New FTO format is live!

The Features - Resorts and Destinations section is now sequential in reverse order by date of publication. Is there still a menu where they are organized by region, then state or province etc. (if not, there should be)? It is also incomplete, as there are no Western Canada features on the 3-page sequential list for example. Perhaps you have migrated some but not all feature articles to the new format so far. At the moment the other features are accessible only via "Access the Old Site," right?
 
Tony Crocker":1iwgdsft said:
The Features - Resorts and Destinations section is now sequential in reverse order by date of publication. Is there still a menu where they are organized by region, then state or province etc. (if not, there should be)? It is also incomplete, as there are no Western Canada features on the 3-page sequential list for example. Perhaps you have migrated some but not all feature articles to the new format so far. At the moment the other features are accessible only via "Access the Old Site," right?

Right. I'm working on migrating the resort features -- they're about 50% done, but Google News advised me today that they're flipping the switch to have their spider search the new site so I've brought it live a bit earlier than anticipated. I've done U.S. states only and am up to "Vermont," so the U.S. is nearly complete. It's a laborious and lengthy task, but not nearly as laborious as our Ski Links database migration will be. Back to Resort Features, Canada is next, followed by the southern hemisphere, and finishing up with Europe and Asia.

There will be no organization of resort features by region unless I get some brainstorm that I don't currently have. There would simply be too many categories if I added regional categories -- it would be way too segmented and cluttered IMO. At the moment you can find them two ways:

1. Via reverse chronological order, as you've indicated. Of course, simply clicking on the Resort Features item in the main menu will display only resort feature articles.

2. Via a search. Note that the search utility gives you the ability to only search resort features if you so desire. In reality, finding an article that way will be much quicker than working your way there geographically.
 
Yeah, hold your praise for a moment...I just fubarred it to the point that I can't get into the admin panel. I've just sent up a flare for help.
 
Admin":2r933pkp said:
Yeah, hold your praise for a moment...I just fubarred it to the point that I can't get into the admin panel. I've just sent up a flare for help.
That's why I said keep up the good work... :lol: :wink:

Good luck. :?
 
Well, thanks to two hours of selfless diagnosis by one stellar IT manager of a nameless Vermont ski resort, the databases have been repaired! \:D/
 
Tony Crocker":2r0g80sa said:
The Features - Resorts and Destinations section is now sequential in reverse order by date of publication. Is there still a menu where they are organized by region, then state or province etc. (if not, there should be)? It is also incomplete, as there are no Western Canada features on the 3-page sequential list for example. Perhaps you have migrated some but not all feature articles to the new format so far. At the moment the other features are accessible only via "Access the Old Site," right?

Well, I'm still busy migrating stuff, but you got your wish. In addition to chronological integration with all articles, or even seeing just Resort Features chronologically, they're also segmented by region.
 
The new layout is great! Just one problem though- I can't log in on the site itself, while I still can in the forums. Is another account required? Also, are there any benefits of having an account outside of the forums?
 
nowell91":27gil4vq said:
The new layout is great! Just one problem though- I can't log in on the site itself, while I still can in the forums. Is another account required? Also, are there any benefits of having an account outside of the forums?

And yet another problem is pointed out -- thanks, Nowell! I had made a FAQ entry to address those questions, but a database rewrite eliminated it and I forgot to re-enter it.

The logins are separate as two different pieces of software access two different user databases. To be honest, aside from customizing the website to suit your own needs, customizing your local time, etc., at the moment there aren't many benefits to registration. In the future that could change if security issues force us to limit comments, voting, etc. to registered users.
 
Nice job, Marc! Looks great. I understand that the forum is separate from the CMS used on the rest of the site, but have you considered at least updating colors on the forums to match the main site? You could probably also add a nav header to the top of the boards. It might just tie it all together better.
 
Thanks, Greg. While not in the immediate cards, especially because I like the forum theme, there may be a matching change down the road. The matching header, though, is a more immediate project.
 
AlpineZone":3iiuj0wc said:
I understand that the forum is separate from the CMS used on the rest of the site, but have you considered at least updating colors on the forums to match the main site? You could probably also add a nav header to the top of the boards. It might just tie it all together better.

Done! (and apologies to users who found the page styles changing with each page change this evening :lol:)
 
Admin":16ytd5fs said:
AlpineZone":16ytd5fs said:
I understand that the forum is separate from the CMS used on the rest of the site, but have you considered at least updating colors on the forums to match the main site? You could probably also add a nav header to the top of the boards. It might just tie it all together better.

Done! (and apologies to users who found the page styles changing with each page change this evening :lol:)
Nice! Looks good. Congrats.
 
Wow! I got a promotion. It seems that since the upgrade, I am now a moderator in all of the forums along with Ryan and Tony. And Admin isn't listed as a moderator in any forum. It's about time!

Marc, I'm assuming that wasn't your intention.
 
JimG.":3iwj16wi said:
Marc, I'm assuming that wasn't your intention.

Actually, it was precisely my intention. Somewhere along the way in the course of upgrading Tony noticed that his moderator privileges had been deleted. When reinstating them I did so for all 3 of you (you had, in fact, inadvertantly lost the moderator privileges that you previously had). And the administrator has moderating rights by definition.
 
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