Apr 07
There are a lot of nice features in WP 2.5. The increased stability and functionality are also major boosts. But, there are also some drawbacks. For us, there has been a very irritating problem when using the Write Post ability.
That is a major concern because that is the way we communicate on the blog. When writing a post an error message is given by the web browser saying there is an unresponsive script. This is caused by the custom fields, which many plugins use to enhance functionality.
WP 2.5 instituted significant changes to how plugins work and interact with WordPress. Our problems became pandemic when we upgraded to WP 2.5. The benefits outweigh the negatives as far as our usage of the new version. But, in order to make the blog usable for people to write new posts we had to take away some of the features.
We have removed two key features and modified another. It is no longer possible to rate articles. It is also not possible to read an article and see related content listed at the bottom. Both of these created hundreds of custom fields, each, that triggered the error.
Additionally, we experienced major problems with podPress and became quite perturbed. Podpress is a plugin that enables us to podcast and share the podcast with all of you. We have deleted the plugin and done a fresh install to restore functionality.
All of our actions have resulted in a 99% success rate. When using Firefox we still receive the unresponsive script error. But, it does not show in Safari and we expect it won’t show in Internet Explorer.
You can view the blog with any browser. But, if you are going to write posts we recommend using Safari for Mac and IE on Windows machines. We continue to look for a complete solution but this will have to do for the meantime.
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Mar 23
This was originally posted on Thursday March 20th. The reason why the date is different is a result of having to fix a problem with the blog after the big move.
Hello everyone. We are proud to announce the server move is completed. We are now located on our account with BlueHost and up and running. There have been some hiccups and there are still some problems. But, we’re working to fix what we can.
Most noticeable was our downtime from Tuesday until today. The move happened ahead of time and conflicting tech support information resulted in the downtime and lots of headaches. If it wasn’t for my friend Shane the mess will be continuing. Also, you’ll notice that in the move we lost some key features. The theme may not work the same as before, the widgets (things in the sidebar) are different and/or missing. We don’t have the widgets that showed our podcast feed information, our polls, the post ratings, or any of the great widgets that set the blog apart from the crowd. We also don’t have the same settings for the blog that we did before.
We are starting from scratch, in many areas, which is a major headache. But, we do have all the posts and key data from before. So, all the articles and the tags are still here. We can still write articles and we can still podcast. There are some bumps to fix with Podpress, the plugin that makes our podcast available to everyone, and natually there is no podcast today.
This move has been a lot to digest and it had its ups and downs, mainly downs, but we’ve come through it with battle scars that result in a better blog and podcast. There are a lot of great opportunities with BlueHost and we can’t wait to make the most of them. We apologize to everyone for the changes, alterations, and problems. There is a loss of features and some functionality but we are working to fix everything as quickly as we can.
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Mar 19
The massive server move is on our doorstep. We have signed up with BlueHost, it is a long story…don’t ask, and have already transferred two domains onto their servers. We will be moving this domain no later than Friday. It is possible that this domain will be moved late Wednesday night or even on Thursday.
When the move happens the blog will be taken offline. All articles and content will be saved and everything will be transferred to the new servers. We will close down the blog before the move so that no data is lost. Then, all the data will be uploaded to the new servers. Once that is complete it will take 24-48 hours for the nameservers to update across the globe.
What that means is your web browser may not know that wargamingforums.com is supposed to point to our new servers. The further you are from the server the longer it will take for that information to get updated. We will post as soon as we are up but you may possibly lag behind that. If so, don’t worry because time will fix that.
In light of this timeframe we are playing it by ear for this week’s podcast. It is a very real possibility that we will have no podcast this week. I am rolling lots of D6s to determine if we can do one or not. But, I’d prefer to wait and create a better episode than rush through.
Please send all your questions about the server move to us. Use our Contact form to submit your questions. Lastly, after the move is complete we will be upgrading to WP 2.5 RC. That is not the final release of WP 2.5 but it is a mostly stable version that Matt, the head developer for WordPress, uses on his personal blog. WordPress 2.5 was not released on St. Patrick’s Day and you can read more about that in WordPress 2.5 Will NOT Be Released on St. Patrick’s Day. You can find out more about WP 2.5 here.
written by ^Raven^
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