Understanding Post Buttons

erie-herps · November 6, 2022, 1:28pm

Continuing the discussion from What Questions Do You Have?:

One thing that I think could be clearer is all of the options for posts.

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I personally don’t think they are confusing since I’ve been using them for a while. But I think they could be very confusing for new users, especially those new to forums in general.

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One thing I don’t think is necessary is the Add disclaimer option (7th option). I can see how it can be helpful for making morphpedia articles, but I think it just clutters the menu more and can make things more confusing.

I personally like menus, so I think that putting things into menus (one for text editing, another for pictures, and another for lists) would be helpful for me, but that might also make it harder to understand for new users.

Maybe something could be added in the settings where there are options for different levels of tools. For example the easiest would only have simple editing tools (bold, italic, hyperlink, image, list, and emoji) that is automatically the default for new users. But, as they go up in trust levels, more advanced tools are added (like image galleries, list options, GIFs, and hide details). There could be options in the settings where users can pick which level of tools they want, or maybe having a more advanced one (that adds things like underlines, strikethroughs, changing text size, and other tools). Maybe there could also be an option where users can select which tools they want and “customize” their option lists (I don’t know if this would get used enough to be worth the effort designing, but it’s just a thought I had).

eaglereptiles · November 6, 2022, 1:13pm

The Composer

This forum is built on very powerful software that is constantly improving. Those of you coming from Facebook or Instagram may feel confused by all the options in the “Composer” when you go to create a post. Here’s a little explanation of each one.

Quote

This will insert the comment you are replying to into your comment, for clarity.

Bold

This makes your text bold

Italic

This makes your text italic

Link

Use this to add a link to a part of your comment, like this.

Blockquotes

A way to draw attention to a sentence or paragraph.

Preformatted Text

Allows you to type share HTML or Markdown text without it formatting:

**This would usually be bold** 
*This would be italic* 
![image|690x39](upload://nvghXnVddPRDK3V1vjCsn6Jnapc.png) - would usually show an image.

Carousel Images

This allows you to share lots of images without taking up lots of space.
When using this button, use the “Upload” button to insert images into the Carousel.

<div data-theme-slick="1">

ADD IMAGES HERE USING THE "UPLOAD" BUTTON. 

</div>

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Grid Gallery

The same as above, but images are displayed in a grid:

Upload

Use this to select images from your device to upload

Bulleted List

List
Items
Using
Bullet points

Numbered List

List
Items
Using
Numbers

Emoji

Add emojis to your post:

Insert Date/Time

Add a date and time to your posts, like:
MorphMarkets 8th Birthday
2022-12-16T12:30:00Z

Search Gif

Search Giphy to add some extra fun to your post…

david attenborough penguin GIF

Gear

This is where all the advanced buttons are hiding.

Hide Details

Allows you to "hide" parts of your comments. Click this:

This was a great idea @erie-herps

Blur Spoiler

Allows you to hide text and images behind a blur.

Build Poll

Lets you create a poll that other users can vote on.

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erie-herps · November 6, 2022, 9:44pm

This is a very informative post, thank you!