New signed-in homepage launched!
nice, I like it! looks great.
Thanks!Talk about a shocker a few hours makes when visiting HubPages! I think my jaw dropped!
I absolutely love the new layout and the customization of it!
I wasn't sure where the heck I was when I signed in just now.
Going back to get a better look now.Same here ,I was momentarily perplexed. I really thought oh no did a wee gremlin get in and mess up my desk
Im gonna have a wee play
Thanks Hub Team.
P.S Where do I go to 'unfollow' fav hubbers? (forgotton)
I don't visit the sign-in page.
You're welcome, and thank you! You all keep so busy-busy, all the time.
Glad it isn't just me Cags
Very sleek! I like the new look a lot so far. Thanks HP team.
Hey Jason, do think the roll-out of the new front page has anything to do with the edit debacle we seem to be experiencing, or just a coincidence?Yippy! Thanks for the update Jason and for getting the problem to the right people. True appreciation for your efforts. I love it when the HP team gets caught doing good things! Makes it worth while to be part of this grand community! Thanks again Jason!
Thank you! Deeds and Fawntia were actually already working on it before I was even aware of the problem. They're fast.
I don't know what went on in a technial-build sense, but I have to wonder if all the "new features" roll-outs lately are the culprits behind every single page change within Hub Pages, as well as the sign-in, loading V--E--R--Y S--L--O--W--L--Y this entire past week. It is almost as bad as being back on dial-up!
*****
As for the most recent new features, time will tell...
*****
And, on a different matter, I agree with whomever said they dislike the "follow this forum topic" being the default. Some I want to follow, some I do not. I'd rather just do it from the "your" posts tab on the forum homepage, or at least have the default be that the box is UN-checked.
Thank you.surprise, surprise for a Wednesday morning!! I thought I was seeing things (worked 26 hours straight and not seeing straight)!
will come back to investigate it more... looks great !I love it. Thank you HubPages Team.
After I hit submit ,it takes a long time to load now ,and I also started getting a message from Firefox telling me ..the page is trying to re-direct me etc ..allow/disallow?
Never had that before, could be Firefox ,could be the changes...
Oh lifeI played around with this new layout yesterday and posted my discoveries and thoughts at that time. I'm in the process (literally now) of continuing to play with it to see whether and how I like it. It's sort of growing on me.
So far, there are some things that I do like: the ability to see posts in a number of different forums at the same time, without having to click on each thread separately. I can choose to enter one thread fully or just skip around between them. I can expand any one of the collapsed threads to read the entire conversation (or a large percentage of the most recent posts, anyway) - or not, as I choose. I would like to have some way on this page of determining whether a post I see is a response to a previous post, if that is possible - as happens in the usual threaded view. I would also like to have the "hide all" button a slightly darker color, so that it is easier to find. I like the vivid colors of the other boxes. "Hide all" doesn't need to be equally bright, but it could be somewhat brighter.
I like that I can choose a category to view at one time, if I wish. I think this could almost be used as a personalized HubHopper too - among other possible good uses. By that, I mean that I can see new Hubs in the categories I follow. Those are the ones I most likely have some interest in and some level of knowledge about, and will therefore have a level of concern about and possibly a quicker recognition of what sounds original (or not). I don't think I'm stretching here.
One feature I haven't figured out yet is the forum post box at the top of the page. Is that for starting a new thread - or to use to find an existing thread and adding a comment there?
I'll also be really delighted when the jumpy reply/post box gets fixed, but I do understand that it is far down the list below fixing the Hub text capsule glitch. Hub engineers rule!Thanks, Fawntia!
I don't know whether including some indication that it's for a new post would be clearer, or if that's one of those things the people who use it will just become accustomed to. I'm guessing I'll probably be one of the ones who will use it fairly often.
Also, I realized after I posted that I didn't mean the "Hide All" box needed to be more noticeable, because the outline/box isn't there until the cursor finds the words. It was really just the difficulty I had in finding the words at all that was the problem - again, it may become easier with use, but for the first-time user, it might be helpful to have the letters in a slightly darker color. Just MO.
Thanks for all you all are doing!
Much like a Facebook page...
All change is good and bad at the same time.
After using the new a page, I have a couple of suggestions:
1. Switch the columns. The eye reads left to right and it's more acceptable to see photos (ie avatars) on the left with text to the right;
2. Shorten the activities listing. You have to scroll, and scroll and scroll down to get to the very bottom. When you do this, you lose the info at the top. Also, who really wants to scroll and scroll???!!?? I use a 28" screen and I see most of the page. But for those with smaller monitors, this is an inconvenience and takes too much time to navigate through;
3. Keep the grouping of items related to the user together. There is too much wasted real estate on the right hand side. Take advantage of this space by moving the hubber info. Could try something like a banner that goes across the top with the avatar on the left, comments/hubs/your profile next to the avatar (as it already is), the remainder of the banner can be filled with the accolades/new hub/ etc. This would provide the full width of the page for the feeds and other info that users would find useful;
4. Question regarding the status line -- who sees this and who reads this? If this is a feature that is staying, then run it with the banner under the the avatar but across the width of the banner. this will provide a break between hubber info and HP activities. A bit of background color to differentiate the sections is advisable. This breaks things up, livens it and brings a bit of eye candy to the site.
Just a few suggestions.... hope you don't mind.I agree with WE. This FB look-a-like page only makes me have to scan down the page and even then the most recent posts are not shown. By the way, what is the advantage of this feature? Did you let the women talk you into this? They love FB you know
I think there may a precedent for this somewhere!
Wow, what a cold new feature, very "Facebooky" or something like it. I really like it. I think this is definitely heading in the right direction. It will encourage more interaction between and among hubbers. I am so happy to be part of Hub Pages.
