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#1 ·
Hi, Logged on today & found I couldn't 'like' any posts - nothing happened when I clicked that button. Then found 'post reply' button wouldn't work. But I could reply only if I clicked 'quote' from the post above. There is weird html script in the quoted bits though, not usually there (</br> & the likes). I also include paragraphs but they don't come out - my text, as well as any I've quoted, comes out as a big block. There are also no options like Bold, Italics, etc above the message box as normal, and other functions aren't there or are weird... I have tried shutting down the browser, turning the whole computer off & on, have tried other sites & don't have this problem elsewhere - seems to be a horseforum thing. Is there a glitch in your system somewhere, or do you think it's mine, for some other reason??
 
#2 ·
I'm experiencing similar problems.

Can't access my notifications drop down. The link button is there, but it takes me to my CP instead of opening the drop down.
Can't use the quick post reply button. Pressing it does nothing. Page does not post back.
Can access advanced options, but like loosie, there are no buttons or icons loading. No reaction to hovering over them, however when inspecting the html the elements are there(but still no images rendering).
Like button doesn't do anything either.

I cleared my cookies and stuff, no difference. This is with Chrome v.57.0.2987.133
Opening in Edge(bleh), the problems are gone.
 
#3 ·
Oh! I just updated my browser(started updating when I went to check my version number). Restarted the browser after completion and some things are working now. I can access my notifications drop down. I was able to like loosie's post. Still can't use the quick Post Reply buttons and in the advanced page, the icons are still missing.

Old version: 57.0.2987.133
New version: 58.0.3029.81

Edit:
Not working again. Clicked around to some other pages and functionality was lost again.
 
#4 ·
I know Avna had some problems with the notifications 'button' yesterday.
Are you having the same problems with both versions?
If the Techie team don't pick this thread up by the end of the day I'll report it to them via our direct link in Moderating
 
#5 ·
Hey guys,

There's a couple ways around this for the time being. First, do you have any adblocker (plugins) running? If yes, could you disable it for this site and see if there are any improvements? If that doesn't work, can you try switching over to the classic skin and let us know if that helps - we'll go from there. Thanks!

Cheers,
Natalie
 
#7 ·
Yay! Thanks! I disabled adblocker & self distructing cookies for this site. & can 'like' & reply again. AND it keeps me logged in - last week or so, every time I come here & every different page I open of HF, even if same 'session', it make me log in again.
 
#10 ·
^So do you just type 'verticalscope' into the whitelist, or...?

I am now(since adding horseforum to whitelist) having a prob loading pages. For eg. I hit 'reply' or open a HF link from my email & it comes up as loading... but eternally. I have been able to hit 'x' & then 'reload' & the correct page then loads fine. Again, it's only HF that's doing this, or else I'd suspect my computer.
 
#11 ·
Bump about that verticalscope thing?

I think the problem with pages loading is related to removing HF from my adblocker! It does appear to be loading, but in the bottom left, where it shows what it's doing, it goes through so many different pages, ad-this & ad-that, google-analytical, etc, which I haven't noticed before. It is very slow & frustrating, so please tell me when you fix the initial problem, so I can take HF off my whitelists again.
 
#12 ·
Thank you, thank you for the ad blocker tip! I just starting having problems today. I couldn't use the smilies. I couldn't use quotes without the HTML showing up and I couldn't even put paragraphs in my posts. (I hate it when people do big blocks of text and that is what I was doing because it wouldn't let me do paragraphs). But I think disabling the ad blocker worked for me.

Thanks!
 
#13 ·
Bump mods??

What's that verticalscope thing you have suggested? A quick google search of that name makes me NOT want to try it anyway...

HF is extremely frustrating & slow now! Almost invariably, whenever I press a button to load a page, it just doesn't load, just keeps saying it is. I press 'x' & 'reload' & it works relatively quickly, but if I don't press 'x' again, it continues to 'load' stuff eternally, slowing down everything else I'm doing & preventing 'like' & stuff from working. Often got to press x & reload again before I can reply, and once I press it, invariably have to do that again to get it to work.

Again, HF is the only site this is happening with, it's not a general internet prob for me. I'm going to reapply the adblocker & see if that fixes it, and hopefully by now you have got to the bottom of the original probs & fixed that(??)

...And just seen that there's no 'reply' button under this text box, so have to copy this text, reload, paste....
 
#14 ·
Took HF off the adblocker white list & likes/reply doesn't work again, but pages load fine. So it's definitely related to that. And it's far quicker & easier for me to go thru the 'quote' of a previous post button to post a reply, as I've done here, than to put it back on the whitelist & have the loading issues. So hope it's fixed soon.
 
#16 ·
Yes, it is the Ublock Origin I'm using. How are you progressing with the problem?

& if anyone else who had the same probs are still reading, are you also having probs with pages loading now, since changing adblocker settings?
 
#18 ·
As mentioned, mostly pages are taking forever or aren't loading upon first click at all & I have to 'x' & 'reload' & then it works, albeit still slow, but then still shows that it's loading eternally & slows everything else down, unless I press 'x' again. And I can't 'like' while it's showing it's loading.

Oh & occasionally, as like here & now, there is no 'quick reply' or any buttons under the text box - I will have to copy, press 'quote' to your above reply & paste mine there to send.
 
#21 ·
Alright, got a fix for ublock origin. Getting mixed results with it, but the techs are still working on it.

Go to the ublock Whitelist and add the following to it

static.verticalscope.com
comet-admin.verticalscope.com

It's been working with me using Chrome. Not working using Firefox. Still working on that part

Kevin
 
#22 ·
Thanks. As I use Firefox, I will wait & see, or wait for you to tell me that one's been addressed before adding. And have you changed something else your end, because yesterday & today I am not having a problem really. Pages do seem to be still loading slowly, but not ridiculously so at all, and they don't keep attempting to load when they already are. Fingers x'd! Thanks for the effort on this.
 
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