It’s once again time for another site update. Today we uploaded some changes to the site’s navigation as well as adding a few new site features. There are about 1000 stories added to N4G each day, and since only so many can reach the front page there are tons of interesting stories getting buried away in some dark deserted corner of N4G. The navigation we had did not do a very good job of encouraging users to explore content beyond the home page, so we have completely revamped the site menu to make this easier.
One thing we did was to make it so that each content type now has its own home page. So you can render a news home page only or trailer home page and so on. We have removed the preset console channels and replaced it with a dynamic channel menu. Here you can build your own news channels for the games and tags that you are most interested in and then use the pin option to make them stick.
Another cool feature we have added is the option to view the site in tabloid view. In the top right corner you can at any time switch between tabloid and classic view. Tabloid view as the name applies has a more tabloid layout and is much more dynamic as it ranks the stories in real time. So when there is news that gets attention really fast these stories will climb straight to the top.
Right now this update is only live on N4G but the other newsboiler sites will follow shortly. Today’s update is the first in a series of updates that will be made in the coming weeks so the site should feel more complete and bit more polished when we are all done. Here is a list of some of the things we are working on that should be go live in the next stages.
- Improved news search
- New homepage for user blogs
- Temp added to user blogs
- New homepage for user reviews
- Further layout and design improvements
- Make it easier to contribute and activate accounts on other newsboiler sites
- Changes to how the site treats opinion pieces to make the home page more balanced
We are also working on mobile versions and apps for all sites, but these won’t be ready quite yet. I hope you like the new site features and as always we greatly appreciate your feedback and ideas on how we can further improve N4G.
Dusty,
Note: If the menus have all straight corners you should update your browser to the latest version. IE users have to wait for IE 9 to render the site with rounded corners.
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Good job :D *btw first :D*
btw spelling mistake: - Changes to how the site threats opinion pieces to make the home page more balanced
I think you mean treats
Works perfectly and have already made tabs for my fav upcoming games! BRILLIANT job with the tabloid view, looks awesome, keep it up!
i'm liking what i see :D
Really loving the changes!
looks good so far