Under constrution

[jaybreak]

This is more or less a "please be patient" announcement. I am very new to forum software in general, so it will take some time to for me to get everything adjusted and buttoned up.

Here's a list of current to-dos:

http vs https
As a general rile, sites should use https over http, for security reasons. I had a solution to forward folks that visited the http version, to the https version. This doesn't have to do with the forum software but is instead a server configuration. 

Member titles
Besides the "Elder" title you see on my profile and Ed's, everything is out of the box myBB functionality. I have changed the titles for now to better suit what we're trying to do here at Radix Fidum but it will need some adjusting.

Permissions on Forums
These can get tricky since permissions can cascade and be overwritten. Some forums are meant only for elders to start threads in, but it doesn't work as such. I will have to review the permissions scheme to get that cleaned up.

Caching
Some people have reported making changes to their profile and not seeing them immediately until a manual browser reload. There is a solution that I had but removed since it was interfering with other things.

Theming
There is an option under your profile management to change the theme of the forum. Right now there are only two: the default Tawny theme and the myBB default. I can install more themes but it is a manual process, so I need to figure out a way to install themes people would want so they can select them. Related to this is the Radix Fidem logo, as it doesn't persist between theme changes.
I added an additional theme, called Flatty. It has a flat design, which I'm generally not too fond of, but some people like those. I've also added logos for all 3 themes, instead of the themes' defaults.

I did make tawny the default theme, but I actually prefer the myBB Default. You can change the theme in use for yourself by going to User CP > Edit Options (on the left) > Board Style dropdown (on the bottom right)

[Christine]

Hi Jay, thanks for all the work you're doing here, it can't be easy. I was wondering if there is a way we can change the colour scheme? The white on black is kinda hard on my eyes. I tried the default Tawny theme and nothing seemed to change .. but then I am such a Luddite I haven't a clue how to navigate this stuff.

[jaybreak]

Christine - You can change theme here:
https://radixfidem.org/usercp.php?action=options

Or go to "User CP" in the top left, under the "Welcome back" message. Then select "Edit Options" in the left hand column, under the "Your Profile" header.

On the bottom right you'll see a dropdown labeled "Board style." There should be three options under there: "Use Default," "Default," and "tawny-for-rf". The wording here is tricky, because I have Tawny set as the default in the admin panel, when you select "Use Default," it selects Tawny, not the theme that's actually labeled "Default." So I would directly choose the "Default" option, and see if you like that better. At least for now until I get more themes loaded up.

Hopefully that makes sense. I may actually rename the Default theme to something else so it doesn't get confusing.

[Christine]

Okay, still had to do some page refreshing but that worked. Thanks, it's quite a bit better.

[jaybreak]

I believe I have both the http/s issue resolved and the caching issue resolved (again), so you shouldn't have to manually refresh anymore.

[Ed Hurst]

Looks good here, Jay.

[Christine]

Nice, it remembered my preferences, no refreshing. Nice fixing there, Jay!

[jaybreak]

FYI, I just breathed a sigh of relief in real life. Those were the biggest hurdles since those were mostly unknowns to me. The rest of the items, especially the theme issue, are more defined.

Onward and upward.