100% Stability. Lets fix the final few bugs. The Final Bug Stomping Thread+

[Redneck]

Sorry if I'm losing track of all the updates. I'm still on 2.4.8 and I don't get any notifications inside WP admin area. Are new updates not broadcasted anymore? Where to get them? Should I wait until a major new update get's published or should I try to keep the pace and update the theme multiple times a day?

[steheap]

The themes are on Symbiostock.com - the latest is 2.5.5. From where you are, I think you need to load this one manually from the zip file. Activate one of the other themes, delete the Symbio theme, upload the new zip, activate it, then (and I can't remember is this step is needed or not) activate one of the standard themes again, then activate Symbio. Finally activate the child theme.

That double step was needed for one of the themes around the release where you are.

steve

[steheap]

I've moved to 2.5.5 now - all seems well with the speed of the site and the way the search by the keyword tags works now

Steve

[Redneck]

Thanks, Steve.

Just a suggestion - I really think important updates should be published somewhere in WP. I'm sure not everybody who's interested in becoming a SY contributor likes to follow this forum constantly.

[steheap]

The updates do normally show up in WP - I was on 2.5.0 and I saw that an update to 2.5.5 was available in WP Themes. It is just that this jump from where you are couldn't be done with a normal update.

I'm sure Leo just wants to freeze this and get on with something else - I think 2.5.5 is where we will be for a while

Steve

[Redneck]

I've done the update.
But now my "Process Uploads" images are all gone. The process queue is empty. Does that mean I have to upload the unprocessed images again or have they been processed to drafts?

[grsphoto]

I had the same problem ( images to be processed disappearing)... I think they are gone forever.  You will need to up load again.  I now know not to update while I have images ready to process...

[Redneck]

I had the same problem ( images to be processed disappearing)... I think they are gone forever.  You will need to up load again.  I now know not to update while I have images ready to process...

That's a tough lesson to be learned. It's gonna be a PITA to figure out which images have been processed already and which haven't.

[cascoly]

I had the same problem ( images to be processed disappearing)... I think they are gone forever.  You will need to up load again.  I now know not to update while I have images ready to process...

That's a tough lesson to be learned. It's gonna be a PITA to figure out which images have been processed already and which haven't.

what I started doing was putting uploaded images into a separate folder rather than immediately deleting (I always upload copies from archives).  then confirm the images have been processed ok before deleting.  a bit less of a hassle this way

[cascoly]

v 2.5.0

from the user page, I click on License Agreement & Terms
and it goes to
 http://cascoly-images.com/pix/end-user-license-agreement-3/  which is not my license page

this new page was created 6/28 when I updated to 2.5.0

the page it should be using is
 http://cascoly-images.com/pix/end-user-license-agreement-2/  which was last updated 4/6

[Redneck]

I had the same problem ( images to be processed disappearing)... I think they are gone forever.  You will need to up load again.  I now know not to update while I have images ready to process...

That's a tough lesson to be learned. It's gonna be a PITA to figure out which images have been processed already and which haven't.

what I started doing was putting uploaded images into a separate folder rather than immediately deleting (I always upload copies from archives).  then confirm the images have been processed ok before deleting.  a bit less of a hassle this way

I'm not sure I can follow. What do you mean by "immediately deleting"? I don't delete anything (at least not on purpose).

[Leo Blanchette]

That directory will be moved when I get back to developing the theme in a month or so, preventing this problem. For now things are working and I don't want to break them

Just don't upgrade your theme when you have images uploaded. Its just one of little Symbiostock quirks for now, must keep in mind.

[cascoly]

I had the same problem ( images to be processed disappearing)... I think they are gone forever.  You will need to up load again.  I now know not to update while I have images ready to process...

That's a tough lesson to be learned. It's gonna be a PITA to figure out which images have been processed already and which haven't.

what I started doing was putting uploaded images into a separate folder rather than immediately deleting (I always upload copies from archives).  then confirm the images have been processed ok before deleting.  a bit less of a hassle this way

I'm not sure I can follow. What do you mean by "immediately deleting"? I don't delete anything (at least not on purpose).

I have a folder on my pc to upload - usually after uploading I delete them (since they're already in an archive elsewhere).  here I keep them for a bit and only need to compare a small number of images to see which were uploaded, which not

[cascoly]

the duplicate desc bug is still there -- intermittent but when it happens it happens to the entire batch -- it's pulling in desc fields from BOTH iptc and xml

[Leo Blanchette]

the duplicate desc bug is still there -- intermittent but when it happens it happens to the entire batch -- it's pulling in desc fields from BOTH iptc and xml

Will check that out. It seems to pop up at random times. I'm almost certain the IPTC library I'm using is vomiting up two results, because I only choose one or the other, depending on which is full or which is empty. It will take one choice and move on...

[cascoly]

i'd mentioned earlier -- it would be very useful to have the actual image url and that for the minipic displayed on the image edit page -- there's no other easy way to find this.  best I've been able to do when I want to use a minipic somewhere else is call up the image, do view source and search for the minipic (so the info is there, just not being displayed)

one place it would be useful is including images within images - yoast keeps downgrading image posts for 'no image on the page', so I want to insert minipic of a similar image

eg:
http://cascoly-images.com/pix/image/colossal-heads-of-hercules-and-antiochus/

[Leo Blanchette]

I'd invite anyone who's missed it to check out this thread, since I'm not going to change anything for about a month.

http://www.microstockgroup.com/symbiostock-suggestions/symbiostock-is-stable-time-to-make-money/

Any upgrades from here will be by direct request from developers.

EDIT replying to Cascoly

If you like I can write a little code extension for you, which you can plug in using the Genetics Lab plugin. Be warned the genetics lab produces mutations

[cascoly]

the duplicate desc bug is still there -- intermittent but when it happens it happens to the entire batch -- it's pulling in desc fields from BOTH iptc and xml

Will check that out. It seems to pop up at random times. I'm almost certain the IPTC library I'm using is vomiting up two results, because I only choose one or the other, depending on which is full or which is empty. It will take one choice and move on...

it's definitely using exif info from 2 different sources when it does this - so the test for 'empty' is probably failing

[ajt]

i'd mentioned earlier -- it would be very useful to have the actual image url and that for the minipic displayed on the image edit page -- there's no other easy way to find this.

When I need image url, I simply do right-click and "show image" or "show image info", and there is url ready to copy.

[cascoly]

Leo - with all the changes, it's hard to keep up -- can you clarify the current status of  these:

-- how are promoted keywords used?

-- how are the promoted sites and extended network sites being used in searches?

[Leo Blanchette]

Leo - with all the changes, it's hard to keep up -- can you clarify the current status of  these:

-- how are promoted keywords used?

-- how are the promoted sites and extended network sites being used in searches?

http://www.symbiostock.com/how-does-symbiostock-promote-you/
http://www.symbiostock.com/v2-3-3-arctium-effect-added-your-site-travels-by-itself-now/

[cascoly]

i'd mentioned earlier -- it would be very useful to have the actual image url and that for the minipic displayed on the image edit page -- there's no other easy way to find this.

When I need image url, I simply do right-click and "show image" or "show image info", and there is url ready to copy.

thanks - I found it in the properties when I right-click.  just what I need

[cascoly]

v2.5.5

upgraded,  then uploaded & processed images -- all came thru with my default of 'NO' for property/model release.  however ran I ran reprocessing on all images to fix the rest tat had been set to 'YES' by a previous version - nothing happened.  the ones that had NO stayed that way (correctly), but none of the others were reset from 'YES' to the default of 'NO'

[Leo Blanchette]

This is also fixed now

[Leo Blanchette]

With the majority of bugs having been fixed, we can now call Symbiostock "Stable" in the sense that its reliable and will not be undergoing any large changes for a while.

To catalog the remaining bugs or even new ones you may find, please post them here:

http://www.symbiostock.com/bug-reports-please-post-them-here-via-commenting/


Get the stable version at www.Symbiostock.com - 2.5.5+ series.