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Recent Updates to PlutoLighthouse.NET

Here is a list of the most recent updates to the PlutoLighthouse.NET umbrella of sites. For a complete list of all updates, you should head on over to the Updates Page where you can see the entire archive or sort by type.

"AJAX Gallery Functions and Descriptions"
Posted April 9th, 2009 @ 9:06 PM [Scrapbook Update]
Not a huge update as far as content goes but it certainly took a lot of work on the back-end!

I've modified the "AJAX Gallery" functionality. Instead of having a link to toggle it on and off (by storing a cookie in the browser) I've decided to go for a more intuitive and search-engine-friendly way. Now, AJAX-style links will be displayed by default. If, for whatever reason, you don't want to use them you probably have Javascript turned off anyway and thus would see the newly added "noscript" tags. Either way, the gallery is quicker now and a lot more Google-compatible...which is always a good thing.

Second, and less importantly, is that all the artwork that used to have those placeholder descriptions ("This is just a test description...") have now been updated to just be shortened versions of full description. Why does that matter? Well, it looks better and it gives you a better idea of what the artwork is about. It's something I plan on manually writing for each piece in the future, but for now this should work fine. :)

And that's it!

-Age
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"Desktop Wallpapers Complete"
Posted March 29th, 2009 @ 5:55 PM [Scrapbook Update]
As the Scrapbook slowly comes creeps closer to completion I have completed yet another page for the site. The Desktop Wallpapers section is now the single-page area to find any of wallpapers on the site.

On the previous version of the site, these wallpapers were simply classified in their own artwork folder and were clumsy to download and find. Now, they're all linked from one page and very easy to find the right size for your needs.



Also of note, any old links for wallpaper's previous location in the artwork section have been compensated for - you'll automatically be directed to the appropriate part of the Desktop Wallpapers page. :)

So what are you waiting for? Check out the Desktop Wallpapers section!

-Age
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"Small Fixes Log - V11 Alpha #30"
Posted March 29th, 2009 @ 5:43 PM [General Update]
I realize it's been a while since I actually posted a small fixes log. Mostly because all my work was big stuff that needed it's own update.

I do admit to not-reporting some minor stuff and completely ignoring this thing altogether...which has ended up with me forgetting a lot of the things I meant to fix. Lol. Bad habits are hard to kick it seems.

Anyway, I'm gonna copy/paste the unfinished log entries from the Alpha #24 here and continue adding as I see fit. :) Nothing big here, obviously.

-Age

2008-12-25

(!) Fixed the Contact pages by adding the Captcha-script used on the comments sections. I honestly don't know why I didn't have one in the first place, lol - I was getting a lot of spam. >_<

(!) Updated the Scrapbook to automatically redirect old URLs for Wallpapers to the appropriate, new location.

(!) Revised the link-buttons to the other sites on the Portal's front page. The Blog and Portfolio are now clearly labeled as works-in-progress, so no one is disappointed if they don't find anything inside them yet, lol.


To-Do List
- Do a full, final review of all text on the Portal/Scrapbook/etc. checking for spelling, grammar, consistency, etc.
- Add increment code to the Scapbook's Artwork Viewer so that the number of views increases only if the site is LIVE and the IP doesn't match my own personal one - make the IP a web_variable so it's easily changeable.
- Eliminate "AJAX" buttons/links on the Scrapbook entirely. Use the noscript tag (like I should have initially) for non-AJAX links which will solve all the problems I was trying to avoid by putting the optional buttons. Googlebot will see the real links, and visitors will see the AJAX links. If I user didn't want AJAX, they'd have Javascript turned off anyway, and it would show the noscript tag. It's a win-win.

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