TownRenowned V1.1

If you've been using TR for the past month you'll have noticed that it was updated incrementally. This post is a summary/recap of all the things done recently.

User side - General Changes

1. Clustering of news feed items, no need for 3 news items if a person submits, comments, votes and marks something as a favourite.


2. Overhaul of mapping / page data. Reduced page load time and uses AJAX technology to pull data dynamically based on a users unique demand.


3. User profile editor upgraded, mostly visual effects but now Users can change passwords. Also shows favourite summary.

Facebook Application

1. Profile Page upgraded, now shows user favourites and last activity recorded.


2. Sidebar Application, now shows what your friends have voted for in your town that you haven't voted on yet.


3. When visiting the sidebar, last activity is brought into your Facebook minifeed.

Admin tools

1. Common look and feel. All admin tools now look and behave in the same way.


2. Item editor fields have been spread across multiple tabs. Reduced complexity by moving non-critical data off screen.


3. Traffic reports for site and item. Admins can now see a wide range of data showing what is popular on their site as well as how users are finding content.


4. Tagging wizard has been upgraded. Now uses AJAX technology to dynamically suggest new tags as a user enters tags. Rapid fire tagging so fingers don't need to leave the keyboard.


5. Map manager upgraded, admins can now drag and drop map icons anywhere through out the site to fine-tune adjust map placement.

General/Other

1. JQuery has been implemented through-out the entire
   site. This high speed javascript library enables a better user experience.


2. Standard look and feel emails are now being sent. Everything email now indicated it was sent by TownRenowned/Bitporters Ltd /w a reference to the official admin contact email.


3. Various security upgrades to ensure user data is protected. Database is now encrypted to ensure user passwords are kept private if data is lost / stolen


4. Subsystem overhaul for system performance increase. Data was structured in a way that caused needless operations to be preformed to structure data.
   

If you have any suggestions or see any bugs, please let me know! You can comment here or send an email to admin@townrenowned.com.