A New Era for AVL
As I’d mentioned previously, AVL’s longtime host is doing something that doesn’t involve hosting AVL anymore, or really hosting in general. No idea why, only got about a month’s notice.
Unfortunately, even though they were offering assistance, they ended up providing none. I couldn’t find the theme or database files, and they’ve been unresponsive to my pleas for help
Service ends 6/30. Which means I’ve purchased a new theme, found a new host, and am busily working to get some sort of functionality up and running. Obviously it’s not the end of the world if there are a couple glitches, but fyi.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. astonvillalife.com will remain the address, so you’ll be coming to the new place via the same old route
2. Since I can’t access the previous database, we’ll essentially be starting from scratch. While that’s perhaps a bit sad, I don’t think there’s necessarily anything on our current platform that will be missed by future generations. And since I don’t use the database for marketing or sell your information or anything like that…that’s not really much of a loss, either. Just the minor hassle of recreating your accounts.
3. Since we’re starting from scratch, you’ll need to recreate your login. See 2 above.
4. There are many things I don’t really know right now about the theme, but it is a very robust and well-regarded build so fingers crossed. And it’s designed for people like me, aka terminally online but not a website designer or administrator.
5. Any issues, please reach out to me via my personal email: clark3290@comcast.net. I’ll do whatever I can to help if there are any issues.
6. I should’ve gotten this word out earlier, my apologies. This naturally coincided with the busiest season at work for me, and I was preparing for and out of town for our annual conference. However, since it’s the same address, it’s not really a big deal, you’ll just arrive somewhere that looks a bit different.
7. I hope you like the new site build. Not a terribly big departure, and it should allow me to access certain functionalities that had broken over time.
Again, don’t hesitate to reach out. See you in the remodel.
Best,
John