Big changes to SmugMug's codebase 10/15

Baldy

Every now and then as sites grow, the engineers have to lay the foundation for bigger things to come.

We've been working for many months on a change that has involved every engineer at SmugMug and has kept the testers working evenings and weekends for a long time.

Tonight we hope to bring those changes to the live site. We've performed an unprecedented level of testing and expect things to go smoothly, but we thought it only fair to let you know because this change touches almost every feature and page. We'll be standing by through the night to monitor the changes closely, because simulating the live site with its millions of varied users on test servers is a very big challenge.

If we do our job perfectly, the site will function as if nothing changed (except a few bug fixes) while warming our engineers' hearts with robust goodness.

The software updates we like most involve great new features, but this one still excites us because it paves the way for better, faster, more reliable updates.

All the best,
The SmugMug family

Andy

Whew. Guys, all our Support Heroes and Sorcerers and everyone is standing by ... if you see something, anything, that seems wrong, broken or weird, let us know right here. Thanks!

iotashan

Best of luck with the upgrades tonight!

davidweaver

Every upgrade seems to be very enjoyable. I'm looking forward to it.

Linh

Always up for new features, like the one where you create a magical compressed pipe so it will only take minutes to upload 4GB of images

Or... I'll be happy with speed enhancements, bug fixes, and steady flow of new stuff

Andy

Linh wrote:

Always up for new features, like the one where you create a magical compressed pipe so it will only take minutes to upload 4GB of images

Or... I'll be happy with speed enhancements, bug fixes, and steady flow of new stuff

Not to disappoint, but: "If we do our job perfectly, the site will function as if nothing changed"

.. but after this, watch out

Allen

Andy wrote:

Not to disappoint, but: "If we do our job perfectly, the site will function as if nothing changed"

Haven't heard from Brando yet, huh? Betcha something breaks there.

Cindy

Excited & Hoping & Praying all goes perfectly without a hitch

Cindy

Cindy wrote:

Excited & Hoping & Praying all goes perfectly without a hitch

BAM... It just dawned on me that they'll be nothing to see to know when your done...
just wanted to drop a hint and say I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the twitter updates! SM you rock!

Chris O

So this update is really not new features, just solidifying and expanding the current capabilities for added reliability and future add ons?

I'm all for that. Too many websites get too gung ho about new stuff, and don't perfect the current.

Baldy

Chris O wrote:

So this update is really not new features, just solidifying and expanding the current capabilities for added reliability and future add ons?

Exactly.

ebilflindas

I just signed up for a pro account yesterday , and already there's an update! I take this as a good omen for the year to come!

RedFoto

me too

Linh wrote:

Always up for new features, like the one where you create a magical compressed pipe so it will only take minutes to upload 4GB of images

Or... I'll be happy with speed enhancements, bug fixes, and steady flow of new stuff

I'll have one of those too

envylight

RedFoto wrote:

I'll have one of those too

I just tried the site i am in a trial mode (just 3 days now) and I see already an upgrade tahs cool. I am sure that I will pay for the next year for the prof. account

Baldy

ebilflindas wrote:

I just signed up for a pro account yesterday , and already there's an update! I take this as a good omen for the year to come!

Welcome!

This is the kind of update we all dread, because it's a long effort for all hands that holds up some very important features in the short term, so we'll be glad to be done with it.

But sometimes you have to upgrade the wiring in your house before installing high-powered appliances.

darryl

Meh. I have a bulk gallery creation tool (for school portraits) that I wanted to test tonight.

Guess I should've finished it before 10PM. :-P

Baldy

darryl wrote:

Meh. I have a bulk gallery creation tool (for school portraits) that I wanted to test tonight.

Guess I should've finished it before 10PM. :-P

You're up late, west coaster.

robigouk

so will there be actual changes/new features after tonight/today (I'm in the UK so not even lunch time yet!)?

Mike Lane

SmugMug, where the Ochos flow like wine!

psenior1

anyone else having issues - my site is now completely down...

Malte

I'm getting HTTP 500 now.

Malte

Erick L

My site shows a blank page. I tried a few other members' sites with the same result. No error, just a blank page.

psenior1

and back again now

Malte

Malte wrote:

I'm getting HTTP 500 now.

Malte

I'm back!

Malte

Erick L

Back online.

Andy

robigouk wrote:

so will there be actual changes/new features after tonight/today (I'm in the UK so not even lunch time yet!)?

Not to disappoint, but Baldy said: "If we do our job perfectly, the site will function as if nothing changed"

timnosenzo

Awesome guys, I'm all for the reliability enhancements! New features don't mean anything if the sites are slow, or down completely.

beetle8

Broken, I can't get into my individual sales to proof and replace. The email links and direct links from the pro section take me to my main gallery page.

Andy

beetle8 wrote:

Broken, I can't get into my individual sales to proof and replace. The email links and direct links from the pro section take me to my main gallery page.

Beetle, can you give me an order# pls? I'm checking your site now.

beetle8

all of them Andy

Andy

beetle8 wrote:

all of them Andy

I know. But I need a #, Ed.
Your order page is blank to me, too. I need an order number of one of your recent orders.