Mod Browsing Overhaul Discussion

[sclera]

Congrats Nexus Mods, you've inspired my first post on these forums. Which is to say, what on earth were you thinking?

[cyan49]

Can Nexus share a roadmap for improvements based on feedback later in a Monthly Roundup or something? I want to know what feedback catches your eye and what doesn't. I'm seeing them start to care about contrast these days.

I believe I read that the option to change the default page or toggle specific content (in my case, it's Popular Collections) is planned, I'm not sure if I misread them though.

I'd say twice about Popular Collections for visibility, I know it's a favorite of casual users and Nexus, but how much sense do you think it would make to have the top two Collections on permanent display there? Please just put them normally like More Mods and Media, and add the option to move them under More Mods or Media.

To be clear, I don't like Collections but putting that aside, I am giving feedback on this discussion, Mod Browsing Overhaul, and this is a discussion, I would rather it be answered than ignored, even if my feedback is dismissed. My question is whether this kind of feedback was passed on to staff? (I don't mind if you answer this the way I suggested in the first line)

[Asakti]

So no further updates from Nexus since the developer posted on the 13th?  Like Cyan49 a roadmap would be nice - but it feels they are just waiting for the noise to die down and we are left with the new layout?

[Qrsr]

 

 

If your in the mood to change, then please also rework the circular article creating/editing. Scenario:

1. Click on the "Manage" button on the upper right part of your screen
2. Click "Edit Article Information"
3. See the total number of articles available again window ...
4. Click ... another time ... on "Edit"
5. Article editor view finally prompts

is this possible to change? Its a leftover from the old layout.

[Plagueofdeath]

Google Chrome analysis of what you guys need to work on also

[MattyKaratty]

I've never actually been furious at a UI Change until I saw this one a week and a half ago.

As tiring as it is to hear "Bring the Old UI Back" it genuinely is preferable to this new UI.

It had personality and imo a fairly iconic look to it, and it feels like it got thanked for its service by getting taken out the back and shot in favor of a pretty bland and cookie cutter UI Imo.

This new UI has such a boring and minimalist look to it that it feels less like I'm browsing nexus and more like I'm browsing a site where I need to do a virus scan after using it.

[Chiffa37]

New UI is awful, it reeks of soulless generic corporate minimalist slop, please bring the old one back.

[Iluviel]

4 hours ago, cyan49 said:

Can Nexus share a roadmap for improvements based on feedback later in a Monthly Roundup or something? I want to know what feedback catches your eye and what doesn't. I'm seeing them start to care about contrast these days.

I believe I read that the option to change the default page or toggle specific content (in my case, it's Popular Collections) is planned, I'm not sure if I misread them though.

I'd say twice about Popular Collections for visibility, I know it's a favorite of casual users and Nexus, but how much sense do you think it would make to have the top two Collections on permanent display there? Please just put them normally like More Mods and Media, and add the option to move them under More Mods or Media.

To be clear, I don't like Collections but putting that aside, I am giving feedback on this discussion, Mod Browsing Overhaul, and this is a discussion, I would rather it be answered than ignored, even if my feedback is dismissed. My question is whether this kind of feedback was passed on to staff? (I don't mind if you answer this the way I suggested in the first line)

The Community team are working a long-form post to address lots of the points of feedback raised in here, which will be shared soon. The Monthly Roundup will also have a more detailed list of what we're still working on (there's a lot). It'll also include a list of changes made so far, in case they've been missed and need calling out (lots of backend changes to search, for example, which might not be immediately obvious).

[AlienSlof]

On 3/27/2025 at 4:33 AM, cyan49 said:

Can Nexus share a roadmap for improvements based on feedback later in a Monthly Roundup or something? I want to know what feedback catches your eye and what doesn't. I'm seeing them start to care about contrast these days.

I believe I read that the option to change the default page or toggle specific content (in my case, it's Popular Collections) is planned, I'm not sure if I misread them though.

I'd say twice about Popular Collections for visibility, I know it's a favorite of casual users and Nexus, but how much sense do you think it would make to have the top two Collections on permanent display there? Please just put them normally like More Mods and Media, and add the option to move them under More Mods or Media.

To be clear, I don't like Collections but putting that aside, I am giving feedback on this discussion, Mod Browsing Overhaul, and this is a discussion, I would rather it be answered than ignored, even if my feedback is dismissed. My question is whether this kind of feedback was passed on to staff? (I don't mind if you answer this the way I suggested in the first line)

I do agree with this one about the collections. I don't use them, never will use them; my choice of mods is a personal thing and will almost certainly not mix with a collection. An option to toggle off that section and replace with another row of mods would be much better.

I know you guys want to promote collections, but judging by what I've read in this topic, many people are just not interested and would appreciate a toggle-off feature.

For the most part I was perfectly happy with how it used to look, with each game having its own distinct colour scheme. It made Nexus look unique. Now it looks more like 4867246845684526 other corporate websites, monochrome and dull, with much wasted space.

Oh, and the split wor

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Cringe!

Sorry guys, but it really is!

AlienSlof  

[EdDante34]

2 hours ago, Chiffa37 said:

New UI is awful, it reeks of soulless generic corporate minimalist slop, please bring the old one back.

They're not going to do that. We're getting this new UI, like it or not. They'll make slight tweaks here and there, but I doubt it will be of any significance that will actually make me want to spend the same amount of time browsing mods as before the change. 

None of this really surprises me in the least, I knew it was going to be like this, I was just hoping I'd be wrong for a change. And with that, I'm done. I'll check the Nexus from time to time to read and if need be, respond to any comments on mods I've uploaded, maybe check out new mods that I've heard about.

Who knows? At some point, there might be enough meaningful changes to the UI and the search feature that will actually make me spend as much time as I used to, but I'm not gonna hold my breath.