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Allow Google Analytics for supporter forrst.me pages

2012-04-30T13:03:34+02:00

Robert McCann suggested:
I'd like more detailed stats on my forrst.me page than are currently provided. Google Analytics would be a quick and easy win - allow people to type in their web property id. For more points, you could connect people via OAuth2 and let them select their analytics profile from a dropdown.

invite waiting list rendering issue

2012-04-17T05:24:49+02:00

jamEs suggested:
I posted a screenshot of the issue here http://forrst.com/posts/Forrst_Rendering_issue-UBy

Reply to comments (nested comments) [updated]

2012-04-01T16:49:45+02:00

Being able to hit a 'reply' on a comment to reply on that comment only. Maybe with a limit on the level of nesting (ie you can only reply on a comment but not on a comment's comment). This should generate more discussions. Also, maybe an ability for the author of the comment that's being discussed to move it to a new thread and turn the comment into post, and its comments as level 1 comments, so that it can be better discussed.

Anonymous said:

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Allow code to be posted easier, without indenting it so much. [updated]

2012-03-18T01:40:19+01:00

Everytime I try to just copy and paste code over from NetBeans into Forrst, I have to go down line by line and space 4 times... really a pain in the butt because if I tab over, it goes to the next field. I suggest maybe allowing us to use something like: <<>> // code here <<>> That way we don't have to indent every single line.. just an idea.

Alex Deleyn said:

this bothers me as well, though I think tabby would be a better solution.
http://teddevito.com/demos/textarea.html

Follow tags [updated]

2012-03-13T22:03:37+01:00

I'd love to be able to follow content streams by tag -- posts tagged "php", for example. Things I'm interested in, or "expert" in, so I can offer tips.

rore said:

The current "tracked tags" feature is not really the answer. I want to option to see a feed of posts of all my tracked tags - not needing to go one by one and see if something is new.

Option to only follow Design related posts from user (or Code related) [updated]

2012-03-13T21:59:55+01:00

I'd like to have an option to select if I'm about to follow another users Design related posts, Code related posts or both of them. Since I'm a designer I might not be all that into scrolling through a lot of code to get to the goodies in my feed.

rore said:

+1 - as a developer I want to be able to browse only developer posts and not design issues.

number of users online

2012-03-03T08:34:24+01:00

Sammy Guergachi suggested:
Display the number of online users to determine the approximate publicity your post will have (i.e. will there even be anyone who will read this at 2:00 am?)

give us badges. We want our stinkin' badges! [updated]

2012-02-23T15:26:36+01:00

:) Mostly kidding, but it is nice to be recognized for good deeds.

Thomas Cullen said:

I am so for this idea! However I agree with kyle that the badges should be hard to obtain. Badges as a certain amount fun the whole thing but an almost qualification at the same time :)

add the ability to attach photos to comments.

2012-02-23T15:15:26+01:00

Thomas Cullen suggested:
These would not be displayed in the actual comment, they would appear as a small image icon to avoid the comments getting too messy. I find that this would make it very easy for people to give feedback to post authors. There is many occasions where i take a screen cap to explain something when giving feedback and have to go through the hassle of externally hosting the image.

Enable changing the post type when editing

2012-02-10T15:42:12+01:00

Anonymous suggested:
Add the ability to change the type of the post at latter editing, in case somebody (like me) picked a link instead a question.

Dislikes!

2012-02-09T03:54:06+01:00

Tom Rawcliffe suggested:
There are too many bad designs popping up. And I mean, so bad you could do better in MS Paint. I'm not saying I'm amazing, but... There should be a dislike, or something along those lines. Too many dislikes and the post gets removed. It's making Forrst look second rate.

Save a new post as draft [updated]

2012-01-09T19:16:16+01:00

When you are about to post something, make it possible to save the post as a draft instead of submitting it right away.

Gary Hussey said:

This would be huge for me, as I don't have the time to sit down and make an intelligible post all at one time. I'd also like to proof things over a couple days with a fresh mind to better judge how the concept or code is communicated.

Acorn Statement

2012-01-01T12:50:22+01:00

Indy Griffiths suggested:
Like a bank statement, have a page that contains the debit and credit of acorns. This way, people can keep track of how they've spent their acorns, or where they have gained acorns. For example: 1 Jan - Credit for Supporter Account - +5 - Balance: 82 3 Jan - Promoted Post - -15 - Balance: 67

Allow snaps to be uploaded via URL

2011-12-06T15:36:10+01:00

Justin Herrick suggested:
It would be great if you could add a URL to a forrst snap instead of just uploading a picture.cthis would help greatly when posting from mobile/iPad

that you should implement a system, where posts which are older, but where is still posted in, that they will appear on the top of the list

2011-12-05T19:45:18+01:00

Anonymous suggested:
that you should implement a system, where posts which are older, but where is still posted in, that they will appear on the top of the list too. Because now, I had a question post, and after some days, it is still not solved, but none will ever see it because it's somewhere on page 356.

Online offline status [updated]

2011-11-13T22:11:10+01:00

Use a red/green dot at the location of someone's name to see whether someone is online or not. Also, it would be cool if the last-online-date would be displayed on a user's profile and what he/she is currently doing.

Anonymous said:

I don't think this is useful unless there's chat or DM functions in Forrst.

Add "Where can you apply from" field in Job Offers

2011-10-31T09:30:24+01:00

HammHetfield suggested:
Most job offers forget to mention where it's possible to apply from. I had to look at the process for immigration file to go work in the US and most of the companies can't afford that (most UK have to pay huge taxes, same in Europe, etc etc)... So I think it's a big deal that it's forgotten so much and it would help companies posting to only get applications from people they can actually hire, and applicants not to waste time on an application where they don't have a single chance... Most explanation and reactions : http://forrst.com/posts/Could_you_add_a_where_can_you_apply_from_field-TtN

Regional filters for job posts and job search

2011-10-31T09:28:38+01:00

spunkypixels suggested:
Most job posts are currently only in the US. It would be great if there was a way that would allow companies to indicate whether foreigners can apply. It would also be great if in the job search filter Forrsters could narrow their search to available jobs within region.

Missing features [updated]

2011-10-29T02:55:42+02:00

Where is the delete button or link for avatars? I only see one to replace what you have. There should also be a Post a Job button. it's amazing you have to go searching for these things. The overall design of the site needs a clean up to make it more consistent. This is where dribbble shines over forrst.

Dan said:

PS. being able to search the directory would be nice. I don't see why I have to pay extra for this.

Missing features

2011-10-29T02:48:25+02:00

Dan suggested:
Where is the delete button or link for avatars? I only see one to replace what you have. There should also be a Post a Job button. it's amazing you have to go searching for these things. The overall design of the site needs a clean up to make it more consistent. This is where dribbble shines over forrst.

'post a job' button on the jobs page [updated]

2011-10-29T02:45:17+02:00

i have a hard time finding how to post a job

Dan said:

It's amazing things like this are not more obvious.

section to find devs/designers willing to trade work for work [updated]

2011-10-29T02:44:07+02:00

You see a lot of designers in need of development work, and vice versa. Maybe have a profile option of "Available for [x dev] [x design] work" and a search page to look for people available for different types of work/trade work.

Dan said:

I'd like this feature too.

'post a job' button on the jobs page

2011-10-28T12:14:30+02:00

daniel kalman suggested:
i have a hard time finding how to post a job

Provide incentives for community members to mark posts that were helpful to them

2011-10-28T01:35:57+02:00

Naomi C. Bush suggested:
In my experience, community members are just not marking posts as helpful as often as they should and this directly affects Forrst rankings. I put much time and thought into my comments and many times the member will say thanks that was helpful and never mark my comment as helpful which I don't understand. I'd really like to see some way to encourage this more otherwise it's discouraging.

Create groups for users to join and discuss in. [updated]

2011-10-28T01:20:22+02:00

Let forrst users make groups so they can converse about specific topics easily.

Naomi C. Bush said:

I'd like to see topic groups, not far from LinkedIn groups, where you view posts and influential leaders in a certain topic like WordPress, EE, RoR, Mobile App Design, CSS, UI Design, etc. Right now, the leaderboard is fine but it doesn't really change much and I want to see who the influential people are for a certain topic. Why? Because I'd want to follow them, learn from them, possibly collaborate, or even hire them. I want to see their body of work and involvement in the context of a particular topic. They could be on the leaderboard because of activity totally unrelated to the area of expertise I'm interested in.

Add internships to job type

2011-10-21T20:20:30+02:00

Henry Modisett suggested:
For students that are looking for internships it would be great to have that as an option for a forrst job. it would also be beneficial for companies to see a potential intern who has a forrst profile and is genuinely interested in their field.

Let non-forrst users see our timeline and see our comments' posts.

2011-10-16T17:13:49+02:00

Calvein suggested:
Non-forrst users can see many of my posts (e.g http://forr.st/~wd6) but why can't they see my public posts here https://forrst.com/people/Calvein/posts ? Plus, why can't they see the comments, it could be an option (but I don't understand why they can see our posts and not their comments).

Allow commenting on profiles and send user messages [updated]

2011-10-10T06:03:35+02:00

Says what it means.

Joshua said:

I think this could come in handy, but would recommend allowing users to disable the function. Also, for those users that don't have a high enough reputation, perhaps they could pay in acorns to DM?

Is this still in the works?

don't auto-link "@font-face" [updated]

2011-10-10T05:54:11+02:00

detect when "@font-face" appears in a post/comment and don't auto-link the "@font" part.

Joshua said:

This is easily resolved by using the markup for a code block: wrap @font-face in ` (i.e. `@font-face`).

Let Us Archive Posts

2011-10-10T04:24:57+02:00

Jaylin suggested:
When I look back on some of my older posts, I either: 1. Don't like them anymore 2. Don't want them to be viewed anymore (but still want them on the site for myself), or 3. Feel that people hiring through Forrst won't appreciate them. As of now, the only way to hide posts are to 'unpublish' them and leave it as a draft or delete the post all together. Although unpublishing is essentially doing the job, it's not good enough. My idea of archived posts on Forrst would be like a blog archive. 1. Categorized by tag, date, or type (snap, question, etc) 2. Searchable within your own archive (not the main search bar; unless in the search bar its "Archive: search term") 3. Able to make the archive available to the whole Forrst community or just you.

Replace 'Markdown' with 'Some html allowed' [updated]

2011-10-09T18:16:19+02:00

Really, markdown is weird, I don't want to learn yet another programming language. Why can't you just support some of the most used html elements like bold, italic, link etc. For example see Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/svirsk/4601752344/ and click on the link How do I format my comment?

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Move the "Available for Work" banner off of the avatar on our forrst.me pages

2011-09-21T21:30:35+02:00

Collin suggested:
There's plenty of space in other areas for this banner, I see no reason why it should obstruct a person's photo. In my case, since my head is in the upper left corner, so the banner almost completely covers my face.

Fix Paging! Not all posts are seen before they disappear.

2011-09-19T15:48:55+02:00

Michele suggested:
When I have the automatic pagination turned on, go into a post and come back out, it will replace the entire post set with the next page even if I didn't scroll all the way to the bottom yet. I end up missing 10+ posts each time, so then I have to start over and scroll down again. The post list shouldn't paginate when I'm coming back from a post.

Annotation tools

2011-09-15T15:43:41+02:00

Yuri Sementsov suggested:
It would be great to see some annotation functions, especially for images. Putting some text, notes, bubbles or graphics over the posted images to visualize comments.

Create a proper forum

2011-09-14T18:23:55+02:00

Dan suggested:
I think it would be very beneficial for Forrst to create a forum for Forrst users to use to talk about anything in general. BUT the reason I ask this is basically a proper forum would be serve the community better than this 'forum' because this is for submitting ideas and such isn't it? A place to discuss Forrst related issues and ask questions directly to staff ON Forrst would be much better than having to send an email of find other means of contacting people on Forrst. So basically, I suggest that Forrst creates/integrates an actual forum like system onto the existing site.

add a place for articles/discussion

2011-09-11T21:03:31+02:00

Jessica suggested:
Strictly speaking if I wanted to have a discussion on say, typeface pairing, I would need to create a picture just to be able to post it in snaps or phrase it as a question like Jeopardy (like this: https://forrst.com/posts/So_you_want_to_learn_to_code-Nbp) and post it there. It might be cool to have an experts forum where users with a high enough rating could start a relevant discussion.

Some Additional API Information [is now started]

2011-09-08T22:16:30+02:00

Would it be possible to add some of the following information in to the various API calls? - Total Likes a user has [on all of their posts/comments - perhaps split into total_liked_comments/total_liked_posts] - Total comments on all user's posts - Total helpful comments - Total starred comments - Total invites remaining - Total invited members [and then their IDs?] - Reputation percentile. This is visible in the directory, so no reason we can't have access to it through the API. When authorising a user, can you return that user's ID. There is no way to do an API search for a user based off their email, so you can't auth based on email & then pull a user's details with that same email address [that I can see]. Can we have access to a notifications API - authorised of course! - where you get total notifications then a list of the notifications: - URL - Name - By [user id] - Time - Dismiss URL [this will make the notification disappear if visited through this URL] Just some ideas for now! :)

Some Additional API Information [updated]

2011-09-08T22:16:30+02:00

Kyle Bragger (admin) responded:

Just rolled out some of the notification stuff today. Also pushed the user ID in auth update. Will get to the rest soonish.

Versioning

2011-09-03T17:11:08+02:00

Nathaniel Higgins suggested:
I think versioning would be a great idea. The way I propose it should work, is that when you edit a post, you have the option to list it as a new version. It shows up in the posts list as if it were a new post. On the post details page, you have the option to view each version. Also maybe comments could be separated for each version. Also everyone who comments/likes it should be notified when a new version is created. The whole point of this, is that its easier to find each version, see the differences, and remove all the posts with "Version X" at the end.

remove/hide supporter badge [updated]

2011-09-03T17:03:58+02:00

i'd rather not show i'm a supporter

Nathaniel Higgins said:

Why...

Set the "Homepage" for each account [is now completed]

2011-08-31T20:31:15+02:00

Whenever I am brought to Forrst, I always see my friend's feed, which is fine but not what I am always most interested in. I would rather be able to set this to /code. Maybe just add an extra row in the User settings where we can set the homepage to autmatically go to http://forrst.com/code as opposed to http://forrst.com/activity/from/friends ?

Set the "Homepage" for each account [updated]

2011-08-31T20:31:15+02:00

Zack Kitzmiller (admin) responded:

Expect this later today.

Back button for classic pagination on stream pages

2011-08-29T23:39:40+02:00

Barry Walsh suggested:
A back button would be nice for the classic pagination on stream pages.

Notification System

2011-08-22T04:42:53+02:00

Ekin Pierre Ertaç suggested:
Details, discussions and suggested design here http://forrst.com/posts/Forrst_notification_system_sketch-Nqo#comment-407550

Some Additional API Information

2011-08-11T15:28:42+02:00

Michael suggested:
Would it be possible to add some of the following information in to the various API calls? - Total Likes a user has [on all of their posts/comments - perhaps split into total_liked_comments/total_liked_posts] - Total comments on all user's posts - Total helpful comments - Total starred comments - Total invites remaining - Total invited members [and then their IDs?] - Reputation percentile. This is visible in the directory, so no reason we can't have access to it through the API. When authorising a user, can you return that user's ID. There is no way to do an API search for a user based off their email, so you can't auth based on email & then pull a user's details with that same email address [that I can see]. Can we have access to a notifications API - authorised of course! - where you get total notifications then a list of the notifications: - URL - Name - By [user id] - Time - Dismiss URL [this will make the notification disappear if visited through this URL] Just some ideas for now! :)

Add a 'post_views' count in the post reponses in the API

2011-08-01T19:05:48+02:00

Matt suggested:
For some reason the posts API responses do not include 'view_count' property, but do include a 'like_count'. Please could the 'post_views' be included.

keep form data saved on leaving page by mistake

2011-08-01T12:37:42+02:00

prisca suggested:
This has been driving me mad and causing me to leave less comments... It has been happening mainly due to me jumping around various apps etc. I start typing a comment, email arrives - I quickly go to check it - coming back to my comment - I might by mistake (with the mighty mouse) swipe and be taken back a page - on returning to the page I started to comment on - the comment box is now empty :( This happens occasionally on other sites as well - and the comment is usually still saved and I could carry on. But on Forrst - I lose all my input... this has now resulted in quite a lot of comments not being submitted as I don't always have the time to start again and type it all out from scratch... just a thought ;)

Include width and height on post images for better endless scroll

2011-08-01T09:09:06+02:00

Jim suggested:
Currently post images do not include a width and height, so it seems like posts are triggered as seen while images are still loading and as the images load they are pushed down out of view. When navigating away from the page and returning, the endless scroll begins at a post too far down (on the iPad) because of this. I suggest two easy solutions in order of difficulty: 1. When a user clicks to view a complete post, register the post ID and upon return to the posts view start from that post on. 2. Define the correct width and height on the images so that the space for the images is already reserved upon a page load. Thanks!

Allowing more 'personal' posts (filtered of course)

2011-07-20T11:51:34+02:00

Anonymous suggested:
I just created a post asking if anyone had a Dribbble invite and was kindly advised by a Forrst member that it is against the guidelines (after a quick check I saw that it is in the additional section/updates of the guidelines and deleted the post myself). I understand where you guys are coming from and I really think they are onto something great (I don't think dribbble or any other site offers as much as what Forrst does in terms of feedback, thoughtful and constructive criticism as well as thought provoking questions). However, some of the guidelines I think prevent the community from becoming as close-knit as it could be (by restricting what can and can't be spoken about). Meetups are a great idea, but far and few between. I have added a few people on Forrst and have had some help from others (and hopefully helped others) but I literally know nothing about the other people except for they are designers and/or developers. I can see the difficulties/issue of not wanting to fill the site with useless junk (which a lot of sites do) but I think by pointing members in the opposite direction, it takes away that "need" to go on Forrst. I am a member of other communities that I check almost religiously, but unless I get a Forrst notification, I forget to come on here. I am wondering what your thoughts are of allowing people to post with a relaxed set of guidelines (still prohibiting spammy and junk comments) where people can talk about other interests they may have. These posts would only be allowed to be seen by the community (non-public) and would also have a filter setting ('off' by default) which allow users to choose whether they see the 'personal' or 'informal' posts?

don't auto-link "@font-face"

2011-07-14T07:25:03+02:00

Kailey Lampert suggested:
detect when "@font-face" appears in a post/comment and don't auto-link the "@font" part.