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[ratix_gunz]

Very nice theme, what did you modify to navigate with the tooltip?

 

[JoyFreak]

10 minutes later and I got the article preview to look like this. I find that it looks so much better than the default. Time to clean the code up. Let me know what you think!

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[JoyFreak]

Hi everybody,

I've worked all day today to bring a dark version of the default light theme and I can gladly say it's now available for use. For those who have defaulted to the light theme, you can easily change to the new dark theme via a number of ways:

1. Top right corner you'll find a moon, near the search button on desktop or off-canvas menu on mobile.
2. Bottom left corner, in the footer on both desktop or mobile.
3. Via your preferences page.

I'm positive this will be THE theme from here on, which means no more changing.. so get used to it .

As always, if you find any bugs or have any suggestions, then fire away! We'd love to hear them.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend thus far.

A little preview here:

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[BigPete7978]

Love the clean look of the dark theme. Good work!

 

[JoyFreak]

Love the clean look of the dark theme. Good work!

Thank you <3

 

[JoyFreak]

I've added a marketplace to JoyFreak. It was only time. I've made use of the thread types and turned articles into a marketplace, still being able to use them for news too. It uses a fully integrated feedback system too.
A couple of screenshots:


You can have a look live here https://www.joyfreak.com/gaming-market/

 

[Nicolas FR]

I like your website but there is too many ads averywhere, untill 4 for a product page.

 

[JoyFreak]

I like your website but there is too many adds averywhere, untill 4 for a product page.

Product page? Can you link me? I’ll take a look.

 

[Nicolas FR]

This one https://www.joyfreak.com/threads/mario-kart-8-deluxe-nintendo-switch.8982/

 

[Amandevo]

So, this is really my stop,lol
Well, why doesn't the design of the site correspond to the theme? But the forum is good, it's easy to use

 

[JoyFreak]

Trying to go with more of a Reddit approach on the homepage by displaying it like a news feed. I've also added a welcome notice with an animation to make it look fancy. Gaming Forum

 

[Faust]

Look good @JoyFreak . But I don’t think copying someone style, will help to grow. Try to achieve unique goals.

 

[JoyFreak]

Look good @JoyFreak . But I don’t think copying someone style, will help to grow. Try to achieve unique goals.

Just trying different approach. I think it's on trend now to have things like a news feed than a category list/forum list.

 

[Faust]

Just trying different approach. I think it's on trend now to have things like a news feed than a category list/forum list.

Agree, but don't forget, forum is a forum. No matter how you will customize, still a forum will remain. Try a very unique homepage, and then forum. But that's my view.

 

[Shuya]

Very clean and I think your approach is the right one. Loving the purple style you have released too. Keep it up!

 

[Nicolas FR]

Title is blurry with light theme


and the scroll bar maybe prettier with your personalization but totally unusable.
Otherwise, good job, the general rendering is very good

 

[JoyFreak]

Title is blurry with light theme
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and the scroll bar maybe prettier with your personalization but totally unusable.
Otherwise, good job, the general rendering is very good

Can you check now?

 

[Nicolas FR]

ok, for both.

 

[l3ta]

The articles themselves need more cowbell. Some visual media to decorate them. Empty blocks of text are not attractive for a front page. Other than that, everything is looking sweet!

 

[JoyFreak]

The articles themselves need more cowbell. Some visual media to decorate them. Empty blocks of text are not attractive for a front page. Other than that, everything is looking sweet!

They're not really articles, they are threads and the content is dependant on the author. It's like a thread list but a preview of the actual posts. I agree that the frontpage needs some visual flare but some posts do offer that with embedded media/images. I watched XenForo's insights episode 1 which suggested to use the latest posts as a the homepage but felt an article view is a lot better visually so went with that.