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Recently done

(In reverse order, most recent first:)

  • upgrade to MW 1.15.2, updated most extensions Maarten 16:07, 26 March 2010 (PDT)
  • enabled video embedding
  • enabled GPX uploads
  • newly created map markers were not showing up on the map right away. took another stab at fixing this. seems to refresh automatically now. Maarten 12:13, 2 May 2007 (PDT)
  • created a "needs help" notice and category. To put a page in the category and have te box appear, just put {{Needs Help}} at the top of the page (or where you want the box to appear.)
  • added disclaimer at the top of Trail Info pages Maarten 18:12, 2 April 2007 (PDT)
  • added the My First Edit tutorial
  • fixed a bug in the login code that showed up when you logged in, then used your laptop on a different network (e.g. wifi somewhere new)
  • got fixed banner logo from Ross
  • Messed with link colors/styles & background color to improve visual design; had a bit of a fight to get links to empty pages (CSS a.new) to get colored correctly. (Bug in MW.)
  • Fixed "Newly added trails" link in the left nav column. (Not as easy as you might think.)
  • Merged Ground rules into Code of Conduct, updated pages that linked to Ground Rules - Maarten 21:42, 21 March 2007 (PDT)
  • created the FAQ - Maarten 21:42, 21 March 2007 (PDT)
  • New & shinier info column on trail pages. It looks a lot like the old one, but it's 100% redone, better behaved, and less crufty. YAY. - Maarten 21:44, 21 March 2007 (PDT)
  • Sidebar link for Newly added trails now works
  • Made it so if you search for Tiger Mountain, it'll find [[Trail:Tiger Mountain]]
  • Added Grunt and Tech ratings to the Infobox on the trail pages, added pages describing the ratings, integrated it with categories so each page with a rating automatically can be found through that category. For example, or.
  • Released login integration code on the web so other websites can use it too
  • Debugged/Released the login integration code a second time :)
  • Rewrite/Debug/Release the login integration code
  • Editing user preferences now actually saves the new settings
  • Set up wiki database backup
  • Allow file upload & attaching to wiki pages. (PDFs, images)
  • Allow linking to offsite images

Current next steps

This is what I'm planning to fix next:

  • Editing of map markers
  • Create a template tag that can be inserted on pages that badly need some editing attention (or content added) so they're clearly marked at the top of the page as incomplete, people are invited to contribute, and we can easily find them all through the category.

Maarten 16:24, 16 March 2007 (PDT)

Pages that need help

If you're looking to help out, consider working on one of these pages that really need some help:

(add others)

The template for trail info pages (sections, etc.)

  • It'd be nice if edits to the the Current Conditions section were automatically time-stamped so it's clear when the info was updated. (Could achieve this by putting that info on a separate page and transcluding it, but then it becomes much harder for people to figure out how to edit it. Don't have a better idea yet, other than to make it cultural.) Maarten 16:40, 18 June 2007 (PDT)
  • The sidebar for each page should mention if there's a season. (e.g. Tiger Apr 15 - Oct 15) Maarten 16:03, 16 February 2007 (PST)
  • Is there an in-page weather forecast summary we can embed? Ideally from a source that has forecasts that are localized enough to be meaningful for the places where we ride, e.g. from NWS/NOAA? (If anyone can research how to do this...?) Maarten 09:24, 5 April 2007 (PDT)

The Google Maps integration

  • BUG: Can't add a new map marker, even after purging. The following error shows up using IE 7.0 and FireFox 1.5. Justin 10:58, 22 December 2007 (PST)
AddMapMarker
�UNIQ191faa1457e5b451-addmapmarkerform-00000001-QINU
�UNIQ191faa1457e5b451-googlemap-00000002-QINU

Retrieved from "http://bbtc.org/wiki/index.php?title=AddMapMarker"

SUGGESTION: add topo map layer support to the maps. (As seen on the WTA trail damage maps.)

BUG?: The AddMapMarker form accepts only decimal lat/long values, not degrees + minutes. This may be a problem for people who look up the coordinates elsewhere. Should minimally have a note about this and suggest how to convert. Ideally, accept both, either by having separate text entry boxes or by having the smarts built in. Maarten 15:14, 24 March 2007 (PDT)

NORMAL: The maps sometimes load slowly or tiles will be missing, or marked "sorry, we don't have coverage at this level". That's Google being slow or flaky, there's nothing we can do about it. Tester4 16:46, 16 February 2007 (PST)

KNOWN ISSUE: Sometimes the site will give you errors from Google saying: 

The Google maps API key used on this website was registered for a different web site.

and 

In order to see the map that would go in this space, you will need to use a compatible web browser.

When you see this, try following this link and see if that makes it go away.

(Not that anyone cares, but the issue arises from an interaction of Mediawiki's server side page caching plus the fact that I use a subdomain to test code before it goes live, so sometimes Google gets called from cached code for the wrong subdomain. Maarten 16:27, 15 March 2007 (PDT))

MISSING: There's no way to delete map markers yet. There's no way to edit or move a marker. Maarten 16:04, 16 February 2007 (PST)

COMMENT: When adding Lon it isn't clear to the user that they should use a negative sign in front of the W coordinate. I quick example in the text may help. Justin 15:40, 22 February 2007 (PST)

BUG/NORMAL: (or I might be confused). I added a new trail, Nason Ridge, following the instructions linked to from "How to add a trail". The marker showed up on the map, and I can search for the Trail: Nason Ridge page, but the link to the trail page on the map is red and takes me to an editing page. Justin 13:05, 27 February 2007 (PST)

Yeah, it's normal behavior but I see how it's confusing. When you create the map marker, the Trail page isn't actually created--just the link to it. And when you go to a new (not-yet-existing) Trail: page, the wiki loads the boilerplate content automatically into an editing page. Should probably just generate & save the page quietly in the background along with the marker. Kinda low pri for now, right? Maarten 15:08, 6 March 2007 (PST)

?BUG?: Trying to add new map marker generates error. Page: http://trailheadrevolution.com/wiki/index.php?title=AddMapMarker Error message:

  • UNIQ4d912e8389bd2d4-googlemap-00000001-QINU
  • UNIQ4d912e8389bd2d4-addmapmarkerform-00000002-QINU Justin 14:44, 28 February 2007 (PST)
I haven't found the cause, but when I tripped over this it did go away when I used the purge link. Maarten 12:17, 2 May 2007 (PDT)

BUG: New map markers aren't showing up on the Main Page. I just added Exit 38 and Fromme. Justin 14:42, 15 March 2007 (PDT)

I've taken another stab at fixing this in the code. It seems to work correctly now. If you hit this issue, you can force a redraw of the map with the purge link. Maarten 12:17, 2 May 2007 (PDT)

The wiki software

  • The default thumbnail image is broken, which shows up on all new trail pages. Was not able to roll-back to previous version. Justin 10:38, 22 December 2007 (PST)
  • (Minor) Title of page shown in browser window title bar should not include "Main Page" when the user is on that page; window title should be the wiki's name. Maarten 09:26, 5 April 2007 (PDT)
  • Preferences: two issues here, both using IE 7.0
1 I can't select the "Real Name" or "E-mail" field in User Preferences. Mouse clicking in the field doesn't select the form field. Justin 10:44, 22 March 2007 (PDT)
That's a feature. Changes should be made in your profile on the Drupal site. - Maarten 13:44, 22 March 2007 (PDT)
2 (low priority) Time zone doesn't default to Pacific Time Zone.
Are you seeing times based on another time zone, or were you just setting it just in case? (I'm asking cos the timezone for the site overall is set to Pacific.) - Maarten 13:44, 22 March 2007 (PDT)


  • Searching for a page that points to a redirects is broken. Example: Trail:John Wayne redirects to Trail:Iron Horse. Searching for 'John Wayne' nets no results. The autofill of 'Trail:blah' on a search seems to be the sticking point on this bug. Justin 23:02, 27 March 2007 (PDT)
To be exact, if you search for "Foo", it will find page Foo even if Foo if a redirect, and Trail:Foo if it is a regular page, but not Trail:Foo if it is a redirect. Haven't gotten that straightened out yet. Upshot: in the short term it may be better to create redirects as regular pages. (That also keeps repetition out of the All Trails page.) Maarten 23:06, 27 March 2007 (PDT) -- Dude, you're fast! Justin 23:09, 27 March 2007 (PDT)
  • I was logged off the site because I cleared my cookies and then I tried to add a new trail. Got an error saying I needed to be logged on. It took me to the outdated Wiki login page, which didn't work since I should have been taken to the Drupal login page. Justin 14:32, 18 April 2007 (PDT)

Cosmetic Issues

(Low priority fixes that we want to jot down anyway.)

  • Line space breaks are fairly small. Making them larger would make content more readable. eg. this page and also RCW 4.24.210 Justin 11:17, 6 March 2007 (PST)
  • Links at the bottom of the [Help:Editing] page should point into MediaWiki.org, not to local pages.

Other Stuff

  • I forgot to mention that I learned the "load a GPX file in Google Maps" trick below from Randy over at Warm Showers. The Duthie Hill example contains only waypoints, but the GPX trick displays routes as well. Keithmo 15:18, 26 March 2010 (PDT)
  • I noticed on the Duthie Hill page instructions for downloading & viewing GPX files. Here's a tip: You can load a GPX file directly in Google Maps by using a URL in the Search box. Once that's done, you can have Google Maps generate a link directly to a map view incorporating the GPX data. Here's an example. Keithmo 10:09, 26 March 2010 (PDT)
  • I've uploaded a few trail photos no problem, but failed at various other attempts, even when doing exactly the same thing. The browser just hangs and spins as if it is processing, but never goes anywhere, even after hours of waiting! I'm on a Mac. Tried Safari and Firefox. Same result. Tried from two different computers/locations. Seems to be a server-side issue. The photos are well within size requirements, and are JPG format. Shouldn't be a problem. Daverham (posted May 29, 2008)
  • The Drupal sign in process is confusing for some users. We need to add language making it brutally clear that they must create a new account. Justin 10:30, 27 February 2007 (PST)
  • When following a link to a page that doesn't yet exist we need to add language or a link showing people who to add a new trail. Folks will tend to add "trails" that are just standard Wiki pages. Justin 12:30, 27 February 2007 (PST)
  • The BBTC News box on the main page needs to be redesigned. Perhaps it needs to move. Should be clear that it is somewhat different content. Salient but not obnoxious. Maarten 22:18, 4 March 2007 (PST)
  • The front page needs something explaining that red links mean pages that don't exist yet. Maarten 22:22, 9 March 2007 (PST)
  • We need redirects for common spelling alternatives, i.e. St Edward's, St Ed's, St Edwards, St. Edwards, Saint Edwards... (those redirect pages should be in the main namespace, not in Trail:) Maarten 22:22, 9 March 2007 (PST)
  • [RESOLVED] Searching: What's the differene between 'Go' and 'Search'? I'd much prefer just one button.Justin 11:17, 6 March 2007 (PST)
Nevermind, this seems to be the standard wiki way of doing things Justin 22:19, 6 March 2007 (PST)
Yeah, if there's a single good match "Go" will take you straight there without showing a search results page.
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