Warrior Cats
 of the Forest

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News

New Design

Posted by Ember on November 6, 2016 at 1:45 AM

Hi guys! As you’ve likely noticed, Warrior Cats of the Forests has been moved to Site Builder 3. I’ve preserved as much as I can from our original layout, but unfortunately a few things have had to change. Before I start updating the guides to match the new layout, I’d like your opinions on a few things.

How do you feel about the Clan Pages being stacked under the former Information Page, which is now called “The Clans”? I realize the arrangement isn’t ideal, but unfortunately I can’t adjust the amount of space between each link on the navigation bar so there isn’t enough room to include all of the pages without stacking something. If you’d prefer to keep the Clan Pages unstacked, how do you think the Clan Pages should be organized?

I’m on the fence about our new chatbox. On one hand, it is more functional than the old one in that I can ban users or remove messages, but on the other hand, members will have to make a new account for there and can’t change their chatbox name to match their username on here. From a layout perspective, do you like it where it is or would you prefer we go back to the two chatbox and affiliates all on the bottom of the page?

There are also a few entirely new features I’d like your feedback on. Firstly, there’s just a little “About Us” section on the Help Page. This is mostly filler, but if there’s anything you’d like me to add to that, please to speak up. To the right of the “About Us Section,” I’ve added a Contact Us form so members can contact me with suggestions, criticisms, reports of rulebreaking, or anything else they think I should hear. The only required field is the message itself, so anything you send in can be completely anonymous.

What do y’all think of all these changes? Any feedback is helpful, so please don’t hesitate to give your opinion on anything.

The moderators are in charge of making the plot run smoothly for the next few days while I clean up the website. If you haven’t been able to get on for a few days and aren’t sure what’s going on, please direct any plot-related questions to them.

 

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9 Comments

Reply Lochflame
4:42 PM on November 5, 2016 
The update wasn't that bad, and what you've done with it is pretty cool! It took me a whil\e to actually find the clan pages though, and it may be a bit hard for newer members to find.
Reply Wolfie
5:04 PM on November 5, 2016 
I actually love the new set up. I've been a member for quite some time, maybe not as long as others, but I will say this is for sure a large step in the futuristic few of this website. And what you've been able to do with it, is absolutely amazing! Though, like Lochflame mentioned, new members may struggle with finding certain things, even though it looks pretty simple. One thing I for sure miss is when you were on one forum, you could refresh and go to any of the other forums, art, profile, or anything else on that side bar without going back to the home page. I do enjoy the chat boxes. I like the set up and how you have to sign up for it, leaving anonymous people to not be able to post. Then again they could have to ask a question about something on the website and not have the place to do it.
Reply Ember
1:17 AM on November 6, 2016 
Lochflame, okay, hmm, I wonder if there is any way to make them more obvious?

Wolfie, sadly having universal sidebars is no longer possible. Thanks for the input about the chatbox! Maybe the contact us form will help with that? It isn't on the home page, though, so it's harder to find for new members.
Reply 🎄SnowWolf🎄
8:24 AM on November 6, 2016 
I would have to get used to this new layout since I have been using the original one for about two years XD But, yeah, I actually really like new chatbox! Like how it tells who's online and such. But one question, where will members and others put advertisements for other sites? Because I remember on the original site, there was a chat box and a separate advertisements box.
Reply Ember
2:19 PM on November 6, 2016 
Hah, try having used it for nearly eight years. I nearly have a heart attack every time I come online.

If you guys want, I can put another advertisement box. Since we got so few advertisements, my thought was we could just merge the two back into one box.
Reply Alienfish
9:52 AM on November 7, 2016 
I have a rather small request (as I know that there is little you can do about the technical difficulties which have been occurring recently). Is there any chance you could make the text a tad darker? I'm finding it rather hard to read - it kind of blends into the background. That might just be due to my computer, but if there's any chance it could be helped on the administrative end, I'd appreciate that. Thanks!
Reply Ember
10:26 AM on November 7, 2016 
Sure thing :) I'll fix it when I get on a computer.
Reply Berrysong7
8:09 PM on November 8, 2016 
You know the "Your request has timed out" Glitch? It doesn't do too much around the site, except when trying to upload art. It makes you have to upload it again, and then it times out again. Is this just happening to me, or is it happening to everyone else? (If there happens to be anyone who this doesn't happen to, please tell me on my profile :))
Reply Ember
1:53 PM on November 9, 2016 
I'm getting that glitch all the time, not just when uploading art. There doesn't seem to be much of a way around it, other than just going back and attempting to repost whatever you were doing.

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