Today my host had some database issues and decided to shutdown access to their server. Fortunately I had a backup (from the 19th) and I was able to restore access fairly quickly. Unfortunately the site isn't 100% and will not be until my host fixes their database.
Sorry for this outage, all will be well soon.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
[wiki] Upgraded wiki software
Just a note to say I upgraded dokuwiki.
It took forever, none of the settings were saved, I nearly freaked out, but in the end I was able to get it back to normal.
It took forever, none of the settings were saved, I nearly freaked out, but in the end I was able to get it back to normal.
Friday, July 1, 2011
[Contest] June Winners!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Today I am adding ip banning...
With almost 9000 users I can say that a vast vast vast majority of them are good citizens but recently a few people have decided that they have a problem with a free site offering free content. I guess I've been spoiled because for a year and a half the thought never crossed my mind to create a banning system.
Recently I implemented a 'posting ban' because some users do not understand what to post where. Leaving negative reviews because you can't get a script to work is not appropriate. It's been made obtrusively clear, if we have a problem, that we should click the 'Get Support' links, not to leave a negative review.
At the same time I added 'account bans', this was mainly added as a barrier to bad accounts. Such as imitating a PlayOn Admin.
So this morning I will be adding IP banning because some people can't control themselves. I'd rather spend the time on new features but it is what it is.
Recently I implemented a 'posting ban' because some users do not understand what to post where. Leaving negative reviews because you can't get a script to work is not appropriate. It's been made obtrusively clear, if we have a problem, that we should click the 'Get Support' links, not to leave a negative review.
At the same time I added 'account bans', this was mainly added as a barrier to bad accounts. Such as imitating a PlayOn Admin.
So this morning I will be adding IP banning because some people can't control themselves. I'd rather spend the time on new features but it is what it is.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Experiments, Contests, and Lists. Oh My!
Sometime this weekend Lists will be enabled for all users, the system seems stable and I'd like to get some broader feedback. Expect it soooooon.
The Monthly Contest will begin on 6/1/2011 and continue until 7/1/2011. Thanks to donations I was able to secure some funding for a couple months worth of contests. And, of course, the free PlayOn Premium upgrade being supplied by MediaMall! At the end of the contest winners will be contacted to supply an email address to accept the winnings via PayPal.
I've put up a new section on the forums asking for ideas for the website, I've been working on a good one which should also be put up sometime this weekend (more on this when it's released). Post your ideas for the website, no matter how crazy, and if it's possible, I'll try to get it done.
The Monthly Contest will begin on 6/1/2011 and continue until 7/1/2011. Thanks to donations I was able to secure some funding for a couple months worth of contests. And, of course, the free PlayOn Premium upgrade being supplied by MediaMall! At the end of the contest winners will be contacted to supply an email address to accept the winnings via PayPal.
I've put up a new section on the forums asking for ideas for the website, I've been working on a good one which should also be put up sometime this weekend (more on this when it's released). Post your ideas for the website, no matter how crazy, and if it's possible, I'll try to get it done.
Monday, May 16, 2011
[Website] Server I/O Error
Tonight I discovered that there was a server error which resulted in many of the scripts hosted here being overwritten with a blank script or just the image data.
Developers please reupload your scripts as soon as you can. If you would like to bulk upload your scripts please ZIP them up and email them to mopenstein@gmail.com with the subject "bulk upload" and I'll see to it that your scripts get added as soon as possible.
I'd also like to apologize for not being diligent in backing up these files. I make daily backups of our database but not the physical files stored on the server. I honestly never thought this could happen and I assure you that I'll be making daily backups of the physical files as well from here on out.
Once again, I'm sorry, and thanks for everything.
Developers please reupload your scripts as soon as you can. If you would like to bulk upload your scripts please ZIP them up and email them to mopenstein@gmail.com with the subject "bulk upload" and I'll see to it that your scripts get added as soon as possible.
I'd also like to apologize for not being diligent in backing up these files. I make daily backups of our database but not the physical files stored on the server. I honestly never thought this could happen and I assure you that I'll be making daily backups of the physical files as well from here on out.
Once again, I'm sorry, and thanks for everything.
[Website] Lists and Contests
Lists
Today I finished preliminary code on a new section of the website that will allow us to create and share our own lists of our favorite scripts. On every (non-adult) script page we'll see a little plus image that will let us save a script to a list that we name and create. When released anyone will be able view the created lists but in this testing phase only Gold Members can create new lists.
Over the next few days I plan on polishing the experience a little bit and hopefully get some feedback from you guys after it goes live.
Contests
Also today I got some good news concerning the upcoming scripting contests: MediaMall has agreed to give out some free premium subscriptions to contest winners. I'm not totally sure on the exact details but I do know that you'll be able to gift them to friends or family if you are currently a premium subscriber.
The first contest will definitely begin on June 1 with a cash prize and hopefully I'll work out the details with MediaMall about the free upgrades by then as well.
Today I finished preliminary code on a new section of the website that will allow us to create and share our own lists of our favorite scripts. On every (non-adult) script page we'll see a little plus image that will let us save a script to a list that we name and create. When released anyone will be able view the created lists but in this testing phase only Gold Members can create new lists.
Over the next few days I plan on polishing the experience a little bit and hopefully get some feedback from you guys after it goes live.
Contests
Also today I got some good news concerning the upcoming scripting contests: MediaMall has agreed to give out some free premium subscriptions to contest winners. I'm not totally sure on the exact details but I do know that you'll be able to gift them to friends or family if you are currently a premium subscriber.
The first contest will definitely begin on June 1 with a cash prize and hopefully I'll work out the details with MediaMall about the free upgrades by then as well.
Thursday, May 12, 2011
[Developers] New landing page when updating scripts
I realize sometimes after updating a script the website loading times can be quite awhile. I can't really do anything about the load times but I can make the wait time more bearable by giving you guys some idea of what's going on, so I did. If your script has a lot of subscribers and might take awhile to finish completing, you'll get a little message informing you that it might take a little bit of time. I think this will be better than just staring at the loading image in our browsers.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
[Gold] Templates
I'm toying with the idea of changing the site design but I'm worried that my design ability is lacking. Gold Members (from their profile page) can choose how they want the site displayed.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
[Website] PHP5 headaches
Upgraded the website to php5 last night and it's highlighted a some of my more sloppier code. Please let me know if you find any more, and sorry for any inconvenience.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
[Website] Scheduled downtime
I plan on bringing the website down tonight to make some security upgrades. I've tried to make the site as secure as possible and, while there isn't currently any security issues, I'd like to make sure in case there ever is a breach that all your information is properly protected. It really isn't that big of deal since the website doesn't store a whole lot of personal information but the recent PlayStation Network issues have brought it close to home.
After everything is said and done all of us will be required to re-login to the website as our cookies will no longer be valid.
After everything is said and done all of us will be required to re-login to the website as our cookies will no longer be valid.
Friday, April 22, 2011
[Developers] Mark your scripts for the New API
Added a little box for developers to mark their scripts as "PlayOn Premium" This will sure help alleviate the inevitable confusion.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
The Forums get (Gr)avatars
I just remembered about Gravatar, which seems like a great idea. So great that all users now have Gravatar Avatar. It's really easy to sign up and get you avatar showing. Just make sure you use the same email address you did when signing up with PlayOnScripts.com
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Introducing: Bounties
Bounties are an idea I had thought of early on after developing the scripts plugin, but have just now gotten around to developing. Basically a user can submit a website that they want to see a script for with a dollar figure attached and developers can then choose to take up the task of developing the script.
PlayOnScripts will be the intermediate, the script will be uploaded to playonscripts.com, reviewed, and, if confirmed working, payment will be collected from the bounty poster. The developer will then be given the go ahead to add the script to the site and the bounty will be transferred. I plan on collecting a small fee for these transactions to compensate for handling and completing the bounties, and also for development.
I thinking around 10%, so if the bounty is 10$, PlayOnScripts would likely take 1$ (before any fees associated the credit card processing are deducted by Google Checkout) Also bounty posters are expected to use Google Checkout as the only way to pay a bounty, the developer, however, can choose between PayPal or Google Checkout.
It's a loose Beta application right now, so bugs might be discovered.
I got this section working a little early and decided to put it up as a beta
PlayOnScripts will be the intermediate, the script will be uploaded to playonscripts.com, reviewed, and, if confirmed working, payment will be collected from the bounty poster. The developer will then be given the go ahead to add the script to the site and the bounty will be transferred. I plan on collecting a small fee for these transactions to compensate for handling and completing the bounties, and also for development.
I thinking around 10%, so if the bounty is 10$, PlayOnScripts would likely take 1$ (before any fees associated the credit card processing are deducted by Google Checkout) Also bounty posters are expected to use Google Checkout as the only way to pay a bounty, the developer, however, can choose between PayPal or Google Checkout.
It's a loose Beta application right now, so bugs might be discovered.
I got this section working a little early and decided to put it up as a beta
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Busy at work...
My fingers have been hurriedly typing up a new section of the site which could help get some new content out there. And that's all I'm going to say until it's finished, which should be some time this week, or, possibly, next week.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Download Keys revisted
I've finally implemented the new procedure for downloading scripts that require a key that I outlined here.
Basically before downloading scripts that require a key, user's will be prompted to login or register for an account. Once logged their username will be appended to the Google Checkout purchase description. If you ever receive a charge back you'll be able to provide me with a name so I can investigate further.
Basically before downloading scripts that require a key, user's will be prompted to login or register for an account. Once logged their username will be appended to the Google Checkout purchase description. If you ever receive a charge back you'll be able to provide me with a name so I can investigate further.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Site Updates
Did some more work on the site, finally adding some things that were needed for a while now.
Developers can remove their Scripts
I coded a small little update that lets script developers delete their unwanted scripts.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Problems with Auto Updaters resolved
I was able to upgrade my hosting and resolve auto updating scripts for now, everything should be back to normal.
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