What I Don't Get.................

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  1. Redwing

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    The new "Home Page" is a mystery to me. When I come on to the site I am faced with a list. Just now, at 7pm, I visit the site. The "list" lists posts and the most recent one is at about 11 am this morning. Am I to suppose that this is the most recent post? Click on the "forums" tab and the most recent post is just a few minutes ago followed by a list of recent ones...........so what's going on? What's the point of the new home page? I notice that our software man has not returned after his somewhat aggressive and defensive post in the thread that he started, which is at the top........so assume he wants response. The issues have not been ironed out. I appreciate that he has been working hard and that he is being paid but there has been no follow up to the issues......he seems to have gone off in a huff a few days ago. I expect I will get a lot of "X" disagree ratings for this post............sigh
     
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    • "M"

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      Maybe I can help? :dunno:

      The "Home" page shows a list of the most recent *garden related* topics; elsewhere gives a list of the most recent topics across the whole of the forum.

      The *point* of the home page is related to speed of loading; relevancy; search engine traffic generation (but not, necessarily, in that order :heehee: ).

      If you set *your* "homepage"/bookmark to the forums link ( Gardeners Corner - The Friendly Gardening Forum ) then you won't need to see the "Home" page at all (unless, of course, you want to :blue thumb: ... and I'm guessing that you don't :heehee: ).

      I hope that brings a little bit more of an understanding to why you are seeing *garden related* posts at around 11am when *other topics* have been posted more recently.
       
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      • pete

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        I didn't even know we had a home page??

        My book mark takes me directly to "new posts", dont really bother looking anywhere else.
        Maybe I've been missing something for the last 10yrs?


        Don't answer that @"M" :biggrin:
         
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        • "M"

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            I now get some 'overlays' for a better word. When I go into Todays Posts my Profile page comes down in front of me ... :scratch::rolleyespink::hate-shocked:
             
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              "Todays Posts" is not an option for me.
               
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                  I haven't book marked that specifically Zigs but can see that that works as it used to when I click on that. What I have noticed is that the banner across the top sometimes includes "forums" in it's terminology and on other occasions says "go to forums". Anyone else notice this? When it says "go to forums" is when the problems seem to occur. This is a glitch in the programming it seems to me. I am not a techie and it is something the programmer should be sorting out; I'm just pointing it out....... but he seems to have disappeared.
                   
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                  • Anthony Rogers

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                    Well I'm still waiting for an answer on what all the numbers mean !
                    Also, why whenever I'm in anything like alerts, conversations, or anything on my profile pages I don't get the forums or go to forums option. I have to go to the new page first.
                     
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                    I think it has always depended on what page you are looking at as to what options appear at the top.
                    To me, and the way I look at the site nothing has changed.:scratch::smile:
                     
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                    • "M"

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                      The numbers are the number of "Likes" the initial post receives.
                       
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                      Anthony, I think a few of us have already explained, in that thread, that it appears to be the numbers of 'likes' on the first post of the thread. :dbgrtmb: Whoops! I see that "M" has just beaten me to it.

                      I agree with @pete (how I hate to do that!!! :snorky:)

                      But I do get 'Home' and 'Forums' at the top when I'm in 'Conversations'. I never go to the 'Home' page so nothing has changed for me either.

                      Phew! :phew: I can disagree with 'pete' here :heehee:. My bookmark takes me directly to 'Watched Threads'. :dbgrtmb:
                       
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                      • "M"

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                        :phew: The natural order of things has been restored :pathd: :heehee:
                         
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                        • Anthony Rogers

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                          Well I've just been through all my alerts, etc pages and all that is across the top of them is the green banner which takes you to the new page.
                           
                        • JWK

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                          Looks like it has recently been changed again, so the numbers now have a label. I see this:

                          GC Home-2.jpg

                          Got to say I still don't see the point, that extra information will slow down loading and searching but that's just my opinion.

                          My biggest issue, which I didn't get answered, is the poor use of colour, contrast and fonts. Sadly the home page doesn't conform to the guidelines for Web Accessibility, that will immediately put off any potential new members with bad eyesight such as me. For starters I struggle to read those green sticky threads such as the "WILD FLOWERS YOU HAVE SEEN OUT WALKING - 2017" title above. There are international standards for website design which I won't bore you with, but anyone working in the industry should be aware of them.
                           
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