Guild Launch News
ANNOUNCE: Wiki Changes - Performance Issues
We have been monitoring a steadily increasing performance issue with the Wiki portion of Guild Launch. This wiki was not written by us, but was instead integrated into our application. It has become clear that this Wiki cannot meet our performance requirements as we grow.
I have been working on a replacement for the Wiki and unfortunately the performance issue got to be too much before we were finished. Today, we ran a test and disabled the Wiki and confirmed beyond a doubt that it was the source of performance anomalies that while not overwhelming now are causing issues.
So, we will be replacing the Wiki with a new implementation by the end of next week. I'm currently analyzing performance logs to determine whether we should enable the Wiki again in the interim. Either way, we will enable the previous/current wiki when we change over so that people can reimport content. Current statistics show that the vast majority of guilds have only a few pages at most as it is.
I'm sorry to have to do this, but the current performance level of the Wiki has made it an underused feature as it is. I truly believe that a Wiki is a good thing for a guild to have, but clearly we need a different implementation.
The new implementation will focus on these features:
1. WYSIWYG editing
2. Easy creation of interlinked pages
3. Minimal Wiki syntax due to WYSIWYG usage.
4. Pages will be visible by all, but only editable by guild members (this is a bit more restictive than current functionality)
The goal is a performant platform that we can build upon.
-Stephen
I have been working on a replacement for the Wiki and unfortunately the performance issue got to be too much before we were finished. Today, we ran a test and disabled the Wiki and confirmed beyond a doubt that it was the source of performance anomalies that while not overwhelming now are causing issues.
So, we will be replacing the Wiki with a new implementation by the end of next week. I'm currently analyzing performance logs to determine whether we should enable the Wiki again in the interim. Either way, we will enable the previous/current wiki when we change over so that people can reimport content. Current statistics show that the vast majority of guilds have only a few pages at most as it is.
I'm sorry to have to do this, but the current performance level of the Wiki has made it an underused feature as it is. I truly believe that a Wiki is a good thing for a guild to have, but clearly we need a different implementation.
The new implementation will focus on these features:
1. WYSIWYG editing
2. Easy creation of interlinked pages
3. Minimal Wiki syntax due to WYSIWYG usage.
4. Pages will be visible by all, but only editable by guild members (this is a bit more restictive than current functionality)
The goal is a performant platform that we can build upon.
-Stephen
I actually have plans for the new wiki when Stephen gets it up and running. I have already looked into some really good sources of WoW info and have started to compile it all.
From what I understand Stephen, we can access each others stuff but not edit other guild wiki entries?
When the new one is up will there be a limit on the amount of data we can put in it?
From what I understand Stephen, we can access each others stuff but not edit other guild wiki entries?
When the new one is up will there be a limit on the amount of data we can put in it?
Woothdye wrote:
The new wiki will probably be slightly different in options to control access. You will have options to make items public or private. In addition items created by a guild will only be editable by the guild. The number of pages/data will be limited on ad-supported sites, but subscription sites won't.
I actually have plans for the new wiki when Stephen gets it up and running. I have already looked into some really good sources of WoW info and have started to compile it all.
From what I understand Stephen, we can access each others stuff but not edit other guild wiki entries?
When the new one is up will there be a limit on the amount of data we can put in it?
From what I understand Stephen, we can access each others stuff but not edit other guild wiki entries?
When the new one is up will there be a limit on the amount of data we can put in it?
The new wiki will probably be slightly different in options to control access. You will have options to make items public or private. In addition items created by a guild will only be editable by the guild. The number of pages/data will be limited on ad-supported sites, but subscription sites won't.