Site Bug Fixed

[Admin]

There has been a site bug that has puzzled me for some time...The "Home" link in the Breadcrumb disappears once you move off the home page preventing a user from clicking Home in the Breadcrumb.

 

I have spent hours trying to find the issue but thanks to the site rebuild to v6 I have been able to isolate the problem and it is now fixed here.

 

In case you do not know, you can click any of the steps in the Breadcrumb to go back to a higher level of the site.

 

For example, if you are reading this post in the Site Announcements Forum, the Breadcrumb will display:

 

Home > Forums > General Forums > Site Announcements

 

You can click "Forums" in the Breadcrumb and you go back to the Forums page

 

You can click "General Forums" in the Breadcrumb and you go up to just the General Forums listings page

 

You can click "Home" in the Breadcrumb which will take you to the top level which is the Home page.

 

 

[red750]

Hi Ian, I just clicked on the Home breadcrumb, and was asked to login. I have been logged in for hours.

 

 

[Robbo]

Hi Ian, I just clicked on the Home breadcrumb, and was asked to login. I have been logged in for hours.

I don't have that problem

 

 

[Admin]

Neithet do I, you could try the test site of v6 at www.aircraftpilots.net...register on there and try it out

 

There is still a bug with displaying the sub menu for the home page but all ok on the test site

 

 

[red750]

Clicked on that link and got this:

 

 

Tried the Home breadcrumb again, and worked fine. The first time, the screen also zoomed out so that text was half the size before the click.

 

 

[Cobalt]

New one for ya. Search icon in top left corner links to home page. Using samsung galaxy s2.

 

 

[red750]

Does the same on my Win 10 PC.

 

 

[Litespeed]

I can not see the search area on any page.

 

I am using Google chrome and old Windows

 

 

[DWF]

It is the little magnifying glass symbol at top left.

 

 

[Litespeed]

Ah- that would be great but I do not see such a thing hence the problem.

 

 

[Head in the clouds]

On Galaxy Note 3 the hamburger goes to Home Page ...

 

 

[red750]

No hamburger on my screen.

 

 

 

[Admin]

Please try it now, I can't replicate the problem as all my testing on all my devices everything is ok however I have tried something that may or may not fix the problem.

 

Screen shots of what you are seeing on these old devices would be great

 

 

[Head in the clouds]

Yes, working OK now thanks.

 

Wouldn't know how to send you a screenshot off a mobile device but probably not necessary anyway, only using this 'old device' until they replace my Note 7 when it's deemed not so likely to burst into flames at minor provocation.

 

 

[Litespeed]

Is seems one fix creates another problem........

 

Now my membership box no longer shows the likes number or mine nor anyone else.

 

I can understand mine, as at times I can be less than likeable - being a cranky bugger. But everyone else is generally very likeable.

 

 

[Admin]

They are showing for me and the same for when I log in as Corrine who has standard user permissions:

 

 

 

[Litespeed]

Must be a glitch related to my browser or system as they do not show for me.

 

I am using ancient XP windows

 

I would send a screen shot but do not know how

 

 

[Admin]

Depending on the size of your monitor, make the window as small as possible whilst still showing the issue, press Alt+PrtScn then open Windows Paint, click Paste, save image as a .jpg and then attach to a post

 

 

[Litespeed]

Sorry does not do it just opens a new browser box.. Must be my old machine has a ghost or ten.

 

 

[Head in the clouds]

I don't see the number of likes either. Also - the Likes icons haven't changed although the pop-up ballon/description shows the likes themselves have changed i.e. the fourth icon is the spanner (instead of light bulb) and shows 'helpful', the seventh is the paintbrush and shows 'more' and the last is the rainbow and shows 'caution'.

 

See attached, shows both issues -

 

 

EDIT - Win7 Pro on Chrome

 

 

[Litespeed]

Thanks Alan- you can steer a computer unlike me- I make Luddites seem tech savvy

 

 

[Admin]

Refresh the page...

 

If that still does not work, you might have to try a "force refresh" which will cause the browser to re-check with the web server to make sure it has the latest copy of the web page you are viewing. Just hit the control (Ctrl) and F5 button at the same time (Windows). Or, if you are using a Mac - Apple + R or Cmd + R.

 

 

[Litespeed]

Still the same Ian

 

 

[Admin]

It will come good...to increase performance of the site and to decrease your data use making it cheaper for you I use a caching system plus some other things. This is also going to have huge impact when the site goes over to a CDN (Content Delivery Network) making the site faster again plus it will also go to HTTPS ( Hypertext Transfer Protocol - encrypted security) which is somewhat being enforced by Google early next year. So any caching the site uses will be severely impacted by these changes for a short period of time.

 

 

[Admin]

This may help:

 

How to Clear Your Cache on Any Browser