After the theme change and general site update there have been a few slight problems.  The podcast component was not found, and there were graphical problems with the Sermons page.  In this minor update we have fixed the podcasts, provided general speed improvements, and are working to find the article that is creating the graphical errors in the sermons section.

UPDATE:  It appears the sermon "wonder" was causing the problems.  We will investigate this further, but for now a temporary solution is in place as the "wonder" sermon has been removed.

After a very long time of creating the new theme, I am proud to say that after two days it is fully in place and functioning.

There are a ton of new and improved features that I have included in this update.  In this article I'll list the most noteable changes and additions, and then later there will be a readme with all of the changes.  If you don't understand what something is, you can comment and ask, or not worry about it.

Noteable Changes:

•  The site template has been recoded in HTML 5 and CSS4 to support the maximum number of web browsers.  However, this ends support for IE 6 if you still have it.  This change also fixes the issue where glitches in the site would appear when full site zooming was enabled in the browser.
• The overall look of the site has been redone to make it more sleek and new-agey looking.  It is also somewhate easier to use this way.
• The information bar on the left has been moved to the right.
• Behind the site there is a new background image.
• The date, login, zoom, and search have been removed from the very top of the site.  Search and zoom are now located under the menu (under the showcase for the home page), and login is located near the bottom of the right menu.  Login was moved as it is only necessary to use with staff members.
• The site now uses the gantry framework for positioning items.  This should speed up loading times on slower internet connections as well as make the site easier to code for.
• The top menu has been completely redone to be more sleek looking.  The framework behind it has also been changed from the original moomenu to Fushion Menu.  This should speed up the site on slow computers.
• The text size increaser now has two levels of increasment so people with bad vision may see the site easier without using their browser's zoom feature.
• Article titles now have a green border around them to clarify the order of articles on the site.
• The logo was redone as some people were unsure of what the original logo meant.
• The showcase area of the homepage has been redone to have only one item at a time.  A background picture was also added to it, the color was changed to green, and a gradient opacity was added to the church image.
• The whole site has been recoded to work 100% with javascript.  This is mostly due to the new top menu that supports javascript.
• The buttons for printing, emailing, menu items, ect.  have been redone to give a more sleek look.
• The frontpage can now support multiple pages of articles.
• For javascript and other like popups a new lightbox framework has been added.  This also applies to some images and videos that may appear in the future.  Due to this, the login module was completely redone.
• For our writers, the editor has been completely redone!  It now has great features such as spell check, and it's completely resizeable.  It also has a sleeker look and a bunch of other new features.  It also now has automated help if you need it.

 

There were so many more changes than this, but there isn't anymroe room.  I hope everyone enjoys the new features of the site, and as always, if there's anything you'd like to say, don't hesitate to leave a comment.

Well it took a little longer than originally expected, but the podcast bug is fixed and all the newest podcasts have been added.  You can either subscribe to them by clicking the subscribe button, or if you don't want to subscribe but still want to listen you can go to the "Worship" section of the site and then click "Podcast".

We are moving to a new theme (yay) for 2010.  Although it's a bit late, I'm sure you like it.  However, please be patient.  The site may look a bit weird on some occasions, but we guarantee that you'll like it even more when we're done.  The shift will be done in about two weeks total.  Unfortunately, we don't have the capacity to keep the site completely the same while it's switching themes, and we would like to apologize in advance for any hardships you may experience because of this.