Is this forum an off the shelf app? or is it custom? If custom, how is it built?
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Free registration at the forum removes this block.IIRC there is a site which can tell you - but I forget what it isIs this forum an off the shelf app? or is it custom? If custom, how is it built?
Yeah, spotted after I’d replied that you’d nipped in there!@Andy Black ninja'd
My thinking exactly. It's brilliant.Congratulations to the developer or the team behind it, because the forum works wonderfully!
My thinking exactly. It's brilliant.
You defo have the top end software then because others are horrible.Glad you think so because I hate it... been looking to switch platform for years! IMO, forum software hasn't moved out of 1999.
What do you hate about xenforo the most?Glad you think so because I hate it... been looking to switch platform for years! IMO, forum software hasn't moved out of 1999.
ICQWhat do you hate about xenforo the most?
Which other alternative platforms have you been considering?
What do you hate about xenforo the most?
I find it great on mobile, and I’ve a tiny iPhone 5SE.Despite their claims, it is NOT mobile first. Most people consume internet content on their phones today, not via desktop.
I find it great on mobile, and I’ve a tiny iPhone 5SE.
Yes that's a very valid point!Most people consume internet content on their phones today, not via desktop.
I'm too young to understand this joke. Had to google it.
I only use it mobile. Ipone and Ipad. No issues. I love it compared to other forums. Thats maybe because I m a bit older and don’t like the modern ones (last 10 years developed)That's good to hear because I've gone to great pains to try and make it mobile friendly.
I find it great on mobile, and I’ve a tiny iPhone 5SE.
That's good to hear because I've gone to great pains to try and make it mobile friendly.
Then, that only covers the backend and a browser based webapp. Most users are now on mobile and a modern solution should include a native app.
To be honest, I am personally a fan of the browser based approach, even though the technology aged poorly and could do with a major overhaul. I don't even know if my intuition is correct, but I just think a whole generation goes directly to the app store to search if a fastlane app exists and knowing URLs might be a thing of the past ... soonish.Why is a PWA not sufficient? Too slow?
There's a Geocities page devoted to it somewhere...I'm too young to understand this joke. Had to google it.
Which is an argument against traditional apps, no?As far as I know Apple won't allow any app that can be updated on the fly without going through another review process, right?
I don't even know if my intuition is correct, but I just think a whole generation goes directly to the app store to search if a fastlane app exists and knowing URLs might be a thing of the past ... soonish.
Would love to see something like that, but parts of the issues that I listed apply to PWAs as well and would require creative solutions to fix.Which is an argument against traditional apps, no?
I wonder if you're correct here as well.
Certainly for new people looking to find new apps to solve problems, this would definitely be the case.
But if FLF was a PWA, then all people would have to do is push some kind of CTA button on the site and it would be "installed" on their home screen, app stores and their policies be damned. Existing fans/users wouldn't need to to hunt for the app, because it's already here.
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I saw the thread title and thought this was going to be another one of "those" conversations. I'm glad at least some new ideas are being kicked around on this, the 10,000th time this question has been asked.
Despite their claims, it is NOT mobile first. Most people consume internet content on their phones today, not via desktop.
Because the more options you present for someone to click, the less likely they are to click what you want them to click...why have the menu hidden behind a hamburger button when you have all the space in the world for it
Because the more options you present for someone to click, the less likely they are to click what you want them to click...
True, which is why we tell our clients to use a different color for their call to action button (the "Buy Now >" in this case), and to make sure it is above the fold. What I'm really getting at is too many sites seem to do this and call it "mobile first":
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More detailed arguments that share my position (even the last two paragraphs) here: Mobile first: why are we getting it wrong?
1. I misunderstood your point. The graphic helped. Thank you. I agree. I'll read the article in full later. I got triggered at the mention of the Acrobat redesign. Lol. So bad.
2. My agreement is still a preference. I've tested desktops layouts with nav and with the hamburger, and sometimes the one wins, sometimes the other. It's good to not have absolute "rules" about this sort of thing.
I think trends are changing and some yrs from now, the hamburger on desktop will be ubiquitous. It has its pro and cons.
Personally, I can't wait for nav and maybe logos to be just a fixed bottom bar, much like how some apps have the nav options at the bottom.
Mobile-first design is great
While I may have tried to knock mobile-first design off its pedestal a bit, I should clarify that I’m a fan of the approach and think it’s a great way to discipline your thinking when it comes to interface design.
We have to remember, though, not to get wrapped up in our worship of any particular UX solution, because UX just isn’t simple enough to have universal answers. Mobile-first design is a compromise approach aimed at coming up with good solutions on tight budgets and timelines, and it actually does a pretty good job of that, even if it’s not the One True Answer to every design situation. Mobile-first design works best when we understand it for what it is, and when we use it as a platform for progress, and not an excuse to skip true context-specific design thinking.
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