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POSTPONED - Major Website Upgrade Coming Soon!  

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Drew
 Drew
(@drew)
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Hi Folks,

My apologies for not being more engaged with this forum over recent months, I have been busy planning and implementing a major update to the club's website.

In about 3-5 days time this website will be receiving a major upgrade. We've been working hard to produce a modern website that combines this forum (powered by SMF) and the CMS / blogging platform Wordpress, in a cohesive manner. Additionally the new website should be largely (if not entirely) responsive, meaning you should be able to use it without issue from a smartphone or tablet.

This will enable us not just to provide a basic forum, but opens up the possibility of having news posts, social media integration, galleries, articles, reference pages, coaching materials, an online site guide, a members area with content for paid up members of the club, RSS Feeds... the possibilities are boundless!

The transition should be a smooth one,  you will continue to log in with the same details as you do now, that is, the email that you registered with and your password.

As with any website rollout there are bound to be snags, if you encounter the new site and can't log in or have some other issue, just drop me an email to webmaster@derbyshiresoaringclub.org.uk and I'll help you out as quickly  as I can!

If you have any questions or concerns about the upgrade let me know below and I'll do my best to answer them  🙂

Cheers

~Drew
[DSC Webmaster]

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Posted : 21/03/2016 10:51
Drew
 Drew
(@drew)
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FYI the upgrade has been scheduled for Thursday morning.

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Posted : 22/03/2016 07:46
stevesvirago
(@stevesvirago)
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Thanks in advance for the effort you have put in on behalf of us all
Steve

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Posted : 22/03/2016 16:29
Drew
 Drew
(@drew)
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You're welcome Steve! Let's hope everyone likes it  8)

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Posted : 22/03/2016 16:34
Helen
(@grouse)
Club Member

Thanks Drew:-)

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Posted : 23/03/2016 03:59
Drew
 Drew
(@drew)
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Unfortunately we've had to postpone the upgrade. We experienced DNS problems while trying to make the new site available.

I've raised a ticket with the provider HostPapa, right now I dont know how long it will take to resolve the issue but I will update here when I know more.

Cheers,

~Drew

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Posted : 24/03/2016 11:11
Ash
 Ash
(@ash-ghinn)
Club Member

Well, nice to see it actually up and running! Now we all have the job of reporting errors, suggesting improvements and, more than anything, contributing to the forum!

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Posted : 26/03/2016 09:03
Drew
 Drew
(@drew)
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Yes Ash! All systems go!

I've noticed several things wrong with the layout and style of the forum, these things we should fix this week. please comment here if you see things we should improve!

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Posted : 26/03/2016 09:23
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