(06 Sep 2015, 9:28 am)Michael wrote Is that the update you were on about the other day?, linking the news to the fleet list so it's easier updated when a bus from each depot or something?
Can't remember the full details...
Yes - Liam has done a lot of work on creating the new system this weekend.
Although we get around 12,000 views per month on the news homepage, a lot of you gave us feedback and suggested that you no longer read the news on the basis that it's merely a duplication of what has been posted on the forum within the last fortnight. With the new feature; the idea is that, as and when fleet updates occur, we will update the fleet lists which will in turn automatically update the news page. This will provide a more "live" feel to the news page, which will mean that the news page can hopefully be relied on as a more useful resource to retrieve the latest information. The information will continue to be posted on the forum, but this is mainly where we'll be able to discuss the latest news rather than see it at a glance.
It will allow everything to be updated at the same time so that we have a consistent approach to our updates. At present, I sometimes update the fleet lists before the news update, meaning that one feature is ahead of the other. We won't have this problem under the new system, and it will also reduce the amount of work I have to do.
Liam has mainly focussed on the "behind the scenes" stuff this weekend, and he hopes to give me access to the admin panel at some point today. I'll have to re-create the fleet history section for each vehicle and put it into the new format before we give you access to the fleet lists again, so for the next week or two, the fleet lists that you will see won't be updated. Will be worth it in the long run!