New functions on the NZLARPS website

Hey folks,

I’ve been working on some new capabilities for the NZLARPS website, and they’re now ready to be tried out.

At this stage the changes will only affect people who are running projects, affiliates, or other groups that run events.

First step is to log into the database area, here: nzlarps.org/database.php

If you currently run a project or affiliate, you should now see links on the right saying “My groups” and “My events”. Click on these, and you’ll get a list of the groups and events you run. Click the name of the group or event, and you can edit them. Any changes you make will immediately be reflected on the NZLARPS website, so please only make changes that you’re happy to see live. You can also add new events for groups that you run, click [add event] from the event list. If the event is in the future and you select for it to appear on the calendar, then it will immediately be shown on the calendar on the NZLARPS homepage.

At the moment only one user is assigned as the manager of each group, but the database structure is flexible so I could change that later to allow multiple managers for each group. The manager of each group is assigned by the committee members, who are administrators of the database with the ability to view all groups and events and add/edit/delete them. So let a committee member or myself know if you need to have a group added or assigned to you.

It’s to be expected that there may be issues with the system at first, so just let me know if you find any bugs.

If anyone tried logging in but couldn’t see projects or affiliates that they run, please try again now. I’ve just fixed a bug.

I’ve tried it out, at the features look good.

It is an intuitive interface, and well laid-out.

I’ll use the event functionality for my next Multiverse daygame, which is planned for sometime late June, all going to plan.

Thanks. I’m working on some more functionality that should make it useful to players too, will let everyone know when that’s ready to try.

Is there a “What to do if you’ve forgotten your password?” feature? I thought I had a login but can’t remember the details. (Or maybe I don’t have a login.)

I might add one sometime, but in the meanwhile just let me or someone on the committee know and we’ll sort it out.