WinCustomize Subscribers Get Some Extra Goodies
Monday, March 26, 2007 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News
When we say you'll be getting new features when you subscribe to WinCustomize, we mean it, especially with the upgrade to WC2k7. With the move to a more modular design and heavy use of CSS, we can implement changes much quicker than before. Today I have two changes to share with you that have gone live in the past week or so. Some I think a few have you already noticed and chatted about briefly.
- Would you like your Nav Bar on the left, or on the right?
WC2k7 moved the navigation bar to the right of the page. Some of you love the change, some of you hate it. There are arguments for and against having it on either side of the page, and they're all valid. It comes down to personal taste ultimately. Well, we've listened and our whiz-bang CSS and design guru, Dark-Star, whipped up a simple sub-theme for the site that flips the navigation bar from the right to the left.
My navigation bar aligned to the left of the page.
- Was 48 skins per page too few? How about 100?
If you're a non-subscriber, you have a pretty limited number of skins you can view per page when browsing the skins libraries. One of the biggest advantages to having a subscription (aside from killing those pesky ads) is the ability to select a much larger number to display per page. This makes browsing a lot easier! The upper limit used to be 48 per page, which would give you 12 rows of gallery items before you had to go to the next page. Well, considering galleries like WindowBlinds have well over 4,000 items to go through, you'd still be clicking through 86 or so pages to reach the end.
Now, thanks to Code Monkey Dean, the upper limit has been cranked to 100 skins per page! It will take just 41 clicks of the "next page" button now to reach the very end of the gallery. Going along with this rather large increase in images to display, T-Man figured out how to drastically speed up how we serve images on the site. So those 100 skins will load up in a blink of an eye!
To get access to these new options, just click on the "Settings" link at the top of the page and go to the "My Account" tab. Make your selections and click "Update" and you're done.
We hope you enjoy these two new features, and we'll be working hard to keep the flow of extra goodies going throughout the year!
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CerebroJD
Reply #22 Monday, March 26, 2007 9:23 PM
Reply #22 Monday, March 26, 2007 9:23 PM
I *thought* I noticed some new bits on that page yesterday... Awesome! I'm likely gonna give the left-hand nav bar a try, an DEFINITELY the 100 skins per-page... that'll work well for my gallery perusing. 
Thanks crew... your work is appreciated!
Thanks crew... your work is appreciated!
Jafo
Reply #23 Monday, March 26, 2007 9:28 PM
Reply #23 Monday, March 26, 2007 9:28 PM
Jafo saw a few new added options the other day....seems nothing 'behind the scenes' is static/stagnant....
Chasbo
Reply #24 Monday, March 26, 2007 10:43 PM
Reply #24 Monday, March 26, 2007 10:43 PM
It ain't worth 20 bucks! Maybe 5.95. Counting up all the software & skins I have purchased you would think they would bestow these wonderful (you got to be kidding that they are trying to sell subscriptions with this stuff the next thing you know they will say that Iraq had WMD'S!) benefits on me. Get it? They are trying to make this look better than it really is. My opinion will be slammed but I don't care because I KISS NO ONE'S ASS! 
Bebi Bulma
Reply #25 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:33 AM
Reply #25 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:33 AM
The money from the WC Subscription goes directly to supporting this site. Simply purchasing Stardock products does not keep this site going. I am quite satisfied with my subscription, it's the least I can do to help a site that I've benefited from, and I would hope that other users would feel the same...but apparently not. Give some, get some.
Chasbo
Reply #26 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:48 AM
Reply #26 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:48 AM
So buying premium skins and DesktopX themes doesn't go to help run the site. Is this so? I am sorry for being so blunt. What can I say? I'm a A-hole sometimes. 
tereso1124
Reply #27 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:56 AM
Reply #27 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:56 AM
well shit happens for a reason you know. But oh well..
Bebi Bulma
Reply #28 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 1:20 AM
Half the proceeds go to the skin author, the other half goes to WC. But giving $2 per skin hardly covers the costs. WC subscribers get all sorts of benefits besides the new goodies mentioned in this thread.
Reply #28 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 1:20 AM
So buying premium skins and DesktopX themes doesn't go to help run the site. Is this so? I am sorry for being so blunt. What can I say? I'm a A-hole sometimes.
Half the proceeds go to the skin author, the other half goes to WC. But giving $2 per skin hardly covers the costs. WC subscribers get all sorts of benefits besides the new goodies mentioned in this thread.
buzzh58
Reply #29 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 2:10 AM
Reply #29 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 2:10 AM
Left side or right side, I feel so spoiled. How did I live without this must have "extra goodie" for so long.
CerebroJD
Reply #30 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 3:21 AM
Reply #30 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 3:21 AM
Buzz... I'm sure that theres some other possibilities in the works for the future as well...
Who knows, maybe user-created site skins might become a reality for Subscribers?
Who knows, maybe user-created site skins might become a reality for Subscribers?
Nimbin
Reply #31 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 4:07 AM
Reply #31 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 4:07 AM
can i have a subscription , no money need change hands lol, just look into your heart
and feel sorry for me (only joking), i am getting a subscription this week sometime so
i soon will have all the benefits. 100 skins per page oooooo cant wait
, no money need change hands lol, just look into your heart and feel sorry for me (only joking), i am getting a subscription this week sometime so
i soon will have all the benefits. 100 skins per page oooooo cant wait
Erk.
Reply #32 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 6:17 AM
Reply #32 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 6:17 AM
Thanks for the changes, Dark-Star ....and for alerting us to them, Zoomba.
vStyler
Reply #33 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 6:34 AM
Woohoo!!!!
Cmon.. whats 20 bucks these days? I personally haven't subcribed yet but only because I can't find my bloody Paypal card. The old "support the site" really doesn't work for me, it's all about the bottom line, it is a business and I know bandwidth costs money and paying employees does too. At least their looking for ways for subscribers to have a better experience. Its no different on most other sites.. and besides.. we know ur just joking.. your such a kidder !
Reply #33 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 6:34 AM
That's coming. Shouldn't be to much longer, and the forums will work the same way.
Woohoo!!!!
It ain't worth 20 bucks! Maybe 5.95.
Cmon.. whats 20 bucks these days? I personally haven't subcribed yet but only because I can't find my bloody Paypal card. The old "support the site" really doesn't work for me, it's all about the bottom line, it is a business and I know bandwidth costs money and paying employees does too. At least their looking for ways for subscribers to have a better experience. Its no different on most other sites.. and besides.. we know ur just joking.. your such a kidder !
unclerob
Reply #34 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 8:18 AM
Reply #34 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 8:18 AM
the site improvements are awesome, great job on this.
I love having my nav bar on the left again, viewing 100 skins per page is awesome.
I definitely believe it was worth getting a wincustomize subscription several months ago before the new site & all of it's changes.
If you use this site constantly, participate in forums, download software, upload & download skins, etc. and now with all of these recent improvements, it's even more reason to purchasing a subscription to this site. I look forward to renewing my subscription!
Congratulations to everyone involved in improving this site, you do very good work!
I love having my nav bar on the left again, viewing 100 skins per page is awesome.
I definitely believe it was worth getting a wincustomize subscription several months ago before the new site & all of it's changes.
If you use this site constantly, participate in forums, download software, upload & download skins, etc. and now with all of these recent improvements, it's even more reason to purchasing a subscription to this site. I look forward to renewing my subscription!
Congratulations to everyone involved in improving this site, you do very good work!
Fairyy~
Reply #35 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 11:29 AM
Reply #35 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 11:29 AM
Well, I would have appreciated this back in January - but, Im used to the navigation being on the right at this point.
Ditto, - so its back to the right for me too, no point in half being on the left and half on the right.
IR Braniac:"my" site,skins,watchlist and settings didnt make the left switch...
Ditto, - so its back to the right for me too, no point in half being on the left and half on the right.
BuddhaV10
Reply #36 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:58 PM
Reply #36 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:58 PM
gah! now i gotta subscribe...oh well. worth it! no offense to the coders who make this site so awesome, but i really don't like the bar on the right. so being able to move it will help tremendously. thanks for the improvements!
boss0190
Reply #37 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 1:34 PM
Credit card maybe? And you don't need a card to use PayPal.
Reply #37 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 1:34 PM
I personally haven't subcribed yet but only because I can't find my bloody Paypal card.
Credit card maybe? And you don't need a card to use PayPal.
WebGizmos
Reply #38 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 9:36 PM
Reply #38 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 9:36 PM
The one nice thing about this option is that in using firefox my avatar kinda hides the "settings" link, so having the libraries listed on the left solves that problem...although I got used to it being in the right.
DJShamrock
Reply #39 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 9:52 PM
I have a paid subscription but it dpesn't give me any new options mentioned. Only the same old one's.
Reply #39 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 9:52 PM
I have a paid subscription but it dpesn't give me any new options mentioned. Only the same old one's.
DJShamrock
Reply #40 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 9:57 PM
It says I am level 4 but I can't access the new options. I can only diplay 12 skins per page. Any advice?
Reply #40 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 9:57 PM
It says I am level 4 but I can't access the new options. I can only diplay 12 skins per page. Any advice?
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Reply #21 Monday, March 26, 2007 8:11 PM
That's coming.