As noted in another thread, confirming the fix. Using macOS "Sonoma" 14.1 and Safari 17.1, the bug existed earlier today and is gone after the update.LadyGeek wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 7:32 pm The forum software has been updated to phpBB 3.3.11 (we skipped version 3.3.10). This update fixes the Safari bug described in Probably a macOS Safari 16.4 bug: empty blue space in posting window - Bogleheads.org..
Forum software upgrade bug reports and change requests
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I merged sport's bug report into the ongoing discussion.
(It's fixed, thanks.)
(It's fixed, thanks.)
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Yes, also working for me on a desktop computer, Windows 10.
Thanks for fixing it so quickly!
Thanks for fixing it so quickly!
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Not related to the forum software, but I posted a site maintenance notice for the wiki today (December 21, 2023).
The wiki software has been successfully upgraded to version 1.39.6. The gory details are posted in the private wiki editor's forum.
The wiki software has been successfully upgraded to version 1.39.6. The gory details are posted in the private wiki editor's forum.
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I had been using the forum with the 'Wiki' and 'non-US investing' subforums minimized so that the 'US Investors' and 'Community' subforums were the only two that were expanded. When I checked the main forums page today and I can no longer collapse sub-forums even though I'm logged in. Was this an intentional change?
Edit: and now it's working again
Edit: and now it's working again
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^^^ Mea culpa. You beat me to making a post about that.
Since it's the weekend, I thought this was a good time to do some maintenance.
I just updated the forum software extension which does exactly that - collapse the subforums on the Board index page. It took me less than 1 minute for the update and it didn't impact anything which needed the site to be offline.
Sorry about that. Next time, I'll give advance notice - even if it's something quick.
Since it's the weekend, I thought this was a good time to do some maintenance.
I just updated the forum software extension which does exactly that - collapse the subforums on the Board index page. It took me less than 1 minute for the update and it didn't impact anything which needed the site to be offline.
Sorry about that. Next time, I'll give advance notice - even if it's something quick.
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The forum header has been updated to reflect the five-year anniversary of Jack Bogle's passing.
Tributes to Jack Bogle is now a sticky at the top of all forums.
The home page has a link to that thread.
Tributes to Jack Bogle is now a sticky at the top of all forums.
The home page has a link to that thread.
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I've accidentally made a duplicate post a couple of times. Maybe teat for that and ask user to confirm if post is a duplicate or just have a pop up after you click submit, stating the comment was posted.
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Thanks for the suggestion. We only use software modifications that (1) have been approved by the software developers and (2) approved by the site owners.
Sorry, but I don't see anything that would do what you've requested.
Sorry, but I don't see anything that would do what you've requested.
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I just updated the forum software which displays the Forum policies. There is no change to the policy, just the underlying software. This is routine maintenance and took less than a minute. As promised, I displayed a site notice and removed it when I was done.LadyGeek wrote: ↑Sun Jan 14, 2024 1:11 pm ^^^ Mea culpa. You beat me to making a post about that.
Since it's the weekend, I thought this was a good time to do some maintenance.
I just updated the forum software extension which does exactly that - collapse the subforums on the Board index page. It took me less than 1 minute for the update and it didn't impact anything which needed the site to be offline.
Sorry about that. Next time, I'll give advance notice - even if it's something quick.
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Not related to the forum software, but I posted a site maintenance notice for the wiki today (March 28, 2024).
The wiki software has been successfully upgraded to version 1.39.7. I also posted the update in the private wiki editor's forum. This is both a maintenance and security update. Security updates are tested, then installed on the server as soon as possible.
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For the software crowd:
The wiki does indeed use the same software as Wikipedia. The release notes showing what was changed: Release notes/1.39
Those interested in a technical deep-dive can see the MediaWiki source code here. From
The wiki software has been successfully upgraded to version 1.39.7. I also posted the update in the private wiki editor's forum. This is both a maintenance and security update. Security updates are tested, then installed on the server as soon as possible.
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For the software crowd:
The wiki does indeed use the same software as Wikipedia. The release notes showing what was changed: Release notes/1.39
Those interested in a technical deep-dive can see the MediaWiki source code here. From
README.MD
:MediaWiki is a free and open-source wiki software package written in PHP. It serves as the platform for Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, used by hundreds of millions of people each month. MediaWiki is localised in over 350 languages and its reliability and robust feature set have earned it a large and vibrant community of third-party users and developers.
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May 8 is Jack Bogle's birthday. I have updated the forum's header to "In memory of Jack Bogle, born May 8, 1929".
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The forum's header has been changed back to "Investing Advice Inspired by Jack Bogle". We'll do this again next year.
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The move to the new server was successful.
Update: See this post by site owner and server admin mingstar: Site Migration - 2024-06-15
Update: See this post by site owner and server admin mingstar: Site Migration - 2024-06-15
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Congrats and thanks for the hard work that went into making this successful!LadyGeek wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2024 11:22 am The move to the new server was successful.
Update: See this post by site owner and server admin mingstar: Site Migration - 2024-06-15
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You're welcome.
Important - Members are notifying me that there's a gap from May 31 to June 14 when searching posts. Nothing is wrong. It's simply that the forum's built-in search engine needs to catch up.
mingstar and I tested the new server with a forum database from May 31. After the move, the search engine simply needs some time to get caught up. I expect everything to get caught up tomorrow.
The built-in search engine is used for not only searching posts, but Your posts.
Also note that New posts only goes back to June 15.
Important - Members are notifying me that there's a gap from May 31 to June 14 when searching posts. Nothing is wrong. It's simply that the forum's built-in search engine needs to catch up.
mingstar and I tested the new server with a forum database from May 31. After the move, the search engine simply needs some time to get caught up. I expect everything to get caught up tomorrow.
The built-in search engine is used for not only searching posts, but Your posts.
Also note that New posts only goes back to June 15.
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How do I start a new topic thread? Thanks so much.
fmhealth
fmhealth
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Log in. Then go to index.php and select the appropriate forum. Then press the "New Topic" button.
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Not related to the forum software, but I posted a site maintenance notice for the wiki today (July 3, 2024).
The wiki software has been successfully upgraded to version 1.39.8. I also posted the update in the private wiki editor's forum. This is a maintenance update.
=====================================
For the software crowd:
The release notes showing what was changed: RELEASE-NOTES-1.39
The wiki does indeed use the same software as Wikipedia. Those interested in a technical deep-dive can see the MediaWiki source code here. From
The wiki software has been successfully upgraded to version 1.39.8. I also posted the update in the private wiki editor's forum. This is a maintenance update.
=====================================
For the software crowd:
The release notes showing what was changed: RELEASE-NOTES-1.39
The wiki does indeed use the same software as Wikipedia. Those interested in a technical deep-dive can see the MediaWiki source code here. From
README.MD
:MediaWiki is a free and open-source wiki software package written in PHP. It serves as the platform for Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, used by hundreds of millions of people each month. MediaWiki is localised in over 350 languages and its reliability and robust feature set have earned it a large and vibrant community of third-party users and developers.
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The forum software has been successfully updated to phpBB 3.3.12.
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Since the upgrade, it appears that the author/Original Poster name is no longer shown in a red bold font when they reply on their thread. I really liked that. Hopefully it will get turned back on.
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It's not just the boldface or the color. The words "Topic Author" don't appear under the OP's username anymore.Shackleton wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 1:52 pm Since the upgrade, it appears that the author/Original Poster name is no longer shown in a red bold font when they reply on their thread. I really liked that. Hopefully it will get turned back on.
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I couldn’t remember exactly what there was on this forum to indicate the topic author, so yes, you are correct. Anyway, I really liked being able to identify when the topic author replies on their thread.talzara wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 2:15 pmIt's not just the boldface or the color. The words "Topic Author" don't appear under the OP's username anymore.Shackleton wrote: ↑Sun Jul 14, 2024 1:52 pm Since the upgrade, it appears that the author/Original Poster name is no longer shown in a red bold font when they reply on their thread. I really liked that. Hopefully it will get turned back on.
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Sorry about that. My fault. I missed that when I was testing the software. It's fixed.
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You’re the best!
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The forum software update has changed the behavior of New posts. See: New Posts functionality is behaving differently
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Hi,
Search by "Your Posts" in quick link have stop working.
KlangFool
Search by "Your Posts" in quick link have stop working.
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I'm getting the same error message, also when going to my user control panel and trying to find my posts via the "show your posts" link.
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Ladygeek,LadyGeek wrote: ↑Fri Aug 02, 2024 11:41 am It's fixed. See: Re: "Your Posts" Link Does Not Work, Aug 2 2024
The problem is back this morning.
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Thanks! I fixed it again and will let mingstar (site owner and server admin) know.
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Thanks. It is fixed now.
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LadyGeek,
The "Your Posts" malfunction is back. I'm seeing the "Sorry, search could not be performed. More information about this failure has been logged in the error log." message.
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Thanks, it's fixed - again. I'll work with mingstar (site owner and server admin) to figure this out.
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Not related to the forum software, but I posted a site maintenance notice for the wiki today (September 30, 2024).
The wiki software has been successfully upgraded to version 1.39.9. I also posted the update in the private wiki editor's forum. This is both a security and maintenance update which is done as soon as possible.
=====================================
For the software crowd:
The release notes showing what was changed: RELEASE-NOTES-1.39
The wiki does indeed use the same software as Wikipedia. Those interested in a technical deep-dive can see the MediaWiki source code here. From
The wiki software has been successfully upgraded to version 1.39.9. I also posted the update in the private wiki editor's forum. This is both a security and maintenance update which is done as soon as possible.
=====================================
For the software crowd:
The release notes showing what was changed: RELEASE-NOTES-1.39
The wiki does indeed use the same software as Wikipedia. Those interested in a technical deep-dive can see the MediaWiki source code here. From
README.MD
:MediaWiki is a free and open-source wiki software package written in PHP. It serves as the platform for Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, used by hundreds of millions of people each month. MediaWiki is localised in over 350 languages and its reliability and robust feature set have earned it a large and vibrant community of third-party users and developers.
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Not related to the forum software, but I posted a site maintenance notice for the wiki today (October 1, 2024).
Just after I updated the wiki to version 1.39.9, version 1.39.10 was released. The security update in 1.39.9 was done incorrectly. This was rapidly fixed with new release 1.39.10.
When a security update is done incorrectly, it is fixed as soon as possible. Otherwise, bad guys could take advantage of this. That's why I decided to update the wiki during our "peak" traffic time - when the market is open. Otherwise, I would wait until we're not so busy.
The wiki software has been successfully upgraded to version 1.39.10. I also posted the update in the private wiki editor's forum.
=====================================
For the software crowd:
The release notes showing what was changed: RELEASE-NOTES-1.39
The wiki does indeed use the same software as Wikipedia. Those interested in a technical deep-dive can see the MediaWiki source code here. From
Just after I updated the wiki to version 1.39.9, version 1.39.10 was released. The security update in 1.39.9 was done incorrectly. This was rapidly fixed with new release 1.39.10.
When a security update is done incorrectly, it is fixed as soon as possible. Otherwise, bad guys could take advantage of this. That's why I decided to update the wiki during our "peak" traffic time - when the market is open. Otherwise, I would wait until we're not so busy.
The wiki software has been successfully upgraded to version 1.39.10. I also posted the update in the private wiki editor's forum.
=====================================
For the software crowd:
The release notes showing what was changed: RELEASE-NOTES-1.39
The wiki does indeed use the same software as Wikipedia. Those interested in a technical deep-dive can see the MediaWiki source code here. From
README.MD
:MediaWiki is a free and open-source wiki software package written in PHP. It serves as the platform for Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, used by hundreds of millions of people each month. MediaWiki is localised in over 350 languages and its reliability and robust feature set have earned it a large and vibrant community of third-party users and developers.
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We have made two changes to help with long posts. See: Changes to help cut down excessive quotations
- If you click the "Reply with Quote" button on a post that contains multiple levels of nested quotes, only the most recent two levels will be copied to your new post. (Previously, we've allowed you to copy up to 5 levels of nested quotes.)
- Scroll bars have been added to long posts. The scroll bars work for desktop users.
Mobile devices will show the scroll bars, but they won't do anything. Instead, tap on the quote and scroll the quote itself.
- If you click the "Reply with Quote" button on a post that contains multiple levels of nested quotes, only the most recent two levels will be copied to your new post. (Previously, we've allowed you to copy up to 5 levels of nested quotes.)
- Scroll bars have been added to long posts. The scroll bars work for desktop users.
Mobile devices will show the scroll bars, but they won't do anything. Instead, tap on the quote and scroll the quote itself.
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The forum software has been updated to Version 3.3.13.
This is a maintenance release which includes a fix for "New Posts" - a bug that was introduced in the last forum software update. See: New Posts functionality is behaving differently
I moved a discussion regarding the change in post quotations to Re: Changes to help cut down excessive quotations.
This is a maintenance release which includes a fix for "New Posts" - a bug that was introduced in the last forum software update. See: New Posts functionality is behaving differently
I moved a discussion regarding the change in post quotations to Re: Changes to help cut down excessive quotations.
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LadyGeek,LadyGeek wrote: ↑Sun Oct 13, 2024 6:51 pm The forum software has been updated to Version 3.3.13.
This is a maintenance release which includes a fix for "New Posts" - a bug that was introduced in the last forum software update. See: New Posts functionality is behaving differently
I moved a discussion regarding the change in post quotations to Re: Changes to help cut down excessive quotations.
It appears the phrase "Topic author" no longer appears by an OP's username.
I think this happened once before?
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Yes, it did. Again, I forgot to install that as part of the upgrade. Mea culpa, it's fixed.
(Yes, I have a checklist....)
(Yes, I have a checklist....)
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I moved an additional discussion regarding the change in post quotations to Re: Changes to help cut down excessive quotations.
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We now have a few additional ways to quote posts. See: New feature - Additional ways to quote posts
Comments should be posted in that thread.
Comments should be posted in that thread.
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I guess I report Wiki issues here. This is a weird one, and mostly cosmetic. macOS Sonoma 14.6.1.
Searching becomes unavailable if the window width is become too narrow. The exact width varies between browsers and varies with screen zoom setting. It is not extremely narrow; for Safari with the "real size" zoom setting of "0" it is about 1,267 pixels. The critical width might be 1000 pixels for Firefox and Chrome.
The behavior is similar under three different web browsers:
Safari 17.6 (19618.3.11.11.5)
Firefox 131.0.3 (aarch64)
Chrome 129.0.6668.100 (Official Build) (arm64)
When the window is wider than the critical width, there is a functional search field with the grey placeholder text "Search Bogleheads" and everything works normally:
When the window is narrower, the search field disappears. A magnifying-glass "search" icon is displayed, and the mouse pointer changes to a Mickey Mouse glove shape with index finger--but clicking on it does nothing.
Searching becomes unavailable if the window width is become too narrow. The exact width varies between browsers and varies with screen zoom setting. It is not extremely narrow; for Safari with the "real size" zoom setting of "0" it is about 1,267 pixels. The critical width might be 1000 pixels for Firefox and Chrome.
The behavior is similar under three different web browsers:
Safari 17.6 (19618.3.11.11.5)
Firefox 131.0.3 (aarch64)
Chrome 129.0.6668.100 (Official Build) (arm64)
When the window is wider than the critical width, there is a functional search field with the grey placeholder text "Search Bogleheads" and everything works normally:
When the window is narrower, the search field disappears. A magnifying-glass "search" icon is displayed, and the mouse pointer changes to a Mickey Mouse glove shape with index finger--but clicking on it does nothing.
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Nothing has changed in the wiki software that would affect that behavior. It's working for me. When you click on the "hamburger" icon, the sidebar menu opens and everything looks as it should.
One possible clue - The mouse pointer should not change shape. Try using a different browser and see if the behavior repeats.
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I tried three. Reproducible with all three.LadyGeek wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2024 6:25 pmNothing has changed in the wiki software that would affect that behavior. It's working for me. When you click on the "hamburger" icon, the sidebar menu opens and everything looks as it should.
One possible clue - The mouse pointer should not change shape. Try using a different browser and see if the behavior repeats.
It's not a hamburger for me, it's three dots with a popup caption "more options."
The mouse pointer "normally" changes for me. Glove-and-finger for main menu, compass logo, the word "Bogleheads" (which acquires an underscore indicating it's a link). Changes to I-beam text selection point within the search box. Changes to undifferentiated arrow right of search box and left of three-dot menu. Glove-and-finger on the three-dot menu.
The three-dot menu works. What doesn't work is search.
The workaround is to widen the window until the entry field with the words "Search Bogleheads" appears.
Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness; Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.