Site redesign update, NEWS!
The 3 main things we have in this update are pagination of comments on newsposts (will apply to comments on comics etc too), themed placeholder thumbnails for comics that don't have them, and the implementation of a logo that resizes dynamically with the screensize! I think it looks really cool :)
This logo was by DylanTale Comics. Ideally when the site is done there will be multiple logos in random rotation.
Current look of the test site in action - https://next.theduckwebcomics.com/
comment pagination
The previous update is here - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2023/feb/01/dd-update-post-3rd-of-february/.
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DD update post 17th of February
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 17, 2023
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PaulEberhardt at 8:36AM, Feb. 18, 2023
This looks amazing! As a design update I feel this is as close to perfect as can be. I dimly remember that functionality updates are a different project for some point in the future, but if there is any budget left for them, marcorossi's suggestion should be among them. I think the idea of a "completed comics" section has been brought up before and would be an important additional search option, as well as something I'd really like to see on the front page as a kind of specialised Quail's Random thing.
JillyFoo at 10:21PM, Feb. 17, 2023
Is Drunkduck coming back???? Whaaaa....
DylanTale Comics at 12:54PM, Feb. 17, 2023
@bravo1102 It's alright, my comic has also been "banned" from the new site LOL
DylanTale Comics at 12:43PM, Feb. 17, 2023
Oh my gosh, there's my logo!!!! Thank you so much for implementing my logo, it is so unbelievably cool to see some of my work on one of the biggest and oldest webcomic sites out there! (insert fanboy sounds XD)
J_Scarbrough at 10:33AM, Feb. 17, 2023
Hey, I'm famous today! Not only has one of my old comments been printscreened, but neat to see VAMPIRE GIRL featured on the homepage - and how fitting that Levana's foreword is the preview image, that is just too perfect!
Ozoneocean at 8:23AM, Feb. 17, 2023
@bravo1102 LOL! Alexy did all that hahaha! I don't know what data parameters were used to select images or if he did it by hand XD yes, thumbnails will be bigger so they wont be all blurry :)
bravo1102 at 7:03AM, Feb. 17, 2023
This has been well worth waiting for. Gosh you used art from an awful lot of comics for the set up so some good examples. Will creators be able to create larger comic avatars because a lot of those are really blurry? And on the new site by popular demand bravo1102 comics will be forbidden on the front page. XD xD
Ozoneocean at 4:05AM, Feb. 17, 2023
@Marcorossi - that's an interesting idea. O don't know if we could fit that on the front page but it would certainly have a place as a search filter
Ozoneocean at 4:04AM, Feb. 17, 2023
@Skyangel - well definitely still have replies on comic comments. This is a view of news comments, the admin view, which is why the bin symbol is there haha! I would love to have the newspost comments also feature replies too though.
Ozoneocean at 4:01AM, Feb. 17, 2023
@Thrisbydude- yes the search function will here there ☺️
marcorossi at 3:25AM, Feb. 17, 2023
I don't remember if I already said this, so I'll say it again: I would like a function to mark completed comics and a menu to see completed comics. Many webcomics are continuous without pointing to a proper ending, but many have a conclusion and it is sad if, once the comic is concluded, nobody sees it anymore, so I personally would like, even on the homepage, a space for completed webcomics.
skyangel at 1:10AM, Feb. 17, 2023
It all looks really nice! Looking at the comments snapshot though, will we still be able to reply to comments too as before? I don't see a reply button here, just a very large trash button! XD