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Rue_de_la_Paix said:
I don't see a way to see all the recent threads. I only see "unread" threads. And if I comment on a thread and want to go back to it, I cannot find it, as it is no longer "unread". Am I just having a senior moment or? I liked seeing all the recent threads at once, with the unread being bold. Sometimes I want to go back and re-read a thread from days or hours earlier. I really don't like this new of only seeing unread threads at all.
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Barbara, I understand what you are saying, as that was what I liked to see, too. I found that clicking on "What's new" in the bar above brings up what I think you (and I) want and were used to.
 
I figured out how to see all threads at the same time, but have not figured out how to make that a permanent change, I have to click the change every time I go back and forth on the Forum page. Kind of a nuisance but I can live with it.
 
Not sure what I have done as I was trying to follow the step Ruth posted for Barbara at 3:45 a.m.
What I am seeing now is the following.

Maybe that is correct, just a bit confused. I should be seeing Xenforo at the top of the page?
If you click on the attachment you will see more of the screenshot.

Does this look correct for the latest activity
 

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poppysvintageclothing said:
Not sure what I have done as I was trying to follow the step Ruth posted for Barbara at 3:45 a.m.
What I am seeing now is the following.

Maybe that is correct, just a bit confused. I should be seeing Xenforo at the top of the page?
If you click on the attachment you will see more of the screenshot.

Does this look correct for the latest activity
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Hi MJ
It does not look correct, and the issue is related to you being an administrator. I will address this in the Administrator/Xenforo maintenance forum, as it doesn't affect anyone else.
Ruth
 
If you are not seeing the forums with the VFG logo and colour scheme, you need to change a setting.

The forum should look like this:
Screenshot 2024-09-22 at 09.33.59.png



NOT like this:
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If you are seeing the Default blue Xenforo Style, here are instructions to change it:

1) Scroll to the very bottom of the page

2) Click where it says Default
Screenshot 2024-09-22 at 09.37.40.png


3) Click on Vintage Fashion Guild
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The forum should then look how it's supposed to in the VFG colours. As far as I know this issue of showing the Default Style will only affect Administrators
 
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plousia said:
Nice, it's definitely an easer-to-read look for sure. I just wonder if it's possible to bring back the feature that bolds the forum name in the list of all topics? I changed the style back to the default and that bolding came back, maybe it's a setting in the custom style you created? It's handy to see when there are new topics. All in all it looks really nice!
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Hi Plousia

I reverted this back to the original setting, so these are no longer in bold, because I realise there is another, more subtle indicator of Unread Threads.

When viewing the forum list, if there are Unread threads, the 'speech bubble' will be purple and with lines in it. If it's grey with no lines, there are no Unread Threads. I think this does the same job and I appreciate the subtlety, rather than the bold headings dominating the list. Hope you agree?

See the difference in the screenshot below.


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Personally I prefer the bolding, but my personal preferences certainly shouldn't dictate settings for everyone. I can just switch back to the default theme.
 
I like it. I haven’t been around for a bit, but it looks great and has been easy for me to navigate.
My notifications are intermittent but that may just be me somehow.
I’m gonna try to visit a bit more so I’ll learn what might be new, but for now let me just test some of these emojis here:
:walkingstar::musclesmilie::cheerleader:
 
anothertimevintageapparel said:
A question. Where is the box to tick to get a notification email when one of my posts is answered?
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It's the same as before. When you post a new thread, there is a box to tick at the bottom

Screenshot 2024-09-29 at 11.18.31.png


If you want to watch an existing thread, there's a box at the top right called Watch/Unwatch (depending if you are already watching it or not)

Screenshot 2024-09-29 at 11.20.50.png

When you click watch, again you are given the option of email or not

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If you are already watching a thread but not getting email, you need to Unwatch, then Watch again, and this time choose email notifications.
 
retro ruth said:
Hi Barbara

There is a filter for Show Only: Unread threads, that you can remove by clicking the X (right hand side of screen in the grey bar).

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If you want to make this permanent, you can change your default filter setting:

Go to filters at the right hand side, untick Unread, and tick Save As Default. Then click Filter. This give you the way it was before, using Latest.
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There are various ways to filter threads, and people have different preferences, so you can set it up how you like it.

If you want to find threads on which you have commented, you can find them by filtering for Threads in Which you have Participated. You will then see:
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You can also find Threads with Your Posts under Find Threads in the purple bar
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Thank for this! It has been driving me a little batty since the new forums rolled out that I could not see any posts I had already read, unless someone responded to me! I think this fixed that! :)
 
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