Website updates and collecting feedback

[pkholcombe]

I hate how much of a pain it is to just read a new page on desktop now. Before, I could just refresh my library, click on what was new, and be taken right there to the new page. Now I have to click on the comic, scroll and find the start of new pages, and hit that. Or hit continue, and then hit Next. Its supposed to be better design to have FEWER clicks to do the same thing as before, not more. And the huge amount of white space sometimes keeps me from realizing a new page has even loaded. Not to mention having to fiddle around to get that awful black bar to appear or disappear.

[pkholcombe]

I've already seen several creators announce they are ditching or stopping updates. I don't want to have to start using Webtoon; its ugly and not easy to use.

[Random_Guy]

I've already started uploading on both Tapas and Webtoon so I can cut and run if necessary.

[Iris-Grimoire]

You can't use Tapas on a mobile browser anymore? That's kind of upsetting, I use that to show my comic to people IRL quickly and opening the whole app takes a lot more time.

[michaelson]

You can't use Tapas on a mobile browser anymore? That's kind of upsetting, I use that to show my comic to people IRL quickly and opening the whole app takes a lot more time.

No - so the mobile browser or mobile web is operational in terms of reading but publishing a story has not been updated.

[nozorries]

Another Bug Report:

Already read episodes continue to be marked as not read.

[vothnthorvaldson]

With Chrome on Android, I can't read on mobile as it forces open the app, though.

[LordVincent]

I have an android and some sites force me to do that, I wonder if they are site related or the smartphone just tries to be smart and make you use the app. For example when I force chrome to show me the desktop version of patreon on my samsung, some parts of the site will try to force you to either open with the app or a different browser (which will go mobile mode).

I don't know if this works with tapas specifically, but when it pulls the "wanna open this in the app?" Or just automatically takes you to the app, I copy the link and open in a different window. For whatever reason, chrome behaves differently then.

I haven't attempted reading on chrome on the phone though. I use the desktop version on my phone to check my earnings and access episode editing when I'm on the go.

[vothnthorvaldson]

That's good to know. I'd not be surprised if there is an interaction website/browser as I found one that does not redirect (the Samsung default one)
But it got worse with last update. Before, I could use 'open in new tab'. Now, this only open the comic icon.
I think the issue could be resolved by having redirection as an option. I can get how some people like it, so having it as an option would make sense.

[ratique]

With Chrome on Android, I can't read on mobile as it forces open the app, though.

I'm on Chrome on Android and don't have that issue o.O

[invayne]

@michaelson You could add 2 daily updates sections on the front page for novels and comics. This will give exposure to novels and comics who update daily. They will get promoted once or twice a month or every two months. these two sections would get refreshed after 24 hours with a new batch of novels and comics. Coming from Webnovel as an author that has many contracts with them this helped alot with exposure to lesser known novels. I also suggest a tab on the search for both comics and novels as well for recently updated novels and comics. it would get updated once someone updates their novel or comic. this will fix exposure issues for all lesser known novels and allow for authors and artists to get more views on their novel itself. while still keeping the other major sections that give better exposure for more popular novels and comics. It would be a win win for both creators and staff in this way.

Also you should not hide the subscribe button that is a killer to everyone. it should be more visible.

@michaelson are there plans to give new authors more stage time I guess you could call it like I suggested above?

[vothnthorvaldson]

That's weird.
I have that issue since a few months (never before). I already tried to reinstall the app.
The only thing that works (obviously) is to remove the app.

[raekitano]

Thank you. Had to get onto here to find out this info.

[ratique]

Whelp, that's android for ya! Everyone has their own unique issues XD

[orochimarushka]

Where ca i find the revert button for new design???? I hate it. Why i need to search for a chapers list button all over the screen and then click it every time i need to see the list?

[ar-ninetysix]

Personal gripe to add since uhh.. seemingly no one else likes the inclusion of music in comics or novels.. but we have the option to play the song and the option to mute it. I like the fact that it is tied to just one button which is a simple musical note, however there's no way for a reader to find the song itself like there was back then: through a link appearing above the episodes. I personally found a lot of enjoyable music back then (notably from Leftovers) thanks to this feature so..

I think it'd be neat if the songs used from Soundcloud would be included at the very bottom of the description for an episode, or like at the very least in the menu next to the share button. I dunno if that's like.. by intentional design or if that's just an oversight, but I do kinda see it as a downgrade from how the feature was before tbh

[Daerandir]

The new site makes it much harder to navigate - more clicks and the support button is no longer visible on the opening page. Why did you make it more difficult for readers to support comics? (I'm a reader, not an artist.)

When I go to a comic, there is nearly as much space for links to other comics as the comic I am there to read.

If the goal was to improve aesthetics, you have failed.

[Daerandir]

Agreed. The scrolling function on webtoons takes away from the "feel" of a page of a comic as part of an integrated whole. The

[appbeza]

The chapter update icon no longer shows how many new chapters there are. There is now just a yellow dot. Also I can't sort all comics of a certain genre by date now. That was the way I used to find new content.

[Reraser]

YO WHERE THE HECK DID MY EASY "PUBLISH" BUTTON GO? Seriously, guys, who is this update for???