[Site Update] Website Change Notes

[kaetana]

Thanks for this! Will the new banners be the same dimensions as the old ones, or will we need to make new ones? I'm happy either way to have them back, just wanna start planning ahead there.

[ratique]

Will the new banners be the same dimensions as the old ones, or will we need to make new ones?

I believe it's the same size - it's been so long since I've made mine and can't confirm for sure, but here are the dimensions:

Your existing banners should populate automatically and you shouldn't have to replace anything.

[joannekwan]

yep it's the same size as before~

[VibrantFox]

a question about dark mode: will it be exclusive to novels or is there a possibility of it being an option available across the entire site?

[snailienz]

Ooh, that layout looks fantastic for the reading format used on tapas. Great work guys. I look forward to enjoying the updated interface.

[ratique]

a question about dark mode: will it be exclusive to novels or is there a possibility of it being an option available across the entire site?

Currently it's novels only. Depending on your guys' feedback once the site is live and you had time to test it, I can make a case for it if many people want it.

So far, because of the list feature on the right side, I find the quantity of white much more tolerable - but you let me know how you feel once you play with it.

[Cavechan]

These changes look very exciting. I'm glad they took our feedback and have implemented it within a reasonable time frame, though it still should have been done beforehand to prevent all the chaos.

I think some users, like myself, are going to take a long time to get over that, especially after they saw what happened with Smack Jeeves and the backlash from that. I hope they have also learned to never do it again. Only time will tell.

But again, I am glad to see that this was done in the span of a few months and not a year plus.

[ratique]

These changes look very exciting. I'm glad they took our feedback and have implemented it within a reasonable time frame, though it still should have been done beforehand to prevent all the chaos.

I'm hoping that with my focus as Creator Community Manager I'm able to bridge the gap between you in the team in the future. The Tapas team is very hard working and incredibly dedicated, but also small - while that is not an excuse, I understand how and why it could happen. It's a full time job to keep the community up to date and happy.

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I think you guys will like the update, I've been having a lot of fun playing with it. If you want some screenshots of specific things, let me know.

[AbelDraws]

That's some great news <333 I'm very excited about some of those changes (the comments in the sidebar is such a treat)

[ratique]

(the comments in the sidebar is such a treat)

I wasn't sure about it at first, but once I realized it means I can comment or read comments at any time I want, I was sold >.<

[Iris-Grimoire]

These changes look great! Props to the staff for listening to feedback and trying to get the best of both worlds.
One question though - with this change, will covers only show up while browsing for the series? The test pages only show the little icon, which might be a cache thing since it's an old one.

[ratique]

One question though - with this change, will covers only show up while browsing for the series? The test pages only show the little icon, which might be a cache thing since it's an old one.

The covers will replace the square icons if the creator updated them. On my test server I'm working with old data, so even if these creators updated to covers it wouldn't be visible on my screenshots.

Covers will be visible in the List on the right next to the episode, as well as the series overview.

[Iris-Grimoire]

Got it! Thank you so much.

[OBC]

Classic Mode?
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[ivanskilling]

Wow a big thank you to the Tapas team!
I'm excited for the new updates, especially the more visible Support button and comments.
I'm most looking forward to the ability to place my novels under multiple genres!

[OBC]

Also love that banners are back, cause I know quite a few people were a fan of those (as was I as well). And Endless Scrolling instead of the webtoon style...fantastic. Great feature all around.

It's also great you guys have also compiled this in a changelog, easy for us to look through. No surprises this time, leaving us looking through the website like this:

[rajillustration]

Yes, thank you for Dark Mode! It's very much needed for novels (hopefully eventually we can put in comics as well.)

[SakaMoma]

Will there be an option to swap the comments and series info toolbars to the left? I can't stand having toolbars on the right side of the screen.

[ratique]

Currently it will be on the right, reducing the distance between scroll bar and episode selection.

[vothnthorvaldson]

Yes, weird choice. I understand @ratique explanation, but to me, it makes way more sense to have selection on the left: first you select, then you read. Tapas comics are read from left to right.
There are already the arrows to change pages that are weirdly (and terribly annoyingly) placed on the wrong side (in this case, left) on the current design.
I wonder if someone in Tapas is not at all sensitive to this kind of ergonomical considerations? It's pretty distracting...

For the comments though, right side looks good to me; you read, then comment. I, however, understand it may be a bit problematic in the sense that it blocks the vision (it's nice to have the right side 'open'), but I suppose they disappear at will (not sure).