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We are a small gaming community using NodeBB. We are still in the process of migrating from an old PHP forum, so the site may seem a little scarce.
I have not extended the forum platform much (yet). There are many things in my TODO list--such as develop a kickass gaming theme--but since I work two jobs I feel pretty good about getting the site up and running.
If there are any gamers reading this (LoL, WoW, Minecraft, MtG, Hearthstone, etc.) come check us out. We could always use more members!
@RazorAxis Be sure to test, test, test your NodeBB installation on several mobile devices before releasing it to the world. I casually tested my installation on my Android tablet and thought it would be fine--but so far subcategories can be very broken on mobile browsers. Sometimes to open a subcategory you must tap an inch below the one you want.
Not that they do not work, just confusing for the user. When I have some free time I will be looking at the source and trying to fix it--but for now just be wary of subcategories on mobile.
@julian I've got to say--the documentation for NodeBB is why I chose it over Discourse. There are still some docs lacking (and I know since the platform has not reached a full "1.0" version we should not expect full docs)...but the fact that you guys have put work into writing some documentation is great.
Thanks so much!
Hi Guys! So a little background..I've spent the last 2 days and a total of 22 hours trying to get Discourse to "bend to my will." Then today, exasperated and berated by the nonsensical method for writing plugins, I decided to seek a new horizon. NodeBB will no doubt be that horizon.
OK..so if a user posts the text "http://something", NodeBB automagically transforms it into an anchor element. I'd like to suggest that the link open in a new tab, because currently it opens in the same window and I don't want to pull traffic away from my forum. 
Should just be as easy as adding the target attribute to the anchor element. Example: <a target="_blank" href="http://something">http://something</a>.
So I am in the process of writing a simple plugin for nodeBB which replaces this: [mtg]<card name>[/mtg] with a special link that shows the card on mouse hover.
Using the "writing your first plugin" guide, I have written a quick plugin which parses the text correctly, but once the element [mtg][/mtg] is parsed, each letter I type after this element creates another AJAX request. As you know this could become a problem very quickly.
Does anyone have a solution for this? I am currently looking over the XKCD plugin to see how @julian solved it.
Note: I'll be posting screenshots of the plugin once it is finished.
That's how the markdown parser works. It's not a bug, but part of the spec for markdown.
If you want to change how your posts are parsed, you can either write a new parser, or enable HTML in your markdown and type <br> for each new line break and for each space.
Thank you all for your responses! I love this community..
@baris and @a_5mith I've considered the registration queue, but as I mentioned I cannot be online 24/7 and if a user is pending for a few hours before they can join the site it might turn them away.
No, I want to keep with the email registration. But I also want a tool to compensate my paranoia. 
(TY @BDHarrington7 for directing me to the "follow "feature. That is closer to what I need.)
@Kowlin in your experience do you find that delegating that power to the users can lead to pointless drama? I have been involved in a forum that used a voting a system for keeping/banning users. It was easily rigged with false accounts and "ganging up" on unpopular users.
@Caue-Rego I like your first idea. Giving the user hints on how to keep their posts from being caught by the spam filter would be very useful.
However your second point is not a good idea. It only takes one url to a bad site to put corrupt cookies on the user's pc.
I think you were having trouble because during your first few hours as a new user the rules are more strict. In a few days it will get better.
@cregox While comparing/contrasting NodeBB to other products can be healthy if the intention is to uplift the community or provide positive feedback/criticism; saying "NodeBB is doing it wrong because Discourse does it like this" is not really helpful for the community. Many forums implement a stricter ruleset on new users--it's a common trust system where respect is earned.
NodeBB is open source, and if you are not happy with it's current iteration feel free to fork it and change it to fit your personal needs. Or if you are pleased with Discourse and prefer the direction their developers have taken, it too is open source.
But the two products are very different--yes they solve the same issue but with very different personalities. I started with Discourse, ran a forum on it for a while, had lots of backend troubles and spam issues..finally moved to NodeBB and I've been happy with it. Do I miss things from Discourse? Sometimes. But I can't complain knowing that I have access to the source code and can change anything I want. 
And if you are not technically inclined, I assume if you hosted your forum through NodeBB.org their development team would be more than happy to tweak your forum until it suits your personal needs.
