NinjaForge/Ninjaboard — Issue #17: Link to first unread post in topic listing
Author: stipsan
Created: 2011-12-29 15:43:50+00:00
State: open
Labels: pending audit

Reported by Christopher C.:

I have tried to find this functionality both in the production Ninja Forge forum and the demoboard. I regard it as a critical feature for any forum I want to frequent. When viewing all topics in a NB forum you can currently spot the topics with new/unread posts by the topic row being faded or not. I however cannot see any link to jump directly to the first unread post in the updated topics. This is annoying, especially on topics with enough posts for several pages. Someone bumps a three page long topic and you can't remember which pages you already read, so you waste time trying to pick up where you last left off... not user friendly.

Most forum software inserts a link behind the topic title, usually a little icon that says "new". This image is linked directly to the first unread post, so it works both as an indicator of new posts as well as a shortcut. This is a much needed feature for anyone that wants to keep up to date on more than a couple of topics at a time. It would be cool if it could be done for guests (people not logged in) too, but getting this working for members is my main concern.

Sorry if this ticket is a duplicate or this is an option already available (if so, turn it on on your boards!)