I never could get the pictures on my cottage remodel thread!! I cannot tell you how many times I tried. Why would it QUIT working? Very annoying.

Troubleshooting here:

Wondering is this on a desktop/laptop, or phone/tablet? Has it been recently updated, or do you need to?

I have probs with the mobile interface, but not the desktop. There are also a number of features that are not on the mobile site, like font formatting, filters, etc.

And browser and OS may make a difference too. Their software seems very problematic.

I'm on an Apple desktop, BTW, and use an Android phone.

I'm having problems with both the mobile interface and the desktop. It's on the Houzz end for sure.

Yeah, I had trouble posting recently and as Annette described it just never posted. I gave up and came back later and it was fine. Many things about the new format are annoying.

Oh- and on a mac laptop; never use the phone to post.

I can post on my phone, but now when I try to add pictures they don't post. Which is annoying, because many of the pictures are on my phone, so I have to email them to myself, then upload them to my computer so that I can post them here.

I don't know how it works on iPhone, but with Android, I can request the desktop site of any website, allowing me to use all the functions of the website,

terezosa/terriks, I can post (or did) on my Ipad, but don't like typing on it. What I did is post on the desktop, then go to the Ipad, where the pictures are, and add the picture in first comment. A lot of posters have said they can't add a picture in the post anyway.

FWIW, I can easily transfer photos from my Android phone to my Mac desktop using Bluetooth, and it's much quicker than email. I tap the photo, then select the 'Share' option and select Bluetooth, then pair devices, if they're not paired already.

I'm on a Chrombook and also having difficulties...

This is supposed to be fun isn't it? It's my distraction that's distracting me but not in the way I need!

Add me to the frustrated...

ETA I just commented on a thread about skincare...now the whole thread has gone poof...

I'm starting the think that this is some nefarious plot to make me think I'm losing my mind.

Houzz is gaslighting me.

Also making me paranoid...

Wow, thanks Carolb!! Now how do I pair my Samsung phone with my apple laptop?

That's so weird. I had recently noticed that some of the issued I've been having have apparently been fixed. :/

They do seem to update their software frequently, but unlike most sites, they don't put a little notice at the top to say what's been changed and where to report any issues.

It took me several days to get my English decor post up and then at one point I couldn't comment on it! I have no idea of what goes on at Houzz HQ. I would blame it on the layoffs a few weeks ago, except that this kind of problem predates that.

Plus I really wanted to comment on Ingrid's new thread about about soulful decor, to no avail. I can't find the thread- that of course could just be my own fault.

And I only post and write on my MacBook.

I would blame it on the layoffs a few weeks ago .....

Do tell.

From Tech Crunch, January 29:

Pull quote, emphasis mine.

A source hints to us there could be more layoffs coming, as the company looks to get into the black ahead of a potential IPO.

“The company aims to slash costs in order to be profitable before going public,” the source said.

Houzz has built a $4 billion business on the back of a platform and marketplace that lets you plan and execute home improvement projects. But as the startup gears up for its next phase of growth, it is also going through some growing pains. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed the company this month laid off around 110 people in the U.K. and Germany, along with an additional 70 in its U.S. home market in Q4 of last year.

“We restructured our international marketplace workforce, primarily in our U.K. and Berlin offices, so that we can double down on the areas that will have the greatest impact for Houzz,” a spokesperson told TechCrunch. “It’s always difficult to go through a restructure at growth stages given the impact on people’s lives. We value and appreciate all of our employees and will do everything we can to retain them. We are introducing as many new opportunities as possible in other parts of the business so that those affected can apply and transition to other positions. For those who will leave Houzz, we are offering a separation package and providing any help we can as they look for a new opportunity. Houzz’s business is strong and we continue to hire and scale teams across our international and U.S. offices.”

Houzz has 1,800 employees, meaning that these two tranches of layoffs account for approximately 10 percent of the company. The spokesperson added that Houzz has been hiring in Q4 in other areas — some 300 people in all — although she did not specify in which department or region.

Houzz is also not providing much information about which departments have been impacted by the layoffs or what happens next, but details posted on social media point to at least one entire international department getting eliminated.

“Purchased items from you in the UK. For the second time one of my orders was canceled. I emailed your offices + tried to call only to find the phone had been disconnected. I tweeted @HouzzUK yesterday & rcv’d a message that all staff had been made redundant,” one customer noted on Twitter.

A source hints to us there could be more layoffs coming, as the company looks to get into the black ahead of a potential IPO.

“The company aims to slash costs in order to be profitable before going public,” the source said.

https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/29/houzz-layoffs/

Houzz does still have the resources to censor the Sophie topic when last someone asked in the middle of another thread about why some have her name/issue in our moniker.

It took like 5 hours for the last post I made to show up.

“We restructured our international marketplace workforce, primarily in our U.K. and Berlin offices, so that we can double down on the areas that will have the greatest impact for Houzz,” a spokesperson told TechCrunch.

Well, yes, but you need to think about what they want to double down on, and it's not selling merchandise. I strongly suspect this has more to do with the increasing emphasis on data privacy in Europe than with selling sofas.

Lately I haven't been able to post pics from my phone at all, not just in an initial post, but in a response.

I tried to post a photo this morning and it would disappear as soon as I hit the submit button. Tried 3 times and gave up. Went to another forum and posted another photo and it worked there. Strange. Same device, an iPad. This afternoon, it worked. Haven’t tried from my phone.

Have been having problems for a few days now. Especially posting pictures.

Hmm....just had this happen to me for the first time today. Guess it's not fixed.

I've been trying for days now....from phone (Android). Nothing.....

Faron

Hey! This worked!