A Couple Of Days On SQSP6

(SQSP6 == the new Squarespace 6 platform)

I think I fixed most of the bugs I encountered when I imported my old website into the new platform. Some links might not work, but my custom 404 - page not found page should guide the unfortunate visitors to the correct content (I hope).

The platform is still in development (@squarespace6), so new features are added continuously. The things I miss most at this moment are the following:

• Decent editor for writing posts / pages.
  I miss HTML view, font selection, and some other text attributes (like strike-through, and font coloring).
• Add IP filters on the logging to exclude certain IP addresses.
  Since I test with several browsers on different locations I have a lot of my own traffic polluting the logs.
  
• A file manager for uploading (small files) to serve to the audiences.

When you're used to the old Squarespace platform, it takes a while to getting used to the new (management) interface. It definitely is a complete redesign of the (user)interface. (which is NOT a bad thing).

Comment Spammers Do Research

Lately, the comment spam rose exponentially. The is done by automated scripts, usually from compromised PC around the world. This way the original spammer will remain anonymous.

The last couple of days I noticed weird search queries (Google search referrers) in my logging;

Looks like someone (probably in the Hong Kong area) is searching the Internet for specific blogs (I guess SquareSpace blogs looking at the query) that contain certain words / fiels, indicating that commenting is allowed. These keywords match 100% with the field / words in and around the blog comment area. Shortly after these searches, the comment spam came pouring in.

At the moment, the only remedy against these spam comments is to screen every newly submitted comment by an editor, since the automated spam detection on the Squarespace platform is basically worthless. Too bad, since they rock at everything else.

Squarespace.com iPhone App

Squarespace.com released their iPhone App. This App let's you manage your (Squarespace) website(s);

• create content
• upload images
• manage posts
• view statistics
• et all

I used to do all these things by using Safari on the iPhone, but makes it a whole lot easier. A definite 5 star program.

Squarespace Pro Account

Which is almost for free with the current USD -> EURO exchange rate (and the appropriate coupon codes).

Thanks to Mevio for supplying a 12% off-for-life coupon code.