Saru 6,753 #1 Posted January 3, 2010 Our main site update UM-X ( version 10 ) is now live and on-line. UM-X is a massive overhaul of the design and coding of our main site with an emphasis on speed and navigation. Our front page, news, column, video and encyclopedia sections have received an overhaul, the left-hand side navigation menu has been replaced with a tabs and breadcrumbs style navigation at the top of the page and the site search has been substantially improved upon. A few other specific changes include: - More prominent top stories on the front page - News story and video page "next and back" browsing - Videos are now much larger and are shown in widescreen - News and video pages now include forum comment previews underneath - A complete update of the encyclopedia section entries In addition this update serves as the foundation for a series of future updates and improvements that weren't possible before, some other parts of the site such as the image gallery will also be seeing a facelift before too long. As the new design is still very new it might take a bit of time to get used to it however i'm hoping it will prove to be quicker, easier to use and help provide a lot more news, articles and other topical content to our visitors. If you run in to any errors, broken links or anything else of that nature please let me know and of course as with any update constructive feedback is always welcome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thefinalfrontier 9 #2 Posted January 3, 2010 wow talk about a change, The front page is completley different with no links on right hand side, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
behaviour??? 24 #3 Posted January 3, 2010 (edited) It looks fantastic Saru.... But the page shows I am a guest even after logging in.....and I have zero messages even though I have one waiting to be read Thanks B??? Edited January 3, 2010 by behaviour??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Queen in the North 338 #4 Posted January 3, 2010 Looking good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thefinalfrontier 9 #5 Posted January 3, 2010 It looks fantastic Saru.... But the page shows I am a guest even after logging in.....and I have zero messages even though I have one waiting to be read Thanks B??? same here, Its showing me as a guest but when I come back to the forums it shows me signed in, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saru 6,753 #6 Posted January 3, 2010 But the page shows I am a guest even after logging in.....and I have zero messages even though I have one waiting to be read Confirmed this is a bug, working on it now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
behaviour??? 24 #7 Posted January 3, 2010 (edited) Confirmed this is a bug, working on it now. Best Of Luck I am so sorry to report this to you just when you announced the update has gone online Edited January 3, 2010 by behaviour??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thefinalfrontier 9 #8 Posted January 3, 2010 On the front page it is a very long scroll down the page to see the storys at the bottom, Would it behove us to try and get them side by side?, Just a thought, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
behaviour??? 24 #9 Posted January 3, 2010 On the front page it is a very long scroll down the page to see the storys at the bottom, Would it behove us to try and get them side by side?, Just a thought, Still we have to scroll towards the side right? Thanks B??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saru 6,753 #10 Posted January 3, 2010 Best Of LuckI am so sorry to report this to you just when you announced the update has gone online Not at all, its always appreciated when people let me know about errors and bugs on the site. That's the login indicator on the home page working now. On the front page it is a very long scroll down the page to see the storys at the bottom, Would it behove us to try and get them side by side?, Just a thought, I don't think there's enough room to place the news stories side by side in any practical manner to be honest, the old site design also scrolled down a fair bit on the front page, its the easiest way to fit all the content in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saru 6,753 #11 Posted January 3, 2010 Just to add that i'm still tweaking things so it may still take a short while for everything to be at optimum performance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
behaviour??? 24 #12 Posted January 3, 2010 I loved the background picture given in each section but Will the forums receive the same banner like Homepage?...I think that's more better than the one the forums presently enjoys... Thanks B??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saru 6,753 #13 Posted January 3, 2010 That would be very difficult to do on the forums but i won't say never. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
behaviour??? 24 #14 Posted January 3, 2010 I went into the Encyclopedia and I am so sorry to note.......But couldn't we add more Information about each one in the Wikipedia? Thanks B??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saru 6,753 #15 Posted January 3, 2010 Anyone can become a Wikipedia editor I believe however its not something i've ever considered doing, the material is far more beneficial to the site here than it would be if it was just added to existing Wikipedia articles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
behaviour??? 24 #16 Posted January 3, 2010 Anyone can become a Wikipedia editor I believe however its not something i've ever considered doing, the material is far more beneficial to the site here than it would be if it was just added to existing Wikipedia articles. But it would be more beneficial for the site visitors if more information is added Thanks B??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saru 6,753 #17 Posted January 3, 2010 A system facilitating encyclopedia entry additions by site visitors is a possibility. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kipperphoenix 119 #18 Posted January 3, 2010 (edited) Looks fantastic Saru, you did it again. Edited January 3, 2010 by Fell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Still Waters 40,947 #19 Posted January 3, 2010 Looks good, great job Saru. Well done Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swede 4,174 #20 Posted January 4, 2010 (edited) Saru - Have attempted to provide a link in the "Crypto" column, subhead "Careers". Four attempts today. Repeated response - 501 error. Possible glitch in the new system? The source is quite reputable, i.e. archaeology.org. Please inform. Thanks! Swede Edited January 4, 2010 by Swede Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
THE MATRIX 52 #21 Posted January 4, 2010 Looking good Saru. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nativechick1989 242 #22 Posted January 4, 2010 Groovy .... Well done Saru Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paranoid Android 5,710 #23 Posted January 4, 2010 (edited) Any chance the Search Function can be returned to the time when the post you were looking for was shown in its entirety? When you're looking for someone's specific post, it's really hard to find it if all you can see is the first line of the post. Even going through your own post history is difficult to find an old entry since the same issue occurs. This isn't unique to the new system though. The Search Function has been changed for a while now. But since we're talking about bugs and alterations to the site, I thought I'd bring this up to see if we can get it fixed Other than that, the new layout looks all clear and above board. Good job Saru Edited January 4, 2010 by Paranoid Android Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
schizoidwoman 1,401 #24 Posted January 4, 2010 Good work, Saru! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bLu3 de 3n3rgy 1,015 #25 Posted January 4, 2010 Looking good, very nice and clean Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
