Hi All --
It has become apparent to me that my blog system needs some overhauling. I can't explain why so many people are having problems with comments (even I get them when I try test posts), although I suspect it has something to do with the interaction of my spam control plugins and Movable Type's native software. Then there's the fact that I seem to be getting double posts when I preview a post before I post it. Also, it's time, I think, to convert my current RSS feed into an atom feed to make it easier for people to look at in blog readers. And I need to update my pattern pages to include sales through Ravelry. And then there's the fact that Six Apart came out with a MT 4.3 all the way back in June that I haven't installed -- and this release promises better performance, security, etc. I've decided that to best celebrate my 7 year blogiversary I need to get my poor blog into better shape!
So, rather than try to do a lot of things at once (like I usually do) and put myself into a blog update frenzy as I try to make all the code work correctly in time for my next blog post, I'm going to go on a little blogging hiatus until I get it all taken care of and hopefully come back mostly better -- at least from a back end perspective. Unfortunately, web site updates and actual crafting also tend to be mutually exclusive, so if I want to do the former, the actual crafting is going to be lacking for a bit, too. Which is the other reason for a little hiatus while I do this.
In the meantime, if you're trying to comment and having problems with that, please try again and be patient with me. I'm pretty frustrated with the darn thing not working correctly and am going to work hard to make it work better again.
See you on the flip side!
T
It has become apparent to me that my blog system needs some overhauling. I can't explain why so many people are having problems with comments (even I get them when I try test posts), although I suspect it has something to do with the interaction of my spam control plugins and Movable Type's native software. Then there's the fact that I seem to be getting double posts when I preview a post before I post it. Also, it's time, I think, to convert my current RSS feed into an atom feed to make it easier for people to look at in blog readers. And I need to update my pattern pages to include sales through Ravelry. And then there's the fact that Six Apart came out with a MT 4.3 all the way back in June that I haven't installed -- and this release promises better performance, security, etc. I've decided that to best celebrate my 7 year blogiversary I need to get my poor blog into better shape!
So, rather than try to do a lot of things at once (like I usually do) and put myself into a blog update frenzy as I try to make all the code work correctly in time for my next blog post, I'm going to go on a little blogging hiatus until I get it all taken care of and hopefully come back mostly better -- at least from a back end perspective. Unfortunately, web site updates and actual crafting also tend to be mutually exclusive, so if I want to do the former, the actual crafting is going to be lacking for a bit, too. Which is the other reason for a little hiatus while I do this.
In the meantime, if you're trying to comment and having problems with that, please try again and be patient with me. I'm pretty frustrated with the darn thing not working correctly and am going to work hard to make it work better again.
See you on the flip side!
T
