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This is a test post for the Ranch Work category.  Grab your gloves, Bring something to drink and roll up your sleeves.  This could be a weekend project.Continue Reading

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This is a test Come one, come all event posting.  This is a fun event for everyone to get to see the ranch and explore the area.  Come one come all is for any gathering and some posts that could fit in other categories could also fit into this one. Continue Reading

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Today I am working on the privacy policy page.  It is a long page and may take all day to configure.  I also noticed that the contact form is not working so I will have to look into that and see why the Contact US page is not working.Continue Reading

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We now have the membership set up so anyone can apply to become a member.  When they do they will assigned the rank of Ranch Hand.  This will allow them to log in and view all areas of the site.  WE now have the ability to promote a Ranch HandContinue Reading

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Well, we finally have the calendar working.  When a new member registers they do not have permission to add things to the calendar.  If we know who this member is we can give their account permission to add stuff to the calendar.  BUT events added to the calendar will stillContinue Reading

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Well,  My next glitch is the system email.  For some reason the Membership system is not sending emails.  The overall site is sending notification emails to the management accounts but when a new user/member signs up they are required to prove that the email they have registered with is valid. Continue Reading

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Just finished setting up the Log out page.  This is where users/members are taken when they log out.  It is just simple goodbye page to let them know that they have officially logged out.Continue Reading

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One of the hardest things to accomplish is getting the maps to work.  We actually have two map programs on this site.  The first is the map on the Contact US page.  This map shows the Aviation-Ranch with a directions portal below the map.  The way this works is youContinue Reading

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I have the Contact us for set up with a Recaptcha spam prevention box.  Still not sure why the site email is not working.  I can send and receive at the new emails for the site but the site itself is not sending emails.  Back to the SMPT settings.Continue Reading

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As with any new site there are BUGS that pop up.  I have a page where you can add a new event to the calendar.  This page is available from a link on the front side of the site.  I have set it up so that a member of theContinue Reading

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Here is another task that is difficult.  How do we let members post something on the News page?  This has to be done very carefully since hackers love this sort of stuff and will post all sorts of garbage if it is left open.  So I am working on aContinue Reading

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Man what a pain in the butt.  We have two google map programs on the site.  One of them is a stand alone that allows us to place a map in different places on the site that allows a user to plug in the address from where they are andContinue Reading

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On our News page we have a Side Bar.  That is an area of the page where there are items of notification.  This area can contain many things.  Over time we may change the items on this Side Bar.  Currently we have a list of the upcoming events.  We haveContinue Reading

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There are a bunch of behind the scenes things that must happen before a site can go live.  Pages need to be set up and navigation menus must be built.  The artwork alone can take several days!  Each page must have a heading and a “Page Top” image made.  MembershipContinue Reading