Tapastic Update: Profile and Activity Filters, New Embed, and More

[brianorlando]

[Jelw]

Great Updates!
The embedding in particular wasn't something I knew I needed until now! Great job, staff!

[MylCreates]

I'll have to check further into this, the Activity stuff seems really exciting

(I made a forum topic about this earlier before this topic was made, so I'll just repost what I did here:)

I noticed on mobile it doesn't have this format but it is stuck on the WALL option only (so all I can see are some random likes from a while ago), and they don't seem to be accurate or up to date. WALL only contains some random likes of mine from nearly a month ago, not any of my recent notifications to readers. (Unless this is in temporary testing right now, obviously you've already stated that the team's still working out some of its kinks )

Also idk how I feel about all my comments and likes on other comics being so easily trackable and logged on my wall for other visitors to see >_>. I like to be a little ambiguous...

Can there be an option tab for, like, "thank you for subscribing posts", one for creator msgs and notifications, and another tab for other people's messages? I've yet to figure out how the art-work tab is supposed to function as none of my posted pictures have been categorized in that tab. That or the possibility of us manually categorizing stuff into tabs?

That or atleast settings to allow or dis-allow the publicity of logged things like likes, comments, etc?

EDIT: Ooooohhhh Nevermind what I said earlier, it's starting to do update recent stuff

But now I can't scroll down to see all the posts of my past it seems to cut off at a certain point...
I don't think it does that on the mobile site though...

[Dranif]

That's nice and all, but I can't seem to save settings. I just tried configuring my settings, and it didn't confirm that I saved.
Revisiting my profile and returning to the settings just shows the same old settings I had before

[AnnaLandin]

D'oh! Posted in @MylCreates' topic before I saw this one! I'll just re-post what I wrote there in this thread instead, since I think it's relevant:

Yeah, I just noticed it myself, and am trying to navigate around it. I'm not 100% on board with all the likes being logged and shown in public - partly because having all of that shown feels a bit weird, and partly because it just visually clogs up my wall. Clicking on a profile brings you directly to the Wall-tab, and honestly, I'm not interested in seeing all the likes other people have made, nor do I think others are interested in seeing mine; it pushes more relevant stuff (like announcements and thank-you posts) out of sight, which is inconvenient.

And yes, like you, I've noticed that none of the images I've uploaded have ended up in the images-tab. They're all in messages.

Having some sort of filter for what is shown would be nice. That, or to just entirely remove the showing of likes. Comments I'm okay with - everyone can read those on the comics in question anyway - but honestly, the likes are pretty un-interesting. Perhaps an option to pin posts, so that they stay at the top of one's wall, instead of getting pushed down by recent activity? Then one can choose to un-pin it when it's stopped being relevant.

I appreciate that the recent activity can now be filtered - it is SO much easier to find relevant info, like comments that need replying to, and much easier to filter out the less-relevant stuff (such as likes, which are nice to get, but doesn't require much in the way of response) - but the Wall needs more filtering, IMHO. It's actually feeling MORE cluttered now that it displays likes and stuff, especially since clicking on someone's profile lands you on the catch-all Wall by default.

The option to pin relevant posts would help fix that - that, or a removal of the default display of likes.

[AnnaLandin]

Just noticed something else! The reading list/series thumbnails on the righthand side of the page are looking strange; they're half the size they used to be, and are kind of squashed-looking. Instead of being perfect squares, they're kind of stretched horizontally. As it is, they're barely legible on a desktop.

I notice that the text-field in the middle of the page (where all our posts go) is wider than it used to be, but it's clearly come at the expense of the comics-thumbnails.

I'm using Firefox - I don't know how the profiles behave in other browsers.

[getsuart]

Oooh great news !

I have the same problem as Anna Landin about the stretched images.
Also, I don't know if it's related, but Zelkats just edited one of her wall posts she did some hours ago. Instead of being send to her edit, the notification sends me on her page only, and I have to scroll down to see the edited post!
I'm using Firefox, in case you need it.
EDIT : Oh, nevermind. The right edit notification appeared after and it's okay!

[Jelw]

On neither the app or the mobile site I can't seem to find a way to turn off the new e-mail settings. I had to go to the regular site on my phone which was less than optimal. Was I just missing the option?

[Drawnicula]

Finally! I've been waiting for these filters for quite some time now, but it still needs to be refined imho.
Here are some of my experiences and suggestions concerning the wall

• Wall: shows everything. Which means that it's cluttered by likes now. It's the default setting.
• Messages: Private messages and normal wall posts from other people are mixed together. It would be better to have them seperated, in an inbox or something.
• Comics : Shows all comic updates.
• Likes: Do we really need to see each other's likes? When people wanna know what I like, they can look at my reading list. It's not an awful feature, but it clutters my wall and it seems a bit unnecessary.
• Comments : It shows all my comments on other people's work. Kind of neat!
• Journals : This doesn't exist, but I wondered if it would be possible to create a journal tab. This tab shows all MY posts on MY wall. ONLY them. This could be really handy if one of my subbed creators stops updating (because of personal reasons for an example) and explains the reason on his wall. With the journal tab I could find his important "journal" quickly, without having to sort through comments, thank you pictures or the like.
• Images : I first thought it was for the little thank you messages, but they won't show up there. Is it the equivalent of the creator's gallery? If so, then that's a good thing. I always wanted to have a gallery.
  However it looks like I can upload images on other people's image wall too - which means that this could become as unorganized as the messages.
• For supporters only : Shows all supporter only content. I currently don't support anyone, but if I would I'd use this feature.

[kurisquare]

Guys I am SO HAPPY with the notification tabs, this is something we've been needing for a while and I'm really excited to see it happening. The profile tabs are pretty neat too (especially for finding author posts?), seeing all of your likes/comments on other comics seemed a bit weird at first but I guess it can be a good way to discover new comics, so that's nice.

My only concern right now are the tiny comic thumbnails, not only they're stretched out weird, but I also liked having bigger thumbnails because they were easier to notice on your wall

But overall, it's a cool update! nice way to start the day haha

[PotooGryphon]

Oh! I don't like how the first thing a reader sees when they visit my wall are my Likes and Comments only. I'd really prefer if they see my messages or even comic posts notifications first since that pertains to my comic, and I have announcements there. Announcements that I prefer readers to see since we're not really allow to post those in a series, ya know what I'm saying. : P It also keeps things more professional/business looking if the Likes/Comments were like the last tab a reader could click on and the more comic related down to business tabs were first.

I like these features, and the tabs are much need, however that's a BIG fix I'd like to see please.

[MylCreates]

Yes please >w> I'd like this.

[MylCreates]

Hmmm, I don't think journals would be that relevant, they could probably just fit into the messages tab, as the only lengthy posts I've seen by creators is when they're explaining they're on hiatus.

Maybe a tab for just creator's messages and another tab for reader's messages (I guess that could include the thankyou messages as that's what's mostly posted by them)

The art tab can be used for creator's doodles so they don't get lost in the thankyou posts.

I really want an option though to hide the comments and likes tab away from public view though, I don't like the idea of everything little thing I do being so easily trackable. Else I'd be more re-frained from commenting or liking on other creators work which could hurt their stats

I'm also pretty sure that other readers of tapastic value their ambiguity, after all, wasn't there a topic earlier where Tapastic was explaining creators not being able to track users who've shared their content for the sake of privacy? >.>

[Marvin]

Same here, having my likes and comments displayed like that would make me hesitate before leaving a comment... Maybe just a privacy button would suffice (like for those who don't want their reading list to be visible ?)
And it does clutter the wall...

I like the idea of a journal... When I check an author's profile, the first things I look for are announcements from the authors and potential drawings (cuz pretty art). What would be cool would be a journal section with the possibility for the author to pin their most important posts =)

[winglesscomic]

Yes, I would like privacy settings where people who do not want their comments/likes to be visible are able to toggle it off. And even though I know nobody is going to comb through my comments, I don't like the "Big Brother is watching" feeling of those things being publicly available just by looking at my page.

Also, although I enjoy the wall being separated into tabs now, the default wall now feels even more cluttered than before. I agree with Cyndi that I would like the default tab to be shown is my own messages. The default wall is just too much crap.

I still would like one separate for PMs.

[Marvin]

Please please please pretty please add an inbox !
And I forgot to say this earlier but thank you tapastaff for all those filters, they're really neat !

[EnzoComics]

The new updates are very slick. Absolutely love em. Amazing job Tapastic team!

[shinepaw]

Ohhh, I really like these updates, it really helps! But I agree, I'd rather have my own posts only on my profile when someones is visiting it :S

[nobody]

I agree with a lot of what's already mentioned here. Some of these updates are great! The only thing I would have to complain about is showing "likes" and even "comments" on the wall. It looks cluttered already, and even though I only write positive comments about other people's comics, it's a little uncomfortable to see everything displayed on my own wall like that.

The Journal thing might be an interesting idea? Don't know, hadn't really thought about it until others mentioned it.

Other than that; great job! I like the profile wall filters a lot, as well as the activity page filters, awesome

[brianorlando]

app or the mobile site

These updates only apply to the desktop view of the website. However, we will adding more settings options to the mobile website and apps in the future.