BayReviews Revision History

Here is a summary of all the updates/upgrades that have been made on BayReviews.com since it was launched.  This is just for informational purposes.

History for Versions:  3.0   |   2.0   |   1.0

CHANGES, UPDATES OR UPGRADES

(current)

• Back-end control panel was enhanced to manage more.
• Reduced the number of ads and enhanced placement for better performance.
• Price comparison links were updated.
• Fixed accuracy issues with the sitemap.
• All known bugs and issues were resolved.

• Updated the Breadcrumbs feature to display Category page names correctly when categories had multiple pages.
• Updated the Related Articles section on review pages.
• All known bugs and issues were resolved.

• Added customized Breadcrumbs at the top of every page so you always know where you are.
• Optimized all databases for improved performance.
• All known bugs and issues were resolved.

• Optimized the related articles feature.
• Updated Affiliates links and information.
• Removed Copyright link from the footer because the actual copyright already links to it.
• Optimized the database for improved performance.
• All known broken links, issues, and bugs were resolved.

• Updated the Link Request form.
• Correctly redirected permanently moved pages and then updated the sitemap.xml file to reflect the changes.
• Updated the Shopzilla price comparison URL links.
• Resubmitted the sitemap to Google.
• Minor design updates were performed.
• Optimized the database for improved performance.
• All known broken links, issues, and bugs were resolved.

• Experimenting with top ads on all pages.
• Removed total content count from homepage.
• Removed page views display only from all pages.
• Optimized affiliates links and back-end code.
• Optimized the database for improved performance.
• All known broken links, issues, and bugs were resolved.

• Consolidated all Ads in one database.
• Improved all code to retrieve Ads from database.
• Optimized the database for improved performance.
• All known broken links, issues, and bugs were resolved.

• Added Related Articles to the review pages in all categories except Online Stores and Guides.
• Updated the Search feature from all pages.
• Optimized the database and code for improved performance.
• All known broken links, issues, and bugs were resolved.

• Updated ads on our Blog.
• Reduced the number of ads on the blog even more.
• Removed total post count from the Blog as it was not accurate.
• All known broken links, issues, and bugs were resolved.

• Updated all Ad code and how they are displayed.
• Updated the links on the footer.
• Updated back-end management tools.
• Reduced the number of ads on our blogs.
• All known broken links, issues, and bugs were resolved.

• Updated the affiliates links page to record the number of outgoing hits.
• Reduced the number of ads on our blogs.
• All known broken links, issues, and bugs were resolved.

• Category article count is now calculated at scheduled intervals instead of on every page load for improved performance.
• Site statistics is also calculated at scheduled intervals for improved performance.
• Category browser pages also take advantage of scheduled calculations.
• Reduced the number of ads on our blogs.
• All known broken links, issues, and bugs were resolved.

• Switched hosting services for better performance and reliability.
• Resolved slow page load issue.
• Removed Our Toolbar until further notice.
• Improved the Category page navigation bar.
• All known broken links, issues, and bugs were resolved.

• Renamed and re-organized some categories.
• Search results now have updated page names.
• Updated site slow page load issue.
• All known broken links, issues, and bugs were resolved.

• Fixed slow page load problem through out the site.
• Change all page titles to have BayReviews.com at the end instead of the beginning.
• All known broken links, issues, and bugs were resolved.

• Updated price comparison button (loads much faster).
• Updated the site map to include category pages.
• Updated ads on all pages.
• All known broken links, issues, and bugs were resolved.

• Added the Our Toolbar link to the main menu.
• Updated the ads on all pages.
• Integrated the site wide notice and maintenance mode features to work with MySQL.
• All known broken links, issues, and bugs were resolved.

• Updated the site statistics engine to work with MySQL.
• Stored ad code in a MySQL database.
• Entire site is faster due to MySQL database integration.
• All known broken links were resolved.
• All known issues and bugs were resolved.

• Added a new Ad under the main menu on all pages.
• Updated middle Ad on all pages.
• Changed the right column Ad on review pages.
• All known broken links were resolved.
• All known issues and bugs were resolved.

• Integrated MySQL database for all minor parts of the site.
• Updated the Category pages to work with MySQL.
• All known broken links were resolved.
• All known issues and bugs were resolved.

• Added one more ad on the homepage.
• Updated ads to the Blog.
• Changed some wording on the homepage.
• All known broken links were fixed.
• All known issues and bugs were resolved.

• Reorganized the Main menu.
• Moved some Main menu items to the footer.
• Updated the footer to include more information.
• Added Copyright information.
• Updated the Privacy policy.
• Fixed errors on some reviews.
• Added more ads to the Blog.
• All known broken links were fixed.
• All known issues and bugs were resolved.

• Updated the Category page navigation bar.
• Updated the content counter (per category and the total).
• All known broken links were fixed.
• All known issues and bugs were resolved.

• Updated the main menu as the Blog was added.
• Updated the price comparison option in reviews.
• Updated ads and ad placements on all pages.
• All known broken links were fixed.
• All known issues and bugs were resolved.

• Add an all new BayReviews.com Blog.
• All known broken links were fixed.
• All known issues and bugs were resolved.

• Updated the site search feature using Google Search.
• Updated the review Options text.
• Updated ads on the review pages.
• Updated the add comments form.
• Added a sitemap of the site.
• All known broken links were fixed.
• All known issues and bugs were resolved.

• Fixed See All reviews feature to not allow blank page when invalid page number was supplied.
• All known broken links were fixed.
• All known issues and bugs were resolved.

• Enhanced the security code verification feature on all messaging tools.
• All known broken links were fixed.
• All known issues and bugs were resolved.

• Updated the site Logo.
• Updated the Main Menu (top) to be more user friendly.
• Updated this Revision History page.
• Updated the site Search feature.
• Updated the Feeds subscription page.
• Added new Price Comparison links (added drop down menu).
• Added Feedback and RSS Feed buttons to the main menu.
• Added a site-wide (blue) Notification Bar under the main menu.
• Added Review Options on each review (Links and Comments).
• Added See All category to list all reviews and guides.
• Added the ability for the Ads to change every time pages reload.
• Added Page Views to the bottom of all pages.
• Page rank is now calculated internally.
• Cleaned up the entire site and upgraded the overall design.
• Category content counts are now available on all pages.
• New articles on home and category pages will show the new icon.
• The Blog and Utilities pages have been removed for upgrades.
• All messaging tools were enhanced.
• All error messages (401 , 404, etc...) were updated.
• All messaging notifications and messages were updated.
• All known broken links were fixed.
• All known issues and bugs were resolved.

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