2012Forum Support forum
Navigation and display issues in updated forum interface
14 years old. Gear and prices may have changed since.
What the thread found
- The forum interface update removed automatic navigation to the first unread post when clicking on a topic, instead always opening at post number one
- Clicking the blue dot or star icon to the left of a post title navigates to the first unread post as an alternative method
- The hover preview feature on the main forum page includes a 'View latest unread' option when hovering over previously visited topics
- Special characters and apostrophes display as corrupted text on Android phones and tablets
- Post links on the right side of the forum page are non-functional in Internet Explorer but work in Chrome and Firefox
- The 'Mark all posts as read' function is still available at the bottom of the page next to the RSS logo
- Email notifications for new posts now display the posted content directly, eliminating the need to load the forum website to read the message
Depends on
- These issues were reported in 2012 following a major forum interface redesign
- The special character corruption issue was reported as potentially resolved after the initial update
- Internet Explorer link issue only affects post links on the right side of the main forum page
- The workaround for navigating to unread posts requires an extra click compared to the previous functionality