Post by Gravedigger on Aug 3, 2016 14:29:03 GMT -6
So everything is updated except for the banner and news sections of the main site. I'm going to get those done likely in the morning or sometime tomorrow afternoon at the latest. Some upcoming projects and updates to the main site:
History and Champs
I'm hoping to finally add these two sections to the site. There's nothing difficult about doing this, I just haven't put forth the time to do it yet, been slack about it but hope to have it done by Sunday.
Roster
As mentioned previously, I will be removing the roster content from the main site and leaving the links in the top navigation to link straight to the forums section on the boards here. This means replacing the roster section in the footer. I'm going over some ideas in my head and typing this just gave me another idea as well.
Staff
This page will be redone as we still have Gable and the old commentary team listed.
Results Format Customization
This is probably the biggest piece of news for the site and one that people may really enjoy. I'm currently learning new languages, frameworks, etc. for web development to increase my skills and looking for new ways to add to my portfolio. Using a Javascript library called jQuery, I am going to be setting up the results pages with the ability for viewers to customize the results pages as they are reading the results.
Once this is live, when someone is on a results page, they will notice a plus symbol on the side of the page that when clicked will bring up a panel on the side of the site. They will be given the choice of various customization options. If you're one of those people who reads results on the main site but hates the way the font looks on the white background, then there will be options in there to change the way the results page looks so the results are on a darker background. If you're someone who hates color coded results, there will be options to remove color coding so the text is all the same color.
This will NOT affect the rest of the site nor will it affect the formatting for other viewers of the site. I will probably set it up where you also have the option to save the settings so that no matter which results page you are on or even if you come back another time, it will still be in the same color format/options you chose. It will likely be a couple of weeks before I have this ready.
Speed of Updates
Also, speaking of web development, I'm also hoping in the next week or two to also have a method in place to have the results up on the site faster. Currently, the way I'm doing it takes around 3 hours to complete all the updates. I'm hoping with some of the coding I've been working with to reduce that to 45 minutes per week tops. I know how to do it, I just haven't set up the coding and all that yet for it to start happening.
Feedback
Anything you want to see different on the site, suggestions, etc. feel free to leave them here or PM me.
History and Champs
I'm hoping to finally add these two sections to the site. There's nothing difficult about doing this, I just haven't put forth the time to do it yet, been slack about it but hope to have it done by Sunday.
Roster
As mentioned previously, I will be removing the roster content from the main site and leaving the links in the top navigation to link straight to the forums section on the boards here. This means replacing the roster section in the footer. I'm going over some ideas in my head and typing this just gave me another idea as well.
Staff
This page will be redone as we still have Gable and the old commentary team listed.
Results Format Customization
This is probably the biggest piece of news for the site and one that people may really enjoy. I'm currently learning new languages, frameworks, etc. for web development to increase my skills and looking for new ways to add to my portfolio. Using a Javascript library called jQuery, I am going to be setting up the results pages with the ability for viewers to customize the results pages as they are reading the results.
Once this is live, when someone is on a results page, they will notice a plus symbol on the side of the page that when clicked will bring up a panel on the side of the site. They will be given the choice of various customization options. If you're one of those people who reads results on the main site but hates the way the font looks on the white background, then there will be options in there to change the way the results page looks so the results are on a darker background. If you're someone who hates color coded results, there will be options to remove color coding so the text is all the same color.
This will NOT affect the rest of the site nor will it affect the formatting for other viewers of the site. I will probably set it up where you also have the option to save the settings so that no matter which results page you are on or even if you come back another time, it will still be in the same color format/options you chose. It will likely be a couple of weeks before I have this ready.
Speed of Updates
Also, speaking of web development, I'm also hoping in the next week or two to also have a method in place to have the results up on the site faster. Currently, the way I'm doing it takes around 3 hours to complete all the updates. I'm hoping with some of the coding I've been working with to reduce that to 45 minutes per week tops. I know how to do it, I just haven't set up the coding and all that yet for it to start happening.
Feedback
Anything you want to see different on the site, suggestions, etc. feel free to leave them here or PM me.
