DPS Redesign Rolling Out Now
This is just a short note to let readers know that we’re about to flick the switch on a new design here at DPS.
This means that in the coming hour or so things could get a little crazy around here in these ways:
1. You’ll start seeing new design elements. They are quite different from the old DPS. I know some of you are quite attached to the old design but it is time for a change as we’ve out grown our old design. I’ll update you on some of the new features in a few hours with my next post.
2. You may see a few bugs – with every redesign there are always a few bugs that need to be weeded out. We’ve tested the design quite a bit but there are a few things we know we’ll need to do once the new design goes live. If you see any of these bugs feel free to leave a comment or contact us via our contact form.
3. Commenting may be a little disrupted – switching from one version to the other means we may lose a handful of comments. We’re pretty confident that we won’t lose many but comments left in the next few hours may or may not make it. If it’s an important comment you might want to either wait til later or copy and paste it into a text document so you can repost it if it disappears.
As I say – I’ll be writing a post in a few hours time (all going well) which will signal that the update is largely complete and talking readers through some of the changes that we’ve made (and there are a few).
In the mean time – wish us luck and check back in a bit to see the new DPS.


21 Responses to “DPS Redesign Rolling Out Now” - Add Yours
January 13th, 2009 at 3:28 am
Roll On dPS!
or, should I say *See you all on the other side*
January 13th, 2009 at 3:36 am
OK, I’ll go play in the forum. LOL very productive day for me today..
January 13th, 2009 at 3:43 am
Change is good. :)
January 13th, 2009 at 4:03 am
Hot Stuff!
January 13th, 2009 at 4:43 am
Looking forward to seeing the new design of the blog. Here’s to your continued success in the New Year!
January 13th, 2009 at 6:51 am
I really like the previous design, but this one rocks!
I wish you the best DPS!
January 13th, 2009 at 6:53 am
Awesome! Looking for the new stuff!
January 13th, 2009 at 7:04 am
This is perfect! What a great choice!
January 13th, 2009 at 7:08 am
Congratulations guys! The new site looks great!
January 13th, 2009 at 7:11 am
thanks all – we did lose a couple of comments on this thread but I think we’ve moved reasonably successfully. A few little bugs we still need to fix but almost all is looking as it should be.
January 13th, 2009 at 7:30 am
This is quite a remarkable new design!
January 13th, 2009 at 7:46 am
Love the new look. And thanks so so so much for the site. You’ve given me a new hobby.
Cheers,
Keena (Sydney, Australia)
January 13th, 2009 at 7:48 am
Ohhhh, purrrty. Me likey.
January 13th, 2009 at 7:50 am
Wait. So the comments use our forum avatar? Ok, most people’s avatar except mine since it’s an animated gif?
January 13th, 2009 at 7:52 am
smc1377 – you need to sign up for an avatar at Gravatar.com to personalize your avatar for here on the blog. Unfortunately avatars here and on the forum are different as we can’t integrate our forum software and blog software.
Check out this post where I outline some of the changes.
January 13th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Nice! The blue was getting a little out-dated, anyhow! =)
January 13th, 2009 at 8:17 am
Very cool. Nice work
January 13th, 2009 at 10:19 am
Love the new look!
January 14th, 2009 at 2:39 am
As with all new website looks, there is the initial shock, then it grows on me. I already like the new redesign and added features.
Gravatars are good, now how about being able to reply to a specific comment? (threaded comments)
January 14th, 2009 at 7:28 am
I usually get attached to old designs and have a hard time getting used to the new stuff but not this time. I think it looks great!
P.S.
I noticed that the forum still has the old blue buttons and they seem a bit out of place with the new color scheme, is that something that’s still going to change?
January 17th, 2009 at 7:23 am
Wow, very cool your new design. I like it very much.
Greetings from Germany
Constanze
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