The need to touch page times?
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I am finding that I have to 'touch' page times in order for my recent changes to show.
I'm in Australia, the web host is in the US. That means I am a long time ahead, maybe 16hrs in front of the US server (I don't actually know where the server is to be honest).
When I edit/create a page, it sets the date. If I save the edits and sign-out, I cannot see the changes - it will show an older version (cache?). If I Ctrl-Refresh in IE (don't reload from IE cache) I still definitely have the old version.
If I go into the c5 back-end and into the sitemap, click on the page, go to properties and change the public date/time to something else, then save that - now I can see the latest changes.
Maybe this a feature not a bug, but it's pretty annoying because I have to 'touch' every page like this and then test it to make sure that my edits are available.
I'm in Australia, the web host is in the US. That means I am a long time ahead, maybe 16hrs in front of the US server (I don't actually know where the server is to be honest).
When I edit/create a page, it sets the date. If I save the edits and sign-out, I cannot see the changes - it will show an older version (cache?). If I Ctrl-Refresh in IE (don't reload from IE cache) I still definitely have the old version.
If I go into the c5 back-end and into the sitemap, click on the page, go to properties and change the public date/time to something else, then save that - now I can see the latest changes.
Maybe this a feature not a bug, but it's pretty annoying because I have to 'touch' every page like this and then test it to make sure that my edits are available.
Thanks for the reply frz.
Ok, so here it's 4th Dec, 4.10pm. When I create a new page it was 4th Dec, 5.10am.
So it's definitely using the server time.
So does that affect when the page comes online then?
Pinky
ver 5.1
Ok, so here it's 4th Dec, 4.10pm. When I create a new page it was 4th Dec, 5.10am.
So it's definitely using the server time.
So does that affect when the page comes online then?
Pinky
ver 5.1
go into versions
find the version its actually showing, make that active
go back into properties, how does the date of the version it's actually showing compare to the one you just made?
find the version its actually showing, make that active
go back into properties, how does the date of the version it's actually showing compare to the one you just made?
Ok, 4th Dec, 6pm I created a new page (local time).
Go to properties, time reads 4th Dec, 7am.
Go to versions, approve same version of the page.
Go to properties, time still reads 4th Dec, 7am.
Go to properties, time reads 4th Dec, 7am.
Go to versions, approve same version of the page.
Go to properties, time still reads 4th Dec, 7am.
When you're done with your changes...are you "exiting edit mode" and approving your changes, or are you just logging out?
You'll need to exit edit mode and "approve changes." If you click "preview your changes" you'll exit edit mode but if you logout the page will look as it did before...because the changes will not yet have been approved.
Does this help? I think the date my be a red herring, unless I'm misunderstanding something (entirely possible.)
You'll need to exit edit mode and "approve changes." If you click "preview your changes" you'll exit edit mode but if you logout the page will look as it did before...because the changes will not yet have been approved.
Does this help? I think the date my be a red herring, unless I'm misunderstanding something (entirely possible.)
Ok, so I login to the back-end, then click 'return to website'
Now I'm at a page, I click 'edit page'
Wdit a content block, change some text then click 'update'.
Now I'm back at the page still in edit mode, and I can see my changes in the content.
Next I click 'exit edit mode', type in some update reason and click 'publish'.
Now I'm back at the page in view mode but with the top bar still. I can still see my changes.
Then I click 'sign out'.
Back at the same page, I can still see my changes.
Hmmm...that worked. I went to a different computer to look at the site and my changes were there.
Maybe the problem was that I wasn't signing out?
Thanks for your help, seems like if I follow the process properly it works :-))))
Now I'm at a page, I click 'edit page'
Wdit a content block, change some text then click 'update'.
Now I'm back at the page still in edit mode, and I can see my changes in the content.
Next I click 'exit edit mode', type in some update reason and click 'publish'.
Now I'm back at the page in view mode but with the top bar still. I can still see my changes.
Then I click 'sign out'.
Back at the same page, I can still see my changes.
Hmmm...that worked. I went to a different computer to look at the site and my changes were there.
Maybe the problem was that I wasn't signing out?
Thanks for your help, seems like if I follow the process properly it works :-))))
what version of c5 are you running?
what time/date is it setting a new edit at?
what is the time/date its showing you instead?