Popular Post Xenon Posted March 21, 2020 Popular Post Posted March 21, 2020 In case you haven't noticed, we have a new, fresh, and much more modern look to the Forums thanks to a big software upgrade from @Clarinot! There's lots of new functionality (like tags) to play around with and I'm sure that some things may be broken. Let us know what you think and if you have found any problems! BanderThanYou, JeremiahW, TWHSParent and 2 others 4 1 Quote
MadisonBandMan1 Posted March 24, 2020 Posted March 24, 2020 This site looks great on the computer! There are some minor bugs on the mobile version though, such as the site taking extraordinarily long times to load and Poster's names not showing above each post as each post runs into the other, as well as the heading of the site being cluttered and hard to use as different features are covered up. Also, I miss the ability to see the leader board that shows top posters in terms of number of total posts. IIRC I was almost top ten and I just wanted to check in on that. The leaderboard on this site is a tad more confusing and less helpful. Thank you and sorry for all of the nitpicking, just trying to help you make the transition smoother and the website run better! Quote
TWHSParent Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 On 3/24/2020 at 7:52 PM, MadisonBandMan1 said: This site looks great on the computer! There are some minor bugs on the mobile version though, such as the site taking extraordinarily long times to load and Poster's names not showing above each post as each post runs into the other, as well as the heading of the site being cluttered and hard to use as different features are covered up. Also, I miss the ability to see the leader board that shows top posters in terms of number of total posts. IIRC I was almost top ten and I just wanted to check in on that. The leaderboard on this site is a tad more confusing and less helpful. Thank you and sorry for all of the nitpicking, just trying to help you make the transition smoother and the website run better! Expand You can still check the lists on the leaderboard - when you get to the leaderboard, click on the Top Members tab. It defaults to overview. Just click that for a drop down and select Most Posts. Quote
Clarinot Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 On 3/24/2020 at 7:52 PM, MadisonBandMan1 said: This site looks great on the computer! There are some minor bugs on the mobile version though, such as the site taking extraordinarily long times to load and Poster's names not showing above each post as each post runs into the other, as well as the heading of the site being cluttered and hard to use as different features are covered up. Also, I miss the ability to see the leader board that shows top posters in terms of number of total posts. IIRC I was almost top ten and I just wanted to check in on that. The leaderboard on this site is a tad more confusing and less helpful. Thank you and sorry for all of the nitpicking, just trying to help you make the transition smoother and the website run better! Expand Thank you - this is really helpful! It was definitely intentional to make these changes in the slow period of the site so I can uncover some of the inevitable bugs. I spent a lot of time on the rest of the site outside the forums, but our forums are actually a commercially available software package (invision board) to which we made minimal modifications. Are you noticing the slowness on the whole site or is this specific to the forums? I will go back and revert some of the design updates I made to the forums and see if I can get the display bugs fixed. Does the post above from @TWHSParent answer the leaderboard question? I never really looked at that section so I'm not sure what may still be missing. Quote
LeanderMomma Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 On 3/21/2020 at 11:04 PM, Xenon said: In case you haven't noticed, we have a new, fresh, and much more modern look to the Forums thanks to a big software upgrade from @Clarinot! There's lots of new functionality (like tags) to play around with and I'm sure that some things may be broken. Let us know what you think and if you have found any problems! Expand I love it! Thanks @Clarinot! Quote
JeremiahW Posted March 26, 2020 Posted March 26, 2020 On 3/25/2020 at 10:20 PM, LeanderMomma said: I love it! Thanks @Clarinot! Expand I love that we can tag people @LeanderMomma. I'm gonna use that feature all the time to drag @principalagent! LeanderMomma 1 Quote
Samuel Culper Posted March 26, 2020 Posted March 26, 2020 On the mobile site the highlighting on new content is not working. Quote
Clarinot Posted March 26, 2020 Posted March 26, 2020 Hi everyone, Thank you for the early round of feedback. Some updates to share with you all: Mobile display issues: I believe these are fixed now, as I am able to see the username above each post now. The header does look better to me as well, as the rest-of-the-site nav menu has been incorporated into the forums nav menu. I haven't been able to replicate slow load times, but if anyone is encountering these please let me know where you're seeing them and we can take a look. Also, I know the other site features (live blog, predictions) aren't widely used in the off-season but if there is any feedback on how these look either now or in the fall please let us know! LeanderMomma and WoodlandsMom4ever 1 1 Quote
MadisonBandMan1 Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 The forum is gorgeous now on mobile! Thank you! Speeds are back up for me now! Quote
Samuel Culper Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 I still do not get the new posts indicators on the mobile site. Android, if it makes a difference. Quote
Clarinot Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 On 3/27/2020 at 1:18 PM, Samuel Culper said: I still do not get the new posts indicators on the mobile site. Android, if it makes a difference. Expand Do you see the indicators on the desktop site? Could you screenshot what you see from the mobile site so I can better understand? Quote
Samuel Culper Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 On 3/27/2020 at 2:18 PM, Clarinot said: Do you see the indicators on the desktop site? Could you screenshot what you see from the mobile site so I can better understand? Expand Nvm. It is working. Quote
Popular Post Clarinot Posted March 31, 2020 Popular Post Posted March 31, 2020 In honor of our 15th anniversary redesign, may I present.... TxBands.com 2005: https://web.archive.org/web/20051109034430/http://www.txbands.com/ gregorydf01, LeanderMomma and TWHSParent 3 Quote
TWHSParent Posted April 1, 2020 Posted April 1, 2020 Shame the comic isn't updated any more. Last one was in 2012. Quote
LeanderMomma Posted April 1, 2020 Posted April 1, 2020 @Clarinot this is awesome! I love the history. ? Quote
Clarinot Posted April 2, 2020 Posted April 2, 2020 Another great one from 2005... yes we had a menu two layers deep, and the colors of the website changed randomly every time the page loaded (yes, I thought this was a clever design idea in 2005) and my wit in the footer of the page shines through. We also sold "winner in life" tshirts Quote
TWHSParent Posted April 2, 2020 Posted April 2, 2020 I hope you kept that gerbil well fed! LeanderMomma 1 Quote
LeanderMomma Posted April 14, 2020 Posted April 14, 2020 One issue I’m noticing with the new look is that I can’t tell who is “liking” my posts. The notification shows that “someone” liked the post but it doesn’t tell me who. Just wondering why. J-Mike16 and josephbandfan 2 Quote
LostChoirGuy Posted April 14, 2020 Posted April 14, 2020 Thank you for updating the site! I must admit that I got a bit scared when I first tried logging in on mobile and it was different than I was used to so I haven't been back on in a few weeks. I'm sure I will get used to the changes, but it takes me some time haha. It does look nice though! Quote
Clarinot Posted April 15, 2020 Posted April 15, 2020 On 4/14/2020 at 2:02 AM, LeanderMomma said: One issue I’m noticing with the new look is that I can’t tell who is “liking” my posts. The notification shows that “someone” liked the post but it doesn’t tell me who. Just wondering why. Expand Do you mean this one? ---> Quote
LeanderMomma Posted April 15, 2020 Posted April 15, 2020 On 4/15/2020 at 1:05 AM, Clarinot said: Do you mean this one? ---> Expand yes but I’m not seeing “who” the folks are who liked something. My notifications just say “someone liked your post” rather than “Clarinot liked your post.” Maybe it’s just me not looking in the right place. ? Quote
LeanderMomma Posted April 15, 2020 Posted April 15, 2020 On 4/14/2020 at 7:50 PM, LostChoirGuy said: Thank you for updating the site! I must admit that I got a bit scared when I first tried logging in on mobile and it was different than I was used to so I haven't been back on in a few weeks. I'm sure I will get used to the changes, but it takes me some time haha. It does look nice though! Expand Oh good. It’s not just me! ?? Quote
Clarinot Posted April 16, 2020 Posted April 16, 2020 On 4/15/2020 at 2:23 PM, LeanderMomma said: Here’s a screenshot of what I mean. I can see who quotes me but it doesn’t tell me who liked the post. Expand Thank you for the details on this. I submitted a ticket to the company that makes our forum software to see if they can tell me how to fix it. LeanderMomma 1 Quote
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