Novel Updates Next Feature

Discussion in 'Novel Updates Site Discussion' started by Tony, Mar 16, 2017.

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  1. Tony

    Tony Moderator Staff Member

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    I need some ideas for NU's next feature. There are two features I'm currently leaning towards. One is to upgrade the current Reading List with more features and the second is a secret for now but... I haven't used Novel Updates as a user for the longest time and I'm out of touch of what Novel Updates really needs. I've been deciding everything when it comes to Novel Updates but I don't remember the last time I've read a novel or which novel it was so I thought it would be better to ask you, the user directly.

    If anyone can come up with an idea better than the ones I thought of, I'll delay my current ideas and will work on yours instead. Yes, I know there's a huge list of suggestions but I would like input on what's needed right now. I'll fix little fixes on NU while trying to implement this next new feature.

    You know the feeling when you've been working on something for the longest time and you're bored of it? That's been my relationship with Novel Updates for awhile now buttttttttttttt I'm still working on it because people are enjoying it. "People like Novel Updates" has been my motivation to keep improving Novel Updates.

    I'll sticky this thread for a day to get more ideas. Any ideas would be great.

    Thanks!
     
  2. runsing

    runsing status : bleeding, health -10/s Novel Updates Staff

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    1) NUF conversation / mail icon, linked to NU main page, please. While Conversation is less frequent to 'lit up' than Alerts, it is more on gossip serious/important, less spammy side. And currently, there are no way for mods (other than you, no doubt) to reach out to NU's side of users.

    2) five (5) latest thread of NUF instead of two. currently, a lot of thread didn't get enough screen time...i mean exposure >.>

    3) A-Z links on group news and group listing. Currently we need to guess which page a group is at. credit to @Nom de Plume (i'm being strangled to mention this)

    edit : i switched no 3 and 2
     
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  3. Das

    Das Lazing around Devil's Luck

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    Like whore

    Ha got it this time @Tony!

    Edit: just read it and it's not what i thought it was >_> so nevermind
     
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  4. ninish

    ninish ✿Fujoshi✿ [#224~] [Dʀᴀɢᴏɴɪsᴛ] [Lᴜʀᴋᴇʀ Lᴇᴇᴄʜ]

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    ...YOU HAVEN'T READ ANYTHING IN A WHILE?!?!

    oh my, you need to be carried away to intensive care: to be locked up in a room with tons of ramen and coke and internet, and be paid to do nothing so you can read.

    i'd be killing someone by now if i was you...

    on another note, i really can't think of anything i'd like implemented ASAP.

    perhaps that we can add releases from the novel's page rather than going to the UPC User control pannel?

    edit: damn dyslexia...
     
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  5. Art Of Throwing

    Art Of Throwing Spare me

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    Daily login bonus?
     
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  6. Rreelentless

    Rreelentless Captain Sheriff Admiral Colonel Major General

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    A follow feature for different translating groups to bulk check series and see if and when they add new novels?
     
  7. S1ash

    S1ash Muhahahaha

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    Reading list colors. Different colors for each reading list.
     
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  8. henrywolf123

    henrywolf123 『<(-.-<) kriby master』

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    A free tony teases parth when the site hits certain milestones.
     
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  9. lnv

    lnv ✪ Well-Known Hypocrite

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    How about finalizing SSL support. Everything is there, just needs some paths changed to either be relative or // instead of hard coding http://

    As far as reading list goes, there is 2 things from my perspective that stand out the most (off the top off my head).

    1) When I am behind 5 chapters, I would like to have a button where I can click on to read the next chapter (saves a few clicks)

    2) And probably most important is either:
    a) have it smart enough that when 2 groups are doing releases and one group is behind, you get things like v5c7 being replaced by v1c3. I understand that there are things like intermissions and weird formats. But at least the common formats like 111, c111, v4c11 can probably be handled without issue.

    b) Or, let us set a group to ignore for a certain series.
     
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  10. Chamber

    Chamber Mecha Translator

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    The red hyperlinks on NUF(dark mode) isn't too visible... IMO. Change it to some other color plz...
     
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  11. Shance

    Shance 『Trying to evade the wall in the front』『Failing』

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    You are a good boss @Tony , It's pretty cool that you ask for suggestions like this.


    How about a Donate button? I wouldn't mind giving an actual dollar to NU-F
     
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  12. Fossil

    Fossil 「Spooky」「Scary」「Skeleton」

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    I second the five latest threads feature, as that's where I view the threads.
    It would also be nice if new novels are shown in a different color, giving them more exposure instead of slipping through our radar.


    Also, I think that we might need to start a "Get Tony a Vacation" foundation soon.
     
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  13. Indiboy

    Indiboy Well Known boi

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    @Tony More ways to spend nuf money!!
    Make some gambling games!
    Like lucky wheel
    Teen patti!
     
  14. Demonic Poring

    Demonic Poring 『Well-Known Poring』

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    1. Lastest thread on nuf at least 3
    2. Reading list featur for droped novel. For example : someone drop a novel, but he/she/it doesn't remember which chapter he/she/it droped it. So when he/she/it pick it up again, he/she/it know which chapter he/she/it droped the novel
    *note : it = nekos, truck-san, pandas, devils, demons, and apache attack heli
     
  15. sh1457

    sh1457 Well-Known Member

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    Desktop notifications for chrome?
    You know kinda like what Facebook does when you use Chrome instead of their app
     
  16. ArgosYesu

    ArgosYesu Lord of Some Lands, Editor of Others

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    On the main page, beside a story, add a scroll down function so that the story can be added to one of the reading lists. Having everything in "Reading Now" when I wanna sort things into Genres or Language requires a few more actions. This isn't that necessary, but slightly more convenient, especially since my phone is slow af.
     
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  17. 0000000

    0000000 I B SMILING!

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    Night mode? I know it sounds silly and often the translators' page have them, but when I try to look at the latest updates under the sun or lecture hall bright light I can't see shit other than a white background with blue scribbles, my phone tries to help by further brightening the screen but alas...

    An app maybe? Though this one is just BS cuz I just wanna keep an offline version without having to print translators' page as PDF.
     
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  18. Punllarena

    Punllarena A cheat Translator

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    My Status and Latest Release on the release page.
    Original Language Filter in release page.
    Group filter on series.
    Series overview (Ratings, tags, readers, image) on mouse hover at release page.
    Group overview, knowing how fast the group translators are, average rating of all novels translated by the group, novels most updated by the group.

    Those are what I think will be good for the site, it's mostly overviews and filters though.
     
  19. Tony

    Tony Moderator Staff Member

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    Night mode is already possible.

    http://www.novelupdates.com/profile/ -> 'Settings' (top right) -> check 'Enable Styles' -> 'Save'
     
  20. Potato

    Potato its doomed

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    bring back the icons instead of more reading lists
     
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