ForumSpark Support

I’d like to suggest an option to allow custom emoticons appear in the Emoji section of the editor with the default Emojis, instead of only having the separate picker. I think it’s possibly confusing to someone who doesn’t realize there is two sections for Emojis.

Suggestion

It would be great to have an administrator-only reset option for the ForumSpark credits system.

I had the credits system disabled on my forum, Spark Promotion, for a while and recently enabled it again. However, the old SparkCoins balances were still there. I would have liked the option to start everyone fresh with a zero balance.

Suggested Features

• Add a Reset Credits button in the administrator settings.

• Allow administrators to reset all members' credit balances to zero.

• Include a confirmation prompt to prevent accidental resets.

• If possible, provide options to reset the leaderboard and transaction history as well.

Why This Would Be Useful

This would be particularly helpful for forums restarting their rewards programmes, launching a new credits-based competition, or simply wanting to give everyone a fresh start.

The reset should be optional and restricted to administrators so existing balances aren't accidentally lost.

Thanks for considering this suggestion!

I made this with AI 😀

I am registered to multiple forums on the forum spark software and with email notifications they all say, “Forumspark Notifications” which is fine but it would be nice to be able to change what it says when emails are sent to “Forumspark Support Notifications” or “ Spark Promotion Notifications” etc.

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Can we get some sort of moderator log? A member claims they were temporarily banned yet I didn't do it and I'm sure no one else will confess to it. It would help to have a moderator log to see if someone did do it or there is something else going on.

I have a suggestion for a new feature when creating a thread. It would be useful if ForumSpark could display a list of similar or existing threads while you're typing the thread title.

I know there is already a widget that can show similar topics on the sidebar or below the board, but that doesn't really help when someone is in the process of writing a new topic.

Instead, a “Similar Threads” section could appear underneath the thread title as the user types, showing a few matching existing topics with links to them. This would give users the opportunity to check whether a discussion already exists before submitting their new thread.

I think this could be a really useful way to reduce duplicate topics and keep forums more organised.

Working through everything that FS has to offer, a thing I’m seeing is that there isn’t a way to find a rss feed for topics, categories, and forums. I’m looking to see if there is a way without having to go through the use of API calls and Cloudflare Work thingy.

I’d like to suggest an extension/add-on for ForumSpark that would automatically turn IMDb or TMDB links into properly formatted movie or TV show discussion threads.

How it could work

The extension could be configured for specific forums/categories. When a member posts an IMDb or TMDB URL in that forum, ForumSpark would recognise the link and automatically retrieve the relevant information and create a thread using a predefined template.

For example, someone could post:

https://www.imdb.com/title/...

or

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/...

ForumSpark would identify the movie or TV show and automatically populate the thread with information such as:

• 🎬 Movie/TV show title

• Poster/backdrop image

• Release date/year

• Genre

• Runtime

• Synopsis/overview

• Director

• Cast

• IMDb rating

• TMDB rating

• IMDb/TMDB links

• Trailer, where available

Example

A member submits an IMDb link in a designated "Movies" forum.

ForumSpark could automatically create something like:

The Matrix (1999)

[Movie Poster]

Overview: A computer hacker learns about the true nature of reality and his role in the war against its controllers.

Release Date: 31 March 1999
Genre: Action, Science Fiction
Runtime: 2h 16m
Director: The Wachowskis
IMDb Rating: 8.7/10

IMDb: [link]
TMDB: [link]

The member could then continue the thread by discussing the movie.

Configuration

It would be particularly useful if administrators could configure:

• Which forums the feature is enabled in

• IMDb links, TMDB links, or both

• Whether a thread is automatically created or the user gets a preview first

• The thread title format

• Which information fields are displayed

• Whether posters/images are included

• Which user/account creates the thread

• Whether duplicate movie/show threads are prevented

• Whether members can edit/add to the generated information

• Different templates for movies and TV shows

It could also potentially detect whether the link is a movie, TV series, TV episode, or other supported media type and use the appropriate template.

Why this would be useful

This would make it much easier for entertainment-focused forums to build organised movie and TV discussion databases without members having to manually enter all the information.

It would also encourage discussion because members could simply share an IMDb/TMDB link and have a complete discussion thread generated automatically.

I believe there is a similar concept available as a XenForo add-on, so it could be useful for ForumSpark to offer something similar as either a built-in extension or third-party add-on.

This could be especially useful for forums that have dedicated movie and TV discussion sections.

The new themes very much! The winter and halloween ones are really good!

Hmm….🤔

Just seen this in the blog…

(Themes can be exported and imported as JSON files. That means you can build something, share it with someone else, and they can install it in seconds. This also makes it easy to back up your work or move a design between boards)

So does this mean my themes on my Jcink board can be imported? or have I got the wrong end of the stick?

I’ve seen a couple of users confused by v1 and v2 theme and extension uses. I recommend either adding labels for v1/v2 themes and extensions or creating a subforum for v1 themes and extensions, while keeping all the latest-version resources in the main forum.

I was thinking on the online list it shows guests and ip addresses. Under the IP address, could you have it show if it’s a direct hit or the site that they came from via link? So if they found your forum on Spark Promotion in would show guest, IP, and SparkPromotion.net. Also could each user(member/guest) have a drop down list that shows all of the forum they viewed while they were visiting? So maybe it would just show index but in the drop down list, if they visited 5 different topics, it would show all of the topics the viewed?

I think this would help users see where traffic is coming from and what interests visitors.

I’d like to suggest adding a Video Gallery feature to ForumSpark, similar to the existing Media Gallery, but specifically designed for sharing and organising videos.

The Video Gallery could allow members to submit videos from platforms such as YouTube, rather than having to upload the actual video file directly to the forum.

💡 How it could work

Members could add a video by simply pasting a YouTube link. ForumSpark would automatically retrieve information such as:

• 🎥 Video thumbnail

• 📝 Video title

• 👤 Channel/creator

• 📅 Upload date

• 🔗 Link to the original video

The video could then be displayed directly within the gallery, allowing members to watch it without leaving the forum where possible.

📂 Categories & Organisation

Much like the Media Gallery, administrators could create different categories or albums for videos. For example:

• 🎵 Music Videos

• 🎮 Gaming

• 🎬 Movies & TV

• 😂 Funny Videos

• 📚 Tutorials

• 📰 News & Current Events

• 🌟 Community Videos

This would make it much easier for members to browse videos based on their interests.

❤️ Community Features

The Video Gallery could also include features such as:

• Likes/reactions

• Comments

• Views

• Ratings

• Favourite/save option

• Featured videos

• Most viewed/popular videos

• Recently added videos

Administrators could also have moderation tools to approve, edit or remove submissions.

🚀 Why it would be useful

A Video Gallery would give ForumSpark communities another way to build content and encourage member interaction. Forums often have members sharing YouTube videos, music, tutorials, gaming clips and other video content, so having a dedicated place to organise these would be a useful addition to the existing Media Gallery.

It could essentially be a community-powered video library, while still using external platforms such as YouTube to host the actual videos, meaning ForumSpark wouldn't need to store large video files itself.

I know there is events but i would like to suggest as a future feature to have a Calendar where you can have member birthdays, holidays and other important dates on a calendar, similar to other forum platforms have. Events could be integrated in with it, and there could be widgets where events and birthays ect, could be visible on the board index.

I was just thinking, would it be possible to put widgets into categories in place of regular forums?

For example category 1 with 4 forums.

Category 2 with 1-2 widgets.

Category 3 with 2 forums.

Essentially just another spot for widgets.

So when @Kathy changed her username on my forum I didn't know until she had told me 🤣

Can there be a notification or notice bar for admins to notify of any new username Changes?

I know I talked with Cedric on Discord about this before, but any chance we can see this implemented?

Ever since I logged out of the ForumSpark Hub, I’ve lost access to it because I forgot my password. I figured a lost password form would help prevent this.

I know this is a huge and potentially difficult thing to add but i’ve got to ask, back in the day, we used to have an Arcade on our forums, i know there are still Arcade systems for other popular forum software today, So, i’m wondering, is it possible that Forum Spark could one day have an Arcade system or if not a full blown Arcade system, just some games?

Don't know if this is possible but i know on other forum software you can just just paste a link to a video from various other video sharing sites besides YouTube, such as Twitch and Odysee among others, and it auto embeds it, you can also do the same thing from Gif sites like Giphy and Tenor and i just wonder is something like that possible with FS? If so I'd like to suggest it.

I’ve turned the board offline..you can either purge it or just let it expire… Thanks for your help and patience… much as I like what I’ve seen…if silly little things like smileys and avatars wont work for me..in spite of you confirming everything is as it should be.. then sadly I wont be converting… Cheers..appreciate your help.. 🙂

I want the ones I upload to appear in the post drop down box..not a bar under the box as a tiny spec…. how it works on my forum at the moment… upload file to file manager… copy img link… go to emoticons… type in say.. :lol: then add the link and it’s done… they all appear in the same box..and..as a normal size… . It’s not of massive importance in the grand scheme of things… but that being said…I do love my own smileys….I have a gazillion at the moment… 😂.

Can this either be removed…OR… can there be an option to turn it off? I really hate it…proboards has it and I think it looks awful seeing ‘deleted user’ everywhere… even changing the name..as has been suggested doesn’t

change the fact it’s a deleted user.. If a user wants to flounce in a huff..fine.. I simply change their pw so they cant log in….

when creating category permissions access it should automatically select the forum permission access under that category section.

(where they can view, read, post, reply, start) the premissions.

Will anyone be able to convert some of the Jcink themes for forum spark? I’m very fond of my themes…especially the halloween and Christmas ones… Don't really want to lose them…

Cory IF I convert… can you covert my themes please? In particular the Spooky one.,Plague of Pumpkins..Halloween..St Paddys… Christmas..Beer Barrel and my bunnies theme… As the files are in the acp I presume you can just upload them to your own pc?

Again this is IF…and there is NO RUSH… when/if you have the time.. I don’t expect anyone to rush around on my account… If on the other hand it cant be done..well..there it is… such is life… I’m sure as this platform grows..a whole bunch if clever people will make awesome themes…

Never thought I would even consider leaving Jcink… but this has really grown…I’m impressed….

I’d like to request this be a feature please… It’s much simpler than having to faff about with permissions…just enter a pw when making the forum..and click done..sorted….