Updated Site + Terms and Services

michaelson 2017-04-18 23:15:12 UTC #67

We'll be adding it to the profile drop down menu in the future. Now to figure out what a forum icon should look like.

gateofselidor 2017-04-18 23:50:31 UTC #68

I definitely don't expect it to fill my whole monitor, which I know is a lot wider than average, but it would be nice if the layout were a little more dynamic to account for different screen sizes. The updated layout with less clutter is a huge improvement, though! The negative space is less noticeable when you don't have to scroll for miles.

PotooGryphon 2017-04-19 01:51:50 UTC #69

Thank you Tapas staff, I think the new layout is looking pretty good and less cluttered than before for sure. It'll definitely be interesting to see how you guys rearrange it further. However I really like the Trending in 2nd row and how it kind of interchanges between free and premium content. Kind of like a compromise?

konori 2017-04-19 04:40:36 UTC #70

Hi I've got a question! Will the "tapastic.com" url continue to redirect to the new "tapas.io" url? It's because I've printed name cards and comic booklets containing my "tapastic.com/username" url, and people may try to find my site using that instead of the new "tapas.io/username".

UzukiCheverie 2017-04-19 05:36:28 UTC #71

Yes, the links still work even with the changed URL

jjfresh 2017-04-19 11:58:42 UTC #72

Don't know if anyone has noticed yet, but the order on the front page has already changed. Check it out.

Top 10's are banners
New Books
New Comics
More trending banners but smaller I think ( Congrats Vincent, your comics be famous. What have I been doing...)
Popular
Discover More

EDIT: Sorry, font still looks bad.

Devika 2017-04-19 12:12:10 UTC #73

For me the trending double-row is right below the top 10 comic/books banner, followed by new books and comics.

LordVincent 2017-04-19 12:31:37 UTC #74

The "trending banners" you're talking about are staff picked comics that are I guess popular or something, they approached me and asked me to make a banner for that section when it was still app only. I dunno why they would do that lol but I got super happy. Total "senpai noticed me" moment （*’∀’人）♥

michaelson 2017-04-19 18:59:36 UTC #75

Yes, the tapastic.com URL will always redirect to the new tapas.io.

Whoa, send me an e-mail about your name cards and comic booklets! I think the staff would get a kick out of seeing that

michaelson@tapasmedia.co

jjfresh 2017-04-20 01:58:52 UTC #76

@JohnVincent - Senpai has acknowledged you

And yes @Devika , there are two rows of Trending. Forgot to be more specific.

@konori - have you tested that old URL. It will still redirect to the changed URL, at least for me.
Ideally, any knew cards you make should probably have the new url on it but "tapastic.com/username" will automatically redirect to "tapas.io/username"
I'm guessing they still own the old url. Will it eventually go away? donno

smbhax 2017-04-20 05:45:42 UTC #77

With the site update, the episode "Title" field has become pretty much invisible to me : o I miss it every time and then get a red warning nastygram when I try to update the comic because the title is missing.

I guess the field just isn't quite where I expect it to be, and is is hard to see, with no border, no bold label, and just a light gray (on white background 8o) background text insert to indicate that it is there at all.

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Oh also, the new comic comment font is sort of big and bubbly and crowded---it is harder to read than the previous font was, and less of it seems to fit into view before you have to click to expand a comment to read the rest of it.

doodlerom 2017-04-20 23:08:58 UTC #78

So far I haven't had much problems with the new set up.
However, in the notifications, having everything in white makes it hard to scan and separate from users and topics (I.e. [Username] has liked/subscribed/etc [Comic name] ) and it becomes this jumble of white lines.

konori 2017-04-21 07:10:06 UTC #79

@michaelson - I've sent you the email. 8D

@jjfresh - Ah yes, I have tested the old URLs. It's just that when I wrote that post, some of the old URLs (like episode and series links) have not been redirecting to the new tapas site. Now they're working, though (thank goodness).

jjfresh 2017-04-21 14:18:08 UTC #80

Hah I knooow. I just uploaded with the new thing and it gave me the red banner and it took me a second.

Another potential suggestion would be to actually give the "TITLE" area when uploading a border. This way it'll be easier to notice. Or a background color.

Also, seriously, tone down on all the colors. Reds, greens, orange, in addition to regular greys, far more than necessary. Though, it works in this case.

Chopythes 2017-04-22 13:39:04 UTC #81

Is there any way of adding the "Edit Title" further down on the upload page?
I keep missing it all the time when I upload new pages, I think a good placement would be underneath "Episode Info" (as it's where the error message comes up all the time whenever I missed entering the title).
Or maybe change the placement of the error message?

unicornfield 2017-04-22 16:41:52 UTC #82

Since premium books and comics are now more visible on the front page (especially with the addition of books on desktop), will the availability of keys and coins on desktop be considered? So you'll be able to to purchase keys, coins, and maybe watch ads or tips creators on desktop too, or would you rather keep it app exclusive?

badbeeart 2017-04-23 10:00:38 UTC #83

What is the Publisher Dashboard? Why are there only zeros? How can I get published?

Cronaj 2017-04-24 03:24:21 UTC #84

I was wondering about that too ^^;

UzukiCheverie 2017-04-24 03:30:50 UTC #85

From what I can tell, it's for creators who are a part of the Premium/paid program through Tapastic. So for comics like Moonlight Hair, They Say I Was Born a King's Daughter, etc. and all of the novels right now. There's no way to join this program without being contracted by Tapas (either by invitation or by having your work accepted by them). I can't check much else except for the main tab that the "Publisher" button redirects to because the links lead nowhere (they might be broken, but they could also be for contracted workers only, and not available to the general creator public that just uses the open-platform part of Tapas). But yeah, judging by the "Unlocks" and "Keys purchased" links, I can assume it's for people whose series have these functions, most (if not all) of which are only paid series, in which case, see above.

Cronaj 2017-04-24 03:31:48 UTC #86

That's what I assumed too, but it's strange that it's visible to all users.