PROFILE PAGE - Ideas and concepts

[Crimsomrider]

Profile pages are for the most part, a place where a person can show a bit of their personality and work, usually linking even outside the Nexus. Most people don't write anything on them, but for those that do, profile pages are an extent of their personality that they want to show to the rest of the world. Nexus Mods is more than just a modding site, it's a community site. A place where people can hang around, talk with eachother, meet new people... so why not make the profile pages have a bit more personality to them.

 

Currently this is what a profile page looks like;

 

 

 

For the most part, it's gray, dark grey and blackish and apart from the ABOUT section which we can use to decorate our profile, there is nothing that really stands out.

 

What I was thinking is to spice the profile page up a bit and have them show a bit more personality and our work.

 

So using the other Nexus pages, layouts, highlights and even fonts as my inspiration, this is the concept I came up with:

 

 

 

 

So lets run things down:

 

 

1. - BANNER IMAGE -

 

The current profile design has a dark gray and half-dimmed black area that is empty. I was thinking that is kind of a wasted space, so why not use that area for a banner image. In this area a person could upload a banner image to show a bit of their personality and stand out a bit since all profiles are currently the same. This could be their LOGO or whatever they want to show.

 

2. - MOST ENDORSED SECTION -

 

First impressions are important and usually when we click on someone's profile, we click not only find out some more information about the user in question, but also to check out their mods and images if they have any.

 

This part of a profile could be optionally turned on because not everyone is a modder or a screenarcher. Some people are just regular users. But for those who enjoy the creativity and sharing that creativity on the Nexus, this could be a wonderful addition for the profile page.

 

So...

 

Most Endorsed Mods - It would show top 5 most endorsed mods of that particular user which would include the thumbnail, name, game and category. Now I am aware that some people do NSFW mods, so naturally the same filters would apply here for the person viewing them.

 

Most Endorsed Media - Not everyone is a modder, some people are screenarchers and trust me when I say, screenarchering means a lot to people. Even I love doing it. So naturally, why not allow screenarchers to have a section to show off their top 5 endorsed images. This section could also be for videos, as there are Youtubers as well who may want to show off their videos.

 

 

Naturally these options could be turned on and off. If a person wants to keep their profile simple, they could do that. Now I am aware that we can just click on mods or images, sort them through most endorsed, but I think first impressions are important and having your BEST work presented right away could have an impact.

 

I was also thinking that instead of TOP 5 MODS or MEDIA, a user could choose the 5 mods they think are their finest work as popularity does not represent the quality of a mod in most cases. It would allow modders to bring attention to mods they think are worth visiting.

 

 

 

In any case, that's my idea. And if this idea does not look interesting or cannot be achieved, then I just want to pitch the idea to atleast be able to upload a banner to the profile page. Just so that it's not a dark-black empty area behind our names ^^

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for reading :smile:

[KnorKater]

I like that idea very much, and the quality of your concept. Looks as if it's been always like that. You have my full support.

"Naturally these options could be turned on and off. If a person wants to keep their profile simple, they could do that."

Yes, that's the most important part, since mandatory changes around here seem to always spark a lot of controversy, tears, and overthrown governments.

"atleast be able to upload a banner to the profile page."

I personally wouldn't be interested much in the Most Endorsed lists, but the banner is something I, too, really want to see here, now.

Thank you for posting this. I hope it gets implemented.