8/30/24
- Updated many more languages in preparation for the site launch.
- Added a quality-of-life convenience button to jump directly to the corresponding EDIT page on the Broadcaster Dashboard for all sermon pages, broadcaster homepages, series, speakers, webcasts, and more!
8/29/24
- Improvement to Broadcasters and Speakers sections making it easier to browse by NAME (letter).
- Easier link to access the advertising / promotional tools.
8/28/24
- More articles fit-and-finish
- Fixes to webcast feed page
- Fixes to various elements of the site in all languages
- More caching and cluster fine-tuning
- Last step in testing architectural improvement to the Pipeline
- Ordered more bandwidth (doubled) for The Vault
- Equipment ordered for the remote Vault sites
- 4 DAYS TO LAUNCH!
8/27/24
- Work is almost finished on a major architectural change in our Pipeline. The Pipeline is the infrastructure backbone that handles all sermon media processing at The Vault.
- Today, we had something of a breakthrough with a design that will help in the performance of the new site.
8/26/24
- Fine-tuned the API cluster further to adjust for increasing load
- Fix to captioned image margins on editor and article page
- Fix sermon comments page
- Disable auto-playing sermon previews on mobile
- My Church search fix
- Add placeholder article header image to make article pages load more smoothly
- Add block quotes to markdown
And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith
Philippians 1:25
8/25/24
We experienced system issues during peak traffic today. We added more resources to our cluster. In addition, we identified and mitigated a memory leak in one area of the system. We apologize for the momentary interruption of service. Hopefully all should be operational now.
8/23/24
Broadcasters, please note that going forward, Broadcaster accounts will be managed using a SermonAudio User account. Legacy logins to the Dashboard will be completed disabled on October 1, 2024. Please link a User account right away to avoid any loss of service.
- Fixed some issues related to caching.
- Fixed some fit-and-finish issues related with the webcast player.
- A work in progress, but the new site now supports multiple interface languages -- Spanish, German, Khmer, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese, Italian, French, Hindi.
8/22/24
- Moved another piece of architecture, called the Dashboard, into a new cluster for greater performance and stability.
- More performance enhancements. The homepage and other pages should now be loading faster.
- Article editor scrollbar and edit window adjustments.
- Removed the [BETA] label on the new website in preparation for the launch day.
8/21/24
- Moved more parts of the architecture into a different cluster for greater performance. Bottom line is that the new site should marginally run faster.
- We had to move the launch date for the new site to SEPT 2, 2024.
- Fixed the VLOG video to reflect the new date.
8/20/24
- More strategic caching of the BETA website implemented. Pages should load faster. Still a work in progress. In order to scale, caching is the name of the game.
- Moved physical servers around in the The Vault racks in order to distribute power and heat more evenly.
- Add arrows to front page site hero graphics
- Beta and web URLs in the site hero should no longer open in a new tab
- Site nav icons should be 16px now
- Switching tabs on a page should no longer scroll to the top
- Created a new VLOG#56 centered around our new TV APP launch.
8/19/24
- Hit the ground running at our developer meeting today. We have set a target date of AUG 28 to formally launch the NEW SERMONAUDIO WEBSITE. This is the first major redesign of the website in almost 24 years of our existence. No small matter.
- Began adding heavy caching to the website in preparation for the full load of traffic that the new site will carry. Parts of the BETA site should be performing faster. More to come.
- Recording of the next VLOG.
8/16/24
- TV APP Minor Release & Official Launch
- Enhanced visuals with smoother animations
- Added ability to follow broadcasters, speakers, or series
- Added ability to bookmark sermons
- Fixed bug causing My Church to clear on app startup
- Other bugfixes
8/15/24
- Auto Play is now supported so that you can keep playing sermons in a series both forward and backward, both audio and video! Give it a try: beta.sermonaudio.com/sermons/5132445417362
8/14/24
- More Articles fixes.
- First pass implementation of major caching design overhaul to improve performance of the upcoming SermonAudio 2.0 site.
- Green light: received a phone call with board members of the facility that will house our 2nd Vault mirror location.
- Our core dev team enjoyed a face-to-face meeting with a potential partner for our 4th Vault mirror location.
8/12/24
- Fixed some minor cosmetic issues with Articles.
- Post-Sunday major API infrastructure change followup developer meeting.
8/10/24
- Discussed possibilities of Vault Mirror site for redundancy in the Far East.
- Adding three more major language options for site and apps: Hindi, Telegu, Tamil.
- Prepared major API infrastructure change for first Sunday test.
8/8/24
- Pinned Articles now appear on Broadcaster homepages.
- Publish button on the Article Editor now both saves and publishes.
- Add remove button to markdown URL editor.
- Article Editor toolbar now has undo/redo buttons.
- Article URLs now open a new tab.
- Article Editor date picker now has a "today" button.
- Minor fixes and improvements with Article Editor.
8/10/24
- Addition of Articles for all Broadcasters.
- Addition of a News section for site announcements.
- Addition of a Release Notes section for all site improvements.
8/8/24
Today, we had CALEB MCGINNIS present to us some of his work throughout the summer. His work is behind-the-scenes and if you’re not careful can go unappreciated. He was able to successfully implement time saving solutions to expedite internal development by 300% which we all love!
8/5/24
Hot off the presses! The third printing of the Foundations Psalter has finally arrived!
Learn more here:
https://foundationspsalter.com
- 1650 Scottish Psalter
- Personal note taking
- Smyth-sewn, cloth bound, bookmark
- QR codes, searching, tunes, auto-repeat, audio reading
8/1/24
JOHN DILL gave our dev team a presentation today on what he has been working on throughout much of the summer. It's a full-screen, real-time COMMAND CENTER that provides a birds-eye view of the overall health of The Vault at any given moment in time.