Iâm glad to hear that. And we didnât give our best effort in communicating the changes, thatâs for sure. Weâve learned a big lesson there. But we had a vision that was somewhat âlocked inâ by some of platforms we decided to use, and how and what we wanted to offer in the way of a new design. We knew the changes were major, and did our best to work within the new structures. , But itâs great to hear that youâre giving it a chance.[quote=âIngot54, post:26, topic:105561â]
Is it going to be possible in time to set up the colours as described above? ie black font on green background?
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There are limitations with the current version of the platform that we have to deal with today. There are already changes in store in the next version, that we hope to upgrade to in the near future. That will introduce themes to Discourse. Once weâre on the new version, we will review our options. Since we now support mobile/tablet devices, make changes to the colors and fonts becomes a bit more complex, and takes a bit longer to release. But rest assured, weâre looking into it.[quote=âLaughingCharlie, post:27, topic:105561â]
Other forums using VBulletin havenât done that and are still using it. Itâs therefore perfectly reasonable to surmise that you have problem that other forum administrators donât have.
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vBulletin has been around for ages and itâs issues and problems are well documented. We canât speak for other forum operators. We had our issues with maintaining it and extending it through custom code and plugins, and long term, it wasnât something that was going to work for us. But vBulletin is what most people are familiar with. Itâs had a majority of the forums software market share for 10+ years, but that is coming down significantly. It just wasnât working for us any more.[quote=âbaz1982, post:28, topic:105561â]
Itâs actually quite an awkward site to navigate around now. Ease of use should always be the number one priority in development.
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Can you elaborate on this a bit more? Is it just in the Forums or sitewide? We still have the category/forum listing, plus new navigation options like Unread and Top. You can also still see the Latest posts from the Forums homepage, and you can always get back to it from the top left icon or elsewhere using the breadcrumbs.
No apps are necessary as the entire website is now mobile friendly, including the Forums. In the past, our apps only supported the Forums, and nothing else. Give it a try and tell us what you think. We think that, with the new Forums features, the mobile experience is much improved.[quote=âbaz1982, post:28, topic:105561â]
Out of curiosity, are you willing to share the decline in traffic or the average stay time on the site? I used to love BabyPips & I really hope that you can recover from this & return to the glory days.
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Overall website traffic has actually increased double digits since the relaunch, which weâre definitely excited about that. Time onsite is about the same with a slight increase. Our content helps, with longer content in our News and Insights section, and with the Forums in general. And our quizzes have been a positive surprise. Forums traffic is down a bit, in the single digits, with Forums posting down. Weâve had the departure of a few super active members right before and after the launch, so thatâs definitely affected activity. Anonymous visitors to the Forums have always outpaced logged-in members, and we continue to see that increasing week over week. Thereâs definitely an opportunity to get those âreadersâ converted over to active and contributing members. Weâve got some initiatives planned in the coming weeks to hopefully bring them over into the light.
Thanks for the feedback, everyone.