Please add date of the most recent post in the presentation page

[Uwe Bonnes]

Hello,

this is not for MCU but a remark for the forum software:

the overview page only shows the start date of a thread. At least for me it would be helpfull to also see the date of the most recent post. That way, it is easier to see if  new post where done to a thread after my last visit.

Thanks

 

PS: Why is there no "Location" like "Forum" to discuss problems and enhancements to the forum?

[Amel NASRI]

Hi @Uwe Bonnes ,

I moved your post to the dedicated forum board https://community.st.com/t5/feedback-forum/bd-p/feedback-forum and I let @Lina_DABASINSKAITE answer here.

-Amel

[Andrew Neil]

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@Uwe Bonnes wrote:

PS: Why is there no "Location" like "Forum" to discuss problems and enhancements to the forum?

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There is - it's the 'Feedback forum' under 'About'

Not the most intuitive place to put it, but there it is.

[Lina_DABASINSKAITE]

Hi there @Uwe Bonnes ,

For this purpose we have a sidebar "unread threads", on the right hand side:

Have you checked it? 

BR,
Lina

[Andrew Neil]

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@Lina_DABASINSKAITE wrote:

Hi there @Andrew Neil 

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Hi @Lina_DABASINSKAITE  - but I think you meant @Uwe Bonnes  ? 

:thinking_face: 8)

[Lina_DABASINSKAITE]

Yes I did :grinning_face_with_sweat:! Sorry for the mix up. 

[waclawek.jan]

Hi @Lina_DABASINSKAITE ,

> or this purpose we have a sidebar "unread threads", on the right hand side:

Where? I haven't met such sidebar yet.

And also it's still just a workaround, not a proper solution.

JW

[Lina_DABASINSKAITE]

Hi @waclawek.jan , 

When you are on the board level, scroll down and look on the right hand side below label list. Example, see here: 

STM32 MCUs products - STMicroelectronics Community 

Please share your other preferred option so we can look into it. 

Let me know if you can't see it. 

BR,
Lina 

[Andrew Neil]

I see the following in the right-hand sidebar:

1. Labels
2. New Solutions
3. Unread Threads
4. Unanswered Threads
5. Latest Photos

None of those answers @Uwe Bonnes request for the date of the most recent post in each thread/topic.

[waclawek.jan]

Hi @Lina_DABASINSKAITE ,

I see it now - maybe I haven't seen it on one of the other computers I switch between.

However, it's not it. The timestamp of last reply indicates, which posts have been replied to since we've visited last time. The "unread" list indicates, which threads we haven't read *ever*. I guess the "unread" list just displays the same information which is already displayed by the thread subject being displayed in bold.

[EDIT] I am wrong, it's not.

However, the usability of that side-bar is rather limited. First, it's small. Second, it's only in at "board level", and I find that level unusable as I want to see changes across several boards (okay I can't choose which ones but that's my problem I cope with it). Third, it is visually different from the thread list, so individual posts are relatively hard to perceive. Fourth, the number of items there is limited, clicking on "View all" brings me to yet another style of view, adding to confusion.

Uwe was asking for a feature which in common all normal forum softwares, which are designed by developers based on decades of accumulated knowledge about how to make fora useful; and which are used daily by their developers. Khoros is neither, and what we see happening here are halfbaked hotfixes. That's why it's important to start with using a forum software for a forum, instead of trying to bend some "customer engagement fulfillment" or whatever.

If the thread list is designed properly, all the sidebars can be removed and the space can be reclaimed for better usability of the forum as such.

JW

 

[Uwe Bonnes]

May I ask for a screenshot showing the implementation? I did not yet succeed to find the proposed list. But my main request is for the date on the main view "https://community.st.com/"https://community.st.com/

[waclawek.jan]

JW

[Uwe Bonnes]

If not yet done, I would very much like this request to be accepted. I do not scan zillions of sub-forums, but I scan the main page. Having the date of the last post would keep me from scanning old threads or missing new answers.

[Andrew Neil]

Threads with activity that you haven't seen will be bold.

It's a shame that there isn't a 'Mark All As Read' - see: 

https://community.st.com/t5/feedback-forum/is-there-a-mark-all-as-read/td-p/639602

Threads which haven't had any recent activity drop to the bottom of the list.

 

[waclawek.jan]

> Threads with activity that you haven't seen will be bold.

Not for me. Threads, which I've seen in the past, and have seen new activity, remain non-bold.

JW

[Andrew Neil]

Oh, I think you're right there.

:frowning_face:

There's always the opportunity to enable email notifications on ones you've seen...

[Andrew Neil]

Any update on this?

I think it would definitely be useful to see the date of the most recent reply in the forum listing.

May be also the name of the most recent replier.

Many forums do this.

 

[Lina_DABASINSKAITE]

Hello @Andrew Neil ,

Unfortunately, there is no update on this one yet.

In the meantime, I would strongly recommend utilizing the existing functionalities such as: notifications on the conversation you follow or engage in. You can also adjust the period of how often you wish to receive them under Setting>Subscriptions & Notifications as shown bellow: 

Alternatively, you can find all your subscriptions in one place: My settings> My subscriptions

 

I know it is not the solution you ask but this not something we are planning to implement in the near future. I will let you know if something changes. 

[Andrew Neil]

The Notifications have their own issues;

https://community.st.com/t5/feedback-forum/multiple-notifications-for-the-same-post/m-p/639727