Profile Page Update

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  1. Christy Kirwan profile image89
    Christy Kirwanposted 5 years ago

    Exciting news! Today we have updated profile pages to match the design of the rest of the site. Profile pages are the last holdout, so after today, all of HubPages will have a consistent look and color scheme. The new design is fully responsive, meaning it resizes and functions more smoothly on smartphones and tablets. Please don’t hesitate to let us know if you notice any bugs by starting a new forum thread in the Technical Questions forum. We hope you like the new look!

    1. Christy Kirwan profile image89
      Christy Kirwanposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for your feedback, everyone! We're hearing that most of you are happy with the design but would prefer articles to be the default when landing on a profile. We're working on making that change now. smile

      1. Glenn Stok profile image95
        Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Christy, if articles are going to be made the default again, it would be a good idea to bring back the option to filter by topic. In addition, making the filter option obvious would be useful too. Many people didn't even know that option was available when it was there. It's mostly useful for Hubbers who cover many different niches.

        One last thing, I'm afraid the plan is to simply switch the default, making the bio the second grade content of the profile. I wouldn't like that. What do other's feel about that?  I think the bio is important for SEO purposes.

        1. EricDockett profile image97
          EricDockettposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          I agree. Ideally, bio and articles will both show on the default page. Even if it is only the "latest" articles or something like that.

        2. sallybea profile image95
          sallybeaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          Perhaps we should have tested the new profile page for a few weeks before the default was changed back to' articles'.   I hope that HP pays more attention to those writers who really do understand SEO better than I do, especially if the change made were to increase earnings.
          The images at the top of the page are still skewed.  Hopefully, this can be addressed when time permits.

      2. profile image0
        RTalloniposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Thanks for hearing it all and for efforts to improve.

      3. paradigmsearch profile image60
        paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Don't change it!!! HP got it right the first time!!! Not even 1% of our article traffic comes from the profile page!!! And the occasional visit that does come is almost always from one of us ad-blind Hubbers anyway!!!

        Oh, well.

        1. Glenn Stok profile image95
          Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          Ha Ha. You made me curious. You're right! I just checked my GA stats. Only 0.18% of my total traffic in the past week was to my profile. Even the behavior flow shows few people clicking to the profile after reading a hub.

          1. paradigmsearch profile image60
            paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Thanks. Yep, the article list as the default is a waste of bandwidth.

            1. Glenn Stok profile image95
              Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

              Yes, I do agree with that. As I stated earlier, it's good for SEO to have faster loading. I even left out the full list on my index of my hubs on my author site. I just have a list of my topic categories. Visitors can click the topic they want and THEN they get a list of articles.

      4. sallybea profile image95
        sallybeaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Thanks Christy:)

        1. paradigmsearch profile image60
          paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          Bah, Humbug! big_smile

          However, serves the silent majority right. This is what happens when the silent majority remain silent.

      5. Christy Kirwan profile image89
        Christy Kirwanposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        The engineers tell me that it doesn't make a difference as far as load time or for SEO whether "Articles" or "About" are the default for profiles, so making articles the default shouldn't cause any issues.

        1. profile image0
          Faye Rutledgeposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          Thank you for changing to Articles as default. Looks much better. smile

        2. paradigmsearch profile image60
          paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          Per my request 8 years ago, I'm still waiting for HP to play the last part of the William Tell Overture whenever we visit our stats page. Oh well. big_smile

        3. Natalie Frank profile image92
          Natalie Frankposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks for listening and changing it to articles.  It looks much better, IMO

    2. sallybea profile image95
      sallybeaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I would prefer the articles to be the first thing you see and notice that my images are stretched and skewed.  I have a feeling that now that the social feed buttons are really obvious that traffic will be diverted to those areas rather than to our articles on HP.

      1. Lovelli Fuad profile image93
        Lovelli Fuadposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        That is right. I noticed that too. The first thing I saw was the stretching images. I thought there was something wrong with my browsers.

    3. profile image0
      Faye Rutledgeposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I would like the article view to appear first as well.

    4. Don Bobbitt profile image84
      Don Bobbittposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Where did my link to my FEED go? DON

      1. Glenn Stok profile image95
        Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Don, click the HubPages logo on top of any page to get to your feed page.

        1. Don Bobbitt profile image84
          Don Bobbittposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks Glenn - I went away for a few days and change attacked me! LOL! Oh, Well, I don't care where it is, jut that I can entertain myself over my Coffee each morning! ;>)
          DON

    5. TIMETRAVELER2 profile image85
      TIMETRAVELER2posted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Two things:  I agree that articles should show first, just as before and also...what happened to giving readers the opportunity to email us?  Am not seeing this.

    6. ziyena profile image90
      ziyenaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Very pleased about the default update ...
      Thanks for your concern and diplomacy, Christy

      Blessings

    7. Christy Kirwan profile image89
      Christy Kirwanposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Just wanted to let everyone know that the engineers are tackling the issue of the stretched carousel. It's not an easy fix, so it might take some time, but we're working on it. smile

      1. Natalie Frank profile image92
        Natalie Frankposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Thanks for letting us know, Christy.

  2. Ekcedeon profile image86
    Ekcedeonposted 5 years ago

    Can't edit the "about" section on my profile page. Not sure if it's a bug or not.

    1. paradigmsearch profile image60
      paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Yes you can! big_smile

      Just go to your stats page and select PROFILE on the top menu. smile

  3. FatFreddysCat profile image93
    FatFreddysCatposted 5 years ago

    Neat-O.

    1. paradigmsearch profile image60
      paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Also saves bandwidth, but also enables additional ads. Works for me! big_smile

  4. AliciaC profile image93
    AliciaCposted 5 years ago

    I like the new design except for the fact that it loads with the About page showing. If people have written a short description about themselves, the visitor sees a page with very little writing and two ads visible without having to scroll down the page, which doesn't look good to me. A longer description means that a visitor has to scroll down to see the second ad, which is fine in my opinion.

  5. profile image0
    RTalloniposted 5 years ago

    Liking it. Thanks.

  6. Kenna McHugh profile image91
    Kenna McHughposted 5 years ago

    Digging it, thanks! It looks good on my desktop and mobile.

  7. Marketing Merit profile image94
    Marketing Meritposted 5 years ago

    Prefer it if the default page was 'articles' and not the 'about' page.

  8. Ekcedeon profile image86
    Ekcedeonposted 5 years ago

    @paradigmsearch, I tried your suggestion before my initial post,
    but to no avail. Now that you mentioned it - I retired but still can't edit in the about section.

  9. Natalie Frank profile image92
    Natalie Frankposted 5 years ago

    Nice job!  Thanks!  Though I think I'd like it better if the articles page was the default page also.  The pictures from each article just make for a more interesting and colorful appearance.

  10. dredcuan profile image91
    dredcuanposted 5 years ago

    I like the latest update in our profile. It looks very clean and easy to navigate. I agree with Nathalie, it's better if the article page is the default page as well. Just like in any other blogs or websites where they put the about the author page at the right part of their menu. Overall, great job!

  11. ethel smith profile image84
    ethel smithposted 5 years ago

    In all honetsly prefer the old view where articles instantly available

    1. ethel smith profile image84
      ethel smithposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Typos sorry. We small hours here in UK

  12. Kenna McHugh profile image91
    Kenna McHughposted 5 years ago

    I like the old view with the articles as well.

  13. Ekcedeon profile image86
    Ekcedeonposted 5 years ago

    Fixed - "edit profile" finally appears.

    1. paradigmsearch profile image60
      paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      HP likes you. big_smile

  14. Faceless39 profile image93
    Faceless39posted 5 years ago

    Basically when someone clicks on my profile button in an article now, they're sent to a page without my articles and with tons of ads instead. Readers have to "work" to get any information about what I do. Everyone knows a two-step process will lose at least half of those initially interested in my work, probably more. I think it's a terrible change for traffic and business for us writers. But let's see if the numbers back me up a month from now..

    1. ziyena profile image90
      ziyenaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Agreed

    2. Glenis Rix profile image94
      Glenis Rixposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I just now checked my profile page on my iPad and all of my articles are there. There was the issue that you describe so time ago but it was temporary.

  15. Rochelle Frank profile image90
    Rochelle Frankposted 5 years ago

    When I go to a profile page I want to see what else the writer has written. I am really more interested in finding their work than I am in reading their bio. Also when I refer someone to my profile, I want them to see my articles.

    1. ziyena profile image90
      ziyenaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Agreed

    2. janshares profile image94
      jansharesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I agree, Rochelle. Timing is not on my side. I just shared the link to my profile page yesterday on a fb group for fellow therapists so they can see my articles. Oh well. hmm

    3. Jean Bakula profile image91
      Jean Bakulaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I am very upset that my readers have to jump through hoops to find my articles. You cut down what was shown by less than a quarter of what I had. Newcomers won't even know where to go to find the larger body of our work.

  16. tajwershakir profile image63
    tajwershakirposted 5 years ago

    À very good move by hubpages. Congrats and thanks! Great job! Keep it up!

  17. ziyena profile image90
    ziyenaposted 5 years ago

    Interesting that HP decided to remove the "Search & Sort" option that sat underneath the Featured Articles display - the helpful user field made it easy for the reader to sort & find what type of other articles were available by genre.  So now after this design change - if a reader is only looking for "Health" articles - they no longer have an option to narrow down what they are looking for - especially if the writer has more than one niche or several different topics that are not related to the readers intent.  Instead, the reader has to spend time scrolling down the article list which takes time - granted those who do have the time might find something off topic that piques their interest - then it's a bonus for all  - but most likely because of time constraints in today's world with the ever self-gratifying "I want it now" attitude - I think that many will quickly lose interest hence a loss of traffic to other articles and the writer.   I've noticed the Profile pic on the BIO page is a bit larger and really nice for display but I'm thinking the accolades may not really matter to the outside reader who is not related to the HP world and looks kind of odd sitting below - and lastly, the ads appear blatant  and possibly a quick turn-off to the serious-minded reader who is bombarded with ads right away - albeit again, we all want to make that money! -  just my two cents and takeaway on the newest changes.   

    Having worked for a few major corporations over the years  - I know to expect that things will most likely change.  Sometimes for the good - sometimes for the bad -  in observation - the new design is neatly tailored to the eye but as far as a traffic motivator - this may not be such a good move for the HP Network or its writers.  But maybe good for the  Maven Network?  Good for the entity in that it still has a search & sort option (by genre) planted on the HubPages Network to reroute possible traffic yet we no longer have the ability to display that option within our own network.

    At any rate - we shall see
    Just gotta roll with it
    Hard Eight Baby 
    Cheers

  18. Bede le Venerable profile image97
    Bede le Venerableposted 5 years ago

    The new format distorts images in the spotlight section. Previously the boxes were square and now they are rectangular. As a result, faces look much wider, as though somebody’s been visiting the cookie jar too often.

    Is there a way to access the forum/feed/article section as before? Overall, I rather preferred the previous format but I understand the need to improve it for mobile users.

    1. profile image0
      RTalloniposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      It does seem that photos on articles are skewed.

  19. EricDockett profile image97
    EricDockettposted 5 years ago

    It looks really good, but I wholeheartedly agree with what some others are saying about having the articles on the first page. I think it is a huge mistake not to do have it set up this way.

    When people Google you, this is the page they arrive on. They should immediately see more of your articles and not have to hunt for them. Your homepage is your business card. When readers arrive your want them not only to see your profile blurb, but also the articles you've written.

    This is even more important for those of us who write in a niche. If readers find one article they like, we can assume they'd like to read more of them. If readers have to hunt around and click again to find those articles, chances are equally good that they will simply go away. We need to make it easy for them.

    At the very least make the link to find the articles more prominent, and not blended into a menu where readers have an equal chance of clicking on "Activity".

    That's my 2 cents, for whatever it is worth.

    1. janshares profile image94
      jansharesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      +11111111

  20. Patty Inglish, MS profile image89
    Patty Inglish, MSposted 5 years ago

    I don't like the large ad that continually shows on my profile because it includes negative, offensive political slogans I never use, in a variety of formats, like T-shirts and others. The ads imply to readers that I belong to far right and far left political groups, depending on which ad is up and I resent this. This will kill off some of my readership as well as give a false impression of me.

    1. janshares profile image94
      jansharesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Terrible.

    2. ethel smith profile image84
      ethel smithposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Good points Patty

    3. ziyena profile image90
      ziyenaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Nor do I ... None of my articles are about online gaming.  Weird

    4. Glenn Stok profile image95
      Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Patty, ads are based on your own interests. Google, and other ad agencies, use your search history to decide what ads to show you.

      I see you have written some politically related hubs, so you must have been doing searches for your research. That's what is making those ads appear for you.

      Other people visiting your profile will see ads related to their interests, so no need to worry.

      1. Patty Inglish, MS profile image89
        Patty Inglish, MSposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        I'm thinking of the hundreds of thousands of students grades 4 through college that use my articles annually, along with their parents, and teachers - all of whom are also researching politics and job searching, usually on Bing or Google. I've already received a complaint email from a long-time reader I've gotten to know, about political T-shirts and ads for Truck Driving. Well, truck driving can be lucrative, but I dislike blame for Trump pro- and anti- T-shirts.

        I'd be happy if the ad on the profile page could be moved from underneath my name/contact info on the mobile phone view.

        Thanks for the info.

        1. Glenn Stok profile image95
          Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          If the students who read your articles are also searching for politics related information on Google and Bing, and even if they discuss it in emails with friends who use gmail, they will see those ads everywhere – not just on HubPages. It's always been that way.

          If it really concerns you when their parents complain, then you can instruct them how to disable "private results" in Google's search settings.

          See https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/1710607

          1. Patty Inglish, MS profile image89
            Patty Inglish, MSposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Thanks for the information; that will help.

    5. profile image0
      RTalloniposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Well said.

  21. janshares profile image94
    jansharesposted 5 years ago

    I just looked at it a little closer. It's good that readers can click on "Articles" right after "About." It's not so bad.

  22. Glenn Stok profile image95
    Glenn Stokposted 5 years ago

    I like that it loads faster since the list of articles is under a separate tab. Should get ranked higher for that. I just needed to change my bio a little to relate to the new layout. I also like how the “follow me” icons are clearly labeled now.

    However, I discovered a few things that may have been overlooked:

    • The Accolades no longer include descriptions when clicked. One used to be able to click them for a description.

    • The images of the spotlight hubs are strangely stretched.

    • The ability for a visitor to filter the listing for a specific topic is no longer available.

    1. ziyena profile image90
      ziyenaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Well now, I've tried to explain the last one ... thanks for clearing that one up with a better explanation about the removal of the filter issue.  I tend to get wordy lol   ... Cheers

    2. Venkatachari M profile image87
      Venkatachari Mposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      The description for accolades is visible by browsing the cursor over the accolade icon.

      But, you can't post a question from the profile page.

      And, you can't visit the feed page direct from your profile buttons.

      1. Glenn Stok profile image95
        Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        I was testing it on my iPad. You are right, though, but hovering only works on a desktop. It’s strange that they changed that since we are already up to 80% traffic from mobile devices. I guess it’s not that important since most people don’t pay attention to an author’s accolades anyway.

        I don’t know what you mean by posting a question on the profile, unless you mean sending a message via the fan mail page. I do see that that was removed. Maybe another thing they missed when making the changes.

        As for visiting the feed page, you can still do that by clicking the HubPages logo on top.

        1. Venkatachari M profile image87
          Venkatachari Mposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          Posting a question in the Forums. Previously, we were able to either post questions/Answers and enter the feed page by clicking a button (that showed 3 or 4 options) at the top right side tools bar.

        2. snakeslane profile image81
          snakeslaneposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          There it is! Thanks Glenn.

    3. Jean Bakula profile image91
      Jean Bakulaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      I don't even see accolades. I hope our articles go back to being the default.

      1. Glenn Stok profile image95
        Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Jean, See my last long post above ( assuming you are viewing this thread in chronological mode).

        1. Jean Bakula profile image91
          Jean Bakulaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          I can get to the articles now. I still see no accolades. I guess it's not so important.

          1. Glenn Stok profile image95
            Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            You missed the latest changes discussed. You're probably in threaded view. Switch to chronological.

            They changed the default to 'Articles'. The accolades are still in the 'about' page.

            1. Jean Bakula profile image91
              Jean Bakulaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

              Thanks Glenn,
              I got it now. I just had to play around and get used to it smile.

  23. Venkatachari M profile image87
    Venkatachari Mposted 5 years ago

    A correction to my above post, please. I am able to visit the feed page by clicking the HubPages logo at the bottom end of the page in the left side (near the image of the "key".

    1. Glenn Stok profile image95
      Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      That one works too. But no need to scroll down when you can click the logo on top anyway.

      1. Venkatachari M profile image87
        Venkatachari Mposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        True.

  24. Kenna McHugh profile image91
    Kenna McHughposted 5 years ago

    Wonderful news, thanks, Christy. smile

  25. Kain 360 profile image91
    Kain 360posted 5 years ago

    How do I access the forums now? I had to google search manually to get on here. I am confused.

    1. Glenn Stok profile image95
      Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Kain, You can get to the forums by clicking the (≡ MORE) option at the top left of any page. It's at the bottom of the options panel that appears.

      I once mentioned to Paul that it should be moved up to the top of the MORE panel along with the other commonly used options, but I guess they decided to leave it at the bottom. I know it's a pain to scroll all the way down just to click to the forums.

  26. Faceless39 profile image93
    Faceless39posted 5 years ago

    What I experienced over the past 8+ years with HubPages was their increasing inability to take our feedback into account. They just did whatever they wanted, it seemed. I was hoping that the "new" HP would be different, and it sounds like it is. The fact that you're even considering our feedback is a new concept, and I'm happy to know you guys are listening!! Thank you. Now I hope the changes materialize..

  27. paradigmsearch profile image60
    paradigmsearchposted 5 years ago

    Come to think of it, fix it where we can choose the default.

  28. ethel smith profile image84
    ethel smithposted 5 years ago

    Hahahahahahaha paradigmsearch

  29. ethel smith profile image84
    ethel smithposted 5 years ago

    Thanks Christy and team for taking on board our preferences re articles as default page

    1. janshares profile image94
      jansharesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Cool!

  30. paradigmsearch profile image60
    paradigmsearchposted 5 years ago

    The profile page was the last and only place still left where we could still announce to the world what fine human beings we are. Now that is soon to be "gone" as well. Good news for HP, bad news for us.

  31. Glenn Stok profile image95
    Glenn Stokposted 5 years ago

    Oh No! It’s worse now. Worse than ever!

    So, the default was changed to the listing. But that defeats the purpose of keeping it hidden to enhance page load time.

    Now we have a listing of everything without the ability to choose topics, and no bio! 

    That’s definitely not good. Most people will not notice that they can click the “about” tab for the bio. People don’t look at things that closely. All the tabs will be overlooked anyway.

    Okay, here’s what my analysis is on this... Some people have a tremendously long bio that no one wants to read. They don’t realize they are losing their potential readers. So I get it — this is why the bio was separated from the listing.

    But for those of us who have a short, direct to the point bio, one that’s written with SEO in mind and one that serves the purpose of attracting a reader's interest, I feel those deserve to be the main point of the profile.

    So what do we do?

    One option is to go back to the way it was, but with the new template that matches the rest of the site. That is, let a long bio display only when the reader clicks “more.” 

    Another option is to limit the size of the bio to begin with, and don’t display long bios until people rewrite them to meet the new size limit.

    I’m sure there are other solutions, but that was my two-cents worth. Or was it five-cents with inflation?

  32. paradigmsearch profile image60
    paradigmsearchposted 5 years ago

    Well, sports fans. The hammer fell. You got your wish. The articles list is now the default.

    Glenn, you are right. To me, the profile page is now basically useless.

    1. Glenn Stok profile image95
      Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      And Google bots will no longer create a snippet from our bio for the SERPs. That’s why, if we had a choice, the bio is more important than the article list.

  33. Faceless39 profile image93
    Faceless39posted 5 years ago

    I thought it was perfect before with short bio at the top, and articles underneath if you want to scroll down. Formatting is far less important than ergonomics and doing what readers want. I like the effort to change it, but I don't think it's adding to the experience in any way, and seems to be detracting. What we had was perfect, and now it's just a mess.

    1. Jeremy Gill profile image92
      Jeremy Gillposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Agreed, I actually preferred the old setup, especially with our oddly stretched highlight pictures.

      1. gerimcclym profile image95
        gerimcclymposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Yes, the previous setup was hands down more visually appealing IMO.

        1. Bede le Venerable profile image97
          Bede le Venerableposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          I agree, the old was aesthetically pleasing and the new seems unduly sparse. Who knows, maybe they'll let us vote as to which is preferable?

    2. ChristinS profile image39
      ChristinSposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      The more I am looking - yes I agree.  If it isn't broke don't fix it.  This is awful.

  34. EricDockett profile image97
    EricDockettposted 5 years ago

    I think it's much better now that it shows articles by default. Thanks for listening HubPages! But, honestly, I think it still isn't as good as having everything on one page like it was before - bio, accolades, slideshow, article list. Also, what's with the big ad between our names and articles in mobile view?

    I also strongly disagree with some the idea that nobody ever reads our profile page. As I said before, if you write in a niche your profile matters a whole lot.

    A few years ago I wrote an article about a somewhat obscure topic. Back then there were few articles on the web on this topic, so my article ranked highly and got around 300 views a day. I thought that was pretty good, back then. I wrote many other articles in the same niche (though not the same topic) and had around 40 articles on the subdomain.

    I also had three or four off-topic articles on that account, in totally unrelated niches. That's important to know for the rest of the story. smile

    So, one day a major cable network decided to air what proved to be an extremely controversial program on my topic. Overnight my views on that account shot up to something like 85,000 in a 24-hour period. Jackpot!

    But I noticed something interesting when I looked at my stats. People weren't just reading that article and the ones linked to it. They were reading my other articles in that niche. How did they find them? They weren't linked in any way. Even more interesting, the 3-4 non-niche articles had no change in traffic.

    Looking at GA confirmed what I had been thinking. People were coming to my profile and seeking out more articles in that niche. They were ignoring non-niche topics, because that's not what brought them there.

    Trends like this are easy to spot when you get several month of traffic in one shot. And I suspect they are much more pronounced if your write in a niche. In fact, one of my pen names for one of my niche accounts even shows up in Google autocomplete, ahead of some well-known brands.

    That means people search for my name, and when they do they arrive at my profile page.

    So, in my humble opinion, based on my experience,  the profile page matters. If you write in a niche, it matters a lot. It should be a central location where readers can easily find what they want, and it should not be plastered with ads.

    1. Jean Bakula profile image91
      Jean Bakulaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      EricDockett,
      My readers also find my main niche by Googling my name. I get most of my traffic that way, and repeat visitors when I write new stuff. Or new people who read an article and want to read more about the topic. I've also had offers to write on other sites by that.

  35. ethel smith profile image84
    ethel smithposted 5 years ago

    Yeah that’s better thank you

  36. NateB11 profile image89
    NateB11posted 5 years ago

    I like it much better. I like how you can look at the About section without having to click the "read more". Looks slick!

  37. paradigmsearch profile image60
    paradigmsearchposted 5 years ago

    Our lives have ended as we know it.

    Actually, on a more serious note, we probably won't even recognize this site a year from now anyway.

    Am looking forward to the next drama and intrigue. big_smile

    1. DrMark1961 profile image96
      DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Really! This internet thing changes every time you turn around.
      I had a comment on one of my articles "I know this article is really old but I wated to ask a question anyway"
      The offending material was written about 4 years ago.
      Really old?

      1. paradigmsearch profile image60
        paradigmsearchposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        I know what you mean. I've got "2018" plastered on every page of my website. Considering indexing delays, am trying to decide when to change it to "2019".

  38. Kenna McHugh profile image91
    Kenna McHughposted 5 years ago

    Christy, Thank you for your updates.

  39. Venkatachari M profile image87
    Venkatachari Mposted 5 years ago

    The mobile view features the advertisement as the spotlight post on my profile!!!

    Where is my spotlight space?

    This is too bad.

  40. cleoaddams profile image82
    cleoaddamsposted 5 years ago

    I thought that it was great before in the original style, with the bio above and the articles listed below. But that's just my two cents. smile

    1. ChristinS profile image39
      ChristinSposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Not just yours, I agree with you too.  I guess they couldn't plaster enough ads all over it the old way.  sigh.

  41. Kenna McHugh profile image91
    Kenna McHughposted 5 years ago

    Christy, I know the engineers are working on the profile page. I am sure it will be all set soon. However, my revolving pictures under "In the Spotlight" are skewed. Can we see more of the bio?

  42. janshares profile image94
    jansharesposted 5 years ago

    Is there no longer a way to see if we have comments on the profile page? It was very convenient instead of having to click on the article and scroll down to reply to the comment. I see that we can also access comments via the notfication link. However, it's not as convenient or as stream-lined as all comments together in one place, without having to go to the article. Asking for a friend. big_smile

    Edit: Oops! Nevermind, that's the hub feed page. Duh! Just have to laugh at my friend sometimes with those dumb questions. SMH

    1. Natalie Frank profile image92
      Natalie Frankposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Just an FYI - you can also get to your comments via the stats page using the tab at the top which lists all of them.

      1. janshares profile image94
        jansharesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Thanks, Natalie.

  43. ChristinS profile image39
    ChristinSposted 5 years ago

    Sorry don't have time to go through all the responses, I am on a laptop using Google Chrome and there is a lot of white space - like an enormous gap between the top with the picture/contact and where the tabs are.  You have to actually scroll down to see anything.  I guess me being on an actual computer is a rarity these days, but this looks really bad on my laptop, fine on mobile though.  I see where you're addressing the wonky pictures in the carousel - that's good.

    1. Jeremy Gill profile image92
      Jeremy Gillposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      That sounds like a solid assessment--like you, I mainly access HP from a computer, which the old format seemed more helpful for, but the new aesthetic may be superior on mobile devices.

    2. lobobrandon profile image88
      lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Did not read any other replies, but I use a laptop too. 15 inch 1366 X 768 pixels. And the gap is perfect. I have a mouse cursor of a gap, that's it. Are you on a very different screen resolution?

    3. Glenn Stok profile image95
      Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      As far as that “enormous gap“ that you refer to, is it possible that you have an ad blocker that is just leaving white space where the ad normally appears?

      1. Venkatachari M profile image87
        Venkatachari Mposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Glenn, and Lobobrandon, do you see the spotlight hubs on your mobile view? I do not find them either on the about page or the articles (default) page of my mobile. Where are they?

        1. lobobrandon profile image88
          lobobrandonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          It does not show on mobile view. Probably for faster load times which is good.

        2. Glenn Stok profile image95
          Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

          The spotlight is not displayed on my iPhone, but it is on my iPad. I agree with Brandon about load time. The carousel requires more overhead.

          1. Venkatachari M profile image87
            Venkatachari Mposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Okay, thanks to both of you for clarifying the issue.

    4. Venkatachari M profile image87
      Venkatachari Mposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      The white space is that of the advertisement. It loads slowly after 30 seconds or a minute on my mobile.

      1. Glenn Stok profile image95
        Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        Thanks for confirming that. In addition to slow load time, she might be using an ad blocker as I had asked her earlier.

  44. EricFarmer8x profile image94
    EricFarmer8xposted 5 years ago

    I honestly wonder if anybody other than HubPages writers than look at my profile. According to my analytics tracking, few people do.

    The new profiles look nice to me though.

    1. Glenn Stok profile image95
      Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Eric, what does it say on the HubPages newsletter? That always shows the number of views on the profile and the change from the prior report.

  45. EricFarmer8x profile image94
    EricFarmer8xposted 5 years ago

    I know I get some views. I just mean not enough to worry too much. I get about like 20 views to my profile a month.

    1. Glenn Stok profile image95
      Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Profiles generally get little traffic anyway.

      1. Venkatachari M profile image87
        Venkatachari Mposted 5 years agoin reply to this

        True. Nobody looks at them unless he is interested in providing or getting work from you. Some may be interested in taking a short glimpse of your articles so that he may find stuff for his needs.

 
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