What has happened to Family Search ?

I have no trouble getting into Family Search with Firefox.

 

Thanks. that's the next thing I'll try. I have a Mac.

 

Ah, it must have been referring to installing a flash update being unnecessary with W10

 

Just as I was reading the last posting from Pauline I noticed a banner heading -white on black- advising "Firefox has prevented the outdated plugin 'Adobe Flash' from running on http://forums.lc. - with the option to 'Continue Blocking' or 'Allow'. I chose to continue blocking with no visible effect for the moment at least.

 

I found earlier that the ability to upload multiple files at once in the LC Forum requires Flash.

 

I guess my point was, that as FamilySearch clearly state their support for recent versions of most commonly used browsers, it is perhaps misleading to suggest that switching to Chrome is the best solution.

It is, of course, standard procedure to try an alternative browser if a website declines to work in your preferred browser. But even if the site works OK in a different browser, that doesn't mean you have to ditch your preferred browser. It may be that a few tweaks in the settings, such as enabling cookies for the site, or disabling an add-on will sort things.

If people want to switch to Chrome, that's fine. But I wouldn't want to suggest to anyone that they would be better off using my preferred browser, as we all like different things.

 

I was getting the very same message Bob which began after I tried to update/install Flash. I uninstalled eventually it was beginning to annoy me.

 

So far so good with Chrome. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

I've had no probs with either Safari or Firefox on a Mac

 

Yes me too emjay, I will be glad when it is a distant memory.

 

I agree entirely Pauline and would you believe more or less (and more or less is important) I like most Browsers for one reason or another and use them all on differernt computers. My current favourite is -wait for it - 'Edge' which grows better with each update even though it has way to go and still has some idiosycracies. I do not chose IE these days but it sometimes chooses me, or at least a specific update selects IE and no other. I use Chrome almost exclusively on my main laptop for email and for browsing, whilst on the one alongside (a much older laptop) I graduate between Opera & Firefox with each browser set up to open with specific web pages. On my two main PC's I flit between Edge & Firefox and for specific reasons. On these machines I rarely use Chrome, although like IE a software update might select Chrome for its own built-in reasons. The only specific Google thing I do prefer is its Search Engine, although sometime Edge needs a little persuading and a Bing box round the ears.

Of course for the technically minded (to which I lay little claim) there are some supporting reasons behind each Browser. Edge for instance still wins hands down for power consumption (important for laptops), Firefox is still the only 'open' browser (although gradually losing that claim to fame having caved to Apple). Then there are little niggles with browser add-ins -'to have or not to have that is the question' , boot times, security isses and pesky Adobe Flash. As you say Pauline... we all like different things and I add for differernt reasons and long may it remain .

 

For the internet, I use Safari and Chrome on a Mac
When Oops appears,
I delete all in History.
Then go afresh into the site from previously stored Bookmark.
[Works like good, old-fashioned "Off and On again".]

Tho' if you're using History to store your bookmarks, then the above not recommended. Smiley face.

 

This original posting by me is from 26th July 2015, since then I have had no trouble with Family Search, but thanks Plain Janie for your comment.