I’ll be on vacation from August 3 – 14, 2014. During this time I will be unable to respond to requests for service or help you with associated issues.
Blog
Digests 2.2.25 Released
There is a new version of the phpBB Digests Mod. See the Digests page for details.
Style services
I added a couple of paragraphs on my services page about the style work I can do, and work I cannot do. I cannot design custom styles, but I can troubleshoot most style issues and install new styles.
Digests 2.2.24 available
You can download this latest version from my digests page.
Changes:
- Fixed an issue with mail_digests.php that caused a PHP notice if there were no foes for a user.
- Balance Load function wasn’t balancing correctly, in part because I did not have a big enough database to test it adequately. Thanks to Brian O’Kelly, http://www.centralcoastvwclub.com/forum, for letting me use his system to troubleshoot the problem. As a result there are major changes to the file changes for /includes/acp/acp_board.php and the logic now balances the load correctly.
- includes/acp/acp_board.php also fixed to address an issue with tightly secured forums, i.e. where no forums are publicly accessible.
On vacation
I’ll be on vacation from January 16-27, returning January 28. Since it will be a cruise, I won’t be internet accessible and cannot offer any support. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Limitations on external monitoring services
I recently discovered that external monitoring services like siteuptime.com may not pass HTTP headers identifying the request as originating from a browser. This can cause mail_digests.php to fail in these situations. They occur if you have no cron or scheduled task capability on your web host and your web server is configured to not allow traffic which does not appear to be from a browser.
If you want, I can ping mail_digests.php on your server for a $20 setup fee and $5/month for calling one instance hourly. Contact me if interested.
Smartfeed, Digests and phpBB 3.0.12 compatibility
I’ve tested Digests version 2.2.23 and Smartfeed version 2.2.26 for compatibility with phpBB Version 3.0.12.
Smartfeed works fine, however attempts to install Digests 2.2.23 using the archive written for phpBB 3.0.11 will fail in /includes/functions_messenger.php. So I have corrected the archive and published it here. It will take some time for the update to be applied on phpbb.com.
Both archives have been updated to state that they work with phpBB 3.0.12.
Mobile theme
I installed a mobile theme for those accessing the site with mobile devices. Most tablet computers will show the full site.
Updated services page
I have updated my services page. I have upped my prices for some services and my general hourly rate for $25/hour to $30/hour. Why? I feel I am worth the money. Also, because I don’t necessarily need a whole lot of business, I can afford to get a bit less business, probably at no appreciable loss to my overall revenue.
I also updated the content, and removed a few things. No one was interested in my consulting service contracts, for example, so I no longer offer it.
Digests 2.2.23 approved
This version has been approved by the phpBB Mod Team. It can be downloaded from this site or on phpbb.com here.
