Hey guys, we’re about to make a behind-the-scenes upgrade to our system, and we’d love to get some feedback on anything we need to fix before we make the switch.
What this is: a beta, full Touring Plans site set up with our changes - BUT on the same database as touringplans.com
What that means: Anything you have setup on your account will also be on the beta site (plans, trips, etc.). WARNING: this also means any changes you make on the beta site will also change on touringplans.com! Be careful!
What you’ll see that’s different: Hopefully? Nothing. This is a web structure change that is designed to make it easier and faster to add new features and fix bugs going forward. (It also should make things a bit faster, but you probably won’t see that in the beta.)
What you’ll actually see that’s different: You will see an error saying that parts of pages are insecure. That’s intentional right now and nothing to worry about - you can either ignore it (in which case the page may look a little odd) or tell your browser to allow the insecure content (you’ll have a notice on the toolbar or an icon like a shield to click on next to the address, etc).
Where to report bugs: What bugs?
No really, where to report the inevitable bugs: Right here in this thread. We’ll be actively working on (and responding to) them all this week. (If a bug is already in the thread, don’t feel like you need to post “me too” to let us know it affects multiple people - we will check out all reports.)
How many people can do this: As many as would like to help! We appreciate anyone taking the time.
How long will this be going on: We’re planning to run the beta for at least a week before switching over.
Thanks! If you have any questions, this is the place to post them. The site is available now and we’re already testing it ourselves and fixing things as we go, so feel free to head over.
When I go into the crowd calendar and click on a date it doesn’t do anything. On the current site, it brings me to a more detailed description of the day.
Yeah that’s for sure on the list to update, though it’s not part of this beta obviously. For now, on mobile using Lines is your best option to view trips.
(The Mobile/Lines version will lack the buttons you see at the bottom of your app, and in-app purchasing won’t work, but otherwise the mobile site should be the same as what you see in the Lines app.)
Our goal is for the “beta” site to function like the current site, although it should be faster, more stable, etc. due to various under-the-hood updates.
