New mobile browser layout

Echos Myron redux · Mar 26, 2019 at 09:53 AM

Please, please can we do away with the new browser layout for mobile, or at least make it optional. I've been coming here for 5 years. It's very comfortable and familiar for me. This change is really awful the column for the posts is really thin so long posts have to be pretty much read vertically. It's harder to see the different topics on the forum pages. Also my visitor message images aren't showing up for me and the profile layout is awful. Please change it back!

piggy momma · Mar 26, 2019 at 09:56 AM

Agreed! I don’t like this one bit.

DocJohn · Mar 26, 2019 at 09:56 AM

It was just a test. It should reset itself once you log off.

dsmith · Mar 26, 2019 at 09:57 AM

Amen to that! I am amazed that such an amazing and widely used resource such as PsychCentral still has an archaic layout and interface that was outdated in 1985.

Hopefully they can rectify this soon. I love this site, but it's frustrating that I have to use a laptop in order to have a moderately bearable user experience.

01:00 PM

@DocJohn , I am in agreement with others that the new mobile view look is not user friendly and is unappealing looking. I logged out of Psych Central from my mobile phone and then logged in again (based on your post above) and it still has the unappealing look it had this morning. I'll try again tomorrow. If it doesn't change back/improve and I can't find a way to restore it, I may rarely check in at Psych Central from my mobile phone. Perhaps only from my laptop, which I'm on far less frequently.

Please be careful with the look and ease of use of the website. I know from experience that perceived and clear negative changes can make people drop away. I say that from the perspective of a consumer/site user, person with a mental illness, former marketing manager at a major company, and a former group leader/facilitator for another major website similar to this one. This is friendly feedback. For the last year, Psych Central has been my favorite website for mental health-related support forums and information. You know there aren't that many good ones left of this sort, and I refuse to participate in Facebook, or similar social media groups. Reditt is not as safe of a place as Psych Central, nor does it offer the quality of information and other benefits.

GeekyOne · Mar 26, 2019 at 12:28 PM

I had the same issue, and logging out and then in again did not fix it for me either. In fact the layout was the same even as a guest user.

Mar 26, 2019 at 06:14 PM

I just checked the "desktop site" box on my phone browser and since I always keep the PC page open in a window on my phone, I didn't have to deal with the mobile layout issue.

hopealwayz · Mar 27, 2019 at 02:43 AM

This format makes it harder to read. I’ve tried to log off and back in and I also tried to do it as a desktop site but it still came up with this format. And, unfortunately, I don’t have a computer at the moment so I only have internet access on my phone.

Echos Myron redux · Mar 27, 2019 at 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by hopealwayz

This format makes it harder to read. I’ve tried to log off and back in and I also tried to do it as a desktop site but it still came up with this format. And, unfortunately, I don’t have a computer at the moment so I only have internet access on my phone.

If you go to the bottom of the page on the left hand side there's a drop down menu with different themes. Select a different theme and it will go back to normal albeit with a different colour scheme.

hopealwayz · Mar 27, 2019 at 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Echos Myron redux

If you go to the bottom of the page on the left hand side there's a drop down menu with different themes. Select a different theme and it will go back to normal albeit with a different colour scheme.

Thank you so much! It worked!

Aviza · Mar 27, 2019 at 08:29 AM

Logged out and in. Still awful and thin. Please change back.

Echos Myron redux · Mar 27, 2019 at 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Aviza

Logged out and in. Still awful and thin. Please change back.

Did you try the instructions I just gave a couple of posts ago?

12AM · Mar 27, 2019 at 03:25 PM

I tried the different themes and yes it worked. But those new colour schemes hurt my eyes. Harder to read everything. Please just change it back to the original format with the original colour.

ariesmars · Mar 27, 2019 at 07:33 PM

Same issue with my mobile devices, it is unusable! The right side covers the left side and nothing can be seen/read/etc.

dsmith · Apr 03, 2019 at 01:02 PM

It looks like the mobile layout has been fixed - I love being able to view these forums on my mobile device...thanks PsychCentral!

Echos Myron redux · Apr 03, 2019 at 05:10 PM

Well, I'm going to eat my words - I actually like it now it's sorted!

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piggy momma Poohbah Member Since Oct 2018 Location: Canada Posts: 1,073 6 70 hugs given	Mar 26, 2019 at 09:56 AM #2 Agreed! I don’t like this one bit.
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DocJohn Founder & Your Host Community Support Team Chat Leader Member Since May 2001 Location: Greater Boston, MA Posts: 13,651 23 182 hugs given	Mar 26, 2019 at 09:56 AM #3 It was just a test. It should reset itself once you log off. __________________ Don't throw away your shot.
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GeekyOne Member Member Since Jan 2018 Location: USA Posts: 210 6	Mar 26, 2019 at 12:28 PM #6 I had the same issue, and logging out and then in again did not fix it for me either. In fact the layout was the same even as a guest user.
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Anonymous56789 Guest Posts: n/a	Mar 26, 2019 at 06:14 PM #7 I just checked the "desktop site" box on my phone browser and since I always keep the PC page open in a window on my phone, I didn't have to deal with the mobile layout issue.
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hopealwayz Magnate Member Since Jan 2016 Location: In my mind Posts: 2,281 8 272 hugs given	Mar 27, 2019 at 02:43 AM #8 This format makes it harder to read. I’ve tried to log off and back in and I also tried to do it as a desktop site but it still came up with this format. And, unfortunately, I don’t have a computer at the moment so I only have internet access on my phone.
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Aviza Magnate Member Since Jan 2013 Location: Midwest Posts: 2,456 11 86 hugs given	Mar 27, 2019 at 08:29 AM #11 Logged out and in. Still awful and thin. Please change back. __________________ Son: 14, 12/15/2009 R.I.P. Daughter: 20 Diagnosis: Bipolar with Psychosis. Latuda 100 mgs.
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12AM Seeker of Life Member Since Oct 2015 Location: Silver Town of Argyra Posts: 4,786 9 5,508 hugs given	Mar 27, 2019 at 03:25 PM #13 I tried the different themes and yes it worked. But those new colour schemes hurt my eyes. Harder to read everything. Please just change it back to the original format with the original colour. __________________ One day I’ll leave my 6 flowers and millions of butterflies 🌹🦋
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ariesmars Poohbah Member Since Jul 2006 Location: shippensburg PA Posts: 1,325 18 303 hugs given	Mar 27, 2019 at 07:33 PM #14 Same issue with my mobile devices, it is unusable! The right side covers the left side and nothing can be seen/read/etc.
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dsmith Member Member Since Mar 2015 Location: Northeast USA Posts: 161 9 102 hugs given	Apr 03, 2019 at 01:02 PM #15 It looks like the mobile layout has been fixed - I love being able to view these forums on my mobile device...thanks PsychCentral! __________________ Diagnosis: Bipolar I w/ Depression Medications: Lamictal Lyrica ECT - once / month
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Echos Myron redux Magnate Member Since Apr 2018 Location: UK Posts: 2,171 6 1,836 hugs given	Apr 03, 2019 at 05:10 PM #16 Well, I'm going to eat my words - I actually like it now it's sorted!
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