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Your Appleseed State Board => Texas => Topic started by: TxRebel on February 27, 2017, 11:40:46 AM

Title: New Website
Post by: TxRebel on February 27, 2017, 11:40:46 AM
I just went to our website and the new look is killer.  I'm still playing with it and checking everything out.

I WANTED TO SAY WELL DONE SCUZZY, WELL DONE SIR!  HUZZAH!!!

:F :~
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: WhitePaladin on February 27, 2017, 12:00:29 PM
It looks terrific!  Good job scuzzy!!   O0.  ^:)^
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: Roswell on February 27, 2017, 12:33:32 PM
Agreed! Well done!  :bow:
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: cwcdl79 on February 27, 2017, 02:25:10 PM
VERY nice!
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: AF5US on February 27, 2017, 02:39:00 PM
Agreed, very nice.

It looks like if you've visited recently, your computer may have the previous version cached.  This can lead to page errors.  So for example I can hit the old home page, but if I go to the sign-up link from there I get a 404 message.  However if I click the link from THAT page, I can get to the sign-up page. 

I tested on a different computer, and got to the new home page.  Everything worked fine.  I also cleared my cache / cookies on the first machine, and it then worked fine.

This is just a good thing for all of us to know, in case you have a similar problem or especially if you have friends that looked at the site once, are thinking of signing up, and run in to this same issue.  We need to be able to explain what happened and how to resolve it.

In closing - YES!  IT LOOKS GREAT! (Any hints on the new challenge coin I saw referenced on Facebook?)

:F
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: scuzzy on February 27, 2017, 04:02:34 PM
I didn't design it - just added our existing scheduling system and fixed bugs here and there. I'm not good at design/graphics. I'm a programmer/sysadmin type.

ThePoet had some people he works with, Concentric, do all design.
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: colonial shooter on February 27, 2017, 06:05:40 PM
Not to be negative but found a date wrong on the website. Under the programs tab, marksmanship clinics. It states that the student will learn of the events of April 15 1775. Ooops, a few days early!!
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: scuzzy on February 27, 2017, 06:24:35 PM
Yup - thanks for the bug report. Fixed. And found another error on that page too. Bout to fix that.

Title: Re: New Website
Post by: Laredo on February 27, 2017, 06:47:21 PM
The new site is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy cow, nice job!
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: TxRebel on February 27, 2017, 07:35:30 PM
Scuzzy-  would you like us to report and errors or issues we find here?  Or should we just let you do your job and keep our noses out of it?
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: Monkey on February 27, 2017, 08:11:05 PM
This website goes miles to expressing our professionalism as a national organization.

Or, as my younger Sailors would say, "The site is LEGIT."

Very well done, sir.
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: scuzzy on February 27, 2017, 08:18:34 PM
Quote from: TxRebel on February 27, 2017, 07:35:30 PM
Scuzzy-  would you like us to report and errors or issues we find here?  Or should we just let you do your job and keep our noses out of it?

Oh yeah - please report errors. I'm getting reports via PMs too  so there are bugs here and there.

Y'all report - I fix.
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: scuzzy on February 27, 2017, 08:19:43 PM
Quote from: Monkey on February 27, 2017, 08:11:05 PM
This website goes miles to expressing our professionalism as a national organization.

Or, as my younger Sailors would say, "The site is LEGIT."

Very well done, sir.

Thank ThePoet for getting this going. I just added scheduling and am fixing bugs.
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: TaosGlock on February 27, 2017, 11:37:53 PM
Nice work!
Huzzah!  :F
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: Monkey on March 22, 2017, 12:43:14 AM
Bug report:  When clicking on hyperlinks for IBC and RBC info, it directs to this page:

http://appleseedinfo.org/boot_camps.html

This page is 404.

vr/
Monkey
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: scuzzy on March 22, 2017, 08:51:37 AM
Quote from: Monkey on March 22, 2017, 12:43:14 AM
Bug report:  When clicking on hyperlinks for IBC and RBC info, it directs to this page:

http://appleseedinfo.org/boot_camps.html (http://appleseedinfo.org/boot_camps.html)

This page is 404.

vr/
Monkey

Thanks for the bug report. I'm guessing that it's linked from another website? Works on ours.


Title: Re: New Website
Post by: Monkey on March 22, 2017, 12:46:40 PM
Quote from: scuzzy on March 22, 2017, 08:51:37 AM
Quote from: Monkey on March 22, 2017, 12:43:14 AM
Bug report:  When clicking on hyperlinks for IBC and RBC info, it directs to this page:

http://appleseedinfo.org/boot_camps.html (http://appleseedinfo.org/boot_camps.html)

This page is 404.

vr/
Monkey

Thanks for the bug report. I'm guessing that it's linked from another website? Works on ours.

Here's the launch page of the offending link:

http://appleseedinfo.org/search-states-location.php?locationid=18
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: AF5US on March 22, 2017, 12:49:30 PM
For whatever it's worth, I just tested on two different browsers and also got the dreaded 404 :-\
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: hogfamily on March 22, 2017, 01:18:16 PM
HUZZAH!
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: Vinnie on March 22, 2017, 09:45:16 PM
very pretty site!

Couple of bugs to report:

1. Find an Event - California:  > Please Read: "How to Prepare for an Event" links to 404 Dead Link > http://appleseedinfo.org/as_prepare.html
Solution: Should link to this page: http://appleseedinfo.org/how-to-prepare/

2. On the Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sacramento-ca-appleseed-october-14-15-2017-tickets-30139619413?aff=erellivmlt
This section: All Participants are responsible for being prepared, Please be sure to read your confirmation e-mail.  It will direct you to links on how to prepare for this event. or go to: http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=101.0  < Should link instead to this page:  http://appleseedinfo.org/how-to-prepare/

Thanks,
Vinnie

Title: Re: New Website
Post by: Vinnie on March 22, 2017, 09:47:46 PM
p.s. - Eventbrite confirmation e-mail section on how to prepare for the event should also link to:  http://appleseedinfo.org/how-to-prepare/
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: TxRebel on March 23, 2017, 05:52:52 PM
Every time I try to go to "EVENTS", the first time the page just reloads.  The second time I get the map and can click on a state.  Anyone else seeing that.  Its happened to me every time on the new site
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: Nashville Stage on March 23, 2017, 08:42:19 PM
Quote from: TxRebel on March 23, 2017, 05:52:52 PM
Every time I try to go to "EVENTS", the first time the page just reloads.  The second time I get the map and can click on a state.  Anyone else seeing that.  Its happened to me every time on the new site

That's been working fine on my end... Firefox for Android, Firefox & Safari for Mac.
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: scuzzy on March 24, 2017, 01:43:28 PM
Most things fixed. Still gotta figure out what to do about eventbrite pages.

Lots of events scheduled and it would take days to fix all the pages. May just update the linked forum page with the html page.

Or setup a redirect. Don't like those too much cause things sometimes break - and we have a bunch of those already.

Title: Re: New Website
Post by: Nashville Stage on March 24, 2017, 05:13:34 PM
I'm curious how the boilerplate/template portion of the EventBright information is generated (asking out of ignorance here...). Could the information be linked/pulled live from the Appleseed site each time, so that updates would propagate immediately?
Title: Re: New Website
Post by: scuzzy on March 24, 2017, 05:32:15 PM
Quote from: Nashville Stage on March 24, 2017, 05:13:34 PM
I'm curious how the boilerplate/template portion of the EventBright information is generated (asking out of ignorance here...). Could the information be linked/pulled live from the Appleseed site each time, so that updates would propagate immediately?

EventBrite is it's own animal. I don't have much control over how it runs. It's a pain.

Title: Re: New Website
Post by: scuzzy on March 24, 2017, 06:18:21 PM
Did two things for ticket confirmation and notices on EB:

1. Changed the forum post which is linked to from EB:

http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=101.0

Now updated. Had some stuff on it that needs to be changed/removed link 'low round count' etc.

2. Confirmation page. This is what people see when they go to EB, they then register via Paypal, and they are then redirected here:

http://appleseedinfo.org/confirmation/

So during registration, and after, they should be good.