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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #220 on: June 22, 2017, 10:42:20 PM »
No DDF - DDMS comments integration?
It's in the plans. Not sure why it's not there yet TBH.
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #221 on: June 22, 2017, 11:08:26 PM »
Privacy policy is missing info at the end.
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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #222 on: June 23, 2017, 04:46:43 AM »
the font here isn't particularly clear

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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #223 on: June 23, 2017, 08:22:52 AM »
the font here isn't particularly clear
And I would write "use twitter instead if you want instant alerts"
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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #224 on: June 23, 2017, 11:35:18 AM »
It's in the plans. Not sure why it's not there yet TBH.
There was a half-assed version at one point

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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #225 on: June 26, 2017, 09:53:52 AM »
C/P from Comment I made on DDMS
A few notes from the Designer & Developers:

  • We have noticed that visitors who are using AdBlocker browser plugins are experiencing more issues than those without any blockers. For the best user experience (and to support Dan, JJ  Co.) we strongly recommend disabling AdBlockers on DansDeals.com & Beta.DansDeals.com
  • We are currently resolving an issue with the "Legacy View" feature - it seems not to work well with caching. We hope to have it fixed by this afternoon.
  • The trending posts widget (It's not actually displaying currently trending posts as this is is just a demo/beta) does not display thumbnails (small preview photos) to many users - We are working on correcting this ASAP.
  • We are currently coding a new approach to the main menu by adding a slight delay and writing an algorithm to figure out user intent before their cursor even reaches the menu.
  • For those that complained that the forum menu in the top bar is too small - It's something you will come to appreciate with time, as we have special forum integration features on the roadmap that will really enhance the DDMS/DDF experience.
  • Some users have mentioned that posts on the homepage (and category pages) - in non-legacy view, should have a more visible separator. While I have already tried designing & testing several different separators and ultimately decided to remove them, We are putting it back on the discussion board.

Overall we have received over 300 positive comments & reactions via the feedback form on the beta site.

Here are some of my favorite:

"Amazing design all around. Really built with the user in mind, Thank you!!"

"Great looking & refre[/blockquote]shing too!"

"Love it! Clean lines and easy to read"

"Incredible work, as a graphic designer I must say it's up to par and conventional. Keep up the good work."

"(Mobile view) I feel like you thought of everything!!!! I also like that the comments have a specific button to see them. It's a really nice neat & clean user friendly interface!"

"Awesome. It is slick"

"Looks great. I like that I could now hide expired deals"

"Great job Dan! Congratulations"

"Love it. Very easy to navigate and the layout shows more in a smaller area."

"I love you Dan your amazing!!!! Keep it up I'm one of your million supporters followers!"

"So much easier and clearer to navigate!"

"Very clean and easy to use design"

"Love that there are images next to the post's snippets and that it's mobile friendly"

"So much easier and clearer to navigate!"

"It's a huge step up from the previous site and I'm looking forward for it to become the main!"

"Love it! Looks way More professional"

"What a beaut! Gotta say, the old site never bothered me as it did what I needed it to do. But now that you made this one-gotta say it's great!"

"It looks a lot more user friendly!"

"much better layout"


Each of the following words showed up more than 20 times in the feedback: Love, Great, Awesome, Clean, Amazing.

Thank you all for the amazing feedback, please keep'em coming.

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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #226 on: June 26, 2017, 10:11:56 AM »
If your target audience uses Matzav, YWN, TLS or any other jewish site, dont expect them to give up their ad blocker. I realize that you can disable it for an entire domain, but whose going to do that...
Depending on the Adblocker it might be stupidly easy to disable it for one domain. I use uBlock and when I click the extension icon there's a huge power button, click on that and it adds the domain to the whitelist...
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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #227 on: June 26, 2017, 10:26:57 AM »
Depending on the Adblocker it might be stupidly easy to disable it for one domain. I use uBlock and when I click the extension icon there's a huge power button, click on that and it adds the domain to the whitelist...
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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #228 on: June 26, 2017, 10:31:05 AM »
This local dentist logo reminded me of Dansdeals
http://cambridge-dental.com/

I wonder how many companies are using ID like that.
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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #229 on: June 26, 2017, 10:32:24 AM »
This local dentist logo reminded me of Dansdeals
http://cambridge-dental.com/

I wonder how many companies are using ID like that.
Ha. It looks more like the other option presented.
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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #230 on: June 27, 2017, 08:24:38 AM »
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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #231 on: June 27, 2017, 09:39:56 AM »
Again.
What password do I use to review the new site in order to give my feedback? 
Why is there a 'W'? (ok, I am willing to review, but don't have time to read through all the pages of others' comments)

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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #232 on: June 27, 2017, 09:49:25 AM »
What password do I use to review the new site in order to give my feedback? 
Why is there a 'W'? (ok, I am willing to review, but don't have time to read through all the pages of others' comments)
While I can't answer the first question, the 'W' is the https://wordpress.org/ logo, which is used as the backend of the site
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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #233 on: June 27, 2017, 11:00:48 AM »
While I can't answer the first question, the 'W' is the https://wordpress.org/ logo, which is used as the backend of the site
How do I review the beta site?  The link in the wiki requires a password which I do not have.

ETA - Fri, DDMS:  The Beta site is temporarily closed while we implement new changes based on your feedback!
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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #234 on: June 28, 2017, 01:17:19 PM »
Password (if required): beta (only for DDF members right now)

Updates:
  • Major style update (gray backgrounds, etc)
  • Rewrote the Main Navigation Hover Logic to use "Hover Intent" technology
  • Legacy View bug fixes
(We are still working on legacy view bypassing the cache so you may experience issues with it)
  • Deal post design fixes
  • quickview go to post link fixed
  • Minor bug fixes & improvements

Please review, test & provide feedback here. Thanks for all your input so far.

Please note that we are currently testing & configuring various caching methods - so your experience may vary, Please report any issues or bugs regardless.
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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #235 on: June 28, 2017, 05:10:38 PM »
Really good job!!

All the positive comments above are understatements for what you should get now!

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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #236 on: June 29, 2017, 07:51:15 PM »
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(You will receive a roundup of deals, dead or alive, that were posted in the past 24 hours. Use SMS/Twitter for instant deal alerts)

Suggestion: Rewrite the description ("you will recieve...") in smaller font (more like fine print, or a drop bigger), and remove the parenthesis from around the whole thing. Parenthesize only the words "dead or alive".

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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #237 on: June 29, 2017, 07:54:46 PM »
Password (if required): beta (only for DDF members right now)

Updates:
  • Rewrote the Main Navigation Hover Logic to use "Hover Intent" technology
Please do the same to "Dans Deals Forums" tab on the top right of the page.

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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #238 on: June 29, 2017, 09:01:12 PM »
From bottom of the page:
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Dan and JJ work ‘round the clock to bring you the best deals on the web, including bargains on household items, electronics, flight deals, and more.
Seems too slangy. The full word is classier. Just my .02

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Re: Presenting The New And Improved DDMS Beta
« Reply #239 on: June 30, 2017, 04:22:50 AM »
Images on About-Us page, aren't aligned properly in the frame.

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