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Title: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: dimitris on February 23, 2008, 12:21:12 PM
Soon you will see some small changes on the attitude of our website.
This has to do with upgrading the security and functionality of the software that the website uses to run properly.
Teh software I;m using to run this website is called joomla ( www.joomla.org) it is an opensource content management system ( CMS) which meawhile hase bacome very famous and is used by thousand's of websites.
The forum is an other open source project developed by an other group of progamers called SMF Simplemashines Forum (www.simplemachines.org/)
Since last April, I have set the website so that the forum and the main website was one unit with the same login system and functions, no mater whether you are on the forum or on the main website.  for this I used a program called forum bridge or integrator.
Since last July the two communities have had some conflicts concerning their distribution licenses and the integration of Joomla and SMF which is not any more supported for the coming versions.

So I have been having some great dilemmas whether to move into another software and start learning from scratch , which means that YOU  also have to get used to new functions and settings etc. or to keep it like it is and see what happens , which can lead us to major security issues,  or to split the website again like it was before in to two pieces: The website and the forum.   
For the moment I'm preparing the website to be again in to two pieces but I have made some custom modifications in so the two different parts will be looking much the same with each other.

when I will start doing this we will have in the beginning some dis-functionalities  like login problems , or dead links which I hope to beat them day by day .
With this message I would like to request your understanding and cooperation while/if you notice that something is going wrong  please take your time and contact me at   info(@)arillas.com   

Now back to my son he is just waking up!!  I'm on baby-duty today as litsa has gone shopping in Corfu town 

 
Dimitris
   
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: Erja on February 23, 2008, 03:05:16 PM
Go for it Dimitris! I can just see you typing with Bebis on the other arm :)

We will wait patiently and see what you come up with.
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: Mango on February 23, 2008, 06:13:15 PM
Hi Dimitris

I'm sure I can speak on behalf of all the forum members when I say we will help in whatever way we can to keep this website/forum running as best as it can.  Afterall we love it!!!!!!!!!

Amanda
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: justphil on February 23, 2008, 09:13:06 PM
Hi Dimtiris, Litsa and bebis

never met yet but will in July. Looking forward to it. Your new picture is beautiful. Jen started in tears when she saw it and made the post you saw although I typed it in.

We will be eating galactboureko and much more at Brouklis this summer.

Your efforts on the website might be marketing, but is so much more.

I do understand the domain name server issues and try to pretend I don't. I'm not a know all. Open source will always come with these risks. Jenny and me will follow you through this technical difficulty no matter what and will help as we can. The whole forum owes you this support and we will do it. Ask them!! We are the Arillas Addicts!!!

See you in july wearing my tee-shirt
with love
phil of philandjen (she is asleep for reasons riggers would know...)
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: Sandy x on February 23, 2008, 09:18:01 PM
Phil...what has riggers been up to?
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: riggers on February 23, 2008, 09:23:37 PM
Now Now. I'm here you 2.

Riggers..:D
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: justphil on February 23, 2008, 10:03:41 PM
from the p*** art**** of arillas

riggers, nice to meet again. jen was full of guiness and port but said "contrary to popular belief there are times when I remain awake without conversation." That's her perspective on it! love you 2!

Sandy - yes we are real. See latest pic from Majorca - just wish we could meet you in the Coconut in Arillas later in the year. We might do all of September.....

lots of love

phil and jenny
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: riggers on February 23, 2008, 10:05:49 PM
Thanks for the Website Dimitris, We would be all lost without it. Especially me.

I am not good with PC'S one BIT, But i would soon get used new settings etc just to get on your fantastic Website.

Riggers..
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: dimitris on February 25, 2008, 10:58:50 AM
finally I did the upgrade without having to change much of the layout.
After banging my head on the keyboard,
 l managed to keep using the intergrator by modifying only some of the code AND covered all the security issues.
Many thanks to Marika, Riggers, Lindypops and Justl@@kin that stayed by me last night and helped each with his way!
the only difference (that I noticed) is that from now on the Small Talk is working a bit slow and you now have to add your name each time you shout a message.
If you notice anything alse please let me know!!

Have a nice Monday!
Don't work too much
Eggy your Ouzo is waiting

Dimitris



 
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: blondegirl on February 25, 2008, 07:26:52 PM
Its looking good Dimitris.  I was wondering though why the list of users is all in different colors... Any reason?  Or is that just on mine.
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: dimitris on February 25, 2008, 08:42:36 PM
Thanks for that Blondgirl,
this has to do with each member's award. the folowing picture will show you the colors of every member group
That makes easier to  see at a glance what position the specific  member has.



Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: dimitris on February 25, 2008, 08:45:00 PM
IN BLUE there are all members that have not posted more than 20 posts
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: Marika on February 25, 2008, 10:00:02 PM
Hi Dimitris!
That is another thing, what is different now:

Arillas Forum > Wer ist online > Who is online

Wendy n Stu      21:51:27      Viewing the article 33.
beachbum          21:46:40      Viewing the article 33.
Gast                     21:41:14       Viewing the article 142.

And if I go on that it told me that:

You are not authorised to view this resource.
You need to login.

Hmmm!

Marika x x x
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: Marika on February 25, 2008, 10:02:37 PM
Quote
Many thanks to Marika, Riggers, Lindypops and Justl@@kin that stayed by me last night and helped each with his way!

I  helped gladly! No problem! :) Everytime again :)

Marika x x x
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: blondegirl on February 26, 2008, 11:27:43 AM
After  this year I hope to qualify for an Arillas Regular Visitor grade...;-)
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: sharonF on February 26, 2008, 03:17:16 PM
Dimitris don't understand the techno stuff, but thank you for doing whatever you did, you're a star x
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: Anne on April 02, 2011, 01:52:31 PM
Love the new website - it has bigger fonts - for my old eyes to read better! Looking forward to seeing you in May. xxxxxxxx
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: annemarsh on April 04, 2011, 01:57:35 PM
Sorry, but I don't like it - the new screen format, that is.

I can't see who else is logged on and I can't get back to the home page - it just takes me to the FORUM home page if I click the 'home' tab, when I actually want to go back to the website home page.

Anne
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: Sandy x on April 04, 2011, 07:54:23 PM
I'm struggling a bit too Anne. I don't loke small talk being on a separate page - I like to know what's going on at the same time!!
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: M n M on April 04, 2011, 08:12:45 PM
Things look better today, I can see all of the items on the left side as it was but with the forum being clearer and bigger.(http://bestsmileys.com/thumbs/3.gif)

Cheers Dimitris. Mick.
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: vivian on April 05, 2011, 08:13:30 AM
Hi Anne, When I click home it's taking me to the web home page and clicking forum to the forum page, so I cant understand why it is not doing this for you.
Dimitris and Pete were working on a new look for the site in october,they always have at least one computer day.When I saw it I thought it lookerd very good but I must admit I hadn't relised small talk couldn't be seen at the same time, I do like to be able to see it and who's talking about what.
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: M n M on April 05, 2011, 10:10:08 PM
What's happened today, it's changed so that the report box writing is now back to the smaller size and with an extra blank column at the left side.
As my granddaughter would say, "is someone having a giraffe".
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: Sandy x on April 05, 2011, 10:31:48 PM
I couldn't post this morning - every time I tried, I got that sign saying Forbidden....
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: justphil on April 05, 2011, 11:22:27 PM
Quite right too Sandy luvver!! Moi?? I should have been banned years ago....

I'm glad all the earlier posts in General Info, Tell Us Your Story etc have been kept. I love trawling through everyone's old holiday reports and posts. There's so many memories there and they always give me a big lift.

Lots of doubts expressed by many, but I still like the new site a lot.

Phil
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: Sandy x on April 10, 2011, 09:23:07 PM
Well I'm delighted - I've been away for the weekend and the old weather forecast has reappeared - thank you Dimitri!
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: justphil on April 10, 2011, 10:07:07 PM
Suddenly mine is HUGE! My paranoid half thinks it is Dimitris' joke about my ageing eyesight. The other half says thank you for making it so easy to read.

As long as we have this I'm happy. Dimitris spends his money on keeping us in Arillas all year. I for one among so many of yous thank our Boss for that. 360 people online in January!

Phil
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: Val n Bill on April 10, 2011, 11:04:07 PM
Phil, mine was huge and I could read it better but now it's shrunk again, but I am now fed up shuffling backward and forwards trying to find things. I agree it looks better so I hope to get the hang of it soon.
                       Val x
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: TONYNEW on April 11, 2011, 09:10:33 AM
Hi Val
If you want to increase your font size on the page you are viewing hold the Ctrl button down and press the + button
Tony
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: Janis on April 11, 2011, 10:51:14 AM
Tony - thanks for that tip! It works.... I knew you could go to "page" and then "text size" or "zoom" but Control and + (or even - ) works so much better!

Janis x
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: Val n Bill on April 11, 2011, 07:55:41 PM
Thanks Tony, how easy was that :D Briliant

                                              Val x     
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: JohnJ on June 14, 2011, 04:00:59 PM
I have just tried to put a message on the Taxi share list and it keeps telling me I must vote on the poll, but I don't know what the poll is and cannot answer as I do not know the question.  Is it me!!!!
JohnJ
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: dimitris on June 14, 2011, 04:07:43 PM
Never heard of that John,
Did you try to post a new topic or did you try to reply to an existing one?

Polls are not enabled on our system for the moment .
Where you perhaps on an other forum before you were postign here?

This could be the problem as the "coockies"  get confiused.

Just a thought ,

Dimitris

Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: TerryW on June 14, 2011, 04:25:50 PM
I have just tried doing a reply on "Re: Taxi share 16/05/2011" and then previewing it and it seems OK. Restart your browser John or try a different one.
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: Jo Wissett on June 18, 2011, 01:10:21 PM
Hey people, for all those who prefer the 'old-style' forum with small talk at the side of the posting page, quite by chance, I had googled Arillas travel to see if they had a website and clicked on a post from here regarding Anna owning Arillas car hire that was years old, it was the old style forum yet I could read todays posts! Not sure if this would do any harm so Dimitris please tell me if it will. 
Title: Re: Website updates and technical stuff
Post by: Jo Wissett on June 18, 2011, 01:12:37 PM
This was the link i clicked on

http://www.arillas.com/page/option,com_smf/Itemid,146/topic,67.0/lang,en