Right Sidebar Links don't work - (was iPad issue)

[Stezza]

When viewing the site on my iPad ( logged on ) the quick menu or recent posts on the RH side won't work when I finger the link ( for want of a better description )

so I wait till I fire up the PC to view those topic replies... via my mouse

is this a known issue?

 

[Stezza]

just further on this... I mainly use Chrome browser on my PC and today the same thing is happening..

can't click on the links in the rh side .. ( doesn't happen in Edge browser )

 

[Stezza]

I uninstalled chrome and got rid of all references to it then reinstalled...

The RH column is still inactive... next thing I'll do is download malwarebytes and check

 

[Stezza]

Malwarebytes all clear

very puzzling...

 

[Stezza]

Installed Firefox 64 bit browser and no probs..

must be a Google Chrome thing

 

[Miss B]

Yes, I just tested with my latest version of Firefox on my laptop, and no problem. I don't usually use those links, but thought I'd check to see if Firefox was having a problem too, but it's not.

Sounds like it is a Chrome issue, since you mentioned Edge isn't giving you the problem either.

 

[robert952]

Yesterday the link under the 'Members On Line' and 'New Posts' quit working (on the right side of the forum home page).

The links in the menu bar (top of page under the logo) all seem to work fine.

Being a creature of habit, I've gotten use to those links for my daily lurking.

Not a biggie and it could be on my side. (Though links on any other site works with browser.)

If it matters, Chrome (55.0.2883.87 m) and WIN 10.

 

[Miss B]

Hey Robert, seems to be a Chrome issue. Stezza first noticed it on his iPad -->
iPad issue

 

[robert952]

Thanks for the response. Seems strange this is the only site affected (so far).

 

[Miss B]

I'm sure it's the forum software being used, as it's new(ish), so other forums you usually visit, most likely aren't using it.

 

[Lissa_xyz]

Stranger still, in Chrome, if you right click > inspect, it puts that bar below the forums (normal behaviour) and all of the links are clickable again. I wonder if there's a rogue transparent object (like a div or something w/ a bad z-index) covering the right column when it's in its usual spot.

/edit
That might be exactly what's happening. If I double click somewhere in the sidebar where there's text, text on the main forum index becomes highlighted. That shouldn't happen. Text under my cursor should become highlighted, not text over in another column.

 

[LisaB]

This same thing happened for me after the the iOS update earlier this month. I hoped last weeks iOS update would fix it but it hasn't. I checked and there are no updates for the sidebar plugin yet.

 

[LisaB]

I just finished installing a forum and media gallery upgrade. It didn't fix the issue on my iPad. I will keep looking.

 

[Miss B]

Ohhhhh, I was wondering why I all of a sudden got a message the forum was being upgraded, and I should try again a little later. Sorry it didn't fix the issue for you iPad.

 

[LisaB]

An FYI for you ... AndyB who created a lot of the add ons we are using for the forum is helping me track down what's causing the issues with unclickabke links in the sidebar. Keep your fingers and toes crossed. Eyes, too!

 

[Seliah (Childe of Fyre)]

An FYI for you ... AndyB who created a lot of the add ons we are using for the forum is helping me track down what's causing the issues with unclickabke links in the sidebar. Keep your fingers and toes crossed. Eyes, too!

It's affecting the right hand sidebar from my computer browser as well. (I use Opera.) Thanks for the heads up. This is mostly me "marking" the thread in case there's any following updates in the future.

 

[LisaB]

We are still searching for the bug. No squishing yet, unfortunately.

 

[English Bob]

When I'm at the top level (HiveWire 3D Community), there's a column on the right which has Members Online Now, New Posts, and so on.

Sometimes, none of the links in that column are active. They show up in link colour, but I can't click on them. Other times, they work. I haven't found a way to replicate the problem, but I thought I'd mention it anyway. I'll add information later if I find a way to make it happen at will.

I'm on Chrome Version 55.0.2883.87 at present - the latest. I had the same result on Opera (which I think uses the Chrome engine nowadays), but Firefox worked.

 

[English Bob]

One exception: near the bottom of that column, the link to the latest member in the Forum Statistics box works; also the social media sharing buttons right at the bottom.

 

[robert952]

Hmm, I pointed out a similar matter a while ago. I was told it was a browser issue. (Even though I pointed out this is the only site where links used to work quit working.) So, I just started using links in the menu bar as they seemed unaffected. Not end of world issue to fret about.

Then, I read your post and on a whim tried the links. They worked!

I went to verify the version of Chrome I have for comparison. It WAS:
Version 53.0.2785.143 m (64-bit).

Sadly, when I went to get the version number, Chrome updated. It is now the same version you show (Version 55.0.2883.87 m (64-bit)). (I might have missed an update or two? 53 to 55?) And the links, indeed, quit working and showing the same issue you describe.

My 'experience' shows we can blame in on the browser.

However, if I were a betting man (and I have been known to post a wager or two), I'd bet this is the only site affected from the multitude I visit on a regular basis. I do find it strange this seems to be a very isolated issue.