bbPress Support Forums User Favorites: woodsm77

bbPress Support Forums User Favorites: woodsm77 http://bbpress.org/forums/ bbPress Support Forums User Favorites: woodsm77 en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:23:51 +0000 chrishajer on "Plugin: Post Notification" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/plugin-post-notification/page/2#post-19992 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:18:27 +0000 chrishajer 19992@http://bbpress.org/forums/ I don't want those things in the bbPress core - I would never use them. That said, normally things like this can be added via plugins, which are optional and I wouldn't have to install them. Best of both worlds. I am curious why you selected bbPress over phpBB if these core features are already present in phpBB but not in bbPress? Not a flame, an honest question. eclipsenow on "Plugin: Post Notification" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/plugin-post-notification/page/2#post-19986 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:59:47 +0000 eclipsenow 19986@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Personally, what I want from an email notification service is:- 1. To notify me of when someone replies, but not EVERYONE that replies. I love the fact that in phpbb.com the email notifies you, you click on the url and go to the next reply to your last post, and then you note that there are 20 other replies that you can read through neatly on the BB, but NOT 20 other emails to delete! The whole point of BB's is that they save email stress. I'd hate to lose this function just because we decided to go with bbpress not phpbb. 2. Being able to subscribe to not just threads, but FORUMS is also important for some users. In some large forums, some specialists need to know everything going on in that forum and might be so busy that they'd appreciate an email every time someone started a thread. This sort of functionality should be standard in bbpress. I'm an activist spread very thinly over the internet, and RSS just doesn't cut it. I might see a thread, register, comment, and then forget about that whole forum until someone eventually replies. The email keeps me going back. With so many bulletin boards and forums to reply to and keep track of — that ALL pretty much notify of reply by email — why would I bother messing around with RSS as well? My email box is king, only it grabs my attention. This function should not be a plugin. 3. There should be a function in my profile where I can just click an automatic email generator, so that ANY time I reply in ANY thread, I am automatically emailed if someone replies. This is standard, basic bulletin board protocol and absolutely has to be in the standard installation. _ck_ on "Plugin: Post Notification" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/plugin-post-notification/page/2#post-15737 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:04:42 +0000 _ck_ 15737@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Anything that used <code>admin_email</code> with bbPress 0.8.x has to be changed to <code>from_email</code> under 0.9 (I am not sure why it was necessary to break all the plugins like that but what is done is done). It should take a simple edit. I still get notification emails under 0.9. I believe I posted the fix on the plugin page. thomasklaiber on "Plugin: Post Notification" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/plugin-post-notification/page/2#post-15724 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:27:11 +0000 thomasklaiber 15724@http://bbpress.org/forums/ I'll get to it :) I just don't have the time at the moment. sorry guys... dangrey on "Plugin: Post Notification" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/plugin-post-notification/page/2#post-15678 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:09:14 +0000 dangrey 15678@http://bbpress.org/forums/ The download link on the plugin page still works, however, it seems the plugin doesn't work with 0.9. jamescollins on "Plugin: Post Notification" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/plugin-post-notification/page/2#post-15466 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:20:23 +0000 jamescollins 15466@http://bbpress.org/forums/ I would also like to know if there has been any more updates to this plugin, and where I can download it from. The links in this thread seem to be dead. Thanks. jaydedman on "Plugin: Post Notification" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/plugin-post-notification/page/2#post-14519 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:20:44 +0000 jaydedman 14519@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Any answer about the Email Notification plugin? I agree that it's necessary to allow users to get emails when a new response is posted. bbPress does a much better job at archiving conversations and making them searchable. The Email Notifications will help me ween my community off email lists. Deesdogcare on "Plugin: Post Notification" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/plugin-post-notification/page/2#post-13949 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:55:13 +0000 Deesdogcare 13949@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Hey Thomas! Any chance of the new version coming soon? I tried to download theold version, but can't find it anymore. bdwelle on "Plugin: Post Notification" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/plugin-post-notification/page/2#post-13942 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:09:42 +0000 bdwelle 13942@http://bbpress.org/forums/ is the text of the post itself included in the notification? mazdakam on "Plugin: Post Notification" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/plugin-post-notification/page/2#post-13408 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:27:09 +0000 mazdakam 13408@http://bbpress.org/forums/ it would be better if won't email when current user post something i mean it is not necessary to notify to user that post something by him/her self! edwinfoo on "Plugin: Post Notification" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/plugin-post-notification/page/2#post-12659 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:52:47 +0000 edwinfoo 12659@http://bbpress.org/forums/ The default for this (when an account is created) is unchecked. How do I go about changing that so that the default for Favorite Notification is "checked" when the account is created? thomasklaiber on "Plugin: Post Notification" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/plugin-post-notification/page/2#post-11284 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:19:19 +0000 thomasklaiber 11284@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Hmmm if I got it right, you mean the <a href="http://img300.imageshack.us/my.php?image=flickrnotificationscreelm1.jpg">flickr Notification Style</a>? Maybe it would be better to provide this as an extra plugin, because it would be a tooo big feature for mine (even in the upcoming, feature-loaded version :)) The best posibility I can think of at the moment, is doing this with a cronjob, but not everyone has cronjobs on his webspace account. So the more simple version would be a visit-based cronjob... Anybody in for this? Or should I get my hands dirty? :D ManuelHarchies on "Plugin: Post Notification" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/plugin-post-notification/page/2#post-11117 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:38:00 +0000 ManuelHarchies 11117@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Hi ! What's up with the email notifier ? I had a look on the thomas website but the plugin is not there anymore ... Anybody knows some others plugin like this ? I'm looking for a plugin who notify in one e-mail by day/week (could be the choice of the user), what are the news topics on their favourite forum (not all forum). The plugin should also notify by e-mail all the replies in their favourites topics ... it could be in one email by day/week or one email for each notification (the must would be that user can choose between one e-mail for each notification or an email by day for every notifications of the day or one e-mail by week for every notifications of the week ...). Unfortunately I don't have the programmation-skill of my ambitions ... anybody knows how it could be made ? Trent on "post or reply by email" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/post-or-reply-by-email#post-7579 Tue, 22 May 2007 05:52:51 +0000 Trent 7579@http://bbpress.org/forums/ That makes sense! I guess email would be faster then dial-up at times for sure. I just wasn't getting it before, but now I am. Trent vilimaunula on "post or reply by email" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/post-or-reply-by-email#post-7578 Tue, 22 May 2007 05:31:38 +0000 vilimaunula 7578@http://bbpress.org/forums/ "If you are at home, you wouldn't reply or create by email because you would be just as easy to login to your forum." I think this assumes that everyone uses a broadband connection that is always on, which is globally not the case especially in the developing world? I know this is not for everyone, but I for one would be interested in the functionality provided. I wouldn't use it on all of my forums, but a few of them could really benefit from it. Trent on "post or reply by email" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/post-or-reply-by-email#post-7553 Sun, 20 May 2007 23:11:09 +0000 Trent 7553@http://bbpress.org/forums/ bbPress was created with simplicity in mind and was able to be extended through plugins. Posting and replying by email will require someone to create a plugin that needs the functionality. If you are at home, you wouldn't reply or create by email because you would be just as easy to login to your forum. So, it the main issue here about mobile communications? The 2 mobile plugins help users on the road (I use it at least 4 days a week) for posting on the road. Can anyone tell me what the biggest advantage to them would be to post or reply by email because I don't quite understand what the main reason to do it would be! ? Trent netclift on "post or reply by email" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/post-or-reply-by-email#post-7461 Wed, 16 May 2007 05:11:47 +0000 netclift 7461@http://bbpress.org/forums/ This type of feature is one that you see everyday users ask for all the time, but folks developing web forums tend to dislike because it can significantly complicate the administrator's life with mailserver issues. Sending out e-mail digests or alerts about new posts one-way is usually quite standard. However, if someone really wants something open source that works two-way (instead of being locked into Google/YahooGroups or lacking a true web forum look like Mailman or Sympa), try GroupServer: <a href="http://groupserver.org" rel="nofollow">http://groupserver.org</a> (Note that it is Zope-based) We use it here: <a href="http://forums.e-democracy.org" rel="nofollow">http://forums.e-democracy.org</a> Steven Clift E-Democracy.Org <a href="http://e-democracy.org/blog" rel="nofollow">http://e-democracy.org/blog</a> - Happy WordPress users. djeloso on "post or reply by email" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/post-or-reply-by-email#post-6562 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:40:20 +0000 djeloso 6562@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Which is a very good point. However, not everyone is using a forum-setup for the same reasons. Some may be doing it for a fan site, or just a community site, where usage is VERY important - if the community dies, then the forum dies. However, other people are using it for a specific need. Its acting as a buffer between two sides to collect communication, whether its posted directly to the forum or sent in by email. My specific need is a support forum. Sometimes a client can come to the forum and post their issue or review their design, or whatever. Other times, they are busy doing the rest of their day and want to just send an email off through thier blackberry while on the road. It would be nice to reach more than one demographic and use a forum such as this for more than one reason. fel64 on "post or reply by email" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/post-or-reply-by-email#post-6551 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 23:02:15 +0000 fel64 6551@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Here're a quote from <a href="http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/BuildingCommunitieswithSo.html">Joel</a>. I'm not arguing for the sake of it, just trying to help out in the long run. Q. Could you make a feature where I check a box that says "email me if somebody replies to my post?" A. This one feature, so easy to implement and thus so tempting to programmers, is the best way to kill dead any young forum. Implement this feature and you may never get to critical mass. Philip Greenspun's LUSENET has this feature and you can watch it sapping the life out of young discussion groups. Why? What happens is that people go to the group to ask a question. If you offer the "notify me" checkbox, these people will post their question, check the box, and never come back. They'll just read the replies in their mailbox. The end. If you eliminate the checkbox, people are left with no choice but to check back every once in a while. And while they're checking back, they might read another post which looks interesting. And they might have something to contribute to that post. And in the critical early days when you're trying to get the discussion group to take off, you've increased the "stickiness" and you've got more people hanging around, which helps achieve critical mass a lot quicker. djeloso on "post or reply by email" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/post-or-reply-by-email#post-6545 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:06:30 +0000 djeloso 6545@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Because not ALL users will appreciate this. Some users will. But then, there are users who might not have email access (especially for a technical support forum like what I plan on using it for), so it obviously wouldn't apply for EVERYONE. But, it would be a nice courtesy for those who it would fit in line with. nolageek on "post or reply by email" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/post-or-reply-by-email#post-6527 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 11:00:41 +0000 nolageek 6527@http://bbpress.org/forums/ I agree with fel64. Why don't you just use google groups/yahoo groups? I don't understand the use for this in a forum setting. This sounds like something more suitable for listserv software. djeloso on "post or reply by email" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/post-or-reply-by-email#post-6476 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:32:57 +0000 djeloso 6476@http://bbpress.org/forums/ I would love this feature. Basically, we're a small web design company that does a lot of communication between our design team and the client, as well as our technical support team and the client. Right now, we're using a different forum setup to function well, but not as well as we would like. THIS idea would be AWESOME for what we need. Especially since we're working with a lot of other smaller companies who can barely find their website using AOL let alone get used to a forum setup for their communication. If we could set it up so that they could read posts sent to their email and then respond to them via that email, it would make things a lot easier for them to get right into it. Plus, all of the communication would also be stored in the one location (the forum) for us to access. There is definite interest for this type of function, and I'd push for us to move from what we are using to bbpress if this was introduced. chrishajer on "post or reply by email" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/post-or-reply-by-email#post-4939 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:23:29 +0000 chrishajer 4939@http://bbpress.org/forums/ This works better for a blog you own, to create new posts/articles, rather than a forum where anyone can post at any time. AFAIK, it does not exist for comments in Wordpress, just posting. Maybe there's a plugin for doing it with comments in WP, but I think that would be silly. fel64 on "post or reply by email" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/post-or-reply-by-email#post-4929 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:02:43 +0000 fel64 4929@http://bbpress.org/forums/ While it sounds like somewhat useful functionality, I don't want it - if it was enabled by default in bbPress, I'd even want to turn it off. Anything that means users can just visit once, know that they're going to get any answers and never have to come back is that you're going to get a lot of users who do just that. I would much rather they check regularly, sometimes see something that catches their eye and hang around ... It just sounds like a feature that hinders a community building up. :/ woodsm77 on "post or reply by email" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/post-or-reply-by-email#post-4927 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:11:31 +0000 woodsm77 4927@http://bbpress.org/forums/ It sounds like this would be a great feature, except it raises some questions. The first rule of a forum is search before posting. If a user was allowed to post new topics, there could be a lot of duplicate questions and threads. When a user replies to a message it usually gets some sort of "RE:" prefix by the email app, that could confuse the system. What about quoted text how would this be distinguished and eliminated? What if the user replied to questions inline, how would we know that? I am sure there are more, but those were the first to pop into my head. I think if a reply and post feature is needed as a necessary part of your project you should look at a mail list manager. Is there an open source clone of google groups? mvashistha on "Integrating bbpress into my own community website..." http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/integrating-bbpress-into-my-own-community-website#post-4754 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:00:23 +0000 mvashistha 4754@http://bbpress.org/forums/ I am also looking for same thing. I would really appreciate any help in this regard. Can I use bbpress functions as library functions in my code to register user in bbpress, login in bbpress and logout from bbpress programmatically? If there are some direct functions available for these needs, please let me know. Thanks in advance. brakai295 on "Integrating bbpress into my own community website..." http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/integrating-bbpress-into-my-own-community-website#post-4750 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:59:25 +0000 brakai295 4750@http://bbpress.org/forums/ hi there, thanks for the quick reply. No, I'm not using Wordpress. It's a self-made community system. Actually I'm not the one who programmed it, I've just designed and produced all the templates. But I'm also the one who decides what way to go with the forum. Has anyone here successfully integrated bbpress into their own website with 3rd party member database etc.? bbolman on "Integrating bbpress into my own community website..." http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/integrating-bbpress-into-my-own-community-website#post-4749 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:17:48 +0000 bbolman 4749@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Are you using Wordpress or Wordpress MU for your blogging system? If so then the integration is really easy and simple. I would suggest taking a look at these tutorials: <a href="http://bbpress.org/documentation/integration-with-wordpress/" rel="nofollow">http://bbpress.org/documentation/integration-with-wordpress/</a> <a href="http://bbpress.org/documentation/themes/" rel="nofollow">http://bbpress.org/documentation/themes/</a> brakai295 on "Integrating bbpress into my own community website..." http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/integrating-bbpress-into-my-own-community-website#post-4748 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:14:29 +0000 brakai295 4748@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Hi folks, I like the simplicity of the bbpress forum very much. Since I'm currentlu developing my own travel community (which is a pretty huge project with a blogging system, member profile pages etc) I'm looking at the question which forum I should use. How hard is it to connect bbpress to an existing member database? I also want to customise the forum heavily so that it fits exactly into my design. Are there any tutorials or good posts that cover this issue extensively? Or do you recommend using an entirely different forum script for this matter? If so, I need a very very simplistic one. Thanks very much for your help. Kai davidbessler on "post or reply by email" http://bbpress.org/forums/topic/post-or-reply-by-email#post-3978 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 23:55:39 +0000 davidbessler 3978@http://bbpress.org/forums/ Thanks Nate, I'll look into that ... must've gotten lost in the shuffle when I migrated. Can someone point me in the right direction to get started? Main issue is how do I get bbpress to "receive" email? Does this HAVE TO involve cron jobs etc ...?