Site Update: Deviation Page Update

Sep 13, 201316 min read

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Published: Sep 13, 2013

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In our continuous effort to improve the deviantART experience, we're publishing weekly Site Updates to keep members informed and to gather feedback. Below is a list of recent changes to the site, bug fixes, and feedback that was brought up by members in the last Site Update.

What's New

Update to the Deviation Page

During the past month, we've been testing a number of changes to deviation pages. As the tests were ongoing, we monitored performance and community feedback, allowing us to make adjustments and improvements along the way. Thanks to such feedback, we've further improved the deviation page and have just released the latest updates sitewide.

Changes include making More From This Artist more prominent, renaming More Like This to More From deviantART and moving it beneath More From This Artist, as well as a visual uplift to the sidebar as a whole.

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Share Bigger Artwork on Facebook

When you share deviations, journals, galleries, or Collections on Facebook, the preview images are now bigger than before, to help draw more attention to the art!

Before:

After:

Screen Shot 2013-09-11 at 3.45.17 PM by danlev

(Art featured is Wastwater by newcastlemale)

Please note: This change is gradually being rolled out by Facebook, so it may not be immediately available.

Change Log

Gallery Folder icons were not properly aligned for deviants viewing their own gallery, making it difficult to edit one's folders. Fixed by helloandre
Some messages in the Group Activity section of the Message Center displayed an "Unable to display membership status" error. Fixed by DEVlANT
The "New Folder" button appeared in Gallery subfolders, even though it could not be be used there. Fixed by DEVlANT
The arrow menu on messages in the Message Center would sometimes extend off of the page. Fixed by muteor
If a deviant created a folder and named it "Featured", that folder would not display. Fixed by DEVlANT

Sta.sh / Submit

Deleting the last item in a stack wouldn't delete the stack. Fixed by kouiskas
On the Submit page, Sta.sh hovercards would display inside the "Select File from Sta.sh" modal. Fixed by kouiskas
Long titles would break the layout of Sta.sh when displayed inside modals (such as the "Select File from Sta.sh" modal). Fixed by kouiskas
"No Preview" thumbnails would not display properly when displayed inside modals. Fixed by kouiskas
When editing a Sta.sh item's title, it was possible to drag and drop images into the edit box, leading to broken-looking titles until the mouse was moved away from that file's thumbnail. Fixed by kouiskas
When merging one stack into another stack through Sta.sh's delta API, it was unclear which stack was merged and which stack was kept. Fixed by kouiskas

Sta.sh Writer

Sta.sh Writer would appear when adding or editing descriptions in Sta.sh, and on the Submit page. Fixed by inazar

Your Feedback

Thank you for the feedback on last week's Site Update! Here's some of what you had to say:

Feedback regarding the new Suggestions Forum was generally positive, though some deviants mentioned wanting replies to appear nested.
Deviants also mentioned wanting replies on the Suggestions Forum to appear in their Message Center rather than being notified by email.
Some deviants would like their online status to only be visible to deviants they have added to their Friends List. Suggested by Whetsit-Tuya

Discuss!

Update to the Deviation Page

What are your thoughts on the updates made to the deviation page? Are there changes in particular that you like best? As we continue to evaluate future options, what ideas would you want to see incorporated on the deviation page?

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