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    • steve
      steve last edited by

      As we continue to use the site and evaluate how it makes sense to use, I get the impression that the front page view of the categories with dropdowns showing the last several posts in each category is a waste of screen real estate. Does anyone actually read that or is it just a bunch of text on the screen? Would the site be more usable if the main screen was cleaner and less busy? My inkling is that when we turn off those dropdowns, the site is easier to use.

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      • Bill Kindle
        Bill Kindle last edited by

        Its a bunch of text and kinda hard to follow. Post titles might be better.

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        • steve
          steve @Bill Kindle last edited by

          @Bill-Kindle said:

          Its a bunch of text and kinda hard to follow. Post titles might be better.

          Would that be better than a clean front page with only the categories? You are only one click away from each category that would show the latest posts.

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          • Reid Cooper
            Reid Cooper last edited by

            I think clean sounds good. Worth a try at least.

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            • Katie
              Katie last edited by

              I agree - a clean front page would be a little nicer than an aggregate of posts for each section.

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              • JaredBusch
                JaredBusch last edited by

                I am only ever on hone front page long enough to hit the recent or unread or notification button.

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                • scottalanmiller
                  scottalanmiller @JaredBusch last edited by

                  @JaredBusch said:

                  I am only ever on hone front page long enough to hit the recent or unread or notification button.

                  That's how I feel. The more that is there, the longer it takes to load or scroll.

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                  • NetworkNerd
                    NetworkNerd last edited by

                    I agree the main page could use some cleaning to prevent it being too busy. Rather than a list of the content of recent posts, I like the idea of showing maybe the few threads with most recent activity under each category. Then you can quickly see what topics are active and then choose to either click a topic or browse the category as a whole.

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                    • alexntg
                      alexntg last edited by

                      It would be cleaner and less disconcerting. Right now, it looks like Twitter vomited on the main page.

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                      • scottalanmiller
                        scottalanmiller @alexntg last edited by

                        @alexntg or Pinterest.

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                        • StrongBad
                          StrongBad last edited by

                          Yes. The current design is too busy. You have to scroll to get to groups.

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                          • Dashrender
                            Dashrender last edited by

                            If you drop the text the home page will start looking either like a iPad or windows 8 (frankly a live tile like Windows 8 might be better - rotating thread titles under the main section) just a bunch of tiles/icons.

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                            • ?
                              A Former User last edited by

                              I vote for forum names only.

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                              • Dominica
                                Dominica last edited by

                                I only ever click on the topic headings, anyway. I agree, it's busy. Since we're evolving as a new community, I don't see a problem with testing new look and feel.

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                                • scottalanmiller
                                  scottalanmiller @Dashrender last edited by

                                  @Dashrender said:

                                  If you drop the text the home page will start looking either like a iPad or windows 8 (frankly a live tile like Windows 8 might be better - rotating thread titles under the main section) just a bunch of tiles/icons.

                                  I saw that tried at one point.

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                                  • scottalanmiller
                                    scottalanmiller last edited by

                                    I like the plain idea. Saw that during recent testing and it seemed nice.

                                    NodeBB themselves use the front page like we have now and I feel like it is useless.

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                                    • Dashrender
                                      Dashrender @scottalanmiller last edited by

                                      @scottalanmiller said:

                                      I like the plain idea. Saw that during recent testing and it seemed nice.

                                      NodeBB themselves use the front page like we have now and I feel like it is useless.

                                      Agreed, MLs home page is currently useless. The last post in a thread is often meaningless without at least knowing the title of the thread itself.

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                                      • scottalanmiller
                                        scottalanmiller last edited by

                                        Yes agreed. When I look at the page I have no idea what to do with that view.

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                                        • scottalanmiller
                                          scottalanmiller last edited by

                                          And on mobile it is way more work than it should be. Much easier to post without all of that.

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                                          • Dashrender
                                            Dashrender last edited by

                                            I only use the inbox - it tells me there are new posts and I go through the entire list.

                                            Of course this will be impossible once we reach 300+ posts a day (or maybe a 1000).. but you see my point.

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