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Title: Add New Entry Button?
Post by: drewthatgamer on December 14, 2016, 11:51:31 am
Hello,

Am I blind or did the "Add New Entry" button get removed or moved?

Can someone tell me where it is?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Add New Entry Button?
Post by: ignition365 on December 14, 2016, 12:02:25 pm
1) You must be logged in.  Sometimes it logs you out and it isn't obvious.

2) You must not be at a profile page, like the about page.  Some pages have the submit new item, some don't.

Examples of pages that DON'T have the Submit New Item button

The main Browse page (https://vgcollect.com/browse)
A user's about page (https://vgcollect.com/about/ignition365)
A user's gallery page (https://vgcollect.com/gallery/theflea)
The feed page (https://vgcollect.com/feed)
Title: Re: Add New Entry Button?
Post by: desocietas on December 14, 2016, 02:19:03 pm
We also removed it from a majority of areas because we were finding that a lot of dupes were coming up. We're working on ways to funnel folks towards doing a search first for the game, and if it's not there, the button shows up on the results page for them to create a new item.

We felt like there a lot of folks getting confused between "adding an item to their collection" and "adding a new item (to the database)."
Title: Re: Add New Entry Button?
Post by: ignition365 on December 14, 2016, 03:42:58 pm
Quote from: desocietas on December 14, 2016, 02:19:03 pm
We felt like there a lot of folks getting confused between "adding an item to their collection" and "adding a new item (to the database)."
Move the "Submit New Entry" button from the User Panel to somewhere else.  You'll see a drastic drop in confusion.
Title: Re: Add New Entry Button?
Post by: drewthatgamer on December 22, 2016, 11:06:25 am
SO what would be some examples of pages that still have the button? Could you just give me a link?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Add New Entry Button?
Post by: ignition365 on December 22, 2016, 11:15:29 am
Quote from: drewthatgamer on December 22, 2016, 11:06:25 am
SO what would be some examples of pages that still have the button? Could you just give me a link?

Thanks!
Collection pages (https://vgcollect.com/Ignition365)
Wishlist pages (https://vgcollect.com/wishlist/Ignition365)
Selllist pages (https://vgcollect.com/selllist/Ignition365)
Category Browse pages (https://vgcollect.com/browse/3doaccessory)
Notification page (https://vgcollect.com/notifications)
Settings page (https://vgcollect.com/settings)
Search pages (https://vgcollect.com/search/dfg)
Submit page (https://vgcollect.com/submit)
Followers page (https://vgcollect.com/Ignition365/followers)
Following page (https://vgcollect.com/Ignition365/following)