Spoiler Tags are not working properly

I use spoiler tags in nearly every topic in my forum (over 2,000 topics - almost all posted prior to the problem starting) and when you click on them now nothing shows up - which only started happening in the last 24 hours. Something has gone wrong with the spoiler tags. Is anyone looking into a fix?

Can you post a link to a thread wherein there is a spoiler? make sure the forum is available for guests to view. I will check it then.

Try here: http://animeraider.forumotion.com/kissaten-f3/this-is-a-test-topic-for-the-support-staff-t1933.htm

Here is the exact wording of the post:

If you click on the spoiler tag below you should see a sentance:

Spoiler:

If nothing came up, which is what I and my members are experiencing, then you can see the problem happening.

(interesting that it's working here but not in my own forum - maybe a compatability issue with the template?)

Hello,

I've got your spoiler on both your forum and this forum perfectly normal, both with text in them.

Could you please try clearing your browsers Cache & Cookies?

Worked for me. Left a guest comment.

It's still not working, and members are complaining.

I tried cache and history clearing. Here is what we see before clicking on the spoiler tag:



And here is what we see after:



Tried it on multiple computers with different operating systems and getting the same result.

I got exactly same problem on my forum. None of the spoiler are hiding the content.

I could see it. Try another browser like firefox or chrome & check.

I did try on different browsers same story and did empty cache & history.

the spoiler tag is not hiding anything and is active on text and images.
See image below:

Okay, can you do one thing.
Try accessing the site via anonymouse.org see if it works then.

Sanket wrote:I could see it. Try another browser like firefox or chrome & check.

Not an option for many people, including myself - those browsers are terrible for Japanese. Also needing to switch to another browser doesn't make sense - I haven't changed anything about the forum itself.

Sanket wrote:Okay, can you do one thing.
Try accessing the site via anonymouse.org see if it works then.

spoiler tags non-functional using this method

May I remind you that double/triple posting isn't tolerated unless separated by 24 hours (Use the edit button)

All that i can say is use firefox then.

hi Sanket,

I Have tried anonymouse.org and got same result as above (my image).
Almost everything on my forum uses spoilers to hide content.

Dunno but every since forumotion implemented Customize attachments frame.
Im having that issue, dunno if it related with each other.

Thanks in advance.

Sanket wrote:May I remind you that double/triple posting isn't tolerated unless separated by 24 hours (Use the edit button)

All that i can say is use firefox then.

Sorry about that - I could have tightened that up.

Anyway, firefox does work properly, IE seems not to and I do not understand why that would be the case as until yesterday mid-afternoon my time it worked fine. firefox is a suitable solution for some people, but not everyone can use it (people with vision issues who use microsoft software to enhance their browsing experience just as one example - or in my case because it interferes with other software that I run almost constantly that I need to earn a living).

A guest has posted a sample spoiler tag in the topic above and it doesn't work in IE but does in firefox. I do not understand why.

It's not just them, I'm experiencing the same thing with our forums. An example is here: http://wotr.forumotion.com/off-topic-and-ooc-f64/spoiler-tags-code-red-t1548.htm#23359 . It stopped working correctly yesterday, before it worked in both firefox and IE.

The code used for my test was:

Code:

[spoiler]test[/spoiler]

There seems to be something wrong overall. You'll notice it shows up with two white boxes, one with the text and the other blank which the cursor changes when moused over.

Also notable is that there have been no changes to my forum or layout since this issue has occurred. It literally stopped spoiling one day.

Animeraider, i really can't give a direct fix for you. Since the spoiler is working for us in your forum.

shintre, about your spoiler tags, i will forward it to Typlo.

maybe fixing shintre's problem will also fix ours. Can we please keep this thread active to see the results?

Hello Animeraider
I have just posted on your forum.
The Spoiler tags worked ok for me and I could open them on an earlier post.
I am using Internet Explorer 8

Regards

^Glyndwr^

I also posted a messege.it works fine i have no problem.

By reading down the thread, it seems that some forums let everyone apart from the author view it. I hope this is helpful

jake66 wrote:By reading down the thread, it seems that some forums let everyone apart from the author view it. I hope this is helpful

I tested that, but no go. Thanks though.

Sanket wrote:Animeraider, i really can't give a direct fix for you. Since the spoiler is working for us in your forum.

shintre, about your spoiler tags, i will forward it to Typlo.

ok, so will should I expect him to respond here, pm, or via email or in another way?

The problem has been reported & the tech's are working on it.

Sanket wrote:The problem has been reported & the tech's are working on it.

Yay!

As of right now, the sopiler tags are no longer hiding anything. I hope this means that work is in progress.

On IE 8, I'm having the problem of the spoilers under the spoiler tags not showing up.

On Firefox 3.6.2 , I get this:



I've cleared everything I could clear on both IE and Firefox, and nothing changed.

Other members are experiencing the same problem.

Message Board Link: http://ichixhime.actifforum.com/

It's like this

Spoiler:

The spoilers are open when I open the thread, and can't close them. Makes for very bulky signatures XD

And yeah, I tried clearing cache/cookies/etc. as well, no avail

Hello, I'm also having the same issue, although a bit different.

Spoilers on my forum won't even cover the content. >.<

http://www.pokerealmforums.com/spam-f16/troop-doop-scoop-t723-40.htm#8114

Thanks in advance for any help.

I'm experiencing the same problem as well.

But in my case, the content of the spoiler tags wont even appear once you click it?

It stopped working yesterday. And like many others here, I did not change the layout as well. I did not alter anything.

Please help.