XDA Forum login issues.

jaykresge · Nov 8, 2012

EDIT: Not an advertising issue, as pointed out throughout this thread. Potential solution (works for me) is to change the forum theme. Go to the lower left of the forums and use the drop-down box. Change to the last option XDA 2013 beta 1024. This has fixed the issue for me, as well as for Formicae (post #4) who reported this fix.

Yesterday I started having issues with the website. Whenever I'd visit, I'd have to log back in. However, navigating to a subforum would automatically log me in. I initially assumed that it had to do with me getting Chrome 23 last night. However, then I noticed it happening on my phone's browser (Stock touchwiz browser). I didn't just have two systems go loopy at the same time.

I'm one of those oddballs that uses an adblocker but whitelists domains that I trust. I want you guys to get advertising revenue from me because I support the website. But, I noticed the problem resolved on my phone whenever I got around the popup ad. So, I re-enabled ad-blocking on this domain. Guess what? Problem solved. No more login issues.

Might want to look at your advertisements and see what's preventing users from remaining logged in. I could login and navigate to the subforums, but then if I clicked the forum button at the top, I'd be logged out again until I navigated elsewhere. There's an advertisement doing this.

formicae · Nov 8, 2012

I'm not sure it's ads. It happens to me whether I block them or not. But SOMEthing is making me log back in or, as you say, just go to a subforum.

formicae · Nov 8, 2012

I switched to the XDA 2013 Beta theme (bottom left of browser window, drop menu) and haven't had to log in again despite a couple of browser restarts and a computer restart. Might be nothing, but worth a shot?

Salty Wagyu · Nov 8, 2012

I've been required to login on every visit to XDA as well, started on Monday or Tuesday afaik.

nikosrs4 · Nov 8, 2012

me too having the same problem.

pulser_g2 · Nov 8, 2012

Some new changes may be causing this - these are being investigated.

Ravynmagi · Nov 9, 2012

Happening to me as well. Using the XDA 2010 theme if that matters.

jaykresge · Nov 9, 2012

formicae said:
I switched to the XDA 2013 Beta theme (bottom left of browser window, drop menu) and haven't had to log in again despite a couple of browser restarts and a computer restart. Might be nothing, but worth a shot?

This fixed it for me. Updated first post.

bitpushr · Nov 9, 2012

Are you all saying the login issue is caused by popover ads not allowing you to see the login box? Or something else?

the_scotsman · Nov 9, 2012

it's nothing to do with ads.

bitpushr said:
Are you all saying the login issue is caused by popover ads not allowing you to see the login box? Or something else?

Nope, he's having the same problem I posted in your thread earlier. hasn't happened to me again since then though.

bitpushr · Nov 9, 2012

I just pushed a new fix which I believe will correct this. To take effect you might need to wipe your browser cache/cookies.

If anyone is still having problems logging in, or staying logged in, please clear your cache and cookies and re-login (check "Remember me") and then if it happens again, let me know what page you clicked on that logged you out (for example - showthread.php or forumdisplay.php).

jaykresge · Nov 9, 2012

Updated first post again to clarify.

EDIT: Thanks for the fix. I'll give it a try on multiple devices and report back.

jaykresge · Nov 10, 2012

Even though we're all certain that advertisements weren't causing the issue, I just wanted to add further confirmation. I started whitelisting XDA on my adblocker again yesterday and have no login issues.

HipKat · Nov 10, 2012

jaykresge said:
EDIT: Not an advertising issue, as pointed out throughout this thread. Potential solution (works for me) is to change the forum theme. Go to the lower left of the forums and use the drop-down box. Change to the last option XDA 2013 beta 1024. This has fixed the issue for me, as well as for Formicae (post #4) who reported this fix.

Yep, that worked, thx!

iBotPeaches · Nov 10, 2012

Switching to 1024 theme also worked for me.

I would literally get logged out for switching tabs and coming back to XDA. Really put a damper on releasing my ROMs this week because every-time I would edit the post and submit, it would say please log back in.

EDIT: Wiping caches seem to work too. Back on normal theme.

theslam08 · Nov 10, 2012

jaykresge said:
EDIT: Not an advertising issue, as pointed out throughout this thread. Potential solution (works for me) is to change the forum theme. Go to the lower left of the forums and use the drop-down box. Change to the last option XDA 2013 beta 1024. This has fixed the issue for me, as well as for Formicae (post #4) who reported this fix. [/strike]

Just wanted to pop in and say thanks for making this thread. I too thought it was just the update to chrome or something (on dev builds - so who knows when something doesnt work what the real problem is) - but that it was not the site. But seeing others having this problem is a relief because now I dont have to re-login every time now as that fix fixed it for me (choosing the 1024 theme, they must have changed something so thanks admins!).

jaykresge · Nov 10, 2012

It's doing it again today. I'm going to clear my internet cache/history/cookies everything and see if that fixes it. If not, I'll go back to the 1024 theme.

jacklebott · Nov 10, 2012

No matter what I do, the 2010 theme doesn't keep me logged in :/
Guess I'll try to get used to the 2013 theme... (that extra space on the right of the browser annoys the heck out of me though)
EDIT: It's "forumdisplay.php" that seems to think I'm logged out, until I either refresh the page or open another link ("showthread.php" doesn't do it to me)
EDIT2: The 2013 theme doesn't work any better, it still thinks I'm logged out after 15 minutes of inactivity, then logs me back in after refreshing

jaykresge · Nov 11, 2012

Going back to the 1024 template fixed it for me. When I thought things had been fixed, I was still on the 1024 template. Switching back to the forum default is what messed me up again.

So, the forum default XDA 2013 beta has login issues. The 1024 version does not.

jacklebott · Nov 11, 2012

jaykresge said:
Going back to the 1024 template fixed it for me. When I thought things had been fixed, I was still on the 1024 template. Switching back to the forum default is what messed me up again.

So, the forum default XDA 2013 beta has login issues. The 1024 version does not.

Oh, I was only trying the beta one. I'll try the 1024 version and check back soon

EDIT: Neither 2013 versions work, I'll try wiping cookies and cache again

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