Color Code for Who's signed in

[tlwtheq]

Brad, our fearless and sage leader, can you please explain the color code for those who are/were logged in to the forum.  I see three distinct colors: amber/orange, a purple kind of color, and blue (which is, as far as I can tell..you alone).  So how do we know who's online when?   (Sorry, just trying to keep my mind distracted.)

[bradl]

Sure, the colors reflect user groups. Blue is the admin group ( yeah, just me at this point), purple denotes subscribers, and the various levels of members are dark red (as I see that color ).

The who's visited list doesn't track anything in real time it just aggregates logged in members who've triggered a site action (loaded a page or similar) within the last twelve hours. 

[tlwtheq]

Thanks.   Got my three Cairns snoozling next to me as I sit up late worrying overtime.  They're good company that way.  Watching, "Gone With the Wind".  Go Figure.

 

[hheldorfer]

Off-topic but related:  I *was* a subscriber a while back.  I'm sure my "membership" expired so I used the link you posted to re-up.  Problem is it says I am only allowed one "purchase of this item" and I have already purchased it.  Confused.

[sanford]

13 hours ago, bradl said:

Sure, the colors reflect user groups. Blue is the admin group ( yeah, just me at this point), purple denotes subscribers, and the various levels of members are dark red (as I see that color ).

The who's visited list doesn't track anything in real time it just aggregates logged in members who've triggered a site action (loaded a page or similar) within the last twelve hours. 

Sorry Brandl, I'm in the dark re color coding. Don't know what it is or where it appears. Can you explain? Thanks!

[bradl]

@hheldorfer  that's almost certainly a misconfiguration on my part! Way to shoot self in foot, Brad.  Will fix this afternoon (I'm head down on a project this AM). 

@sanford  scroll down to bottom of index (front) page and all should be revealed ("who was online").

[sanford]

Got it! Thanks Bradl, this was also a good reminder for me to re-subscribe and move from red to purple!

[bradl]

It expires after a year automatically with no action required. 

[bradl]

Generally speaking, no.

[tlwtheq]

On 12/16/2015 at 0:07 PM, sanford said:

Sorry Brandl, I'm in the dark re color coding. Don't know what it is or where it appears. Can you explain? Thanks!

So what's the difference between a non-descript "dark red" member and a "subscriber"?

[bradl]

 Subscriptions are a way of recognizing supporters of the site who've helped defray operating costs. 

A spiffy purple badge is the main difference.  Subscribers can also create a blog. I think that's about it at the moment.