smugmug new features - June 17th, 2005

onethumbonethumb Administrators Posts: 1,269 Major grins
edited June 22, 2005 in SmugMug Support
Been busy over here at the smugmug HQ! Here's what's new and changed:

- Speed boost. You should see a noticeably snappier reaction when clicking around smugmug.

- Can now delete album templates.

- Can now batch apply album templates.

- Can now preview the affects of album templates on your gallery settings page.

- Community update includes "most popular" communities, searching for communities, browsing by name.

- You can now delete communities you own.

- 'Featuring' a community gallery now works on all gallery styles (only worked on Elegant before)

- Cobranding should properly work on the community and user level now.

- Pro pricing had a bug fix when increasing prices on items that didn't have pricing already.

- Images in a gallery with HideOwner enabled were refreshing slowly on Internet Explorer because IE sucks. Fixed.

- Custom domains should now "auto-forward" multiple hostnames on the same domain to your custom hostname. If you use, for example, myphotos.mydomain.com, you can now point myphotos2.mydomain.com and mydomain.com to smugmug and they will redirect to myphotos.mydomain.com.

- The organize galleries interface on your homepage has gotten a minor (but important!) facelift. Should be more obvious now.

- Power & Pro accounts can now, using customization, get rid of "search fo all users" and related links on their search result pages.

- Single-word wildcard searching works again. 'band*' will find 'bandana' for example.

- The math for your referrals page was broken. Fixed, we hope. :)

- Bugs related to the display of your renewal date fixed.

- Accounts were prematurely getting locked for renewals if your card was expired. Should now be fixed.

Whew, lots more small bug fixes, I'm sure. I'll post more if I think of them.

In addition, you might like to know what architecture improvements we've made in the last two weeks or so:

- Aggregate bandwidth available increased nearly 500%. We went from 45Mbps (max) to 245Mbps (max) and will soon reach 300Mbps.

- Web server capacity increased 50%.

- Upload server capacity increased 50%.

- Database server capacity increased 200%.


Enjoy!

Don
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2005
    Good tidings!
    Wow, Don, you guys *were* busy!
    Great news, thank you very much for you hard work (and for the update:-)!thumb.gif
    Cheers!1drink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • onethumbonethumb Administrators Posts: 1,269 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2005
    Also, we could use some testing on our new BETA uploader if you get a chance.

    Don
  • jfriendjfriend Registered Users Posts: 8,097 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2005
    Wow, lots faster!
    onethumb wrote:
    Been busy over here at the smugmug HQ! Here's what's new and changed:
    Wow, it IS noticeably faster. Feels snappy again, expecially clicking around on different images in the Elegant style. Thanks.

    This should help a ton when faced with "pbase is faster" comments.

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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2005
    Major speed boost. Awesome.
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  • BaldyBaldy Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 2,853 moderator
    edited June 17, 2005
    Also, there is a whole new set of help sections on getting great prints.

    They're sure to set off some controversy.

    http://www.smugmug.com/help/print-problems

    But they're absolutely what we see every day with pro prints.
    My Smug Mug
  • SnapTheFrogSnapTheFrog Registered Users Posts: 49 Big grins
    edited June 17, 2005
    onethumb wrote:
    Also, we could use some testing on our new BETA uploader if you get a chance.

    Don
    Don, I can tell you it's not working, or at least the one that is available to download for Macs isn't working.
    Log in fails every time. ne_nau.gif
  • BarbBarb Administrators Posts: 3,352 SmugMug Employee
    edited June 17, 2005
    onethumb wrote:
    Been busy over here at the smugmug HQ! Here's what's new and changed:

    - Speed boost. You should see a noticeably snappier reaction when clicking around smugmug.

    - Can now delete album templates.

    - Can now batch apply album templates.

    - Can now preview the affects of album templates on your gallery settings page.

    Wow, thank you SmugMug! I just love the new delete options :) And the speed is quite noticable.
    Barb
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  • BaldyBaldy Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 2,853 moderator
    edited June 17, 2005
    SnapTheFrog wrote:
    Don, I can tell you it's not working, or at least the one that is available to download for Macs isn't working.
    Log in fails every time. ne_nau.gif
    Apple is notorious about breaking Java and you probably did a software update recently where they broke it yet again.

    This patch should speed you on your way.
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  • marlinspikemarlinspike Registered Users Posts: 2,095 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2005
    But when will we see the upgrade I want most: custom watermarking (or at least custom opacity to the watermark)? I suppose it shows just how good smugmug is when my only desire is a custom watermark, but it's one that I desire greatly (I thought this one had grown on me, and it has for bright day shots, but not for nighttime shots).
    Richard
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  • muddykneesmuddyknees Registered Users Posts: 181 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2005
    Baldy wrote:
    Also, there is a whole new set of help sections on getting great prints.

    They're sure to set off some controversy.

    http://www.smugmug.com/help/print-problems

    But they're absolutely what we see every day with pro prints.
    That's a real nice barchart of the frequency of problems of various typesthumb.gif , and I found myself clicking first the graphics, then the text, then doubleclicking, then checking my network connection headscratch.gif before reallizing those graphics and text were not hyperlinked to information on the typical reasons and solutions to those problems.

    gary

    edit:
    OK, I;m back after finding the link to the info I was looking for: in the paragraph above the bar chart, and am now left with an idle question on the "tanning salon" - does it alter the "original" file? (My guess is yes.)
    Gary http://muddyknees.smugmug.com
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2005
    wow.

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  • BaldyBaldy Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 2,853 moderator
    edited June 18, 2005
    muddyknees wrote:
    That's a real nice barchart of the frequency of problems of various typesthumb.gif , and I found myself clicking first the graphics, then the text, then doubleclicking, then checking my network connection headscratch.gif before reallizing those graphics and text were not hyperlinked to information on the typical reasons and solutions to those problems.

    gary

    edit:
    OK, I;m back after finding the link to the info I was looking for: in the paragraph above the bar chart, and am now left with an idle question on the "tanning salon" - does it alter the "original" file? (My guess is yes.)
    I want to make those bars clickable to a help section, but we don't have a help section for each of them yet.

    Yes, the Tanning Salon permanently alters the files.

    Did everyone see Andy's example in the washed out help section?
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  • rainforest1155rainforest1155 Registered Users Posts: 4,566 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2005
    Huge thank you from Germany, the new speed is incredible!! clap.gifthumb.gif
    Before it took 3 or several more seconds before the new page loaded (I mean the html file, not the pictures!), now it's down to 1 second or so!

    YEAH! :D
    Sebastian
    SmugMug Support Hero
  • igoforitigoforit Registered Users Posts: 43 Big grins
    edited June 18, 2005
    Important speed improvement
    Many thanks. This was the single biggest issue with Smugmug for me.
    Thanks again,

    Jos
    www.jos-echelpoels.smugmug.com


  • MakiMaki Registered Users Posts: 59 Big grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    Wow...
    Absolutely fantastic speed boost! Thank you!
  • MakiMaki Registered Users Posts: 59 Big grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    Bulk Templates
    ...bugger... I just tried this and it killed all the Featured gallery photos.
  • onethumbonethumb Administrators Posts: 1,269 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    Maki wrote:
    ...bugger... I just tried this and it killed all the Featured gallery photos.

    Would like to look into this, but have no idea what your smugmug URL is. Mind sharing? :)

    Don
  • Richard SRichard S Registered Users Posts: 28 Big grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    Sorry I must be missing something. Can somebody please tell me the
    exact page I navigate to in order to delete album templates, or to the
    help page the explains this new feature?

    Thanks.
  • BarbBarb Administrators Posts: 3,352 SmugMug Employee
    edited June 19, 2005
    Richard S wrote:
    Sorry I must be missing something. Can somebody please tell me the
    exact page I navigate to in order to delete album templates, or to the
    help page the explains this new feature?

    Thanks.
    Hi :)

    If you go into customize gallery, and in the drop-down menu at the top, highlight one of the templates that you want to delete, the link "delete" will then appear next to it. Click that and it's gone :)
    Barb
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  • Richard SRichard S Registered Users Posts: 28 Big grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    Got it. Thanks!
  • MakiMaki Registered Users Posts: 59 Big grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    onethumb wrote:
    Would like to look into this, but have no idea what your smugmug URL is. Mind sharing? :)

    Don
    Sure thing:
    maki.smugmug.com

    I already started fixing some -- hope that doesn't mess anything up.

    Thanks!

    (edit - the non-pic galleries were getting on my nerves so I'm back fixing these... almost done)
  • ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    Thanks, Don, for fixing cobranding with communities! I'm much more likely to use them now.
    If not now, when?
  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    onethumb wrote:
    - Power & Pro accounts can now, using customization, get rid of "search fo all users" and related links on their search result pages.

    Cool! But how? Can't figure out how. :shrug
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  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    Also, I figured out how to remove a gallery template, but can't create a new one.
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  • BarbBarb Administrators Posts: 3,352 SmugMug Employee
    edited June 19, 2005
    mercphoto wrote:
    Also, I figured out how to remove a gallery template, but can't create a new one.
    Hi :)

    On the drop-down box at the top of customize gallery, click on "save settings below as" and a box will appear to name it.
    Barb
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  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    DigitalDaze wrote:
    Hi :)

    On the drop-down box at the top of customize gallery, click on "save settings below as" and a box will appear to name it.

    Not on Safari.
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  • BarbBarb Administrators Posts: 3,352 SmugMug Employee
    edited June 19, 2005
    mercphoto wrote:
    Not on Safari.
    Hi Bill :)

    I'm using Safari and it works great. When you click the drop-down box at the top, the one that defaults to "Set everything manually," you don't get a choice of "save settings below as ..."? In Safari, when I highlight "save settings below as ..." a box appears to the right where you can name a new template. If that's not happening for you, I'm not sure what to suggest headscratch.gif

    I'm using OS 10.4.1 and Safari 2.0 if that makes any difference.
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  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    DigitalDaze wrote:
    Hi Bill :)

    I'm using Safari and it works great. When you click the drop-down box at the top, the one that defaults to "Set everything manually," you don't get a choice of "save settings below as ..."? In Safari, when I highlight "save settings below as ..." a box appears to the right where you can name a new template. If that's not happening for you, I'm not sure what to suggest headscratch.gif

    I'm using OS 10.4.1 and Safari 2.0 if that makes any difference.

    I'm not on Tiger. If I go to customize gallery, I see a box at the top that says "Customize Gallery: Set gallery options here. Help. Cropping, captioning or arranging? Photo tools to the rescue.". Then it has a "cancel" button and a "save" button. Nowhere on the page does it say "save settings below as"
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  • BarbBarb Administrators Posts: 3,352 SmugMug Employee
    edited June 19, 2005
    mercphoto wrote:
    I'm not on Tiger. If I go to customize gallery, I see a box at the top that says "Customize Gallery: Set gallery options here. Help. Cropping, captioning or arranging? Photo tools to the rescue.". Then it has a "cancel" button and a "save" button. Nowhere on the page does it say "save settings below as"
    Wow, that's weird. Between Cancel and Save, I have a drop-down box. where it says "set everything manually" is where the "save settings below as" is:

    25502088-M.jpg
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  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2005
    DigitalDaze wrote:
    Wow, that's weird. Between Cancel and Save, I have a drop-down box. where it says "set everything manually" is where the "save settings below as" is:

    25502088-M.jpg

    Not me. Safari 1.3. OS-X 10.3.9. I hate how ambiguous the web languages are. :(
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