Well, we finally are upgraded to the newest software, better security and a cleaned up database so page loading should be much faster. And the TinyMCE rich text editor is working too! Phase Two is a complete redesign to render a much more usable and less confusing site for newbies. Since the switchover lost a lot of the work I had done to get a head start on this, it will be a while until you can test out the new design.
In the mean time, use this page to post any problems, missing pages, etc. that have come up from the upgrade.
You'll also be seeing some improvements over the next days like signatures posting on blogs (finally!) and items like the "past Word" button on the rich text editor. The latter allows you to paste formated Word text into your post without needing to convert it to html or such first. Let me know here also how any new features you find work out.

Afraid that the bookmarks
Afraid that the bookmarks got lost. I had to reinstall the new version of the module, and it appears the database is missing the old ones you might have stored. I'll see if this is recoverable.
Thanks Jim,I was just going
Thanks Jim,
I was just going to mention the bookmarks. It would be great if you could recover the bookmarks, otherwise no worries. I'll just have to read through the site again looking for the interesting pages. Probably worthwhile doing anyway.
Many thanks.
The replies to Wiggy's
it's a little cumbersome
it's a little cumbersome having to open up each persons response in a blog. I like being able to open a blog and see everyone's responses.
never mind. I figured out
never mind. I figured out how to expand it so that i see all the responses.. Jim does CPNhelp need monetary contributions to support the upgrades, etc?
Oh, wow.... I hope you can
Oh, wow.... I hope you can recover the booksmarks as I had tons! (as I am sure others did as well)
jeanneroz
Hi Jim, Not sure if you
Hi Jim,
Not sure if you know about this, but I've run across it several times already...
It looks like when you go outside cpnhelp.org and do a google on a subject, the link is broken when trying to link back to cpnhelp from some of the google search results and you get a "URL not found" message. Do a google on "chlamydia pneumoniae porphyria" and the second link comes up as follows:
Some more thoughts on porphyria and Cpn | Cpnhelp.org - Chlamydia ...
www.cpnhelp.org/some_more_thoughts_on_por - 96k - Cached - Similar pages
More results from www.cpnhelp.org »
Right click on the link above to open the link in a New Window and you will see the broken link. It tries to use the following:
http://www.cpnhelp.org/some_more_thoughts_on_por
While now with the upgrade, the newly formatted link is really:
http://www.cpnhelp.org/?q=some_more_thoughts_on_por
Note the extra "?q=" after the www.cpnhelp.org/...
Not sure if this will correct itself in google and other search engines over time, but for now, it might reduce people being directed to cpnhelp...
Good job though on the upgrade. Hickups are to be expected and we really appreciate all the hard work that went into this!
Testing signature...
Testing signature...
Hmmm. Sarah, looks like mine has flown the coup too...
Yes, Google will eventually
Yes, Google will eventually re-scan the site and fix the URLs. However, other websites that linked to those URLs will not automatically fix themselves.
Thanks Norman! I kind of
Thanks Norman! I kind of figured the search sites might be able to "self heal"...
P.S. My signature line is
P.S. My signature line is adding correctly on other threads:
http://www.cpnhelp.org/?q=importance_of_vitamin_d_p
Hopefully this will help identify the problem a bit.
Thanks again Jim!
Jim,forget about the old
Jim,
forget about the old bookmarks as from what Red has pointed out they won't work anyway. The new bookmarks module is excellent btw. Thanks for the upgrade!
I think the signature is
I think the signature is showing up in the right places now.
Whether bookmarks are recoverable will have to wait until next week when I communicate with the database guy. We can hope...
It would help if you don't repeat things already reported so this thread can keep a reasonably clean list for the developer.
Will the bookmarks that are
Will the bookmarks that are internal to CPNhelp site be able to be recovered? I did not have any from outside sources. Guess I should have ard copied so many posts that may be lost to me
.
Louise
Jim, I cannot handily see
Jim, I cannot handily see all post replies to blog posts, without clicking on each one individually, which is alot harder for me.
Try it now.
Try it now.
Hi Jim, The whole area of
Hi Jim,
The whole area of topic boxes at the top of each page is missing. There is no "forums" box, etc. So no way to access a list of topics being discussed.
I guess this is just a temporary blip. Good luck with all this.
denise
Jim, Another glitch --
Jim,
Another glitch -- Search box on top right isn't working well.
When I input Iodoral-- only two or three old posts (from other years) came up to access. I tried this with a few other subjects and same deal.
Before, I would get a multitude of posts to access.
denise
Jim, thanks for all this
Jim, thanks for all this work. Sorry to add to it with my vain question - when I did my last blog, I didn't see "new site" and it is gone. Any chance it will reappear?
Rica
Why is the default text
Why is the default text size while typing a post microscopic? It seems to come out OK in the posted version but while typing I can barely read it.
Sorry Rica- It's gone! So
Sorry Rica- It's gone! So is all the adjustments I made to the "newsite" not realizing it was meant to be a temporary "make sure everything works" site rather than running in parallel.
I'm not going to do any tweaking with this temporary theme, so if the text is too small try one of the others. The only one not configured is Tapestry, which is what we are heading for, but you'll lose a lot of features if you try to use it now.
When I click on my old
When I click on my old posts my signature line shows up double. It shows up only once in my new blog that I just created but anything previously. Also, I noticed it shows like this on a few others' posts.
Hi jim! Where is the old
Hi jim!
Where is the old last comments box , which was on the right side? Is it coming back!
Great work!
Thanks
Cesare
Would love to be able to
Would love to be able to switch themes, but alas that option seems to be missing from my preferences.
Bookmarks – Jim, can you
Bookmarks – Jim, can you please keep us posted on whether or not you will be able to restore the bookmarks?
I know you are swamped…… it is a huge loss that references we marked are now gone.
Cannot post new Forum
Cannot post new Forum topic. The field for titles is actually a clickable field which brings me back to the main page. It looks right though...