What's going on with PF?

[MattMcK.]

Hi all-
The page has a new format, and I am best by ads, even though I have a paid membership to avoid them. What's going on?
Matt

 

[JackG]

My browser is firefox and the ads used to be on the bottom of the page but now appear as a column on the right hand side - not really a problem other than the decreased width of the page. What's not cool is now posts are listed with just a thumbnail of the poster's avatar and no image of a new product in the Figure News section. Many of the threads are ambiguous as to what is being announced so this really is several steps backwards in the layout.

Have to wonder was this change a request from those random advertisers because they wanted their ads to stand out??

 

[Kimmo]

What's not cool is now posts are listed with just a thumbnail of the poster's avatar and no image of a new product in the Figure News section. Many of the threads are ambiguous as to what is being announced so this really is several steps backwards in the layout.

Yeah, have to agree. This new layout is not the greatest. I think it has more to do with being more mobile friendly than anything else. And a tip for everyone to check their preferences to avoid getting tons of emails, unless of course you like tons of emails.

On a related note, what the heck is the difference between a push and an alert?

Kimmo

 

[Grod]

Yep. Just posted a new product and only able to load one image.
Was the previous version broken? If not why fix it.

 

[Tech Admin]

Hi all-
The page has a new format, and I am best by ads, even though I have a paid membership to avoid them. What's going on?
Matt

@MattMcK. The issue has now been resolved, and ads should no longer appear on your account.

 

[Tech Admin]

My browser is firefox and the ads used to be on the bottom of the page but now appear as a column on the right hand side - not really a problem other than the decreased width of the page. What's not cool is now posts are listed with just a thumbnail of the poster's avatar and no image of a new product in the Figure News section. Many of the threads are ambiguous as to what is being announced so this really is several steps backwards in the layout.

Have to wonder was this change a request from those random advertisers because they wanted their ads to stand out??

@JackG The News section now shows a thumbnail from the first post. The update was necessary because the old XenForo version was outdated and unsupported.

 

[Tech Admin]

Yeah, have to agree. This new layout is not the greatest. I think it has more to do with being more mobile friendly than anything else. And a tip for everyone to check their preferences to avoid getting tons of emails, unless of course you like tons of emails.

On a related note, what the heck is the difference between a push and an alert?

Kimmo

@Kimmo
In XenForo, push notifications and alerts serve different purposes for notifying users:

1. Alerts:
   • These are notifications visible when a user is browsing the forum.
   • They appear in the alert dropdown or alert list on the site.
   • Users need to be on the site to see them; no external notification is sent.
2. Push Notifications:
   • These are sent to a user’s device (mobile or desktop) even when they’re not actively browsing the forum.
   • Requires the user to enable push notifications and grant permission through their browser.
   • They provide real-time updates directly on the user’s device.

Key Difference: Alerts are internal and site-specific, while push notifications extend to external devices and provide off-site updates.

 

[Tech Admin]

Yep. Just posted a new product and only able to load one image.
Was the previous version broken? If not why fix it.

@Grod This issue has been fixed, and you can now upload as many images as you want. Let me know if you encounter any further issues!

 

[Grod]

@Grod This issue has been fixed, and you can now upload as many images as you want. Let me know if you encounter any further issues!

Great. Thanks for the quick response.

 

[Blind Pew]

I'm sure when we all get used to it, it will all be okay. When I think, the forum seems to have remained with very little (if any) change in about 15+ years. Thanks for the work guys, I'm sure there must've been a lot involved.
I use Opera and I'm convinced it's an improvement.

 

[JasonB]

Do we not have an actual home page anymore? When I click on PF now, it goes directly to the forums listing, no "front page" with the latest posts, announcements, etc.

 

[Chrisr]

As a planetFigure supporter I am still getting ads at the front page and within posts.
Regards
Chris

 

[marco55]

This new format sucks and there's a ton of commercials.
Mark

 

[Tech Admin]

https://www.planetfigure.com/account/preferences

You may disable the ads by clicking on the above link and about 1/3 down the page is Disable ads. Once you check the boxes remember to SAVE which is at the bottom of the page. This will disable the ads as long as you are viewing the forum logged in.

 

[Fatboy-66]

How do I get the old convenient 3 up summary start page back?

 

[JasonB]

How do I get the old convenient 3 up summary start page back?

Yeah, this.

 

[KuK_Grenadier]

My premium membership has been automatically cancelled. How to get a new one? Can't find a button to activate it in the account details. Or will it automatically start with the new price for 29,99USD?

 

[Helm]

Can we at least go back to the older colour scheme and/or format? I really don't like the layout and colours.
Steve

 

[fogie]

New layouts....new confusion....never mind I expect it will quickly sort itself.
Shame about the use of avatars instead of photos for new products and
new projects......I'm afraid for me the layout is, dare I say. rather boring !

Mike

 

[MalcC]

I use DuckDuckGo and don't get any adds.
It always takes a little while to get used to something new, and I expect they may be the odd tweak needed
here and there.
Thanks for all the hard work in getting the new version up and running.

Malc