Icrontic v11: Wordpress and a new design

LincLinc OwnerDetroit Icrontian
edited October 2008 in Science & Tech
We're now running on Wordpress, which is at least the sixth content management system (CMS) we've used over the years, but only the second commercial one (We had a brief and disastrous honeymoon with E107 in 2003). So, why'd we stop using our cust... Continue reading
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  • jaredjared College Station, TX Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    Great work Matt!

    !beer Keebs Blue Moon
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    Nice work, Keebs!
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    Fantastic! The design is tight, the code is tight, you're a true guru. You're on it :p
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    looks amaizing in dark!
  • PurplezArcticPurplezArctic
    edited September 2008
    Thumbs are teh way up.
  • ZuntarZuntar North Carolina Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    Zuntar:respect: to Keebler.

    Very clean looking!! black theme is waaay sexy!:cool2:
  • NomadNomad A Small Piece of Hell Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    Much better looking. One thing about the forums though, the buttons are black, I feel like they'd be better suited as the blue.
  • PurplezArcticPurplezArctic
    edited September 2008
    It does!

    But I hope to see those buttons getting touched up.
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    Nomad wrote:
    I feel like they'd be better suited as the blue.
    Tried that first and didn't really like it. Plus, they stand out much better this way, which is important for new users.
  • WingaWinga Mr South Africa Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    one word.....slick
  • revorocksrevorocks England, East Sussex, Hove Member
    edited September 2008
    OMG this is soo wierd. Today, i was on icrontic, and it was on its old theme, now i just reskinned my xp to and then go on icrontic and you guys have reskinned!
    How strange!
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    Why not ORange for the buttons?
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    GnomeWizardd wrote:
    Why not ORange for the buttons?
    The same reason they're not chartreuse.

    I spent about 18 hours creating the vBulletin templates. I assure you everything was a conscious decision based on either preference or time constraints. I'm grateful to hear about bugs or usability problems so I can fix them, but color selection is around item #521 on my to-do list right now. ;)
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    I'm going to agree that the buttons should be blue in all the themes. They look seriously out of place as these big, black blobs (even more out of place in the dark theme).

    The other thing: Not having a 1px border between rows and columns on the thread or forum listings looks weird.

    Otherwise, everything looks phenomenal. Love it to bits and pieces.
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    Thrax wrote:
    I'm going to agree that the buttons should be blue in all the themes. They look seriously out of place as these big, black blobs (even more out of place in the dark theme).
    The big reply buttons at the top and bottom of the page look weird to me in black, but I do appreciate how the reply buttons in the posts stand out nicely. Maybe a dark blue similar to that used at the bottom of the gradients?
    Thrax wrote:
    The other thing: Not having a 1px border between rows and columns on the thread or forum listings looks weird.

    I miss the 1px border between the Forum and Last Post column. The lack of other borders is growing on me.
  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    I like the black buttons.
  • NomadNomad A Small Piece of Hell Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    I think some padding on the right and left side of the forum would be pretty useful was well. My monitor is 1440x900, and it's annoying reading from one side of the resolution to the other all the time. 100-200px of space on the left and right would be much appreciated.
  • PurplezArcticPurplezArctic
    edited September 2008
    Srsly, borders and padding are ftw. Where are they?

    I'd like to complement on the layout of each posts buttons, with the exception that they could use a different colour. The top portion of the website, title bars, icons all look outstanding! Great job!
  • jaredjared College Station, TX Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    The other thing: Not having a 1px border between rows and columns on the thread or forum listings looks weird.
    Srsly, borders and passing are ftw. Where are they?

    I think the front page looks great and the new forum themes are looking slick.

    However, like others said, I'm not sure why you tried to ditch the borders/colors that define the typical rows and columns of the forum.

    Having the list of threads (and its contents) just "floating" around in a void of white/black is messy imho.

    I don't remember exactly what colors/borders you were using in the previous theme(s), but they got her done well.

    cheers
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    on the main page the word "Navigation" overlaps the ad above it in Opera and Chrome. It doesnt do this in Firefox or IE
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    ok its doesnt do that all the time, must be certain ads are the wrong size.
  • UPSWeezerUPSWeezer Behind you... GENTLEMEN Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    Very nice!
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    ^5 Keebs. How much tea did it take?
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    Nomad wrote:
    I think some padding on the right and left side of the forum would be pretty useful was well. My monitor is 1440x900, and it's annoying reading from one side of the resolution to the other all the time. 100-200px of space on the left and right would be much appreciated.
    In vBulletin, I have two options: dynamic or static width. I chose to leave dynamic because people would flip out if I did static. Given that, if I put a 100px padding on it, what would that do to the folks at 1024? They'd be viewing the site through a porthole. If the page is too wide, don't maximize your browser on a widescreen monitor. ;)
    fatcat wrote:
    on the main page the word "Navigation" overlaps the ad above it in Opera and Chrome. It doesnt do this in Firefox or IE
    Yes, this is an actual issue: the ad space serves up a slightly larger ad sometimes, which doesn't fit in the given space. This has to do with our ad service. I'm not sure how I'm going to fix it yet, but for now a refresh will frequently replace it will a "normal" size ad.
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    GHoosdum wrote:
    ^5 Keebs. How much tea did it take?
    Including the test run, it was 7 cups plus a Cherry Coke. :crazy: And then a Sam Adams Brown Ale and Thai food while watching Thunderball to unwind after I had enough bugs squashed.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    fatcat wrote:
    on the main page the word "Navigation" overlaps the ad above it in Opera and Chrome. It doesnt do this in Firefox or IE

    Use one of that latter, problem fixed
  • LINLIN Tri_State Area
    edited September 2008
    Class act. :thumbup
  • UPSLynxUPSLynx :KAPPA: Redwood City, CA Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    Awesome man, really great work. It's kind of odd though, like trying to deal with painting your room. you know you like the new room, but it just doesn't feel right for awhile.

    Very tight design. And seems pretty efficient. Job well done, man!
  • MAGICMAGIC Doot Doot Furniture City, Michigan Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    PurplezArctic wrote:
    It does!

    But I hope to see those buttons getting touched up.
  • DogDragonDogDragon Jacksonville, Fl Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    Keebs, You did it and it looks Great :respect:
    Now take the day off and enjoy. Have a drink :beer::cheers:
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