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The 82nd Annual Cotton States Cat Show
November 7 & 8, 2020
Due to the continuing uncertainty of the COVID-19 situation, our 2020 Show ("Georgia on My Mind") will be for Exhibitors Only - no spectators will be allowed in the show hall.
Exhibitors - Please see our Show Flyer for show details.
The Cotton States show is known for elaborate ring decorations and this upcoming show will be no exception.
The first Cotton States Cat Show was held on December 2nd & 3rd 1938 at the Atlantan Hotel. There were 118 cats and kittens entered in that first show. Read more in Club History.
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The Cotton States Cat Club, Inc is a 501(c)7 non-profit organization that has been producing Cat Fanciers’ Association licensed cat shows in the Atlanta area since 1938.
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Site Maintenance Notes
- Published: 24 July 2017 24 July 2017
Contemporaneous notes from the site maintenance process
23 September, 2020
- Take Backup
- php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- purge cache and reports
- Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.15.1
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.8.0
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 7.3.2.1
- CoalaWeb Gears - to na
- Installer fromn Web - to 2.1.2
- JCE - to 2.8.17
- JSiteMap Pro - to 4.7.3
- OSSYstem - to na
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to 7.3.2FREE
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 8.4.2FREE
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to 3.1.21
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to na
- Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.19 to 3.9.21
- review WAF; purge logs to Jul 31, 2020
- Auto IP Blocking History
- Blocked requests log
- php File scan
- purge file cache
- create new baseline
- Take backup; copy offsite
23 June, 2020
- Take Backup
- php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- purge cache and reports
- Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.11.1
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.7.3
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 7.2.1
- CoalaWeb Gears - to na
- JCE - to 2.8.14
- JSiteMap Pro - to na
- OSSYstem - to 1.3.1
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to na
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 8.2.2FREE
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to 3.1.20
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to 3.8.0
- Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.16 to 3.9.19
- review WAF; purge logs to Mar 31, 2020
- Auto IP Blocking History
- Blocked requests
- php File scan
- purge file cache
- create new baseline
- Take backup; copy offsite
14 April, 2020
- Take Backup
- php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- purge cache and reports
- Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.9.2
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.6.0
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 7.1.3
- CoalaWeb Gears - to 0.6.0
- JCE - to 2.8.10
- JSiteMap Pro - to na
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to na
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 8.2.2FREE
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to 2.1.19
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to na
- Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.15 to 3.9.16
- review WAF; purge logs to Jan 31, 2020
- Auto IP Blocking History
- Security Exceptions
- php File scan
- purge file cache
- create new baseline
- Take backup; copy offsite
- Apply security recommendations for Akeeba backup
18 February, 2020
- Take Backup
- php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- purge cache and reports
- Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.8.3
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to na
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 7.0.2
- CoalaWeb Gears - to 0.5.8
- JCE - to 2.8.6
- JSiteMap Pro - to na
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to 7.2.2FREE
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 8.2.1FREE
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to na
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to na
- Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.14 to 3.9.15
- review WAF; purge logs to Nov 30
- Auto IP Blocking History
- Security Exceptions
- php File scan
- purge file caache
- create new baseline
- Take backup; copy offsite
- Send out Mailer for Atlanta Phoenix Cat Show
21 January, 2020
- Take Backup
- php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- purge cache and reports
- Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.7.5
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.5.0
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to na
- CoalaWeb Gears - to 0.5.7
- JCE - to 2.8.3
- JSiteMap Pro - to 4.7
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to n/a
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to n/a
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to 3.1.17
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to na
- Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.14 to na
- review WAF; purge logs to Oct 30
- Auto IP Blocking History
- Security Exceptions
- php File scan
- create new baseline
- Take backup; copy offsite
- Update php on siteground to 7.3.13
- Add 2019 Show Slider
18 December, 2019
- Take Backup
- php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- purge cache and reports
- Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.6.1
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to na
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to na
- CoalaWeb Gears - to n/a
- JCE - to 2.2.8.2
- JSiteMap Pro - to 4.7
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to n/a
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to n/a
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to na
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to 3.7.0
- Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.13 to 3.9.14
- review WAF; purge logs to Sep 30
- Auto IP Blocking History
- Security Exceptions
- php File scan
- create new baseline
- Archive 2019 materials and prepare gallery
- Take backup; copy offsite
- Send note to siteground about managed php version which is still 7.1.x
14 November, 2019
- Take Backup
- php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.5.2
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.4.0
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 6.6.1
- CoalaWeb Gears - to n/a
- JCE - to 2.7.19
- JSiteMap Pro - to 4.6.8
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to n/a
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to n/a
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to 3.1.16
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to n/a
- Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.12 to 3.9.13
- review WAF; purge logs to Aug 31
- Auto IP Blocking History
- Security Exceptions
- php File scan
- create new baseline
- Take backup; copy offsite
10 October, 2019
- More vendors
- update CSUS button
- Take Backup
- php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- Review changelogs; Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.3.1
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.3.4
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to n/a
- CoalaWeb Gears - to n/a
- JCE - to 2.7.18
- JeXtensions JSiteMap Pro - to n/a
- JSiteMpa Pro - to 4.6.7
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to n/a
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 8.2.0FREE
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to n/a
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to n/a
- Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.11 to 3.9.12
- review WAF; purge logs
- php File scan
- create new baseline
- Take backup; copy offsite
27 September, 2019
- Replace CFA Garfield logo in cat show schedule block
20 September, 2019
- Add microdata for Google Event into the 2019 Welcome module
18 September, 2019
- Add 2019 show vendors
21 August, 2019
- Add show flyers and new front page pic
- Add blog entry
- Take Backup
- php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.2.0
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to n/a
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to n/a
- CoalaWeb Gears - to n/a
- JeXtensions JSiteMap Pro - to n/a
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to 7.1.0FREE
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to n/a
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to 3.1.15
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to 3.6.7
- Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.10 to 3.9.11
- review WAF; purge logs
- php File scan
- create new baseline
- Take backup; copy offsite
29 July, 2019
- Take Backup
- php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.1.8
- Akeeba Admin Tools Pro - to 5.3.3
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 6.6.0
- CoalaWeb Gears - to 0.5.6
- JeXtensions JSiteMap Pro - to 4.6.5
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to n/a
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 8.0.0FREE
- JoomlaShack ShackSlides - to 3.1.13
- JoomlaWorks Simple Image Gallery Pro - to 3.6.7 -- FAILED
- Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.8 to 3.9.10
- review WAF; purge logs
- php File scan
- create new baseline
- Change Backup naming convention to
[HOST]-FULL-[DATE]-[TIME_TZ]-Akeeba-[VERSION]-[PLATFORM_NAME]-[PLATFORM_VERSION] - Take backup; copy offsite
26 June, 2019
- Take Backup
- Fix album display
- php File scan
- check baseline; OK
- Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.1.6
- Admin ToolsPro - to 5.3.2
- JSiteMap Pro - to 4.6.4
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 6..5.1
- reg Labs Cache cleaner - to 7.0.1FREE
- Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.6 to 3.9.8
- review WAF; purge logs
- php File scan
- create new baseline
- Take backup; copy offsite
20 May, 2019
- Take Backup
- php File scan
- check baseline
- Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.1.4
- Admin ToolsPro - to 5.3.1
- JSiteMap Pro - to 4.6.3
- Install:
- Reg Labs Cache Cleaner - to 7.0.0
- Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.5 to 3.9.6
- review WAF; purge logs
- php File scan
- create new baseline
- Take backup; copy offsite
18 April, 2019
- Take Backup
- php File scan
- check baseline
- Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - to 6.1.3
- Coalaweb Gears - to 0.5.5
- Installer from web - to 2.0.1
- JSiteMap Pro - to 4.6.2
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 7.5.0FREE
- Simple Image Pro - to 3.6.6
- eXtplorer - new install - to 2.1.11
- Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.4 to 3.9.5
- php File scan
- create new baseline
- 2019 Show prep
- post vendor contract
- Take backup; copy offsite
22 March, 2019
- More 2019 Show prep
- unpublish old show blog entries
- start 2019 show blog entries
- archive 2017 flyers to photo gallery/2017 page
- Take backup
21 March, 2019
- Take Backup
- php File scan
- check baseline
- Update Extensions
- remove ACYMailer 5
- Admin Tools pro to 5.3.0
- Akeeba Backup to 6.4.2.1
- JSiteMap Pro to 4.6.1
- ShackSlides to 3.1.12
- AcyMailing to 6.1.2
- Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.3 to 3.9.4
- php File scan
- create new baseline
- 2019 Show prep
- archive 2018 show to photo gallery/2018 page
- precrease 2019 menu items
- Take backup; copy offsite
28 February, 2019
- Take backup
- php File scan
- check baseline
- Update Extensions
- ACYMailing Starter - to 6.0.4
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 6.4.0
- Reg Labs Sourcerer - to 7.4.2FREE
- Simple Image Gallery Pro - to 3.6.5
- Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.2 to 3.9.3
- php File scan
- create new baseline
- Add 2018 Show Pics
- Rework Album handling and create separate article for each show gallery
- Take backup; copy offsite
29 January, 2019
- Take backup
- php File scan
- check baseline
- acymail update shows up; applied after last scan.
- jhackguard shows up
- marked all safe
- Update Extensions
- Admin Tools Pro - to 5.2.1
- Akeeba Backup Pro - to 6.3.3
- Alledia Framework - 1.6.3 to 1.6.4
- CoalaWeb Contact Pro - to 1.1.5
- JSitemap Pro - to 4.6
- Simple Image Gallery Pro - to 3.6.3
- Update Joomla Core
- 3.9.1 to 3.9.2
- php File scan
- create new baseline
- Check WAF
- Update IP autoban parms
- purge exceptions file
- Take backup; copy offsite
- Add/prune mailing list from names collected at show
12 December, 2018
- Take backup
- php File scan
- check baseline
- changed:
- error.php -- wrong name in exclusions - was errors.php
- Added error.php to exclusion list
- Update Extensions
- Admin Tools Pro 5.1.4 to 5.2.0
- Akeeba backup Pro - 6.2.1 to 6.3.2
- Alledia Framework - 1.6.3 to 1.6.4
- CoalaWeb Gears 0.5.2 to 0.5.3
- JSitemap Pro - 4.5.1 to 4.5.2
- Sourcerer - 7.3.1 to 7.4.0FREE
- Shack Slides 3..1.10 to 3.1.11
- Update Joomla Core
- 3.8.12 to 3.9.1
- php File scan
- create new baseline
- Check WAF
- Update IP autoban parms
- purge exceptions file
- Update front page
- Take backup
30 October, 2018
- Second email blast
15 October, 2018
- Send email blast
- 605 users
8 October, 2018
- Take backup
- php File scan
- check baseline
- changed:
- configuration.php -- captcha change made earlier; OK
- errors.php -- joomlafailure
- Added errors to exclusion list
- Update Extensions
- Akeeba backup Pro - 6.2.0 to 6.2.1
- Alledia Framework - 1.6.2 to 1.6.3
- JSitemap Pro - 4.5 to 4.5.1
- Sourcerer - 7.2.0 to 7.3.1FREE
- Simple Image Gallery Pro 3.1.0 to 3.5.0
- php File scan
- create new baseline
- Check WAF
- Update IP autoban parms
- purge exceptions file
- Take backup
5 September, 2018
- Take backup
- php File scan
- check baseline
- administrator/logs/error.php found modified; "joomlafailure" OK; marked safe
- Update Extensions
- AcyMailing Starter - 5.10.3 to 5.10.4
- Admin Tools Pro - 5.1.3 to 5.1.4
- Akeeba backup Pro - 6.1.1 to 6.2.0
- Coalaweb Gears - 0.5.1 to 0.5.2
- Update Joomla core
- 3.8.11 to 3.8.12
- php File scan
- create new baseline
- Check redirects
- Check WAF
- Update cloaking parms
- Blacklist a bunch of hacks from progressive IP addresses (n, n+1, ...)
- Take backup
13 August, 2018
- Add Club Event, CFA Annual Meeting and banquet
- Components Updates
- ShackSlides 3.1.9 to 3.1.10
- Take backup; copy offsite
2 August, 2018
- Add Club Events menu item
- Add 2018 Peach pin event
- Add Recent Changes module
- Take Backup
31 July, 2018
- Update announcement graphic
- Update News post
- Joanne gallery updates:
- National & regional Winners
- revolving cats
- Change from club News to Show News
- Import email subscription list
- Take backup
- Upgrade Joomla
- 3.8.10 to 3.8.11
- Take backup
30 July, 2018
- Troubleshoot security access issues for Joanne
- blocked by login failure exceptions
- reset pw
- blocked by SigPro gallery
- added WAF exception for SigPro compoennts'
- blocked by login failure exceptions
- Update components
- AcyMailer 5.10.2 to 5.10.3
- Updates for 2018 show
- Add 2018 Show Flyers
- Add vendor contract
- Add sponsors
- Add News item
- Take backup
18 July, 2018
- Update components
- Admin Tools Pro 5.1.2 to 5.1.3
- CoalaWeb Gears Pro 0.4.4 to 0.5.1
- Continue configuring Admin Tools
- WAF
- phpfile scanner
- Fixed permissions
- remove phpList installation - using AcyMailing Joomla extension
17 July, 2018
- Take backup
- Update components
- AcyMailing 5.9.6 to 5.10.2
- Admin Tools core 5.0.2 to 5.1.3
- Backup core 6.0.1 to 6.1.1
- Alledia Framework 1.6.1 to 1.6.2
- Coalaweb Gears 0.5.0 to 0.5.1
- JSiteMap Pro 4.4 to 4.5
- ShackSlides 3.1.6 to 3.1.9
- Update Joomla core
- 3.8.7 to 3.8.10
- Upgrade components
- Akeeba backup Core to Pro
- Akeeba Admin Tools Core to Pro
- CoalaWeb Contacts Core to Pro
- Configure ReCaptcha
- Take backup
- Review Redirects
- Trash all
- Turn off capture
- Configure Admin Tools
- WAF
- Take backup
21 May, 2018
- Upgrade php version from 7.0.30 to 7.1.17
- Update components
- Admin Tools core 5.0.2 to 5.1.0
- Check redirects; large volume of probing accesses from http://site.ru.
- See https://blog.paranoidpenguin.net/2017/12/malicious-bots-sending-site-ru-as-the-http-referer/ for the explanation
- Added block in .htaccess using Jsitemap editor
18 Apr, 2018
- Take backup
- Update components
- Admin Tools core 4.3.1 to 5.0.2
- Akeeba backup 5.6.3 to 6.0.1
- Alledia framework 1.6.0 to 1.6.1
- CoalaWeb Gears 0.4.4 to 0.5.0
- Jsitemap pro 4.3.6 to 4.4
- Reg labs sourcerer 7.1.11 to 7.2.0FREE
- Update Joomla core
- 3.8.5 to 3.8.7
- Take backup
7 Feb, 2018
- Update Joomla core
- 3.8.3 to 3.8.5
- Take backup
21 Jan, 2018
- Update components
- Shackslides 3.1.5 to 3.1.6
- Load photos for the 2017 Show selection from Joanne
- Take backup;copy offsite
27 Dec, 2017
- Update components
- Akeeba Core 5.6.0 to 5.6.3
- Coala Web Gears 0.4.3 to 0.4.4
- Reg Labs - Sourcerer 7.1.9 to 7.1.11FREE
- ShackSlides 3.1.4 to 3.1.5
- Take backup
- Update Joomla core
- 3.8.2 to 3.8.3
- Take backup; copy offsite
7 Nov, 2017
- Show's over:
- unpublish sponsors from front page sidebar; move to sidebar on Vendors
- unpublish entry flyers module. from front page
- add blog post
- Update components
- ShackSlides from 3.1.2 to 3.1.4
- Update Joomla core
- 3.8.1 to 3.8.2
- Take backup; copy offsite
9 Oct, 2017
- Add more Vendors to list
- Take Backup
- Update components
- Akeeba backup Core 5.5.2 to 5.6.0
- Akeeba Admin tols Core 4.3.0 to 4.3.1
- Alledia framework (OST) 1.5.10 to 1.6.0 (JoomlaShack Framework)
- CoalaWeb Gears 0.4.0 to 0.4.3
- JSiteMap Pro 4.3.5 to 4.3.6
- OSMyLicenses Manager 1.2.5. to 1.3.1
- Regular Labs Sourcerer - 7.1.8 to 7.1.9FREE
- Take Backup
- Update to Joomla 3.8.1
- Take Backup; copy offsite
- Enable "Force HTTPS" on entire site
3-4 Sep, 2017
- added plugin Custom HEAD;
- added Facebook Pixel into Custom head
- created Facebook Ad campaign
