Website Update, Update
by Rick Overman · 12/21/2005 (4:54 pm) · 31 comments
I think I have all the "oops" bugs fixed right now. Been doing some minor tweaks to the community page to help improve work-flow, it is still a work in progress and I am open to suggestions (even dividing it into multiple pages). It is a tough problem because everybody uses it a little differently and there is so much data to display.
The plan is to come back from the holidays and give some love to the rest of the site. We have not prioritized the list yet so your suggestions here are very important. Product, Solutions and Training pages will be flushed out too.
I will be out of the office through new years, so no site updates until 2006!
The plan is to come back from the holidays and give some love to the rest of the site. We have not prioritized the list yet so your suggestions here are very important. Product, Solutions and Training pages will be flushed out too.
I will be out of the office through new years, so no site updates until 2006!
#2
12/21/2005 (6:04 pm)
What's the difference between "community" and "all blogs"? They seem to show the exact same thing.
#3
12/21/2005 (6:06 pm)
Community does not include GarageGames or Associates, All is well ... everyone.
#4
This is the top of the list on the "Community" tab for me right now, exactly the same as on "All.."
12/21 Rick Overman - Website Update, Update
12/21 Merrie Schonbach - And The Game Begins
12/21 J Lesko - 1-2-3 Bumblebee
12/20 Weekly Plan Highlights - Un-Official GarageGames Weekly .Plan
12/21/2005 (6:18 pm)
It does too! (*whines like a little baby* =).This is the top of the list on the "Community" tab for me right now, exactly the same as on "All.."
12/21 Rick Overman - Website Update, Update
12/21 Merrie Schonbach - And The Game Begins
12/21 J Lesko - 1-2-3 Bumblebee
12/20 Weekly Plan Highlights - Un-Official GarageGames Weekly .Plan
#5
12/21/2005 (6:30 pm)
Ah it does too ... it didn't used to though. Anyone else having the whole blogs box shift down to below the images of the day? (firefox 1.5) 
#6
Since Garage Games is all about community, it might be nice to have the Community link on the main tab bar accross the top. I believe that's the way it used to be. I may be a bit biased in this request as it's the main place I visit :)
12/21/2005 (6:51 pm)
Rick...Just a suggestion.Since Garage Games is all about community, it might be nice to have the Community link on the main tab bar accross the top. I believe that's the way it used to be. I may be a bit biased in this request as it's the main place I visit :)
#7
I normally come here and see what questions people are posing. I like to do that in a glance.
Don't get me wrong, folks blogs are important too, it's just most people use their blogs as a place to show off, which is fine by me, but I'm here to help.
Too bad we couldn't have both the "all blogs" and the "latest forum" stuff on the same page.
Oh yeah I agree, if you are going to use the Community as a selling point, please make that a top link so people can find it easier... Hell I still can't find it half the time.
Thanx!
12/21/2005 (7:08 pm)
Can you please set latest forum posts as the default view on that section.I normally come here and see what questions people are posing. I like to do that in a glance.
Don't get me wrong, folks blogs are important too, it's just most people use their blogs as a place to show off, which is fine by me, but I'm here to help.
Too bad we couldn't have both the "all blogs" and the "latest forum" stuff on the same page.
Oh yeah I agree, if you are going to use the Community as a selling point, please make that a top link so people can find it easier... Hell I still can't find it half the time.
Thanx!
#8
12/21/2005 (7:53 pm)
Rick, any chance you will get Opera browser (what ever that means) back in? 
#9
Thank you for all of the amazing work done on the website!! I love it! Tell that new guy he's doing a great job too! My wife Melissa and I met him at lunch at IGC. :)
12/21/2005 (7:59 pm)
@RickThank you for all of the amazing work done on the website!! I love it! Tell that new guy he's doing a great job too! My wife Melissa and I met him at lunch at IGC. :)
#10
12/21/2005 (9:51 pm)
I still get things cut-off in Firefox here and there...and I saw a different Snapshot today that is now gone. Some Tubetwist one.. 
#11
It should be up on it's own spot in the menu bar.
12/21/2005 (10:28 pm)
I agree with Weston, the community link is the first one I click on, and GarageGames.com is my homepage =)It should be up on it's own spot in the menu bar.
#12
Can we *please* have 'Read unread posts' link on the forum page itself? On the left hand side inline with the 'Mark all as read' link would be great :)
12/21/2005 (11:54 pm)
...and now the Forums tab has been moved to the second tab after Resources.Can we *please* have 'Read unread posts' link on the forum page itself? On the left hand side inline with the 'Mark all as read' link would be great :)
#13
As I posted in reply to your last Blog I'd like to see a focus on personalisation so that we can all setup the pages as we like.
This would be very easy to do.
-Greg.
12/22/2005 (1:12 am)
I doubt it is possible to find a default for many of the pages to suit everyone.As I posted in reply to your last Blog I'd like to see a focus on personalisation so that we can all setup the pages as we like.
This would be very easy to do.
-Greg.
#14
I would presume there must be some problems in Firefox too, but probably less.
Otherwise nice job! Althought, could we get a link on the TDN back to GG's main page? That would be nice.
Toby.
12/22/2005 (1:49 am)
My main concern is that the website is near totally unsuable in Opera - The scripts for the communtiy game just don't work.I would presume there must be some problems in Firefox too, but probably less.
Otherwise nice job! Althought, could we get a link on the TDN back to GG's main page? That would be nice.
Toby.
#15
Pretty cool improvement to the site! Keep the great work ;)
12/22/2005 (4:46 am)
Agreed with Weston too. A direct community link would rocks.Pretty cool improvement to the site! Keep the great work ;)
#16
12/22/2005 (4:52 am)
Edit: Nope, rechecked and it was me. :p
#17
www.codeproject.com has something similar to this, and I actually find it very useful.
12/22/2005 (5:57 am)
What about having some kind of "Resource pick of the day" displayed on the community page? Basically it would randomly pick a different older resource to display each day, but the resource has to be rated at least 4 stars and be no older than 2 years old (to try and keep only useful resources displayed). It's basically a way to get some exposure for some of those great resources that people may not know about.www.codeproject.com has something similar to this, and I actually find it very useful.
#18
12/22/2005 (7:41 am)
Speaking of Reosurces, I don't seem to be able to find a way of getting to the resources I've flagged as watched. I used to be able to get at those from my account. Now there's a watched threads link, but nothing as I can tell that lets me see my watched resources. 
#19
TDN login is still a little bit buggy.
If I login on GG site, then go to TDN, it will ask me to login again...
Thanks ;)
12/22/2005 (8:01 am)
Here a bug report:TDN login is still a little bit buggy.
If I login on GG site, then go to TDN, it will ask me to login again...
Thanks ;)
#20
12/22/2005 (8:53 am)
The community button should be on the main page - it's the only place I go. :) 
Torque Owner Vernon Finch
One of my main flow problems has been the unread posts link isn't always available, and can take a few clicks to get to. It'd be cool if on each forum page there was that link, as well as the mark all as read link (perhaps left justify the unread posts link, and leave the mark all as read right justified?).
I have started to investigate making a firefox plugin anyway if I'm going to be forced to switch from Opera. I'll have a look today and see if I can figure out if there is a easy fix for Opera's problem like you mentioned in another thread.