How the Youths Choice site has Evolved

V1.0.0

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Added

  • The site is now up and accessible to the wider internet on a Staging Site
  • The theme has been created and uploaded

V1.0.1

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Added

  • Youths Choice Colour Scheme as given by the client
  • Youths Choice Logos, Icons and Menus has been added
  • Homepage with articles

V1.0.2

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Added

  • Popular Tags
  • Podcast, Global, and Music tabs in the menu

V1.1.0

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Added

  • Holding Images for Social ads coming later

V1.1.1

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Added

  • Static Page Content has been written, formatted, and is live on the site

V1.1.2

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Added

  • Footer Content Added as well as HTML holders for dynamic content

V1.1.3

Changelog:

Added

  • Basic Site Back-End Development such as
    • Security (Hiding WP)
    • Redirection
    • User Management and Role Editing
    • Advert Manager
    • SEO Integration
    • HotJar Integration

V1.2.0

Changelog:

Added

  • Base HTML and CSS to allow functionality to work correctly and look great
  • Specialist Now Live Functionality
    • Show Who is live
      • Show Name
      • Show Presenter
      • Show Image
      • Presenter Image
      • Show Times
      • Show Description

V1.2.1

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Changed

  • Homepage updated with new social ads

V1.2.2

Changelog:

Added

  • Base HTML and CSS to allow functionality to work correctly and look great
  • Specialist Now Playing Functionality
    • Alpha Playout Integration
    • Now Playing Reporting
    • Artwork API (Apple Music)

V1.2.3

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Added

  • Extended Specialist Functionality
    • Podcast Importing
    • Twitter Feed
    • Instagram Feed
  • Beta Radio Player

V1.3.0 (Alpha Release)

Alpha Testing is now Released so other digital team members are looking at bugs etc

V1.3.1

Changelog:

Added

  • CSS and HTML changes to allow ‘AJAX Reloading’
  • Header Layout with Custom HTML and CSS
  • New Above Menu, Menu
  • New Play Button
  • Updated LIVE Player (Added AJAX Reloading now playing information)

V1.4.0 (Beta Release)

Release to all station staff, presenters, friends, and family to discover bugs

V1.4.1

Changelog:

Updated

  • Bug Fixes
    • Under the music tab >  New Music it displayed a 404 page
      • I changed the linked page and it worked
    • Under Radio > Schedule the Listen button on the schedule wasn’t working
      • I looked at the HTML and PHP that was controlling it and it all looked correct
      • I then noticed the HTML I used on the button
      • <a href=”javascript:;” id=”player_button” class=”player_button player_button–header” onclick=”window.open(‘https://youthschoice.kairandles.co.uk/radioplayer/youths-choice/’, ‘YouthsChoicePlayer’, ‘toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=420,height=660’);” style=”top: -60px !important;right: 40px;” data-wpel-link=”internal”> <span class=”player_button__label”>Listen</span><br>
        </a>
      • This html used the single line quotation marks that’s used in the surrounding PHP
      • I removed the single line quotation marks replacing them with double like and the code continued to work correctly
  • Layout Changes on pages to improve click-ability
  • Migration to the public servers

V1.5.0 (Public Release)

The website is now available on youthschoice.co.uk for the public

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