Road.cc new look discussion thread

PJ McNally wrote:

But do we need the smiley panel, really?

I'd say so.

Tonnio wrote:

Site is looking good, but where's the RSS feed link gone?
I'm looking but not seeing it, I know that the feed still works but I'm moving from one reader to another and I can't add Road.cc

I'll look into that

FATBEGGARONABIKE wrote:

Some people on here have said they approve of the like button thingy, but why not have a dislike option as well to get a balanced response.

because like i said, this isn't the daily mail

simply put, we'll be using the voting data later on as part of a larger redesign of the user section. people get very protective of their ratings, and also they have their own pet hates. if you have a mark down, people use it to a) keep their rating above someone else's and b) automatically mark down anything that someone they don't like says.

Really good on moby. Can use it really clearly.

Caroline Dodgson wrote:

Not sure why there is a distinction between tech and reviews as headers, as the tech page has reviews on it too?

because tech isn't just reviews?

Dave Atkinson wrote:

you should still be able to:

http://road.cc/node/add/forum

even though it says you can't

Sounds like the "mother mode" plugin has been installed!

Ah yes, that worked although I couldn't choose the forum category so assume it's gone into a third dimension? http://road.cc/content/forum/96004-help-overtraining-advice-resting

Dave Atkinson wrote:

should be able to add stuff again now. and choose a forum sections.

Bingo, thank you. And sorry for dragging you onto the late shift!

Super Domestique wrote:

Because of the inability to see last post column I mentioned before I've stuck with the m.road.cc version on my phone. However, now, on the news stories, I get all the set up wording every time I open one.

For e.g.: main pic node, carousel number, blah blah blah.

Anyone else?

Any update on either of these?

Marauder wrote:

What are the differences with the options Responsive and Full Width at the top of then page. Have tried both and I can't see anything different

tried both on what kind of platform? if it's a desktop, they won't do anything

Super Domestique wrote:

Chaps I went to start a thread on the retirement of Kloden but am being given the message that I'm not allowed to post new threads in any forum.

What's up with that?

dunno. fixed now tho

Gizmo_ wrote:

Just noticed: when you hover over images on the front page, "Buyers_Guide" has an underscore in the middle. Is that deliberate?

nah. it's on the fix list though

Desktop yes, thanks for clarification.

Dave Atkinson wrote:

we'll be monitoring whose posts get liked, and if you don't get any stars in the next six months we'll come round and smother you while you sleep

I think it will take you too long to get to North Essex from Bath to smother me. Linda Lusardi apparently lives quite close by though. Anything you can do to get her on the team?

Sadly Biggins wrote:

I think it will take you too long to get to North Essex from Bath to smother me. Linda Lusardi apparently lives quite close by though. Anything you can do to get her on the team?

we met linda lusardi at a bike polo game hosted by bob wilson. true fact.

Dave Atkinson wrote:

we'll be monitoring whose posts get liked, and if you don't get any stars in the next six months we'll come round and smother you while you sleep

Make sure people can't like there own posts then

Simon E wrote:

+1 for the Like button, but why no rollseyes emoticon (my favourite!) ?

everyone's a critic

Luminosity wrote:

Hmm. The problem with many responsive websites is that they're pretty bland and uniform design-wise. That's where the old site stood out - great on my PC and distinctive from other cycling websites but, obviously, not so great on mobile devices. When I looked at road.cc today I immediately thought I'd stumbled onto BR by mistake.

the actual layout of the site has barely changed at all. we've taken the carousel out and done quite a lot of work on the section pages, boxes, etc to make them more user-friendly, and signposting throughout the site is more consistent. oh, and it's not yellow.

Dave Atkinson wrote:

the actual layout of the site has barely changed at all. we've taken the carousel out and done quite a lot of work on the section pages, boxes, etc to make them more user-friendly, and signposting throughout the site is more consistent. oh, and it's not yellow.

Dave - you've lost the stars and the yellow. Quite liked the carousel too. Perhaps more importantly we now have larger text (great for mobile devices, looks a bit Daily Mail on my screen - sorry!) Could you not use a Google or Cufon font for the header nav bars?

I know this is complaining about change which is easy - but compare the front page with the old and they are different and it was the difference that made road.cc that little bit special to my eyes: http://web.archive.org/web/20130614231711/http://road.cc/

Luminosity wrote:

Dave - you've lost the stars and the yellow. Quite liked the carousel too. Perhaps more importantly we now have larger text (great for mobile devices, looks a bit Daily Mail on my screen - sorry!) Could you not use a Google or Cufon font for the header nav bars?

the stars we lost because we're not website of the year any more

all of the fonts on the site are google fonts. specifically, Source Sans Pro and Noto Serif in various weights.