WRG 2021 Site Upgrade - Revision history

Tdoyle at 14:37, 19 August 2021

2021-08-19T14:37:56Z

Tdoyle: /* Features not working that were not working on the old site */

2021-08-19T13:35:54Z

Features not working that were not working on the old site

Tdoyle at 13:21, 19 August 2021

2021-08-19T13:21:29Z

Tdoyle: /* Resolved Items */

2021-08-17T13:55:50Z

Resolved Items

Tdoyle: /* Features still not working */

2021-08-17T13:47:43Z

Features still not working

Tdoyle: /* Features still not working */

2021-08-17T13:37:48Z

Features still not working

Tdoyle: /* Features still not working */

2021-08-17T13:36:50Z

Features still not working

Tdoyle: /* Features still not working */

2021-08-17T13:35:47Z

Features still not working

Tdoyle: Created page with "==Resolved Items== * Email functionality has now been restored after many years of being inoperable. You should be able to request a password reset, email another user, etc...."

2021-08-17T13:25:21Z

Created page with "==Resolved Items== * Email functionality has now been restored after many years of being inoperable. You should be able to request a password reset, email another user, etc...."

New page

==Resolved Items==

* Email functionality has now been restored after many years of being inoperable. You should be able to request a password reset, email another user, etc.

==Features still not working==

* Ability to upload images has not yet been activated on this new site.
* The web address is temporarily set to "new.whitneygen.org" until the decision is made to replace the live site with this new site.
* Newly created user accounts will not have a user page automatically created.
* The Create Family pages are not operational.
* The Advanced Search page and the search section on the main page are not operational.
* Google Maps on some pages are not operational.
* Timelines on a few pages are not operational.
* The Discussion Forums are not operational.

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 ==Features not working that were not working on the old site==
-* Google Maps on some pages are not operational.
+* Maps are not operational. These are occasionally added to pages such as [[Whitneys of Breconshire, Wales]]
-* The Discussion Forums are not operational.
+* The Discussion Forums are not operational. These will probably be sunsetted and directed to the active Facebook group.
 * Dynamic Pages - these show up as <DPL> sections on pages or "{{#dpl:". See [[Medieval Whitney Families]] and [[Family:Whitney, Erastus (1790-1862)]] for examples.

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:55, 17 August 2021
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	==Resolved Items==		==Resolved Items==

		+	* The MediaWiki software that runs the site has been upgraded from the very ancient 2011 version.
	* Email functionality has now been restored after many years of being inoperable. You should be able to request a password reset, email another user, etc.		* Email functionality has now been restored after many years of being inoperable. You should be able to request a password reset, email another user, etc.

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 * Timelines on a few pages are not operational.
 * The Discussion Forums are not operational.
-* Dynamic Pages - these show up as <DPL> sections on pages. See [[Medieval Whitney Families]] for an example.
+* Dynamic Pages - these show up as <DPL> sections on pages or "{{#dpl:". See [[Medieval Whitney Families]] and [[Family:Whitney, Erastus (1790-1862)]] for examples.

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:35, 17 August 2021
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	* Timelines on a few pages are not operational.		* Timelines on a few pages are not operational.
	* The Discussion Forums are not operational.		* The Discussion Forums are not operational.
		+	* Dynamic Pages - these show up as <DPL> sections on pages. See [[Medieval Whitney Families]] for an example.

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 * Ability to upload images has not yet been activated on this new site.
 * Newly created user accounts will not have a user page automatically created.
 * The Create Family pages are not operational.

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 * Email functionality has now been restored after many years of being inoperable. You should be able to request a password reset, email another user, etc.
-==Features still not working==
+==Features not working that were working on the old site==
 * Ability to upload images has not yet been activated on this new site.
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 * The Create Family pages are not operational.
 * The Advanced Search page and the search section on the main page are not operational.
 * Google Maps on some pages are not operational.
 * The Discussion Forums are not operational.
 * Dynamic Pages - these show up as <DPL> sections on pages or "{{#dpl:". See [[Medieval Whitney Families]] and [[Family:Whitney, Erastus (1790-1862)]] for examples.