Website Updates and Patch Notes

[algebuckina]

General Text Changes

• Changed footer to better represent the website contributors -Bradley
• Changed About section on the front page to About Us and rewrote the about section -Bradley, Clive and Dave
• Removed unesessary link to the livestream -Bradley
• Began work on a live chat for the livestream -Bradley
• other small changes

Code changes:
https://github.com/algebuckina/st-matts-website/commit/5636eb66a61e45cc76c936db27972ed5fd67df06

[algebuckina]

Removed topics and info

• commented Alive out of youth and young adults page
• created archived topic in the members only section
• moved Alive topic to archived
• moved Saint Matthew's Endurance Series to archived

Code changes:
https://github.com/algebuckina/st-matts-website/commit/d3b32bbbefdf666f31b98ced3fbecbe0ba08ffb7

[alge_design]

Updates

• Calendar Plugin Updated to version 1.3.0

Code Changes:
https://github.com/pitaj/nodebb-plugin-calendar/commit/b1696eb7e7b1b3a89e8cf1dade8a23daa8530bae
https://github.com/pitaj/nodebb-plugin-calendar/commit/58401ce832c4daaeb4d05cfaf69d93b7d3a550af
https://github.com/pitaj/nodebb-plugin-calendar/commit/f30052ad43ca38e999f3a2b2940598108c782fe3

[alge_design]

Added better support for twitch live chat

• Removed "This feature is a work in progress"
• Added text under livestream to let people know there is a chat
• Added link to how to make a twitch account under the live chat
• Started adding comments to code

Code Changes:
https://github.com/algebuckina/st-matts-website/commit/35e477c22e682324fa7521472ad3805d8f1fecd6
https://github.com/algebuckina/st-matts-website/commit/78a1fcf32ef3524ba9c8ffc622377eb532d9be0e

[alge_design]

Small back end changes

• Any files in purged posts will now be removed from the database in 5 days
• Added the ability to upload zip and 7z files to the website
• Gave the staff role the ability to ban users

Code Changes:
NA, all done in admin console

[alge_design]

Small Changes

• Changed footer to Copywrite 2023
• Added test pages for proof of concepts

Code Changes:
https://github.com/algebuckina/st-matts-website/commit/59d0c590d2273ff03b5b4aa90887c23135a2a815

[alge_design]

Large Update

• Added global recent posts to front page
• Added service specific recent posts to Worship page
• Removed blue accents from the entire website, and replaced them with purple as per the Church logo
• Started work on a banner and popup for announcements (still needs mobile phone functionality and can be previewed on testpage2 and testpage3

Code Changes:
https://github.com/algebuckina/st-matts-website/commit/93c1aa4ad4a50d972456261802e218c4fc429675

[alge_design]

Small style changes

• replaced more blue accent with purple

Code Changes:
https://github.com/algebuckina/st-matts-website/commit/9c1bcfcbe521c12f03d1d009a50ed8710989cae4

[alge_design]

Homepage changes

• fixed spacing below new recent tab

Code Changes:
https://github.com/algebuckina/st-matts-website/commit/4db8ac18a743225284afed702eeff424f38d1130

[alge_design]

Version Update

• Updated from Nodebb version 2.5.8 to 2.8.12

Note: we will not be updating to Nodebb 3.0 until all the plugins are updated to work with it.

Changes by the Nodebb developers:
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.6.0
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.6.1
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.7.0
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.8.0
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.8.1
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.8.2
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.8.3
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.8.4
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.8.5
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.8.6
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.8.7
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.8.8
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.8.9
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.8.10
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.8.11
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/releases/tag/v2.8.12

[alge_design]

Ministry Page Changes

• Removed Clive image and text
• Added announcement and mystery image to replace Clive info
• Floated images to the right of the text instead of being inline

Code Changes:
https://github.com/algebuckina/st-matts-website/commit/99b60683455361e738bb0a0551a52873ff519517
https://github.com/algebuckina/st-matts-website/commit/e5c8d794bee1f99aeb331d95f7a02f207f674675
https://github.com/algebuckina/st-matts-website/commit/14028a79b7d120d4942122871b2702489634fc1f

[algebuckina]

Ministry Page Changes

• Removed Daniel Gibb info
• Removed Interim Minister info
• Removed Mike Strong info
• Added Jon Humphries

Code Changes:
https://github.com/algebuckina/st-matts-website/commit/374dde92afe8daf832861c5bf564109b8e66ab83

Page Changed:
https://stmatthewsuniting.net.au/the_ministry_team

[alge_design]

Contact Us Page Changes

• Changed Office open hours

Code Changes:
https://github.com/algebuckina/st-matts-website/commit/fc920c647fe7f5f854d69768c24b21626b2df824

Pages Changed:
https://stmatthewsuniting.net.au/contact_us

[algebuckina]

Added Pastoral Carer information

• Added Pastoral Carer information for Ministry Team page as per request of Mike Strong

Code Change:
https://github.com/algebuckina/st-matts-website/commit/f8a66047c1c7ae180365f33a2176ed99be76b59f

Page Changed:
https://stmatthewsuniting.net.au/the_ministry_team