[Resolved] "Today's Posts"/"What's New" when not logged in

[johnb]

Just to confirm that, at present, you CANNOT view 'Today's Posts' when not logged in, in spite of what the FAQ says.

I've tried both Firefox and IE8, in case it was a browser problem.

[french frank]

Just to confirm that, at present, you CANNOT view 'Today's Posts' when not logged in, in spite of what the FAQ says.

I've tried both Firefox and IE8, in case it was a browser problem.

Will give this a proper check tomorrow. I had looked at the settings but couldn't immediately find where to alter it.

[johnb]

Thanks ff.

By the way, I'm not saying that "Today's Posts" should or shouldn't be visible to non-members. I just wanted to make sure that it is a conscious decision rather than something that has happened inadvertently.

[french frank]

I think the default is that guests/members not logged in have the 'New Posts' link, not 'What's New?' But I'll check what 'New Posts' reveals. Ideally, they should be able to see all threads except those in a private forum.

[french frank]

johnb

You are - as you well know - absolutely correct, and what Mark quoted from the FAQ is, um, questionable . But that is at odds with Mark's comment that the What's New? list means the posts that are new to 'you', and therefore can't be displayed if 'you' aren't logged in.

Nothing is actually hidden from guests but they have to click on the individual forums to see the latest posts. It's a bit off-putting to be told 'You're not allowed to see this'. There may be a way round it but I'll have to burrow a bit deeper. I haven't found a solution as yet.

[johnb]

Thanks ff

I think it might be something to do with the settings or menu options (if there are such things) as the "Today's Posts" option is visible and accessible when not plugged in on both the Logitech Squeezebox forum (powered by vBulletin) and on vBulletin's own forum.

I have a sneaking suspicion that it was originally visible and accessible here, but I might be mistaken.

It's not the exactly the end of the world - just something you might (or might not) want to look at if you ever have time!

[french frank]

How're we doing on this one? Resolved yet?

[johnb]

Oooo, Arrrrhh !

[french frank]

As I said to my vB helper - if only they were all that simple.

It was an item I had my finger hovering over a couple of times, but it didn't seem quite right.