InflateVids

Fixed homepage loading time

Added 2021-08-11 14:55:05 +0000 UTC

Hi all! Thanks so much for all of your patronage of the past couple months.

Straight to the point: loading times on the homepage are finally fixed with the temporary removal of the "Trending" section. Loading times on the trending/top videos pages are still horrible. Problem is that there are so many videos and views on the website now that these things just took a really long time to lookup in the database. A fix will be coming later down the line, hopefully returning the Trending section on the homepage.

If you are really into checking what to expect next for InflateVids, keep reading. Otherwise: thanks so much again! Next update hopefully end of August, otherwise September.

Moving into my new place has been stressful, together with my regular day job, running/moderating InflateVids and (still) Covid shenanigans it has been pretty bad times. Luckily the biggest stress, which is construction/moving, is mostly over with so I can relax a little more.

It has also given me some time to think about the website, especially its systems, and I have a plan that may make expanding and maintaining these systems easier.

Problem is: it will take some time. I sound like a broken record, but hopefully I will actually be able to spend some more time working on this. It will not be the crazy amount of time I put into this website from December 2020 - March 2021 (basically full-time job), but it'll at least be a couple hours every week.

The first changes will be for (likely) my eyes only. It will be preparations for a better workflow and therefor hopefully more productivity. Timebox for this would be August.

Next update will be after this process, or if I feel like it is needed sooner.

Thanks again a bunch! Both for reading, and supporting,
Rick