Update forum theme in the works -mobile optimization

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Update forum theme in the works -mobile optimization

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Hey folks,

A quick heads up that we're looking to modernize the theme of the forums here to a newer version. Now this is all about being able to use the forums a little better from your phone.
If you look at the forums on your phone now, the right and top navigation menus from the site take up about half the page.

What we're hoping to do is:
  • When on a phone the menu sections that let you navigate the rest of the site (boxed in green in the screenshot) turns into a hamburger where you can click to have the menus fly out, instead of taking up the top half of the page.
What we're trying to avoid are:
  • Any changes to the look and navigation while on a non-mobile device..aka on your PC/Mac from a regular browser.
This is waaaay above my technical skill set so I'm working with Michael B from fiverr for this. The same great guy that helped get the back end of the forum updated a couple of weeks ago.


So if things go well you won't actually see any difference if you only visit the site via PC but you'll find a better experience if you check in via your phone.
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Re: Update forum theme in the works -mobile optimization

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New mobile template is live. All menus have been moved into a singular hamburger menu, as well as the subscribe button. Just click on the hamburger to navigate out of the forum (or click the top collector logo).

Now 2/3 of the page is no longer just menus and a subscription button but actually useful forums.

iPad and regular computer remains the same.
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Re: Update forum theme in the works -mobile optimization

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Great job! It looks good on my Android, Samsung Tablet, and Apple Pro.

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Re: Update forum theme in the works -mobile optimization

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mulleins wrote: Sat Apr 12, 2025 1:52 am Great job! It looks good on my Android, Samsung Tablet, and Apple Pro.

Ralph
That is great to hear.
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Re: Update forum theme in the works -mobile optimization

Post by BrunskiTech »

Just for clarification the menus that was left and top right of the forum have been combined into mobile hamburger menu. The forums' internal hamburger menu is separate (it is the lower of the two)
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