Changing the forum software from DjangoBB to Discourse

starlightsparker

minikiwigeek2 wrote:
i like the idea of switching the forum software, but i don't really like the layout of discourse.

i agree tbh. the current layout is easy to navigate, simple, and straightforward. discourse seems a bit, idk, messy?

EngineerRunner

bump

josueart

Bump

qwertyy_the_artist

no support. just LOOK at all this clutter.

the current ui gets straight to the point, and it's easy to tell where everything is. with discourse, there's a lot of unnecessary ui on the page, and even after being on websites that use discourse for a long time, i still can't even figure out how to post something. it gives me headaches

Dagriffpatchfan

I think this won't get implemented because it would require so much work from the ST and they are already so over taxed, but I support the idea.

EngineerRunner

Dagriffpatchfan wrote:
I think this won't get implemented because it would require so much work from the ST and they are already so over taxed, but I support the idea.

it'd actually most likely require less work in the long term, as it is very easy to switch over and would mean much less upkeep for the devteam

A-MARIO-PLAYER

Semi-support. DjangoBB is outdated with its last official update being 7 years ago, so Scratch's security is less likely to be exploited if we switch to another system. However, it'd involve wiping everything (goodbye Everything Shop), or painfully converting the DjangoBB format to Discourse (it'd involve human intervention since there's no known scripts to migrate from DjangoBB)

A-MARIO-PLAYER

Dagriffpatchfan wrote:
(#465)
I think this won't get implemented because it would require so much work from the ST and they are already so over taxed, but I support the idea.

Please explain why you support.

josueart

A-MARIO-PLAYER wrote:
it'd involve human intervention since there's no known scripts to migrate from DjangoBB

Both database schemas are open, it'd be quite easy to make a script.

endyourenite

qwertyy_the_artist wrote:
no support. just LOOK at all this clutter.

the current ui gets straight to the point, and it's easy to tell where everything is. with discourse, there's a lot of unnecessary ui on the page, and even after being on websites that use discourse for a long time, i still can't even figure out how to post something. it gives me headaches

looks normal

josueart

qwertyy_the_artist wrote:
no support. just LOOK at all this clutter.
the current ui gets straight to the point, and it's easy to tell where everything is. with discourse, there's a lot of unnecessary ui on the page, and even after being on websites that use discourse for a long time, i still can't even figure out how to post something. it gives me headaches

Everything in Discourse is customizable.

starlightsparker

The quotes in discourse look better too, and I think people would be able to be notified when pinged maybe?
One thing though, discourse forums’ notifications are typically seperate from the normal site and the forum is usually at a different domain then the main site (ex: discuss.scratch.mit.edu), so would that mean scratch would have to be like that too? Cause I don’t really want that

A-MARIO-PLAYER

josueart wrote:
(#471)
qwertyy_the_artist wrote:
no support. just LOOK at all this clutter.
the current ui gets straight to the point, and it's easy to tell where everything is. with discourse, there's a lot of unnecessary ui on the page, and even after being on websites that use discourse for a long time, i still can't even figure out how to post something. it gives me headaches
Everything in Discourse is customizable.

except for the fact its discourse and it has a bad confusing layout tbh

A-MARIO-PLAYER

starlightsparker wrote:
(#472)
The quotes in discourse look better too, and I think people would be able to be notified when pinged maybe?
One thing though, discourse forums’ notifications are typically seperate from the normal site and the forum is usually at a different domain then the main site (ex: discuss.scratch.mit.edu), so would that mean scratch would have to be like that too? Cause I don’t really want that

rewrite rules in nginx: i exist

Last edited by A-MARIO-PLAYER (Aug. 11, 2024 19:04:31)

EngineerRunner

A-MARIO-PLAYER wrote:
josueart wrote:
(#471)
qwertyy_the_artist wrote:
no support. just LOOK at all this clutter.
the current ui gets straight to the point, and it's easy to tell where everything is. with discourse, there's a lot of unnecessary ui on the page, and even after being on websites that use discourse for a long time, i still can't even figure out how to post something. it gives me headaches
Everything in Discourse is customizable.
except for the fact its discourse and it has a bad confusing layout tbh

i don't like the layout
you can customise the layout
but i don't like the layout

makes sense

A-MARIO-PLAYER

just use phpbb with all the private messaging stuff removed

EngineerRunner

A-MARIO-PLAYER wrote:
just use phpbb with all the private messaging stuff removed

A-MARIO-PLAYER

EngineerRunner wrote:
(#477)
A-MARIO-PLAYER wrote:
just use phpbb with all the private messaging stuff removed
snip

then remove the forums IDK

/j

Last edited by A-MARIO-PLAYER (Aug. 26, 2024 12:55:48)

sonic__fan

bump

Scratchtheguy1

Semi-suppport. While this have some pros (Closes topic after 1 month of posting, drag and drop files), scratchblocks needs to be ported there, many stickies will be closed, limited posting for new users.

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