Funky page links

Just finished installing the latest mod which rewrites all the links to nice html files.

Why you ask? It should help in SEO, hopefully moving us up the ranks a bit and also looks a lot nicer (less techy )

I'm sure it won't go perfectly first time though, so if anyone notices anything strange now happening, please let me know so I can get it sorted ASAP!

 

[dave]

a wanted add in new posts isnt taking me to the classified section

 

[ben]

ta - fixed

 

[dave]

BTW is this an invisible update? i cant see nothing different

 

[Helz]

Look in the address bar Dave

 

[Stu DemonD]

Well done Ben

Lets hope we get in the top 3

 

[Alex]

I've noticed that sometimes when you click a link that should go to https://www.fiatforum.com/ it takes you to https://www.fiatforum.com/?= which gives you a 404 not found error. But I just tried that link and it works. so maybe it's fixed?

 

[wolfracepunto]

Sometimes the 'go to first new post' button doesn't work. This means I have to scroll all the way down the page to read it...totally unacceptable!!

 

[sammiboo]

I've noticed that sometimes when you click a link that should go to https://www.fiatforum.com/ it takes you to https://www.fiatforum.com/?= which gives you a 404 not found error. But I just tried that link and it works. so maybe it's fixed?

yes i have been getting that, but it was before the forum was closed for the upgrade.

I have also noticed when i post it takes me to the first post of the thread.

 

[arc]

from time to time, when i click on links to posts off the main page (with forum summarys), its a multipage thread - then it'll take me to a way earlier post in the thread. not sure why it does that??

whats SEO btw ?

 

[ben]

Yeah, I'm getting this "not taking me to the newest post" too....

Will investigate

Arc: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/seo

 

[ben]

Ok, slight change in the way new posts now works.

Every post you don't read is now "unread" until you read it, even if you log out and back in again... after 7 days, it is automatically marked as read...

Better / Worse?

 

[arc]

is that something that could be added to the user control panel to chance, a lot of the time - if i dont fancy reading a thread, then i wont click on it.. and then next time i visit its no longer marked as new... quite liked it doing that

 

[ben]

Yeah, the old method had issues with the new software though

However, once you have read everything you want, on the main page there is a link at the bottom "Mark Forums Read" - which clears all new posts

 

[gaz.d]

is that something that could be added to the user control panel to chance, a lot of the time - if i dont fancy reading a thread, then i wont click on it.. and then next time i visit its no longer marked as new... quite liked it doing that

:yeahthat:

i have 20 pages of new posts since 4 hours ago

 

[ben]

Just noticed, it's also in the "Quick Links" drop down menu.

 

[arc]

yeah, just spotted that one.. i am lazy though you know..

ta!

 

[dave]

Better / Worse?

defently be better in the end will miss less stuff

 

[sammiboo]

apparently in the hour i have been away i have 20 pages of new posts, dating back over three days!

 

[arc]

apparently in the hour i have been away i have 20 pages of new posts, dating back over three days!

Proof that even admins don't read threads before posting in them