Mod Browsing Overhaul Discussion

[WndMll]

Just now, Simale said:

Putting on my tinfoil hat, maybe they want you to use the site on your phones more so they get more access to things you do on your phone with tracking cookies?

Not a tinfoil hat moment, just common sense. Every "big" website does this. By using the internet for more than 5 minutes in your entire lifetime you've essentially sold your soul.

If you've used facebook it's not just your soul but your organs too.

[Simale]

20 minutes ago, jmharris said:

Just for fun, a Stylus extension for list view.

https://github.com/j-m-harris/nexusmods-stylus/blob/main/mods-grid-list-view.js

Nothing official about this, do not construe as a comment on anything, no warranty, yadda yadda.

That is how it should have been done.  

[HadToRegister]

19 minutes ago, WndMll said:

>Quick Search

>Is Slower

 

What?

The old Quicksearch that didn't open up a new goofy window of Tiles, was much much faster, and didn't get between you and the page you're already browsing.

Not getting your meme about my comment

[Lollia]

2 hours ago, JustThatKing said:

Whilst we cannot use "#8e8e8e on top of #232326" as some of you have suggested, as this does not meet WCAG AAA accessibility standards. 

However, we're actively working on adjusting the contrast values to help resolve the issues you're having. We've made a quick edit to part of the game homepage to see if this helps with your issues. 
You can open the the full image to make it closer to using the website directly https://staticdelivery.nexusmods.com/mods/3333/images/12393/12393-1742919067-1216899835.png

Can you please let me know if this helps? If it doesn't, please let me know which parts of the page are you finding problematic. 

 

It pains me to say it, but if there is a difference in background colour, I am not seeing it. It's as though I am being asked to look at different paint swatches, and they are all a tiny variation of the same dark black.

On the other hand, the font featured in your image? It's actually blurrier than what it is currently (as I type) on the Skyrim Special Edition's home page, which appears relatively clear in comparison to that which is in the image.

[WndMll]

Just now, HadToRegister said:

What?

The old Quicksearch that didn't open up a new goofy window of Tiles, was much much faster, and didn't get between you and the page you're already browsing.

Not getting your meme about my comment

Just implying the new quick section is slower than the old drop-down search, since now you've got to press several more buttons, like actually pressing the button to search for MODS rather than it just doing that by default.

[jmharris]

8 hours ago, hymhym said:

I want advanced search options back. Especially the ability to search for text within mod description.

On the mods listing page you should find that in the left hand side bar.

Quick search on other items (collections, images, videos) will also match on their description, and we hope to add that to mods as well.

[jmharris]

3 minutes ago, WndMll said:

like actually pressing the button to search for MODS rather than it just doing that by default.

We're adding a preference to allow users to choose their default quick search, expect it to land in the next week or so.

Please don't bombard me with "sure but what about X?!" 

[showler]

44 minutes ago, WndMll said:

On one hand I want to thank you while on another I want to know why you can do this but not just stick it on the website by default, everyone would rather have list view.

Better yet add it as a setting either in the account section or just on the mods list page as a compromise.

Probably because he's an employee, not the owner, so he doesn't get to make those kinds of decisions.

They've already said that returning list view is on their list of considerations.

[carsonzhang]

2 hours ago, showler said:

Just so you all have another reason to hate on me, I'll say this:  I'm wondering how long Robin's patience will last with the people trash talking his employees and his company on his own forums.

maybe he shouldn't have sabotaged his own website made for PC game modding with a shitty mobile phone UI no one asked for then. i honestly don't care what he thinks, he and nexus could disappear tomorrow and modding would be fine, someone else could spin up websites to host mods. his relationship to all this is completely parasitic making money off of other people's work. 

[HeyYou]

5 minutes ago, carsonzhang said:

maybe he shouldn't have sabotaged his own website made for PC game modding with a shitty mobile phone UI no one asked for then. i honestly don't care what he thinks, he and nexus could disappear tomorrow and modding would be fine, someone else could spin up websites to host mods. his relationship to all this is completely parasitic making money off of other people's work. 

Well, he IS providing a rather nice platform for those mods..... Granted, some features leave a bit to be desired..... No one else has anything NEAR this scale for mod hosting. It is a LOT of work, and not exactly cheap, given the amount of storage, and bandwidth the site eats. The fact that Nexus is still here, after NUMEROUS other sites have come and gone, is a vote of confidence that the site will CONTINUE to be here, thus, it is a good place to showcase your work.

I am admin on another mod hosting site, and we aren't anywhere near this size...... We have been around for quite some time, but, don't generate near the traffic this place does.... Mainly because, we couldn't afford the infrastructure for such an undertaking..... Kudos to Robin for managing to not only stay in business, but EXPAND his business to the scale that it is today.

Now, if we could just get him to give users a CHOICE on which interface we like better.... That would be stellar.