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[rskm1]

Clicking the "Subscribe topic" link, e.g. viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2738&watch=topic&start=0 , just reloads the page and doesn't appear to actually DO anything.

User Control Panel -> Manage Subscriptions, e.g. ucp.php?i=main&mode=subscribed , says that I'm not subscribed to any forums or topics.

[peridoc]

I reported this about a month ago and I would still like to see this feature get fixed...

[MikeV]

While these are some forum features I'm sure many of us would like to see, I would imagine that the forums are lower on our Slackmaster's priority list than some of the other changes that RomeE has indicated would be coming to the site sometime in the future, primarily to the store and account management areas.

[rskm1]

While these are some forum features I'm sure many of us would like to see...

This isn't a "new feature request" or anything that would require developer resources. Thread subscription is a feature that phpBB implements already, and the link to use it shows up in every thread already.

I suspect there's just something configured incorrectly with the phpBB installation; I'd be more specific if I had more phpBB admin expertise (sorry). But it's a common enough piece of software that maybe some other random Slacker out there can give your web/db admin guy some tips on what settings to check.


||EDIT: I dug around for some info and didn't find anything definitive. But based on the phpBB code docs, the relevant piece starts in includes/functions_display.php, watch_topic_forum(). That oughta tell you what db tables and settings it's trying to access.

[RomeE]

While these are some forum features I'm sure many of us would like to see...

This isn't a "new feature request" or anything that would require developer resources. Thread subscription is a feature that phpBB implements already, and the link to use it shows up in every thread already.

I suspect there's just something configured incorrectly with the phpBB installation; I'd be more specific if I had more phpBB admin expertise (sorry). But it's a common enough piece of software that maybe some other random Slacker out there can give your web/db admin guy some tips on what settings to check.


||EDIT: I dug around for some info and didn't find anything definitive. But based on the phpBB code docs, the relevant piece starts in includes/functions_display.php, watch_topic_forum(). That oughta tell you what db tables and settings it's trying to access.

Can you all try this again, we just made a change that might result in fixing this.

Let me know.

Thanks,
Rome E
Slacker Support

[MikeV]

Just tried using the "Subscribe Topic" link at the bottom of this thread, then went to the User Control Panel > Manage Subscriptions, and it says I'm not subscribed to any topics or forums.

[peridoc]

I too just tried using "Subscribe Topic" and "Subscribe Forum" and neither one appeared to work for me. As an added note, I tried to use the "Unsubscribe Topic" and that appears to be broken as well. They probably share the same code that is not working. I do like the fact that the User Control Panel->Board Preferences page has been fixed though. :)

[peridoc]

Another thing I found was that unsubscribe/unwatch from within the user control panel does work, so it is just the link at the bottom of the forum and topic pages that is broken.

[DAB]

I had to turn this on as it is off by default in the USER CP. Then once I replied in a thread it automatically adds them to my subscribed list and I get notifications when someone post in that thread. So it is working for me.

The subscribe to topic at the bottom however does not work, but personally I only want threads sending me notifications that I've replied in anyway, so this works for me.

[MikeV]

The subscribe to topic at the bottom however does not work, but personally I only want threads sending me notifications that I've replied in anyway, so this works for me.

Where I would want this link to work, though, is for a specific forum, like for my favorite Slacker-programmed stations. That way I can be notified of new posts, be they in a topic I've participated in or a new topic.

[dclark61]

Another thing I found was that unsubscribe/unwatch from within the user control panel does work, so it is just the link at the bottom of the forum and topic pages that is broken.

I just came to this thread to mention this ... so I guess I'll just add my "me too". "Unsubscribe topic" link at bottom of pages doesn't appear to work.