*BETA* Ending

Upgrade is mostly complete. I need to fix up some of the forum templates and will make those updates as time permits.

Thanks for your patience while we work through the transition.


In a short while (after playing a round or two of hots to unwind after work) , I will be promoting the beta version of the site to full production.

The migration will take a little while and I'll do my best to make it seamless.

I'm not going to take the site down while doing it. You just might get strange results if you're browsing around. Feel free to continue to upload as any restarts that I do will be graceful as not to interrupt.

The render system will NOT be effected.

Yay! I love the new layout! The pretty avatars!
One problem, I miss the list of maps updated box thingy. Mind bringing this back?

Woo!~ Its nice and big!

Edit: Fullscreen is kind of broken for maps

Yay! I love the new layout! The pretty avatars!
One problem, I miss the list of maps updated box thingy. Mind bringing this back?

On the list - I'll find a spot to get this back in.

Woo!~ Its nice and big!

Edit: Fullscreen is kind of broken for maps

What browser/version/device (more info the better) are you using? It's working well for me on everything I've tried so far.

I use Google Chrome, on a Windows 7 PC.

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The forums are getting redone? Thank goodness, they look really outdated in contrast to the rest of the site. I can dig the new minimalist look as long as it's actually consistent. Right now the site's reminding me of how the Windows 10 preview looked about 3 months ago. Not pretty, but full of potential. One problem I have is the drop-down menus at the top of the site aren't flush with the bar. That needs improvement. You might want to reduce the frequency of the default avatar and you could display one more at the top of the site. Lastly, the ad on the front of the site is in the same box the featured world is in. When fake download link ads appear there, they might be mistaken for the real one. You should separate that like you did on the sidebar to eliminate confusion.

I use Google Chrome, on a Windows 7 PC.

Try doing a Shift-F5 on the page to reload the cache. I use the same and it always fills the screen for me...

...One problem I have is the drop-down menus at the top of the site aren't flush with the bar...

Can you take a screenshot? I'm not sure what you mean here

You might want to reduce the frequency of the default avatar...

This will happen over time as people change their avatars. In fact, I'm noticing a big increase in populated avatars already.

When fake download link ads appear there, they might be mistaken for the real one.

I really dislike these ads. If you see them there is a little X icon (usually top right corner) on the ad that you can click. Say *Stop seeing this ad* and when asked why say it's *Inappropriate*, that helps to filter them out. I'm surprised Google even allows them to be honest.

FYI, the Sponsered download button is broken. I had to use "../worlds/3HAyj" to link my map to the elcdragon map. Else, from the users page, it will reach to "https://web.archive.org/web/2020/http://www.minecraftworldmap.com/users/3HAyj".

...One problem I have is the drop-down menus at the top of the site aren't flush with the bar...

Can you take a screenshot? I'm not sure what you mean here

When fake download link ads appear there, they might be mistaken for the real one.

I really dislike these ads. If you see them there is a little X icon (usually top right corner) on the ad that you can click. Say *Stop seeing this ad* and when asked why say it's *Inappropriate*, that helps to filter them out. I'm surprised Google even allows them to be honest.

The user menu is overlapping the bar. The sister site menu is separated from it. The browse menu is flush with it, which looks best. See what I mean:

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As for the ads, I agree. But as long as they exist action should be taken to distinguish them from the rest of the site. Given how little effort is required to crop the white box containing the featured world and ad so the latter is separated from the former, I'd say it's worth it.

FYI, the Sponsered download button is broken. I had to use "../worlds/3HAyj" to link my map to the elcdragon map. Else, from the users page, it will reach to "https://web.archive.org/web/2020/http://www.minecraftworldmap.com/users/3HAyj".

Sponsored download is meant for people to put full URLs to their alternative download area. Ad.fly or whatever. Generally a full url would be put in starting with the http://

The user menu is overlapping the bar. The sister site menu is separated from it. The browse menu is flush with it, which looks best. See what I mean:

I see what you mean now. I'll add this to my list.

As for the ads, I agree. But as long as they exist action should be taken to distinguish them from the rest of the site. Given how little effort is required to crop the white box containing the featured world and ad so the latter is separated from the former, I'd say it's worth it.

I was going to put it outside but then it throws off the alignment of everything. I am actively blocking these ads on my end too and complaining to Google support about their misleading nature.