Items Wanted - Why is there no bump option?

[thebrig]

Just wondering why there isn't a bump option when you list in "Items Wanted", once anything I've listed has dropped down a few pages, I have to create a completely new listing which surely clutters up the section.

Is there a reason for not having a bump option?

 

[ped]

I think we tried it but it didn't work - we've got a test site up now and it's on the list of things to fix and push to the live site.

[thebrig]

3 hours ago, ped said:

I think we tried it but it didn't work - we've got a test site up now and it's on the list of things to fix and push to the live site.

Ok, thanks

[GreeneKing]

I had a bump once, I don't want another, it hurt! 

[Noisyjon]

Thread resurrection!!!

 

@Hamster, @Kiwi, @ped

 

Chaps, is it possible to get the 'bump' button introduced on 'Items Wanted' posts please? 

 

Cheers, Jon

[Kiwi]

Do you mean this bump function? 

 

 

[Noisyjon]

Hi @Kiwi - I don't have that 'bump this topic' button available with my login!

That's exactly what I was asking about though.

 

Cheers, Jon

[Reggaebass]

I’ve never seen a bump option on any of my wanted ads 

[Kiwi]

I don't have any quick answers at this point in time, I'm sorry.  @Woodinblack are you able to shed any light on it?

[Woodinblack]

39 minutes ago, Kiwi said:

I don't have any quick answers at this point in time, I'm sorry.  @Woodinblack are you able to shed any light on it?

 

Its something I just noticed, since I was administrator I get the bump option but i am pretty sure you don't see it otherwise (and obviously as admin you get bump on everything so that isn't ideal!), so I assume it is a group feature. I will  have a look tonight and see if I can enable it on the wanted forum

[Woodinblack]

Sorry for the delay on this, the lack of bump on the Items Wanted forum is actually a feature of the plugin that makes bumping work, I am currently trying to work out if there is a way round it!

[Kiwi]

its odd how only admin can see it though

[pete.young]

I could be wrong, but I thought it was linked to the block on posting replies, which admins can also do but normal users cannot.

[Woodinblack]

6 hours ago, Kiwi said:

its odd how only admin can see it though

 

It isn't, that is actually the reason. It uses the bump mechanism of the replies, which are blocked on that forum, so if you can actualy reply you see the bump (as it is enabled). There is a check to ensure you can reply before permitting it. Even taking the check out the button is not there, but I am assuming that is the cache, I just can't yet find it

 

6 minutes ago, pete.young said:

I could be wrong

 

and in the words of the song, you could be right.

[Noisyjon]

Hi @Woodinblack, any news on this subject please?

If it's not possible can we ask a Mod to bump a wanted ad for us?

 

Thanks.

[ped]

30 minutes ago, Noisyjon said:

Hi @Woodinblack, any news on this subject please?

If it's not possible can we ask a Mod to bump a wanted ad for us?

 

Thanks.

Just post another in the meantime

[Noisyjon]

29 minutes ago, ped said:

Just post another in the meantime

Will do Ped, just didn't want to clog it up too much with repetitive posts!

Cheers, Jon

[Woodinblack]

At the moment, no it is very entrenched in the way that the forum operates, in that the bump bar uses the same bit of 'furniture' as the reply button, and without the reply it is not there.

 

I haven't given up, I am looking at other ways!

[ped]

There is probably a newer plugin we could use instead of that one which is no longer being developed. 

[Woodinblack]

3 minutes ago, ped said:

There is probably a newer plugin we could use instead of that one which is no longer being developed. 

 

Nope. I looked.

It is up to date and works, it just is an issue with the way the forum works. I am sure there is a way round it, but I am lacking some info!

[ped]

Just now, Woodinblack said:

 

Nope. I looked.

It is up to date and works, it just is an issue with the way the forum works. I am sure there is a way round it, but I am lacking some info!

Ah cool, OK, thanks

[Bunion]

I see the simple solution 

everybody becomes an admin!!! 
🤣😂🤣

[ped]

2 minutes ago, Bunion said:

I see the simple solution 

everybody becomes an admin!!! 
🤣😂🤣

Not a bad idea given the current crop!

[Reggaebass]

On 04/11/2021 at 14:57, Woodinblack said:

 

Nope. I looked.

It is up to date and works, it just is an issue with the way the forum works. I am sure there is a way round it, but I am lacking some info!

Did you ever find out if it could be done 🙂

[Woodinblack]

5 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Did you ever find out if it could be done 🙂

 

It can't be easily done because it works by putting a button on the bar that the reply button is on, which is obviously missing on a forum in which you can't reply (which is why mods can see it). it could be done with another plugin but currently I don't have access to being able to make new plugins. Certainly it isn't something I have ruled out, as I would like to be able to do plugins, as I think there are a few we could do with and I do think it would be a good thing as I think it would make the wanted forum a lot more useful (as would closing things you no longer want).