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New "Redesign" view issues

9,518 1,446 April 4, 2025 at 01:23 PM
Surprised there aren't more posts about the new "redesign" view (not mobile version but desktop version). I think the main issue I'm having is when replying to a comment in a deal forum...instead of the normal box that pops up in the lower right, I get a very simplistic text entry box right below the post I'm replying to and there are no formatting or other controls! How to add a URL or make something bold, or anything other than the 3 buttons they give you for emoji, attach a picture and I forget the 3rd but all the normal controls are gone.

Now, if I'm not in a deal forum, reply does the normal box in the with all the tools. And the frontpage looks even more different. The lack of uniformity is getting crazy.

I hate it.

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04-10-2025 at 10:03 PM.
04-10-2025 at 10:03 PM.
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Here's what they can do to fix it: 1) REVERT BACK TO WHAT IT WAS PREVIOUSLY.

There was no problem with the design before. Why do they always insist on messing with something that currently works?

The site is only hurting itself, because it's such a bad user experience, people abandon their session here, while waiting for this site to work out whatever it's going through.
I'm a classic user so I feel your pain. If you're on the new redesign, then please tell them what you don't like. They can't know someone doesn't like whatever part of it, if no one tells them about what they specifically don't like.

The 'new' redesign was announced back in Sept of last year, here https://slickdeals.net/f/17790153-upcoming-iterative-improvements-to-redesign-deal-details-page-search-experience-engine-and-homepage?v=1 so please feel free to comment there what you don't like or use the feedback button or the dedicated email address in the first post of that thread. Speak up, say what you don't like and even what you do like (so that they hopefully keep it). But be specific, because generic general 'I don't like it' doesn't tell them what part or parts you think need changed. Give them something to actually sink their teeth into fixing or changing. They are actively listening/reading/trying.
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04-11-2025 at 04:06 AM.
04-11-2025 at 04:06 AM.
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There should be a link at the bottom of the page to switch back to Classic. The new site design is being worked on so feedback is helpful and can sometimes get rolled out quickly.
As someone mentioned, the search post by User / search someone's post history (Find more post by .....) no longer works. Probably related to this new site design including new search.

e.g. https://slickdeals.net/newsearch.php?searchuserid=33331&showposts=1 (Click on someone user id and click "Find more post by ...."
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04-11-2025 at 05:04 AM.
04-11-2025 at 05:04 AM.
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I'll give them your suggestion that the feedback button would do better on more than just deal threads, good idea.

They did announce the new redesign stuff, back in Sept last year, so they're not hiding it https://slickdeals.net/f/17790153-upcoming-iterative-improvements-to-redesign-deal-details-page-search-experience-engine-and-homepage?v=1

You're welcome to add your feedback to that thread, or via the feedback button on the page again or via the feedback email that's in the first post of the announcement thread.

But I saw recently that they ARE working on tweaking or reworking the comment box stuff though not sure if that's for the site or the apps or both, so have patience please.
Appreciate the info, but to be honest, I (and probably most visitors) never go to the Announcements forum (I'm busy looking for deals). So put the announcement out in the open where most people go.

I'll read through the announcement and comment there. Thank you.
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04-11-2025 at 02:20 PM.
04-11-2025 at 02:20 PM.
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Appreciate the info, but to be honest, I (and probably most visitors) never go to the Announcements forum (I'm busy looking for deals). So put the announcement out in the open where most people go.

I'll read through the announcement and comment there. Thank you.
I know most don't go there I agree. However at the time it was first posted, there was actually a site-wide announcement banner about it too. But they can't keep a sitewide banner up all the time forever, so it would only have lasted a few weeks or so before the banner would have to come down. So they do try to let everyone know best they can Wink
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04-11-2025 at 02:40 PM.
04-11-2025 at 02:40 PM.
Quote from widgit :
I know most don't go there I agree. However at the time it was first posted, there was actually a site-wide announcement banner about it too. But they can't keep a sitewide banner up all the time forever, so it would only have lasted a few weeks or so before the banner would have to come down. So they do try to let everyone know best they can
Well, never saw the sitewide banner...goes to show I'm hyper-focused on getting deals! Smilie
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04-11-2025 at 02:41 PM.
04-11-2025 at 02:41 PM.
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Well, never saw the sitewide banner...goes to show I'm hyper-focused on getting deals! Smilie
The banner was site wide, including on deal pages Wink But I understand lol
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04-11-2025 at 02:44 PM.
04-11-2025 at 02:44 PM.
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The banner was site wide, including on deal pages But I understand lol
It's like walking into someone's home you've been to a hundred times and notice that "new" picture on the wall that has actually been there for 5 years. Same thing here. Just never saw it.
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04-11-2025 at 02:46 PM.
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New design is really bad, it's not intuitive
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04-11-2025 at 02:47 PM.
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It's like walking into someone's home you've been to a hundred times and notice that "new" picture on the wall that has actually been there for 5 years. Same thing here. Just never saw it.
I totally get it. At times I've missed those myself, though only for a day or so lol
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