Forum Issues
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Some people have trouble viewing embedded Youtube videos.
I've changed the way YT videos are embedded in that a link to open the video in a separate window is always added below the video.
For instance, here's a random YT video. You should see a link below the embedded video.
Link to videoPlease let me know if this solves the problem or creates any new problems I'm not aware of.
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I'll experiment with the Twitter support of the forum a little to make it more reliable. Tweet embedding may not work properly at random times.
I may have to reboot the forum once or twice, which means that the forum may be unavailable for a few minutes.
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Klaus, the "Link to Tweet" is an OK solution. The problem as far as I was concerned once I realized I could see the link if quoting, was that a new user would be confused with posts that appeared to be blank. Initially I thought a viewer had to have their own Twitter account to access anything on Twitter. Guess not!
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@Klaus said in Forum Issues:
@Rainman do embedded Tweets still not show up when you use the forum?
Do they a) never show up or b) sometimes show up? What OS/browser do you use?
If you click on this link, does a bunch of computer code show up?
I know I am not Rainman, but I will answer in my experience.
Embedded Tweets have always shown top
I use iMac 10.14.6
When I click on the link, a bunch of code does show up -
@Klaus said in Forum Issues:
@Rainman do embedded Tweets still not show up when you use the forum?
Do they a) never show up or b) sometimes show up? What OS/browser do you use?
If you click on this link, does a bunch of computer code show up?
I know I am not Rainman, but I will answer in my experience.
Embedded Tweets have always shown top
I use iMac 10.14.6
When I click on the link, a bunch of code does show up@taiwan_girl Thanks for the report. It's always very hard to fix an error without being able to reproduce it, that's why I'm trying to find out what may cause Rainman's problems and what his system is.
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Klaus, in "incognito" mode, the Tweets do show up!
I wonder if it might be Ghostery, my ad blocker?
Anyone else use Ghostery? It's excellent, as it not only blocks ads on web sites, but removes ads on Youtube. -
Klaus, in "incognito" mode, the Tweets do show up!
I wonder if it might be Ghostery, my ad blocker?
Anyone else use Ghostery? It's excellent, as it not only blocks ads on web sites, but removes ads on Youtube.@Rainman said in Forum Issues:
Anyone else use Ghostery? It's excellent, as it not only blocks ads on web sites, but removes ads on Youtube.
I use Ghostery Lite and Adblock Plus Control Panel with Safari 13.1.1 on macOS 10.15.5 ... embedded tweets show up fine with this combo.
Also tried Chrome (version 83.0.4103.116) with Adblock and Ghostery on macOS 10.15.5 ... embedded tweets show up fine with this combo.
Also tried FireFox (version 77.0.1) without any adblocking or anti-tracking plugin/extension on macOS 10.15.5 ... embedded tweets show up fine with this combo too.
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Klaus, in "incognito" mode, the Tweets do show up!
I wonder if it might be Ghostery, my ad blocker?
Anyone else use Ghostery? It's excellent, as it not only blocks ads on web sites, but removes ads on Youtube. -
@Klaus said in Forum Issues:
@Rainman this seems to be a known issue with ghostery. Here you can find a few things to try to make embedded tweets work,
The problem seems to be with the abblocker and not the way the forum embeds tweets. Blame shifting is wonderful!
Thanks, Klaus. I deactivated the Twitter block as well as syndication on Ghostery.
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@Klaus said in Forum Issues:
@Rainman this seems to be a known issue with ghostery. Here you can find a few things to try to make embedded tweets work,
The problem seems to be with the abblocker and not the way the forum embeds tweets. Blame shifting is wonderful!
Thanks, Klaus. I deactivated the Twitter block as well as syndication on Ghostery.
