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We have made changes to the element14 Community homepage!

cstanton

Maybe as soon as now!

Behind the scenes we have been making changes based up on your feedback, and some ideas of our own. The changes went live on Tuesday the 5th of May at about 1pm.

What kind of changes?

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When you're logged into the Community you'll now get a bit more clear information about your account. Where to go to change your avatar, customise your notifications, view your content and see your community activity.

You can also change the achievements you want to highlight on your profile - maybe learn about some achievements you've yet to get? And also what your current level is, and details on how you got there.

We'll be looking into changing this area a little bit in the future, maybe highlighting some more about your account so you can get the most out of it.

When you're logged out of the site, it'll look a little different.

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We wanted to highlight some of the benefits of the Community to entice people to join. We had to put something here, so we've started with this and we may build upon it in future.

As for the rest of the page?

We're highlighting featured content in a new way.

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Here you should see content that we think you should see. From our programmes, announcements and otherwise, or maybe a RoadTest and Webinar that have particular interest. Here you may see new and old content featured for you to engage with.

Speaking of content to engage with, Webinars and RoadTests now have a more prominent place, along with the current question of the month (I should update that):

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You'll get a quick presentation of the past two to three Webinars or RoadTests if there's nothing enrolling right now for you to check out and read up on. We do have a long library of on-demand Webinars after all, and the RoadTest Reviews are definitely a bit more than just a review.

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Content that overflows from our 'Featured content' will feature in the banner below, from our third party associations through to projects that are still just as important, but we couldn't quite fit in.

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We now show all of the 'recent content' in one list (well, two, and no more 'tabbed' content) so if there's a new blog post, or forum post or project to the Community it'll be shown straight away and not hidden away.

On the left of this list is who created it and when, in the centre is the title, and where it was created, and on the right an icon to represent the content type, how many views, and how many likes it has.

We have separated the list into 'Latest from the Community' and 'Latest Tech News from our Partners', our partners are those who manage their own group and sell products on the Farnell online stores.

There are some 'stretch goals' we have in mind to improve this layout, filters for the recent content list for one, and surfacing different content when you log in.

Hopefully this will help your content come to the front page sooner and make it easier for you to find your way to what's new, and then we'll be looking at the rest of the site and its sections as we go.

Thanks again for being a part of this journey with us.

  • I stopped looking at my points and how many I needed for the next level, a long time ago because they were moving so slowly. Now I get reminded of this every time I open the main page. I don't like it. 

    I do understand the concept of gamification and the adrenaline rush of levelling up, but it just does not work for me any more. I am adding content for content, not for the sake of points. 

  • Looking good on desktop Ok hand Looks a bit congested on mobile though. Will take a while to get used to. Thanks for all your efforts in putting this through. So that we can enjoy the time we spend in the community site.

  • I like the design, but the response is very slow.

    Also, when I go to the second page to look for articles, it takes me back to the first page when I return. Very annoying.

  • I confess my initial reaction to the new landing page is positive. It encouraged me to explore.

    I confess, I am not a person that likes change. Why change something that works. Well one click instead of three to get to content I used often is a change for the better. I'm liking the refresh and actually took some time to look around. I give you a thumbs up for the effort, until I find something that doesn't work and have to chew you out:)

  • It has made me want to achieve the 'Lovelace' level so much! 

    Great work e14 team! 

  • Liked the update but I am still getting used to it. I cannot see who has liked my post. though. But I think it will change soon in the future. 

  • I like it.  I first checked out the phone version this morning.  It was visually appealing - but I'm just not a phone guy.  Now that I've been able to see it on the PC, it looks really good.  I like the update.

  • I’ve been checking out the new homepage and honestly it feels much more attractive and
    engaging now. I’m one of those people who often talks about the community to friends
    and colleagues, and I really think this change can help new visitors stay longer and
    explore more of what the community has to offer.

    The user experience definitely improves because, even if it
    sounds simple, having a cleaner and nicer-looking homepage naturally makes you want to
    browse around and discover more content.

    Great job, team!

  • in reply to dougw
    dougw said:
    It does really put an emphasis on making a well crafted, informative title to your postings, since that is all you have to go on in deciding wheter to click on a post.

    For me, that's what I always consider!

    dougw said:
    It would be great if hovering on a post, popped up more detail.

    Oh that's interesting, like when you hover over someone's username?

  • in reply to balajivan1995

    Thanks  , well caught.

    I didn't even realise that was an option. I'll raise it with the dev' team.

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