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Welcome to the new-look TV Tonight

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Welcome to the new-look TV Tonight!

As you will have already noticed, the site has some new features and attributes, so let me talk you through some of these….

HOME PAGE

  • The site now has a Carousel of 5 in place of the former 2 x Top Stories on the old site. These will continue to include a mix of News, Programming, Pay TV and Reviews, all of which can also be found in their respective verticals. You can click on any of the thumbnails to stop the Carousel on an individual story in order to click through to the Post itself.
  • A new Menu has been added with each of the 5 networks plus Foxtel. These offer dropdown lists of profile shows that are on air (or about to air). It will then take you to all the recent stories mentioning the show, using the Tag system. This Menu is designed to help you find stories about your show more easily. Listed shows will fluctuate accordingly. I hope you like it.
  • Previous sections Coming Soon and Guides are now a subset of the Programming tab.
  • The News section is now much larger. As you can see it also shows the number of comments on each story.
  • Two verticals on Pay TV and Programming follow and Reviews are located at the bottom of the front page. All of these feeds can be accessed from the top Menu.
  • In the right-hand column you can now see Daily Pick, ICE TV Guide, Ratings and the Poll.

INDIVIDUAL POSTS

  • The essentials of each story remain intact. At the end of the post there is a section called “Related.” This will link through to other stories that also mention the same show/s, again using the Tag system. Comments follow thereafter.
  • In the right hand column you will find the Tag Cloud and recent Comments, plus a shortcut to recent stories.
  • At the left of each story is a floating widget for social media. You can Tweet a story, like it on Facebook, send via email or Google+.

COMMENTS

  • In order to Comment you now need to register an ID. You can continue to use the handle you have been using but you need to register through a working email. Note the password you are sent and then you can change it once you are logged in. The site will take you to a standard WordPress profile page and even offers a toolbar that sits across the site if you prefer. When you are logged in you will find the link to bring you back to the site sits at the top left of the toolbar. If it feels a little overwhelming at first, have patience. You’ll get used to it in no time and realise the benefits later I trust. Your cookies should remember you so you don’t have to keep logging in everyday. I believe adding an ID will lift the tone of comments, for the benefit of all.
  • Please remember no CAPS, no links and no slagging off other readers. Debate is healthy, abuse is not.
  • As we are all adults here you’ll be pleased to know the site will now allow more liberal use of language. I think common sense tells us the words that are still on the naughty list. Otherwise Comments moderation remains as is.

So that’s about it. The site is now in Beta mode during this transition phase, just in case of any teething problems.

There is no change to Twitter, mobile platform, Ratings, breaking news etc. And yes, it’s still just me pedalling madly behind the scenes, but I am grateful for your support.

From Monday the annual Programmer’s Wrap begins, with feature interviews everyday this week. Be sure to register an ID so you can have your say -they do read the Feedback.

My thanks to web designer David McDonald for the rebuild.

Hope you enjoy the new site!

Cheers,

David.

 

UPDATE: For technical problems please ensure you have:

– latest edition of your Browser.
– javascript enabled.
– any ad-blockers turned off.

124 Responses

  1. I have noticed that some of the advertisements are not sitting in their place properly, and some are not right for the space provided, such as a banner ad in the side bar for square ads.
    I know its just teething problems, but thought I’d let you know as an FYI. I’m using IE8 at work… we cannot upgrade to IE9 as this version is required for specific apps.

  3. Since you’re asking for feedback — When I write my comments, I usually put spaces between my paragraphs, as it makes for easier reading.

    But this current format is not allowing that spacing, and thus my comments, and others, look crowded.

  4. I liked it when your comments, David, were highlighted when inserted into the rest of the comments. It made it easier to pick our your words.

    At the moment, your comment in this particular article simply blends in with the rest.

    Plus I agree with those who feel a tad more colour might be good.

  6. Very well done David. Sometimes the computer version of the site was turning up on the phone but it is happening less. Not sure if there is newer versions of the mobile site (if at all) I do respect your hard work on getting this version up and running.

  10. Hi David, The main thing I miss is the arrows that allowed you to go directly to the next or previous story instead of having to go back to the homepage – is it somewhere and I’m missing it?

  18. I must say, I was a little shocked when I first saw the new look and immediately missed the old one. But I was surprised by how quickly it took me to get used to this new look.

  22. Umm it’s very white. Certainly looks more professional. Still think the comments needs to change so it scrolls down from older to newer comments. But oh well. And there doesn’t seem to be a comments section in the TV Lounge. It’s blank.

    But still looks good and the site is awesome not matter what it looks like.

  24. Very nice.

    For those having problems viewing the site – make sure you have the latest version browser as some older browsers (e.g. IE6 and IE7) will have a lot of problems as they are not supported by WordPress and the site will not rendered properly.

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