Create 2024 ACJ Events

[gusaus]

Wiping the description and will leave an updated checklist of stuff to evaluate and/or improve:

Overall look and feel

• [ ] how are the colors, fonts, layouts, navigation, buttons etc on https://angelcityjazz.com/

Landing pages

• [ ] Home https://angelcityjazz.com/ - how do the background colors flow; does the green or purple work better for the event block?; any issues with the page?
• [ ] https://angelcityjazz.com/angel-city-jazz-fest/ - how do the background colors flow; any issues with the page? does the green or purple work better for the event block?
• [ ] https://angelcityjazz.com/events/ - how do the font sizing and spacing look; anything else?
• [ ] https://angelcityjazz.com/explorations/ - I added the 2024 and 2023 spotify embeds; all seems good?
• [ ] https://angelcityjazz.com/young-artist-competition/ - seems good?
• [ ] https://angelcityjazz.com/watch/ - seems good but I could potentially add another background into the mix

Event pages

I know you'd like to improve (as would I!), but they're clean, functional, and look pretty damn good as is (unless I'm missing anything); I'd be happy to spend more time customizing the theme and templates that come with the plugins if you can budget for additional work; either way, I think it's a good representation to announce and then we could potentially roll in design/theme improvements.

• [ ] https://angelcityjazz.com/event/otmaroruizatlacma/
• [ ] https://angelcityjazz.com/event/krisandsteveatredcat/
• [ ] https://angelcityjazz.com/event/elsa-nilssons-pulses-sasha-berliner/
• [ ] we could list them all so we could review...

Performance

Seems to be performing better on https://angelcityjazz.com/ and I'm looking at ways to further optimize; of course several plugins that could resize/scale/format images but not sure any are free; I looked at doing manually but that would be super tedious and time consuming.

Other

Again, I'll keep this description updated based on signoffs, questions, and concerns raised in the comments.

[gusaus]

@angelcityjazz Wish we in closer timezones so there wasn't such a lag in our communication. As noted in https://github.com/OpenProducer/angelcityjazz/issues/68#issuecomment-2211433629 I went through every event yesterday and deleted any old eventbrite embeds.

If you're still seeing the embeds, could you link to the pages in https://github.com/OpenProducer/angelcityjazz/issues/68 and let me troubleshoot?

Can you try to move the script to the right end of the page? or at least space it out a bit more from the page title.

Assuming you're referring to the festival tag, if you're not seeing something like the screengrab below (on https://acjstg.wpengine.com/event/krisandsteveatredcat/) I suspect the issues might away if you clear the cache of whatever browsers you're working on or evaluating.

I noticed the improved formatting for the festival branding but it still needs work.

I think you'll see more improvements once you clear the cache. I've also been working on a child theme that will include more branding (colors, fonts, etc.) specific to this years fest. Hoping to roll that into https://acjstg.wpengine.com/ and enable by the end of the weekend....

...that said, it's going to be a challenge to make sure all these issues we've been going through are resolved, get the branding right, do some performance tuning, migrate to live, and performance tune some more before a Monday announcement (especially with our communication lag and me traveling/visiting friends over this long holiday weekend).

I feel like we'll be in a much better spot if you were able to announce a bit later in the week. Let me know if you have some leeway there so I can plan accordingly.

[angelcityjazz]

I can hold off a few days but I’m already late announcing the line-up.

On Sat, Jul 6, 2024 at 6:53 PM Gus Austin @.***> wrote:

@angelcityjazz https://github.com/angelcityjazz Wish we in closer timezones so there wasn't such a lag in our communication. As noted in #68 (comment) https://github.com/OpenProducer/angelcityjazz/issues/68#issuecomment-2211433629 I went through every event yesterday and deleted any old eventbrite embeds.

If you're still seeing the embeds, could you link to the pages in #68 https://github.com/OpenProducer/angelcityjazz/issues/68 and let me troubleshoot?

Can you try to move the script to the right end of the page? or at least space it out a bit more from the page title.

Assuming you're referring to the festival tag, if you're not seeing something like the screengrab below (on https://acjstg.wpengine.com/event/krisandsteveatredcat/) I suspect the issues might away if you clear the cache of whatever browsers you're working on or evaluating. Kris.Davis.Trio.+.Steve.Lehman.Garden.of.Klons.-.Angel.City.Jazz.2024-07-06.09-11-41.png (view on web) https://github.com/OpenProducer/angelcityjazz/assets/113996/d8d610c8-b261-43c1-98d9-ee6a105ec123

I noticed the improved formatting for the festival branding but it still needs work.

I think you'll see more improvements once you clear the cache. I've also been working on a child theme that will include more branding (colors, fonts, etc.) specific to this years fest. Hoping to roll that into https://acjstg.wpengine.com/ and enable by the end of the weekend....

...that said, it's going to be a challenge to make sure all these issues we've been going through are resolved, get the branding right, do some performance tuning, migrate to live, and performance tune some more before a Monday announcement (especially with our communication lag and me traveling/visiting friends over this long holiday weekend).

I feel like we'll be in a much better spot if you were able to announce a bit later in the week. Let me know if you have some leeway there so I can plan accordingly.

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[gusaus]

I'd like to have everything migrated by end of (my) day Monday. A day of testing/last minute improving on Tuesday would be ideal but we should be in a good place for a Wednesday announcement. Let me know if you really would like to announce sooner and I'll try to slot more time tomorrow.

[angelcityjazz]

Wednesday is fine

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I'd like to have everything migrated by end of (my) day Monday. A day of testing/last minute improving on Tuesday would be ideal but we should be in a good place for a Wednesday announcement. Let me know if you really would like to announce sooner and I'll try to slot more time tomorrow.

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[angelcityjazz]

WHat do you think of using graphic elements to separate different sections within a block like this:

https://acjstg.wpengine.com/event/otmaroruizatlacma/

On Sat, Jul 6, 2024 at 11:35 PM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

Wednesday is fine

On Sun, Jul 7, 2024 at 3:05 AM Gus Austin @.***> wrote:

I'd like to have everything migrated by end of (my) day Monday. A day of testing/last minute improving on Tuesday would be ideal but we should be in a good place for a Wednesday announcement. Let me know if you really would like to announce sooner and I'll try to slot more time tomorrow.

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[angelcityjazz]

Also, Ithink I asked already but can you please move the festival branding on the event pages to the right? It's too close to the page title and it doesn't look right.

Thanks

On Sun, Jul 7, 2024 at 3:06 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

WHat do you think of using graphic elements to separate different sections within a block like this:

https://acjstg.wpengine.com/event/otmaroruizatlacma/

On Sat, Jul 6, 2024 at 11:35 PM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

Wednesday is fine

On Sun, Jul 7, 2024 at 3:05 AM Gus Austin @.***> wrote:

I'd like to have everything migrated by end of (my) day Monday. A day of testing/last minute improving on Tuesday would be ideal but we should be in a good place for a Wednesday announcement. Let me know if you really would like to announce sooner and I'll try to slot more time tomorrow.

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[gusaus]

WHat do you think of using graphic elements to separate different sections within a block like this:

Kinda cool on larger devices but actually distracting on smaller ones. I get the intent but would probably be better to use some sort of css element...

I'll play around a bit when working on the theme later today.

can you please move the festival branding on the event pages to the right? It's too close to the page title and it doesn't look right.

I'm assuming you're still not seeing the latest version (see the screengrab)? If no, try clearing the browser cache (as mentioned in https://github.com/OpenProducer/angelcityjazz/issues/67#issuecomment-2211817819).

Either way, I'm planning on making further theme tweaks/improvements later today and will make a list of things for you to evaluate when you start your day tomorrow.

[angelcityjazz]

I did see the latest version and it is still too close to the page title. I it will look a lot better if it’s on the right side. Can you please try?

Thanks

On Sun, Jul 7, 2024 at 9:52 PM Gus Austin @.***> wrote:

WHat do you think of using graphic elements to separate different sections within a block like this:

Kinda cool on larger devices but actually distracting on smaller ones. I get the intent but would probably be better to use some sort of css element...

I'll play around a bit when working on the theme later today.

can you please move the festival branding on the event pages to the right? It's too close to the page title and it doesn't look right.

I'm assuming you're still not seeing the latest version (see the screengrab)? If no, try clearing the browser cache (as mentioned in #67 (comment) https://github.com/OpenProducer/angelcityjazz/issues/67#issuecomment-2211817819 ). Otmaro.Ruiz.Quartet.+.ACA.Competition.Winner.-.Angel.City.Jazz.2024-07-07.12-43-42.png (view on web) https://github.com/OpenProducer/angelcityjazz/assets/113996/912696cd-8f4c-4fc3-91d6-0702b746e348

Either way, I'm planning on making further theme tweaks/improvements later today and will make a list of things for you to evaluate when you start your day tomorrow.

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[gusaus]

I did see the latest version and it is still too close to the page title.

Good to know you're seeing the latest version.

it will look a lot better if it’s on the right side.

Where on the right side? Above the date or in a similar place where you added the graphic (in a previous version)?

Let me know and I'll try to add...

...also leave any additional suggestions about what would improve the look and branding.

Still planning on spending a good chunk of time tomorrow on the site (wasn't able to find the time today/Sunday) - planning to launch the new theme (on stage to evaluate) and migrate the events to production (won't add the events to the landing pages or the 'events' menu item until we're ready) by end of (my) day.

[gusaus]

Hey Rocoo -

I rolled the improvements (that were working) into a new theme and migrated the events to production. You'll notice I removed the event categories but will roll in once there's something we're happy with.

Still want to spend time testing and fine tuning, but the 2024 events should now be accessible on https://angelcityjazz.com/events/

Edit the live site from this point forward and log any problems and suggestions here.

[gusaus]

Following up on the other issues you logged in https://github.com/OpenProducer/angelcityjazz/issues/68#issuecomment-2217033454

I had to adjust the focus point on the bio photos as the focus I placed on the staging site did not carry through to the live site.

I also went through every image and added titles and alt tags... 'that' might have thrown a few off. Also noticed many of the images are huge - I wanted to migrate first, but I might go back through and resize to improve performance. Not sure if this will affect the focal points, but it's certainly something you'll want to review when you start your day tomorrow.

as for the branding, what about placing it to the left of the photo vertically (text rotated 90 degrees)?

Hard for me to visualize - are you talking about the image you originally added or something we could do with a category or css? Either way, it will most likely take a bit of time customizing the templates/css to get it right.

I'm not going to re-import or wipe the stage so we can use to mock up some examples there.

[gusaus]

Just noticed you added the new spotify embed (I'll be listening today!). I'll add on https://angelcityjazz.com/explorations/ (along with the 2023 playlist).

Also will go back through all the landing pages to make sure the background colors flow and are consistent with the current branding.

I'll also do that on stage and will point you for stuff to review....

[gusaus]

...with regards to timing - should I add the line-up blocks and make any other branding adjustments (to home and the festival landing page) before I go to bed (assuming you have a chance to review/sign off)? I can adjust my schedule accordingly depending on 'when' you're planning to announce tomorrow.

[gusaus]

@angelcityjazz I replaced the original description with a checklist of stuff to evaluate https://github.com/OpenProducer/angelcityjazz/issues/67#issue-2317906740

Read through and respond to anything in the comments; I'll go through a bit later tonight and will do my best to respond/resolve any pre-announcement issues.

[gusaus]

I've been evaluating on multiple devices and still think the category placement on stage works pretty well and could be improved with bit of css.

[angelcityjazz]

Hi Gus, I'm checking the live site right now and noticed that the schedule is not up on the festival page and the event carousel is not up on the homepage. Since I need the page to be ready today, I will go ahead and try to do these thwo things now. Hope I won't mess it up.

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I've been evaluating on multiple devices and still think the category placement on stage works pretty well and could be improved with bit of css.

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[angelcityjazz]

I'm trying to get the site ready but I'm getting this weird message. What does it mean?

Originally distributed from Angel City Jazz. This page has been unlinked from the origin page. Edits to the origin page will not update this remote version. Relink to the origin page. https://angelcityjazz.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=19096&action=link&_wpnonce=0c636602eaView the origin page. https://acjstg.wpengine.com/angel-city-jazz-fest/

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 1:31 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

Hi Gus, I'm checking the live site right now and noticed that the schedule is not up on the festival page and the event carousel is not up on the homepage. Since I need the page to be ready today, I will go ahead and try to do these thwo things now. Hope I won't mess it up.

On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 11:48 PM Gus Austin @.***> wrote:

I've been evaluating on multiple devices and still think the category placement on stage works pretty well and could be improved with bit of css.

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[angelcityjazz]

Ok, I manually added the slideshow and schedule and also added the event page to the menu on the live site. Everything seems to work but there is a small white gap in between the banner and the slideshow on the homepage.

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 1:35 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

I'm trying to get the site ready but I'm getting this weird message. What does it mean?

Originally distributed from Angel City Jazz. This page has been unlinked from the origin page. Edits to the origin page will not update this remote version. Relink to the origin page. https://angelcityjazz.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=19096&action=link&_wpnonce=0c636602eaView the origin page. https://acjstg.wpengine.com/angel-city-jazz-fest/

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 1:31 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

Hi Gus, I'm checking the live site right now and noticed that the schedule is not up on the festival page and the event carousel is not up on the homepage. Since I need the page to be ready today, I will go ahead and try to do these thwo things now. Hope I won't mess it up.

On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 11:48 PM Gus Austin @.***> wrote:

I've been evaluating on multiple devices and still think the category placement on stage works pretty well and could be improved with bit of css.

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[angelcityjazz]

FYI, I also replaced the banners on the homepage and festival page with a slimmer version

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 1:45 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

Ok, I manually added the slideshow and schedule and also added the event page to the menu on the live site. Everything seems to work but there is a small white gap in between the banner and the slideshow on the homepage.

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 1:35 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

I'm trying to get the site ready but I'm getting this weird message. What does it mean?

Originally distributed from Angel City Jazz. This page has been unlinked from the origin page. Edits to the origin page will not update this remote version. Relink to the origin page. https://angelcityjazz.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=19096&action=link&_wpnonce=0c636602eaView the origin page. https://acjstg.wpengine.com/angel-city-jazz-fest/

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 1:31 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

Hi Gus, I'm checking the live site right now and noticed that the schedule is not up on the festival page and the event carousel is not up on the homepage. Since I need the page to be ready today, I will go ahead and try to do these thwo things now. Hope I won't mess it up.

On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 11:48 PM Gus Austin @.***> wrote:

I've been evaluating on multiple devices and still think the category placement on stage works pretty well and could be improved with bit of css.

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[angelcityjazz]

I'm thinking of adding a tickets page to make it easy for people to buy tickets.Here is a staging version:

https://acjstg.wpengine.com/2023-acjf-tickets/

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 1:54 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

FYI, I also replaced the banners on the homepage and festival page with a slimmer version

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 1:45 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

Ok, I manually added the slideshow and schedule and also added the event page to the menu on the live site. Everything seems to work but there is a small white gap in between the banner and the slideshow on the homepage.

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 1:35 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

I'm trying to get the site ready but I'm getting this weird message. What does it mean?

Originally distributed from Angel City Jazz. This page has been unlinked from the origin page. Edits to the origin page will not update this remote version. Relink to the origin page. https://angelcityjazz.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=19096&action=link&_wpnonce=0c636602eaView the origin page. https://acjstg.wpengine.com/angel-city-jazz-fest/

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 1:31 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

Hi Gus, I'm checking the live site right now and noticed that the schedule is not up on the festival page and the event carousel is not up on the homepage. Since I need the page to be ready today, I will go ahead and try to do these thwo things now. Hope I won't mess it up.

On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 11:48 PM Gus Austin @.***> wrote:

I've been evaluating on multiple devices and still think the category placement on stage works pretty well and could be improved with bit of css.

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[gusaus]

Hey Rocco, I was hoping to connect with you last night so you could review the landing pages on stage before I set up production. Glad you were able to do it without me.

Looking on my phone right now it looks like everything is intact and running smoothly. Noticing a few small formatting issues which I’ll remedy once I start up in an hour or so.

Also, will go through and respond to your other comments.

Haven’t checked social media yet did the announcement go out?

Gus Austin https://openproducer.org/ https://twitter.com/_openproducer https://twitter.com/gusaus

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 2:34 AM angelcityjazz @.***> wrote:

I'm thinking of adding a tickets page to make it easy for people to buy tickets.Here is a staging version:

https://acjstg.wpengine.com/2023-acjf-tickets/

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 1:54 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

FYI, I also replaced the banners on the homepage and festival page with a slimmer version

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 1:45 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

Ok, I manually added the slideshow and schedule and also added the event page to the menu on the live site. Everything seems to work but there is a small white gap in between the banner and the slideshow on the homepage.

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 1:35 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

I'm trying to get the site ready but I'm getting this weird message. What does it mean?

Originally distributed from Angel City Jazz. This page has been unlinked from the origin page. Edits to the origin page will not update this remote version. Relink to the origin page. < https://angelcityjazz.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=19096&action=link&_wpnonce=0c636602ea>View

the origin page. https://acjstg.wpengine.com/angel-city-jazz-fest/

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Hi Gus, I'm checking the live site right now and noticed that the schedule is not up on the festival page and the event carousel is not up on the homepage. Since I need the page to be ready today, I will go ahead and try to do these thwo things now. Hope I won't mess it up.

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I've been evaluating on multiple devices and still think the category placement on stage works pretty well and could be improved with bit of css.

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[gusaus]

Everything seems to work but there is a small white gap in between the banner and the slideshow on the homepage.

That's what I noticed when evaluating during my morning walk. For some reason just re-selecting the image fixes the problem (which I did).

I'm thinking of adding a tickets page to make it easy for people to buy tickets.Here is a staging version: https://acjstg.wpengine.com/2023-acjf-tickets/

I feel like we discussed (or maybe you added) last year? I like the idea but the formatting is inconsistent and it doesn't link to the event pages. What if we were able to add ticket links/buttons to the grid on https://angelcityjazz.com/angel-city-jazz-fest/ or https://angelcityjazz.com/events/ (<-- would probably be cleaner).

Assuming you're not needing to launch that before you announce, I can look at options later today.

Also I updated the links to evaluate in the description https://github.com/OpenProducer/angelcityjazz/issues/67#issue-2317906740

Please keep logging any issues you come across and I'll work through once I'm back from round two of pet-sitting duties.

Site is looking/working well on by laptop!

[angelcityjazz]

Hi Gus, I started announcing on social media. Couple of things:

• when adding the link to the current festival page to my linktree site, it pulls an old graphic from 2022. I tried to look for that setting but couldn't find it. Can you update it to the current logo?

• what does this message mean and should I worry about it? Originally distributed from Angel City Jazz. This page has been unlinked from the origin page. Edits to the origin page will not update this remote version. Relink to the origin page. https://angelcityjazz.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=19096&action=link&_wpnonce=5dcd81dfd4View the origin page. https://acjstg.wpengine.com/angel-city-jazz-fest/ https://acjstg.wpengine.com/angel-city-jazz-fest/ https://acjstg.wpengine.com/angel-city-jazz-fest/ https://acjstg.wpengine.com/angel-city-jazz-fest/

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 9:27 AM Gus Austin @.***> wrote:

Everything seems to work but there is a small white gap in between the banner and the slideshow on the homepage.

That's what I noticed when evaluating during my morning walk. For some reason just re-selecting the image fixes the problem (which I did).

I'm thinking of adding a tickets page to make it easy for people to buy tickets.Here is a staging version: https://acjstg.wpengine.com/2023-acjf-tickets/

I feel like we discussed (or maybe you added) last year? I like the idea but the formatting is inconsistent and it doesn't link to the event pages. What if we were able to add ticket links/buttons to the grid on https://angelcityjazz.com/angel-city-jazz-fest/ or https://angelcityjazz.com/events/ (<-- would probably be cleaner).

Assuming you're not needing to launch that before you announce, I can look at options later today.

Also I updated the links to evaluate in the description #67 (comment) https://github.com/OpenProducer/angelcityjazz/issues/67#issue-2317906740

Please keep logging any issues you come across and I'll work through once I'm back from round two of pet-sitting duties.

Site is looking/working well on by laptop!

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[gusaus]

• when adding the link to the current festival page to my linktree site, it pulls an old graphic from 2022. I tried to look for that setting but couldn't find it. Can you update it to the current logo?

I think it's in the metadata settings - I'll look into and will resolve asap.

what does this message mean and should I worry about it? Originally distributed from Angel City Jazz. This page has been unlinked from the origin page. Edits to the origin page will not update this remote version.

That's from the distributor plugin (that we use to migrate to other environments). We used to migrate from stage last year, but I probably can disable...

....shorter answer is no, don't worry about it!

[gusaus]

I switched out the social banners on home and the festival page - also the site icon. Cloned the site to dev where I'll continue to look for quick fixes and improvements w/o affecting the live site.

Also got the lineup announcement via email - looks and reads great (as usual)!!!!

[gusaus]

Hey Rocco -

I've been trying to improve the related events block (on the bottom of each events page) and decided to see if/how the block we've used in other areas of the site would work..

...that art obvsoiuly desn't work, but check out the event pages on dev - https://acjdev.wpengine.com/event/foursolosets/

If you think that could work, I'll spend a bit more time improving.

Also swapped out the events calandar shortcode with a similar block on https://acjdev.wpengine.com/angel-city-jazz-fest/. Wanted to see if it would load faster (and if it wold be easier to customize). Based on initial testing/evaluation...if we don't 'need' the nice date overlay (actually might be able to create something similar/better), I think using/extending a block already included (as opposed to the paid, difficult to customize events calendar plugin) could be a better option.

Also added back the carosoul for a quick test on displaying upcoming events https://acjdev.wpengine.com/. As mentioned before, we'd need a slight variation of the featured images (i.e without borders) and a bit of custom theming... but it 'might' be a more effective way to spotlight 'all' upcoming events (rather than just displaying the first three).

Let me know if you think any/all of the above is worth pursuing.

Also be sure to log any issues you've come across or ideas for improvment.

[angelcityjazz]

Hi Gus, here are my thoughts:

• I like the related event block that is live now better than this. It should feel more like a footer than an additional full page.
• the event grid with the date overlay looks much cleaner. This new version has too much text and looks messy
• the carousel would work better if three events are displayed at a time. Single events look too big. Also on mobile there are no arrows so it is not obvious it's a carousel

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 11:59 PM Gus Austin @.***> wrote:

Hey Rocco -

I've been trying to improve the related events block (on the bottom of each events page) and decided to see if/how the block we've used in other areas of the site would work..

...that art obvsoiuly desn't work, but check out the event pages on dev - https://acjdev.wpengine.com/event/foursolosets/

If you think that could work, I'll spend a bit more time improving.

Also swapped out the events calandar shortcode with a similar block on https://acjdev.wpengine.com/angel-city-jazz-fest/. Wanted to see if it would load faster (and if it wold be easier to customize). Based on initial testing/evaluation...if we don't 'need' the nice date overlay (actually might be able to create something similar/better), I think using/extending a block already included (as opposed to the paid, difficult to customize events calendar plugin) could be a better option.

Also added back the carosoul for a quick test on displaying upcoming events https://acjdev.wpengine.com/. As mentioned before, we'd need a slight variation of the featured images (i.e without borders) and a bit of custom theming... but it 'might' be a more effective way to spotlight 'all' upcoming events (rather than just displaying the first three).

Let me know if you think any/all of the above is worth pursuing.

Also be sure to log any issues you've come across or ideas for improvment.

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[gusaus]

Hey Rocco - thanks for reviewing.

Sounds like you're good with what's currently working on the live site? If yes, I'll keep focusing on fixes and improvements (for instance the related events block could look/work better on smaller devices) we've been logging in the issue description https://github.com/OpenProducer/angelcityjazz/issues/67#issue-2317906740

Might be good to have another skim and provide input in the comments wherever appropriate.

[angelcityjazz]

Hi Gus, the server appears to be down. I'm connected to the internet and surfing all sort of sites but when I try to load angelcityjazz.com , I get this message. I

Offline

There has been a problem connecting with the server. Please check your internet connection or try again later.

On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 1:41 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

Hi Gus, here are my thoughts:

• I like the related event block that is live now better than this. It should feel more like a footer than an additional full page.
• the event grid with the date overlay looks much cleaner. This new version has too much text and looks messy
• the carousel would work better if three events are displayed at a time. Single events look too big. Also on mobile there are no arrows so it is not obvious it's a carousel

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 11:59 PM Gus Austin @.***> wrote:

Hey Rocco -

I've been trying to improve the related events block (on the bottom of each events page) and decided to see if/how the block we've used in other areas of the site would work..

...that art obvsoiuly desn't work, but check out the event pages on dev - https://acjdev.wpengine.com/event/foursolosets/

If you think that could work, I'll spend a bit more time improving.

Also swapped out the events calandar shortcode with a similar block on https://acjdev.wpengine.com/angel-city-jazz-fest/. Wanted to see if it would load faster (and if it wold be easier to customize). Based on initial testing/evaluation...if we don't 'need' the nice date overlay (actually might be able to create something similar/better), I think using/extending a block already included (as opposed to the paid, difficult to customize events calendar plugin) could be a better option.

Also added back the carosoul for a quick test on displaying upcoming events https://acjdev.wpengine.com/. As mentioned before, we'd need a slight variation of the featured images (i.e without borders) and a bit of custom theming... but it 'might' be a more effective way to spotlight 'all' upcoming events (rather than just displaying the first three).

Let me know if you think any/all of the above is worth pursuing.

Also be sure to log any issues you've come across or ideas for improvment.

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[angelcityjazz]

This is really weird, I can load the events page but not the individual events. Hope this can be resolved asap.

On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 12:37 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

Hi Gus, the server appears to be down. I'm connected to the internet and surfing all sort of sites but when I try to load angelcityjazz.com , I get this message. I

Offline

There has been a problem connecting with the server. Please check your internet connection or try again later.

On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 1:41 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

Hi Gus, here are my thoughts:

• I like the related event block that is live now better than this. It should feel more like a footer than an additional full page.
• the event grid with the date overlay looks much cleaner. This new version has too much text and looks messy
• the carousel would work better if three events are displayed at a time. Single events look too big. Also on mobile there are no arrows so it is not obvious it's a carousel

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 11:59 PM Gus Austin @.***> wrote:

Hey Rocco -

I've been trying to improve the related events block (on the bottom of each events page) and decided to see if/how the block we've used in other areas of the site would work..

...that art obvsoiuly desn't work, but check out the event pages on dev - https://acjdev.wpengine.com/event/foursolosets/

If you think that could work, I'll spend a bit more time improving.

Also swapped out the events calandar shortcode with a similar block on https://acjdev.wpengine.com/angel-city-jazz-fest/. Wanted to see if it would load faster (and if it wold be easier to customize). Based on initial testing/evaluation...if we don't 'need' the nice date overlay (actually might be able to create something similar/better), I think using/extending a block already included (as opposed to the paid, difficult to customize events calendar plugin) could be a better option.

Also added back the carosoul for a quick test on displaying upcoming events https://acjdev.wpengine.com/. As mentioned before, we'd need a slight variation of the featured images (i.e without borders) and a bit of custom theming... but it 'might' be a more effective way to spotlight 'all' upcoming events (rather than just displaying the first three).

Let me know if you think any/all of the above is worth pursuing.

Also be sure to log any issues you've come across or ideas for improvment.

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[gusaus]

Hey Rocco - saw your email come in right before going to bed. Just checked on my phone and laptop - seeing no problems. Also have been monitering and doing performance tests quite frequently ever since the announcement went out.

[angelcityjazz]

Weird, it's now working for me as well. Hopefully it was a fluke. I tried accessing events for 30 minutes with no luck and I was getting a bit anxious. Glad it's working now.

On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 12:50 AM Gus Austin @.***> wrote:

Hey Rocco - saw your email come in right before going to bed. Just checked on my phone and laptop - seeing no problems. Also have been monitering and doing performance tests quite frequently ever since the announcement went out.

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[angelcityjazz]

I spoke too soon. Now the events load but when I click on edit I get the offline message again. I checked my connection and it's good so it must be a problem with the server.

On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 12:55 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

Weird, it's now working for me as well. Hopefully it was a fluke. I tried accessing events for 30 minutes with no luck and I was getting a bit anxious. Glad it's working now.

On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 12:50 AM Gus Austin @.***> wrote:

Hey Rocco - saw your email come in right before going to bed. Just checked on my phone and laptop - seeing no problems. Also have been monitering and doing performance tests quite frequently ever since the announcement went out.

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[angelcityjazz]

You can look into it tomorrow as at least now the events are loading so it's less of an emergency

On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 12:57 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

I spoke too soon. Now the events load but when I click on edit I get the offline message again. I checked my connection and it's good so it must be a problem with the server.

On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 12:55 AM Rocco Somazzi @.***> wrote:

Weird, it's now working for me as well. Hopefully it was a fluke. I tried accessing events for 30 minutes with no luck and I was getting a bit anxious. Glad it's working now.

On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 12:50 AM Gus Austin @.***> wrote:

Hey Rocco - saw your email come in right before going to bed. Just checked on my phone and laptop - seeing no problems. Also have been monitering and doing performance tests quite frequently ever since the announcement went out.

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[gusaus]

I just did another round of tests on my devices and browsers... not seeing any issues. Also ran a couple more performance tests (still room for improvement but running much better than when we were on Bluehost). Also checked to see if there were any sever outages (there were not).

As mentioned, I've been checking the site a lot all day and into the night - never ran into issues with the live site not loading (or being super slow).

Not sure why you're experience is different in... (assuming you're in europe somewhere?).... considering you've also had issues I couldn't replicate (like the reappearing eventbrite embed), it migth be some strange connection/cache issue on your end.

Just know that everyting is (and has been) working well here (so I feel ok about going to bed now).

I'll be checking email in a few hours once the animals we're pet-sitting start barking and meowing.

[gusaus]

Hey Rocco - Just crawled out of bed and proceeded to do another round of browser/performance tests across multiple devices.

Everything still seems to be loading/working well. Not seeing any additional comments from you - should I assume things are working on your end?

I don't want to discount any issues you've been having. The site should be working in all parts of the world - on a variety of devices and connection speeds.

While the tests on mobile devices has been better than past years, there are things we can do to improve performance.

Of course some options may involve a(nother) paid plugin, add-on service provided by our host, and/or additional time from me or another partner.

I'll try to connect with Tony (who is providing the hosting account) to discuss options.

Think it would be better to create a new issue to focus, but please keep general feedback coming in this issue.

I'll be out doing morning housesitting/petsitting duties for the next couple hours but will be monitoring email on my phone.

[angelcityjazz]

Seems to be working now. I was not able to make any updates for the past 6 hours. I had no other connectivity issues with any other site.

On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 8:16 AM Gus Austin @.***> wrote:

Hey Rocco - Just crawled out of bed and proceeded to do another round of browser/performance tests across multiple devices.

Everything still seems to be loading/working well. Not seeing any additional comments from you - should I assume things are working on your end?

I don't want to discount any issues you've been having. The site should be working in all parts of the world - on a variety of devices and connection speeds.

While the tests on mobile devices has been better than past years, there are things we can do to improve performance.

Of course some options may involve a(nother) paid plugin, add-on service provided by our host, and/or additional time from me or another partner.

I'll try to connect with Tony (who is providing the hosting account) to discuss options.

Think it would be better to create a new issue to focus, but please keep general feedback coming in this issue.

I'll be out doing morning housesitting/petsitting duties for the next couple hours but will be monitoring email on my phone.

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[gusaus]

Hey Rocco -

I was able to change the aspect ratio in the css class for youtube embeds on the following: https://angelcityjazz.com/event/jennyandiseulat2220/ https://angelcityjazz.com/event/elsa-nilssons-pulses-sasha-berliner/

Also went back through and fixed the formatting for some of the bios (you probably changed recently).

Finally I updated to the latest WordPress release (just released the other day) and in doing so, some other minor css improvements.

We're about to fly to the east coast (where I'll be on family vacation in Maine this weekend/next week). I will have my computer, will be monitoring the site, email, etc.

So please keep logging any issues and improvements and I'll respond/remedy as fast as possible.