15 years
Doesn't seem to be a javascript issue (the request goes through just fine) and cookies *shouldn't* affect that IMO, so I guess it's their server side script not working.
Kind of a big deal, I think.
(Oh, and hi, everyone. ;) )
Hostel Sorting Issue - price and average rating
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I'm unable to sort hostels by average rating or by price on Hostelworld.com anymore.
Here is how to reproduce the issue:
- Hit ctrl-shift-delete in Firefox and clear all private data, especially the cookies. (A side-effect is that will log you out of HostelManagement.com too.)
- Then go here and sort by rating: http://www.hostelworld.com/hostels/Paris
Is it working for other people? I can't sort the hostels here. I wonder if good and/or cheap hostels are losing money because they're not at the top of the list anymore.
I'm guessing it's either a JavaScript error (with the select box) and/or a cookie problem.
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15 years
I can't get price sorting to work properly, average rating sorting works for me in destinations with only a small number of hostels, but doesn't seem to in larger cities
15 years
Doesn't seem to be a javascript issue (the request goes through just fine) and cookies *shouldn't* affect that IMO, so I guess it's their server side script not working.
Hostelworld.com has some other bugs relating to cookies which is why I mentioned cookies. For example:
- Go to this page in Firefox.
- Then either middle click (or ctrl-click) on the names of the first three hostels. That will open the three hostels in tabs.
- Then go to the tab directly to the right of the current tab.
- Click on the hostel photos to open the popup window.
- Notice that it displays photos for the wrong hostel. It's not the hostel in the current tab -- it's the hostel in the most recent tab open, two tabs to the right.
Then immediately after you do that, go to this page:
http://www.hostelworld.com/hostels/Paris
Sort by average rating and it should work. Then clear all cookies (ctrl-shift-delete in Firefox). Then sort by average rating and it won't work. The select box won't hold the selection "average rating" but will flip back to "Sort by".
Kind of a big deal, I think.
I think it's a serious issue for hostels that have high ratings or are offering low rates.
15 years
Notice that it displays photos for the wrong hostel. It's not the hostel in the current tab -- it's the hostel in the most recent tab open, two tabs to the right.
It must've been years since I first noticed this particular bug. Kinda weird that it still hasn't been fixed...
15 years
It must've been years since I first noticed this particular bug. Kinda weird that it still hasn't been fixed...
I wonder if their programmers use tabbed browsing. The bug is probably only seen by people who use tabs a lot.
I think many travelers see a list of hostels and middle-click (or ctrl-click) to open a few hostel pages in tabs at once...
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