Forum Features Wishlist, for Coomer Options

[azian_advanced]

Now that you're more active on the site, i'd just like to post some features that maybe you can add to improve the forum.

first, can you activate the forum to tapatalk? it's free. http://www.tapatalk.com/. it'll make reading fast and easy on the droid.

second, some forums are able to post embedded youtube videos and lets you watch from within the post without having to open a new window.

third, can you add a filter to the search page that will only result to posts with posted pictures. it'll make searching a specific picture or diagram a lot easier. this should be an easy mod.

fourth, this might be a big wish to ask for but maybe the buy and sell can use a facelift. what i had in mind was to have the BS forum set up with ebay-like styling.
kinda like this: <thumbnail pic> | TRD Front Bumper (Blue) For Sale | $400 | <username & seller rating> | <available or sold icon>
clicking on the title will lead to another page with more details, pics, comments etc just like any other thread. this mod will of course need everyone's approval first but i think it's a great idea. some forums have this and works great.

[HectortheRican]

I definitely 2nd that online forum upgrade. I'm on 6gc from my iPhone a lot and I know several members do the same. That would probably be one of the best upgrades.

[Coomer]

Now that you're more active on the site, i'd just like to post some features that maybe you can add to improve the forum.

first, can you activate the forum to tapatalk? it's free. http://www.tapatalk.com/. it'll make reading fast and easy on the droid.

It is highly unlikely that I'll do this. Tapatalk is only compatible with the newer versions of the forum software, and I do not plan to upgrade as the newer forum software is slower, even more feature bloated, costs money, and would be very difficult considering how much I modified this codebase.

That, and I don't think reading a forum should have to be done through a locked-down third-party app that consumers (and developers) have to pay for. As a developer, I wouldn't even be able to fully test that my own site works without paying that company money - that just doesn't stand well with me as a matter of principle. A better scenario would be making the forums and site more mobile-browser compatible, so everyone can get the benefit, not just iPhone and Android users through this one application (which might actually get removed from the app store at any time.)

second, some forums are able to post embedded youtube videos and lets you watch from within the post without having to open a new window.

I'll see what I can do here. I agree that would be nice.

third, can you add a filter to the search page that will only result to posts with posted pictures. it'll make searching a specific picture or diagram a lot easier. this should be an easy mod.

Negative, this is unfortunately not an easy mod. That said, it would be nice and I'll look into it.

fourth, this might be a big wish to ask for but maybe the buy and sell can use a facelift. what i had in mind was to have the BS forum set up with ebay-like styling.
kinda like this: <thumbnail pic> | TRD Front Bumper (Blue) For Sale | $400 | <username & seller rating> | <available or sold icon>
clicking on the title will lead to another page with more details, pics, comments etc just like any other thread. this mod will of course need everyone's approval first but i think it's a great idea. some forums have this and works great.

I'll see, but likely to do something like this I'd want to move the buying/selling out of the forums and into the rest of the site, which will be a codebase that's easy to modify. The current forum software is huge, is written in PHP, and is a nightmare to modify. Parts of the site built going forward will be done in Rails, which is way more fun and faster for me to develop stuff in.

[SeverX13]

possible garage sale section? where you have a FS section for items such as your video games or bikes or really any miscellaneous items.

i

This post has been edited by SeverX13: Sep 22, 2010 - 11:29 PM

[808celica]

how about a different color scheme for the whole site?? like more TRDish red and stuff

[yarik83]

All I am really looking for is just a 4th blue bar under my name ;-(

But err.. please give mods ability to add or delete "car of the month" as well as ability to add or delete "featured car"

Thank you sir

[presure2]

All I am really looking for is just a 4th blue bar under my name ;-(

But err.. please give mods ability to add or delete "car of the month" as well as ability to add or delete "featured car"

Thank you sir

we've been doing the COTM since it started, and chris has setup features to allow us to change the featured ride.

[HectortheRican]

All I am really looking for is just a 4th blue bar under my name ;-(

The magic number is 900 total posts. I think 5 bars is 1,500.

[mkernz22]

i have 3 bars at 455 posts

[Rusty]

I'm pretty sure we've discussed this before, but more info on the left under your name such as Chassis (due to GT applies to the USA GT ST204 and european GT ST202) and engine (for people with +T and swap). Though since that info is also used in the members rides for searching etc, I presume it'll take a lot of work? If thats the case it could be added under the "Enthusast" part? Maybe add the Curren models and the NZ celica 'GS' to the list of models.

[Coomer]

possible garage sale section? where you have a FS section for items such as your video games or bikes or really any miscellaneous items.

i

I don't know. That's really up to the moderators and future moderators/admins.

how about a different color scheme for the whole site?? like more TRDish red and stuff

Maybe. I think there are more important issues to tackle first, but I'll keep this in mind.

I'm pretty sure we've discussed this before, but more info on the left under your name such as Chassis (due to GT applies to the USA GT ST204 and european GT ST202) and engine (for people with +T and swap). Though since that info is also used in the members rides for searching etc, I presume it'll take a lot of work? If thats the case it could be added under the "Enthusast" part? Maybe add the Curren models and the NZ celica 'GS' to the list of models.

All good ideas, and none of it sounds too hard. I'll do my best to implement this soon.

[njccmd2002]

we just need you to buy another sixth gen..

[stephen_lee]

I AGREE ABOUT THE MORE INFO UNDER OUR USERNAME IN FORUMS. I THINK MR2OC ALLOWS YOU TO EDIT IN AN ENGINE MANUALLY, WHICH WOULD BE A COOL FEATURE NOW THAT WE'RE GETTING SOME V6 SWAPS AND SUCH

EX:
STEPHEN_LEE
94 GT HATCH
3VZFE

MAYBE EVEN HAVE IT APPROVED SO PPL DON'T JUST ADD IN ANY ENGINE, ESP IF THEY DONT HAVE IT

ugh cat put it on capslock and i dont feel like retyping

This post has been edited by stephen_lee: Sep 26, 2010 - 1:46 PM

[jordisonjr]

Dunno if its possible here, but i know they ahve this on other forums.
But what you rollever the thread title, if a preview of the first few lines could show up as a preview instead of having to open the entire thread.

[Coomer]

Dunno if its possible here, but i know they ahve this on other forums.
But what you rollever the thread title, if a preview of the first few lines could show up as a preview instead of having to open the entire thread.

Doesn't this already happen? The preview seems to work for me. Or are you thinking that it needs to be changed?

[SupraKid]

I AGREE ABOUT THE MORE INFO UNDER OUR USERNAME IN FORUMS. I THINK MR2OC ALLOWS YOU TO EDIT IN AN ENGINE MANUALLY, WHICH WOULD BE A COOL FEATURE NOW THAT WE'RE GETTING SOME V6 SWAPS AND SUCH

EX:
STEPHEN_LEE
94 GT HATCH
3VZFE

MAYBE EVEN HAVE IT APPROVED SO PPL DON'T JUST ADD IN ANY ENGINE, ESP IF THEY DONT HAVE IT

ugh cat put it on capslock and i dont feel like retyping

x2,maybe even add age(optional)

Dunno if its possible here, but i know they ahve this on other forums.
But what you rollever the thread title, if a preview of the first few lines could show up as a preview instead of having to open the entire thread.

The forum already does that...

[97lestyousay]

I would like to see the blue squares go away, make everyone the same, and cut down on the
post whoreing.

[Rusty]

All good ideas, and none of it sounds too hard. I'll do my best to implement this soon.

cool thanks Coomer. So what other ideas could we expect from you? new section/forum for peoples build threads?

MAYBE EVEN HAVE IT APPROVED SO PPL DON'T JUST ADD IN ANY ENGINE, ESP IF THEY DONT HAVE IT

ugh cat put it on capslock and i dont feel like retyping

ha lol, but yes I do agree

[jordisonjr]

I AGREE ABOUT THE MORE INFO UNDER OUR USERNAME IN FORUMS. I THINK MR2OC ALLOWS YOU TO EDIT IN AN ENGINE MANUALLY, WHICH WOULD BE A COOL FEATURE NOW THAT WE'RE GETTING SOME V6 SWAPS AND SUCH

EX:
STEPHEN_LEE
94 GT HATCH
3VZFE

MAYBE EVEN HAVE IT APPROVED SO PPL DON'T JUST ADD IN ANY ENGINE, ESP IF THEY DONT HAVE IT

ugh cat put it on capslock and i dont feel like retyping

x2,maybe even add age(optional)

Dunno if its possible here, but i know they ahve this on other forums.
But what you rollever the thread title, if a preview of the first few lines could show up as a preview instead of having to open the entire thread.

The forum already does that...

Weird, doesn't for me

[whatthe]

^ Same, its all good ideas, but engine specs and names can be displayed in the profile "(by clicking on the username) if it was implemented on the forum i believe it will get too cluttered. And another option can, users can have it displayed in the sig.

Coomer could we get a member ride's section?