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superboyac:
don't take this one seriously, it was just a thought that entered my mind as i was using the new site...
i need the ability to resize columns manually!!! silly, i know. I keep looking at the different unread posts pages and feeling like i wish this were excel and i could drag the column sizes around.
tomos:
At the moment, work is slowly progressing on the CMS as we bring over all of the current static pages (mousers software pages and such things) - Now that the design stage has been (almost) finalized, that content will be far faster for us to add and the CMS should be here in no time at all!
-Stephen66515 (September 03, 2015, 11:10 AM)
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sounds great
One of the aims behind the move to CMS is to make it easier for content writers to be able to upload their articles to the site and have them features in a nice way (Which will also be auto-posted to all the DC Social Network accounts to raise viewership!) so - from my perspective on this...please write as many new articles as you can possibly write! The more, the merrier! - There are already sections set up in order to accommodate these articles and there will be a help file available for formatting options!
-Stephen66515 (September 03, 2015, 11:10 AM)
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do the sections already have titles?
if so what?
I'm curious what, and how broad or specific they are.
EDIT// never mind :-) see below:
But yeah, if anybody wants updates, wants to offer up a feature suggestion - or other questions about the CMS, feel free to ask and one of us will update as often as we can!
-Stephen66515 (September 03, 2015, 11:20 AM)
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Yes, except for the fact that it's taking all of our concentration to focus on migrating the current pages, so please refrain from deep discussions about big new features and content until we get the old content migrated.
-mouser (September 03, 2015, 11:22 AM)
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TaoPhoenix:
Ok, was searching this thread because I wanted to make a suggestion: how about we come up with some original content to celebrate the switch to a proper cms. Was thinking about stuff like reviews, short stories, new SW, member discounts, whatever.
-phitsc (September 02, 2015, 04:06 PM)
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Do you mean this suggestion Phil? We are working like mad on the CMS at the moment and I fear mousers brain is close to exploding with everything that needs doing so he may have simply overlooked it :)
-Stephen66515 (September 03, 2015, 10:27 AM)
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Yep, that's the one :Thmbsup:
Thought it would be a shame to have an all shiny and new CMS but only old stuff to put into it ;)
-phitsc (September 03, 2015, 10:28 AM)
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Awww.
Naw Phitsc, you put the "shell" / "framework" / "containers" in first, then you fill it with stuff. Then it goes like:
A. Get the stuff you already had, to be sure it doesn't botch-roll-20!
B. Get medium level behind scenes stuff done that no one understands but hates when it breaks
then FINALLY
C. Yay! Add New Shiny Stuff for Magpies!
:)
phitsc:
I have no problem if you guys do A and B first. What I'm suggesting is that we go live with plenty of C.
wraith808:
I have no problem if you guys do A and B first. What I'm suggesting is that we go live with plenty of C.
-phitsc (September 04, 2015, 01:51 AM)
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Unless someone volunteers to make that content, and to coordinate the making of content, that's a massive effort on top of a massive effort that's already taxing mouser. So I'd say first things first. Get the CMS up, get some testing like with the forums, and get it to a stable experience that represents the site. Then the content can come organically as the tools give more people the ability to create the content.
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