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Published on November 8, 2006 By Zoomba In WinCustomize News
You've talked about the features, seen the screenshots, voted on a poll or two and at long last we're in the final stretch with the new WinCustomize 2007 site redesign!  Now, in advance of switching over the site to the new system and layout we've been allowing select groups of users in to test the site and help find bugs and layout issues.  This is all in an effort to make sure the transition is as painless as possible for the community as a whole.  Now though, the time has come to open the site up to an even larger crowd!

Starting today, current WinCustomize subscribers can get an early look at the new WC2k7 site design!  If you're a current subscriber, and are logged into the site, just click here:

http://test.wincustomize.com/

If you're not logged in, or are not a subscriber, you'll ONLY be able to see the main news page, you will not be able to navigate the rest of the site.  Consider this a "teaser" for your non-subscribers.  We kept the really juicy stuff back behind the front page!

Once you're in, click around... explore... go nuts!  Some things have not been hooked into the new site yet, specifically user pages.  If you want to see how user pages will look under the new design, we've converted a few users over to the new system to use as examples:

Those user pages will only be viewable to subscribers during this preview period.

It's important to remember that the site is not final yet.  While we're very close, there may still be bugs that need identifying and working out.  If you find a bug on the site, make sure you take a screenshot, and write up a description noting what page you hit the error on, and anything you might have done that led to the error.  Also specify OS and browser version.  Bug reports should be emailed to jpryciak@stardock.com

This sneak-peak into the new site is one of the ways we're trying to say "Thank You" to all of you who help support WinCustomize through your subscription fees.  If you've been on the fence about subscribing, wondering what your fee gets you, I can't encourage you enough to head over to our subscription page and pick one up today.  It's cheap ($20), removes the advertisements, gives you your own photo-album and personal site, and it helps us keep this site alive and going day-to-day.  Plus, you get an early look at what our web devs are working on with WC2k7!

So if you're a subscriber, head on over to WinCustomize 2k7 now!  If you're not a subscriber, well, what are you waiting for?  Go subscribe!


Comments (Page 5)
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on Nov 12, 2006
Overall I'm very happy with the new design.
One question though, why dos the new site not scale to fit my monitor?
The current site scales nicely to my 20" wide-screen monitor the new one
just sits in the middle wasting lots of screen space.
on Nov 12, 2006
When will the new site be rolled out??
on Nov 12, 2006
When will the new site be rolled out??


It's a'rollin' as you read this! I clicked my shortcut to WC and FLASH! ...no more old site     
on Nov 12, 2006
I only get the new site if clicking on the test drive link.
on Nov 21, 2006
bump
on Nov 23, 2006
First, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!!
For me, the new site integration and transition is a bit confusing. I can only imagine how it must be there at "Admin Home"! Overall, the new style is wonderful.[Also full of wonder...  ]
I only get the new site if clicking on the test drive link.

Me too, but I figure that'll all be cleaned up in the next few days/weeks, so will wait and see.
"edit" didn't work a while ago on another "new site" thread, but that's minor for me.
Since it's Thanksgiving Day, everyone who can at SD/WC could be home and I'd be a happy customer.
I'm thankful the whole shebang works at all!!   
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