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Windies site being upgraded

 
positiveg 2017-02-06 09:29:25 

Must say not bad so far, hopefully it stays current and they do keep it current with the latest news and views etc. .
And they could do with a nice background colour

 
navindesigns 2017-02-06 09:50:37 

Error establishing a database connection means it will be a wordpress site big grin

 
positiveg 2017-02-06 09:54:05 

In reply to navindesigns

yep picked that part up, or Joomla, but yeah like not finding the old database.
Refresh, every now and again you get a sneak peak.

 
Jabari18 2017-02-06 09:59:04 

In reply to positiveg

Management being upgraded too?

 
doosra 2017-02-06 10:03:36 

In reply to Jabari18

new clothes fih ole dutty sh&tstim big grin

 
cupid20d 2017-02-06 10:49:04 

lames

 
Cornfused 2017-02-06 12:25:27 

Well it can only be better . Abysmal broadcasting of or regional games more so the 50 and 4 day format has been a feature over the last few years . Radio has by passed this. To follow these game with proper feed used to painful at times.

 
sunfish 2017-02-06 13:06:22 

But why would you release a product that's buggy and not ready for prime time?

 
navindesigns 2017-02-06 13:20:46 

still down

 
jen 2017-02-07 11:51:44 

In reply to sunfish

It not released yet, the people still ah develop it.

But this is brainless development by the company they hired to do it. They should have made a sub domain and test the site on that. Stewpsss. Man, I still a newbie developer and I won't make that mistake. It has the same effect and transferring to the real site after is no hassle.

 
Maispwi 2017-02-07 15:18:30 

Wait dem men using a football table wid Goal difference for dere Points Table. Say it aint so


Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A W D L GD PTS
1 Barbados Pride 5 5 0 0 24 - - - - - - 5 0 0 24 15
2 Leeward Isl Hurricanes 4 3 0 1 14 - - - - - - 3 0 1 14 9
3 Guyana Jaguars 5 3 0 2 13 - - - - - - 3 0 2 13 9
4 T&T Red Force 4 3 0 1 13 - - - - - - 3 0 1 13 9
5 CCC Marooners 4 2 0 2 9 - - - - - - 2 0 2 9 6
6 Jamaica Scorpions 4 2 0 2 9 - - - - - - 2 0 2 9 6

 
jen 2017-02-07 16:01:35 

In reply to Maispwi

lol, the site looking good man, they shoulda be doing these things behind the scenes though. Love the header section and menu bar. Once they sort all the kinks think it is shaping up to be a lovely site.

 
Tryangle 2017-02-07 16:04:47 

In reply to Maispwi

Well that's one way to revolutionize the game, I suppose. Seriously though, goal difference... lol

And yeah, someone forgot to cross check all the tests before pushing this live. Guess we will have to live with the bugs until they figure them out and have a V8-moment.

 
tc1 2017-02-07 16:17:24 

a lil knowledge by some techs is dangerous

 
positiveg 2017-02-07 20:57:22 

Yeo test on a sub domain then go live.
Or perhaps they tried that and was hoping to do a quick switch and the database didn't migrate fully.
It does look descent though. Hope they hire a team to run it. Keep all content updated etc etc.
Socoal media is the way to go

 
Priapus 2017-02-07 21:32:02 

I ask this in all seriousness....what is the URL for the website?

 
jen 2017-02-08 10:48:09 

In reply to Priapus

windiescricket.com

 
positiveg 2017-02-08 10:57:59 

In reply to jen

i see they went back to the old site
I hope they didn't get like super offended for our criticism
cause some folks do carry nuff feelings it seems.

 
jen 2017-02-08 11:00:50 

In reply to positiveg

lol, naw man, all part of the testing process that developers do. That's why they should have used a sub domain. Its the same as live just not on your main public domain. Database migration in wordpress is a walk in the park. And on a sub domain on the same host, they wouldn't even need to migrate the database, just a change up of the configuration file and couple line of text in the database and it runs normal.

I recently re designed SVG Cricket with no fuss in transfer, moved it from one host to the next and didn't have to bore people through all that hassle.

 
positiveg 2017-02-08 11:17:04 

In reply to jen

I want to believe that it was being done aon a sub domain, cause that' design 101. Perhaps the transfer was the issue.
I like where they are heading though still it's really important that once they have the site launched to make sure all content is updated regularly
And I hope they have the scorers fro regional games use crichq so that it can show up live on their site or some other program you know.

 
Tryangle 2017-02-08 11:46:52 

In reply to positiveg

Hope not - better a site to have old data/information on it than buggy information. Someone hopefully just realized that live content was pushed before it was ready and rolled it back. Because, as pointed out, the display looked fresh and inviting.

And since Wordpress is so adaptable, they can roll through the remaining issues in relatively good time if they're so inclined.

 
jen 2017-02-08 12:27:27 

In reply to Tryangle

Yes quite right, despite the irrelevant data, I really like the look of the site, real clean and easy to follow. I notice they are gonna have a shop as well, which is well needed. Windies is a big brand, they can make some good money off merchandise sales.

 
POINT 2017-02-08 14:10:18 

In reply to Jabari18

You are asking for Miracles , that aint ever going to happen with this Lot of Big Idiots .

 
positiveg 2017-02-08 15:05:55 

In reply to jen

that' is so true, regarding the shop and WINDIES brand, if they do that they can make some good money.

 
jen 2017-02-08 15:46:10 

In reply to positiveg

yeah man, and they need to pay attention to social media too, when on tours, provide updates via twitter and Facebook. In this day and age, fans should always be getting on update and not having to wait on cricinfo end ah day scores.

 
krishna 2017-02-11 10:39:29 

that can be done for 100$