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Classic Merging over the next 12 months

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Last Edited by JBrillSD August 21, 2023 at 02:39 PM
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The Slickdeals community team has been working hard to make Slickdeals the best it can be for over 20 years, and new updates roll out to the community almost every week.

As a part of that effort, we'll be merging the Classic version of Slickdeals with the latest version of Slickdeals over the next 12 months.

You can anticipate the following as part of that platform merger:
  • Access to the Classic version of Slickdeals will reduce over time. This process starts on August 22, 2023.
  • You can expect a variety of improvements to the latest version of Slickdeals, often referred to within the community as "Redesign," specifically intended to make it easier for Classic users to transition to Redesign.
  • The team of engineers and product folks managing the merger will conduct continuous interviews to make sure a variety of community voices and points of view are included. You can sign up for a 1:1 with a team member here [calendly.com].
  • If you primarily use Classic, you will migrate over to the newest version of Slickdeals throughout the next year.

If you primarily use Classic, there's no need for you to take any action. Your current Slickdeals account will remain active and will change to the current, unified experience automatically.

Millions of Slickdeals members are already using the current version of the website, which has dark mode support, improved shopping intelligence, and easier ways to engage with the community.

Change can be hard. Bringing all Slickdealers together into a single experience will enable you to continue to enjoy the latest community features and enhancements.

Thank you for being a member of the Slickdeals community!

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Last Edited by LowRoller September 9, 2023 at 03:12 PM
I'd ask anyone who is truly opposed to this change to schedule a time to talk with someone from SD one on one. Maybe, if we get enough folks to talk to them directly, maybe, just maybe, we can get them to give us a ... hmm... a Classic Clone using redesign. (?)
Here's the link from the OP: https://calendly.com/d/2k8-kg6-hz...th=2023-08

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11-01-2023 at 01:35 PM.
11-01-2023 at 01:35 PM.
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Is there anywhere where they respond to users justifying them dropping the classic view, for the horrible new card / tile system?
Schooby posted this rationale earlier in the thread:
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From my limited understanding (I'm not a dev nor engineer) the platform for classic is so antiquated it's just more and more difficult to work on and we cannot bring many features that are on redesign onto classic, it's hard to fix things on classic etc. It's come to a time of just absolute necessity to migrate over and doing it in stages while we collect feedback on how we can make the move as smooth for all of you as possible.
I associate it with loving an old '65 hotrod... great cars, we love them but they cannot be modified to handle all of the newer safety features, many electronic upgrades and such.
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11-01-2023 at 07:44 PM.
11-01-2023 at 07:44 PM.
Quote from xlnc :
Schooby posted this rationale earlier in the thread:
the rationale is fine, the UI is not. It's slow and hard to navigate, they could just update it to look the same/similar with all the new features they wanted to add.
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11-03-2023 at 09:22 AM.
11-03-2023 at 09:22 AM.
I realized Classic view is available if I sign out woot
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11-10-2023 at 09:17 PM.
11-10-2023 at 09:17 PM.
Quote from RepFree83 :
Is there anywhere where they respond to users justifying them dropping the classic view, for the horrible new card / tile system? Personally I wonder if the site just wants to cater to mobile3 and tablet users and desktop use is low enough for them not to care anymore...
there's a link in the op (1st post) that will allow you to set up a meeting with a member of the product team to share feedback if desired
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11-19-2023 at 01:46 PM.
11-19-2023 at 01:46 PM.
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there's a link in the op (1st post) that will allow you to set up a meeting with a member of the product team to share feedback if desired
is the team so out of touch they cant view comments? why should forum members have to SETUP a meeting for dev's to get feedback that honestly, wont change anything.
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01-23-2024 at 04:59 AM.
01-23-2024 at 04:59 AM.
Just lost classic view this morning. Way to ruin the site. Looks like utter friggin trash. New look is virtually unnavigable, like it was built for finger painting toddlers who can't read yet.
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01-23-2024 at 05:03 AM.
01-23-2024 at 05:03 AM.
Quote from xlnc :
Schooby posted this rationale earlier in the thread:
Who cares about all those features? What features? Put a classic view option in that applies a css makeover so the website is usable to those who could care less about all the advanced new features.
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01-23-2024 at 09:44 AM.
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Just lost classic view this morning. Way to ruin the site. Looks like utter friggin trash. New look is virtually unnavigable, like it was built for finger painting toddlers who can't read yet.

Hi, I looked into it and it looks as though that is on hold and no new members have been moved over. Your account should still be able to access classic. On the footer of the page, you should see the option to view the site with classic/redesign/mobile view. If you click on classic, it should take you back to the view that you are used to.
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01-23-2024 at 10:17 AM.
01-23-2024 at 10:17 AM.
Quote from Autumn :
Hi, I looked into it and it looks as though that is on hold and no new members have been moved over. Your account should still be able to access classic. On the footer of the page, you should see the option to view the site with classic/redesign/mobile view. If you click on classic, it should take you back to the view that you are used to.
Classic does not show up, only "Redesign" and "Mobile"
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01-23-2024 at 10:28 AM.
01-23-2024 at 10:28 AM.
Quote from Autumn :
Hi, I looked into it and it looks as though that is on hold and no new members have been moved over. Your account should still be able to access classic. On the footer of the page, you should see the option to view the site with classic/redesign/mobile view. If you click on classic, it should take you back to the view that you are used to.
Oh wow … so glad to hear that! I know it probably causes some complications having two versions, but there's definitely a huge preference for classic among a number of users. Very welcome news that it's gotten a stay of execution.
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01-23-2024 at 09:41 PM.
01-23-2024 at 09:41 PM.
Hey, you know what one of the fantastic new features is? Small skinny grey font on a white background, nothing is readable at current font size on mobile devices.

Did you know that the Classic View solved this problem by using a better font style in black?

I'm not going to set up a developer training meeting for this type of fumble.
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01-24-2024 at 07:53 PM.
01-24-2024 at 07:53 PM.
Quote from Autumn :
Hi, I looked into it and it looks as though that is on hold and no new members have been moved over. Your account should still be able to access classic. On the footer of the page, you should see the option to view the site with classic/redesign/mobile view. If you click on classic, it should take you back to the view that you are used to.
I just got hit with the redesign today. Immediately makes me want to not use the site. Clicking classic at the bottom of the page doesn't change anything.

Edit: Nevermind. As soon as I made this post it changed to classic view.

Edit 2: It suddenly switched back to the redesign, and clicking classic view does nothing.
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01-24-2024 at 08:06 PM.
01-24-2024 at 08:06 PM.
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I just got hit with the redesign today. Immediately makes me want to not use the site. Clicking classic at the bottom of the page doesn't change anything.

Edit: Nevermind. As soon as I made this post it changed to classic view.

Edit 2: It suddenly switched back to the redesign, and clicking classic view does nothing.
Maybe try going to your browser options and choose "request desktop site". On an iPhone / iPad, you can find it at Settings/Safari/RequestDesktopSite. In Chrome, you can click that Desktop Site option at the menu that pops up under the three dots at the top right.
(Edit: actually, the Safari setting I mentioned is to make all websites open in desktop view. To change it for just one site, click the "aA" icon at the top left of the web address bar when your at the SD website and pick Desktop view there.)

Also, if you click the following link, does it show up as classic style? I have my iPhone set to use the mobile version overall, but when I go to that bookmark of my subscribed threads, that part shows up in classic style for me and it's mostly where I navigate from (although I haven't played with it for a while since I got it going a few months ago)
https://slickdeals.net/forums/sdlists/index.php?do=subscribed-threads
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01-24-2024 at 08:19 PM.
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Maybe try going to your browser options and choose "request desktop site". On an iPhone / iPad, you can find it at Settings/Safari/RequestDesktopSite. In Chrome, you can click that Desktop Site option at the menu that pops up under the three dots at the top right.

Also, if you click the following link, does it show up as classic style? I have my iPhone set to use the mobile version overall, but when I go to that bookmark of my subscribed threads, that part shows up in classic style for me and it's mostly where I navigate from (although I haven't played with it for a while since I got it going a few months ago)
https://slickdeals.net/forums/sdlists/index.php?do=subscribed-threads
I'm on a desktop PC. Don't use this site much on mobile devices. The eye strain is horrible now. I still get the redesign view at that link.
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01-24-2024 at 08:33 PM.
01-24-2024 at 08:33 PM.
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Classic does not show up, only "Redesign" and "Mobile"
Interesting… I see "Redesign View" "Mobile" and "Full Site" at the bottom (in Safari). Have you tried a different browser? (You'll need to log in again on the new one if you try that.)
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