The New 4.1.2 Update

[Hells Warrrior]

So, we went offline today to apply a new update which fixed several bugs and introduced some new features. It was scheduled to take roughly an hour but I opted to take a full directory back up and full SQL database backup separately from the normal backup  that is processed (pretty standard before doing any changes).

 

It took longer than I thought to download these files.

 

When we came back online everything was good, minor style issues due to the change and things missed during testing which will be fixed ASAP. I then caused then error with the site downtime after that, due to storage change for images which caused an error with the them and bad caching as a result.

 

So what's changed with the new update?

 

Changes and New Features Include:

 

Activity Stream

• Browser Notifications
• New menu structure
• Discovery system that allows for user created Activity Streams
• The main show-all stream automatically tells you when there is new activity
• Users can create custom streams
• User streams can be shared but viewer will only see content based on their permissions
• Filter options include:
• All content or specific apps. Some apps support further refinement into categories or content-type.
• Unread content
• Ownership
• Content I posted in
• Content I started
• Content by specific members (user can create a list)
• Content I follow
• Areas I follow
• Specific content I follow
• Posted by members I follow
•  Time Period
• Any time
• Since my last visit
• Specified number of days
• Specific date range
• Activity Streams that reference features not available to Guests such as unread tracking and follow system will auto-hide

 

Editor changes

• Selective quoting to highlight a bit of a post and quote just that
• Uses div-mode which is much faster and more reliable. Clicking into the editor is now pretty much instant.
• Auto-linking and member mentions to use new APIs for better reliability
  Quotes, code boxes, and spoilers can be dragged and moved and there is no more "red line"
• When cmd/ctrl right-clicking: options to remove or break-out of quotes, edit links and edit image properties
• Pasting asks if you want to convert to plain text
• Totally new code plugin with syntax highlighting as you type
• Option to make enter behave as a new line rather than with spacing
• Editor is responsive, and ability to have small editor show in areas with less space
• Member @mentions in posts can now be selected by tab key
• Design and interface enhancements
• Improve typography for titles
• Better contrast for user-entered text (posts/comments/etc)
• Brighten background colors
• Pre-select text in when share popup is opened
• Make positive/negative colors consistent across all uses
• Better hover highlighting of 'blended' links
• Better styling of mentions in posts (both the username, and the menu to select a user)

 

Many other changes have also been implemented.

 

• Better contrast for ipsAreaBackground
• Flatten the default photo image
• Checkbox/radio buttons now use custom styling, giving themers more control of their style
• Improve popular/selected post styles
• Change popular post icon to heart for consistency with likes
• Make date a permalink for sharing
• Improve sidebar contrast and block styles
• Remove tab bar 'stretch' option and use CSS approach
• Improve attachments dialog
• Add more IDs to the user bar template for hook use
• Add X to close mobile nav menu
• Upgrade FontAwesome to 4.4
• Select messages for multiple deleting in messenger
• Make leaving a conversation clearer
• Improve warning panel in user profiles
• Move content status icons (pinned, hidden etc.) to start of row
• Improve cover photo so it automatically puts it into position mode after uploading
• Android title bar inherits theme header color
• Browser notifications for completed actions (such as large file uploads)
• Option to prompt users to re-consent to Terms and Conditions and/or Privacy Policy when you change them in AdminCP
• Search
• The main search box defaults to the app you are currently browsing unless you are on home page where it searches all
• New default interface
• Results now highlight and skip to search term in preview
• Retina emoticons
• Ability to uncheck all when adding Moderators in AdminCP
• Instant Notifications
• Receive notifications via your Browser Notifications of new Personal Messages and anything in the notifications menu
• Intelligent auto-polling that only polls when needed to reduce server traffic
• Browser local storage used, to allow for cross-communication if you have multiple tabs open to further reduce resource use

 

No Longer Included

Areas such as View New Content, My Content, My Followed Content, Status page and so on are replaced by the new Activity Streams
 

[Black Hand Smith]

#NewContentMasterRace

 

Honestly the new stream system is a downgrade from the New Content Page. 

[Hells Warrrior]

It's very powerful for an activity stream and customising content to what you want to see.

 

I've created a new stream call "Topics & posts" - this does exactly what "New Content" did.

 

 

 

[Zelkova]

I like and yet don't like the new features :/

[Hells Warrrior]

It will take time but you will get used to them, specifically the "activity stream".

[Zelkova]

Yeah I mean I've had to get used to all the other updates in the past four years as well.

[Hells Warrrior]

There will be more but we are getting to the point where we will be introducing previous lost things due to the upgrade and then stability. Ideally no changes unless absolutely necessary.

[PINNAZ]

Is there a way to change the default view? Can't see that button at the bottom of the page anymore.

 

I like using desktop view on my phone  

 

edit - and how do I make the activity stream default to "show all content"?

I change it but then when I press the button again it reverts to "showing unread content"

[Hells Warrrior]

9 hours ago, PINNAZ said:

Is there a way to change the default view?

 

Yes, I've enabled this now.

 

9 hours ago, PINNAZ said:

how do I make the activity stream default to "show all content"?

 

See grills post ;)

[PINNAZ]

Thanks Craig!

 

I figured out how to save my own activity stream & see that it is part of the top tabs just after I posted said question.

 

Thanks for adding the theme too!

 

Youre a good Scott (haha closest I could find)

[Hells Warrrior]

Scot ;) just the one T lol

[Zelkova]

I could've sworn at some point in the past we did have notifications but like when we switched (I think it was the the site engine or something) we lost that ability.

[MixMasterNut]

I actually miss the old way of going through notifications for new/active posts/threads.

 

- Mix

[PINNAZ]

@MixMasterNutYou can save a custom feed to however you want. It's 2 clicks instead of 1 to view new/all content. The top tab has "My Activity Streams" then you click your  saved custom stream (after you have set it up of course)

[GRILL]

@MixMasterNut @PINNAZ

 

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