WOOF Update

[GVGjr]

Same. Everything just seems 'harder' right now and as someone who never really looks at this site from my mobile I am kind of in the 'why are we changing everything' camp...
It'll be fine in a few weeks I'm sure.

Nearly all the developers for the VB3 and VB4 versions all moved on once VBulletin moved to versions 5 and then 6. It was a big change in terms of software design and somewhat restrictive.
Previous to that there was a heap options and features available that we could add on but that has gone.
It's something like 8 years since years since VB4 was last worked on. In PC speak we have essentially been running on an old version of Windows and sometime in the furure we wouldn't have been able to recover things if it crashed.
This meant as issues arrived like the Apple/iphone characters issues not being recognized there really wasn't a lot of viable options to fix anything.
The added distraction was that most people view forums like this on their mobile phones now and the old version just didn't appeal to many of them.
I'm going to write up some instructions on how I think people can get the most out of the changes but I think most people will get used to it quick enough.

If there is anything in particular that's annoying then please let me know and I'll see if I can find a solution for you.

[GVGjr]

Congratulations Gary and everyone who provided advice on the new WOOF. It's so much more user friendly on different devices, and whilst we'll have to learn some new ways to view and do certain things, it's great progress.

One question I have is whether it is possible hide boards and posts which I don't use, such as the Music & General Interest Board or the All Sports Board? I fully appreciate that there are many members who like posting in these areas, but it can be a distraction for those of us here for the footy and having to navigate around the other topic areas.

Okay, I think this has been fixed for you. You should only see the Football boards content from now on and I've also tested the activity feed so that it shouldn't show any non football related content from those boards. Seems to be fine.
If you ever want it back (Olympics or World Cups etc) it's a simple move now.

[GVGjr]

if anyone has any outstanding things they've raised with me in this thread or any suggestions or requested to help make navigating around the site better for you like Squirrel Grip requested please list them here and I'll see what can be done.
And please before anyone asks, reverting back to the older version is not an option.

[Eastdog]

With the reactions etc just seeing if you are able to view on both iPhone/IPad and PC who the reactions are from?

Also latest activity section is a bit of a jumble.

All in all Gary great job and I’m getting used to the new refreshed WOOF.

[Grantysghost]

With the reactions etc just seeing if you are able to view on both iPhone/IPad and PC who the reactions are from?

Long press on phone/tablet
Hover mouse on computer

[Eastdog]

Long press on phone/tablet
Hover mouse on computer

Tried that but doesn’t seem to work for me.

[Hotdog60]

I like the new look and I mainly use me PC very rarely look at this stuff on my phone.
Like most things new it will take a little time to get used to it.

[jazzadogs]

if anyone has any outstanding things they've raised with me in this thread or any suggestions or requested to help make navigating around the site better for you like Squirrel Grip requested please list them here and I'll see what can be done.
And please before anyone asks, reverting back to the older version is not an option.

Hey G, I'm still not able to click on notifications/messages/username options at the top of page, when viewing on my Google pixel in portrait mode (Chrome browser and on the 'app'). If I rotate my screen to landscape I can click on them.
It's a small thing but it is frustrating haha.

[GVGjr]

Hey G, I'm still not able to click on notifications/messages/username options at the top of page, when viewing on my Google pixel in portrait mode (Chrome browser and on the 'app'). If I rotate my screen to landscape I can click on them.
It's a small thing but it is frustrating haha.

Thanks, I will raise that as an issue. Have you tried clearing the cache, logging our and logging back on?

[ArsenalFC]

Can i just ask what happens to the website after we name the ground after Bont. Will you change the website to BOOF? Bont Oval - Nice ring to it.

[angelopetraglia]

G. Just some feedback. I'm not sure if anyone else is also experiecning this, but I'm finding the site very slow. Slow response time to load pages, even when reacting to a post.

[GVGjr]

G. Just some feedback. I'm not sure if anyone else is also experiecning this, but I'm finding the site very slow. Slow response time to load pages, even when reacting to a post.

Yep, agreed, it's taking a while to load images and to navigate around. It's on the radar.

[Grantysghost]

Yep, agreed, it's taking a while to load images and to navigate around. It's on the radar.

My biggest latency is when replying to a post.

I mean I still hit 6 stars but I could've had 8 by now.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Latest activity/new topics is making it harder to follow discussions.

I also don't stay logged in any more despite selecting remember me.

[GVGjr]

Latest activity/new topics is making it harder to follow discussions.

I also don't stay logged in any more despite selecting remember me.

I'm going to work on some documentation on how to best navigate around the site. Hopefully we will have that within a few days,
I can tell you the 'stay logged in' part is working perfectly.
I would suggest that if you are using both a mobile phone and a desktop/laptop or tablet etc then you need to tick the 'remember me' option on both the phone and the other device.
From my experience it's not as intuitive on the phone ie a bit harder to see it clearly but it does keep you logged in when that option is selected correctly.