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LumberJocks Got New Look

Blog entry by Martin Sojka posted 173 days ago 525 reads 0 times favorited 31 comments Add to Favorites

Few days ago, I decided to update the LumberJocks look. The header was becoming too busy with all the navigation links and that was the main motivator. And I wanted bolder and visually more appealing page titles as well.

After playing in the graphic design program and adjusting the code I ended up with the following new look and updates:

  1. Tabbed navigation with the highlighted current section
  2. All of the “my home, my…” links moved to just one drop-down menu that appears after clicking on the My LumberJocks button
  3. What’s Hot widget promoting the latest news (former announcements)
  4. Search bar displayed at the top
  5. Inverted colors on the main page title

Here’s the screenshot of the expanded MY navigation:

I didn’t touch the design of the content elements at all so you should get used to this new look easily ;)

Enjoy!

-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com | My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Martin_Sojka/1357216976

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Martin Sojka

1084 posts in 915 days


posted 173 days ago

Note that if the pages look messed up you should try “hard refresh” of the pages to reload all of the adjusted images and styles. On Windows it’s Ctrl+F5

-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com | My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Martin_Sojka/1357216976

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lew

904 posts in 198 days


posted 173 days ago

Martin,

Again, great job. A few subtle changes helps everyone adjust quickly.

Lew

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sandhill

231 posts in 366 days


posted 173 days ago

I can’t seem to get back to my home page from any of the other pages like I was before. Has that been removed? I like the tabs though.

-- Just another day in paradise.

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teenagewoodworker

1932 posts in 211 days


posted 173 days ago

i like the new look and i think its not as cluttered. you’re right how there were a lot of tabs. i like the drop down menu.

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rikkor

7112 posts in 317 days


posted 173 days ago

Way to keep improving the product. Now we’ll never get anything done.

-- Maplewood, MN

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toyguy

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posted 173 days ago

You DA Man Martin…. Navigation looks real nice, and should be no problem

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

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aaronmolloy

94 posts in 223 days


posted 173 days ago

Love the new look

-- A. Molloy

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Zuki

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posted 173 days ago

Two thumbs up

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

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Brad_Nailor

697 posts in 400 days


posted 173 days ago

Nice fresh new look on the site Martin. Great work!

-- Women love me.....trees fear me

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dalec

452 posts in 331 days


posted 173 days ago

Martin, As usual you are making improvements to the site. I like to new cleaner look and feels more intuitative.

Thanks for all that you do to support all of us out here.

Dalec

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Karson

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posted 173 days ago

Great job Martin.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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Ad Marketing Guy - Bill

314 posts in 241 days


posted 173 days ago

Great Job – definitely user friendly and makes navigation easy.
I greatly appreciate your efforts -

-- Bill - - Ad-Marketing Guy, Ramsey NJ

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Thos. Angle

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posted 173 days ago

It looks good, Martin. Now if I can just figger it out!!!!!!!

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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jeffthewoodwacker

188 posts in 247 days


posted 173 days ago

The update looks great!

-- Genius is immediate, but talent takes time.

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Grumpy

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posted 172 days ago

Well done Martin, great job.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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Scott Bryan

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posted 172 days ago

Thanks Martin.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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frank

1333 posts in 649 days


posted 172 days ago

Hello Martin;
—-I noticed the ‘new look’ soon as I came online here this morning and yes, the My LumberJocks Button plus the tabs across the header are impressive….once again,

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank

-- --frank, NH, http://frank.wordpress.com/

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Dick Cain

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posted 172 days ago

Very nice, as usual!!

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 172 days ago

Thanks, Martin. I was having some “messed up-ness” which cleared up with a reload (⌘R /Cmd R on the Mac in Firefox). It’s all clean and beautiful now.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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Lee A. Jesberger

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posted 172 days ago

Martin;

Looks real good, and is easy to use.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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SPalm

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posted 172 days ago

It took a Crtl F5 on my browser too. Looks great Martin, thanks.

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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MsDebbieP

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posted 172 days ago

sweet!!!!
You’ve been working hard. Impressive as always

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Sir_Robert

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posted 172 days ago

Nice color scheme. Clean look. Great job, Martin.

-- Sir Robert

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RAH

274 posts in 320 days


posted 171 days ago

Help me out if I am doing something wrong, the same day as the new look came out I can not log on. The site will almost finish loading then I get kicked off the web. I can come in the back door through google and onto a blog to navigate around. However if I try to go to the home page or the home page of another jock I get kicked off. Same experience on Garden Tenders, however the new look is not on that site yet. I can go to other sites on the web Craigs list ebay etc… no problem. I am using a Mac G4 OS X 10, 10.4 operating system. Please help I would like to use the front door.

P.S. I just tried what Douglas suggest on his Mac with the apple symbol and R, I am not computer literate, had to check the spelling on literate, I will kiss the person who developed spell check.

Thanks Ron

-- Ron Central, CA

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RAH

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posted 171 days ago

From here I went to the Home page and was kicked off, that was me coming in the back door, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks Ron

-- Ron Central, CA

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Martin Sojka

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posted 171 days ago

I just sent you PM, Ron.

-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com | My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Martin_Sojka/1357216976

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sandhill

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posted 171 days ago

Opps I found it (Home menu), Great feature!

-- Just another day in paradise.

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itsme_timd

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posted 168 days ago

Martin, the site is great and continues to get better all the time, thanks!

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA

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coolbreeze

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posted 168 days ago

So, your the guy who brings us all together on a great looking medium? I think the site is top notch. Keep up the good work. Rikkor has a good point…

-- Jason, AL

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cajunpen

5352 posts in 508 days


posted 166 days ago

Thanks Martin for keeping LJ on the cutting edge. It’s a constantly evolving work in progress and is getting better all the time. Thanks for all of your efforts.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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Karen

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posted 165 days ago

Martin I just joined this site and I want to tell you that this site ROCKS! It is by far the best website I have even been a part of in all the ten years I have been on line. The design is beautiful and very nice to look at and navigate. I only wish more sites were like this one! Thank you for all you work.

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