Lamejokes - Feedbacks

[xpl0iter]

Site URL: http://lamejokes.net
Review type: Feedback Topic

This is my first attempt at theme development. I don't know if I can call it theme development since I changed the twentyfifteen theme to suit my needs. :lol: I haven't done too many features or anything, it is just a simple jokes website built on wordpress.

Let me know all your feedbacks as we're constantly trying to improve the user experience on LameJokes. I know the logo is a bit messed up. I am still to find a theme for the logo which will go with the sites niche well. Give me your ideas on this as well. Please try to open the website on your mobile devices as well.

Owners: Sam and me.

 

[Geoffrey]

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[Geoffrey]

Your site design needs a bit of work, it's really plain right now and doesn't hold my attention. Also, it wasn't easy for me to realize that I had to click the current post to see more jokes (I thought you only had one joke). I suggest adding a big fancy button that says "Next Joke" below your current joke so navigation is easier.

 

[John]

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[xpl0iter]

@Geoffrey,
Thanks for the review. based on what you said, I have made some changes to the website. Introduced a background, a random button and few other minor tweaks.

 

[Jordan]

Ha ha ah I love the crude humor jokes you put up on their. Did you make the script within wordpress yourself? Or is each joke a post

 

[xpl0iter]

Thanks haha.
I actually coded a childtheme to wordpress 2015 to make it look like that. And yeah all jokes are posts. But everything is automatic. We don't have to post anything. I made quickfacts.me as well like this. But that script will get 50 facts daily, create images with those facts and post, again all automatic haha!

 

[Sam]

Any more feedback on the site ? 😀

 

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[Undoxable]

I can see why you called the site "lame jokes". Even though some of them are hilarious.

 

[xpl0iter]

I can see why you called the site "lame jokes". Even though some of them are hilarious.

haha, glad you liked it! 🙂

 

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[Platipoo]

Some of the jokes are actually not lame at all! I found some gems!
Well I'd suggest making something like a 'view answer' button for riddle-like jokes, so your readers can spend time thinking first, especially for the short questions. Other than that the inconsistent grammar and capitalization is kind of distracting to me. Maybe some relevant illustrations might spice things up a bit? I'm not sure, but the site still looks a bit boring. Well, cheers and good luck!

 

[Geoffrey]

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Lame Jokes
Review by Geoffrey​

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First Impressions

The first thing I notice when loading your site is that you don't have a favicon. This is the first sign of branding on a site and it's crucial that you have one. Even something as simple as a smiling emoji would be nice and would even fit your site's niche. Your site seems rather simplistic and is easy to navigate, I'm not lost and I know what your site's purpose is. Overall I'm pleased with your site and there's not much that is turning me away as a first impression, other than the lack of a favicon. Fix that and you'll be doing well in the first impressions category.

Good

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Design Quality

Your design is decent, but doesn't really add anything extra to your site. It looks okay and the font is readable. My main problem with it is that it's not branding your site at all. I don't see much that makes your site memorable to visitors. Your logo looks okay but doesn't really fit the joke, light-hearted atmosphere you're trying to create. The "Random; click post for next joke" notice could be styled better as well. I suggest making that a nice button that can be clicked (instead of telling me to click somewhere else). That makes more sense from a user experience (UX) perspective. And then move that button below the first joke, so I read the first joke before you tell me to click to the next one.

Finally, my last design critique goes to the social share buttons on the left. Those would look better if they started where the white content wrapper starts, so move them down a bit on the page (only a few pixels) and then let them scroll with you from there.

Average

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Originality

You're in an interesting niche for your site, one that you don't see too often. The idea that you're calling your jokes "lame" is risky, since it could backfire. Why would someone want to read a joke that even the site owner calls lame? But I think society is warped enough to still click through a few jokes. Some of them are even pretty good!

Like I mentioned above, there is little branding on your site - between your logo, lack of a favicon and your overall design. Work on that and that will help you be more original. Make your site memorable to visitors so they keep coming back when they want to read some jokes.

Average

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Final Remarks​

The biggest thing you need to work on is branding, there isn't much else that stands out as a glaring issue. Beyond that, just keep pushing out new content (new jokes) to your site. Good luck!​

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[xpl0iter]

Thanks a lot for the review. I will definitely work on the site with the tips you gave me!

 

[boss187]

haha that's a great concept you have 🙂 I love the jokes, The only downside is your design. You could use bootstrap to make it responsive and viewable on all devices and if you can place a blue button stating "next joke" will make it much more easier for the user. But anyways great work!

 

[Pusheen]

Some of the jokes are lame, but really funny at the same time! Nice work!

 

[xpl0iter]

Thanks for the nice words guys.
About the deign, can you provide me with a screenshot with how it looks on your device? I have tried to make it responsive and it looks perfectly fine on my mobile.

Thanks.

 

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[Thomasss]

I love these jokes, "Taxi Vader" - I have never heard that one before. :lol:

Anyway, I think you should remove the social media buttons from within the jokes, since you have them on the sidebar. It just makes it for a really tacky style.

I would also blend in the "random" and the instructions box into a better content box, something of where the jokes appear, just to make it seem matching. I'd also go with a different font, maybe Roboto or something of that style.

You could also make the "random" link an image, sort of the style you have the words "lame" as in your logo, that would really be neat.

Other than that, it's a neat site. Definitely some funny jokes in there. Good luck. ^.^