Forum Activity for @strumelia

Many youtube videos not showing up in search results?

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Hey Zachary-
From reading your posts here, I'm getting the impression that you are referring to YT videos that you embedded into BLOG posts. I'm thinking you are searching for these videos on your site's Video section... but they would not be in there. Also if you do a general site search they may not show up by searching for the YT video title if they are simply embedded media files in a blog post.
Were these YT videos you "uploaded to your site" actually added to your site's Video collection, or were they merely embedded files or attachments to discussion or blog posts? That might explain why they are not showing up when you do searches in the YT area of your site, or they might not even show up as blog post 'media file' items when you search the embedded video's youtube title. Just wondering if this might be what the problem is.

Limit on attachment size not working?

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OMG been there from the start? Too funny, well I guess it was indeed "there for a long time". LOL
Thanks for going to the trouble of applying the fix for me, Paul.

Limit on attachment size not working?

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I checked the FOTMD site just now and the size limit for forum attachments is working fine now, I logged in as a regular member and it would NOT let me attach either a 4MB jpg or a 200MB MP4 onto a forum post... Yay Paul!
(I'm assuming that because you said "sites" you applied the same fix on my pennywhistle site as well- if not let me know)
I think this had not been working for a long time as I seem to recall wondering about it a long time ago but didn't have the time to do anything then. This is good because i don't want to have to host somebody's long boring home movies on my server without even realizing it's there, hidden in some obscure forum post. ;D
Thank you!!!

Limit on attachment size not working?

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Do you mean you went ahead and applied the fix on my fotmd site? (I don't think I have any nate skins)
OR... should I just wait and the fix will happen at the next Core/Forum update? (that's ok too, as long as everyone will get the fix at that time, along with my other pennywhistle jamroom site)

Limit on attachment size not working?

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I have set the default max size of attachments in my Forum module to be 2MB (see attached screenshot below).
Yet a member just attached an MP4 file that is 3.3MB in his post in one of my Forums categories.. see here:
https://fotmd.com/forums/forum/instruments-discuss-specific-features-luthiers-instrument-problems-questions/36647/new-to-me-qs-on-nut-bridge-fit-and-strings#r37310

(BTW just wanna mention i scanned that MP4 with Malwarebytes -and it's clean and it functions fine as a music video clip after I download it)
Not sure what I'm missing here, why is my forum attachment limit not working as I expect?
(I use a profile called Forums that 'owns' my site-wide forum, if that info helps)


updated by @strumelia: 06/28/20 12:49:34PM

questions on members posting youtube Livestreams

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Yes that info helps immensely- thank you Paul! I'll mark this closed.

questions on members posting youtube Livestreams

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BTW I just looked at the code of that member's discussion post, and it simply contained the youtube URL, so I guess it's functioning the same as the regular YT vids do when a link to the video is posted. So I guess that answers question #2. But can i get answers for the other two questions? thank youuuu
updated by @strumelia: 03/25/20 07:40:50PM

questions on members posting youtube Livestreams

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Hi, I just had a member create a discussion in one of my JR site groups, where he embedded a YT livestream video, see here:
https://fotmd.com/strumelia/group_discuss/2803/a-livestream-test

I'm not sure if i want to allow this, since it might lead to various members just using my site to livestream their day or their random ponderings, as though my site were an instant audience for their lengthy broadcasts.
I know that when one embeds a YT video into a jamroom discussion post it does not actually use any site resources, since the video is playing from youtube, correct?
Question #1: I want to make sure that a YT livestream video (this one was 33 minutes long) is not using resources on my site in some weird way I'm not aware of...?
Question #2: Is this livestream video he posted simply opening and playing within the discussion post the same way that any normal YT video link would open and play right there within a post, the same way?
Question #3: Is there a way I can code to prevent such livestream videos from opening and playing in posts WITHOUT preventing all the normal (non-livestream) Youtube videos from opening and playing within posts, the way I currently have them set to do? I like having links to youtube vids open up right within posts, but I want to discourage people from utilizing this feature to hold livestream reality shows of their daily lives on my site. (that said, I wouldn't mind them just posting a link to their YT livestream url).
If there was a way to allow normal YT vids to open from links as I currently do, but prevent YT livestream vids from doing so, I'd need very specific instructions as to how to do that. Thanks!
updated by @strumelia: 07/04/20 06:36:53AM

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Hi NDA! To see your support tickets here on Jamroom, first be sure you are logged IN to this forum. Then click on the SUPPORT link at the very top of this page. In the drop down menu there will be a link to "support tickets" where you can open new, manage, and add replies to current support tickets.

profile menu question

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I'll try both of those as soon as I get the chance Micheal, probably in the morning. Thanks! :D