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New homepage and Forum Look...Like it??? Bugs????


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#1 easyyy

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Posted 09 January 2013 - 06:55 PM

Everyone... Take a look at the new frontpage... http://www.golfwrx.com

And obviously you can see the forums. Not much of a change. The Nav bar on top is new and we are working to collapse the black user bar above it in the coming days. The right side we added the latest news feed from the frontpage and we added the "Don't Miss" announcement on the top that will allow us to broadcast import buzzz.

Black went away, and lighter off white is back. Better nav and new frontpage that will work better with mobile. A lot of work.

Now at first many will not like but give it a few before you judge. At first I was not digging it but after some time looking at it I am in love. Tour issued baby!!!

Please tell us your thoughts.

Richard and the hardest working (been burning the midnight oil) WRX team. :)


Old and new...

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And frontpage old and new...

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#2 smackygolf

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Posted 09 January 2013 - 06:58 PM

Holy hell.  Happened between pages of a thread!! Looks good.

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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:01 PM

IM BLLLLINNNNDDDD!!!!!!
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:02 PM

I like the front page! Looks really good. Cleaner, easier to move around and much more info in one place. :-)
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:02 PM

Not bad, good work! I refreshed my screen a couple of times before I realized the change.


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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:03 PM

Just kidding. I like it. Subtle change is good. I am just glad WRX didn't go all 'Facebook' on us
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:05 PM

Seems pretty nice.  You folks definitely keep the look changing all the time, which I guess is a positive thing.  It did take me a while to find the view new content and view replies to my posts, because it moved from upper right to upper left of the screen.  I think the key thing is if performance is quick and you can find what you need, that is what it is all about.

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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:06 PM

There is an issue at the top with the navigation bar for the site and the user control panel in Google Chrome Version 23.0.1271.97 m


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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:08 PM

I'm using firefox and  my username and mail icon on the top right seem to be slightly obscurred by the navigation ribbon. Pic attached to show what I mean. Not a big deal, but it does seem slightly off.

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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:14 PM

It's way faster for me, so far I like.... :fan_1: :fan_1:


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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:14 PM

View PostPZero, on 09 January 2013 - 07:06 PM, said:

There is an issue at the top with the navigation bar for the site and the user control panel in Google Chrome Version 23.0.1271.97 m

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Same thing. Safari 6.0.


Nice look though. The fonts in the header bar and resulting drop-downs are much nicer and classier. I might rethink the all caps in the drop downs. All caps really slows legibility when applied to more than just a few words. The glossy logo looks pretty sharp too.

Nice works, gents!

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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:16 PM

When I hit "VIEW NEW CONTENT", the drop down menu doesn't show up most of the time.  Sometimes its only half there.  Also I use the lastest Firefox.  The menu bar across the top covers the buttons, half of my screen name and Sign Out, all on the top right.
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:17 PM

On Safari also.  Same issue at the top.  Looks good though!

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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:20 PM

View PostTripleGrindSole, on 09 January 2013 - 07:01 PM, said:

IM BLLLLINNNNDDDD!!!!!!

Dear God (easyyy), there is a whole lotta white screen going on with this new look. PLEASE, could we fill in some grey or light blue or something to frame the edges at least??

Also having the "cutoff" issue at the top of the screen that other are mentioning.
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:25 PM

View PostPZero, on 09 January 2013 - 07:06 PM, said:

There is an issue at the top with the navigation bar for the site and the user control panel in Google Chrome Version 23.0.1271.97 m

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Same problem in IE9


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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:28 PM

FYI, the new top navigation is expanding to two lines on my browser (Firefox) in the forum section of the site. Uppercase Main Navigation text font size seems a little large (both li and li li level). The Main Navigation menu also overlaps the search div by about 5 pixels.
You might consider using a categorised mega menu which would give more room in the dropdown options.

Edited by DaveMac, 09 January 2013 - 07:34 PM.


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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:30 PM

Front page looks great.  On the forum Having the same issue with the bar on the IPAD 3.  Don't like the bar at all it's obscuring my view and when I click the box to type is take a second as it loads the bar at the bottom.

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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:30 PM

On Firefox.

Roughly 1/3 of my laptop screen is taken up my the Dropdown options.

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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:31 PM

View PostPZero, on 09 January 2013 - 07:06 PM, said:

There is an issue at the top with the navigation bar for the site and the user control panel in Google Chrome Version 23.0.1271.97 m

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Same here, I'm with IE9, Windows 7.

Edited by mdgboxx, 09 January 2013 - 07:32 PM.

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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:31 PM

View PostMadGolfer76, on 09 January 2013 - 07:20 PM, said:

View PostTripleGrindSole, on 09 January 2013 - 07:01 PM, said:

IM BLLLLINNNNDDDD!!!!!!

Dear God (easyyy), there is a whole lotta white screen going on with this new look. PLEASE, could we fill in some grey or light blue or something to frame the edges at least??

Also having the "cutoff" issue at the top of the screen that other are mentioning.

I will also note that I am having the same issues with the top of the screen and would love to see the white turned into a light grey.



Edit: I am using Google Chrome Version 23.0.1271.97 m

Edited by TripleGrindSole, 09 January 2013 - 07:32 PM.

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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:33 PM

Top seems to be fixed now for Chrome.
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:34 PM

Same problem on Safari.
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I like the new layout, but I agree that the white is a little blinding. Like KYMAR said, maybe a light grey? Or we could just slap some NASCAR-esque graphics on there! :derisive:
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:35 PM

I like the navigation of the new layout but there are two things that could use some tweaking IMHO

1- There is a lot of white now.  Not a bad thing I guess, but some other color around the border would be easier on the eyes
2- I miss not being able to see the latest stuff for sale on the main page.  Again, not major, but it really appealed to the HO in me

Other than that, keep up the great work guys.
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:39 PM

Fixed, somewhat!
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:44 PM

The top menu bars are pretty intrusive when you are looking at WITB pic and photos.  Seems like the pictures are getting squished.  Not sure if it has always been like that and I am just noticing now?


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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:44 PM

Looks good to me.  Pages seem to load MUCH faster - not sure if that's on your end or mine, but I like it.  Keep up the good work.  I swear I'm going to get the paid membership this year.  I am very frugal usually, but just bought a Cameron, so I figure $35 to I site I'm on 3 x /day and have learned a ton on isn't extravagant!

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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:47 PM

It's very, very bright. I was partial to the black but it still looks good. The navigation for the sub-forums near the header could stand out a bit more.
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:56 PM

Richard I'm suffocating trying to navigate under that giant bar.
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 08:02 PM

On the iPhone the skin looks fantabulous!!!

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Posted 09 January 2013 - 08:04 PM

Navigation bar looking much better on Firefox now, good job guys.

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