Communities

Writing
Writing
Codidact Meta
Codidact Meta
The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors
Photography & Video
Photography & Video
Scientific Speculation
Scientific Speculation
Cooking
Cooking
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Judaism
Judaism
Languages & Linguistics
Languages & Linguistics
Software Development
Software Development
Mathematics
Mathematics
Christianity
Christianity
Code Golf
Code Golf
Music
Music
Physics
Physics
Linux Systems
Linux Systems
Power Users
Power Users
Tabletop RPGs
Tabletop RPGs
tag:snake search within a tag
answers:0 unanswered questions
user:xxxx search by author id
score:0.5 posts with 0.5+ score
"snake oil" exact phrase
votes:4 posts with 4+ votes
created:<1w created < 1 week ago
post_type:xxxx type of post
Search help
Notifications
Mark all as read See all your notifications »
Q&A

Welcome to Codidact Meta!

Codidact Meta is the meta-discussion site for the Codidact community network and the Codidact software. Whether you have bug reports or feature requests, support questions or rule discussions that touch the whole network – this is the site for you.

Posts tagged bug

Something is wrong here.

This tag doesn't have a detailed wiki yet.

60%
+1 −0
Q&A Cannot search for net negative votes

Searching for votes:-8 does not give results with net votes -8. Instead it returns all posts, regardless of votes. Upvotes and downvotes break in exactly the same way for negative numbers, but for...

0 answers  ·  posted 14h ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug search
60%
+1 −0
Q&A Mismatch between search guidance, search help page, and search behaviour for votes and score

There is some inconsistency between the guidance and the behaviour when searching by votes or by score. Searching by votes In-page search guidance votes:4 votes with 4+ votes Search help pa...

0 answers  ·  posted 14h ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug search
60%
+1 −0
Q&A PolicyDoc and HelpDoc hidden from search

Searching for post_type:3 (PolicyDoc) gives no results. Similarly for post_type:4 (HelpDoc). Should these post types be excluded from the options presented when the user types post_type:, or shoul...

0 answers  ·  posted 15h ago by trichoplax‭

60%
+1 −0
Q&A Unclickable suggested edit button below post

After suggesting an edit to a post, it is displayed differently to indicate that the edit is pending. This difference is in 2 places. The top of the post shows a message in a box: Below the pos...

0 answers  ·  posted 5d ago by trichoplax‭

71%
+3 −0
Q&A Sorting by score after excluding a tag gave me a 500 error

I added a filter to exclude [tag:status-launched] and then sorted by score. I was redirected to https://meta.codidact.com/categories/10?predefined_filter=&amp;min_score=&amp;max_score=&amp;min_answ...

1 answer  ·  posted 6d ago by pureferret ‭  ·  last activity 6d ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug filters sorting
85%
+10 −0
Q&A Notifications and Communities buttons not responding to icon clicks

Previously, clicking on the icon for Notifications or Communities at the top right of the page resulted in the appropriate drop down panel appearing. Today, the panel only opens if the square area ...

0 answers  ·  posted 6mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 23d ago by Monica Cellio‭

50%
+1 −1
Q&A Can't click notification icon

Clicking on the notification icon: Doesn't do anything. I noticed this just now. It's probably been a month or more since the last time I had a notification. Back then it worked as expected (...

1 answer  ·  posted 5mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  edited 23d ago by Monica Cellio‭

75%
+4 −0
Q&A Notification popup does not close when link target is on the current page

When a Notification is selected for a comment that's on the current page, the service automatically forwards the user to the location of the comment — but it doesn't automatically close the notific...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by JBH‭  ·  edited 23d ago by Monica Cellio‭

66%
+2 −0
Q&A Premature confirmation of successful sign in with 2FA

When signing in with two-factor authentication enabled, a code is requested on the next page after entering email and password: However, before the code is entered, a green banner at the top of ...

0 answers  ·  posted 1mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug sign-in 2fa
75%
+4 −0
Q&A Blocked from posting to Collab by script tag inside code block

I am currently unable to post to Codidact Collab. When pressing "Save Post to Q&amp;A" I am taken to the following page: The small print at the bottom says: Cloudflare Ray ID: 7b7c1ee0bdc8776...

1 answer  ·  posted 2mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 1mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug account
60%
+1 −0
Q&A No response when clicking on the title of a thread on a recently deleted post

When clicking on the thread title ("Welcome!" in this example) of a comment thread below a post: I see the following error in the Firefox developer window (click image for a larger version): ...

1 answer  ·  posted 3mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  last activity 3mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

60%
+1 −0
Q&A No datetime on hover at the bottom of a suggested edit

In the Suggested Edits list page, the time suggested shows as a duration since suggested, such as "2 days ago", but hovering the mouse cursor over it displays the exact datetime: However, in the...

0 answers  ·  posted 3mo ago by trichoplax‭

50%
+0 −0
Q&A Misleading edit history label "Initial revision"

In the edit history for a post, the initial version is labelled "Initial revision" even though it is not a revision. What would make more sense here? Initial post? Initial version? Initial wor...

0 answers  ·  posted 3mo ago by trichoplax‭

60%
+1 −0
Q&A Large reputation on phones shrinks the community logo

As a user's reputation increases, it takes up more horizontal space on the header bar of each page. On desktop there is plenty of empty space so this makes little difference. However, on a phone sc...

0 answers  ·  posted 4mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug reputation
60%
+1 −0
Q&A No escape from reactions dialogue box

I clicked on "react" on an answer on Codidact Meta and found that the only available reaction is "Outdated", which I don't want to use. There doesn't appear to be any way to close the dialogue box ...

1 answer  ·  posted 9mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 4mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

71%
+3 −0
Q&A Adding a parent to a tag crashes on the server side (500)

This was already asked on Software, but it makes sense add Codidact level. If I try to provide a parent to a tag, it crashes with 500. Error Id = 6bd06f30-539d-4b88-8743-eca32a8465cd Tag to ed...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Alexei‭  ·  edited 4mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

60%
+1 −0
Q&A Double brackets in footnotes

While typing the initial draft of a post, or editing an existing post, footnotes appear in the preview in superscript in square brackets, like this: However, after saving the post, the footnotes...

1 answer  ·  posted 6mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 4mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

77%
+5 −0
Q&A Extra brackets for footnotes (but this time in post)

I noticed that this answer has two pairs of brackets: However, in the preview, it shows as only a single pair of brackets, Also here is an example in this post[1]. Weirdly it seems to only a...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Moshi‭  ·  edited 4mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

71%
+3 −0
Q&A Attempting to restore an answer deleted by a moderator gives no visible feedback

After a moderator has deleted an answer, it looks like this to the poster of the answer: If the poster of the answer clicks on "Restore", the action is prevented, and a message is shown at the t...

0 answers  ·  posted 4mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 4mo ago by trichoplax‭

60%
+1 −0
Q&A Inconsistent badge alignment on Vote Summary tab of user profile

On the Vote Summary tab of the user profile page, the post type and category show as badges on the same line as the question title and aligned to the right. However, if the question title is too lo...

0 answers  ·  posted 4mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 4mo ago by trichoplax‭

60%
+1 −0
Q&A Inconsistent use of "abilities" and "privileges"

The Your abilities page looks something like this (depending on your current abilities): To a moderator looking to grant or suspend abilities, there is a mod-only page called "Privileges", which...

0 answers  ·  posted 4mo ago by trichoplax‭

50%
+0 −0
Q&A Inconsistent use of "undelete" and "restore"

When a post has been deleted, it shows a notice explaining its situation: This notice says: Users with the Curate privilege may vote to undelete (emphasis mine) However, the button below ...

0 answers  ·  posted 4mo ago by trichoplax‭

66%
+2 −0
Q&A Incorrect description for CC BY-SA 3.0 in license drop down list [duplicate]

This will become irrelevant if License CC BY-SA 3.0 only available on Writing and Outdoors results in CC BY-SA 3.0 no longer being available For those communities where it is present, CC BY-SA 3...

0 answers  ·  posted 4mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  closed as duplicate 4mo ago by Mithical‭

Question bug license
60%
+1 −0
Q&A Very narrow blank option in Default license drop down list

The drop down list of options for "Default license" in the "Community Preferences" section of the "Preferences" tab on the user profile page does not appear to have the option of returning to blank...

0 answers  ·  posted 4mo ago by trichoplax‭

50%
+0 −0
Q&A Diagram errors in "Scoring" help article

The help page explaining the post scoring method has some diagrams at the end, but they are somewhat confusing. Axis mislabelling The following chart has a horizontal axis labelled "N", which is ...

0 answers  ·  posted 4mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 4mo ago by trichoplax‭

60%
+1 −0
Q&A Comment threads with zero comments

I believe that when the last comment in a comment thread is deleted, the thread is also automatically deleted. However, there are some threads that still exist despite having all their comments del...

0 answers  ·  posted 4mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug threads
50%
+0 −0
Q&A Duplicate Mobile Sign In button in user profile shows on mobile

When viewing my own user profile (not anyone else's) there is a button below the profile content called "Mobile Sign In": This does the same as the Mobile Sign In button in the page header: I...

0 answers  ·  posted 4mo ago by trichoplax‭

66%
+2 −0
Q&A Mismatch between blue notification circle and notification panel

When I read the target of a notification in another tab, and then switch to a tab that still has the notification circle showing, opening the notification panel shows the notification as read, but ...

0 answers  ·  posted 4mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug notifications
60%
+1 −0
Q&A Broken edit diffs on narrow mobile screens

When viewing a post edit diff on mobile the side by side format for before and after makes each side very narrow in portrait mode. Text wrapping appears to only happen between words, leaving longer...

0 answers  ·  posted 4mo ago by trichoplax‭

60%
+1 −0
Q&A Logo shrinks from blue notification circle

Related bug (not sure if solution will be related): Logo becomes tiny in mobile landscape mode and narrow desktop windows On mobile, the community logo can shrink when a blue notification c...

0 answers  ·  posted 4mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 4mo ago by trichoplax‭

60%
+1 −0
Q&A Logo becomes tiny in mobile landscape mode and narrow desktop windows

Related bug (not sure if the solution will be related): Logo shrinks from blue notification circle The size of the community logo at the top left of the page changes based on the width of t...

0 answers  ·  posted 6mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 4mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug responsive logo
71%
+3 −0
Q&A Post history is incomplete and misses some parts at random

I posted the following question on Software Development: When I go to the history, only half of the history is showing: This is also true for my answer where some bits are missing and everyth...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Zerotime‭  ·  edited 4mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

66%
+2 −0
Q&A Notification dropdown sometimes doesn't open when clicked

This has been a recurring problem for me. Sometimes (far from always, but far too often to be comfortable), when I click the notification dropdown "inbox" icon, it simply fails to open; the elemen...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Canina‭  ·  edited 4mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

80%
+6 −0
Q&A Notifications button not working when inside a Q&A when it contains posts you created

GitHub Issue: https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/issues/162 When I am in the main page or browsing any page in the site, the notifications button works well. However, if I am in a Q&amp;A page ...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by fedorqui‭  ·  edited 4mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

60%
+1 −0
Q&A Avatar alt text does not fit in avatar available space

On a slow connection the user avatar may not immediately be available. When it has not yet finished loading there is placeholder text displayed instead (the alt text for the image). However, at the...

0 answers  ·  posted 5mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug avatar
50%
+0 −0
Q&A Text colour works in edit preview but not in saved post

I entered the following markdown into an answer I posted recently: ### ImageMagick &gt; &lt;p style="color:red"&gt;An error occurred while installing rmagick (4.2.6), and Bundler cannot continue....

0 answers  ·  posted 5mo ago by trichoplax‭

71%
+3 −0
Q&A New activity grey circle indicators confusingly triggered by question deletion

Related: Make "last activity" notices on question lists more useful (GitHub) Can "last activity" provide more context on what was that happened? (Meta) Posts list shows luap42 instead of actua...

0 answers  ·  posted 5mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 5mo ago by trichoplax‭

66%
+2 −0
Q&A January 2023 Newsletter featured link broken on Codidact communities other than Meta

I have noticed that the January 2023 Newsletter featured link is pointing to the current page URL instead of the blog post when it is rendered on a site that it is not Meta Codidact. Examples: ...

0 answers  ·  posted 5mo ago by Alexei‭  ·  edited 5mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug featured-links
71%
+3 −0
Q&A Clarify "Remember me"

When signing in there is a checkbox labelled "Remember me". There is no supporting information to indicate what this checkbox is for. Without it, a user may not know which of the following it means...

0 answers  ·  posted 5mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug sign-in
60%
+1 −0
Q&A No title text on edges of buttons away from icons

The "Dashboard", "Notifications", and "Mobile Sign In" buttons in the page header at the top right of the page have title text which displays those names. However, the title text is on the icon rat...

0 answers  ·  posted 5mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug hover
60%
+1 −0
Q&A HTML entities & the question content preview [duplicate]

An ampersand shows as &amp;amp; instead of &amp; in the following question content preview: I've also included an ampersand in the title of this question to test whether the title is also affect...

0 answers  ·  posted 5mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  closed as duplicate 5mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

80%
+6 −0
Q&A Tags shown on a question can differ from tags shown when editing that question

I noticed that How can I shorten a piece of writing without losing its original essence? on Writing Codidact appeared to be tagged writing-instruments, but the question does not relate to writing i...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Canina‭  ·  edited 5mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

60%
+1 −0
Q&A Tag duplication in post edit mode

Accidentally clicking on the blue "bug" tag above the tags box in post edit mode adds the tag "bug" even if it is already present, resulting in it being present twice. Deleting it with the little...

0 answers  ·  posted 8mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 5mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug tags editing-tags
60%
+1 −0
Q&A Cannot add tags during tour

During the tour, the user is asked to add tags to their new question. The tags (either the suggested ones or other words) are not recognised, instead displaying "The results could not be loaded": ...

0 answers  ·  posted 5mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 5mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

66%
+2 −0
Q&A The mystery of the alt text warning in a post with no images

Amusingly, a post about alt text triggered the missing alt text warning: I can see why the warning was triggered - the post contains the markdown for an image, which has the standard placeholder...

0 answers  ·  posted 5mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug warning
60%
+1 −0
Q&A Comment flagging is hidden from inexperienced users

GitHub issue: https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/issues/544 In the past, it was not possible to flag individual comments for moderator attention. There was a Meta question asking how to respond ...

2 answers  ·  posted 5mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  last activity 5mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

81%
+7 −0
Q&A Comments count includes deleted comments, which it shouldn't

Using this post purely as an example, because I'm quite sure that the problem is general. Observe: At first, we are told that there are "4 comments": Expanding inline, the summary says 4 of...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by Canina‭  ·  edited 5mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

60%
+1 −0
Q&A Posted question has old layout in the tour

After completing the tour, the resulting question that is displayed uses an old version of the question layout, rather than training a new user to recognise the current layout. The bottom of the q...

0 answers  ·  posted 5mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 5mo ago by trichoplax‭

Question bug tour
50%
+0 −0
Q&A Drop down panels drift away from their buttons on zooming

Note: This is not related to the recent code release - I noticed this before that. The panels that appear when clicking on the Notifications or Communities buttons at the top right of the page a...

1 answer  ·  posted 6mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 5mo ago by luap42‭

60%
+1 −0
Q&A Collab question pages not fully encrypted

The main page of Collab Codidact is encrypted fully and shows a padlock symbol in the URL bar (top of the page on desktop, bottom of the page on mobile) in Firefox: Collab question list page Desk...

0 answers  ·  posted 5mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 5mo ago by ArtOfCode‭

This community is part of the Codidact network. We have other communities too — take a look!

You can also join us in chat!

Want to advertise this community? Use our templates!

Like what we're doing? Support us! Donate