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Title: Website outage
Post by: schen on June 03, 2023, 09:21:18 AM
Our website and the forum were broken after a forced platform update a couple of days ago. Our volunteer IT expert worked tirelessly to restore them. At this time, everything seems accessible to me. The look and feel are slightly different.

Let us know if you have any problems. Thank you for your patience.
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Candice on June 03, 2023, 11:35:11 AM
Boy, was I shocked when I opened up OPR!!  The one thing I do not have is the left side  bar where you can see all the posts.  Now mind you, I've not explored everything yet.  Maybe I missed activating something.


Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Lynnya on June 03, 2023, 11:43:05 AM
Wow! different indeed!  Same here for me, no left side with posts. Thanks to IT expert for tireless dedication.. having done website code I sympathize! Not for the feint hearted. After posting I now see past posts and replies.. looks good no problems.
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Candice on June 03, 2023, 11:44:52 AM
Quote from: Lynnya on June 03, 2023, 11:43:05 AMWow! different indeed!  Same here for me, no left side with posts. Thanks to IT expert for tireless dedication.. having done website code I sympathize! Not for the feint hearted.

You're spot on!  My hubby is now retired and he agrees 100%. 
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Lynnya on June 03, 2023, 11:46:58 AM
Yeah Candy, had to give it up, takes over ones life.  Start thinking in html code and eating cold baked beans out of a can...lol
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Candice on June 03, 2023, 11:47:52 AM
Quote from: schen on June 03, 2023, 09:21:18 AMOur website and the forum were broken after a forced platform update a couple of days ago. Our volunteer IT expert worked tirelessly to restore them. At this time, everything seems accessible to me. The look and feel are slightly different.

Let us know if you have any problems. Thank you for your patience.

Thank you for letting us know, Chen. 
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Tori803 on June 03, 2023, 02:12:10 PM
Whew! Scary changes, but I'm learning my way around.
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Hannie on June 04, 2023, 08:44:45 AM
Oh wow, well at least we're back on line!  Thanks so much Shujen and IT Expert!
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Candice on June 07, 2023, 03:12:59 PM
So true!!
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: schen on June 13, 2023, 03:14:40 PM
With the partial restore forum, one thing we lost is the automated redirect to "postimg.cc" where we can save the image files and insert the link in the forum posts. Here is a workaround I created. We will have to live with it until I found a better solution. Sorry for the inconvenience.

1. Go to https://postimages.org/
2. upload an image file as usual
3. copy the "Hotlink for forums" and paste it into your post
4. Click PREVIEW to make sure that is what you want
5. Click POST


(https://i.postimg.cc/DwvMJkBr/Screenshot-2023-06-13-130429.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YhP3ZVc0)
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Hannie on June 14, 2023, 03:40:20 AM
Thanks you Shujen! :-)
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: schen on June 14, 2023, 01:23:27 PM
We are back. Again!

Our website is running on the secure https protocol which requires a certificate. The certificate expired yesterday and the automated renewal did not happen. It even refused manual renewal. Fortunately, Omar, our IT expert, was able to wrangle a new certificate and we are back.

Sometimes I think software updates are ways IT professionals maintain their job security. ;)
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Candice on June 15, 2023, 01:04:47 AM
Did we get our left panels back or am I missing something, Schen?  Thanks, Candy
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Hannie on June 15, 2023, 03:26:45 AM
Thank you Omar and Shujen!
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: schen on June 15, 2023, 09:06:38 AM
Candy, sorry, the left pane is still missing. I hope we will find it soon.
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Candice on June 15, 2023, 11:59:14 PM
Gosh, me too!  It must be tired and hungry by now!! 
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Hannie on June 16, 2023, 03:26:26 AM
Lol!
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Mhayes on June 18, 2023, 05:52:13 PM
Hi Everyone,

Thanks again to Shuejn and Omar for fixing a nightmare. Sorry I'm late to the nightmare, but was in Canada for a weeks vacation and when I came back; I came down with Covid. Have now tested negative, but really tired.
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: jesterjeni on June 18, 2023, 08:05:37 PM
definitely a different feel 
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: schen on June 22, 2023, 01:11:06 PM
The sidebar is back! Thanks so much for Omar's hard work.
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Hannie on June 23, 2023, 12:34:43 PM
Yeah!  Thanks so much Omar and Shujen!
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Lynnya on June 30, 2023, 04:48:25 PM
Yeay sidebar is back yeay!! Thanks webmasters, lots of hard work I know.

Margie! sorry you came down with covid.  I felt (and still do actually) feel more tired than before. Trick is to just nap. Hope you feel better soon.
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Jo Ann Snover on July 10, 2023, 04:41:28 PM
I haven't logged in for a while and now the site is all gussied up!! Looks great and thank you to those who made all t his happen.

Sorry to hear about your Covid Margie - hope the tiredness abates
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: schen on July 16, 2023, 12:27:37 AM
It took me a while to finally add the link to add images at postimg.cc. Enjoy it!

(https://i.postimg.cc/PL0FmNk9/Screenshot-2023-07-15-222525.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PL0FmNk9)
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Hannie on July 16, 2023, 03:17:18 AM
Thank you Shujen!

(https://i.postimg.cc/nXzw6rMn/banana.gif) (https://postimages.org/)
Title: Re: Website outage
Post by: Shadow on July 18, 2023, 06:44:28 PM
You rock!