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Crowdstack Discussion
Styling a post that has been forked to a new discussion
STST
coapvid Thanks, that CSS worked for me. vidmate w3toys/instagram [ more ]
ST If you are one of those hyper-productive people using ActiveWords There's a step where you have to Edit the Forked Post . It took only a couple of minutes to automate that with an ActiveWord. If you're already using ActiveWords, here is the script for an ActiveWord called "fade box" <div class="fade-box"> {control down}{v}{control up}{control down}{enter}{control up} <p class="read-more"><a class="button" href="#">Read More. Don't reply to this post.</a></p>... [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
Making your Crowdstack site fill more of the browser window
neilneil
DoJo Hi Rich and Neil, Is there any more documentation on this? I've been playing around with the CSS but my expertise in coding isn't good enough to get the desired effect. Getting closer to 100% of the screen width would be great. Anyway, don't hesitate to post back if you found some clever fixes 🙂 Regards, Dominic Jorge CTO Flower delivery Spain Madrid [ more ]
neil I have been able to figure out of couple of odd layout issues created by the site widening, but this one has me stumped (and may only be something Crowdstack can adjust). I haven't been able to figure out how to get IMAGES to automatically fill the width of a posting window when attaching them to a post. The images in question are wider than 600 pixels, but when I attach them and check "insert...large" they only display at 600px, which is less than the width of the posting window. Whereas,... [ more ]
Rich Melvin Thanks, Neil. Things are going well over at OGR. Traffic is stable and there's a lot of posting going on there. I'll play with this CSS and see what happens. [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
Adding a Scrollbar to Your Custom Widgets
neilneil
Dennis Leon Hello, Crowdstack's default widget code limits displayed content to avoid crowding the narrow widget column. Use a <div> tag with specific styles to create a scrollable container for the widget content. Create Custom Widget: Go to Customer/Embedded Widget settings in the control panel. Select "Add Embedded Widget". Create a Custom Embedded Widget and copy the code. Modify the widget code to show your desired content (e.g., "last 50" posts). Add Scrollbar Code: Paste the following code... [ more ]
Ted @ Crowdstack ❤️
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Crowdstack Discussion
Deprecating the Activity Stream
Ted @ CrowdstackTed @ Crowdstack
neil @Rich Melvin While I appreciate your appreciation, Rich, my reading of various posts from Julie, Plance, and you at OGR suggest that y'all are using the A.S. differently than we do (used to). Seems like you folks want some of the A.S.' functionality on User Profile Pages, whereas we liked it as a look-see widget on our homepage and embedded on a custom page. My eulogy doesn't mention your User Profile functions. That said, yes, I would love to see the "activity" publicly visible... [ more ]
Rich Melvin "...can you be more specific about what you're missing from the Activity Stream?..." Read Neil's post in this thread . He did a much better job of explaining this than I could ever do. ALL THAT is what's missing! [ more ]
Plance @Brian Lenz , I, and our forum, will be happy if the new Posts tab will be as functional and we can copy/paste it into future posts as live links to members' valued content as we could before. Thank you for your response! [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
A new email digest system for Crowdstack
Ted @ CrowdstackTed @ Crowdstack
Pretty Thunder ❤️ 💯 🔥
Rich Melvin ANON_BM, you have perfectly described our situation with your truck site analogy. We run a site about model trains. Here is a small portion of the menu structure from that site: Train Forums Traditional 3-Rail O Gauge 2-Rail Scale Forum 3-Rail Scale Forum Tinplate Trains O Scale Narrow Gauge Forum S-Scale Trains Subways/Transit/Traction Real Trains Layout Building Forums Track Plans and Layout Design Electrical Forum Scenery and Structures etc. Someone who is into Traditional 3-Rail O Gauge... [ more ]
ANON_BM Imagine a classic truck site if you will... it would be broken down by make and generation... I may be interested in the "1st Gen Ford F Series 1948-1952", but the the Chevrolet C10 Forum, and now it looks like the only option will be to follow all trucks of all models and generations instead of the ones particular to me. Just as @Ted @ Crowdstack erroneously presumed I was a site admin, Crowdstack erroneously presumes they know best for notifications and removes features and flexibility. [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
Subgroup Alerts
L Lightfighter
Joey W Thanks by the way. stucco installation masonry contractor [ more ]
irritatingverb Members have the ability to adjust their own preferences for each subgroup, in a manner that is analogous to how it operates at the top level. When a member accesses their profile, there is a tab titled "Subgroups" that may be found under the "Settings" menu under "Notifications." slope game [ more ]
Lori Hi, there! Yes, you (and your members) can get notifications for subgroups in the same way you do the main site: in your own account, go to Settings>>Notifications, and you'll see a tab for "SubGroup Follows". You can choose which subgroup, and set up your notifications as you wish. Hope that helps! Lori [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
Community Beta Testing and Crowdfunding Experiences?
D DBenoit
DBenoit Thank you guys, all really good information. I will have to digest it! I have the basic structure of the site laid out. It is geared toward fostering exchange and encouraging interaction between members with each subgroup (with the exception of "medical conditions in the field") having it's own introduction and event forum, and a separate discussion forum. There are also chat rooms set up for each subgroup, including each medical condition listed in the "medical conditions in the field." I... [ more ]
ST Hi, DBenoit. Thanks for giving us some more information about you and your goals in your profile . From your profile What's your community's big goal? The goal of this community is to foster the exchange of experiences, issues, information, and inspiration toward overcoming personal health challenges in the hunting and fishing communities. Have you found any places (physical or virtual) where like-minded people congregate? I'm picking up on Rosemary's thoughts about brick and mortar... [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
SSO login
Harvey MercadoHarvey Mercado
Brian Lenz Hi @Harvey Mercado , The issue is that you have duplicate signing keys specified in the XML. You'll need to remove one of them, as it's not valid to have multiple signing keys. Hope this helps! Brian [ more ]
Harvey Mercado Thanks @Brian Lenz . One more thing, I am trying to upload a new metadata however, I'm getting the error below saying its invalid but cut short of telling me what exactly is invalid with this file and how to address it. I have attached the new metadata file here, in case you have the chance to check it out. Thanks again. [ more ]
Brian Lenz Hi @Harvey Mercado , There's a "backdoor" login form that you can use to sign in as an administrator to your Crowdstack: https://manchesterunity.crowds...n?showLoginForm=true You should be able to sign in there with your original Crowdstack email address and password, which should allow you in to the control panel to make further changes to your SSO integration. Hope that helps! Brian [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
Why am I suddenly getting emails from here?
S SueN
Lori Sorry if I led you to believe that was a bug, @El Loro . It was not a bug. [ more ]
El Loro It was Lori: https://www.gagajoyjoy.com/top...9#632530929141605709 https://www.gagajoyjoy.com/top...9#633375495138808529 [ more ]
Ted @ Crowdstack There is no known bug concerning emails/notifications (not sure who told you there was). We did add discussion forums in the last couple of months though, so I am guessing you are noticing notifications from the forums (though there are not that many posts there). In any event, you can update your personal notification settings anytime here: https://hey.crowdstack.com/member-cp/follows Hope that helps! [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
Emoji's
C CDana
CDana No worries, Lori. That was the conclusion I had, but wanted to make sure. [ more ]
Lori Oh, I'm sorry--I misunderstood. We don't the ability to add or change the reactions, unfortunately. [ more ]
CDana Hi Lori, Yes, I am doing all of that too The only place the emojis show up from that list is here on posts. I am referring to the Reactions to posts. Thanks for the suggestion. [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
Google adsense and other ad sites don't see my home page.
Phil St. RomainPhil St. Romain
Rosemary O'Neill Don't worry, we've got your back! [ more ]
Phil St. Romain OK, I started a support ticket and might need guidance on how to proceed. [ more ]
Rosemary O'Neill Hi Phil, and thanks for being such a long-time customer! Looks like you need to get SSL enabled on your site; there were some changes in the last few years on that front ( https://hey.crowdstack.com/blo...y-for-your-community ). If you'd like us to add an SSL certificate for your site, just click this link to start a support ticket . [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
Duplicate H1 Tags
T t-dt
coldbluts I wouldn't worry too much about it. [ more ]
Claudio I wouldn't worry too much about it. A duplicate h1 won't be a huge deal in terms of SEO, but of course it would be nice to have a fix, hope there is an answer regards, Claudio Lescure Florist Italy [ more ]
Rosemary O'Neill Hi there! Could you please email this question to [email protected] so we can take a look at your specific site and help figure it out with you? [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
What are you guys and gals using for HTML and CSS changes?
D DBenoit
DBenoit Rosemary, I do have access to customizable CSS. I'm assuming that this also means I can customize some of the HTML. I'll be doing some research this evening on both via this forum! [ more ]
DBenoit Thank you, by the way, for your help in getting me going in the right direction! [ more ]
DBenoit I'm trying to optimize the community for advertising, affiliate relationships, blogging, content posting, and of course, SEO optimization. [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
Content Stream block
neilneil
Rosemary O'Neill Ah, ok. We'll just consider this another "vote" for less extracty extracts then. No worries about posting over here, maybe someone else will weigh in with a brilliant workaround! [ more ]
neil Many of the "best of" are only posts, not the full topic. ☹️ Given the varied nature of this beast, looks like we have to post links manually via a custom HTML block, ...unless they ever decide to make the extract feature less "extracty." so that it preserves links and bulletin. And sorry for posting this in the "Discussions" area and not posting this in the Support area. [ more ]
Rosemary O'Neill Ok, interesting idea....I've got a couple of possible solutions. 1. Create a "Best of" forum (and don't allow regular members to post or comment in it). Move your "best" topics to that forum. Create a Content Block for that forum and put it on the home page. 2. Create a Custom HTML content block (one time) that contains 3-5 bullet point links and nicely formatted text paragraph (or sentence). On a weekly, monthly, or other basis, just replace the links and paragraphs with the new topics you... [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
Examples of Crowdstack community?
C Claudio
Rosemary O'Neill Hi Claudio, thanks for reaching out! There isn't a list of sites, but here are some public examples: Kids with Food Allergies Extension Connect WIne Spectator We don't offer pre-translated versions of Crowdstack Pro, but you do have the ability to upload your own translation of the platform (we make the word file available to customers). If you're interested in talking with our team about your specific project, please feel free to email [email protected] and we'd be happy to answer any ... [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
My website is down
CW Chris Wings
Brian Lenz Hi Sandy, You can email [email protected] for support inquiries. We are currently experiencing performance issues with the Crowdstack Pro shared hosting environment. It's related to a partial hardware failure, and we are actively pursuing possible resolutions. I don't have an ETA as to when it might be resolved, but know that we will be working on it until everything is back to normal. Thanks for your patience and understanding, Brian [ more ]
Chris Wings Am I at the right place? I dont see a way to post privately for help? [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
API access
S squidwurrd
Brian Lenz Hi @squidwurrd , The API documentation you linked to is for Crowdstack Pro . It looks like you're using Crowdstack , which does not have an API, which is why you can't find it in the control panel. Sorry for the confusion! Brian [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
Are you doing anything different in your community given the radical changes in our day to day lives recently? (COVID-19)
STST
fnafgm I have to work from home and can't go to the gym anymore, so I follow workout youtube sites and do home workouts. Although it doesn't really work, I still maintain a healthy lifestyle five nights at freddy's [ more ]
Radio2021 Instead of going out, the impact of covid made me stay at home and follow the news with online radio stations. [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
Is engagement and participation important?
STST
ST Hi, Mother-of-Many. Thanks for your thoughtful reply. I agree. In some organizations, decisions are driven by metrics (quantity). It takes a different kind of insight to discern quality. I would like to see Crowdstack give us tools to do sentiment analysis . As a start, I'd like to know how I can use the Community Rank to measure engagement. I'll start a new discussion to explore that question. We modified the Posting Tips section in our community. Click the picture above to see where that... [ more ]
Ted @ Crowdstack ❤️
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Crowdstack Discussion
Calculating advertising space, affiliate capacity, and resources to properly price per industry?
D DBenoit
DBenoit Hi Rosemary, I'd be looking to run ad offerings for paid sponsors/adspace buyers, and not necessarily Google AdSense advertisements. I have to admit, I have not yet reviewed the blog regarding advertising on crowdstack! For the purpose of creating financial projections for my business plan, I need to know how to figure out how much advertising space exists/can be created with the foundation plan (to start) from which I can figure out advertising rates based on traffic rates and industry. [ more ]
Rosemary O'Neill Are you looking to run your own ad offerings, or insert programmatic ads like Google AdSense in the community? Off the top of my head, I'd think @Yasmin might have some insights on how ads can work within Crowdstack. [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
Delete a subgroup
AM Amy, Member 7,672
Lori You're welcome, Amy! Have a great day! [ more ]
Amy, Member 7,672 Thank you kindly. I found in the end, I was looking from the subgroup not the homepage. [ more ]
Lori Hi, Amy! In your control panel, look for Subgroups, and choose the Manage link. Find the subgroup that you want to delete, check the box next to it, and scroll to the bottom of the page. From the dropdown, choose "Delete Subgroup(s). You'll be presented with a confirmation popup. Note that all the content from the Subgroup will also be deleted. Hope that helps! Lori [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
Notifications not sending?
J JamesK
Ted @ Crowdstack Not a problem! Just glad it was a simple fix. Hope you have a great week. Ted [ more ]
JamesK Hi Ted, thank you! I could have sworn I was in the support section, sorry about that. I'll bookmark that for future needs. Thanks! I fixed my notifications as you listed, looks like i also missed that! what a fail of a Monday night did I have! hahaha! Thank you! [ more ]
Ted @ Crowdstack For faster response in the future, please post support requests like this to our Customer Support area here: https://hey.crowdstack.com/support/topics/crowdstack Thanks! [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
New digest version
CW Chris Wings
Chris Wings Ok thankyou Ted. [ more ]
Ted @ Crowdstack Note: in my screenshot, the "All New Content" option is checked, but that is not checked by default. Members would have to opt into that option. However, "All New Content By Members You Follow" is checked by default. [ more ]
Ted @ Crowdstack Hi Chris- The main difference is that members cannot subscribe based on content type (in the new "digest" mode). Members can still choose to be notified instantly about all new posts, or about new comments/replies to posts they are following. Here's hwo the notification settings look when you switch to this mode: [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
Membership management
Robert NelsonRobert Nelson
Robert Nelson Thanks Rosemary! Let me get with my team and I’ll follow up with you soon. Robert > On Apr 7, 2020, at 4:22 PM, Hey Stack! -- The Official Crowdstack Community < [email protected] > wrote: > [ more ]
Rosemary O'Neill Hi Robert, I'd be happy to chat with you. Our FeePod fee structure has changed over the last few months, and might be more of an option. I'll send you an email shortly so we can chat further offline. [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
Using Crowdstack Blog to publish a club magazine?
JI John in Houston
Ted @ Crowdstack ❤️
Rosemary O'Neill Super cool idea John! Hopefully someone will chime in here...offhand, I like the way that @Paul Heymont at TravelGumbo incorporates the blog with their forums, maybe he could share a little insight. You can definitely copy in text and images to your blog, and organize the posts into "collections" with tags and dates. You can also store your PDFs in the Resource area, and those PDFs are indexed inside Crowdstack's search function (all of the text inside the PDFs). Crowdstack's notifications... [ more ]
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Crowdstack Discussion
Surveys
STST
Rosemary O'Neill Hi ST, we may enable the surveys module...those are some good questions! I think we had done one previously that focused on which social network everyone used the most. Not sure if we'll open permissions for everyone to create surveys, but will definitely consider how we can use them! [ more ]
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