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Just got up for work, cleared it out.  this is driving batty….

Cleaned it out.... really frustrating how they are bypassing logins and security protocols. 

Cleaned it out.... really frustrating how they are bypassing logins and security protocols. 

Cleaned it out.... really frustrating how they are bypassing logins and security protocols. 

Update! Story display is now in the new code, and you can now from within a story one click add a story to your current reading or recommended reading. You can also now delete current reading or recommended reading stories from your profile.

Update! Story display is now in the new code, and you can now from within a story one click add a story to your current reading or recommended reading. You can also now delete current reading or recommended reading stories from your profile.

Update! Story display is now in the new code, and you can now from within a story one click add a story to your current reading or recommended reading. You can also now delete current reading or recommended reading stories from your profile.

Update! Story display is now in the new code, and you can now from within a story one click add a story to your current reading or recommended reading. You can also now delete current reading or recommended reading stories from your profile.

It is slowly creeping back to life.    I don’t have a definite eta, but I’ve been on a roll of releasing sections every few days. Today, stories along with the ability to manage recommendation and current reading just rolled out. Next is reviews, and then the story manager (Authors have been waiting on this one).

It is slowly creeping back to life.    I don’t have a definite eta, but I’ve been on a roll of releasing sections every few days. Today, stories along with the ability to manage recommendation and current reading just rolled out. Next is reviews, and then the story manager (Authors have been waiting on this one).

Until I get the story manager, you will not be able to post anything

Fiction portal 1.0 was written in php 4, 2.0 was done in php5 and ported to php 7 for the forums with bare bones changes to retain functionality. Fiction portal 3.0 is being done in php 8(current). The biggest issue for 2.0 is that security functions in php 5 were depreciated in php 7.
The injection attack only affected the stories tables. Every thing else was untouched. We assumed the worst that they had managed to bypass login requirements. Thankfully that was not the case. The attack was done via the archive search engine which only queries the stories table.
If you are really worried reset your password, that will log you out everywhere and allow you to secure your account. 
Whom ever this hacker is they are not fond of AFF. While in read only mode there have been a few attempts to overwhelm the server and crash it. That slows down my progress 😞.

Fiction portal 1.0 was written in php 4, 2.0 was done in php5 and ported to php 7 for the forums with bare bones changes to retain functionality. Fiction portal 3.0 is being done in php 8(current). The biggest issue for 2.0 is that security functions in php 5 were depreciated in php 7.
The injection attack only affected the stories tables. Every thing else was untouched. We assumed the worst that they had managed to bypass login requirements. Thankfully that was not the case. The attack was done via the archive search engine which only queries the stories table.
If you are really worried reset your password, that will log you out everywhere and allow you to secure your account. 
Whom ever this hacker is they are not fond of AFF. While in read only mode there have been a few attempts to overwhelm the server and crash it. That slows down my progress 😞.

Until I get the story manager, you will not be able to post anything

It’s a bit of a slow roll-out, as stated in the news most of this new look and functions were planned for a November roll-out, the injection attacks forced the schedule forward, so every section gets tested then released as fast as possible. And as members report any bugs or issues, those are fixed before rolling out the next section. 

It’s a bit of a slow roll-out, as stated in the news most of this new look and functions were planned for a November roll-out, the injection attacks forced the schedule forward, so every section gets tested then released as fast as possible. And as members report any bugs or issues, those are fixed before rolling out the next section. 

It’s a bit of a slow roll-out, as stated in the news most of this new look and functions were planned for a November roll-out, the injection attacks forced the schedule forward, so every section gets tested then released as fast as possible. And as members report any bugs or issues, those are fixed before rolling out the next section. 

Patching is done, we are out of read only mode. Backups have been made.

Patching is done, we are out of read only mode. Backups have been made.

Patching is done, we are out of read only mode. Backups have been made.

We had a serious set of injection attacks on the archives Tuesday, September 13. This affected story titles and disclaimers being turned into site redirects. To maintain security and protection of our users, the archives are in read-only mode till we figure out how it was done and patch it.
If you posted a story or an update on Sept 13th, it has been lost due to data restoration (backup from Sept 13, 1am).
We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this, but have deemed the read-only mode necessary for the time being. 

Update :  We are slowly rolling out of Read-Only Mode. Originally we were going to jut patch it, but it was decided it would benefit members more to roll out Fiction Portal 3.0 which as planned for our 20th anniversary in November. Anywhere you see the new layout, it means that area is no longer in read-only mode.
Fiction Portal 3.0 has some much requested features, changes, and some perks for those who have donated to the site.
Changes:
Improved Navigation Mobile Compliant Persistent Logins Fixed password reset bug Fixed Registration activation bug Upgraded visual text editor Features:
Inline profile editing Story Manager shows up when logged in to the right of archives in side menu (green icon) Members directory now features top 50 Recommended Authors. (Recommending Authors now has an impact.) Members directory & profiles will show Donors. (A thank you for supporting the site all these years) Stories now show recommendations and currently reading counts Archives will feature Top Recommended Stories and Top Currently Reading One button to add and remove a story from recommended or currently reading lists. Donor perks:
Featured in the members directory and profiles Extended upgraded visual text editor for chapters and reviews. (Extra formatting options!)

We had a serious set of injection attacks on the archives Tuesday, September 13. This affected story titles and disclaimers being turned into site redirects. To maintain security and protection of our users, the archives are in read-only mode till we figure out how it was done and patch it.
If you posted a story or an update on Sept 13th, it has been lost due to data restoration (backup from Sept 13, 1am).
We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this, but have deemed the read-only mode necessary for the time being. 

Update :  We are slowly rolling out of Read-Only Mode. Originally we were going to jut patch it, but it was decided it would benefit members more to roll out Fiction Portal 3.0 which as planned for our 20th anniversary in November. Anywhere you see the new layout, it means that area is no longer in read-only mode.
Fiction Portal 3.0 has some much requested features, changes, and some perks for those who have donated to the site.
Changes:
Improved Navigation Mobile Compliant Persistent Logins Fixed password reset bug Fixed Registration activation bug Upgraded visual text editor Features:
Inline profile editing Story Manager shows up when logged in to the right of archives in side menu (green icon) Members directory now features top 50 Recommended Authors. (Recommending Authors now has an impact.) Members directory & profiles will show Donors. (A thank you for supporting the site all these years) Stories now show recommendations and currently reading counts Archives will feature Top Recommended Stories and Top Currently Reading One button to add and remove a story from recommended or currently reading lists. Donor perks:
Featured in the members directory and profiles Extended upgraded visual text editor for chapters and reviews. (Extra formatting options!)

Pen names restored, took a few hours since there are a ton of members. if they aren’t current feel free to edit them.
The attack didn’t get far, only managing to change pen names, user sensitive data is all encrypted so don’t have to worry about it..

Pen names restored, took a few hours since there are a ton of members. if they aren’t current feel free to edit them.
The attack didn’t get far, only managing to change pen names, user sensitive data is all encrypted so don’t have to worry about it..

Pen names restored, took a few hours since there are a ton of members. if they aren’t current feel free to edit them.
The attack didn’t get far, only managing to change pen names, user sensitive data is all encrypted so don’t have to worry about it..