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7:31 AM MST: It has come to our attention that websites built in Sitebuilder are currently unable to load. You may also experience issues logging into your Homestead account and loading the editor. Website Builder sites are not affected.
9:10 AM: Our engineers are currently investigating the cause, we will post updates as we gather more information.
10:00 AM MST: Sites are back online, we are just working to make sure we see no further issues. We are still working on the account login issues.
10:45 AM MST: At this point, Sitebuilder sites are loading and we are able to log into accounts without issue.
We are working as quickly as possible to resolve this issue. We appreciate your patience and will keep you updated.
9:10 AM: Our engineers are currently investigating the cause, we will post updates as we gather more information.
10:00 AM MST: Sites are back online, we are just working to make sure we see no further issues. We are still working on the account login issues.
10:45 AM MST: At this point, Sitebuilder sites are loading and we are able to log into accounts without issue.
We are working as quickly as possible to resolve this issue. We appreciate your patience and will keep you updated.
Elyzabeth , Official Rep
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Thanks for posting but I am sure several of us are losing a lot of money right now.
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and google search listings... when a site is indexed and it comes back a 404, they will remove it from search results
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Elizabeth- does this mean that if we have the desktop sitebuilder version and we published through there our site would come back online? Where do you download the desktop version... please provide link.
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Sitebuilder Desktop sites are included in this outage and the builder is no longer available for customers who are not already using it.
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it's odd Homestead's main page still comes up--- yet ours doesn't.
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Good point!
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Homestead.com is not hosted through Homestead (that would not be possible) so it would make sense that our website wouldn't go down at the same time as we are experiencing an outage with customer websites. However, account log in and webmail log in links on our main site are down, in addition to the Sitebuilder sites.
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Who do you use for homestead.com? Maybe I can use them too.
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Good question!
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We use Endurance International Group, which is the platform that Homestead is a part of. Just not Homestead specifically.
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There is NO desktop version for systems w/ Win 10!! You can only edit/publish using the online version....which is a pitiful excuse for a substitute for the desktop..especially if you have over a few pages to edit, I am not sure what you all are paying homestead a year to be able to edit;publish pages, but I am not paying a great deal, however even a dollar is too much if there is no service. I have been trying over and hour to change prices on 8 pages - and can't do it. The online system/"builder" locks up on every attempt to publsh. Just thar damn little circle...rotating!!!! No help from homestead yet!
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Any updates on timeline for it to be resolved?
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my sites are back up, which is the most important thing. Still can't login but at least my phone is ringing again
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4 hours of downtime seriously impacts my business. I hope they give us an explanation and what they are doing to prevent this from happening again.
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At this point, all outage issues have been resolved. Websites are loading and you will be able to log into your Homestead account.
In instances like this, we do everything that we can to learn from the situation, so we can put safeguards in place to prevent it from happening again.
In instances like this, we do everything that we can to learn from the situation, so we can put safeguards in place to prevent it from happening again.
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Thank you for keeping us posted along the way. That helps.
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Noooo not resolved. Every time I edit then try to publish a page, the system locks up...just the eternal rotaing circle. Maddening. Rebooted, relogged several times.
You guys need to develop/fix the desktop version so that it works with Win10. To do less is a copout and not what people originally signed up for. At least it is all stored on my HD that way, aand I can edit then publish when you do get things online again.
You guys need to develop/fix the desktop version so that it works with Win10. To do less is a copout and not what people originally signed up for. At least it is all stored on my HD that way, aand I can edit then publish when you do get things online again.
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I have been using Windows 10 and the Desktop publisher together for years. If you go to the home page of this community and type in "Windows 10 Desktop" it will take you to the article on how to make them work together. It was a couple of hoops to jump through, but totally worth it. If you hit a snag and Drew is still around, he will get you straightened out.
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The outage is resolved.
The issue you are experiencing with the loading trouble would be due to the number of pages that are on your website. When the site tries to publish, even if you select "just this page", it has to load through all pages and elements to do so. In your case, that means it is loading through 504 pages. To get around that problem, I would recommend publishing directly from the file manager, one page at a time as you are editing. I will clear the cache on my end to assist with the slowness.
In regard to Sitebuilder Desktop, we not only can't make it compatible with Windows 10 due to unsupported software from Microsoft that the Desktop editor was built with, but we are no longer supporting or updating that builder in general.There are a couple of articles in this community with steps you can try as a temporary fix to get Desktop working with Windows 10, but I can't guarantee it will work.
I do understand that this platform is what some customers are most accustom to and comfortable with using, but it cannot create sites that align with today's standards. We strive to provide the best program for our customers to be successful, and unfortunately, Sitebuilder Desktop is no longer something that we can recommend using.
The issue you are experiencing with the loading trouble would be due to the number of pages that are on your website. When the site tries to publish, even if you select "just this page", it has to load through all pages and elements to do so. In your case, that means it is loading through 504 pages. To get around that problem, I would recommend publishing directly from the file manager, one page at a time as you are editing. I will clear the cache on my end to assist with the slowness.
In regard to Sitebuilder Desktop, we not only can't make it compatible with Windows 10 due to unsupported software from Microsoft that the Desktop editor was built with, but we are no longer supporting or updating that builder in general.There are a couple of articles in this community with steps you can try as a temporary fix to get Desktop working with Windows 10, but I can't guarantee it will work.
I do understand that this platform is what some customers are most accustom to and comfortable with using, but it cannot create sites that align with today's standards. We strive to provide the best program for our customers to be successful, and unfortunately, Sitebuilder Desktop is no longer something that we can recommend using.
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Thank you Elizabeth. I have been doing all morning what yousuggest....I knew the system handled one page bettter than multiples. BUT..as an example, I wanted to save 90percentcoinstemplate as 90percentcoinstemp - a simple enough job. Which has to br done on the main page. After I save it as, the circle of joy spins - it has been spinning for about 5 min now....and I just checked it,, and the circle has frozen, Not a consequence of the computer, but of the online builder. If I hit the bsack button of the browser (chrome) I get the message page unresponsive (as if I did not know) want to exit or wait. I can wait..but it has taken so long it takes me back to ssign in and do it all again.. Watch a movie called Catch 22 to get an idea of how much fun this is. This is pitiful today. I must say, it is not always like this, but when it is, it is bad. I could use some help here.
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This outage did not affect Website Builder sites, which is what you are using. On my end, when I go into your account and try to load the editor, I am able to get in without issue. If you are experiencing trouble, I would recommend you clear your cache or try another browser.
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