Block explorer seems to be offline, PalmDetroit will have to check into it.

But as far as active connections go. I am showing 17 currently.

Add this to your.conf file and then restart PHS
addnode=82.9.77.178
addnode=52.8.14.111
addnode=74.118.195.134
addnode=70.176.24.131
addnode=68.106.253.56
addnode=145.132.199.173

Firewall Tip for Windows Users,
My Connections after doing this went from 5 active connections to 15 active
Windows Firewall blocks ports for wallets sometimes, to make sure this is not an issue for you.
Windows :
Click start, click control panel, click Windows Firewall,
Make a note on which network is connected Home/Work or Public
Then Click on Allow a Program or feature thru Windows Firewall , click allow another program, click browse , then go to the folder with PhilosopherStone-qt64.exe , select PhilosopherStone-qt64.exe  , click open, click add ,
It should then be in the list of allowed programs with a check mark to the left and a check mark on the right side under home/work or public (you want it to be on the 1 that showed as connected), Click OK , and then reboot and restart PHS Client, so your active connections will double or triple.