Nexus QOL Mod Tabs

[hauntedabyss]

Hello all , I have been Using nexus since the early days and Having experience as a graphic designer and front end developer I decided to try to help with a few grand Ideas.

As nexus members know there is not alot of information for mods other then their description, downloads other then digging through the comments or guides for days things can get really frustrating when trying to solve issues. So after talking with some other nexus users about QOL stuff ive come up with a few ideas. TLDR: Moving mod guides to a button and adding a few more tabs. These being mandatory and added to all mods on the nexus.

 

Compatibility : This tab would be much like the bugs tab Show casing mods that are or are Incompatible with a drop down selection. The mod author can add mods to this list or Users can. When users Submit them it a window will pop up With Mod ID and description. This would be submitted to the mod author - or Admins after 10 days of no reply. When Lets say a mod is put incompatible a user can click on it and it will showcase the description of the mod which is incompatible and Users could put in more information in this such as solutions or REF ID ect.

Patches: This would be a way for not only the mod author to add linked patches outside of his mods to a quick link but most importantly users. Many Skyrim mods such as Skyrims FrostFall has Patches outside of the mod. There are also mods just called Patch compendium for example. Users could Submit Mod IDs and small descriptions, Boxes would appear showcasing these Mods Ie patches.

Addons: This Tab would be like Patches. Perhaps both could be in one tab

Suggestions: This would let nexus users send suggestions into the mod author easier then having to submit a message through their profile. *These suggestions could help the comment section from being bloated and could be made public so others can see the suggestions actually that made it into the mod using a highlight system.

 

A flag system: This can be added to all of the compatibility or patches for removal or changing descriptions others submitted.

Moving the Guides To a Bigger tab was a Idea ive seen before. I actually agree with this as guides feel kinda out of place in the tab system.

Maybe having suggestion a drop down instead even and im not quite sure how much that would effect the size of the site but I know it would be easy to implement. The big take away is that these tabs would help unbelievably. Biggest Issue with modding is the mod author being AFN or Away from Nexus. These enhancements to nexus will let users to add to mods giving them addition life and less of a headache to modders trying to trouble shoot or find out more relevant info.

 

Less confusion for everyone Less frustration from the mod author and Less comments of users suggesting ideas, Commenting Patches, Compatibility issues, and addons.

Thanks

[Pickysaurus]

Hey,

 

Thanks for your suggestions, we'll take a look at them in more detail when we look at updating the mod pages next.

 

I will says that while I can see the value of what you're suggesting, I'm not sure adding more tabs to the mod page is the best way to display such information. I assume by "Guides" you mean "Articles"?

[hauntedabyss]

Thanks for that Picky, didnt think anyone replied. ( no notification)
Well Other solutions would be a good idea would that be up to a team design or the front end designer?, I know the website is a certain way but I felt a mandatory tab for Compatibility being the easiest and biggest help right off the bat. Ahh Yes Articles. Now there are some mod authors who do Articles a few times I didn't see them or Notice them till Rummaging around the comments same with other members. The Biggest thing I see across all the games that are huge are comments and suggestions about Compatibility as well as Patch questions. This would massively elevate some of that burden and confusion.

Does the Front end team have anything comin up in the future?

[HadToRegister]

Thanks for that Picky, didnt think anyone replied. ( no notification)

Well Other solutions would be a good idea would that be up to a team design or the front end designer?, I know the website is a certain way but I felt a mandatory tab for Compatibility being the easiest and biggest help right off the bat. Ahh Yes Articles. Now there are some mod authors who do Articles a few times I didn't see them or Notice them till Rummaging around the comments same with other members. The Biggest thing I see across all the games that are huge are comments and suggestions about Compatibility as well as Patch questions. This would massively elevate some of that burden and confusion.

Does the Front end team have anything comin up in the future?

 

 

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