main@beta.groups.io

New Group Charter 16 #admin

Hi All, This is the new charter for the main beta group. This message outlines how I've changed the set up and would like to run the group going forward. This group now requires topics to be tagged wi

Hi All, This is the new charter for the main beta group. This message outlines how I've changed the set up and would like to run the group going forward. This group now requires topics to be tagged with a hashtag. These are the currently available hashtags for users: #bug #meta #misc #suggestion You can see their descriptions by going to the Hashtags page. There are additional hashtags, but they are set for moderator use only. If you want to post something and are not sure which hashtag to use or there isn't an appropriate hashtag, use #misc, and I will fix it. But please try to use the existing hashtags whenever possible, as I will be limiting the total number of hashtags. #meta is the tag to use when making suggestions about this group. During cleanup, I combined some of old hashtags into the new hashtags, but mostly I deleted them as they didn't directly fit into the new scheme. This group is now set so that all new topics are moderated. Therefore, expect a delay before your post shows up if it creates a new topic. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Mark

By Mark Fletcher ·

Large indentation of first line in integration message 7 #bug

I use the integration capability to welcome new members to our group. Recently, the first line of the message has begun indenting about 10-15 spaces. The indentation does not appear in the source mess

By Signe Maximous ·

Changed Files display 2 #misc

Undoubtedly a trivial question -- I see that the listings of Files now have an extra blank space inserted between every fiilename and its description. Is that intentional? Will the extra line have a n

By Andy I ·

Incorrect (corrupt) links returned from File Search 3 #bug

I have a link in my group's Files section, which was created using +New/Upload > Generic Link. It's all good, and the link works. However, if I go to Files, then do a Search using the Search box in th

By Andy I ·

All groups "do not exist" when accessed from Your Groups list 3 #bug

I fnally narrowed this down. This morning, all morning, clicking on a group in the Your Groups list yields "sorry but that group does not exist." I kept trying various ways to access and found that th

By J_Catlady ·

export database to csv missing a column 3 #bug

group marfiore .... one database, and the column "lot number" fails to be exported. The header with the column names gets exported (csv) but no data from that column what the hay? column is type numbe

By Greg Elmassian ·

message delivery change via email not logged 5 #bug

While doing some testing for a problem for someone on GMF this morning, I noticed that changes to message delivery that are done via email are not logged anyplace. As long as it's done online, the cha

By Duane ·

Site updates #changelog

Changes to the site this week: Internationalization Project: Converted 47 web page templates so that they can be translated into other languages. February 3, 2023: DOCS: Updates from Nina. Owners Manu

By Mark Fletcher ·

Enhance Messages search to include the poster's name 6 #suggestion

A user in one of my groups was frustrated that he could not find any of the Messages he posted. Knowing that Messages Search only looks at the title and body is helpful, and searching by userid works,

By Chris Klemmer ·

One of our email servers has been blacklisted 34 #update

HI All, One of the two servers that sends email for us has been listed on a blocklist, which means that many domains are currently not accepting email from it. I am trying to get more information as t

By Mark Fletcher ·

HTML error on subgroups page 2 #bug

If you click on the Subgroups section of a group’s left-hand column, you're presented with the “Main Group”, “Subgroups You Belong To”, and the “Subgroups You Can Join”. The phase "if len(subgrouplist

By Gilbert Coville ·

Group Guidelines #guidelines-notice

The beta group welcomes your participation. When you post messages to the group, please observe these guidelines: Hashtags are required for new topics. Members of this group can apply these hashtags:

By Group Notification ·

New Bug in text Mode only groups... 2 #bug

... This is a NEW behavior. Group in text mode (non-html). All messages that come under moderation somehow get 32 spaces at the beginning of the first paragraph. If the group owner tries to edit a mes

By Rubens ·

Why do uploaded Photos show a "Taken:" date when the photo has no such information? #bug

Sorry if I am understanding this wrongly.... When a photo is uploaded to the Photos section of a group, and the photo is displayed at the group's website, there are lines of information below the phot

By Andy I ·

Site updates #changelog

Change to the site this week: January 27, 2023: NEW: Started to roll out translated pages of the website. Initially in French, to test, you can set the site to display in French by going to https://gr

By Mark Fletcher ·

Moderated Special Notice via Integration email 3 #misc

I'm trying to set up a new member welcome to one group. It's involved because more than one person is involved and we use an external website and webform for applications. Our original Welcome message

By Bob Bellizzi ·

Is there a better way to say "Report This Photo" or "Report This Message" or "Report File"? 3 #suggestion

As you know, group members can click "Report This Message" or "Report This Photo" or "Report File". That sends a message to the Moderators or to Groups.io, telling them that there might be something i

By Andy I ·

Add DisplayName to certain system-generated notifications #suggestion

Hi Mark, We had a situation in a group where a not very savvy group member started bouncing temporarily and got the typical bouncing account email, and he wasn't sure about it and posted on the group

By Christos Psarras ·

Site updates #changelog

Changes to the site this week: January 17, 2023: NEW: Created i18n@beta.groups.io subgroup dedicated to internationalization and localization issues with the site. January 20, 2023: CHANGE: Include Or

By Mark Fletcher ·

Include organiser name in calendar mouseover popup 2 #suggestion

Hi Mark, This has been gnawing at me for some time. When an event is defined on a calendar and the organiser name, email and phone number are entered as below:: The organiser name is omitted on the mo

By Andy Wedge ·

Cannot select Invite member notice from pick-list 3 #bug

Mark -- I have several different member notices of type Invite. One is active, and it populates by default (as intended). It used to be that I could override this default, and select one of the other

By Bruce Bowman ·

New internationalization/localization subgroup 4 #admin

Hi All, I've just created i18n@beta.groups.io. Here is the group description: Internationalization/Localization @ Groups.io. This group is dedicated to localizing the Groups.io service into different

By Mark Fletcher ·

Web updates 40 #update

Hi All, I've been quiet this week because I've been heads down on revamping the website. After 9 years, it's time to upgrade the web framework we use, from Bootstrap v3, to Bootstrap v5. This is a big

By Mark Fletcher ·

Some hard enters are converted to soft enters in groups configured as "text only" 2 #bug

... Old bug that comes and go... Group set to "text only". Then, if I try to edit a message before approve it, and insert some *HARD ENTERS* at the end of each line (like in this message), some (not a

By Rubens ·

Hashtags for albums 3 #suggestion

The group I run has fixed hashtags, only I can create new ones. The group is about a specific make of machines and the majority of topics and photos are about individual models. A member searching for

By Nick Kempley ·

Failed Repeating Calendar attempt to move to prior date 2 #bug

I have several repeating Calendar events. I added a new one and accidentally set the start date one week in advance. i reopend the edit and changed the date to today but a later time. Checked and all

By Bob Bellizzi ·

Site updates #changelog

Change to the site this week: January 10, 2023: DOCS: Updates from Nina. Owners Manual Revision History, Getting Started Revision History, FAQ. Please see this note about my focus for the next few wee

By Mark Fletcher ·

Site updates 3 #changelog

Changes to the site this week: January 5, 2023: - **BUGFIX:** Editing a file from the Files search result page resulted in a `The folder must have a name.` error banner. [Discussion](https://beta.grou

By Mark Fletcher ·

Policy change: no new graphics sharing groups 10 #update

Hi All, New groups dedicated to the following will no longer be approved (existing groups will not be affected): Tag sharing Tubes/Paint Shop Pro tubes Incredimail stationary GIFs/Snags These are grou

By Mark Fletcher ·

Add dark mode to phone app 3 #suggestion

Add the ability to flip to dark or inverted contrast mode. Kelly

By Kelly K7MHI ·

Updating file description from search results fails with "The folder must have a name." 3 #bug

Repro steps: Go to a group's Files section. Search for a file by a substring in its name. From the search results page, click the Update button (looks like a pencil writing on a piece of paper). If it

By Christopher Warrington ·

Cannot sort Sent Invitations 2 #bug

Mark -- On the "Sent Invitations" page, clicking any of the column headers fails to sort the table. They're moving around, but seemingly at random. FYI, Bruce

By Bruce Bowman ·

Add log entry "confirmed membership" 7 #suggestion

It would be very handy to have a log entry "confirmed their membership." Currently, when someone shows up as NC, you have to keep checking to see whether or not they've finally confirmed. And, oh yeah

By J_Catlady ·

#bug HTML footer too long 3 #bug

Mark -- Some ISPs are starting to bounce messages that violate RFC specifications. In particualr, I'm seeing it happen on messages that contain lines longer than 998 bytes. As you know, groups.io adds

By SBL webmaster ·

Don't send pening sub message to pending unconfirmed member 10 #suggestion #bug

Hi Mark, I think we've been through various iterations of this question and I don't remember the result, if any. This might be a bug. I sometimes get pening NC members whose email delivery history sho

By J_Catlady ·

Moderator notification for calendar event changes #suggestion

Hi Mark, As a group owner, I would like the ability to receive Moderator notifications when calendar events are created or modified so that I can keep track of those activities across multiple subgrou

By Andy Wedge ·

Create new System Activities filter on Activity Log #suggestion

Hi Mark, Happy New Year. Just following on from a topic on GMF. The Moderator Activity filter on the Activity Log also shows certain 'system' events such as movements in the wait list for RSVP events

By Andy Wedge ·

Need option to get email notifications ONLY for my own posts 7 #suggestion

I would like the option to get email notifications ONLY when a person responds to my own post.

By Brianna Knoppow ·

#bug How to find my old posts? 5 #bug

How do I find all the posts I made in a group?

By Brianna Knoppow ·

Site updates 5 #changelog

Changes to the site this week: December 16, 2022: INTERNAL: Pushed to production the first part of a re-write of how we handle and store email delivery history. When complete, the new system will stor

By Mark Fletcher ·

Group owner survey 26 #misc

Hi All, I've created a survey for group owners, and I'd appreciate it if you could take a couple of minutes to fill it out: https://7r10w90aj1u.typeform.com/to/U0IihubK What I'm hoping to get out of t

By Mark Fletcher ·

Site updates 3 #changelog

Changes to the site this week: December 9, 2022: BUGFIX: When editing a pending message in a group that is set to plain text only messages, the edited message would be stripped of line breaks. Discuss

By Mark Fletcher ·

Site updates 6 #changelog

Changes to the site this week: November 19, 2022: NEW: You can now specify that the weekly event summary email be sent on a day other than Friday. Discussion NEW: When moving files or folders in the F

By Mark Fletcher ·

Vanishing Carriage-returns in Photo and File Descriptions 6 #suggestion

When uploading (or editing) a Photo or a File, there is an edit-box for the Description. Sometimes it is convenient to use carriage-returns to separate lines, for better clarity. But all those carriag

By Andy I ·

Event Color Changes in Recurring Events 2 #bug

If I make an edit to a calendar listing on an event that repeats, it shows the Event Color that was selected in the original post, but when I "Update Event" or "Update Event and Group," the Event Colo

By Doug M. ·

Disconcerting message on Direct Add 2 #bug

Mark -- I had someone apply for membership to my group, but I rejected his application because he wasn't a member of our parent organization. Later, he paid up his membership dues and I added him via

By Bruce Bowman ·

Site updates 3 #changelog

Changes to the site this week: November 4, 2022 NEW: Subgroups can now have extra member data. Discussion NEW: User activity page. Currently only enabled for members of the beta group, for testing. Di

By Mark Fletcher ·

Mark status 12 #admin

Hi All, The cold I've been fighting since Monday has turned into covid. I made it almost 3 years before getting it. I'm vaxxed and boosted, and it's not bad so far. But I'm going to take it easy while

By Mark Fletcher ·

Editing subscribers' pending messages removes all line & paragraph breaks #bug

For groups that have "Force HTML Emails" and "Plan Text Only" selected, clicking Edit then Save for a pending subscriber message (with or without actually editing the text) removes all line and paragr

By Drew ·

New premium group feature: event summary emails 16

Hi All, I just pushed a new feature for premium groups, event summary emails. Every Friday morning, you can have an email sent to your group listing the next 20 events in your group. It's tagged with

By Mark Fletcher ·