[Moooookie]

I was just reading a post, that a had a user tagged in it, and I wanted to see the stats of the user who was tagged.. and just realized, this forum doesn't have the little mini popup. Not sure how best to describe it, but on some forums when you click on a username instead of taking you to a new page with the users profile, a small popup will hover over the username you clicked, with a box showing basic profile information.. so you remain on the same page you're reading, but can still view the stats of the user who was mentioned. Not sure how hard that would be to implement on HF, but don't think it would be a bad idea.

[DashPHP]

I am far too used to opening a new tab on HF to view profile. I can’t see this being implemented imho :(

[RangoWorld]

O yea some forums have that option. It's very convenient and superior in my opinion.

Would be great if it can get implemented on here as well.

[Moooookie]

I am far too used to opening a new tab on HF to view profile. I can’t see this being implemented imho :(

Yeah, but with time comes change.. can't deny that it's convenient.

O yea some forums have that option. It's very convenient and superior in my opinion.

Would be great if it can get implemented on here as well.

Yes, would be cool if it could be implemented with the server upgrade. I know there are supposed to be some new things to look forward to.

[SwimmingPool]

I was just reading a post, that a had a user tagged in it, and I wanted to see the stats of the user who was tagged.. and just realized, this forum doesn't have the little mini popup. Not sure how best to describe it, but on some forums when you click on a username instead of taking you to a new page with the users profile, a small popup will hover over the username you clicked, with a box showing basic profile information.. so you remain on the same page you're reading, but can still view the stats of the user who was mentioned. Not sure how hard that would be to implement on HF, but don't think it would be a bad idea.

this is a great idea.

[Cooligan]

I think you're talking about "profile cards" that when you either hover, or sometimes click a username it'll display a profile card rather than taking you to the profile. The hover ones, same thing, you need to hover and then click the username.

Personally, I've always LOVED that HF never had these. I think they only add bloat, more load time, and extra clicks for simple navigation.

Don't fix what isn't broken basically.

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I am far too used to opening a new tab on HF to view profile. I can’t see this being implemented imho :(

This too, everyone is used to how HF profiles already work.

Not to mention, when I think of the popup profile cards, it reminds me of either new forums or forums that didn't have proper devs behind it. Idk if that's just me but it's almost the first thing that comes to mind when I see them on other forums, and then I'm grateful HF doesn't work that way lol.

[Jamika]

No please , this will rune mobile experience for us

[eXceptional]

I still remember when people were desperate for the mybb plugins that Omni made. Also, staying on the topic, this option can come in handy for a few. Maybe an option in the setting to enable and disable the feature.

[Hackers]

I still remember when people were desperate for the mybb plugins that Omni made. Also, staying on the topic, this option can come in handy for a few. Maybe an option in the setting to enable and disable the feature.

True true, he was very well known in the MyBB dev & admin community.

[Moooookie]

this is a great idea.

Thanks, I agree.. and looking forward to the day that it comes... if it ever does come.

I think you're talking about "profile cards" that when you either hover, or sometimes click a username it'll display a profile card rather than taking you to the profile. The hover ones, same thing, you need to hover and then click the username.

Personally, I've always LOVED that HF never had these. I think they only add bloat, more load time, and extra clicks for simple navigation.

Don't fix what isn't broken basically.

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This too, everyone is used to how HF profiles already work.

Not to mention, when I think of the popup profile cards, it reminds me of either new forums or forums that didn't have proper devs behind it. Idk if that's just me but it's almost the first thing that comes to mind when I see them on other forums, and then I'm grateful HF doesn't work that way lol.

I see it as the opposite. I find it more a convenience.. rather then "bloat".. as it allows a user to remain on the page they're on, without having to go to a whole new page. Loading a new page, will take longer then any extra load time added by adding the feature. I've been on numerous forums with this feature, and haven't noticed any difference in load times tbh... if there is a difference it would be milliseconds.

I believe some of you that have been on this site for some years, are used to what has always been and not open to something new/not ready to accept change. But ultimately, change will come to the forum when the server upgrade comes... so it's probably best to make yourself open to new possibilities and variations of the forum.

No please , this will rune mobile experience for us

No, it's not a problem on mobile as there is typically a mobile friendly variation that opens a smaller box, and/or some forums disable the feature on mobile and it only works on desktop

I still remember when people were desperate for the mybb plugins that Omni made. Also, staying on the topic, this option can come in handy for a few. Maybe an option in the setting to enable and disable the feature.

I think that would be the best approach. Making the feature something you can enable and disable.. as you can't make everyone happy.

[eXceptional]

HackForums uses 'mybb' which is an old open-source forum software that Omni has tweaked over the years. The feature you’re talking about comes built in on 'Discourse', a different forum software that I’ve only seen used by one other forum.

I’m not sure adding that here would be practical, it would likely take a lot of time and resources.

As far as I remember Xerotic made this feature before but it wasn't fully implemented. Also, the profile card plugin is available for mybb. Maybe Omni can tweak a bit.

[Moooookie]

As far as I remember Xerotic made this feature before but it wasn't fully implemented. Also, the profile card plugin is available for mybb. Maybe Omni can tweak a bit.

Nice. I had a feeling it was available for MyBB, as it's a pretty common feature on many forums.

[eXceptional]

That's probably something else. What OP's talking about is a small pop-up window that shows when you click on someone’s profile from a post.

Right now, when we click on someone’s profile, like from this thread, it takes us straight to their profile page. But with this feature, it first opens a mini window with basic info like last seen, etc, and from there if you click the username, it opens the full profile.

It’s a built-in feature of 'Discourse' forum software, and only one other forum in our niche uses it. Personally, I don’t think it’s needed on HF.

An example of what OP's talking about:

And that's what we all here are talking about. An example of what I'm saying

[Skorp]

This would be cool as this feature can help HF have a modern feel. I'm in the middle on it. If the suggestion is accepted, please don't make the hover large/bloated. Just something small would be awesome :)

[eXceptional]

That's probably something else. What OP's talking about is a small pop-up window that shows when you click on someone’s profile from a post.

Right now, when we click on someone’s profile, like from this thread, it takes us straight to their profile page. But with this feature, it first opens a mini window with basic info like last seen, etc, and from there if you click the username, it opens the full profile.

It’s a built-in feature of 'Discourse' forum software, and only one other forum in our niche uses it. Personally, I don’t think it’s needed on HF.

An example of what OP's talking about:

Look for hovercards plugin on Google. It's still there somewhere to download. If you have a premium virustotal account you'll definately get it for free.