Improve Personal Sites
Thursday, March 27, 2008 by victory99 | Discussion: WinCustomize Site Issues
There's been a lot of discussion recently regarding improvements to the site, and I would like make some observations regarding the functionality of personal sites here at WinCustomize. I'm not sure if the problems I have experienced are universal, but here are some things I have noticed.
In the GALLERY ~ Editing Comments:
If you choose to edit a comment and submit it, the text does get updated, but it causes the smileys in all of the comments (not just the edited comment, but all of them) to go away and become just image tags. I'm not a website designer, but it would seem that the code could be adjusted to prevent this from happening. (Presuming, of course, that it's not just my computer and is a universal problem.)
In Personal Site SETTINGS – My Account/WinCustomize Theme/Sub Style:
I personally prefer Left Navigation Bar. (I find this layout to be more visually appealing and less distracting. Whoever coded it must have thought some people would prefer it, or the choice would not have been offered...?) When I select it from the drop-down menu and press the “Update” button, the layout does change to Left Navigation. Great...I'm a happy camper!
But here's the problem: I try to be security conscious, so I usually clear cookies and history after each browsing session. Once I do, I find that my navigation settings revert back to the default Right Navigation. Why would that be? The other settings don't seem to be affected by clearing cookies. This isn't a huge issue, I know, but I would like to see it changed.
And now for my biggest peeve:
In the “My Comments” section of the Profile Page:
The “Remove” link does not work -at all – ever! Why? Again, the coders thought it was a valid function, so why doesn't it work?!!! I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like to be able to do some “housecleaning” so to speak. After all, it is supposed to be My Personal Site, and I should be afforded that option. Especially paying subscribers such as myself should be able to do that.
So...”That's my story – and I'm stickin' to it!” 
These are my own personal observations and suggestions. Does anyone else agree?
I move that these improvements be made:
“All in favor ~ say Yay”
“All opposed ~ say Nay”
Let's “Git 'er Done!”
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Reply #22 Thursday, March 27, 2008 3:56 PM
I will patiently wait for the improvements. Reply #23 Thursday, March 27, 2008 4:00 PM
No offense taken and thanks for the reply.Reply #24 Thursday, March 27, 2008 4:09 PM
In my wanderings through the galleries, I've seen some bantering...just didn't think I'd ever be in the middle of any. It's pretty easy to make hasty remarks...I guess I did that, too.Reply #25 Thursday, March 27, 2008 4:12 PM
not sure if this helps......but i know when i update my thumbpic it takes awhile to apply........
Reply #26 Thursday, March 27, 2008 4:20 PM
You have a great imagination, and your designs are unique and artistic. I downloaded your latest WB and I really like it. Thanks for sharing! Reply #27 Thursday, March 27, 2008 7:30 PM
Reply #29 Thursday, March 27, 2008 8:02 PM
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T ~ ing in Deepnet Explorer ..My browser of choice ...
(firefox ? never heard of it ...
)That also happens to me Victory .... I guess the forums are made that way ... Delete the cookies and start again ...
Thanks Zubaz for fixing his O.P !! I surely appreciate that bit of fiddling .... and I'm sure a lot of us do .....
Reply #30 Thursday, March 27, 2008 8:34 PM
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using Opera
I'm security conscious also, but deleteing cookies constantly is overkill, IMHO.
And here at WC, cookies are used to keep track of preferences, like that Navbar setting.
That's one of the things I love about Opera.... right click the page, select Site Preferences, and I have a number of options (including cookie handling) I can set for that site.
Reply #31 Thursday, March 27, 2008 8:49 PM
If you choose to edit a comment and submit it, the text does get updated, but it causes the smileys in all of the comments (not just the edited comment, but all of them) to go away and become just image tags. I'm not a website designer, but it would seem that the code could be adjusted to prevent this from happening. (Presuming, of course, that it's not just my computer and is a universal problem.)
I've seen that also ... never noticed the correlation between commenting and the smileys disappearing. Just figured something was not right about the code in that section.
I personally prefer Left Navigation Bar. (I find this layout to be more visually appealing and less distracting. Whoever coded it must have thought some people would prefer it, or the choice would not have been offered...?) When I select it from the drop-down menu and press the “Update” button, the layout does change to Left Navigation. Great...I'm a happy camper!
But here's the problem: I try to be security conscious, so I usually clear cookies and history after each browsing session. Once I do, I find that my navigation settings revert back to the default Right Navigation. Why would that be? The other settings don't seem to be affected by clearing cookies. This isn't a huge issue, I know, but I would like to see it changed.
Here's a possible compromise. Use a utility to clear your cookies that will allow you to save specific cookies you want to keep. I haven't used it in a while but I'm pretty sure CCleaner will let you do that. Then you can feel safe about getting rid of your tracks without getting rid of the things that make your WC site better for you.
The “Remove” link does not work -at all – ever! Why? Again, the coders thought it was a valid function, so why doesn't it work?!!! I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like to be able to do some “housecleaning” so to speak. After all, it is supposed to be My Personal Site, and I should be afforded that option. Especially paying subscribers such as myself should be able to do that.
Definitely!
Reply #32 Friday, March 28, 2008 12:20 AM
So all the discussion isnt just for naught.
Reply #33 Friday, March 28, 2008 1:10 AM
Good to know Andrew !!
( It would be nice to be able to choose our own skin colours for WC ... Personally I find the Grey a little too ...er grey ! )Any chance of letting us minions see how big that list is ... ? hmmmm !!
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Reply #21 Thursday, March 27, 2008 3:53 PM
Bud, there are tons of posts like that, some posters at fault, some not...I can say my comments were all in good fun...can't speak for anyone else. No harm meant to you, hope none taken.