Published on 12, July, 2020
I believe that all parsed links should open in a new tab whenever clicked.
I had one taken a WordPress course, and the tutor always stresses good Search Engine Optimisation. Having to go back to a forum from the site, one had view can get a little tedious.
I would like the option to enable the dark mode.
Hi California
How you get dark mode depends on what browser and device you are using.
Extensions (mostly for desktops and laptops):
Gadzooks gave the link for Darkreader, which gives a dark mode for many sites. It's a browser extension. Some people use those a lot, whereas others have never tried them. As the article below explains, the advantage of extensions is the ability to make your browser work the way you want, with the sites and services that you use. Although you have to think about security with extensions, recommendations here, from trusted users, may give some confidence.
Once you have installed an extension such as Darkreader, you may need to activate it for a particular site. That particular extension is available for various browsers.
There's some information about extensions in general here: https://www.howtogeek.com/169080/beginner-geek-everything-you-need-to-know-about-browser-extensions/
Accessibility settings for mobile devices:
Extensions are generally for desktop (and laptop) browsers. On mobile devices, try using the general accessibility settings for the device. There are some starting suggestions here, but most useful pages concentrate on individual devices (Android or iPhone for example), so it's worth Googling for help:
https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/25/8909631/android-ios-web-reading-text-size-brightness-easier-how-to
Specifically for dark mode, this page explains that different browsers behave in different ways:
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/07/18/the-best-android-browsers-with-dark-mode/
I confirmed that dark mode on the Samsung browser works on this site. By contrast, Dark mode on Chrome is more of a theme that affects the browser menus and so on, but not the site itself. To get a true dark mode, you need to use the Chrome flags settings:
https://www.techradar.com/uk/how-to/get-chrome-dark-mode
Hope this helps. We may use feedback on these points to expand our accessibility page, although browsers change quite quickly and it can be difficult to keep up to date.
I do not want to install browser extensions.
Some websites offer the option to enable the dark mode themselves without any browser extensions.
For example, YouTube.
I wonder why does this website should be different?
it costs money (development team time) and risk ( each change is a risk ) NAS is a charity and thus do not have the resources of youtube and its parent Amazon.
Just saying thats all I think this forumn is excellent it now faster than it was.
Its free, managed, governed, and policed for us.
Maybe we could ask them for sponsorship/donation if all get togther and ask