SOFT LAUNCH of New SketchUcation Front Page

Gaieus

Hi guys,

yes, indeed, if you are not logged in, the page gives a 404 although at the bottom it says you may wish to see some content that can only be seen if you logged in.

Maybe we should make this more apparent - or you may be right - more obvious with the 403 error.

@thomthom said:

How's the plugin list updated?

Well, that's Jim's trick. He uses some spybots
But seriously, remember this topic (when he was working on it)? Donát ask the details 'cause I know none.

thomthom

That would help. And what would help more than just a generic 403 is a message explaining that you have to be registered and signed up, with a link to the sign up page.

At least I got access to the tutorials now. Thanks.

DzineTech

2 accounts per site is a common annoyance so perhaps the following could be installed to save 14,000 people needing to create a separate account.

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Just a suggestion...

Gaieus

That's good, I'll tell Coen! Thanks!

rsw

Website is looking good so far.

The different levels of tutorials are good, and they seem to be clearly set out, which makes them easy to follow.

The extensions list will be handy, and works well.

Not sure if this will change, but the forum at the bottom of the front page looks out of place at the moment. Instead of the forum being part of the front page, could you have a short list of the latest posts/topics from the forum?

I have to agree with others about the two accounts needed for the site, in my opinion one website should only need one user account per user. However I understand that there are technical problems with getting it to work properly.

All in all though its a thumbs up from me

Edson

i have registered and had a first look and was really impressed. congratulations! the site looks great!

pugz1983

Hi Everybody,

Don't want to be to negative. But in my opinion the new site is to crowded. The layout is to busy. The new functions and stuff are ok. I always prefere a clean and fresh look. Like the google sites. I'm designing a website for my companies Intranet. I also made the misstake in wanting to show to much information on one page.

Greetz from holland

thomthom

@pugz1983 said:

Hi Everybody,

Don't want to be to negative. But in my opinion the new site is to crowded. The layout is to busy. The new functions and stuff are ok. I always prefere a clean and fresh look. Like the google sites. I'm designing a website for my companies Intranet. I also made the misstake in wanting to show to much information on one page.

Greetz from holland

I have to agree with this. My first impression was "busy".
The forum at the bottom seem out of place. Does it really belong on the front page? I think a well placed link is better. Maybe a Recent Post list if it can fit in.

The page would appear less busy if the text didn't shift in so many times. At the moment it steps in two times before it steps back again. If the first image could be adjusted so it indents the text by the same amount as the image underneath that would help.

And generally I think that some margin could be added all around to give things some space. It feels very crowded as it is now. Maybe even some extra line spacing. More negative space.

plot-paris

my first impression was: beautiful! I like it.
that is partly due to Andy Collins' adorable image of course (so make sure to always have one on the home page )
I didn't find it too cluttered. I got a bit tired of scrolling down though; its quite a long home page

and I agree with the others, that the forum attached to the bottom of the page looks a bit awkward and out of place.

all in all - great new site. adds a whole new, more professional aspect to the forum!

thomthom

Yes, sorry for not clarifying that. I was referring to the front page, not the whole site.

broomstick

I tried to register, but I got a very strange password, so I can not log in!!

Gaieus

@broomstick said:

I tried to register, but I got a very strange password, so I can not log in!!

What do you mean by "strange password"?
If you want, you can write to me directly from the email link in my signature so that I can see what's wrong.

remus

If i remember correctly your sent an automated password to log in with which you can then change once youve logged in.

You can copy and paste the password that was emailed to you in for extra ease.