Over the past several weeks/months the tech team behind CTH 2.0 has been working on a test site to optimize the battle-tank known as The Last Refuge. This is phase-3 of the CTH anti-fragile system, known as the optimization phase. We just went live….
The goal of optimization was to take the decades-old weight of our site, lighten the server load, increase the response time and simultaneously generate a site that optimizes based on the type of hardware being used by reader: desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile phones. Check out the site on your mobile device and you should notice the changes in both portrait and landscape mode.
When CTH originally launched over a decade ago the theme was responsive to desktop and laptop computer users. Mobile platforms were in their infancy. Now more than half of website users are coming to sites from tablets or phones. The optimization phase has hopefully eliminated the mobile issues and made those user experiences easier and more responsive.
The landing page of CTH has not changed too much. However, as we make slight modifications each of the top links “About Us”, “guidelines” etc will generate a different impression for the user. The right margin is streamlined on the Main landing page, and we will be introducing an alliance of allies to replace the old-school blogroll.
Several website operators have reached out asking us to provide details on the infrastructure being used to stay “anti-fragile”, meaning outside the reach of big tech. There may come a day when that information is possible to share, but it will not be in the near future. CTH is operating with an abundance of caution in the era of deplatforming and targeting.
We are aware the eye of sauron, ie Google, and Big Tech has already targeted CTH 2.0 to eliminate traffic and site visits. However, fortunately for us we have a long history of readership and only around 7 percent of total traffic was dependent on Google as a search value.
In what has been described as an “extraordinary situation” in the modern era, over 85 percent of CTH traffic is direct. Users and readers come directly to CTH from their browser. In the era of deplatforming this was/is a huge benefit.
Beyond all the technology details CTH is first and foremost a community of people. We take our responsibility for stewardship of our community very seriously. Privacy is the foundation of all systems we are using and no site features generates any data collection on any Treehouse guest.
This privacy approach is unique in the modern era of internet technology where data collection and cookies are now accepted practice. However, not only are we proud of the effort we are taking, I can also envision a place in the near future where any site gathering data will regret that flaw in privacy policy. CTH will lead the way on the creation of proprietary systems that protect our community; and we can see several states now considering legislation that will mandate a much more stringent view on privacy.
The optimization phase has now launched, there will be slight modifications in the next few weeks and we welcome your feedback. You won’t really notice too much difference from the front side, but there will be a noted faster response rate. Additionally, some of the bugs we encountered, literally because we had to move so fast to generate CTH 2.0 – and only had two weeks to move 10 years of massive files, have been reconciled.
Again, I thank you for your continued support as we put the final touches on CTH 2.0 as a relaunched site outside the reach of the tech control agents. This entire move has been a painstaking time-suck to do it right. Everyone has reference points for places that did it wrong… we are blessed to have incredible assistance from people with buckets of foresight.
Remember, YOU are what matters. This community is what matters. Retaining our ability to connect in fellowship and discuss the issues in a respectful and honest manner is our priority. We are in the majority. They control the majority of systems that allow us to see the scale of our assembly. Tech’s control effort to remove voices is directly related to their need to retain the false impressions put forth by ideological comrades.
The truth has no agenda, and people are beginning to see now just how far ahead CTH was within our explanations of the people and institutional motives in the world of politics. Unfortunately, we have been very accurate with our predictions of “who”, “why”, “when and how”, the people and systems would activate against our constitutional republic. However, in the end they will fail and we, a freedom loving people, will succeed.
Don’t forget to live your best life. Nothing aggravates the totalitarian-left more than seeing joy amid the majority of people within a nation they are trying to destroy. Engage your family, friends and community with optimism. Keep throwing sand in their machinery whenever possible – and prepare; because the best is yet to come.
We are the new counter-culture, and -despite all the challenges WE FACE, never doubt that liberty is on the march…
Love to all,
Sundance
Sundance, keep doing what you do – CTH just keeps getting better and better – soon it may truly be the “Last Refuge”
On my tablet now, the site looks great! I love it! Thank you to all involved!
Looks good, I like that it doesn’t look like a stock WordPress theme from way back.
Long live the treehouse!
At first I was like, “What the f/:k just happened?”
Just a beautiful thing! Congratulations. All your hard work has really paid off!
Thanks for all you do Sundance! We greatly appreciate it.
looks amazing on my iPhone! TY TY TY !!!!
WHEW!! THANKS THAT IS WAS YOU DOING THIS SD !!!
Really awesome, Sundance, and yes, very snappy! How lucky are we? (Very.)
Wow, I’m the first one to comment about this? cool.
chuckling
Seriously, though, I’m fairly certain that many would agree with me, that we are grateful for everything, Sundance, and if the changes you and the team are making give the end result of having an improved open discussion forum with little possibility of being censored, so much the better. Thank you for all your work.
hidin biden is not my President.
That’s cool!!!
Looks so crisp and clean, I love it, and my aging eyes are happy too!! THANK YOU SD
Excellent. This site just keeps getting better.
Very Nice… Well worth the wait…
Fine job with the reboot
Many thanks.
You provide an invaluable service.
Wow! Looks great!
Looks great! THANKS to ALL who have worked so diligently!
Looks good. Thank you.
I just checked the new optimized site on my mobile device and it looks great. Thanks to SD and the whole team for all their hard work.
I like the new format. It looks great on my tablet and desktop.
Sundance, I’m using on mobile and it’s so much faster and prettier than it was before. You and the rest of the bunch are doing a great job. Thanks for taking such good care of our refuge. It’s meant so much, these last few months especially.
Outstanding !!!
Thank you and your team for your commitment, for your time and attention to detail to be sure your forum and we all are protected.
This site looks so good! I am not tech savvy at all but whatever you did is amazing ha
Excellent…. didn’t even need to put my specs on. Love it!!
Wow, suddenly everything got bigger!
Glad you are able to keep this site safe.
Congratulations Sundance! Success.
Sundance, You and your “crew” have done more to enlighten the “drifters” like myself than any other platform.
I personally can not thank all of you enough for every piece of data, evidence, truth and wisdom that only comes from
one who had seen the LIGHT and knows what is coming.
I speak the truth when I say, “You are not alone in this quest to reveal the truths but you are definitely way ahead of the game.” and for that I praise you.
I was on the water today yakking on the Brandywine River (PA section) and I came across God’s beauty. Wildlife (one muskrat, a Bald Eagle, two Red-Wing Hawks, several Kingfishers, 3-4 migrating ducks of splendor and 2 humans. One human was swimming in the 35F waters training for something and the other was just like me. Getting outside to enjoy
nature and a little reprieve from the lunacy. If I may steal a quote from a German soldier in the movie “Silent Night”……….
“It’s what keeps me alive”.
The Conservative Treehouse is like the largest oak, redwood, chestnut, spruce and locust that ever lived and it will never die.
God Bless you, Sundance.
Wow. The graphic are so much more crisp. And I like having the comment link at the top (not bottom). And my page up/down function works. And the paragraph/return breaks are functioning properly.
Well don my friend. Most excellent.
Love it! Easy on the eyes on both MacBook & phone. ????
Looks great, seems lag-free.
The site looks great on my phone using the Brave browser! Well done!
BTW, I encourage everyone to search for alternative browsers and search engines to those put out by big tech. I am using Qwant and Gibiru search engines in addition to the afore mentioned Brave browser.
Thanks SD! From my old android phone?
Thanks again! Now from my MacBook 🙂
I think I found a glitch?
Can’t scroll to previous days threads?
You are simply amazing!!!!
Thanks so much for all you and the ad tens do???
wow on my ancient desktop it look fantastic, bold, bright and clear and FAST.
Now to pick a nit if I may, at least on my droid crap phone the print comes off so big only two to three words show per line, maybe a slightly smaller font and or a different type may help. I have my phone set on largest setting because of poor eyesight, but man the Tree house comes on huge. Still quite an improvement, keep up the good work, you are the place I go for in depth understanding of the shtf word we are living in. As a dairy farmer I know what that looks like!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Check the settings on your phone Egyptian. I’m sure they can be dialed down to make your reading easier.
HA!!???
I’ll bet you do!!
My Granddaughter “Lovingly” refers to your product as “Moo Juice”!
She LOVES it!
Me, Too!
Thank You!
Sundance. Thank you for all your hard work . You Rock. Tea
Wow!
looks great…feels good.
applause!
Looks great, awesome job!
virtual champagne bottle smashed on the brow of this fine ship!
This looks incredible on my tablet! I can’t thank you all enough, as this truly has become my refuge…now, more than ever.
I predict, sometime in the future, you’ll be getting a call from the REAL President.
How’s your handicap?
Clean. So much easier to read with my aging eyes. Thank you for all your work Sundance and really taking care of us. It truly is the Last Refuge considering the censorship. You have truly raised the bar for other sites. Thank you also to Ad Rem, Menagerie, Stella and all for all the work you do. We’ll all try not to mess up the new real estate:):)
LOL….I’m makin’ all the noobs take off their shoes before they step on my new rugs. 😀
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Please work on your donation page.
Filled in all the info,
I checked the ‘remember my info’ box and it took me to PayPal.
took some time to figure it out.
make it easy to donate…
“The goal of optimization was to take the decades-old weight of our site, lighten the server load, increase the response time and simultaneously generate a site that optimizes based on the type of hardware being used by reader: desktops, laptops, tablets and mobile phones. “
Shouldn’t that be decrease the response time ?
Hello!
One thing I miss from the Original site is the ability to navigate to the first page of comments, or a previous page, from the top of the comment page. When I first read a new article, I like to begin with the first comments.
Also there used to be a way to navigate back to the home page from the bottom of the comments.
Great format. Better Content.
Exactly what I was going to suggest as a constructive change, ChuckE…. Seeing the 1 2 3 Next>> that is now at the bottom of the page, be included at the top of the page as well would be a good tweak… Great minds!
yeah my finger gets sore from having to hit the scroll bar to go back and forth, but i probably need the exercise more 😛