Steve Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 Hi all - This is to let you know that we plan to implement a new site appearance for the FSF next Tuesday. This means that the FSF website and forum will be unavailable for most of next Tuesday If you'd like to know when we're back up and running, and you use Twitter, please follow us - @EYFSF - we'll be letting people know as soon as the upgrade is complete. Although the content of the site will be largely unchanged, the non-forum areas of the site will change considerably in appearance. Here are a couple of quick snapshots so you feel less disorientated when we're back up and running: This is how the top part of the front page will look to a logged in member. Members will be able to add their own photographs to the slideshow on the top left from the Gallery. You can see the left hand side navigation menu has been replaced by a horizontal menu. All your settings and personal notifications are now accessible from each page in the smaller bar under the nav bar. Non-members will see a slightly different page with information more applicable to those unfamiliar with the FSF. Many of you will be pleased to hear that the last twenty posts is making a long-awaited comeback. I know a lot of us (me included) used to use this as a quick way of accessing current hot topics. You can see this further down the page: Other pages, such as the articles, will also be revamped and re-modelled, and this will continue after the upgrade. We hope to be able to offer the option of an alternative appearance soon, for those with visual impairments. And you might have noticed we'll now have a permanent slot for celebrating member's whose settings have achieved recognition from Ofsted. If you'd like us to add your setting name, logo and ofsted inspection report to the FSF front page please get it touch (PM or email me). This will only be visible to other FSF members. If you have any suggestions for other changes and improvements, please do let us know. The FSF is your space! 6
Fredbear Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 Ooh looks great, can't wait to see it, thank you for providing this fantastic Forum. 3
Stargrower Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 It's looking good! Will Tapestry be affected next Tuesday?
Steve Posted August 30, 2013 Author Posted August 30, 2013 Tapestry should be fine - although you won't be able to post support tickets or renew - or subscribe. But otherwise the actual application will be completely unaffected. He said confidently... 2
sunnyday Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 :blink: I'm scared - I don't like change :blink: 2
Stargrower Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 Don't worry Sunnyday, we'll all be here on Wednesday to hold your hand. :1b 3
hali Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 now now sunny we will get through this - a bottle of vino may help Tuesday evening - what do you say????? :1b 2
HappyMaz Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 :blink: I'm scared - I don't like change :blink: tweet! :wub: 1
HappyMaz Posted August 30, 2013 Posted August 30, 2013 Ooh! This looks so exciting. And if ever there was a time to join twitter and follow @EYFSF then its now... We can hold our own #FSFChat event to keep our spirits up! 1
Guest Posted September 3, 2013 Posted September 3, 2013 I love the new format, but it's telling me when I search that there is no such thing as word association and I know there is all 100+ pages of it. Where oh where has it gone? :blink:
SueJ Posted September 3, 2013 Posted September 3, 2013 Help !!!!!!!!!!!! Cant find view new posts - but loving the new look 2
Guest Posted September 3, 2013 Posted September 3, 2013 Help !!!!!!!!!!!! Cant find view new posts - but loving the new look Me too! I think it looks great and it will prompt me to use more of the resources that I always forget are there until I've spent ages trying to source them elsewhere. BUT I NEED my 'view new posts' button, please, please!
Steve Posted September 3, 2013 Author Posted September 3, 2013 We're working on that - sorry, slipped through the net! In the meantime, the last twenty posts is back on the front page if that helps? 1
sunnyday Posted September 3, 2013 Posted September 3, 2013 (edited) Oooooh - it's all looking good! :1b Ah - but - oh um - I don't know where to go from here??? :blink: Edited September 3, 2013 by sunnyday
catma Posted September 3, 2013 Posted September 3, 2013 Glad it's not just me with the new posts button!! But it looks smart!
Carol Posted September 3, 2013 Posted September 3, 2013 Going to explore it .... but so far its looking good.
Lucie Posted September 3, 2013 Posted September 3, 2013 This looks very smart...just about to take a look around and readjust! Well done!
dreamgirl Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 Feel a bit lost! Where is the view new content button? Is it there and I just can't see it? 1
Guest Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 looks good cant find new post button also cant get rid of the cookies bit no matter how many times I click the button this covers the search bit advice needed
Steve Posted September 4, 2013 Author Posted September 4, 2013 Hi Sue - We're working on the new posts/content link. With regard to the cookies information (an irritating thing but necessary due to recent EU legislation) which browser are you using?
Steve Posted September 4, 2013 Author Posted September 4, 2013 Hi all - You can now find 'View New Content' under the Forum menu item (second down under forum index). Apologies for its disappearance! :1b 6
Steve Posted September 4, 2013 Author Posted September 4, 2013 I love the new format, but it's telling me when I search that there is no such thing as word association and I know there is all 100+ pages of it. Where oh where has it gone? :blink: Kate, try again, I get lots of results. First, make sure the search bar is showing 'Forums' not 'This Topic' which it might be if you start searching inside a topic view. Second, you might want to try variations of word association such as putting them in quotes ("word association") or adding a plus to the individual words (+word +association).
Lucy P Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 Hi all - You can now find 'View New Content' under the Forum menu item (second down under forum index). Apologies for its disappearance! :1b Thanks Steve
Guest Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 thanks Steve by browser do u mean Google 8 not sure I'm up to tecy things its still there
Guest Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 Aah...words of wisdom and they work! Thank you.
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