Can't click "like" on some threads
Feb 18, 2023, 11:25 am
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Can't click "like" on some threads
There are several threads I follow that I want to click "like" on some of the posts. Can't seem to make it stick when I click it. Nothing happens. I believe there are other threads that it still seems to work, but not 100%. Also I did a search on this forum for "click like", zero results. Then my next search of the forum gets and error result. "TypeError: sizeof(): Argument #1 ($value) must be of type Countable|array, null given in ..../sphinx.php on line 49",
Feb 19, 2023, 2:53 pm
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I have this issue too. Some posts I can like, but others, when clicked, appear to do nothing. It may be related to threads that are subscribed to -- I find these ones are less likely to allow me to like posts in them.
This has been happening for at least 3 months.
This has been happening for at least 3 months.
Feb 19, 2023, 3:14 pm
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It's a quirk that I find very odd. If there is a review in the thread, you cannot click "like". Why? I have no idea. Internet Brand knows about the issue. Hopefully some day their tech team will figure out how to correct it.
Feb 19, 2023, 3:18 pm
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Feb 20, 2023, 12:52 am
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Our of interest SanDiego1K Joel from IB often points out that the Likes system on FT is custom/unique and hence it's hard to persuade the techs to do anything significant to change/update/fix it. He also says that FT has a custom Likes system because the community didn't like the forum standard offering. But do you recall what the issues were with the standard offering that caused a custom solution to be developed?
There's obviously some technical debt already ingrained in the custom code for Likes, and it's only likely to get worse. Is it worth reviewing if there's s chance to escape back to forum standard Likes?
There's obviously some technical debt already ingrained in the custom code for Likes, and it's only likely to get worse. Is it worth reviewing if there's s chance to escape back to forum standard Likes?
Feb 21, 2023, 1:12 pm
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Our of interest SanDiego1K Joel from IB often points out that the Likes system on FT is custom/unique and hence it's hard to persuade the techs to do anything significant to change/update/fix it. He also says that FT has a custom Likes system because the community didn't like the forum standard offering. But do you recall what the issues were with the standard offering that caused a custom solution to be developed?
There's obviously some technical debt already ingrained in the custom code for Likes, and it's only likely to get worse. Is it worth reviewing if there's s chance to escape back to forum standard Likes?
There's obviously some technical debt already ingrained in the custom code for Likes, and it's only likely to get worse. Is it worth reviewing if there's s chance to escape back to forum standard Likes?
Nov 14, 2023, 6:39 pm
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It was regrettably the opposite. We developed a Likes system for FlyerTalk, then the main VB team dveloped their own "PostThanks" independently, which became standard. The biggest issues for that here were that it keeps tracks of likes you've given and received across the site, but the biggest one was that when a post is liked, it creates a mini sub-post that takes up much more screen real estate. So it was an interface/UX issue. I personally think people overreacted a bit, but definitely understood why it was frustrating, especially coming from a system that doesn't do that.
It's been like this for years.
Anyone else is having the same issue?
Nov 15, 2023, 4:16 am
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The "The 13 Oct 21 FT 'Like' Feature - [now restored to prior version]" thread