Site Status July 2013
Posted: 28 Jul 2013, 14:52
Tizer has commented in another thread about the availability of certain features to guest members. I think an update regarding the current status of the site is in order:
Most of the glitches that are apparent while browsing the site are a result of the site crash in the middle of May. Guest members should be able to view images but the code to allow this is broken. I would imagine without delving into the guts of the front end portal that similar trashed code will be responsible for the shortcomings in the portal view to guests. We have not yet formulated a complete game plan for a re-deployment of the site, which will sort all the minor glitches that are present at the moment.
The portal is a separate module to the forum and we may or may not retain it in a future deployment. We have been running a development site since shortly after the crash to evaluate various possibilities. The existing site has over 50 add on modifications added on top of the basic forum which does tend to complicate matters somewhat. Re-deploying The Lancashire Textile Project and how we present it for the future on the live site is one of the ongoing tasks on the development site.
Portal, Gallery, Arcade, and Statistics, are all separate modules to the basic forum software. Many of the other features or functionality of the site is woven in with some of these modules and many others are stand alone, not all are fully compatible with the latest version of the forum software. Re-deploying the site is a major undertaking and we do need to explore all the avenues open to us before taking action.
Most of the glitches that are apparent while browsing the site are a result of the site crash in the middle of May. Guest members should be able to view images but the code to allow this is broken. I would imagine without delving into the guts of the front end portal that similar trashed code will be responsible for the shortcomings in the portal view to guests. We have not yet formulated a complete game plan for a re-deployment of the site, which will sort all the minor glitches that are present at the moment.
The portal is a separate module to the forum and we may or may not retain it in a future deployment. We have been running a development site since shortly after the crash to evaluate various possibilities. The existing site has over 50 add on modifications added on top of the basic forum which does tend to complicate matters somewhat. Re-deploying The Lancashire Textile Project and how we present it for the future on the live site is one of the ongoing tasks on the development site.
Portal, Gallery, Arcade, and Statistics, are all separate modules to the basic forum software. Many of the other features or functionality of the site is woven in with some of these modules and many others are stand alone, not all are fully compatible with the latest version of the forum software. Re-deploying the site is a major undertaking and we do need to explore all the avenues open to us before taking action.