Quick fix - set "posts per page" to 50

CT_Tree_Guy · Jan 20, 2006

Quick fix - set \"posts per page\" to 50

Hi all -

Just wanted to make sure everyone knows about this great little tip I picked up from Gatorboy. If you go into "display preferences" in "My Home" and set the number of posts displayed on a page to 50, you will avoid much of the hassle of navigating from page to page due to the recent "site hiccups". (There's a box asking you to set the number of "parent posts" per page - not knowing what a "parent post" was, I just set it to 50 as well). Navigation is much, much easier this way - thanks GB. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Just thought of one more great tip I got from "the man in blue". Again, y'all might already know about this one, but in case not: you can avoid a lot of problems with the "quote" function by not using it at all. Just indicate "quotes" in a post by making them a particular color instead - I happen to like blue, as does GB. Then, when and if you edit a post, your quotes won't get all mangled. Sure made TBN life a lot easier for me.

Hope this helps, John D.

Ibrahim · Jan 20, 2006

Re: Quick fix - set \"posts per page\" to 50

See, I can't duplicate this problem anymore. Even when I change my posts to display 10 a page, or log off and use the Show All (or any page number.) It takes me to the correct page every time.

-Ibrahim

Bird · Jan 20, 2006

Re: Quick fix - set \"posts per page\" to 50

Mine goes to the correct page, too, but I still don't have any "next" or "previous" available. And when I post a "reply", I can't go back to where I was in that forum.

JerryG · Jan 20, 2006

Re: Quick fix - set \"posts per page\" to 50

On multi-page threads, the show all doesn't work. I still get only one page after clicking show all.

Ibrahim · Jan 20, 2006

Re: Quick fix - set \"posts per page\" to 50

Jerry,

Ok, let me see if I understand this. When you're reading a thread, and up top it lists the pages and the "show all" link you can't use the show all? Or from the forum where it lists all the threads? Because when I use the link on the postlist.php page, it works correctly.

In fact, if you can tell me the URL that you are ON when you can't get the links to work, that'd be a big help.

-Ibrahim

Ibrahim · Jan 20, 2006

Re: Quick fix - set \"posts per page\" to 50

Bird: Actually, can you give me the URL of the page you're on (an example page anyway) that doesn't have the next/previous?

-Ibrahim

Bird · Jan 20, 2006

Re: Quick fix - set \"posts per page\" to 50

Ibrahim, it doesn't work on ANY page, no matter what forum I'm in, if I go to ANY thread, the "next" and "previous" buttons don't work. And then if I post a reply and click on "Return to the forum" it goes to the very first of that forum; i.e., first post in the year 2000.

Bird · Jan 20, 2006

Re: Quick fix - set \"posts per page\" to 50

And it just now logged me out, so I had to log in again. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

BillyP · Jan 20, 2006

Re: Quick fix - set \"posts per page\" to 50

Ibrahim, I just checked the All and the Show All on HST vs. Gear. This is a 5 pager with 109 posts. (and I counted) Worked perfectly on this end.