For those of you who aren’t constantly monitoring the InfoBarrel forum, I’d like to introduce to you a bunch of changes and updates we’ve done to the site.
This week has been very busy here and we have plenty of cool new things to announce. So without further adieu, here is what we’ve done.
UserVoice Feedback Button – Gone
After a year of complaints about the Feedback button on the side of the site either interfering with functions of the site or slowing the site down we’ve decided to remove it. Between our community forum and our contact us form, we feel there is more than enough options for providing feedback.
Navigation Bar
We’ve received a lot of feedback that having the expandable navigation bar at the top of the site made it difficult for new users to figure out how to post content. To rectify this, once you’ve logged in, the navigation bar will now stay open.
Forum Speed
The forum was running kind of slow before so we tweaked a few pieces of code to dramatically speed it up.
Forum Post Count
Interested in knowing how many times you’ve posted on the forum? We now have a statistic to show you exactly how many posts you’ve made.
Duplicate Image Titles
Previously when uploading an image to the site, if a similar image with the same title existed, you would have to reupload your picture with a different title. This feature has been updated so even if an image exists with the same title, it won’t stop you from creating another.
Category Functionality
In the past, people were having issues finding the correct category to publish their articles in. The method we employed to hunt down you category was just plain difficult to use. We’ve implemented a new method that shows you your category structure in a treed out view. We’ve also provided a search function that will give you numerous suggestions if you type in a keyword.
Auto Tweet
One of the keys to making money on any web site is exposure. Our goal at InfoBarrel is to supply our contributors with the absolute largest arsenal of tools to maximize the traffic and revenue to their content. Our latest feature allows you to authenticate your Twitter account with InfoBarrel and whenever you publish an article, InfoBarrel will automatically post a link to your article with the article title on your Twitter page. This might only take a minute or two to do by hand, but we believe the more time we can save you in the promotional department, the more time you have to focus on creating great content.
Auto
