Post by D'oh-tastrophe Inc. on Feb 2, 2014 22:55:12 GMT -5
As part of the ongoing efforts to reformat profiles in order to reduce lag in the forum, a formal order has been placed with Proboards requesting a plug-in that would allow us to rearrange the order of badges or organize profiles for custom settings. Under our current system, if members wanted to request a badge order (for example premiums first), we would have to remove all badges forumwide, rewrite the code in order to rearrange the order of the badges so that premiums appear first in the list, and then individually reapply each and every badge that every forum member has ever received.
Since the plug-in we are requesting does not currently exist in the Proboards universe, it requires a member of the Proboards technical staff to design a custom plug-in to suit our needs. This will very likely take time and Proboards may ultimately not be able to honor our request. Even if they are able to design the plug-in, it may cause instability in other parts of the forum so therefore may not be viable for our forum structure. The design, instillation, and testing of new plug-ins takes time and it will not be an immediate solution.
We understand that members who have purchased custom badges used real money to help the forum. As a temporary solution we will be able to place premium badges in the Custom Title space located below the donut count in member’s profiles. Adjusting your Custom Title is an actual edit to your profile performed by the staff. As a matter of privacy, we do not alter member’s profiles without their permission. If you are interested in having your premium badges displayed in this manner, please let us know. Displaying the badges may mean we will have to remove your current title if you have one, due to restrictions on the custom title size at the moment. Once we have adjusted Titles for members who have purchased premium badges, we will be willing to work with members who wish to display non-premiums in their Titles. This is not an act of favoritism; it is a “thank you” to the members who purchased premium packages to keep the forum ad-free for everyone.
Since the plug-in we are requesting does not currently exist in the Proboards universe, it requires a member of the Proboards technical staff to design a custom plug-in to suit our needs. This will very likely take time and Proboards may ultimately not be able to honor our request. Even if they are able to design the plug-in, it may cause instability in other parts of the forum so therefore may not be viable for our forum structure. The design, instillation, and testing of new plug-ins takes time and it will not be an immediate solution.
We understand that members who have purchased custom badges used real money to help the forum. As a temporary solution we will be able to place premium badges in the Custom Title space located below the donut count in member’s profiles. Adjusting your Custom Title is an actual edit to your profile performed by the staff. As a matter of privacy, we do not alter member’s profiles without their permission. If you are interested in having your premium badges displayed in this manner, please let us know. Displaying the badges may mean we will have to remove your current title if you have one, due to restrictions on the custom title size at the moment. Once we have adjusted Titles for members who have purchased premium badges, we will be willing to work with members who wish to display non-premiums in their Titles. This is not an act of favoritism; it is a “thank you” to the members who purchased premium packages to keep the forum ad-free for everyone.