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New BBI Front Page Design

Gary from The East End : Admin : 5/8/2024 12:14 pm
If anyone has looked at BBI's front page today, I'm sure you've noticed a big change. BBI has finally received a long long overdue refresh. The last major redesign of the site was in 2013, which is kind of crazy.

The new design, in addition to being much more modern and mobile friendly, is also much simpler. Gone are all the content sections and category pieces as the bottom of the page. The new front page has just three sections: The top article grid, the News and Notes slider and the list of latest articles.

This is still a WordPress site and all the old content remains in place. If you're looking for old articles you can use the dropdown menus in the side bar to view by date or category.

Hopefully this will make the site easier to use and read for everyone.


I will probably be tweaking things over the next week or so. I welcome any comments, questions or suggestions.

**EDIT**
I turned on SSL for the site and that seems to have fixed the menu issue.

Love it already!  
MNP70 : 5/8/2024 12:30 pm : link
Great new look!
Also note  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 5/8/2024 12:34 pm : link
that menu bar is now much better on mobile devices.
Sexy!😋  
Simms11 : 5/8/2024 12:36 pm : link
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Danny Kanell : 5/8/2024 12:36 pm : link
It looks great.
Funny tidbit  
Dave on the UWS : 5/8/2024 12:41 pm : link
I just loaded the site on a new computer and my first thought was "what the hell is this".
Then I remembered, that Gary had been working on a more user friendly (and mobile friendly) version.
Cracked me up!
Much  
Toth029 : 5/8/2024 12:41 pm : link
Appreciated for mobile users!
Funny ... I checked BBI this morning  
Beezer : 5/8/2024 12:42 pm : link
and noticed a difference but just thought there was a glitch and that everything was loading a little wonky ... wasn't until this second check-in that I thought, hey wait a second, and paid a little more attention, then read this thread.

Can't slip anything by me guys! Looks good. Thanks for all your work.
Congratulations, Gary  
MadPlaid : 5/8/2024 12:43 pm : link
It looks great
It does look great  
Bob from Massachusetts : 5/8/2024 12:53 pm : link
but for me, >90% of the time I'm just on the corner forum (whatever happened to Pete, anyway?). But in any case it's much prettier
Nice work...  
bklynGman : 5/8/2024 12:55 pm : link
Please add a DARK MODE option for late night viewing.. :)
Are you restyling the Forum too?  
Heisenberg : 5/8/2024 1:02 pm : link
..
Nicely done, Gary  
BocaGene : 5/8/2024 1:09 pm : link
Have not checked mobile yet, but will later today.
Broken for me  
GerryL : 5/8/2024 1:15 pm : link
On Android Firefox, my primary browser, the hamburger menu does nothing. It does work with Chrome though
RE: Broken for me  
Gary from The East End : Admin : 5/8/2024 1:27 pm : link
In comment 16509599 GerryL said:
Quote:
On Android Firefox, my primary browser, the hamburger menu does nothing. It does work with Chrome though


Thanks, Gerry. I see the same issue. It works fine on the staging site, so I suspect it might be ad code messing with the menu.

I'll check into it.
Sweet......looks real nice.  
George from PA : 5/8/2024 1:28 pm : link
...congratulations
Love it Gary, great job!  
rnargi : 5/8/2024 1:30 pm : link
...
Wow...  
Rory B. Bellows : 5/8/2024 1:31 pm : link
First Schoen gets rid of the magnets and now this!

:)

looks great
the times, the ARE a-changin'!
Great job  
NJ_GIANTS : 5/8/2024 1:56 pm : link
Looks better. The ads still aren’t mobile friendly though.
RE: RE: Broken for me  
GiantTuff1 : 5/8/2024 2:08 pm : link
In comment 16509614 Gary from The East End said:
Quote:
In comment 16509599 GerryL said:


Quote:


On Android Firefox, my primary browser, the hamburger menu does nothing. It does work with Chrome though



Thanks, Gerry. I see the same issue. It works fine on the staging site, so I suspect it might be ad code messing with the menu.

I'll check into it.

Same for me on iPhone on the hamburger menu.
I like it!  
Dave in Hoboken : 5/8/2024 2:11 pm : link
It's a clean look.
Nice  
Sec 103 : 5/8/2024 2:18 pm : link
!
Like it!  
Snacks : 5/8/2024 2:23 pm : link
.
Looks  
JonC : 5/8/2024 2:28 pm : link
great!
Looks great  
eric2425ny : 5/8/2024 2:40 pm : link
Nice work!
Hey, Garry...  
BMac : 5/8/2024 3:00 pm : link
...Nice job. Now, can you make the site secure? My Chrome doesn't like it. Thanks!
It looks fresh and works on Chrome.  
SCGiantsFan : 5/8/2024 3:09 pm : link
Good job, Gary.
Sweet,  
bluefin : 5/8/2024 3:16 pm : link
no issues on Netscape 6
Where  
jtfuoco : 5/8/2024 3:18 pm : link
Was this a few months ago when I decided to get a Samsung galaxy phone with a pen for the sole reason to maneuver BBI on my phone.
RE: Broken for me  
igotyourbackman : 5/8/2024 4:04 pm : link
In comment 16509599 GerryL said:
Quote:
On Android Firefox, my primary browser, the hamburger menu does nothing. It does work with Chrome though


doesnt work for either chrome or firefox for me on iphone.
Much better visuals - nicely done  
GeofromNJ : 5/8/2024 6:14 pm : link
I also like Scouting Reports. Good information.
SSL enabled  
Gary from The East End : Admin : 5/8/2024 7:13 pm : link
I don't remember why we didn't do it years ago, but I seem to remember it broke something when we tried it.

Let me know if there are issues.
It  
AcidTest : 5/8/2024 7:27 pm : link
looks great! Thanks again to all the hard work you, Eric, and the other moderators do to keep this great site running.
It looks like  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 5/8/2024 7:44 pm : link
Gary fixed the menu issue on iPhones. Let us know if you are still seeing issues.
Looks great!  
UberAlias : 5/8/2024 7:52 pm : link
Nice job!
The one forum feature I'd request  
Blue Dog : 5/8/2024 7:52 pm : link
Is a notification (you can turn on and off) if someone replies directly to one of your comments.
Clean - simple  
DavidinBMNY : 5/8/2024 9:01 pm : link
A few minor things. I noticed that clicking to the home page was really slow, not sure why if its DNS or something.

The image looks to big on some pages like https://www.bigblueinteractive.com/information-pages/new-york-giants-roster/ and that hides content.
thumbs up  
mpinmaine : 5/8/2024 9:40 pm : link
from downeasr Maine
downeast  
mpinmaine : 5/8/2024 9:41 pm : link
maine oops
I like it  
PepperJ52 : 5/9/2024 7:06 am : link
Good job!
Works now  
GerryL : 5/9/2024 8:13 am : link
Menu is working on my mobile browsers now
I was hoping for a cover image  
Paulie Walnuts : 5/9/2024 11:42 am : link
Of Dorsey Levens
RE: Are you restyling the Forum too?  
81_Great_Dane : 5/9/2024 12:53 pm : link
In comment 16509581 Heisenberg said:
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My question too.

New home page looks great on Safari Mac 17.4.1
I'm exploring some options for the forum  
Gary from The East End : Admin : 5/9/2024 3:46 pm : link
I'll let you know when I have something to share.
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