second thoughts! Haha)
OP
eventually.
Tman
Well-known member
Damn, this new software is pretty cool.
wrenchguy
Well-known member
"I book marked "What's New" as my go to page. How can I get a full page of it rather than "Latest Profile Post" taking up most of the page. I'm not interested in LLP. Thanks".
I tried posted fix, but it doesn't last. I still end up in "Newest Post" along with "Latest Profile Post" which still takes up most of the opening page.
If possible, I guess I want "new replies" to all postings in all forums. I hardly ever make a first reply to a post.
thanks.
I tried posted fix, but it doesn't last. I still end up in "Newest Post" along with "Latest Profile Post" which still takes up most of the opening page.
If possible, I guess I want "new replies" to all postings in all forums. I hardly ever make a first reply to a post.
thanks.
Smokeshow69
Well-known member
This may sound a bit crazy to most but I know of a well known forum member who had some random folks calling his house and basically stalking him and his family due to some variances in what he valued some things at versus what someone thought they were worth and paid... people are absolutely nuts!
slowtwitch73
Well-known member
WTF is wrong with people. Unreal.
rmalkow2
Well-known member
Exciting to see all the new features. No worries about any little bugs along the way. Your efforts to make this forum even better are much appreciated.
Modern Jess
Well-known member
Speaking as a forum admin running a 20-year-old heavily-customized software package, I am watching with fascination and terror. This should be fun.
Agreed, it's so much better on my phone than it used to be! I used to have to turn my phone sideways and zoom in to read. It's great!
nadogail
Well-known member
This experience reminds me of getting used to a new car or a new wife, a little strained at first; but then once we became comfortable with each other we are getting long just fine.
OP
Oh joy. Someone that can relate to my terror.
This fall I will be doing an upgrade from XF 1 to XF 2 on jalopyjournal.com - a 28 year old forum that has one of the largest forum databases in the world. If I screw it up, my kids won't be going to college. No pressure. Breathe. It's all good.
Starting to wish weed was legal in Texas!
bradpac
Well-known member
You might do it the week after the Roundup, not the week before. haha.Oh joy. Someone that can relate to my terror.
This fall I will be doing an upgrade from XF 1 to XF 2 on jalopyjournal.com - a 28 year old forum that has one of the largest forum databases in the world. If I screw it up, my kids won't be going to college. No pressure. Breathe. It's all good.
Starting to wish weed was legal in Texas!
No reason to worry though, you pulled this off and swapping that one over years ago, this time should be a walk in the park.
Falcon67
Well-known member
As an IT type guy, this was a tremendous effort. Overcoming the inertia alone to "fix" what at least was a working platform is tough. Like the look, well done.
xtremek
Well-known member
I left JJ.com when it did its update a few years back, because I couldn't get the search to work well enough for me to understand it. This, this has been a very easy transition. The old features (like search and quote) were easy, pretty much seamless to understand. AND I SO LOVE THE PIC THING (I'm still getting the hang of it, figuring out the correct size the pics should be). If you're doing the JJ update, I may just go back (I really do miss it). Somebody should double your salary, Ryan.This fall I will be doing an upgrade from XF 1 to XF 2 on jalopyjournal.com - a 28 year old forum that has one of the largest forum databases in the world. If I screw it up, my kids won't be going to college. No pressure. Breathe. It's all good.
Starting to wish weed was legal in Texas!
PS. I do miss the emoticons, but not enough to bother with them. Incredible work, Sir.
OP
emoticons/smilies were added back last night.
cdeer001
Well-known member
Ryan - superb job with the migration.
Hope you take some time this weekend for a few cold ones. 
xtremek
Well-known member
Ryan, you rock.If that has calmed by now, I have a suggestion: mark the OP whenever he posts further down in the thread. This helps posters recognize it's the thread-starter who is posting on p.5
some places put a diagonal 'ribbon' on these posts with an "OP" on it.
OP
Yes sir... that is coming.
OP
This is done.
I just spotted this, awesome idea and I like the way it's carried out.
Mike in Ohio
Well-known member
I was in the club dreading the change because my second favorite forum switched to this format a few months ago, it was horrible. Turns out they just did it very badly. This is mostly awesome, what is not awesome I will probably figure out in time and it will be awesome too!!
Thanks for listening to the feedback and addressing the comments, and great job prioritizing the fixes suggested. That can't be easy.
Thanks for listening to the feedback and addressing the comments, and great job prioritizing the fixes suggested. That can't be easy.
BigSteve63
Well-known member
Wow - been traveling for work and just getting back on the site tonight. I ........... Like the change a lot! i am an old fart, but this is very intuitive and I can read the font now! Well done!
Steve
Steve
kelpaso1
MEMBER EMERITUS
Well the problem I was having still isn't fixed yet. When I click on a thread I have not read yet, it takes me to some random post in the middle or end of the thread, and I have to scroll all the way up to the beginning. Getting pretty irritating.
if you look at the lower right ( right at the bottom right of your monitor , you'll see an ^ arrow. click that, it takes you to the top