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(IMHO)
Did you know about this?
Yes, we're aware.
Why don't you just put a cert on it? It's a few minutes' work.
No, it's not. The forum software doesn't work with HTTPS yet, because of moronic PHP developers who can't get their heads around simple stuff. Unless you'd like to use a forum without an editor, without images and without any kind of media embedding capability (and that's just the start).
Are you going to do anything about it?
Yes, it'll be sorted. There are only a few components left which I need to fix, but they're pretty fundamental to the operation of the site (like the editor, for example).
So the site will be totally HTTPS-happy?
No, we're not going to be able to escape the warnings totally, because the very nature of a forum where people can embed content means mixed content has to be considered an acceptable compromise.
Can I help?
At this point, it would be more time-intensive to have a volunteer join in, because the codebase is quite sprawling and takes ages to get the hang of. It would mean me checking over the volunteer's work with a fine-toothed comb, which is pretty much the same as doing it myself in the first place.
What's the plan?
Right now, there are a number of options - one of them is moving to the latest version of Vanilla and then re-implementing all of our changes to it (since they won't accept anybody's fixes - not exactly ideal, in an open source project), and then fixing all of the plugins to make them HTTPS-safe. This also means jumping two PHP versions, which doesn't fill me with joy either. This would probably fix our ReCAPTCHA issues too.
The other option is to carry on patching the version we have in the hope that we can get something HTTPS-safe out there. When? Soon (tm).
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1 - Upgrade to the latest version of Vanilla. That would, under normal circumstances, take about three months of testing and rewriting shitty code, and rebuilding the server with new versions of practically everything.
2 - Write something better. That would, under normal circumstances, take about three months of development.
Unfortunately, I've had...rather a lot to deal with in the last year with many implosions in my personal life. Things are gradually getting back to normal, and work will restart on the rewrite next month.
“Always two there are, no more, no less. A Master and an apprentice.”
Hope things look up for you soon.
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That doesn't mean I won't be finishing the rewrite. It just means I can get you lot off my back while I do it
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