SITE UPDATE-29.5 + 29.5.16

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V.29.5 + 29.5.16- OK! It's the end of the year! And that means it's time add the 2016 stuff! So, that's what this update is. I set things up to post and update right at the year change. So, 29.5 is the set up, 29.5.16 is checking if it all worked and updated properly! I also refined a few things I added in V.29. Ok, got it? Here's what I did:

• 2016!
• It's everywhere! Across all the sites and menus I added 2016 lists. They don't have anything yet though. But the way I have them set up lets them just update by themselves. The only thing I have to add each month is the new Monthly Update. Speaking of menus....
• Updates to the Menus...
• I took my idea in V.26 and applied it to other menus. My updates are sorted by years. The idea was that since the year lists in the menus are getting so long, I would switch the order of them. They used to be 2010-2015. That means if you wanted recent updates, you have to navigate down the whole list. So, I changed it to be 2015-2010. Backwards. So the most recent is on the top. I only did it to the Monthly Updates and the Update Blog lists in the Main Site Menu. Well, now I expanded it to the Site Updates in the Main Menu. Also, I did it to the separate menus on those sites. Just to make things easier.
• I had to change the Site Updates menu a little bit. The list of years were too long. So, I had to split them up by making a MORE section.
• I also added all the 2015 Monthly Updates to the Main Menu. They got behind...
• Also, my updates for my Update Blog got behind. So, I removed the unused months in 2015 from all the menus.
• Video Pages Update...
• While adding the 2016 section in my videos, I remembered something. I'm still adding videos to The Father's page! I am! I'm still uploading to the channel. I have this idea in mind. So, I updated his page and added a WHOLE PAGE just for my Boots and the videos I made about her. Go check his page out!
• Lastly, the little things...
• In the POTW Hover Panel that's in the side bar of the Main Site, I always had a link to a BTS video. Even if there wasn't one. So, using the CSS property "visibility", I made it so it hides when there isn't a video. And when I need it, I just change it from "hidden" to "visible"!
• I added a "BETA VERSION" section in the bottom bar on the Main Site below the new "CURRENT VERSION" section. It lets you know that I started working on a new update and things might start freaking out. Like if I break the menu. But I'm quick at restoring things back to normal.
• The Dynamic Drive banner said "The Top Bar and other codes were provided by:" Well, in the last update I rebuilt the Top Bar from scratch. So, it doesn't use any code from them. I made it. It actually used the Bottom Bar's code. So, I changed it to reflect each site. Like the Menu on the Update Blog, I said it was provided by them. Stuff like that.

And that's pretty much it! I didn't add anything new, but that usually happens in X.5 updates. Refine the things you have before adding new messes. This year was a rough one. Things will get better! I don't know when or what will happen. Something will! See you next year!

SITE UPDATE-29

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V.29- So...This update was supposed to be small. Just adding the Christmas stuff and getting ready for the new year. But, I added a few new things. It's not a long list of stuff, but it's big stuff. Enough to skip V.28.5. HERE'S WHAT I DID:

• CHRISTMAS!
• It's that time of the year! We got our tree up a few nights ago. So, it's time to put the lights on the sites. And they look nice too. I thought all the bars on the Main Site would cut things off, but it's all good. I like it.
• I also moved the Snow Button on the Main Site. It's in the top bar like everywhere else. I also made it smaller. Instead of saying "Turn the Snow ON/OFF" it just says "Snow ON/OFF".
• I also cut out the Christmas Music player. I didn't know where to put the button for it. I already have a lot of buttons everywhere. I'll think of something for next year.
• NEW HOVER WARNING!
• Through out time, these Hover Warning of been through a lot. The Warning is the red text that floats at the top of the Main Site. I have rebuilt them many....many times. And this is no exception! They are better than ever! Rebuilt from the ground up using CSS instead of JS. CSS loads faster and is easy on computers. Now all the issues with it are gone! I had a problem with the 100% width thing. If it was setting to 100% it would block everything in the Top Bar. Now, I can make it whatever size and have no issue. It's just more stable and better! And you can't even tell!
• However, there's a catch. I re-did the Hover Menu a while back. Well....it didn't work anymore. Oh well. I restored the old, VERY FIRST version and it works fine!
• Also, there was this BIG empty space at the bottom of the Main Site. I don't think I have a picture of it. It was big! Just a space of nothing but black. Like something was hidden there. It was weird. I tried to figure out where it came from and gave up. It was a mystery....until now. After I updated the Warning....POOF! Gone. :-)
• UPDATE TO THE MENUS!
• I have this menu system on the Free Rider, Update Blog, and the Site Update....Sites. It used the Hover Warning code to float! There was a problem though. The menu had to be set to 100% in order to work. And like I said, 100% in the old Warning code means the Top Bar is blocked. So, I had to make the menu float below the Top Bar. Well, now with this update tot he Warnings, I don't have to! It took a little tinkering, but it works! I was able to move the menu back up, so it's all flush with the Top Bar and not sticking out below it. I LOVE IT! I like using codes I already have for new things!
• NEW TOP BAR!
• But you can't tell...CAN YOU! I was studying CSS! That's what this update is about. I update a few things into a more CSS based form. THUS! The Top Bar comes in. The Top Bar was made from the Bottom Bar. So, it had all that extra code that it didn't use. Well, while studying CSS, I figured out the FIXED property. "position: fixed!important;" And I also learn how to make a box. Using the fixed thing, I could but a box anywhere on the screen and have it float there....So.....why not make a white, transparent box with the height of 28px and a width of 100% float at the top of the screen! THUS! The Top Bar has been rebuilt with a super simple code. And I can put whatever I want up there and have it work! It's AMAZING! I love making things better!
• NEW HOVER IMAGE PANELS!
• One last total rebuild. I go through JS code sites that give you free codes to take and use. That's where the menu came from. Well, there are also CSS code sites. I look through those to find something that looks like what I already have, but made out of CSS. Which is better. That where I found the new Hover Warning and...the new Image Panels...Built from CSS. They where I bit tricky to get right. There didn't like to work. But, I have all the bugs worked out. I could do more with them now!
• Now, the little things...
• I removed the News Buttons. They were above the Scrolling Important News and the Scrolling Newsy News. The controlled how fast the marquees moved. However, in recent web browser updates, they didn't work anymore. So, I just removed them. I liked them... Farewell....
• In recent tests of the Main Site, I was seeing what slows the site down from loading. Looking at the performance grade, I saw that I had a bad score in redirects. That means the site tries to load something from the wrong URL and it's redirected to the right one. That cost a few moments in load time. So, I went and fixed the bad spots. Mostly it was redirecting from HTTP to HTTPS. So, I just had to put an S in the links. Not a bad fix.
• And lastly, some New Years Prep. I'm just getting things organized and ready to update. It takes a whole month to add all the 2016 stuff!

This was a fun update! I'm actually starting to make things! The Top Bar is mine! It's not made off of another code! I made that! I'm learning more and more. Enough to expand things. Add more to it. Customize it. Like using the Hover Warning code to make the floating menus. Using things I already have for something new! I'm just happy right now. I like making things. Anyways, I'll see you and the end of the month for V.29.5. And then a week later will be V.29.5.16! V.29.5 is added the 2016 stuff, and V.29.5.16 is seeing if it all worked and making fixes. SEE YOU THEN!