TPR New Front Page In Development!

[Sharon29060]

Looks awesome! I like it!

[Guy T. Koepp]

I love it! It's still has the same old TPR charm, only taking it to the next level. It's kinda like having sex with the same partner, only now they finally decided to do anal. Me likey!

[Geauga Dog]

I like it! It looks a little more clean and streamlined, if those are the correct terms, over the older version.

[cfc]

I love it! It's still has the same old TPR charm, only taking it to the next level. It's kinda like having sex with the same partner, only now they finally decided to do anal. Me likey!

 

Guy is the master of the analogy.

[Mr Stratosphere]

Totally love this update! Looks fantastic!

[arby]

Love it!

[gerstlaueringvar]

I love it! It's still has the same old TPR charm, only taking it to the next level. It's kinda like having sex with the same partner, only now they finally decided to do anal. Me likey!

You just won this thread!

[Cyber.Fiber]

The update is beautiful! What a great surprise to wake up too!

[Whodey]

Love the new page, especially the tweets on the side side since I don't use twitter.

[Barge84]

I liked the look of option 1 throughout this whole process, but last night when I came to the site I realized how nice it actually looks. Great work! I love that it's just a freshening up of the old look and feel.

[robbalvey]

You know, I realized I should probably explain a bit of why we chose which option we did. While the voting was not the deciding factor, the overwhelming response for Option 1 was certainly noted, and even throughout the voting process, I was much leaning towards Option 2. But here are some thoughts...

 

- Option 2 looked GREAT on wider, bigger screens at a higher resolution. But if someone had an older, smaller monitor, or had a slightly lower resolution setting, that big image was just TOO BIG and it was all that you saw on the screen.

 

- Another issue with Option 2 was the bigger the image, the harder it could be to find a compelling shot to put on the front page. When we were in little tiny 150x75 boxes, it was easy to find a small portion of a picture from an update to include on the front page. But now, you really need to have a very good, high-res, striking image for the front. Option 1 was a nice "in between" size.

 

- A lot of people had concerns about the Twitter feed. Ultimately, we decided that for people who don't like or don't need Twitter, having it on the front page doesn't really do anything for or against them. And, in the off chance, we actually DO post a few interesting things to Twitter that is NOT included on the front page, it now appears on the front page! (for example, we just posted a link to a video we rode in Taiwan on our twitter, but not to our front page. And now it appears on both.)

 

- We also thought this might be a good way to introduce people to Twitter that don't have an account! We really like Twitter and feel it's a great way to keep people up to speed on what is happening moment to moment on TPR. So we would encourage people to follow us on Twitter.

 

- Overall, we looked at both options on a number of different screens and we just felt that Option 1 was a better 'fit."

 

But here's a little secret. The database for both options pulls from the same source. As of right now, we are not planning to add or change anything and if you REALLY REALLY REALLY want to go with option 2, you still can. Click this link: http://www.themeparkreview.com/index_new2.php

 

I will say that the Option 2 page is an "unsupported" version of the TPR Front page and might certainly change or break at any time. And if it stops working, we don't plan to go back and fix it, but you can certainly bookmark it or set your home page to it.

 

But we really hope you do like the current front page and would support us and stick with that one!

 

--Robb "Thanks everyone for your support!" Alvey

[robbalvey]

So now that the new front page has been up all week and in full use, what does everyone think?

[Cyrbuzz]

I like it a lot especially the updates that scroll across the upper screen. Even though I don't use twitter it's nice that the screen is there for those that do.

[arby]

So now that the new front page has been up all week and in full use, what does everyone think?

 

I think it has a clean modern look to it. It is colorful, as it always has been, yet it feels like a 21st century website.

 

I did notice a slight bug but that was previously mentioned as a known issue in this thread.

[A.J.]

So now that the new front page has been up all week and in full use, what does everyone think?

Looks good, but I found a bug. The YouTube player doesn't fit properly in the space. Also, the "featured video" bar is in the way so it's hard to close the advertisements when they come up during the video...

 

I'd really like to see at least the new navigation bar implemented across the entire site.

[robbalvey]

Today is a great example of how the Twitter feed benefits the front page. We are tweeting a lot of stuff from both coasts that we aren't able to post to the forum right away!

Edited February 7, 2014 by robbalvey

[triggernel]

While I can't say I love the new front page, (it still looks a bit dated to me), I can appreciate the amount of work that went into the redesign. It certainly looks a million times better than it did!

[robbalvey]

^ Thanks?

[Mrlittle]

The new front page worked great for me today to see the BGT updates while at work. It's a lot easier to be sneaky with just one window open.

[cfc]

Today is a great example of how the Twittet feed benefits the front page. We are tweeting a lot of stuff from both coasts that we aren't able to post to the forum right away!

 

This is true. I've never cared for Twitter, but it was good to see the feed on the TPR front page about various events.

[coasterbill]

I'm not a Twitter guy but I actually do find myself looking at that feed now so I think Robb made a good decision on the home page (even though I initially preferred the other design).

[rosscoe]

Loving the new design.

[TPRFan20ESH1]

There are a few major bugs still left to fix:

 

- High res photos for the "random update" section

- Limiting the recent update columns to the past 20 updates. (right now they like scroll about 100 of them!)

- The Featured video YouTube box is still a little wonky

- The "Join the Mailing List" link is off-center

 

The front page should have videos on it too.

[Woodie Warrior]

There are a few major bugs still left to fix:

 

- High res photos for the "random update" section

- Limiting the recent update columns to the past 20 updates. (right now they like scroll about 100 of them!)

- The Featured video YouTube box is still a little wonky

- The "Join the Mailing List" link is off-center

 

The front page should have videos on it too.

It already does