Page Comparison

1. Tabular layout

   1. My Posts tab shows posts authored by the user

   2. All Posts tab shows all threads in the course

   3. Topics tab shows hierarchy of discussion topics (categories and subcategories)

   4. Learners tab shows list of enrolled learners and allows viewing forum activity of a particular learner

2. Content editing and post close reasons

3. Filter for post types; Discussion or Question

4. Interactive post summary

5. Learner stats and sort

6. Topic stats

7. Partial search for usernames

8. Reported and Answered icons on post summary

9. Role of TA explicitly mentioned

10. Landing experience is new for learners and moderators

11. Endorse a response

Xblocks are still legacy!

Slower to load!

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Details of UI modifications

Sort and filter consolidated and improved

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Content view refactored

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1. Type of thread is now represented alongside avatar; a question mark for a question type thread.

2. Time elapsed since the post/comment/response was created, with following abbreviations:

   1. 1 minute: 1m

   2. 1 hour: 1h

   3. 1 week: 1w

   4. 1 month: 4w

   5. 1 year: 1y

3. Cohort visibility info is moved towards bottom right of the post view. Mouse over on the icon will display cohort that this thread is visible to.

4. Reported info is now shown in a bar on top of the reported post, response or comment.

5. Endorsed or answered info is visible in the bar on top of the reported response.

6. “Vote” has been renamed to “Like”. Functionality is the same.

7. Follow option has been moved towards bottom left of the post view.

8. “Mark as answered” option has been moved inside the actions menu of a response.

9. Comment can now be added on a button

10. Username colour is according to their role. A role icon for staff and TA has been added.

Interactive post summary card

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1. Username of post author is now visible on post summary. Users having course staff, course admin, discussion admin, discussion moderator role will have red text colour and a staff icon next to the username. Users having community TA and group community TA role will have grey text colour and a staff icon next to the username.

2. Number of likes on a post are visible on its summary. The like icon itself can be used to like/unlike the post. In case the current user has liked the post, the icon is filled.

4. Pinned indicator is moved to top right of post summary and space is added between pinned posts and other posts.

5. Post creator’s role has been moved to next to the username.

6. Location of number of responses and comments has been changed.