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