Yes, this is a good news, bad news story. The new stuff is really nice and beautiful, but once you finalize the move, you can't go back. And, all of that customization of the old site will be lost. You can add your banner back in the new customization. The Smugmug design looks like it may be a similar starting point.
I haven't found the "search by date" yet. I used that a lot. On the other hand, changes are so easy to make in the new system, you may not need the custom code. They are saying you can leave your current site up as as long as you want and only change when you are ready, but I don't know about making changes to the old site. They also said this is only the beginning. Now that they have the platform in place (and an ugly lawsuit settled) they will be releasing a more new features. Of course, most software companies say these things. I have a more faith that the Smugmug than most other companies. I watched this hangout last night. It's an interview with the Owners and development team, and it gives some insight into the thought process behind the changes. You'll probably want to fast forward through a lot of it. Ratcliff, Hawk, and Barasa have a hard time staying on topic and joke around a lot. But the parts with the Smugmug team are interesting. It's also a little bit of a Smugmug love fest. <http://youtu.be/Tjk6b1-AQcQ> In case you missed the announcement, here's the video - <http://www.ustream.tv/smugmug> I guess Pogue broke the embargo and announced the change in his NYT column a few hours early and they were reacting to a huge influx of new users and people starting the transition while they were trying to make the announcement. I didn't think his column was all that great but here it is. <http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/30/smugmug-revamps-its-site-in-a-challenge-to-flickr/?_r=0> Gotta go - lots of stuff to do today. GS George Sinos -------------------- www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, George... > actually - no green bar... there was a blue bar > > however when I clicked on "annsan" there was a logout choice > and that DID get me back to my front page. > > However , then it went to my page but as if I were not logged in. > So I logged in and it went right back to the awful newpreview I had > chosen > > Hopefully I'll find an email from smugmug in my regular inbox > > I've just woken up myself > > PArt of the reason for my distress is the example I started to look at > stripped my banner off the front page and ignored all my html in my bio > therefore taking away the blue links I had there. > > This isnt over > I'm prepared to fight > > ann > > > On 7/31/2013 08:47, George Sinos wrote: >> >> Hi Ann >> >> Didn't see this till this morning. >> >> It sounds like your in the "sandbox" area where you can look at the >> different designs. >> >> Scroll all the way to the top and there is a green bar across the with >> of the page. Click on "done". That should take you back to the page >> that is showing the preview you have picked. >> >> Scroll to the top and you'll see a menu below a blue bar. Hover over >> your name and choose logout from the dropdown menu. You'll be >> returned to your legacy site. >> >> - >> >> Until you pick "unveil new smugmug" from that blue bar, nothing >> (except gallery style and sorting) changes on your public site. It's >> actually pretty nice. >> >> I would have suggested having a "cancel without changing anything" >> button. But other than that, I'm pretty happy with the available >> changes. >> >> The sandbox feature is nice. You can actually have several different >> site designs in your sandbox so you can compare. >> >> gs >> >> >> George Sinos >> -------------------- >> www.GeorgesPhotos.net >> www.GeorgeSinos.com >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 11:03 PM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I don't wan't to change my page, I stupidly clicked on the preview and I >>> don't know how to get out of it... >>> >>> I've written three emails to help and as yet had no response. >>> >>> George, you looked at it, how did you escape??? >>> >>> the "don't worry your page won't change" to your customers is not >>> reassuring... I want to be able to see it and work on it as it is. >>> >>> thanks >>> ann >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
