MGOBLOG 3.0 sticky for bugs
We are using this thread to collect all the (fixable) feedback for the new site in one spot, and if you're seeing it on the main page it means I've updated the OP content.
If you've noticed any bugs in the site post them here and if you have constructive criticism we very much appreciate it. The developers are also going to be in this thread. Even if we can't always respond, you're being heard.
UPDATE 8/23/2018:
We met at HUEL HQ today and worked through a lot of things.
THINGS THAT GOT FIXED
1. You are now able to edit your account info (and your avatar) by clicking on your account name while logged in. Eventually your history and more (see below) will be tabbed from a single user page but this was the quick fix for now.
2. The points issue is still the top priority that they're working on. We're one step further and testing a possible fix in a test environment right now.
3. Next week or so we'll have the ability to vote on Diaries and Board posts (the OPs) themselves. Could have launched today but we wanted to move it from where they were appearing but it works on the dev environment.
THINGS WE ARE FIXING
Please note that while this is a priority tree it's not necessarily the order things will get fixed. We have multiple developers who have their different skills and as each comes free from a project they grab the next highest one they can handle.
1. Points problems
The issue seems to be in the module we wrote for counting points:
Now that they've narrowed it down we have high hopes of getting to the root of the situation.
Lastly IF YOUR POINTS WERE RESET TO ZERO please post in here and let us know 1) A little bit about your points history, 2) When you lost them (was it during the transition), and anything else that can help us track down whatever behavior is creating this. We can't fix this because we don't know why or to what class it's happening to.
(new) 2. User permission issues.
So right now at 100 points you should be able to vote and post new threads, and at 500 points you should be able to post diaries and edit wikis.
THIS IS NOT WORKING because of an issue with the core module. We are trying a fix that might make everything work right away.
It's a permissions issue. What's supposed to happen is once you hit a points threshold you are automatically bumped up to the next user level. It's not doing the bumping because of the "Actions" module, which comes with Drupal. Now that we've identified where the problem is we're working on a patch.
2. Embedding youtubes and tweets automatically by posting a link
So because of site security we have to use Oembeds. There is a module for Drupal 8 for this but it's a paid service, which with our volume is cost-prohibitive (like they want tens of thousands of dollars per month so screw those guys).
So we're going to develop something. We would prefer to have a system that automatically turns a link you post into an image or youtube or twitter embed. That's a better long-term solution and putting something in place in the meantime would cost us time and resources we'd rather put toward more permanent changes. It's a high priority so we just ask for patience now to be paid off with a better final product than the old site had.
For now you can still post these with regular html tags and most sites will give you the source code if you can't remember how to write <img> tags in html language. We had the option to change the post-a-picture box in the comment editor with the ability to post a link instead of upload an image to our site, but we didn't want to lose that ability to post to our site since it's a feature we really wanted for the new site.
3. Side rail becoming unglued.
I've seen it and several users have as well but we haven't had a developer get into it yet because it doesn't happen too often.
4. "Continue Reading" links on front page will jump to the break tag, not the top of the article.
Another thing on the list for a dev to get to.
5. Comments bubble should link to comments
Right now it goes to the top of the article in article view.
6. Voting shows totals not aggregate
We have to rewrite the module ourselves.
7. (new) Latest post timestamp behavior
Haven't looked into it yet but it's a known issue that the latest post says there's something from a few minutes ago and there isn't. It may be bots causing this behavior.
8. (new) Clicking on a comment in a readers' post history should take you to that post.
Moderators need this.
9. (new) Some content is breaking containers
Design issue. When designer gets back from maternity leave we'll get an estimate.
10. (new) We are developing a "User Page" that will be tabbed thusly:
- Change your user info (name, email, avatar, password)
- See your recent post history
- See replies to your posts
- Your points history
Most excited about the second-to-last one, which is one of many new properties we plan to add that the old site missed.
Things Over the Horizon
1. Showing New comments in a thread as "New"
We got an estimate of big money to rent a specialist in order to build out this module. This is the next big project after we get the points figured out. Personally I wanted to address it sooner but more people complained about points so that got moved ahead. Be mad at the people who complained about points because it's all their fault.
2. Changing Scroll Behavior
We had a specialist look at this and what's happening is a problem with the order things are loaded. When you post a new comment the page DOES take you to your just-posted comment, but then it loads other comments and that pushes your screen down. If you use the up or down arrows it should take you right back to your comment. This is a problem buried deep and got another big expensive estimate to fix. So we have to wait.
(updated) 3. Apps
The process has begun. We might have a couple of light ones first then more developed ones later. FYI the problem with the old apps is they were not built to play nice with the site. If they worked great on your phone that was because they were downloading the whole site before you went to read it, and that was placing a huge drain on our resources and causing the site crashes. We will have apps and I hope to have a timeline in a few weeks. The latest is there's a drupal module we're going to try. Maybe it'll work the first time with no kinks.
(updated) 4. Saving User Preferences
We want comment settings to stick permanently for each user. Right now it resets when you post a comment. This is a BIG fix so it comes after we get other things done.
Also they're working on a bunch of functions we need internally, like the process for creating breaks, windows live writer issues, and lightbox for UFRs.
August 19th, 2018 at 10:15 AM ^
Maybe for you, Goggles, but not for me...
August 14th, 2018 at 9:51 AM ^
I didn't look through all the messages to see if this was mentioned, but I did check the above list and didn't see it there so I thought I'd mention it. I was hoping to go back and read a diary I didn't have time to read a couple weeks ago, but as far as I can tell there isn't a way to access the diaries beyond the 3 posted in the sidebar. Fortunately I remembered the title so I could search for it, but it would be nice if that list expanded, similar to being sent to the MGoBoard page for additional titles. I know Diaries don't get as many clicks, but I thought it was worth mentioning. Thanks for all your hard work on making this new site better!
August 14th, 2018 at 11:05 AM ^
Agree and I was about to post the same thing. Maybe the MGoBoard should go above Diaries on the sidebar, but at least make it so you can even GET to the diaries. Unless you have a permalink or recall the diary entry title, they are in a black hole somewhere.
October 9th, 2020 at 1:34 PM ^
Agree. I'm not sure how often they check back in older posts/replies, so I'm going to post mine at the bottom.
Noticed the diary section was not on the page anymore. It seems familiar that as diaries reach a certain age, they fall off the list. I am not certain on that, but it may explain why it is gone. What is odd though is there is no link that I can find on the site to take you to the diaries.
August 14th, 2018 at 9:10 PM ^
My points were reset to 0 at the site transition. Had a few hundred points. Let me know if you need any more information.
August 14th, 2018 at 9:53 PM ^
"UPDATE 8/72018:
4. Voting for OPs and diaries are rolling out tomorrow"
Nope, at least I don't see.
Points are still stuck. Fix points and the moderation/troll issues will diminish.
"4. Side rail becoming unglued. "
Have had this issue.
"8. Voting problems"
I can vote, but if points don't work it doesn't really effect any behavior moderation.
August 15th, 2018 at 8:06 AM ^
I haven't even been able to see vote up or down buttons since the "upgrade" to 3.0.
August 15th, 2018 at 12:11 PM ^
Will you guys consider outsourcing the message board cause damn?
August 15th, 2018 at 8:06 PM ^
I miss the old way that when you hit the "jump" button, it would take you to the expanded view at the very place where the text ended, if that makes sense?
August 23rd, 2018 at 2:25 PM ^
yes it's on the list.
August 16th, 2018 at 6:44 PM ^
Things Over the Horizon
1. Showing New comments in a thread as "New"
We got an estimate of 16-20 hours (ie thousands of dollars) to rent a specialist in order to build out this module. This is the next big project after we get the points figured out. Personally I wanted to address it sooner but more people complained about points so that got moved ahead. Be mad at the people who complained about points because it's all their fault.
Please please please have this fixed by the season start. I keep thinking how crazy it's going to make me in real season threads. Pretty pretty please!
*grumble*grumble*KicksDirtInDirectionOfPointsComplainers*grumble*grumble*
August 16th, 2018 at 6:54 PM ^
The "Last Post" column doesn't seem to be remotely accurate, nor are the threads sorting by the reported "Last Post" time.
August 21st, 2018 at 5:39 PM ^
known issue already reported but this helps.
August 19th, 2018 at 10:10 AM ^
Still haven’t had any points updated all summer. I need to be more altruistic
August 19th, 2018 at 7:04 PM ^
I’ve been at 11050 since the move to 3.0. If points have been fixed, then mine hasn’t.
August 20th, 2018 at 1:36 PM ^
Same for me.
August 20th, 2018 at 12:10 PM ^
Hey everyone. Thanks for continuing to update us and the MGoBlog crew on on-going issues. We sincerely appreciate the feedback. We're actively working on the points issue and are making that fix a top priority. Please continue to keep us informed on the problems you are experiencing!
August 20th, 2018 at 1:29 PM ^
Diaries: How do I see anything but the last 3? On the home page and any article pages, all I see are the last 3. How do I go back further? I tried navigating to https://mgoblog.com/diaries/ but just a "page not found". My suggestion would be to make the "Diaries" heading (white text in blue box) that shows the last 3 diaries and link to the list of other diaries. Similar to the MGoBoard page.
On a related note, why isn't the "message board" text for the MGoBoard list a link to the MGoBoard list? Instead I have to scroll to the bottom of that box. Also, why is it called "Message board" at the top of that list, but MGoBoard everywhere else?
August 20th, 2018 at 1:48 PM ^
Similarly: Why do I have to click on a thread, then scroll down 100+ posts to get to the nav control to get to the last page? Mobile rendering is still broken, too.
August 21st, 2018 at 6:00 PM ^
Screw points, fix the "NEW" comment tag first!!!
I know I've talked about points several times but if given the choice between points working and the "NEW" comment tag appearing, the "NEW" comment tag every time.
August 21st, 2018 at 6:35 PM ^
Maybe they should install a system for taking a poll to figure out what's important instead of counting comments in a giant thread.
August 21st, 2018 at 6:12 PM ^
Thanks for the update. I'm looking forward to accumulating points and voting again.
August 21st, 2018 at 7:30 PM ^
Comments (using a PC desktop and Chrome):
- Agree with those who say that clear identification of NEW posts should be prioritized before the points issue gets resolved.
- If and when the voting and points accumulation issues get resolved, it might be nice to have separate totals for up and down votes rather than the net amount.
- There's still way too much blank space on the page.
- If you're going to keep the "Last Post" column which typically does NOT show the accurate time when the last post was made, then you might want to fix the horizontal sizing on the "Last Post" column on the Message Board. Inserting the word "ago" after the number of seconds in that column causes a line to be added to the cell, thus increasing the amount of wasted space.
- Will you ever be providing simplified instructions for the best way to insert images, gifs and videos?
- Will you ever again list links to other Michigan-athletics websites and websites for other Big Ten conference teams?
August 22nd, 2018 at 1:17 PM ^
This is super helpful. We've submitted this information to our devs to review. Thanks!
August 21st, 2018 at 11:16 PM ^
Since your fixing the left tackle issue, can you also fix the right to tackle issue as well?
August 23rd, 2018 at 2:29 PM ^
check back once you've seen Hudson play.
August 21st, 2018 at 11:23 PM ^
I'm not getting consistent updates to my RSS feed reader (feedly). Small issue, but I use it to notify me of new posts on the site. I wont get anything for a few days, then I'll get a bunch all at once.
August 22nd, 2018 at 9:39 PM ^
I can now click on my username in the top right corner of the main page to see my username and password settings but that's all it takes me to. There doesn't seem to be any path to see my posts or points or anything.
August 22nd, 2018 at 9:41 PM ^
I've asked a few times now. Still have no points apparently. Am I wasting my time?
August 23rd, 2018 at 7:47 AM ^
Read seth's explanation of this above. If you haven't tried to help them diagnose the problem by giving some information of your points history then do that. Otherwise, no they dont have a fix yet but are trying to figure it out.
August 23rd, 2018 at 2:37 PM ^
i show you with 801.
August 23rd, 2018 at 3:00 PM ^
Just happened this afternoon. I had like 1700 but I don’t care. Now at least I can vote and create content.
August 22nd, 2018 at 9:44 PM ^
Comments aren't visible on iPhone 6+ using Safari, latest iOS version and all updated software. Works fine on Google Chrome, however.
August 23rd, 2018 at 7:44 AM ^
I'm STILL having login issues on mobile. Password won't work. I've changed it a bunch but it doesn't matter. No problems logging in on my desktop though. I'm thinking it's an issue with my phone, that I need to clear something or reset something, but I have no idea what that might be or how to do it. I'm on a Samsung s7 using chrome. Anyone care to help?
August 23rd, 2018 at 8:36 AM ^
Still says I need at least 100 points to create content when it shows my points being at 860, and still no voting icons at all. Thanks.
August 23rd, 2018 at 2:39 PM ^
I just manually fixed your "roles" but the rule that was supposed to do that automatically didn't trigger for you. We are looking into it now.
August 23rd, 2018 at 4:31 PM ^
Thanks -- whatever you did has the voting icons and "create content" working -- wonder if a similar thing would have to be done with everyone who should be able to vote that cannot even if the "create content" shows. thanks again.
August 29th, 2018 at 9:24 AM ^
I'm having the exact same issue.
August 23rd, 2018 at 2:41 PM ^
The voting icons issue is one we are actively working on! We swear.
The inability to create content should be fixed. Give it a try and let us know.
August 23rd, 2018 at 9:10 AM ^
Not sure if this has been mentioned, but now that we can view our profile from the front page, can we also get post history on there? Right now you have to find a comment you've made and click on our name from there to find it.
August 23rd, 2018 at 10:55 PM ^
I can create a diary and post but I still have no voting arrows and my points haven't moved in a long time. Thanks for the update
August 23rd, 2018 at 11:12 PM ^
Weren't we supposed to get OP voting?
August 24th, 2018 at 7:22 AM ^
Oh right. Added above. It was ready to launch then we asked to make a change.
August 23rd, 2018 at 11:20 PM ^
Copy paste isn't working right for me.
"Your browser doesn't allow you to paste this way. Press Ctrl+V to paste."
Using Chrome on Android, Desktop site option.
August 23rd, 2018 at 11:51 PM ^
You have to use the chain link icon in the top ribbon.
August 24th, 2018 at 6:53 AM ^
Another workaround I've found for pasting when using Chrome besides using CTRL + V has been clicking on the Source button, right clicking inside the comment box and then a drop down menu enables me to paste.
August 23rd, 2018 at 11:50 PM ^
Apps? Did someone say, apps? Giggity giggity!
August 24th, 2018 at 8:00 AM ^
Is there a way to directly embed gifs to workaround the 2mb limit? Really cramping our artistic flair!
August 25th, 2018 at 7:35 AM ^
Let's ask Michael Scott.