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What's with the new menu?

lobobrandon
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on 12/22/2012

I'm guessing it's a new feature as I just noticed it today. On top of every page is a menu and it's just a few general categories. IMHO I don't like it as it's not related to the page. It's static for every page irrespective of category and one thing's for sure - all categories don't have a spot in that top menu.


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Paul
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on 12/22/2012

I believe the categories are related to the location of the article posted. I like it because as of now there's no easy way to navigate to more relevant content other than a few related articles. Pagewizz has had it implemented too and I think they like it. Smile

Simon
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on 12/22/2012

Yepp, the shown categories inside this menu bar depend on the chosen main topic of the article. They should be related to some degree. If not: they are manually selected for each main category and can be changed at any time by Anne and Achim.

It's a test: if readers like it, the menu will get some nice extra features, like showing relevant articles on hover ...

lobobrandon
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on 12/22/2012

Ok thanks for the info Paul & Simon :) The Costume category doesn't have a good menu that's what I noticed. Checked out the others and it's all fine. The most relevant ones are on the far corners - but I guess that's where people's eyes go.


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chefkeem
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on 12/22/2012

We tried to put ourselves into the readers' minds: what other topics could they find interesting after they're done with the article.

This assumes that the author picked the correct main- and sub-categories. 


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lobobrandon
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on 12/22/2012

Now the first one on your right is the main category and that's good. Thinking about the category in general it works out well :) Was just surprised to find entertainment and wedding on my haloween costume article as it's under beauty > Costumes


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chefkeem
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on 12/22/2012

What's so surprising? These are all related categories, no?  Smile 

We're talking about other main categories that may interest the reader, not closely-related articles or sub-cats. Those can be found in the side bar.

It's all about showing the visitors what else is available on Wizzley, to keep them on our site.


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lobobrandon
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on 12/22/2012

Yes chef they are when you consider the entire category, that's when I realized it. Beauty and wedding is ok :) not halloween and weddings :D Anyway it's fine and would be a great addition to the site, hope it works out. 


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Sheri_Oz
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on 12/23/2012

I deleted what I wrote before because all of a sudden a new banner appeared at the top that took care of my concerns.  Looks good and makes perfect sense.


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