TaylorCTU GM
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I see a lot of reviews that are not really reviews on here. It's typically just "good job" or "nice forum". So if you want a realistic review of your forum post the link below.
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TaylorCTU GM
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There's a few aspects of the site that makes it seem a bit dated. Maybe changing the background would help. Seems a bit dull.
You have something going on here that looks broken or not right. http://prntscr.com/ipjzn5
I like the forums and a lot of the site actually looks nice. The only thing I don't like about the forum is you have to scroll a mile to get to the bottom. I do like the name of the forum. Kinda makes me think of Bayside high (Saved by the Bell) Could be a very social place. I usually don't like sidebars but yours looks pretty professional.
If I was a new member I would probably join until I saw this. http://prntscr.com/ipk0fq
Why hasn't the admin been on in the past 24 hours? Only one other person online today?
Overall the site looks good just work on the forums page and increase activity.
Just my opinion of course.
TaylorCTU GM
Up-and-Coming Sensation
Before I clicked the domain I was wondering if this is from another country or you couldn't get a .com?
The theme reminds me of some kind of Disney movie featuring a princess. Looks like a general forum though?
There are posts in each forum so that's good. You've had 10 members on today. That has me thinking its a new and active forum at least.
I scroll back up to the menu. The calendar is the first link. Wow must be important maybe there's a lot of events? That's what I'm thinking but it's actually blank. The theme is just really random, dated, and just bad at the same time. Good base but missing good branding and an acceptable theme.
Thx for the review, much appreciates, the URL was a gift from one of the Admin on mine, he set it up, i thought it looked a lot better than the Zetaboards default one.
It is a general forum with graphics support and board and forum support, a little mix of everything really. The Themes yes we have a few of them, the ones that we have seem to fit in well as our members have given positive feedback on them, i tried to stay away from a tech style look.
Your right, it is a new forum, we had some technical issues with the last one, sadly we lost it.
With the calendar, it is set like that, might have to see if we can move it, the themes i suppose are a matter of taste but we are adding more.
It is a general forum with graphics support and board and forum support, a little mix of everything really. The Themes yes we have a few of them, the ones that we have seem to fit in well as our members have given positive feedback on them, i tried to stay away from a tech style look.
Your right, it is a new forum, we had some technical issues with the last one, sadly we lost it.
With the calendar, it is set like that, might have to see if we can move it, the themes i suppose are a matter of taste but we are adding more.
The background was changed like two weeks ago, Before that it was an image and it was making the site slower to the point it wasn't good. But if you have any ideas on the background share, it can be anything
That's the advert. And comes down to what screen size. The advert isn't responsiveness to the point that it will make it weird. I and others not see it from an 15inch screen or depending on how your browser is set. IU did played around with the theme but made no difference
It was even longer last year LOL the GTA forum was merged and so is some other gaming category.
I'm always online 😉 Just anonymously
Thanks for the review. 🙂
IntoxNitram
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TaylorCTU GM
Up-and-Coming Sensation
I just don't get where cherries and vines and this nature looks has to do with what you're doing. It does confuse me. I agree with you that domain is better than a zetaboards domain.
You never want your first link on your main menu to go to a page that is not being used, with no content, and nothing for the user to do/click/read. It's basically a blank page. I would guess the bounce rate is very high on that page. Best of luck bro!
TaylorCTU GM
Up-and-Coming Sensation
Was the image optimized? A lot of sites are capable of doing this. You should be able to as well.
The advert issue is understandable, however if a visitor that is not a webmaster familiar with this issue comes to your site they will just think the site is broken and that hurts your credibility.
As for being online anonymously that's a bad idea. As a new user I would want to see members online, especially the admin.
TaylorCTU GM
Up-and-Coming Sensation
Home page looks professional. Blog looks pretty good. This is a very acceptable site. I would have to really nitpick to point out any issues.
The only issue may be the forum. It looks pretty basic and it comes off to me as if this is not the main priority of the site. Which that may be your intentions. It does look clean and I see a new user being able to use your forum easily.
Nice logo by the way. Great work!
IntoxNitram
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Thanks, yes the forum certainly isn't the main focus currently. Using bbPress out of necessity from the 'lightweight/integrated into Wordpress' perspective. I'm keeping an eye on Flarum and will likely convert to that once its stable. Basic is also somewhat the idea as I expect many of the target audience not to really understand complex/heavy forum scripts. Glad to see the work seems to be paying off!
Thanks for taking the time to review!
TaylorCTU GM
Up-and-Coming Sensation
Anymore?
TaylorCTU GM
Up-and-Coming Sensation
I would say the name is average with the .biz domain. I would add a favicon and it looks like your logo is cut off. I know it sounds like nitpicking but these are the first thing a visitor looks at when they visit a site. You don't want your first 3 impressions to be poor.
Other than that your forum design is very good. I like the layout of the forums.
You have a calendar button on the menu when it is not being used. You never want to direct a visitor to a page with no content, interaction, or call to action.
There's no direct link back to the forum and a good % of your visitors and possibly users will not know to use the breadcrumbs or click the logo to get back to the forum.
Bounce rate could be high due to that.
Overall good foundation and a few minor improvements could lead to solid success. Good luck.
TaylorCTU GM
Up-and-Coming Sensation
I'm not familiar with the game but that is a nice looking site. A few things I would implement.
You have a nice logo but someone who clicks on your site may not remember your domain. Use the logo and include the domain name on the page. You don't see your site name anywhere. Branding is important. What does google, facebook, twitter, youtube, and almost every large site have in common? You see the site name at the top or center of the page. You HAVE to tell people where they are almost every chance you get. The little "F" is nice but it doesn't tell me where I'm at. People will be a month later trying to remember that cool site but they can't remember and they don't come back. If you have a logo with fornitestats or fortnitestats.com they may remember. You could even work it in as a header.
Another addition would be making the table sortable by clicking the headers. That would be a big project but that would be very useful.
Overall looks great! Best of luck.
There should be some minimum standards. I mean, it's like a prison. Every notice the officers all have shaved heads? Is this a style? I think not. It's protection cause looking weak there is deadly.
TaylorCTU GM
Up-and-Coming Sensation
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