Pumpin'!

Another day in the life of being a terrible script creator (and script hoarder, but whatevs): the Scripts and Articles pages have been revamped, with most of their content moved around in a fit of my OCD. Also, it was overdue, and now I can be a nerd with all my scripts categorised. :D

It took me a long time to come up with a way to say, "OH HAI I HATE MY OWN SCRIPT, LET'S PRETEND THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN", but I've often played around with the idea of letting Listing Admin go (of course, this would be with support + bugfixes). It's quickly spiraled from something fun and hip (for me, as a nerd, to create, to manage, and to code) to something morbid that I put off for ages, because I didn't want to deal with it. While it's made me feel all gooey and fluffy inside to know I've made people happy, the process of managing Listing Admin for other people is no longer making me happy.

I never thought I'd feel that way about something I created with my own two hands (figuratively, anyway!), something that means the absolute world to me, and I hate that. I hate that feeling, I hate it so much, because once my toe has been stepped into something, I'm there for life and I'm not backing the fuck down. It took me ages to to come up with a solution to something that I felt was hopeless, because I was feeling so despondent of Listing Admin, who still is and always will be my baby. It was only until recently (AKA THIS WEEK) that I entertained the idea of putting Listing Admin back under the 'member' status again, so it's not available to everyone who registers.

So, hello 2012, year of hopefully better things: Listing Admin is back to only being available to those with a 'member' status. If you're using Listing Admin and have a 'reader' status, you can comment on this post and I'll change it over in a jiffy. Any new registers from tonight, 8PM EST forward will be upgraded at my discretion, and with a very loud disclaimer of "IF YOU DOWNLOAD, YOU WILL CRY. TEARS OF BLOOD.".

Still in Listing Admin's corner, I'm listing some key things below for you guys before I release a bugfix this weekend. I posted some of these things to Pumpin'!'s Twitter » (which I update rarely, but it's still worth it to follow if you want to see me bumble after myself all the time), but some are new. Try them before e-mailing/commenting, and if they don't work, I'll send you over a quick bugfix via e-mail. :D

And before I run down a lit of million and one files — and because I didn't mention it before — a huge shoutout to Mayumi » and Saya », who were instrumental in getting Listing Admin 2.3 Alpha up and running. They were — unintentionally, I might add! — the best fucking beta testers for Listing Admin 2.3 Beta, and I owe them my first born sons, because they rock so fucking much. Hella: HELLA.

If you're still experiencing errors and need them fixed ASAP — especially if you're avoiding the Troubles lists at TFL and TAFL — shoot me an e-mail, and I'll get back on the fly.

I like to think of Listing Admin 2.2 as a mix between Windows Vista and LJ 2011: a really, really shitty version to a kind-of already shitty service. 2.3 was conceived in October 2010, but due to personal, family and financial issues and problems, I was unable to work on it as much as I'd have liked, or released it when I wanted to —

But whatever, fuck that, 2.3 is here, and everyone can crosslist their shit. IT'S ALL GOOD.

Just go on to the Downloads page, and if registered, it'll be open for grabs for all users; make sure to replace all files in your admin panel with all the files in the .zip file, and edit rats.inc.php. It fixes a lot of things I won't list out of sheer laziness, but crosslisting, converting to and from scripts, and upgrading from 2.1.9, 2.2, and 2.3 Beta are the key features. Check out the « Documentation tomorrow for a full changelog on 2.2 to 2.3.

Note: For those of you waiting/have been waiting on an e-mail from me — expect one sometime tomorrow when caffeine is a little more on the brain!

I've – finally! after 4848494894949 years! after we've all gone and died of old age! – wrote up a quick script for Listing Admin 2.2, so users can convert to and from Listing Admin member lists! :D It's got functioning like the the current converting-to Enthusiast and phpFanBase files that are currently installed, however it a) includes BellaBuffs and Listing Admin and b) you can convert to all four of those scripts.

Just head over to the Downloads » page and download the file (while logged in, of course)! ♥

Note: Keep in mind favourite fields are currently not included in the files; I'll be updating the file this Monday to include favourite fields.

ETA (10/10/2011): Uploaded the .zip file to include favourite fields for importing and exporting, as well as a bug for exporting Enthusiast members; if you exported a Enthusiast members list, download the file again, loves! ♥

This is just a quick fly-by note of "new location, same old terrible website!" kind of... entry.

So, new location! I wasn't able to renew the domain, so I moved it on over to Wyngs with a new layout I was planning. Errors, there will be those, and probably lots of them – I'm totally on it, but everything should be in working order in concerns to browsing and downloading scripts. :D

More news on Listing Admin, new scripts, old scripts and oldoldold articles coming soon! /smooches

One day – one day! – I will post an entry that isn't 3839383939 days from the last update, and isn't about Listing Admin. Like, at all. Just watch me.

I've been working on Listing Admin 2.3 steadfastly for the past seven months; I know I've pulled a ton of excuses out, but I promise you: I'm working on it. I've been going through a lot in my real life, and I just haven't had the time to devote to it as much as I like. Also, I blame written porn for... being written. And being there at all, really.

I've uploaded 2.3 Beta (which is not currently for download) to my two fanlisting collectives, so the development of the 2.3 release is about 75% complete. I was testing the forms when I came across an update form bug that doesn't encrypt the member's password into the database. I strongly and enthusiastically urge you to download « the fix (make sure you're logged in!), and to urge members who've updated their information to reset their passwords and then update their passwords again. I also want to apologise for taking this long with realising this bug, and for causing a lot of fits with the forms!

While we're on the subject of bugs: several users of Listing Admin have noticed errors in the comments, downloads and contact forms, and all of these issues should be fixed. I know Pumpin'! is a mess right now, but within the next week or so, this should all clear up! :D