phpbb partial facelift

[bejocund]

I feel that phpbb has too many links that desensitizes the member and causes them to ignore all the wordy links available to them. Which is a shame, because the links are quite useful.

The best way to resolve this is to shift the links to more appropriate areas.
The focus of the result is to maintain the powerful features while keeping things visually basic and intuitive.

Side note : I would suggest a very loud icon for the user control panel, otherwise, people will never click it and realize it's features.


Sample of main page before template change :

http://www.mydentalshop.com/idea/before_main.gif" target="_blank

After facelift :
I've removed and moved last visit, current time, view active,view unanswered,view new posts, view your posts, unsubscribe,bookmarks,previous topic,next topic

http://www.mydentalshop.com/idea/after_main.gif" target="_blank


User Control Panel before facelift :

http://www.mydentalshop.com/idea/before_cp.gif" target="_blank

After Control Panel facelift :

note: When they click on view active topics, the active topics will list 10 active topics similar to the listing on subscribed topics. "active forum" is not a useful link and should be considered for removal.

http://www.mydentalshop.com/idea/after_cp.gif" target="_blank

UserCP overview area :
My recent posts
Today's hot topics
Past hot topics
New topics
Un-answered topics

Let me know what you think.

[tiger2kn5]

hmm, this will not be the default style once they reach gold, so it would be kinda pointless for the devs to waste valuable coding time on a style that although will be included, would not be set as the default.

once the forum is release im sure their will be some people releasing modified versions of subSilver.

[VxJasonxV]

1) You know from the other topic that this isn't the final style.
True you're making suggestions, but you're also remaking them when you got an answer.

Side note : I would suggest a very loud icon for the user control panel, otherwise, people will never click it and realize it's features.

2) I don't believe this, because (nearly, the majority at the least) just HAS to specify an avatar. I could be wrong, but I really don't believe it.
MS Windows makes a 'Control Panel' common logic.

Sample of main page before template change :

http://www.mydentalshop.com/idea/before_main.gif" target="_blank

After facelift :
I've removed and moved last visit, current time, view active,view unanswered,view new posts, view your posts, unsubscribe,bookmarks,previous topic,next topic

http://www.mydentalshop.com/idea/after_main.gif" target="_blank

3) I don't like this, I REALLY don't like this.
I like my forum navigation to be available right where I need it, ON THE FORUM. If I'm doing support on a forum, I'm going to check the list of new topics, go through them, and on the last reply, I'm going to jump over to all unanswered posts.

Why wouldn't I want that readily accessible?

User Control Panel before facelift :

http://www.mydentalshop.com/idea/before_cp.gif" target="_blank

After Control Panel facelift :

note: When they click on view active topics, the active topics will list 10 active topics similar to the listing on subscribed topics. "active forum" is not a useful link and should be considered for removal.

http://www.mydentalshop.com/idea/after_cp.gif" target="_blank

UserCP overview area :
My recent posts
Today's hot topics
Past hot topics
New topics
Un-answered topics

Let me know what you think.

4) Same as above, I like this even less.
i) First of all, it breaks the consistency. Having said point 3, it doesn't need to move.
ii) Post types aren't categories. The User Control Panel is supposed to be about options/controls/preferences.
Again, while the unanswered/active/new/my posts don't even need to be in the UserCP pages, they need even LESS be inlined with the controls.
However, they should remain there for the above reason (i).
iii) Stats are fun, and the main User CP page gets hella empty when you remove them.

5) Feel free to do this in your own template whenever phpBB3 releases! Don't expect me to use it, though.

hmm, this will not be the default style once they reach gold, so it would be kinda pointless for the devs to waste valuable coding time on a style that although will be included, would not be set as the default.

once the forum is release im sure their will be some people releasing modified versions of subSilver.

The devs time will not be wasted, subBlue is making (or perhaps already finished? who knows!) the new style.
So far as I'm aware, him and him alone (I could be wrong).
Point being, Acyd isn't going to waste his time on the template itself, just the template parsing code and the like.