roddy Posted May 15, 2018 at 09:34 AM Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 at 09:34 AM Just a quick heads-up - will need to take the site offline for a while sometime this week (I'm hoping tomorrow, but will depend on work) for an upgrade. Nothing very substantial on the front end at least. We'll have a new search option (Elasticsearch, for those in the know), native emoji support, better notification emails (can include recent topics / recommended content). Dismissable announcements, which will be handy. Will also be bumping up a php version (7.0 to 7.2). I'll probably also have another shot at using a content delivery network - tried it before but it was causing some problems so turned it off, but there are benefits that make it worth trying. Hopefully won't be too long, but could be a few hours. Will give warning before starting so you don't lose any long posts. Lots of hugs and kisses Roddy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lu Posted May 15, 2018 at 01:21 PM Popular Post Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 at 01:21 PM 3 hours ago, roddy said: Lots of hugs and kisses @roddy, change your password before this hacker takes over. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted May 15, 2018 at 02:59 PM Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 at 02:59 PM 1 hour ago, Lu said: @roddy, change your password before this hacker takes over. Looks like our leader has some downcoming uptime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted May 16, 2018 at 09:24 AM Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 at 09:24 AM Won't happen today, could get to it in the afternoon, but would rather have a full clear day in case things get tricky. Lots of hugs and kisses, except for Lu and Jim. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted May 17, 2018 at 12:56 PM Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 at 12:56 PM Doing it! I'm only going to have half a day at the moment, but the chances of a full clear day this week are slim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted May 17, 2018 at 02:56 PM Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 at 02:56 PM That seemed to go quite smoothly. Need to do a bit more figuring out before I make changes to search. Had to remove the blogs blocks from the home page until I can update them (or manage to completely redo the home page. Now, everyone look at how emoticons work now and start complaining... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted May 17, 2018 at 03:15 PM Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 at 03:15 PM Where did your hugs and kisses go ?☹️?❤️? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted May 17, 2018 at 03:21 PM Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 at 03:21 PM They got hacked... Mucking about with something - we've got a database function which could allow for managing an FAQ, having listings of products, schools, services, etc. This is just how it looks as a default, could fancy it up with images and so on. Feel free to add some unserious entries if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingfunny Posted May 17, 2018 at 03:51 PM Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 at 03:51 PM Is this where I ask about stuff that's not working? I'm trying to paste text into a forum reply but it's not showing. This might just be me being inept though - although I have tried pasting it somewhere else and it worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted May 17, 2018 at 04:16 PM Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 at 04:16 PM Works here. Can you try CTRL+F5 to force a reload, maybe try another browser if you have one handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted May 17, 2018 at 08:33 PM Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 at 08:33 PM Tried to add a link to a website (Pleco) in a post but the link is not actully working and is not in hypertext ie underlined and in blue. I have just got my desk top PC back today so this is the first day I have been on the forum with it so I don't know if its me or the upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted May 17, 2018 at 08:43 PM Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 at 08:43 PM Pleco Will take a look tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingfunny Posted May 17, 2018 at 09:28 PM Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 at 09:28 PM Yeah, it's a problem my end. I tried copying something from a different source and it worked no problem. Must be something about copying from a word document. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungouk Posted May 18, 2018 at 01:45 AM Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 at 01:45 AM Site just slowed to a crawl and even timed out just now... not sure if it's a routing thing or related to the site but thought I would mention. It was around 01:30-01:45 UTC, 18 May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted May 18, 2018 at 07:27 AM Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 at 07:27 AM @Shelley can you try posting a link or two in here so I can try and see what's happening. @somethingfunny Should still be possible to copy and paste from a Word document, and I was just able to, so if it's a persistent problem let me know. Editor problems can sometimes be caused by a clash with browser plugins and the editor code. @mungouk Nothing to do with me, mate, I was fast asleep ? I can't see anything that would have caused that but if it's frequent or at a regular time let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted May 18, 2018 at 09:40 AM Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 at 09:40 AM Test: https://www.pleco.com/ Oh and now it works. Okay well problem solved, not sure if it was you or me. Can't see what the diference was between the 2. I will go and check my post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted May 18, 2018 at 09:51 AM Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 at 09:51 AM Apologies for recent error messages - the host took a more immediate and hands-on approach to troubleshooting than I was expecting. Can't guarantee it won't happen again in the next few hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingfunny Posted May 18, 2018 at 10:00 AM Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 at 10:00 AM It's a browser issue. I'm using Opera on macOS High Sierra. I just tried Safari and it worked no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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