Difference between revisions of "WRG 2021 Site Upgrade"
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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. | * 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 | + | ==Features not working that were working on the old site== |
* Ability to upload images has not yet been activated on this new 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 Create Family pages are not operational. | ||
* The Advanced Search page and the search section on the main page are not operational. | * The Advanced Search page and the search section on the main page are not operational. | ||
| + | * Timelines on a few pages 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. | * Google Maps on some pages are not operational. | ||
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* The Discussion Forums 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. | * Dynamic Pages - these show up as <DPL> sections on pages or "{{#dpl:". See [[Medieval Whitney Families]] and [[Family:Whitney, Erastus (1790-1862)]] for examples. | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 19 August 2021
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.
Features not working that were working on the old site
- 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.
- Timelines on a few pages are not operational.
Features not working that were not working on the old site
- 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.
