Complete redesign... let me know your thoughts!

[jbird310]

Originally Posted by MagicThemeParks

The colors are great for the topic of the site.

Do you have a problem getting people to stay on the site or do they stay online participating? The reason I ask is because there aren't interactive features to keep me on there (as a visitor) and I can see the bounce rate being a bit high.

Also noticed that the messages are a little tight within the style. Not a lot of space for avatars/signature fields, etc. But, I'm used to bigger areas in both. If your folks are used to smaller spaces, then it should be no issue.

The messages are not centered as the left sidebar is bigger than the right. But, the right sidebar (if removed for members) should fix that though

I like the site overall. Good job! :up:

New members usually stay on for a bit and post a few times, but I do have a hard time getting them to come back to the site. What interactive features did you have in mind that would increase stickiness?

In regards to the tight message space, I think it's a bit tight too but I tried to waste as little space as possible. It was a little wider in the previous version, but not by much.

Regarding the centering of the site, I did that on purpose actually, to fit in the 180x150 ad sizes. I suppose I could make the left navigation 180 width as well, but I think it would make it look funny.

Thanks again for the feedback!

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Originally Posted by Randomm

how did you get the forum categories to appear like a list on the left?
btw it it's still the same color but the design overall is better imo

I created a product/plugin to get the left navigation.

Thanks for the feedback!