Resolved Editing post title and prefix after posting new thread

[eyoungren]

What is the secret to this?!

Every time I try make a new thread and then want to go back later and edit the title or mark the prefix as Resolved that section disappears!

Doesn't matter what browser or computer.

Is there something I am not doing or am I under the mistaken impression that this is possible?

I am tired of bothering the mods to change thread titles and I am sure they are tired of me asking them.

How do I do this?

 

[dejo]

Do you see a gear icon with a dropdown arrow next to it at the top of the thread? Click that to show the Thread Tools dropdown, then select Edit Title.

 

[eyoungren]

Do you see a gear icon with a dropdown arrow next to it at the top of the thread? Click that to show the Thread Tools dropdown, then select Edit Title.

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No. Never seen that.

This is all I ever see…



Note that I do have the Rich Text Editor off, but turning it on does not cause this gear you mention to display.

 

[dejo]

You don't need to edit the post. Go to the very top of the thread, where the initial post is. You want the the thread tools not the edit-post options.

 

[eyoungren]

Do you see a gear icon with a dropdown arrow next to it at the top of the thread? Click that to show the Thread Tools dropdown, then select Edit Title.

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OOHHHHH!!!!

I see it now! It's not in the Edit Post settings, it's at the top of the post itself!!!

Why would it not be in the Edit Post settings?!! Very unintuiative!
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You don't need to edit the post. Go to the very top of the thread, where the initial post is. You want the the thread tools not the edit-post options.

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Got it, just found it. Thanks. It's not intuiative to me.

 

[dejo]

Why would it not be in the Edit Post settings?!! Very unintuiative!

Probably because it's a thread-related thing and not a post one.

 

[eyoungren]

Probably because it's a thread-related thing and not a post one.

Ahh, gotcha. Thanks for your help!

 

[dejo]

Ahh, gotcha. Thanks for your help!

If I recall correctly, this used to work differently (more like you where thinking) when the forums were vBulletin-based.

 

[eyoungren]

If I recall correctly, this used to work differently (more like you where thinking) when the forums were vBulletin-based.

Yeah, I guess that's kind of why I was expecting it to be there.

I've adapted to the changes, but didn't realize that this particular edit feature had relocated elsewhere.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Yeah, I guess that's kind of why I was expecting it to be there.

I've adapted to the changes, but didn't realize that this particular edit feature had relocated elsewhere.

Don't worry; you are not the only person to whom this has happened.

Quite literally, for quite some time after the change over to Xenforo, I never even noticed - let alone saw - that 'gear' icon - it had to be pointed out to me on at least two separate occasions…..