PS. I had pictures that were hidden simply because they were only on the site for use as story covers, weren't meant to be visible on my profile, and all were Public after conversion. I just wasn't too fussed about it because there was nothing terribly private, just had them hidden for convenience.

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I think there is some confusion about private albums showing publicly, I have checked around and they all seem to be private. 

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One feature I especially like is the ability to Like forum posts. ❤

Oh for sure. It's something I have on almost every other forum I am on that I haven't had here.

* ape hunkers down with divines and tea *

So, been a rather muggy day here. Still got in a bike ride and some yardwork (pruning a badly overgrown rose bush). Otherwise, been spending an inordinate amount of time on here figuring things out.

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For the sake of privacy, should it be shut to members until it's fully ready?

By the way, it looks like cover images need to be in Public. I moved all my images but my avatar to Private and now my stories only show cover images if I am logged in.

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Mr ape there is a dozen pecan divines with your name on them if you can kindly tell me how to change the active ink slinger by my name ..

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I don't mind change at all. It will take time to review the changes. So far it appears I have lost badges. Still checking everything else.

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And another... Uploading YouTube clips and pictures to the forums? The camera icon seems to be connected only to profile pics and there is no YouTube upload so only a link appears. 😲

Yep. I mentioned this a couple times already. One of my main concerns about the site. Weirdly, though, the videos are embedded in the posts that had them pre-upgrade so the software clearly supports video embedding, it's just a problem in the editor.

Welp, we are seeing a variety of opinions on SS 2.0. I am reserving judgement because there is so much missing, I suspect work is still ongoing.

Putting on the kettle for those what need it.

Question: Stories now have both the 5 star rating and a Like button. Does the Like button take the place of favorite stories and if so, are we able to get a list of stories we have liked? (Which would address one of the concerns raised up thread)

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And another... Uploading YouTube clips and pictures to the forums? The camera icon seems to be connected only to profile pics and there is no YouTube upload so only a link appears. 😲

So looks like the site has a Portable Web App (PWA). When I logged in on my phone (Android) it prompted me to install StoriesSpace. Tap Install and you get a nice SS icon. Need to see if it gets a badge for notifications like other PWAs that I use.

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Another little glitch I have just noticed. I have just uploaded a story. After putting it in the box, the only option was to submit it. Usually it lets you look at it and make changes, edit. I can’t see a save draft button. It may just be me being thick. 

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Here's another. The links in tweets no longer work. Do I have to make new tweets or is that being attended to?

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Here's another. The links in tweets no longer work. Do I have to make new tweets or is that being attended to?

EDIT: Yep, broken. They likely need to put some kind of redirect in place so that links created before the upgrade will work. I have never dealt with this myself, but I have heard of other forum sites that switched hosting or software running into it. But, yes, you can fix it yourself by editing the posts. I am not going to bother with my old tweets but will fix some links I have posted on other forums.

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There are a lot of help guides in the support section here. 

https://www.storiesspace.com/support/faq

Made that clickable for you.

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There is only one version?. It’s exactly the same site but mobile friendly. 

Another issue noted on mobile:

On my phone, I only see "Stories" in the top left where the logo goes, not StoriesSpace. That needs to be consistent across all interfaces for branding, if nothing else.

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Im  about ready to jump ship since it's two different storiesspaces... One desktop version and the mobile version.

So MANY things missing from the mobile profile pages.  . Both versions should be available to all 

For instance, elsewhere you mentioned mail folders being gone. That's not a desktop vs. mobile thing, that's a feature that is missing from the new site. It is missing on desktop, too.

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Hi, it will take you a little while to find out where everything is, but if we don’t have the features you are looking for we can put them on a wish list and build them, but you will also find a lot of new features when you start looking around. It’s inevitable that there will be a few bugs as it’s been an extremely complicated task to get to this point. Someone technical will pick the comments up on here and reply as soon as practical with an update. 

Thanks 🙏 

Positives:

- Like the new submission window (though I have not submitted anything yet so we'll see)

- The profile management is much more in keeping with modern forum software like the one I use

- Definitely snappy performance wise

- Love the mobile adaptability which was one of the big weaknesses of the old SS for me

- Like the layout of the story listing with Search, Write Your Own Story, and the Genre List across the top. The ways tags are laid out next to the genre is nice, too.

Could use improvement (but not urgent):

- new editor is nice but missing some common options/features like Youtube embedding (how do we embed videos in this one) and font size controls

- more smileys, similar to the old site, would be nice

ETA: I don't see a way to edit my signature, either.

One more to be looked at: The Remember Me button in Login isn't working. I turn it on every time I log in but if I close Chrome, then reopen and come back to the site, I have to login again. I have my password in a password keeper so not a huge deal, but would still be nice to eventually be able to just come back and already be in from last time.

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I feel like there are some subforums missing but I can't put my finger on which ones.

I am liking some of this, but my bitch list is starting to lengthen.

• You cannot upload images from the forum editor. They already have to be uploaded to your profile.
• The bullet list button works in editor but the bullets don't show when you post (e.g. this list should be bulleted).
• Links still have to be manually added. In most forum software I use, you just paste the URL and the link is created automatically.

And I see Sara's problem, too. The icon in Friends opens an IM window to chat so is only available on users who are online. Black box messages could be left even for people who were offline. They could then respond when they came online. Not an issue for me since I don't use them much here, but I can see where it would be for some.

Looks like replies to comments on existing stories did not come over (just checked my two latest). It is working on new stories. Is this expected?

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I can't see my profile unless I am logged in. Still having the same issues.I can't upload an avatar either. 

To get to both the My Profile page and the Privacy settings, you need to find the avatar (yours will be the generic female one) in the top right of the forums page.

Click on it, then My Profile to get to your profile.

If you go the generic avatar and move your cursor over it, you should get an Upload Profile Picture. Click that and upload the avatar you wish to use.

For Privacy, click the avatar in the top right again and choose Settings, then click Privacy in the row of links at the top.

Still getting oriented to the new site, but starting to like it. Definitely more modern in look and capabilities. I started a thread in Site Announcements and Feedback for posting tip and tricks on using SS 2.0.

https://www.storiesspace.com/forum/site-announcements-and-members-feedback/new-site-tips-and-tricks

I think it is probably time to party, though it seems to be hard to get here right now. Are others finding that the Break Room forum isn't showing in the Forums list (but can be reached by using My Posts)?

Okay, what have you learned about the new StoriesSpace that the rest of us might find helpful? A couple quickies:

Your forum signature is now found in the Forums. Click More - Forum Settings.

If you have links to stories in your sig, you might need to fix them. Mine were going to a 404 - Page Not Found error until I redid them.

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Ummmm ... where's The Break Room forum?