The New Look and the Changes

OMG! A 2 hour job took 13 hours...ugh *sorry* I had some major conflicts with scripts and had to mess with code all day (night?...lol)

OK so onto what's different beside the obvious look of the site (I hope you like the slimmer look better :)

• Android App (top right hand column it has the scannable QR code or it can be downloaded). When you go to download it - it will say it's not a Google Play App but it's safe to download (it's on my phone and tested). It will be in Google Play this week I just haven't had time to sign up and pay the fee yet but I will this week :) As soon as I can I'll be adding an Iphone App but right now the fees are rather high and I just can't afford to do both.
• You Might Like: I have added a service to the site that will match content with the forum and blog postings (it shows on the bottom of the forums/blogs area screenshot below). The service has not yet scanned the site's content (because it's been offline all day) so, the results are not yet accurate but when it does it will show related forums and blogs, which can be helpful if someone is looking for particular subject content.

• Google Ads on bottom of forums & blogs: I have removed numerous adsense ads from the site and placed one ad which will appear on the bottom of forums & blogs. These are not intrusive (I could have placed them in the top right area where your text wraps around them but I didn't, so don't yell at me because they're not in your way...lol :)
  
• Quick Tabs on the front page: If you're wondering where the blogs, videos, latest activity & events section went from the front page, don't worry they're still there. I added what's called jquery tabs (coding friggin nightmare!), when you click on the tabs they open up the content right underneath the tab area. (See screen shots below) - note: It defaults to the groups.

• Your Sign-In Box - Email Notifications - Friend Requests Etc. that was in the top right corner: All notifications now appear in the top bar of the site, this saves space in the right column.
• Chat Bar: You can click on the Chat link in the new bottom bar (screenshot below) to access chat at anytime. That link will pop out the chat box. The other chat bar now only shows on your profile page. If you need to sign into chat then go to your profile page and the bottom chat bar is there :)

• The new bottom bar: I added a new bottom bar to the site, this bar is hand coded and not one of those slow loading bottom bars that are offered all over the internet. There is no external code in this bar - it's straight code built right into the platform code, so it should load quickly and not lag anything down like the external bars that can be installed from other sites. I also installed the hide/show feature on the bar as well if you prefer not to see the bar :)
• Language Translator: I added an instant language translator in the bottom bar for any non-English speaking visitors or members.
• News Articles on top of the front page: I have a Scoop it account where I curate my own pages, I added my Ancient Religions & Archaeology News sections for some interesting articles.

I will be tweaking the site further this week but nothing that should cause any issues so, no more downtime *I hope*.

If I forgot something I'll add it tomorrow, I'm so pooped out right now I can hardly keep my eyes open :) And once again, I really apologize for this taking almost 13 hours but I ran into many *headdesk* situations today with the code.

Big Hugs!

Starr