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<blockquote data-quote="Chris F" data-source="post: 6480613" data-attributes="member: 5328"><p><strong>What’s New in TFF Version 2</strong></p><p></p><p>We know everyone hates change, but the technology which the forum was built on needed updating as so many bits had stopped working with new website browsers. So we have upgraded The Farming Forum to version 2. It has been a long time in the planning so we can get as much right a possible, but there are sure to be things we have missed. There are still a few issues that we will be working through and could not be tested until live. So please bear with us on those smaller things.</p><p></p><p>Here is a list of the things that have changed:</p><p></p><p><strong>Reactions not likes</strong></p><p>You don’t have to just “like” a post, you can now like, love, laugh, wow, be sad and angry.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]823525[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Avatars</strong></p><p>User Avatars now show in the forum view and on the homepage</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]823526[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Mobile View</strong></p><p>We have worked hard on the mobile view to make it more friendly. All the buttons and navigation have been moved to a side “burger” and now the focus is much more on content. The entire style has been redesigned with a fresh new appearance, but also with mobile browsing at the forefront of the design. When the viewport shrinks, on-page content shrinks, shifts and reorganises itself automatically to optimise the browsing experience for small displays.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]823528[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]823530[/ATTACH] - Mobile Menu</p><p>[ATTACH=full]823531[/ATTACH]- Create a new thread</p><p>[ATTACH=full]823532[/ATTACH] - New Posts</p><p></p><p>When you select the menu you get:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]823533[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Faster Thread Creation</strong></p><p>You can now direct start a thread from the forum view and we have change the colour of the Post Thread button to make it more obvious. Its now green.</p><p>Quick Thread is a brand new system for TFF V2. Above the list of threads on a forum page you will find a title entry box. Focusing this box and starting to type a thread title will load a quick message editor, in which you can post the content for the first post of your new thread. Hitting the save button will then post the thread, leaving you on the TFF page rather than redirecting you to the thread page. This makes the process of creating a new simple thread extremely quick and easy.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]823534[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>New Posts from any Page</strong></p><p>The new posts button or lightning strike now appears on every page of the forum, even on a mobile.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]826502[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Watched Thread from any page</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]826504[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Sharing Pages to Whatsapp</strong></p><p>You can now share threads directly to Whatsapp conversations and groups direct from The Farming Forum.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]826501[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Resources Menu</strong></p><p>There is a new menu for Resources, that includes useful infographics, link to get CPD points and where we can add other interesting resources. We will see this section grow over time.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]823535[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Updated News Feed - News</strong></p><p>We have updated the styling on the news feed to make it more engaging</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]823536[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Videos now have their own Feed – Farm TV</strong></p><p>You Tube, Vimeo, Facebook or Twitter videos now have their own feed and can be accessed by the TFF Farm TV button at the top.</p><p></p><p><strong>Uploading Images</strong></p><p>Bulk uploading of images now works again. You can add up to 10 images in 1 go. We are aware of an issue at the moment with adding bigger images on our new servers. We are working to fix this right now.</p><p></p><p><strong>Embedding Media</strong></p><p>You can now embed Facebook and Twitter posts and videos more easily using the embed media button.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]826508[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]823543[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Ignoring Content</strong></p><p>It is now even easier to configure your view of The Farming Forum. You can ignore sections and even threads and then this content doesn’t show in your news feed.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]826506[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]826507[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Sticky Header</strong></p><p>A sticky header automatically activates when the window is scrolled, allowing the most important navigation controls to remain available at all times.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]826509[/ATTACH]</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Retina avatar and smilie support</strong></p><p></p><p>Avatars and smilies now support high-DPI imagery, allowing for a crisp, high resolution display to match the text on displays that support 2x resolution graphics, such as Apple's retina displays.</p><p></p><p><strong>Events</strong></p><p></p><p>The next upcoming events now appear in the sidebar.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]826510[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Enhanced message editing</strong></p><p></p><p>Rather than opening an overlay, editing messages is now done entirely in-place, with the content of messages replaced by a full-fledged message editor that allows the complete range of editing and posting actions, including attachment management.</p><p></p><p><strong>Quote Me</strong></p><p>Quote Me forum now has its own page. From here you can ask for quotes on a number of items and we will be looking to grow this section that members are finding useful. At the moment you can request quotes for the following:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Machinery Finance</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Agricultural Buildings</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Crop Protection Products and Trace Elements</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fertiliser</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Haulage</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Coming Soon – Seed</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris F, post: 6480613, member: 5328"] [B]What’s New in TFF Version 2[/B] We know everyone hates change, but the technology which the forum was built on needed updating as so many bits had stopped working with new website browsers. So we have upgraded The Farming Forum to version 2. It has been a long time in the planning so we can get as much right a possible, but there are sure to be things we have missed. There are still a few issues that we will be working through and could not be tested until live. So please bear with us on those smaller things. Here is a list of the things that have changed: [B]Reactions not likes[/B] You don’t have to just “like” a post, you can now like, love, laugh, wow, be sad and angry. [ATTACH type="full" alt="823525"]823525[/ATTACH] [B]Avatars[/B] User Avatars now show in the forum view and on the homepage [ATTACH type="full" alt="823526"]823526[/ATTACH] [B]Mobile View[/B] We have worked hard on the mobile view to make it more friendly. All the buttons and navigation have been moved to a side “burger” and now the focus is much more on content. The entire style has been redesigned with a fresh new appearance, but also with mobile browsing at the forefront of the design. When the viewport shrinks, on-page content shrinks, shifts and reorganises itself automatically to optimise the browsing experience for small displays. [ATTACH type="full" alt="823528"]823528[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="823530"]823530[/ATTACH] - Mobile Menu [ATTACH type="full" alt="823531"]823531[/ATTACH]- Create a new thread [ATTACH type="full" alt="823532"]823532[/ATTACH] - New Posts When you select the menu you get: [ATTACH type="full" alt="823533"]823533[/ATTACH] [B]Faster Thread Creation[/B] You can now direct start a thread from the forum view and we have change the colour of the Post Thread button to make it more obvious. Its now green. Quick Thread is a brand new system for TFF V2. Above the list of threads on a forum page you will find a title entry box. Focusing this box and starting to type a thread title will load a quick message editor, in which you can post the content for the first post of your new thread. Hitting the save button will then post the thread, leaving you on the TFF page rather than redirecting you to the thread page. This makes the process of creating a new simple thread extremely quick and easy. [ATTACH type="full" alt="823534"]823534[/ATTACH] [B]New Posts from any Page[/B] The new posts button or lightning strike now appears on every page of the forum, even on a mobile. [ATTACH type="full" alt="826502"]826502[/ATTACH] [B]Watched Thread from any page[/B] [ATTACH type="full" alt="826504"]826504[/ATTACH] [B]Sharing Pages to Whatsapp[/B] You can now share threads directly to Whatsapp conversations and groups direct from The Farming Forum. [ATTACH type="full" alt="826501"]826501[/ATTACH] [B]Resources Menu[/B] There is a new menu for Resources, that includes useful infographics, link to get CPD points and where we can add other interesting resources. We will see this section grow over time. [ATTACH type="full" alt="823535"]823535[/ATTACH] [B]Updated News Feed - News[/B] We have updated the styling on the news feed to make it more engaging [ATTACH type="full" alt="823536"]823536[/ATTACH] [B]Videos now have their own Feed – Farm TV[/B] You Tube, Vimeo, Facebook or Twitter videos now have their own feed and can be accessed by the TFF Farm TV button at the top. [B]Uploading Images[/B] Bulk uploading of images now works again. You can add up to 10 images in 1 go. We are aware of an issue at the moment with adding bigger images on our new servers. We are working to fix this right now. [B]Embedding Media[/B] You can now embed Facebook and Twitter posts and videos more easily using the embed media button. [ATTACH type="full" alt="826508"]826508[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="823543"]823543[/ATTACH] [B]Ignoring Content[/B] It is now even easier to configure your view of The Farming Forum. You can ignore sections and even threads and then this content doesn’t show in your news feed. [ATTACH type="full" alt="826506"]826506[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="826507"]826507[/ATTACH] [B]Sticky Header[/B] A sticky header automatically activates when the window is scrolled, allowing the most important navigation controls to remain available at all times. [URL='https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php'][ATTACH type="full" alt="826509"]826509[/ATTACH][/URL] [B]Retina avatar and smilie support[/B] Avatars and smilies now support high-DPI imagery, allowing for a crisp, high resolution display to match the text on displays that support 2x resolution graphics, such as Apple's retina displays. [B]Events[/B] The next upcoming events now appear in the sidebar. [ATTACH type="full" alt="826510"]826510[/ATTACH] [B]Enhanced message editing[/B] Rather than opening an overlay, editing messages is now done entirely in-place, with the content of messages replaced by a full-fledged message editor that allows the complete range of editing and posting actions, including attachment management. [B]Quote Me[/B] Quote Me forum now has its own page. From here you can ask for quotes on a number of items and we will be looking to grow this section that members are finding useful. At the moment you can request quotes for the following: [LIST] [*]Machinery Finance [*]Agricultural Buildings [*]Crop Protection Products and Trace Elements [*]Fertiliser [*]Haulage [*]Coming Soon – Seed [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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