New Forum Custom Activity Streams / Views

[The Computer Audiophile]

Hi Guys - Let's use this topic to help others create new Activity Streams / views. I think people will be able to get any view they need, but they may need a little help creating the view and saving it.

Thanks guys!

[firedog]

I've created multiple views; how do I eliminate some of them?

[Superdad]

Like the rest of you, I an trying to find a view that simply shows me threads that I subscribe to (sorry, "follow" is the new lingo) which have new activity--without showing a list of every recent post made in that thread.

I created a custom Activity Stream with parameters that end up being summarized at the top (like that) with:

"Showing topics I have not read, I am following and posted in the last 4 days."

But that gives a long list with, for example, all the posts from this thread.

I think many are missing the simple old "New Activity" screen which listed thread topics that had most recent posts.

Can someone show me the exact parameters which will show followed topics with unread posts (but not multiple instances from the same topic)?  Please post screen shots of both the parameters and the result.

THANKS!

[The Computer Audiophile]

1 hour ago, firedog said:

I've created multiple views; how do I eliminate some of them?

Looking into this now. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

2 hours ago, firedog said:

I've created multiple views; how do I eliminate some of them?

Found it. Go to the stream and hit the trash can button.

[austinpop]

Try this one, folks: https://www.computeraudiophile.com/discover/33/

It comes closest to replicating the "Subscriptions" link on the old site. It shows you only topics you follow in reverse time order. If you like it, you can add it to your streams using the "Add to my streams" button.

You can toggle the "Read Status" pull down to "Content I haven't read" to only view topics with unread content. I actually made a separate stream for that. https://www.computeraudiophile.com/discover/34/

Both views are useful.

Another hint - from my discussion with Chris on the other thread. When viewing a topic with no unread content, you can still go to the last post (like the old site) but you can't just click on the topic title. Click on the "nn minutes" icon on the next column. It looks like this:

 

[Superdad]

17 minutes ago, austinpop said:

Try this one, folks: https://www.computeraudiophile.com/discover/33/

It comes closest to replicating the "Subscriptions" link on the old site. It shows you only topics you follow in reverse time order. If you like it, you can add it to your streams using the "Add to my streams" button.

Brilliant!   Exactly what I wanted.  Thanks!

I think Chris must have changed something, because I looked at your filter settings and I know I had tried those before.  But I always ended up with multiple posts from the same Topic appearing in my lists.

[austinpop]

3 minutes ago, Superdad said:

Brilliant!   Exactly what I wanted.  Thanks!

I think Chris must have changed something, because I looked at your filter settings and I know I had tried those before.  But I always ended up with multiple posts from the same Topic appearing in my lists.

Glad to help.

Just doing my bit to accelerate the ISO-Regen release.