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[Touch] Linked forums not linking

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  • 02-04-2013 8:00pm
    #1
    ComputerKing
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 770 ✭✭✭


    On touch.boards.is the Android/Apple tablets and mobiles links aren't working. When you click on them it just links to the thread closed page.


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    #2
    Boards.ie: Rónán
    Closed Accounts Posts: 382 ✭✭Boards.ie: Rónán


    There's something up with those linked forums alright, thanks for the heads up. Will take a look into it first thing in the morning.


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    Mimikyu
    Registered Users Posts: 18,916 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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    #4
    Boards.ie: Rónán
    Closed Accounts Posts: 382 ✭✭Boards.ie: Rónán


    Captain Morgan wrote: »
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    Our API doesn't handle linked forums very elegantly at the moment, we're currently in the process of making the required improvements.

    Thanks for the shout, I'll update this thread once we've a fix in place.


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    #5
    Boards.ie: Rónán
    Closed Accounts Posts: 382 ✭✭Boards.ie: Rónán


    Finally got a fix in for this one, linked forums should now work properly on touch.

    Any further issues just let us know, thanks for your patience.


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    Mr Simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,332 ✭✭✭Mr Simpson


    Boards.ie: Rónán wrote: »
    Finally got a fix in for this one, linked forums should now work properly on touch.

    Any further issues just let us know, thanks for your patience.

    Out of interest, if I click a boards link, should it open the touch site or full site? Not sure if its a bug or not


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    Boards.ie: Rónán
    Closed Accounts Posts: 382 ✭✭Boards.ie: Rónán


    Mr Simpson wrote: »
    Out of interest, if I click a boards link, should it open the touch site or full site? Not sure if its a bug or not

    Not sure I follow you re "boards link"? Opening a linked forum on touch should display the forum linked to on touch, not the desktop site.

    Tech > Consumer Electronics > Tablets > Android Tablets

    will display the forum it links to:

    Tech > Consumer Electronics > Android Devices

    Clicking on "Android Tablets" in touch and having "Android Devices" render on the desktop site would be a bug. Is that what you're experiencing ?


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    #8
    Mr Simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,332 ✭✭✭Mr Simpson


    I'm not explaining it well at all. I'll try again using an example.

    I was browsing through feedback and came across this post
    Dades wrote:
    I suggest if you don't hear back by tomorrow, you open a thread in Dispute Resolution. It's the weekend so people may not be online to respond to your PMs.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1397

    That's the right place to question bans and infractions. Feedback ain't.

    I clicked on the link and it opened the desktop site, not the touch one. I was just wondering should it redirect to the touch version or not?


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    #9
    Boards.ie: Rónán
    Closed Accounts Posts: 382 ✭✭Boards.ie: Rónán


    Interesting, I just clicked your quoted link on my phone there and it rendered the dispute resolution forum page on touch fine.

    I'm just wondering if the disable touch cookie is currently active in your browser (enabled by clicking the "Full Site" link in the footer), afaik we'll still render touch pages when the touch URL is explicitly entered into your browser but will mean that desktop links aren't rewritten.

    Would you mind clearing cookies on your phone and trying again? Should fix the problem, if not there's a bug there alright, I'll take a look once I'm back in the office.


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    #10
    Mr Simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,332 ✭✭✭Mr Simpson


    Cleared cookies and its fixed. Cheers Ronán


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