Changes in our NEW Wizzley

chefkeem: 07/20/2012 - 10:45 AM

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Jo - I just inserted an image into a text module. It worked just fine.

Have you emptied your cache, restarted your browser?

I've just closed Firefox and ran CCleaner. Tried again and got this:

Sorry! I got the giggles.

And incidentally, in responding to this, I'm hard-coding it in HTML. The response box, which was there before I cleared my cache, has defaulted straight to code box. You love me.

When I saw the list of changes that were going to be implemented my heart sank. I thought "Here we go again, another site implementing retrospective enhancements that are going to cause me an inordinate amount of work to clean up!".

I estimated between 100 - 200 hours of effort (1 to 2 hours per Wizz). I was even thinking of chucking in the towel here, as I had done at HP. I have not published here for a couple of months (due to research commitments), so I thought "no big deal".

I was particularly reticent about looking at my Viglink Wizz which is almost completely tables. That would have taken tens of hours to change - but, on taking the plunge, I found that it now actually looks better than it did.

As it turns out, I am pleased to see that the changes will cause me around 5 to 10 minutes per Wizz to check and amend. Although this is time I could do without expending, it is within a time-scale I am willing to set aside to undertake.

I have done but a cursory check so far on a few Wizzes and there are limited changes necessary - and I shall be doing what 'frugal' is doing - waiting a few days for the dust to settle, bugs to be ironed out etc. etc., before doing the rounds.

Bugs?:
1. One thing I have noted is that I seem not to be able to sort any of the columns in the ' My Pages' table. Have I missed something here? Yes I have - there's a whole new drop-down menu where I can achieve this, rather than clicking on the heading of the column itself - two clicks of the mouse now BUT more people will find it, I suspect.

2. On my desktop, the screen width has not configured correctly - some of the right hand column is missing (cut off) to the right - thus the full G ad is not shown. That's in Chrome - not checked other browsers yet - will update as soon as!

3. The Wizzley sign-up banner, now defunct, shows the picture missing icon. However, when one clicks on this it still goes to the sign-up page (with ones referral code still attached). I'm gonna leave it like that for the curious to click - it may work better than it has so far!

If that's all I can find then I am a happy bunny after all!

And I do like the new look and feel.

Congrats on a successful update - you should be employed by some UK banks (they did an update, and customers could not access their accounts, did not have their standing orders paid, and various other glitches, for several days recently. No similar occurrences here though!

Ragtimelil: 07/20/2012 - 09:29 AM

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I can't EDIT either. I went to one of my pages and clicked "edit" on a text module and just get an "ERROR" box. ONO!

I had that problem too, using Firefox, but I cleared my cache and I'm able to edit again.

I hope you'll be able to also.

---oops, you already did that and you're fine

I've got mine fixed.  I flushed my dns, then ran CCleaner again - registry and cache.  

I can't see why running the registry (or indeed the dns flush) would work, but it has.  Previously, I'd only cleared the cache.

I can insert images again now and I can post on the forums without hard-coding in HTML. <3

*makes a note that someone found something good about IE*

I've been thinking about why mine might have cleared fine on the second run.  I've decided that it was sod all to do with DNS and registry.   I think that Firefox hadn't finished shutting down on the first run of CCleaner.  It couldn't get in to completely clear the RAM.

By pausing to faff around with DNS, with Firefox down, I basically just gave it time to sort itself out.  

TL;DR:   Close your browser for a minute or two, before either doing what Simon said or running CCleaner.   Should clear out the bugs then.

Rule of thumb:  If you have to log back in, your cache probably got cleared.

Haha! That's hilarious. I guess you should write a wizz about the cache and IE - hard to come across any benefits :D

lobobrandon: 07/20/2012 - 11:52 AM

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Haha! That's hilarious. I guess you should write a wizz about the cache and IE - hard to come across any benefits :D

'WIZZLEY TECH FINDS A BENEFIT TO USING INTERNET EXPLORER!'

It would be the most popular Wizzle on the site.  People would read it out of sheer disbelief.  Do it, Simon!  Do it!  Think of the traffic!

JoHarrington: 07/20/2012 - 11:54 AM

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lobobrandon: 07/20/2012 - 11:52 AM

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Haha! That's hilarious. I guess you should write a wizz about the cache and IE - hard to come across any benefits :D

'WIZZLEY TECH FINDS A BENEFIT TO USING INTERNET EXPLORER!'

It would be the most popular Wizzle on the site.  People would read it out of sheer disbelief.  Do it, Simon!  Do it!  Think of the traffic!

You know what, if there was a way to get revenue from impressions here the person who writes it may become a millionaire! I'm sure it would be shared and go viral 

Another question: The pie chart doesn't show numbers now  is it supposed to be that way?

Simon: 07/20/2012 - 11:18 AM

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@humagaia

Concerning the cut-off ads: Are you viewing the pages in full width (> 980px) or are you viewing them on a rather narrow window, where the sidebar is hidden?

We now offer a so-called responsive layout for mobile devices. You can test this on articles, page lists, the homepage, or your profiles. Simply shrink the width of your browser viewport and you'll see, how the pages transform into a mobile version. HOWEVER: Ads may be cut off on the most narrow layout. This will not happen in 99% of all *real* mobile calls, since we detect  such devices on our server and in that case, we serve adapted ads, more suitable and more efficient for the these displays. If you just resize your window, the initially integrated ads will stay the same.

Awesome, Simon.  I will have to take a look from my iPhone.  :)

Looking great from my iPhone! Love the way it comes up.  This is a definite plus!

Vaca or not I'm playing around with it and LOVE It! 

Just had to create a wizz and it is so amazing, easier than ever and oh the toys... off to play some more...

The modules features are to die for and WOW it all looks so impressive :)

Clearing the cache on a MAC (Chrome):

Hold down: Command+Shift+R  (may take 2 or 3 times before it works)

Or use the Chrome browser tool symbol (top right):

Select "Tools" and then "Clear browsing data" from the drop down menu.

Make sure that only "Clear cache" is checked, unless you want to clear other stuff as well, e.g. cookies, etc.

JoHarrington: 07/20/2012 - 11:54 AM

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'WIZZLEY TECH FINDS A BENEFIT TO USING INTERNET EXPLORER!'

It would be the most popular Wizzle on the site.  People would read it out of sheer disbelief.  Do it, Simon!  Do it!  Think of the traffic!

I think you should write this article, Jo. Simon is way too busy.

New look looks more user, reader and SEO friendly than before. I will miss some data from old Wizzley but you can't eat your cake and have one, right?

Congratulations on smooth change. We have been doing similar stuff on MUCH lower scale and I know how many things can go wrong:)

Hey this new look is a pleasant surprise!

It's more streamline and user friendly,as Tolovaj stated.

Why copy Pinterest? with the Pinboard layout

The directory is now disfunctional - try to find 'recipes for kids' - your time starts now!

janderson99: 07/20/2012 - 05:33 PM

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Why copy Pinterest? with the Pinboard layout

The directory is now disfunctional - try to find 'recipes for kids' - your time starts now!

It took 3.2 seconds.  Found them.   There's a search box at the top. 

Why not "copy" Pinterest? It's the most successful thing ever. And if it helps our writers - why not go with the trend?

My search for 'recipes for kids' took 0.73 seconds and gave me 16 results. 

Yes, but now find the category ('recipes for kids') - its disturbing that few of the 4 in the category appear in the search results. RIP the categories.

UH OH. I can't publish the article I worked so hard on today

Well, I could, but it would only have one module. I can't see any modules.WAHHHHHHHHH