Swordroll's Blog Update Notes (1)

You know, after months of designing, redesigning, reworking things, coding HTML, asking questions, talking with others, and spending countless hours on this side project, the new design and content is finally complete, and it sure looks to be worth it so far! Here's a look at the complete updates!

This design might have taken a minute to load upon first arrival, but it should be running quickly now!

Graphics

The site has an all new design, of course. Text looks slightly different and is now dark on white
The white background will make unique designs easier to accomplish
New graphic elements can be found all throughout the new design
To maximize space, the sidebar has been removed from all non-blog pages using conditionals

Compatibility

This design uses separate stylesheets so that it should work on all browsers and resolutions
This design has been tested a bit already in various browsers and on various resolutions

Efficiency

The use of navigation on a single page has been implemented
There are now "Back to Top" buttons at the end of each expandable division
Many items are now in expandable divisions to save space - just click to show or hide them
Links are now on a top bar which follows you, so there's no need for excessive scrolling on long pages

Equality

The design now incorporates both Pirate101 and Wizard101 equally.
The header now has Wizard101 US, UK, and Pirate101 characters.
A new post-sorter bar is now at the top, and is quick access to posts from any page

Blog

Now that this design is finished, more blog posts are underway
Blog posts will remain in the same format - photo, intro. paragraph, page break
Posts, as well as the sidebar, have taken on a new look

Guides and Information

Old guides have been updated, and new guides have been added
Zeke quests are re-formatted to show maps when mousing over an image
New guides are in the works

Entertainment

We now have an entertainment page with brand-new games and featured videos and websites.
You can recommend games for creation here

Community

What used to be a mini-forum is now a community page
This page has a unique bulletin board containing news and information from the KingsIsle community
This bulletin board offers spaces for anyone
Submit your own site or visit other official and fan-submitted sites here
Visit our contests page, privacy policy, or submissions page from here

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