Back to Basics - the new JWSE

I have spent a few days playing around with the new Invision Community version. It feels really great, and I have a nice starting point now, I think. While there are some things that feel a bit clunky, these will all be ironed out in the coming months, I am sure. What remains for me now I to start preparing the data to make sure it is ready for when V5 finally drop.

The new Tags system

The new tags system is a big change, so I need to decide on how to use that, since it kind of doubles what I have been trying to do with Databases a bit. It is working very well and the only thing I don't like about is that it is not currently possible to work very much with it, so it becomes a bit stale.

On the upside, I can attach pretty much anything I want to it, so it is just a matter of if we can extend the tags template with data from a database or not. It might be as simple as figuring out how to move certain things around so we can add the widgets below the header and intro text...

Tags will be more interesting as well...

One thing I will work on is how to take more advantage of the Tags system, but also the Forum setup. What I might end up doing is to make certain apps for example into Tags, and maybe even allow them to have their own subforum.

This is something that I can use both for financial reasons, but also to connect closer with certain app companies.

Starting simple

I am going to start simple and see what I really, really want to add instead of taking everything that I currently have and rebuild everything again. I feel I want to focus more on content than bloating things by building things that are too complicated.

Don't get me wrong, I will still play around and try things, but that will be something I will focus less on in the next iteration. This is because I want to be able to work with the website in a much more standardized way moving forward.

Fewer colors, less clutter

While I have always loved color coded sections, I want to tone that down a lot for V5. While it is fun to play around with, I want to try a more toned down design this time around. I have tested this on the Alpha site and I like the way it look and feels with a more uniform design.

I am excited!

I have been missing to have something to work on, and this new setup is something I feel very excited about. I now feel that this is something I can finally start planning around, and I will start the structure work as soon as I can. There will be several updates to this website when it comes to structure and the content will be updated accordingly.

This feels amazing, and I can't wait to get started with the new V5 version of Invision Community!