Please give me a shout if you have any speed problems, anyone.

Incidentally, I'm trialling a new server at the moment. It'll take me a while to troubleshoot, but if I get everything sorted it should zip along nicely (provided I don't get anything wrong - I'm setting up the server from scratch, which is something of a new experience for me). That's why I haven't made any site updates lately (that and moving house, but enough of my domestic issues!).

Joe

Hope it was a decent glass of wine........

Firstly, the forum software needed updating so that avatars could be uploaded. The previous version had a bug.

The latest software restored some default settings. One of them was that it would look for a person's Gravatar (.com - a globally-recognised avatar that can be used across a number of sites) before the uploaded one. Obviously that's not ideal, so I've switched it around so that:

This forum searches and selects a member avatar in the following sequence until one is found:

1. Uploaded Avatar
2. WordPress Avatar Setting
3. Forum ...]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:18:07 +0100 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/site-loading-speed/#p169 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/site-loading-speed/#p169 I have a back of a head as my avatar! Looks like George........that wasn't what I uploaded, but I'm happy!
   ]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:00:44 +0100 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/site-loading-speed/#p168 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/site-loading-speed/#p168 I'll take a look, though I'm a bit stumped. I'll probably have to create a new account to see what it's like for a standard user. Bear with me.
   ]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:41:50 +0100 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/site-loading-speed/#p167 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/site-loading-speed/#p167 So many things look different now! The "post reply" box isn't there as it was to reply to threads....The "my profile" link is different..... I uploaded my Avatar but it's not there......you are going to wish I never joined aren't you?

   You will get it sorted I know.....please don't give up......and don't ban me

   ]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:31:13 +0100 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/site-loading-speed/#p166 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/site-loading-speed/#p166 OK, that took far longer than I meant it to. Hopefully avatars can now be set - let me know if there's a problem.

   Incidentally, when I upgraded the forum software I couldn't find the 'reply' button. Turns out it's the envelope icon. Not ideal, as I thought that would have emailed the topic to someone. I'll see if they can be changed in the admin settings.

   ]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:06:15 +0100 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/site-loading-speed/#p164 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/site-loading-speed/#p164 Thank you! It's great to get feedback, positive or negative, but it's really nice when people appreciate what you do. I have spent many hours on this - the big push was to get the articles on each song written. That took some time - about six months, and I did at least one every day. My poor wife got a bit fed up with me slaving over the computer with Beatles books strewn everywhere.

   Over time I've revisited, redesigned the site, added bits and pieces, but there's still loads to do. I do hope it becomes the definitive fan site ...]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:40:44 +0100 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/site-loading-speed/#p163 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/site-loading-speed/#p163 Forgot to mention:

   I can't upload an Avatar! I've made sure it's a jpeg and no more than 80x80 pixels etc but when I click browse and select the image there is nothing showing for me to click to upload. Is there a fault?

   Sorry to be a moaner

   ]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:43:12 +0100 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/site-loading-speed/#p162 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/site-loading-speed/#p162 Thanks for all that info Joe. Now I know it's nothing to do with my PC I'm happier (if you can understand that!).

   You must have put in so many hours (er, months actually) to get this all up and running;  I take my hat off to you.

   It's good to see the comments from others that maybe correct a few errors. This could end up being the definitve site. I just love it to bits.....I've been playing the Remasters to death and every now and then I think "Ah let's see what the site says about the making of so-and-so track".  ...]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:38:22 +0100 http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/site-loading-speed/#p161 Getting better http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/getting-better/site-loading-speed/#p161 Hi MJB. Thanks for dropping by, and for your comments. Like you I'm a total Beatles nut, and it's always good to meet fellow fans.

   I'm glad you like my site, and I'm sorry for the slow loading times. I'm aware of the problems, and hope to do something about it in the nearish future.

   In web geek terms, here's the issue. The site is hosted in the US (although I live in the UK) on shared hosting. This is a cheapish option for people without the funds for dedicated, faster hosting, and essentially means it's on a server box with a ...]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:52:30 +0100